While non-science students come to appreciate the urgency that keeps a scientist in the laboratory, science students begin to sense the creative spirit that keeps the artist in the studio. Self-integrated Courses Certain subjects tend to bring disparate disciplines together as normal practice within that field. Examples include Anthropology, Environmental Studies, Geography, Marketing, Philosophy and Sociology. Extracurricular Activities Basic Mathematics and Science Courses in the General Education Curriculum To provide a foundation for years of learning, students take both a mathematics and a science course, the latter with a hands-on laboratory component, as a part of the General Education requirement. As they analyze data and correlate information, students find out how scientific concepts are based on observation, and how those concepts change as additional observations are made.
Faculty relate the study of science to real-world problems by having students debate social issues.
For example, the preservation of the habitat for the spotted owl was the subject of lively discussion in Biology 114, Introductory Organismal and Population Biology. The idea is not to simplify the material for non-science majors, but is to convey information in all its fascinating complexity in ways that are more easily visualized and understood. As the SxC program enters its second year, there is a widening circle of non-science faculty members incorporating mathematics and science into their courses. In addition, science faculty are bringing faculty from other departments into their courses. Other links involve a single faculty member who consults with specialists in various subjects.