{"id":262,"date":"2013-10-18T09:18:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T13:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/tas\/"},"modified":"2014-03-11T13:00:46","modified_gmt":"2014-03-11T17:00:46","slug":"tas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/tas\/","title":{"rendered":"School of Theoretical and Applied Science (TAS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"columnSet\">\n<div class=\"stackableColumn\" style=\"width: 40%;padding: 0;\" >\n<h4>Dean:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/snh\/faculty\/edward-i-saiff\/\">Edward I. Saiff<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stackableColumn\" style=\"padding: 0;\" >\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right\">Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/snh\/\">School of Theoretical and Applied Science<br \/>\n<\/a>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/nursing\/\">Nursing Program<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"facultyTable\"><div class=\"columnSet\"><br \/>\n<div class=\"stackableColumn\" ><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"facultyListing\">Majors<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"TAS: Allied Health Technologies (B.S.)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/tas\/alliedhealthtech\/\">Allied Health Technologies<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(joint)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"TAS: Biochemistry (B.S.)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/tas\/biochemistry\/\">Biochemistry<\/a><\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"TAS: Bioinformatics (B.S.)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/tas\/bioinformatics\/\">Bioinformatics<\/a><\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"TAS: Biology (B.S.)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/tas\/biology\/\">Biology<\/a><\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"TAS: Chemistry (B.S.)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/tas\/chemistry\/\">Chemistry<\/a><\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"TAS: Clinical Laboratory Science (B.S.)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/tas\/clscience\/\">Clinical Laboratory Science<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(joint)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"TAS: Computer Science (B.S.)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/tas\/compscience\/\">Computer Science<\/a><\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"TAS: Engineering Physics (B.S.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/tas\/engphysics\/\">Engineering Physics<\/a><\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"TAS: Environmental Science (B.S.)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/tas\/envscience\/\">Environmental Science<\/a><\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"TAS: Integrated Science Studies (B.S.)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/tas\/integratedscience\/\">Integrated Science Studies<\/a><\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"TAS: Mathematics (B.S.)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/tas\/mathematics\/\">Mathematics<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"TAS: Nursing (B.S.N.)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/tas\/nursing\/\">Nursing<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Graduate Programs:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"TAS: Master of Science of Nursing (MSN)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/msn\/\">Master of Science of Nursing (MSN)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"stackableColumn\" >\n<h4 class=\"facultyListing\">Minors<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"TAS: Bioinformatics (B.S.)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/tas\/bioinformatics\/\">Bioinformatics<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"TAS: Biology (B.S.)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/tas\/biology\/\">Biology<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"TAS: Chemistry (B.S.)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/tas\/chemistry\/\">Chemistry<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"TAS: Computer Science (B.S.)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/tas\/compscience\/\">Computer Science<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"TAS: Engineering Physics (B.S.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/tas\/engphysics\/\">Engineering Physics<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"SSHS: Environmental Studies (B.A.)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/sshs\/envstudies\/\">Environmental Science<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"TAS: Mathematics (B.S.)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/tas\/mathematics\/\">Mathematics<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a title=\"TAS: Science, Technology, and Society\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/tas\/sts\/\">Science, Technology, and Society<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Programs<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"Articulation Agreements (Pre-Med \/ Pre-Health Programs)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/catalog-2011-2012\/pre-med-health\/\">Articulation Agreements (Pre-Med and Pre-Health Programs)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\" type=\"button\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\">Faculty<\/div>\n<div class=\"columnSet\">\n<div class=\"stackableColumn\" style=\"padding: 0;\" >\n<ul>\n<li>Philip M. Anderson<\/li>\n<li>Stephen Anderson<\/li>\n<li>Eta Rena Bacon<\/li>\n<li>Paramjeet Bagga<\/li>\n<li>Amanda Beecher<\/li>\n<li>Sarah Bolton<\/li>\n<li>Anita J. Brandolini<\/li>\n<li>Caroline Brisson<\/li>\n<li>Daniela Buna<\/li>\n<li>Kathleen M. Burke<\/li>\n<li>Jay Carreon<\/li>\n<li>Angela C. Cristini<\/li>\n<li>Lawrence D&#8217;Antonio<\/li>\n<li>Arthur M. Felix<\/li>\n<li>Gary Fisk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stackableColumn\" >\n<ul>\n<li>Scott Frees<\/li>\n<li>Carol Frishberg<\/li>\n<li>James Gillespie<\/li>\n<li>Maxim J. Goldberg-Rugalev<\/li>\n<li>Margaret J. Greene<\/li>\n<li>Clyde Johnson<\/li>\n<li>Eric Karlin<\/li>\n<li>Seung-Sup Kim<\/li>\n<li>Katarzyna Kowal<\/li>\n<li>Amruth Kumar<\/li>\n<li>Bernard Langer<\/li>\n<li>Richard Lowell<\/li>\n<li>Donovan McFeron<\/li>\n<li>Kenneth W. McMurdy<\/li>\n<li>Robert Mentore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stackableColumn\" >\n<ul>\n<li>Victor J. Miller<\/li>\n<li>William C. Mitchell<\/li>\n<li>Kathleen P. Moskin<\/li>\n<li>William Olsen<\/li>\n<li>Tom Owen<\/li>\n<li>Gwyneth Elaine Patterson<\/li>\n<li>Emma Rainforth<\/li>\n<li>Edward I. Saiff<\/li>\n<li>Cristina M. Stearns<\/li>\n<li>Ash Stuart<\/li>\n<li>Sandra Su\u00e1rez<\/li>\n<li>Giovanni Viglino<\/li>\n<li>Eric M. Wiener<\/li>\n<li>Jody K. Williams<\/li>\n<li>Yan Xu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"collapsableContent\" tabindex=\"0\" type=\"button\"><div class=\"collapsableTitle\">About the School of Theoretical and Applied Science (TAS)<\/div>\n<p>The School of Theoretical and Applied Science (TAS) offers programs in the sciences and mathematics which emphasize integrative study.\u00a0 While each major is distinctive in rigor and depth, faculty and students interact creatively across the disciplines without traditional departmental boundaries.\u00a0 Computer scientists have worked with the molecular biologists to develop the new curriculum in Bioinformatics.\u00a0 The chemists and biologists have collaborated to establish a Biochemistry major, as have the physicists, mathematicians, and all other faculty to provide foundational curricula in all of the majors.\u00a0 Such multi-disciplinary effort is the norm in the School, not the exception.<\/p>\n<p>The School of TAS offers twelve majors, ten independently and two jointly with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey:\u00a0 Allied Health Technologies (jointly with UMDNJ), Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biology, Chemistry, Clinical Laboratory Science (jointly with UMDNJ), Computer Science, Environmental Science, Integrative Science Studies, Mathematics, Nursing, and Physics\/Engineering Physics.\u00a0 Minors are available in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Mathematics, Engineering Physics, and Science, Technology and Society.\u00a0 The School sponsors one graduate program, a Master of Science in Nursing\/Nursing Education (MSN-Nursing Education).\u00a0 The School of TAS also maintains several articulation agreements with area graduate and professional schools.\u00a0 Further descriptions of those agreements appear in the Majors section of this Catalog.<\/p>\n<p>The School of TAS&#8217;s richest resources lie in the experience and commitment of its faculty.\u00a0 Students in the sciences and mathematics have the opportunity to work with sponsoring faculty on continuing research projects in the TAS Research Honors Program, a curriculum designed for juniors and seniors who wish to include the experience of undergraduate research as an incorporate part of their education.\u00a0 That research is carried out in well-equipped teaching laboratories, included in which are state of the art computers, allowing students to develop laboratory based computer skills throughout their college careers.\u00a0 The School also has several dedicated computer laboratories designed for specific study\u2014in Bioinformatics, in Computer Science, in Nursing, and others for specialized student research projects.\u00a0 A new greenhouse with modern systems for teaching and research and an innovative classroom within it have been recently completed and occupied.<\/p>\n<p>Faculty members in the School of TAS excel at teaching and are internationally recognized for their scholarship and active participation in scientific organizations.\u00a0 Many have received awards, fellowships, and grants from private, international, and government agencies including the American Chemical Society, the Fulbright Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and the U.S. Department of Education.\u00a0 Faculty engage students in distinctive collaborative research, and have fostered and encouraged the presentations of students&#8217; work at regional and national professional meetings and in publications.\u00a0 The School is a leader in sponsoring activities for Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, and in involving students both in research and in lectures by national and international authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The College&#8217;s Cooperative Education Program also provides opportunities for science and mathematics students to work in real life environments.\u00a0 Under the joint supervision of a scientist at the work-place and a TAS faculty member, co-op students earn degree credits while earning money.\u00a0 A strong internship program (where students can earn degree credits for work done on a volunteer basis) is also available.<\/p>\n<p>Students are strongly encouraged to participate in the School&#8217;s student organizations:\u00a0 the Bioinformatics Club, the Biology Club, the Chemistry Club, the Computer Science Club, the Math Club, the Nursing Student Organization, the Physics\/Engineering Physics Club, and the Pre-Med\/Pre-Health Club. Please see the School of TAS website under &#8220;Clubs\/Students&#8221; for more information about the clubs&#8217; meetings, lectures, trips, and other activities.<\/p>\n<p>The School of TAS also requires that all students meet a core curriculum in mathematics and Science in Cultural Perspective (SCP), a program of courses designed to foster an appreciation and understanding of the historical, philosophical, ethical, and social contexts of scientific and technological development.\u00a0 Students must complete at least two SCP courses or one SCP course and a college level mathematics course with prerequisites to graduate from the School.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"page_leftCol.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-262","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.5 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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