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BA IN SCIENCE, HEALTH,AND LIVING SYSTEMSThe BA degree-completion program in Science, Health, andLiving Systems applies the contents of scientific inquiry withinan ethical, cultural, historical, and philosophical framework.Students examine the philosophical foundations, principles,methods, and assumptions of scientific disciplines such asphysics, biology, cosmology, and chaos theory. The natureof individuals and their interactions within the environmentis explored. The BA in Science, Health, and Living Systemsfosters the development of “integrative models,” whichmight be defined as the ability to appreciate the interactionof interdependent holons (something that is simultaneouslya whole and a part) in the study of preventative health andwellness, genetics, health ecology, and sustainability. Withinthis curriculum, a holistic approach is applied in the studyof the factors, conditions, interrelationships, and interactionswhich stimulate, sustain, or impede human potential. Thisengaging curriculum fosters both intellectual and personaldevelopment and provides the foundation for graduate studyor professional career.36 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND LIBERAL ARTSJOHN F. KENNEDY UNIVERSITY