Contemporary Issues in Science Course Series
Contemporary Issues in Science: Broader Impact
- Faculty as Science Literacy Advocates
- Interdisciplinary Teaching for Deeper Understanding
- Improving Students’ Ability to Identify and Challenge Mis/disinformation & Pseudoscience
- Encouraging Faculty – Student Mentorship in Science Education
- Expanding the Reach of STEM Education Beyond Traditional Majors
Course Coordinator: Tamara Powers (tmpowers@tamu.edu)
ARSC 104 Syllabus
ARSC 105 Syllabus
The Contemporary Issues in Science Course Series (ARSC 104 & 105) is a multidisciplinary, team-taught program that fulfills the CORE Life & Physical Sciences curriculum requirement. It brings together faculty experts from various departments within the College of Arts and Sciences to address misinformation, disinformation, and pseudoscience related to socio-scientific issues. Course topics include the Big Bang, the size and shape of the Earth, the age of the Earth, evolution, vaccines, stem cells, human reproduction, GMOs, climate change, and energy. We actively recruit new faculty to give single guest lectures or a series of lectures on broader topics. Faculty are encouraged to incorporate active learning techniques and focus on providing evidence-based reasoning to support the claims presented in the course.
Contact: Tamara Powers (tmpowers@tamu.edu)