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2025-2026 Pitzer College Catalog
Science Management Major
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Science Management This program is designed to provide students with a solid background in science, economics, and fundamental managerial skills. Majors complete a core program consisting of a minimum of fourteen courses in addition to a five-course area of concentration in science. In addition to those listed, students have the option of creating their own track in consultation with the Science Management advisor.
Learning Outcomes
The Science Management major aims to prepare students to be leaders at the interface of science and business and in related fields.
In addition to the general departmental goals, students completing a major in Science Management should demonstrate the ability to:
- Master the principles in their specific sequence/track (molecular biology, environmental biology, chemistry, physics, or other fields) and acquire the ability to apply them to solving problems including research questions.
- Master the fundamental principles of economics and accounting.
- Gain experience in the world outside the classroom.
Advisor: A. Wenzel
Major Requirements
This program is designed to provide students with a solid background in science, economics, and fundamental managerial skills. Majors complete a core program consisting of a minimum of fourteen courses in addition to
a five-course, area of concentration in science. In addition to those listed, students can create their own track in consultation with the Science Management advisor.
Required Courses
Core Courses (14)
*Students who wish to specialize in the Physics sequence can take PHYS 030L KS -General Physics Life Sciences I - PHYS 031L KS -General Physics Life Sciences II or PHYS 033L KS -Principles of Physics I - PHYS 034L KS -Principles of Physics II instead of Biology for their Core Program.
- MATH 030 PZ -Calculus I - Note that both the physics and biophysics tracks require MATH 031 PZ -Calculus II or equivalent as a prerequisite.
- CSCI 004 PZ -Intro to Comp Sci for Non-majors , CSCI 005 HM -Introduction to Computer Science , CSCI 051G PO -Intro to CS in Grace w/Lab , CSCI 051J PO -Intro to CS in Java w/Lab , CSCI 051P PO -Intro to CS in Python w/Lab or BIOL 099 KS -Introduction to Python
- ECON 052 PZ -Principles of Microeconomics or ECON 052 SC -Principles of Microeconomics
- CSCI 035 HM -Computer Science for Insight , CSCI 036 PZ -Foundations of Data Science , DS 002 SC -Intro to Data Science
- ECON 105 PZ -Microeconomic Theory or ECON 101 SC -Intermed Microeconomic Theory
- ECON 091 PZ -Statistics or ECON 120 SC -Statistics or other statistics course preferably with R (e.g. BIOL 175 KS -Applied Biostatistics )
- ECON 175 PZ -Corporate Finance w Green Applic or ECON 134 SC -Corporate Finance
- ECON 125 PZ -Econometrics or ECON 125 SC -Econometrics
- ORST 135 PZ -Organizational Behavior orPSYC 037 CM -Organizational Psychology
- A course in ethics: ORST 160 PZ -Corporate Social Responsibility , ORST 175 PZ -Ethical Constructs for Orgs , PSYC 183 SC -Data Science Ethics & Justice , PHIL 032 PO -Ethical Theory , PHIL 038 PO -Medical Ethics , PHIL 155 SC -Ethics of Begin & End of Life , PHIL 121 HM -Ethical Theory , or PHIL 160 SC -Ethical Theory
- Project Management Fundamentals. This requirement can be met by taking one of the following:
- Senior Thesis. Majors must complete a thesis as the capstone requirement to the major.
Options include either a 2-semester Team Master’s Project (TMP) or a one- or two-semester thesis in Biology, Chemistry, or Physics (BIOL 189L KS -Sr Thes Summer Rsrch Proj in Bio , BIOL 188L KS -Sr Thesis Rsrch Project in Biol /BIOL 190L KS -Sr Thes Rsrch Proj Biol-2nd Sem , or BIOL 189L KS -Sr Thes Summer Rsrch Proj in Bio /BIOL 190L KS -Sr Thes Rsrch Proj Biol-2nd Sem ).
Courses in Area of Concentration (5)
All majors must complete an area of concentration track with a minimum of five courses.
Chemistry
Physics
Biophysics
Biotechnology
Neuroscience
Environmental Management
At least 2 courses in this sequence must have an associated laboratory component
Public Health
Courses must be selected from 3 of the 5 fields listed below. Please note that some of these courses have prerequisites outside of the GE/Core program of this major. Course recommendations include:
- CGH 100 JT -Introduction to Public Health
- Science (e.g., CHEM 116L KS -Organic Chemistry - CHEM 117L KS -Organic Chemistry and/or PHYS 030L KS -General Physics Life Sciences I - PHYS 031L KS -General Physics Life Sciences II )
- Economics (e.g., ECON 109 CM -Ethics, Econ & Public Policy , ECON 129 PO -Health Economics , ECON 187 CM -Poverty, Inequality, Discrimnatn , PHIL 180 CM -Health, Measurement, & Justice )
- Psychology (e.g., PSYC 081 CM -Developmental Psychology , PSYC 103 PZ -Social Psychology , PSYC 107 CM -Neuroeconomics , PSYC 111 PZ -Physiological Psychology , PSYC 176 PO -Psychology of Health & Medicine , PSYC 185 CM -Health Psychology , PSYC 193 PZ -Global Mental Health Seminar )
- Sociology (e.g., SOC 086 PZ -Social Inequality SOC 170 PZ -Internship: Soc of Health & Med , CASA 101 PZ -Critical Community Studies , CHLT 153 CH -Rural & Urban Social Movements , ANTH 002 SC -Intro Sociocultural Anthropology , ANTH 002 PZ -Intro Sociocultural Anthropology , PHIL 155 SC -Ethics of Begin & End of Life )
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