Unity College Environmental Stewardship Curriculum_ The Unity College Environmental Stewardship Curriculum is a primary component of the Unity education. Required in all baccalaureate degree programs, the curriculum listed below is designed to teach important academic skills, knowledge, and dispositions through interdisciplinary and traditional courses that stress the connections and interrelatedness of the various disciplines that comprise environmental studies. Together with the professional degree requirements, these courses prepare Unity graduates for leadership roles in environmental issues, on levels ranging from local to global.
I. Disciplinary Core of Courses: EH 1113 College Composition A Computer Science course A Mathematics course A Life Science course A Physical Science course A Humanities course A Social Science course An Arts course An Oral Communication course Seminar, internship, independent study, thesis, or academic field experience (3 credits minimum at or above the 3000 level) Each course or group of courses used to fulfill a Disciplinary Core of Courses requirement must total a minimum of three credits except Computer Science, which must total a minimum of two credits. Any required course in a major may be used to satisfy the Disciplinary Core of Courses. The same course may not be used to satisfy more than one requirement in the Unity Environmental Stewardship curriculum.
II. Interdisciplinary Core of Courses: IC 1113 The Unity Experience or IC 1111 The Unity Transfer Experience IC 2213 The Environmental Citizen IC 3013 Environmental Sustainability IC 3113 Environmental Challenge The courses below fulfill the Disciplinary Core of courses: Computer Science courses: Courses with a course code of CS Math courses: Courses with a course code of MA Physical Science courses: Courses with a course code of CH, GL, PS (The course that fulfills this requirement must have a lab component) Life Science courses: Courses with a course code of BI (The course that fulfills this requirement must have a lab component) Social Science courses: Courses with a course code of AN (except AN 3003), EC, GY, SY, PL, PY Humanities courses: Courses with a course code of EH, (except EH 1053, EH 1113, EH 2123, EH 3213), HY, FR, SP, PH, AR 3133 Art courses: Courses with a course code of AR (except AR 3133), LH 3153 Oral Communication courses: EH 1053, PR 1023, PH 2113 Seminar A seminar is a course that allows a small number of students to explore topics in depth with one or more faculty members. Students are expected to take an active role in the seminar, whether by participation or by presentation as agreed with the instructor. Seminars may be offered for one to three credits, and will include the word seminar in their course titles. The college may choose to offer a seminar on a regular basis. A student may have to enroll in more than one seminar at the 3000 or 4000 level to choose this option of the Unity Curriculum in order to gain the necessary three credits.
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