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FIG #1: Deep Space

FIGS advance registration through this web site closed on July 15. Please register for available FIGs during Summerstart. We look forward to seeing you this fall!




Courses

Class
 Instructor 
 Days 
 Time 
 Credits 
 GUR 
David Hirsch
MWF
11:00 - 11:50
3
SCI 
Holly Folk
MWF
1:00 - 2:20
5
HUM 
Robert Stoops
TR
1:00 - 1:50
2
 

Total Credits:

10
 

Course Descriptions for Deep Space

  • Interdisciplinary Science, Tech & Math 201, Science Literacy, (David Hirsch) 3cr, SCI, CRN: 44351
    Topics will vary somewhat with different instructors, but may include: Understanding the nature of science and what discriminates science from other ways of knowing. Discriminating among good science, junk science, and pseudoscience. Elementary statistics and how they can mislead. Logical fallacies. Scientific topics in the news (e.g., creationism vs. evolutionism). **This course was added on 7/8/11**
  • Liberal Studies 231, Intro to the Study of Religion, (Holly Folk) 5cr, HUM, CRN: 43686
    Introduction to academic study of religion; use of case studies from world religions to explore various scholarly perspectives; theories of religion.
  • Seminar 101, Perspectives on Learning, (Robert Stoops) 2cr, CRN: 42593
    Both science and religion claim to make sense of broad areas of human experience. As academic disciplines they have developed specific methods of gathering and assessing evidence and for evaluating theclaims made by competing theories. Because the study of religion draws on many disciplines within the humanities and social sciences, this cluster will give students a space to think “deeply” about what constitutes critical thinking within a wide range of academic disciplines. Make connections with professors and peers and examine perspectives across different fields of study. Learn to find and evaluate information and collaborate with peers through discussions, projects, and presentations. Explore academic goals, campus resources, and enhance skills for learning in college. (Description updated 7/28/11).

To see descriptions of other courses, see the University Catalog on which you may search for course information using the "binoculars" icon in the PDF viewer (Acrobat Reader).



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