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CCSJ Introduces New Science Program
The Department of Quantitative, Behavioral and Social Sciences offers a B.S. in General Sciences. As an interdisciplinary
program, the General Sciences curriculum is primarily concerned with preparing students to obtain employment in manufacturing, environmental and governmental settings and for future study in graduate or professional
school. The curriculum will prepare students to demonstrate a breadth of science; approach problems from a
scientific perspective with a foundational mastery of the theory, application and thought processes that
characterizes the sciences. The science core curriculum includes the study of biology, chemistry, ecology,
forensic science and physics. The science core curriculum prepares students for advanced study in any of the
four areas of concentration. |
Concentrations In:
• Life Science Pre-Professional (more info)
• Restoration Ecology (more info)
• Exercise and Sport Science (more info)
• Forensic Science (more info)
Career Opportunities:
Since, Calumet College of St. Joseph is located
at the crossroads of the Midwest, this provides
students access to one of the largest economic
centers in the world, Chicago, IL. In addition, the
job markets of Indianapolis, South Bend and Ft.
Wayne are just a few hours away. These areas can provide students with career opportunities in the
following:
• Industrial laboratory technology
• Ecological stewardship
• Certified personal trainer
• Sports team coaching
• Criminal laboratory technology
• Middle School Science Teacher
• High School Science Teacher |
Internship Opportunities
• Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
• City of Hammond
• Gary Sanitary District
• Hammond Sanitary District
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Indiana Department of Environmental
Management
• Indiana Dunes – State Park
Faculty
Program Director:
Alexandre da Silva
B.S., Calumet College of St. Joseph, 1994
M.P.A. Indiana University Northwest, 2000
M.L.A., University of Chicago, 2003
Ph.D., Northern Illinois University, 2012
Angela Charnot- Katsikas
B.S., University of Chicago, 1998
M.D., Rush Medical College, 2005
Jane Norman
B.A., Southern Illinois, 1989
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago, 1998
Joy Marburger
M.S., Bowling Green State University, 1974
Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1986
Stephen Vogel
B.S. Cornell University, 1971
Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1980
Lou Ann Unger
B.S., University of Illinois, 1975
M.S., Illinois Institutive of Technology, 1983 |
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