Nine University Studies Objectives

1. Nine University Studies Objectives UI100: First-Year Seminar

2. University Studies Program • At Southeast, we want you to know “everything about something” and “something about everything.” • What does this statement mean to you? • We want YOU to be an interesting person!

3. University Studies Program • Southeast Missouri State University’s General Education Program is called “University Studies.” • The program centers around nine objectives.

4. Nine US Objectives • Demonstrate the ability to locate and gather information • Demonstrate capabilities for critical thinking, reasoning and analyzing • Demonstrate effective communication skills

5. Nine US Objectives • Demonstrate an understanding of human experiences and the ability to relate them to the present • Demonstrate an understanding of various cultures and their interrelationships • Demonstrate the ability to integrate the breadth and diversity of knowledge and experience

6. Nine US Objectives • Demonstrate the ability to make informed, intelligent value decisions • Demonstrate the ability to make informed, sensitive aesthetic responses • Demonstrate the ability to function responsibly in one’s natural, social and political environment

7. University Studies Program Structure of the University Studies Program • First-Year Seminar: UI100…………….3 hours • The 100-200 Level Core Curriculum…36 hours

8. University Studies Program Structure of the University Studies Program

9. Nine US Objectives • Group Work • What the objective means to you • Why it is beneficial as part of a liberally educated person’s life • Provide an example of someone you know who possesses or demonstrates this quality