Science and Management Major

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Major Requirements

1. Core Program

Chemistry (one or two courses)

Economics (four courses)

Internship or Practicum

Senior Thesis in Science:

Science and Management majors must complete a one- or two-semester thesis in Biology, Chemistry or Physics. For further information, see Senior Thesis in Science .

2. Sequences: one of the following four sequences:

A. Chemistry Sequence (seven courses)

B. Physics Sequence (seven courses)

C. Biotechnology Sequence (seven courses)

CHEM 116L JS - Organic Chemistry
CHEM 117L JS - Organic Chemistry
BIOL 043L JS - Introductory Biology
BIOL 044L JS - Introductory Biology or both semesters of the Accelerated Integrated Science Sequence (AISS)
BIOL 143 JS - Genetics
BIOL 157L JS - Cell Biology or BIOL 170L JS -Molecular Biology
BIOL 177 JS - Biochemistry or CHEM 177 JS -Biochemistry

D. Environmental Sequence (seven courses)

MATH 031 CM - Calculus II
BIOL 043L JS - Introductory Biology
BIOL 044L JS - Introductory Biology or both semesters of the Accelerated Integrated Science Sequence (AISS)
BIOL 146L JS - Ecology with Lab
CHEM 070L JS - Land, Air, and Ocean Science
ECON 120 CM - Statistics
Course in conservation biology

Note:

The introductory chemistry and physics courses may also be completed by both semesters of the Accelerated Integrated Science Sequence (AISS) .

General Education Requirement Information for Science and Management Majors

For the general education requirements in the social sciences and the humanities, Science and Management majors must complete the following three social science courses: ECON 050 CM - Principles of Economic Analysis , either GOVT 020 CM - Introduction to American Politics , or a history course approved for the general education requirement, and PSYC 037 CM - Organizational Psychology . Majors also must take courses in two of the four fields of the humanities (literature, philosophy, religious studies, and literature in a foreign language). For further information, see General Education Requirements in the Social Sciences and the Humanities for Science Majors .

Student Learning Outcomes of the Program in Science and Management

Master the principles in their specific sequence/track (molecular biology, environmental biology, chemistry, physics, or other fields) and acquire the ability to apply them to solving problems including research questions.
Master the fundamental principles of economics and accounting.
Gain experience in the world outside the classroom.