THE AMERICAN JEWISH LIFE OF DNA

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Humanities or Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. articulate informed answers to central questions at the intersection of Jewish Studies and Science and Technology Studies Audience: Undergraduate 2. identify key themes, movements, and people in twentieth century American Jewish Studies and the history of the biological sciences Audience: Undergraduate 3. analyze a range of sources, including material objects and digital media as well as written texts from religious, ethnic, and scientific communities Audience: Undergraduate 4. employ an expanded range of religious literacy, including skills for identifying, evaluating, and interpreting the interrelationships and impact of religious and scientific worldviews and communities in the United States via a variety of theoretical ideas and methodologies in the social sciences and humanities Audience: Undergraduate 5. employ stronger research and writing skills, including textual analysis, primary source analysis, synthesis of scholarly ideas, persuasive writing, oral communication, active listening, and critical empathy Audience: Undergraduate 6. participate more effectively in creating open, engaging, fun, and collaborative learning environments that seek academic excellence, honesty, and integrity Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. articulate informed answers to central questions at the intersection of Jewish Studies and Science and Technology Studies Audience: Undergraduate 2. identify key themes, movements, and people in twentieth century American Jewish Studies and the history of the biological sciences Audience: Undergraduate 3. analyze a range of sources, including material objects and digital media as well as written texts from religious, ethnic, and scientific communities Audience: Undergraduate 4. employ an expanded range of religious literacy, including skills for identifying, evaluating, and interpreting the interrelationships and impact of religious and scientific worldviews and communities in the United States via a variety of theoretical ideas and methodologies in the social sciences and humanities Audience: Undergraduate 5. employ stronger research and writing skills, including textual analysis, primary source analysis, synthesis of scholarly ideas, persuasive writing, oral communication, active listening, and critical empathy Audience: Undergraduate 6. participate more effectively in creating open, engaging, fun, and collaborative learning environments that seek academic excellence, honesty, and integrity Audience: Undergraduate