Core for Faculty and Staff

Apply for Social Science Elective

To apply for a Social Science Elective, review the description of the Social Science Elective, and then complete the following two items:

1. A Brief Explanation of how your proposed course addresses each of the following general and specific Student Learning Outcomes:

Broad Student Learning Objectives:

1a: Students recognize and cogently discuss significant questions in the humanities, arts, and the natural and social sciences.

5a: Students examine the diverse, complex and interdependent nature of people in the world.

4a and/or 4b: Students describe and examine the multifaceted character of society and how the inclusion of different perspectives can influence one's worldview; Students discuss and evaluate what constitutes human wellness. [choose one or both]

Specific Student Learning Objectives unique to Scientific Perspectives Courses:

1. The course will be primarily a content based course but should include a significant and palpable interpretation of scientific process - that is how the content has been derived within the particular area should be a secondary and important focus of the course.

2. The course will address significant questions within the discipline

3. Each course will include a component - or will weave throughout the course - how the specific content area covered within the course is related to the social sciences as a whole.

2. Course Syllabus

Email your brief Explanations and Course Syllabus to the linked Core Curriculum Committee.