Freshman Year Experience

                       

 

 

 

 

Interdisciplinary Sciences, IS 110, is a course taken by all freshmen science majors.  It has been developed and taught by faculty from many disciplines.  It is theme-based and is designed to provide the students with

 

·         an appreciation for how the science disciplines work collaboratively to solve problems

·         the social implications of scientific research

·         an understanding of the global context in which science is performed today

 

Students have the opportunity to apply their knowledge from the course in a field setting.  For the 2008-2009 academic year, the topic was climate change.  The capstone for the course was a trip to Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park to study the impact of climate change on glaciers. 

 

For the 2009-2010 academic year, the faculty chose to continue studying climate change.                       

 

 

 

                                                  Glacier National Park