Program: Liberal Arts Concentration in Science Communication - Fort Lewis College

Apr 12, 2025

2019 - 2020 Catalog of Courses

REQUIREMENTS FOR A CONCENTRATION IN SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS:

A student majoring in any discipline may complete a Liberal Arts Concentration in Science Commincations upon satisfactorily fulfilling the core requirements.

Liberal Arts Courses:

Communication Course:

Complete one (1) course:

COMP 252 - Professional and Technical Writing Credits: 3 ^a
ENGL 268 - Reading Texts/Writing Texts Credits: 3 ^a

Arts and Humanities Course:

Complete the following course:

ENGL 116 - Media Literacy Credits: 3

Social and Behavioral Science Course:

Complete one (1) course:

ANTH 151 - Introduction to Anthropology Credits: 3
ANTH 210 - Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology Credits: 3
ENVS 100 - Introduction to Environmental Studies Credits: 3
GSS 101 - Introduction to Gender and Sexuality Studies Credits: 3
NAIS 110 - Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Studies Credits: 3
NAIS 280 - Contemporary Issues of Native Nations Credits: 3
PS 101 - Introduction to Political Science Credits: 3
PS 130 - Introduction to Environmental Policy Credits: 3
OR
PS 288 - Introduction to Environmental Policy Credits: 3
PSYC 157 - Introduction to Psychology Credits: 3
SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
SOC 279 - Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Class Credits: 3

Natural and Physical Sciences Courses:

Students are required to complete two (2) Natural and Physical Science courses. One (1) of these courses must be a science with an associated laboratory. The second course may be from either the science with a lab or science without a lab list.

Science Course with Lab:

Complete a minimum of one (1) course with associated laboratoy.

ANTH 236 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology Credits: 4
BIO 110 - Modern Issues in Environmental Biology Credits: 4
BIO 202 - Plants and Human Affairs Credits: 4
BIO 234 - Human Physiology Credits: 4 ^f
BIO 250 - Ecology of the Southwest Credits: 4
CHEM 150 - Fundamentals of Chemistry I: Atoms/Molecules Credits: 4 ^a
CHEM 151 - Fundamentals of Chemistry II: Chemical Reaction Credits: 4 ^a
GEOL 105 - Earth and the Environment Credits: 4
GEOL 107 - Earth Systems Science Credits: 4
GEOL 113 - Physical Geology Credits: 4
PHYS 106 - How Our World Works Credits: 4
PHYS 146 - Introduction to Astronomy with Lab Credits: 4 ^f
PHYS 217 - Physics - Science and Engineering I Credits: 4 ^a

Science Course without Lab:

Complete a minimum of one (1) course if a second course with lab is not taken.

ANTH 246 - Human Biological Variation Credits: 3
BIO 125 - Conservation Biology Credits: 3
BIO 140 - Introduction to Human Disease Credits: 3
CHEM 123 - Chemistry for Consumers Credits: 3
CHEM 125 - Environmental Chemistry Credits: 3
GEOG 235 - Weather and Climate Credits: 3
GEOL 170 - Earth Shock Credits: 3
PHYS 145 - Introduction to Astronomy Credits: 3 ^f

Liberal Arts Capstone Course:

Complete the following course:

ENGL 310 - Science Communication Credits: 3

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR CONCENTRATION - CREDITS: 20

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