Undergraduate Catalogue - UPRM

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
CIFI 3011-3012. PHYSICAL SCIENCE. Three
credit hours per semester. Three hours of lecture
per week per semester. Co-requisite: MATE 3171
or MATE 3173 or MATE 3086 or authorization of
the Director of the Department.
To introduce the students to the major concepts
which science has formed of the natural world and
to provide a balanced and coherent presentation of
the more important theories of physical science; to
give students an acquaintance with scientific
methods, and to show the relationship of science to
other fields of knowledge. The major areas cover
the solar system, matter, energy, the structure of
matter, elementary concepts of geology, and
elements of weather. The lectures are
supplemented with demonstrations, slides, films,
filmstrips, and field trips.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SCIENCES
The Department of Social Sciences was
established in 1960 as a result of the merging of
the School of Sciences and the Division of
General Studies into the College of Arts and
Sciences.
As a unit within the College of Arts and
Sciences, the Department collaborates in the
academic preparation of individuals in making
independent choices and participating effectively
in public decisions which affect the community
and society as a whole.
In order to achieve these goals, the Department
provides programs leading to a Bachelor of Arts
degree in several areas in the social sciences for
persons who will enter public service or will
pursue graduate studies. It also offers courses
which are required by the curricula of other
academic programs on campus.
This dual goal is accomplished through the
common objectives of its academic program in
General Social Sciences, History, Political
Science, Psychology and Sociology and through
the specific objectives of each of these academic
disciplines.
These common objectives are:
• to introduce the student to the principles and
techniques of social science research.
• to direct the student in the acquisition of
relevant knowledge about political,
sociological, psychological and historical
aspects of the contemporary world.
• to lead the student to an understanding of
and a concern for the role of science and
technology in the development of society.
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