Science & Technology Social Studies
Recommended for: All Business Majors
Globalization has had far-reaching effects on the world of Business, including how students in Business at Ball State University prepare themselves for their professions. Identify one course that students at BSU can use to prepare for the demands of the global business environment, and explain one or two ways that this course helps students meet that goal.
Recommended for: All Education Majors
As students work through the requirements necessary for a degree in Education at BSU, their conception of what it means to be an educator in the United States today can change. What are the one or two most important ways that what you have experienced during your studies has changed, clarified, or modified your perception of what it means to be an effective educator in the United States today?
Recommended for: Any Major
One of the goals of Ball State's University Core Curriculum is to help students discover and nurture individual talents by exposing them to ideas and ways of thinking they may not have come across before. Identify one concept, theory, experience, or idea you found noteworthy in one of your non-major courses, and explain in what ways it has been significant, memorable, or useful to you in another setting.
Recommended for: Art, English, Foreign Language, Music, Theater, Visual Communication Majors
Like all BSU undergraduates, students in the Liberal and Fine Arts disciplines are required to take courses in the Physical, Earth, and Life sciences and Social and Behavioral sciences in order to satisfy the requirements of the University Core Curriculum. Identify one concept, theory, experience, or idea that was presented to you in a science or social science-focused university course, and explain why you found it remarkable, memorable, significant, or useful in another setting.
Recommended for: Architecture, Computer Studies, Consumer Sciences, Health Sciences, Industrial Technology, Math, Natural Sciences, Physical Sciences Majors (etc.)
Departments in the Science and Technology Exam cluster emphasize the importance of "hands-on learning" in their classroom, studio, and laboratory learning environments. In addition, students are exposed to professional environments through internships, assistantships, student teaching etc. In an essay, explain the one or two most important ways that the "hands-on learning" experiences you have had or will have as a student may be of value to you as an expert practitioner in your field of studies.
Recommended for: Communication Studies, Criminal Justice, History, Journalism, Natural Sciences, Psychological Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Telecommunications, and Political Science Majors
Like all BSU undergraduates, students in the Social Studies exam cluster are required to take courses in many different disciplines in order to satisfy the requirements of the University Core Curriculum. Identify one concept, theory, experience, or idea that was presented to you in one of your non-major courses, and explain why you found it memorable, significant, or useful in another setting.