Natural Science in Perspective

Natural Science in Perspective courses are designed to help students to understand the goals of Natural Science and the role Natural Science plays in today's society, including questions Natural Science attempts to answer and questions that are outside the domain of the Natural Sciences.  The courses also ask students to grapple with real-world situations in which policy decisions need to be made without complete understanding or complete certainty.  The courses also address ethical conduct and uses of Natural Science.  

Courses for the Spring 2010 semester that are designated as Natural Science in Perspective Courses include:

ENV/GEO 114 Earth, Environment and Humanity

ENV/STS 376 Health Risks in the Environment

FND 107 The Shapes of Nature

FND 111M Oceans and Coasts

FND 111W The Nature of Oceans

FND 118 Water, Life, Society

FND 129 The Nature of Hope

FND 137 History of Time and Space

FND 140 Informed Opinions

FND 167 Applications of Chemistry in the Environment

FND 168 Food, Plants, and Nutrition

PHI/SPM/STS 337 Philosophy of Natural Science

PSY/SPM 312 Embodied Cognition

STS 311 History of Medicine