The educational objectives of the Option are to produce graduates:
who are well versed in a broad range of topics in the sciences, humanities, and the arts and have a broad knowledge of the sciences.
who can demonstrate possession and application of higher-level learning skills in critical thinking and problem solving as applied to science issues.
who can effectively apply the scientific method.
who can utilize the cross-disciplinary research literature to analyze and synthesize science issues and their socio-economic and political implications.
who in their future careers will be able to work both on cross-disciplinary teams and function independently as specialists in technical field.