Sciences
Acquiring a broad view of what science is, what it has achieved, and what it might continue to achieve is an essential component of a college education. Closer study of a science develops the critical faculties that educated citizens need. These include an ability to evaluate the opinions of experts, to distinguish quackery from responsible science, and to realize which things are known and which unknown—which are knowable and which unknowable—to science. Studying a science gives rise to new patterns of thought, as students participate in theoretical inquiry, experimental analysis, and firsthand problem solving. To know science is to appreciate a thousand intricate coherences in nature, which are hidden from casual observation but which, once revealed, lend richness to everyday life. A helpful resource for students wishing to fulfill the science requirement is a list of courses designated Sc that do not have prerequisites. The list may be found on the Science & Quantitative Reasoning Web site. |
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