<p>IndiaRubber, I doubt you’d be missing depth if you pursued a science major but didn’t take Perspectives on Science. You’ll go pretty in-depth in your major – in fact, I doubt a freshman course <em>can</em> fully equip students to tackle problems at the “frontiers of science.” I think the thing is that PoS provides a great experience for freshmen in a variety of topics.</p>
<p>Just a guess, I’m not a student or anything.</p>