ENV47100

Nothing has done more than science to shape the dominant worldview of modern civilization; therefore, a liberal arts education is not complete without understanding how science defines our reality through its unique method of inquiry. In this course we explore the beauty and power of the natural sciences through an historical overview of major scientific discoveries, we have the opportunity to investigate a specific self-chosen science topic of personal interest, we practice doing science in a meaningful self-chosen experiential project, and we consider the limits of science both in the context of science's inability to address nonphysical areas of inquiry and in the context of the very limits science itself has encountered in the mind-blowing implications of quantum theory and cosmology.
SPECIAL NOTES: Students need a capable background in research writing.