College Science Courses

When entering college, the amount of science courses available can be daunting, especially for those not in scientific majors. Of course, no list can hold true for every college, but this guide hopes to introduce the general sorts of courses available at most colleges.

One of the main distinctions in most colleges is between the physical sciences and life sciences, and each category has different sorts of class to offer. Some example classes for physical science in the lower division are Atmospheric Science: Climate Change, Introduction to Earth Science, Chemical Structure, and Physics: Electrodynamics, Optics, and Special Relativity. There are also generally interesting classes like Introduction to Space Weather and the like. There are a broad range of options open for someone seeking to study physical sciences. Life sciences are similarly varied, including Introduction to Oceanography, Introduction to Evolution, Understanding Stem Cells, and far more. There are a variety of interesting classes available in both fields, offering a wide range of options to choose from in your studies.

At some colleges, certain classes will be labeled with the names of the majors best suited to it. A physics class, for example, may label itself as Physics for Life Science Majors, indicating that the class is geared to life scientists instead of those going into physics as a field. The same often applies in reverse as well. For students who are not majoring in the sciences at all, there are often classes openly advertised as or labeled as being for liberal arts majors, and many of these cover the social and political aspects of their subject matter as well – for example, the Understanding Stem Cells class mentioned before might also cover government policies about stem cell research and the reasons for the debate over their use. No matter what field you’re going into, there will be a science class open for you.

Of course, there will be many more classes than those listed here available to you, and it all depends on the college you’re going into, but this should give a rough idea of where to begin. Whether you’re interested in the physical, inorganic world or the science behind life, there will be classes for you – and they will be named in ways that make them easy to choose between. Remember, don’t be afraid of the amount of options open to you, and choose whatever you think sounds the most interesting to you.