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Brenna L. Decker – Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence, 2025
In Spring of 2023, I developed a special topics course titled "Collection Material Handling" to introduce students to museum management using Utah State University collections on the Logan, UT campus. The cross-listed upper-level course brought 16 USU students together from two disciplines: anthropology and natural sciences. The…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Museums, Advanced Courses, Anthropology
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James W. Paxton; Sandy Bardsley – History Teacher, 2024
Experimental archaeology is a vibrant and fascinating field that offers great opportunities for hands-on student learning in history. Although it is typically taught by archaeologists and anthropologists, it is certainly accessible and easily adapted to history courses. In addition to teaching "Introduction to Experimental Archaeology"…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, History Instruction, Archaeology, Experimental Curriculum
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Wyman, Sarah Mead; Waldo, Jennifer Turner; Doherty, Dennis – Journal for Learning through the Arts, 2016
Recent education policy designed to promote arts education tends to focus on how such curriculum supports "skills for innovation" required for success in the global economy. Emphasis on the transfer of arts-based learning to professional innovation and achievement, a dynamic that is difficult to determine, can undermine the value of…
Descriptors: Art Education, Museums, State Universities, College Curriculum
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Jago, Wendy – Studies in Higher Education, 1981
The history and decline of an undergraduate interdisciplinary course on contemporary Britain at the University of Sussex are described. It is suggested that interdisciplinary courses require higher investment of resources and commitment to survive, and structural constraints and features are of continuing concern to their proponents. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Content, Course Evaluation, Foreign Countries
Taube, Richard K. – Improving College and University Teaching, 1975
The economics curriculum developed to fit Dominican College's new urban-international focus is outlined. Eight courses in the sequence are the nature of economics in a political context, comparative decision making systems, current issues, political economy in your experience, international political economics, economic development, macroeconomic…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Economics
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Montvilo, Jerome A.; Levin, Douglas R. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1998
Describes a course designed to teach students the fundamentals of coastal oceanography and the scientific methodologies used in studying this field. Business applications of this information also play an important role in the course. (DDR)
Descriptors: Business, College Curriculum, Course Content, Curriculum Development
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Cordray, David; And Others – New Directions for Program Evaluation, 1986
The applications of evaluation training in clinically oriented social interventions are examined. A joint program in evaluation and clinical psychology at Northwestern University is described. The core evaluation course, which emphasizes methodological study and substantial fieldwork, is discussed. (BS)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Content, Evaluation Methods, Field Studies
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Mahan, J. Maurice; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1976
To assist faculty involved in cancer education in various courses in the curriculum, rather than instituting a new course in oncology, a method was developed for identifying and assessing cancer-related content (a clinical clerk attended lectures, interviewed instructors, reviewed syllibi etc.) and a comprehensive description was produced and…
Descriptors: Cancer, College Curriculum, Course Content, Curriculum Development
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Ringler, Dick – Academe, 1983
The state of nuclear war education in the college curriculum is briefly discussed, and a successful interdisciplinary course is described. Readings are listed for each course emphasis: nuclear science and weapons; consequences of their use; visions and nightmares; paths toward war: language, psychology, and politics; and paths toward peace. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
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Wolfson, Adele J.; Hall, Mona L.; Allen, Mary M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1998
Focuses on the effects of the lack of coordination in the teaching of introductory subjects in chemistry, biology, and physics. Argues that some of the more interesting topics in these fields lie on the border with another field. For example, biochemistry topics may be more interesting to students than chemistry or biology topics. (DDR)
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, College Curriculum, Concept Formation
San Mateo Coll., CA. – 1981
Descriptions are provided for the courses in the College of San Mateo's new Humanities program. As introductory material notes, these team-taught, interdisciplinary courses were designed to be taken independently in various combinations depending upon the student's major or interests. They carry three units of transferable credit and satisfy…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Course Content
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Knight, Carol Lynn H. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1992
Suggests a process for incorporating critical thinking into social science courses. Explains preparatory steps (e.g., learning how to teach thinking and redesigning courses to include discipline-specific and core thinking skills). Recommends ways of reworking lectures, demonstrations, discussions, experiential learning, and assignments to address…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Course Content, Critical Thinking
Pacheco, Beth M. – 1981
This paper describes a thematically organized interdisciplinary reading course, offers a rationale for including literature in a reading curriculum, and outlines an approach for presenting the short story in the context of a thematic interdisciplinary college reading course. It concludes with a brief discussion of two short stories and provides…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Content, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Hirshberg, Diane – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1992
Presents an annotated bibliography of ERIC materials on critical thinking instruction, focusing on general approaches, and critical thinking approaches linked to developmental education, writing instruction, and other disciplines. (DMM)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Course Content
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Little, Timothy H. – Michigan Social Studies Journal, 1989
Profiles a law-related education (LRE) specialization as part of Michigan State University's Master's degree in social studies instruction. Develops a course of study using upper division and Master's of Arts level law-focused courses. Outlines course objectives of two LRE graduate seminars. Considers future implications for LRE training given…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Content, Graduate Study, Higher Education
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