Elmhurst College Integrated Curriculum Objectives: • Acquire a broad knowledge of the past, extending over a substantial period of time, and understood on its own terms; • Use such knowledge to understand the past and its relevance to the present; • Exercise appropriate interdisciplinary methods and tools for the interpretation of appropriate sources; • Assess primary sources by means of critical analysis, and place them in historical context.
behavior of the individual within society, and the methods for studying these phenomena. Objectives: • Understand conceptual, psychological, biological, behavioral, or other related methods to analyze the nature of human thought; • Understand the major concepts and methods used by cognitive, behavioral, or social scientists to explain human behavior; • Understand how individual thought and action influence and are influenced by the social, political, and economic forces of contemporary society.
Social and Political Analysis Courses in this category examine the social, political, economic and cultural institutions that shape the environments of individuals and groups. Students will study how power relationships within and among these institutions affect various subgroups in the population. Paradigms, theories and methodologies used in this analysis will be examined, utilized and evaluated. Objectives: • Describe social, political, economic and cultural institutions and processes, the relationships between them, and their impact on individuals and groups; • Describe how differences of class, race, ethnicity and gender are related to these institutions and their outcomes; • Identify, use, and evaluate the paradigms, theories and methodologies which describe and explain social, political, economic, and cultural institutions and their outcomes; • Identify means through which individuals can affect change in social, political, economic or cultural institutions.
Natural Science These courses examine physical and/or living systems allowing students to understand and appreciate the interdependence of natural systems. All courses in the natural science realm include laboratory experiences in which the student will collect, organize and interpret primary data. Through courses in this realm, students gain an understanding of how scientific concepts develop, how they are joined into theoretical structures and how these structures are validated. Physical Science Students will acquire a basic understanding of fundamental physical concepts, relationships and theories through the study of matter, energy and forces of nature. Students will be able to apply this understanding to questions relevant to everyday life by being able to: Objectives: • Make measurements of physical quantities, create and interpret charts and graphs containing physical data, and draw conclusions from those data; • Explain contemporary theories regarding
Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences These courses provide a basic understanding of the nature of human thought, the
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