General Description of BIS 300 in Spring 2006 (C. Jackels).
This course is designed to introduce students to the Interdisciplinary Arts and
Sciences (IAS) Program and to concepts of interdisciplinary knowledge more
generally. It will be organized around the general theme of
“water,” which will be addressed from scientific, environmental, political,
social, and cultural perspectives. In
their prior course work in mathematics, sciences, social sciences, and
humanities, students should have begun to develop the fundamental quantitative
and qualitative skills employed in academic writing, research, and critical
thinking. In this course, students will
further develop those skills as they investigate the nature and importance of
water from multiple perspectives.
Specific goals of this course include:
1. An introduction to the
science and natural history of water.
2. An introduction to the
interplay of culture, the environment, power, and politics with the
3. An awareness of the implications
of the limited fresh water resource to the future population growth of the
world.
4. Development of computer,
library, reading, and writing skills necessary for student success at UWB.