Describes a college-level multidisciplinary course dealing with the difference between the scientific and biblical accounts of the origin of earth and life. Student evaluation indicates the course was successful in achieving the objectives. (MA)

An interdisciplinary course on gerontology has been developed and offered as an elective at the Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy. Instruction is provided in the physical, psychological, and social influences with ambulatory and institutionalized geriatrics patients. A course outline and course objectives are included. (SW)

A college-level, interdisciplinary psychology and composition course that emphasized understanding the human condition is described. Principles of behavior introduced in the psychology class were portrayed in action through the literature read and discussed in the English class. Students wrote their English compositions on issues raised and…

Described is a project which made the study of Black history more real to fifth graders by having them make wire jewelry, smaller versions of the ornate filigreed ironwork produced by slave blacksmiths. (RM)

The benefits and limitations of an interdisciplinary course, combining sociology, history, and political science, on America in the 1960s are analyzed. Both structure and content of the course are discussed. (Author/RM)

Presents a partial list of objectives and a few of the successful activities of an interdisciplinary course, "Man Between War and Peace." (TO)

A curriculum team plan was implemented to produce a unified course linking anthropology, sociology, and psychology for high school seniors. (Author/KM)

Marriage in Magazines, an Experimental College course, was taught during the spring of 1971 at California State University, Fresno. A wide variety of magazines were read, analyzed, and evaluated. The case study'' of one article was presented. Students and faculty viewed the experience as a valuable one and encourage others to explore along the…

Describes a junior level course taught at Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, Technology and Society," to show how engineers/technologists can contribute to environmental education. To improve understanding of the interactions between technology and society, interdisciplinary courses are needed which examine current socio-technical problems. (BL)

Describes an interdisciplinary course for advanced undergraduates in the physical and biological sciences. The goal is to understand a living cell from the most basic standpoint possible. The ideas of physics, chemistry, and molecular biology are all essential to the course, which leads to a unified view of the sciences. (PR)

Describes a program in which students develop a mathematical model, based on simple feedback loops, used for predicting consequences of varying ecological parameters. Presentation early in undergraduate course emphasizes use of statistics in ecology. (AL)

Hersey humanizes the horror of Hiroshima by describing the experiences of five survivors. Twenty senior high students in a U.S. history course were divided into five teams, one for each survivor, and asked to write a case history of that individual, make an oral presentation, and draw the victim's picture. (RM)

Describes an experimental course in content area writing in engineering taught at Triton College (Illinois). (HTH)

Describes an interdisciplinary college course that integrates the educational goals of Introductory Sociology and Freshman Composition. The course emphasizes the development of writing skills through the application of sociological theories and concepts. Some of the opportunities of and structural constraints on the integrated approach to higher…