Science Colloquium ((4 Credits))

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This course aims to present an interdisciplinary seminar series that integrates science with current, popular, cultural, political, and environmental perspectives. Invited guest speakers across the natural and physical sciences present their research throughout the term. The research topics may include biology, chemistry, physics, ecology, environmental science, paleontology, geology, astronomy, psychology, and medicine. The goal of the course is to introduce students to an array of scientific disciplines through the application of the scientific method. As such, students will learn to use the scientific method to solve specific research questions and to consider how research may be important to everyday life. Students will have the opportunity to attend all seminars and interact directly with the guest scientists.