Students learn how science differs from other ways of knowing, how science functions and grows, how scientific information is organized, how it can be retrieved and understood, how it is used to solve human problems and make decisions and form beliefs, the capabilities and limitations of science and some of the major accomplishments since the sixteenth century. The course focuses on the science of medicine. Scientific approaches of the study of behavior of organisms. Application to personal and social behavior. A general education course emphasizing discussion of humanistic themes based on student responses to readings in fiction, drama, poetry and nonfiction.
Primary emphasis is on the studio component.
All levels of experience welcome. This Course is an opportunity to develop your style and ability as a communicator. We shall work together to build upon the knowledge you already have from study and experience as communication and its theoretical application are present in every aspect of your life. Through lectures, activities, presentations and projects we shall explore different levels of communication together with a major emphasis on interpersonal small group and public communication. This course seeks to develop logical reasoning through math- ematical inquiry, by examining the elements of algebra.