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Alignment among Environmental Programs in Higher Education: What Food-Energy-Water Nexus Concepts Are Covered in Introductory Courses?
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Lydia Horne; Amanda Manzanares; Nicholas Babin; Emily A. Royse; Lee Arakawa; Eunice Blavascunas; Lisa Doner; Daniel Druckenbrod; Ennea Fairchild; Meghann Jarchow; Barry R. Muchnick; Prajjwal Panday; Denielle Perry; Rebecca Thomas; Anne Toomey; Brian H. Tucker; Camille Washington-Ottombre; Shirley Vincent; Steven W. Anderson; Chelsie Romulo – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2024
Interdisciplinary environmental and sustainability (IES) programs are different from other fields because they focus on a complex integration of humanities, social, and natural sciences concepts centered on the interactions of coupled human and natural systems. The interdisciplinary nature of IES programs does not lend itself to traditional…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Environmental Education, Sustainability, Higher Education
Interdisciplinary Aspects of Learning: Physics and Psychology
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Oleg, Yavoruk – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2015
The article deals with interdisciplinary aspects of learning in the case of physics and psychology. It describes the lab-based academic course focused on: observation and experimentation; discovery of new scientific facts; measurement; identification of errors; the study of psychological characteristics of people (time perception, the reaction…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Physics, Psychology, Teaching Methods
Expanding Course Goals beyond Disciplinary Boundaries: Physiology Education in an Undergraduate Course on Psychoactive Drugs
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Near, Joseph A.; Martin, Bruce J. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2007
The topic of psychoactive drugs is one of inherent interest to college students. We used this insight to design and implement a multidisciplinary undergraduate course with psychoactive drugs as the central theme. The Medical Science of Psychoactive Drugs examines the biological mechanisms underlying all major effects of psychoactive drugs,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Scientific Concepts, Narcotics, Scientific Literacy
Scientific Concepts and Gaming
Gibbs, G. I. – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1974
An outline of a systems approach to teaching science to non-specialists and to giving specialists an interdisciplinary view of science. It is concerned with the nature of science in terms of the basic concepts involved and the relationships between them. (Author)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Educational Games, Interdisciplinary Approach, Science Instruction
From Newton to Energy and Matter
Young, David P. – J Chem Educ, 1970
Descriptors: Biology, College Freshmen, College Science, Course Descriptions
An Interdisciplinary Course on the Significance of Science.
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Rife, William – 1974
A course, called Nature of Science, is described as developed over the eight years it has been presented to nonscience majors at a liberal arts college. The aims of the course are to show important ties between science and those disciplines in which nonscience students' primary interests lie; to develop in nonscience students the recognition that…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Higher Education
Powers of Ten--A Model of an Interdisciplinary Capstone Course for the Basic Sciences.
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Souders, John C. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1993
Provides reasons for pursuing interdisciplinary study, reviews past interdisciplinary efforts, presents in detail a course model, and summarizes student and faculty reaction. (PR)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Science, Course Descriptions, Higher Education
The Energy Crisis as a Theme for an Internal Physical Science Course.
Goodwin, Robert – SASTA Journal, 1980
Presented are a list of topics and references for a course in which scientific theories and concepts are developed to explain the energy crisis. Using the suggested approach, students gain an understanding of scientific theories and concepts as they relate to current human problems. (DS)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, Energy
Understanding Scientific Ideas: An Honors Course.
Capps, Joan; Schueler, Paul – 1991
At Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) in New Jersey, an honors philosophy course was developed which taught mathematics and science concepts independent of computational skill. The course required that students complete a weekly writing assignment designed as a continuous refinement of logical reasoning development. This refinement was…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
Problem-Based Learning in Physics: The Power of Students Teaching Students.
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Duch, Barbara J. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1996
Describes an honors general physics course designed to demonstrate to students that physics is vital to their understanding of physiology, medicine, the human body, rehabilitation, and other health fields. Presents evidence that indicates that active group learning and connections to real-world applications help students learn physics and apply…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Course Descriptions, Educational Strategies, Field Trips