INDEPENDENT STUDY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Consent of instructor Course Designation: Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Investigate a science topic in conjunction with other investigators to develop a deep understanding of a research problem. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify a research problem and develop a series of experiments to test a hypothesis related to the problem under investigation. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Carry out designed experiments and collect data related to the research problem under investigation. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze the results of experiments and use them to test the validity of the developed hypothesis. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Communicate the results of investigations via written and/or oral means to an appropriate audience. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Investigate a science topic in conjunction with other investigators to develop a deep understanding of a research problem. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify a research problem and develop a series of experiments to test a hypothesis related to the problem under investigation. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Carry out designed experiments and collect data related to the research problem under investigation. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze the results of experiments and use them to test the validity of the developed hypothesis. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Communicate the results of investigations via written and/or oral means to an appropriate audience. Audience: Undergraduate