Being a responsible member of the global community requires an understanding of and appreciation for the role science plays in shaping worldview, in advancing technological application, and in new discovery.
Scientific literacy is essential to being a successful participant in the modern world.
The courses in this category are unstinting in their commitment to the highest level of scientific education. These are lab courses. Two key features follow from this philosophical starting point. First, for the lab to be a central part of the learning experience, classes must be small. The ideal situation for a class in this category is no longer the lecture hall where learning too easily and frequently becomes a passive experience.