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  • 2.00 Credits

    This course is designed specifically to facilitate the academic and social integration of first year students into the university community. Each seminar focuses on a theme or topic with an emphasis on discussion and collaborative activities. Students will participate in on campus events and off campus field trips. Seminar titles cover a broad range and include: Forensic Science: The Intersection of Biology and Crime, Coming of Age as Seen in Science Fiction and Fantasy, Controversial Trials of the 20th Century, Sports in America, Philly Culture: More than Rocky and Cheesesteaks and others. Prerequisite: open only to first year students.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Evaluation of interests and motivations of students entering or returning to college. Provides introduction to undergraduate studies through readings and interviews. Presents academic material while developing classroom skills: note-taking, textbook reading, writing, and test-taking. One weekly three-hour meeting.
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course has been designed for students who have had the opportunity to study abroad and/or who are interested in studying abroad in the future. It focuses on what it means to be a newcomer (to a country, a university, a neighborhood, etc); how one comes to feel as though s/he belongs in a particular context; how one safely crosses cultural borders; how one's perspective shifts in returning to native soil; and how international study and travel bring a global perspective to bear on domestic and foreign cultures alike, such that the strange becomes familiar and the familiar strange.
  • 0.00 Credits

    Area II Equivalent
  • 3.00 Credits

    Science and Technology Today, I and II is a two-semester course in which students learn and apply basic concepts of physics, chemistry, astronomy, geology and biology. The interrelationship among the fields of science is stressed and concepts are reinforced throughout the year. Basic problem-solving skills are emphasized. The interrelationship between science and other disciplines is included through discussions of philosophical issues, the presentation of scientific advancements in their historic context and the examination of the interrelationships between art and science. The goal of the course is to produce scientifically literate students who are able to make informed decisions in our increasingly technologically-oriented world. Primarily for non-science majors. Satisfactory performance on the mathematics placement examination or successful completion of Math 100 is strongly recommended. Satisfactory performance in ID130 or permission of instructor is required for enrollment in ID131.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Science and Technology Today, I and II is a two-semester course in which students learn and apply basic concepts of physics, chemistry, astronomy, geology and biology. The interrelationship among the fields of science is stressed and concepts are reinforced throughout the year. Basic problem-solving skills are emphasized. The interrelationship between science and other disciplines is included through discussions of philosophical issues, the presentation of scientific advancements in their historic context and the examination of the interrelationships between art and science. The goal of the course is to produce scientifically literate students who are able to make informed decisions in our increasingly technologically-oriented world. Primarily for non-science majors. Satisfactory performance on the mathematics placement examination or successful completion of Math 100 is strongly recommended. Satisfactory performance in ID130 or permission of instructor is required for enrollment in ID131.
  • 0.00 Credits

    Introduction to another culture through interdisciplinary study and travel. Students prepare for and take a trip abroad. Preparation includes learning about the people and customs of a specific culture, the nature of cultural difference, the process of acculturation and the relationship of this study to the personal experience of travel.
  • 0.00 Credits

    Interdisciplinary Elective
  • 1.00 Credits

    No course description available.
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course is designed to explore the new literary form-the graphic novel, in an online format. Students will investigate questions such as: What is a graphic novel? What is the unique grammar and syntax of the graphic novel? How does the act of reading change when reading a graphic novel? What are the different forms of a graphic novel?
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