Four Core Competencies
With the full range of academic disciplines as starting points, these courses give every student some experience with thinking critically and contextually about culture, social institutions, ideas, and the natural world, as well as experience in problem-solving, design, and other creative work. These courses, which may also be taken as general electives, will provide not only a broad foundation for undergraduate studies but also an opportunity to explore subjects students may never have encountered otherwise with faculty members from a range of disciplines.
Their guidance and insights might offer new perspectives on students’ chosen field of study or open up new vistas on the vast storehouse of human knowledge, experience, and expression. Most importantly, Core Competency courses should offer ways of thinking with which students can approach the world around them and should demonstrate the relevance of a range of disciplinary thinking to life beyond the classroom.
With the full range of academic disciplines as starting points, these courses give every student some experience with thinking critically and contextually about culture, social institutions, ideas, and the natural world, as well as experience in problem-solving, design, and other creative work. These courses, which may also be taken as general electives, will provide not only a broad foundation for undergraduate studies but also an opportunity to explore subjects students may never have encountered otherwise with faculty members from a range of disciplines.
With the full range of academic disciplines as starting points, these courses give every student some experience with thinking critically and contextually about culture, social institutions, ideas, and the natural world, as well as experience in problem-solving, design, and other creative work. These courses, which may also be taken as general electives, will provide not only a broad foundation for your undergraduate studies, but also an opportunity to explore subjects you may never have encountered otherwise with faculty members from a range of disciplines.
Their guidance and insights might offer you new perspectives on your chosen field of study or open up new vistas on the vast storehouse of human knowledge, experience, and expression. Most importantly, Core Competency courses should offer ways of thinking with which you can approach the world around you and should demonstrate the relevance of a range of disciplinary thinking to life beyond the classroom.