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“ENVIRONMENT, Technology and Society” is a required course in the new general education program at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI). Developed by an interdisciplinary team in 1984, the course was taught experimentally during 1985 and 1986 and accepted for inclusion in the new program thereafter. Full implementation of the course is scheduled for the early 1990s when new graduation requirements take effect. All bachelor degree candidates will be required to complete the course as part of a nine-credit sequence in natural science and technology.
The formal course description reads:
“82: 140: Environment, Technology and Society. Emphasizes the relationships and interactions of the physical, biological, technological, and cultural components of the environment. Selected interdisciplinary problems are studied. The course builds upon the previous university experience of the student and seeks to develop environmental literacy.”
On campus, this two-credit course has been nicknamed “The Capstone” because it provides an opportunity to apply learning from all areas to the issues facing human survival and quality of life.
The 1976 revision of the general education program an UNI included a category called “Environment, Technology and the Future.” Undergraduates were required to select one …
Footnotes
Bernard L. Clausen is an associate professor of biology at the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, 50614-0421.
- Copyright 1989 by the Soil and Water Conservation Society
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