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College of
Undergraduate Studies
College of Undergraduate Studies
Ba in Science, health, and living Systems
The mission of this program is to teach students to apply the
contents of scientific inquiry within an ethical, cultural, historical,
and philosophical framework. We aim to provide students with the
opportunity to examine the philosophical foundation, princi ples,
methods, and assumptions of scientific disciplines and to explore
the nature of individuals and their interactions with the
environment. The BA program fosters the development of
integrative models by teaching students to appreciate the
interac tion of interdependent holons and to engage society’s major
questions concerning health risk and health outcome through the
lens of public health. The curriculum is guided by the premise that
a liberal arts education is defined not by subject matter but by ways
of teaching and learning. The curriculum delivers a liberal arts
education where discovery is encouraged, not where the subjects
are taught as facts to be memorized. The goal of this holistic
curriculum is to foster an understanding of the factors, conditions,
interrelationships, and interactions which stimulate, sustain, or
impede human potential.
Program learning outcomes
• Demonstrate the capacity for critical thinking and writing.
• Demonstrate proficiency in conducting academic research.
• Translate ideas into interdisciplinary contexts and understand
ideas through multicultural lenses.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the major
principles, theories, and concepts integrating science, health and
living systems.
• Discuss and describe scientific methods of inquiry.
• Articulate the social, cultural, historical and political issues
affecting health and wellness.
• Demonstrate self-awareness and the ability to apply holistic
concepts to one’s personal transformation.
Courses Units Prerequisite(s) Co-requisite(s)
Lower-Division General-Education Breadth 1
Composition 9
Humanities 12
Natural science 9
Mathematics 3
Social science 12
Upper-Division General-Education Breadth
Select oNE PHR course 3
Select oNE PyC course 3
Select oNE SEC course 3
SEC 3330 Cultural Crossroads 3
Liberal Arts Core 2
CoR 3000 Education, Self, and Community I 3
CoR 3001 Introduction to the BA Program 0
CoR 3100 Critical Thinking and Writing 3 Lower-division composition course and CoR 3000
CoR 3145 Research Writing 3 CoR 3100
CoR 3146 Information Resources 1
CoR 3300 Ways of Knowing 2 CoR 3100, CoR 3146 or PLS 3002
CoR 4798 Education, Self, and Community II 1 CoR 3000, CoR 3300
Completion of 150 units (or 130 for linked programs)
Major
PyC 3303 Statistics and Human Experience 2
SCI 3050 Method, Myth, and Metaphor 3
CoR 4800 Service Learning A 2
CoR 4805 Service Learning B 2
CoR 4998 Senior Project A 3 CoR 3000, CoR 3300
Completion of 150 units (or 130 for linked programs)
CoR 4999 Senior Project B 3
Select ANy 15 UNITS of SCI courses 15
Select ANy 12 UNITS of undergraduate courses3 12
Free electives 4 68
Total units required 180
1 Students are expected to have completed these requirements prior to admission. Students lacking these courses may take approved upper-division courses
at JFKU, earn credit through CLEP or DANTES tests, or take approved courses from local community colleges.
2 These courses should be taken in order; the first five should be taken as early as possible. A minimum grade of C is required in all letter-graded courses.
3 Students are encouraged to take courses in a broad range of subjects to complement their major. Up to nine units may be transferred from outside the Liberal
Arts curriculum.
4 Students may apply transfer coursework as electives. Units earned through CLEP and DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST) examinations and Credit
by Assessment (CBA) may also be used as electives.
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