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Natural Science

In the College of Sciences

Office: Physics 131
Telephone: (619) 594-6240

Program Coordinator: Phoebe E. Roeder, Ph.D.

Faculty

Elsa Feher, Ph.D., Professor of Physics

Kathleen M. Fisher, Ph.D., Professor of Biology

Fred M. Goldberg, Ph.D., Professor of Physics

Associateships

Graduate teaching associateships in natural science are available to a limited number of qualified students. Application blanks and additional information may be secured from the chair of the department.

General Information

The Natural Science program, in the College of Sciences, offers advanced coursework in natural science and science education. Graduate courses in natural science and science education may be used to fulfill requirements for advanced degrees in other departments with the approval of the student's graduate adviser.

UPPER DIVISION COURSES

500. Seminar in Curriculum and Instruction in Science (3)

Factors directing the changing science curriculum in secondary schools; recent trends and current research in the teaching of science in secondary schools and in science curriculum development; current practices in science teaching in secondary schools.

596. Special Topics in Natural Science (1-4) I, II, S

Prerequisite: Minimum ten units of natural science.

Selected topics in natural science for preservice and inservice elementary and secondary teachers and candidates for the M.A. in education. May be repeated with consent of instructor. See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor's degree. Maximum credit of six units of 596 applicable to a bachelor's degree. Maximum combined credit of six units of 596 and 696 applicable to a 30-unit master's degree.

GRADUATE COURSES

600. Seminar in Science Education (3)

An intensive study in advanced science education. May be repeated with new content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Maximum credit six units applicable to a master's degree.

798. Special Study (1-3) Cr/NC/SP

Prerequisite: Consent of staff; to be arranged with coordinator and instructor.

Individual study. Maximum credit six units applicable to a master's degree.