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General Education At Widener

Widener University's General Education Program cultivates critical, creative, and independent thinking in undergraduates. Through integrated experiences inside and outside the classroom, students learn to act as responsible citizens and pursue knowledge beyond boundaries. The program emphasizes skills, knowledge, and values essential for empowered, informed, and responsible learners in a democratic society.

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General Education At Widener

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  1. General Education At Widener Scott Van Bramer Chem 007

  2. Purpose Statement: Approved by Faculty Council November 2006 • Widener University cultivates critical, creative, and independent thinking to develop undergraduateswho demonstrate intellectual integrity, civic engagement and potential for leadership. General education promotes awareness and synthesis of different strategies of knowing, questioning, and understanding. Through the integration of experiences both inside and outside the classroom, students learn to act as responsible citizens and to pursue knowledge beyond the boundaries of the university. Admissions

  3. AAC&U – Greater Expectations • The empowered learner. The intellectual and practical skills that students need are extensive, sophisticated, and expanding with the explosion of new technologies. • The informed learner. While intellectual and practical skills are essential, so is a deeper understanding of the world students inherit, as human beings and as contributing citizens. This knowledge extends beyond core concepts to include ways of investigating human society and the natural world. • The responsible learner. The integrity of a democratic society depends on citizens' sense of social responsibility and ethical judgment. Admissions

  4. Writing Requirements • Freshman Composition • Writing Enriched Courses (4) • Multiple writing assignments • Revisions • 25 page minimum • 25 students per class • Distribution and Majors Courses • Writing Samples Admissions

  5. Distribution Requirements: 12 Credits in each • Humanities: art history, English, history, humanities, modern language, music, philosophy. • Science and Mathematics: biology, chemistry computer science, earth and space science, environmental science, mathematics, physics, and selected economics and psychology courses. • Social Science: anthropology, criminal justice, government and politics, communications studies, psychology, sociology, and selected economics courses Admissions

  6. Humanities Courses in the humanities foster a sense of historical consciousness, aesthetic appreciation, and philosophical judgment. ….students develop depth and breadth in their understanding of the human condition. Admissions

  7. A&S Requirements - Humanities • History, art history, or music history course (3 credits)* • Aesthetics/philosophy—Any course in literature (ENGL 130 or above, or 300-level modern language), art history, dance, creative writing, fine arts, music (excluding performance), philosophy, or studio art (3 credits)* • Two additional courses in humanities (6 credits) • At least one of these four courses must be at an advanced level (300 level). This requirement may also be met by students taking two semesters of modern language at the elementary or intermediate level in the same language. • * The same course cannot be used to satisfy both the aesthetics/philosophy and the history requirements. Admissions

  8. Social Science Courses in the social sciences develop an appreciation for both the quantitative and qualitative methods for assessing human behaviors and interactions. Admissions

  9. A&S Requirements – Social Science • Societal/cultural perspective—Two introductory social science courses in different fields (6 credits) • Advanced study—Two additional courses in social science, one of which must be at an advanced level (200 level and above) (6 credits) Admissions

  10. Science ….Observation and reflection lead scientists to propose explanations for natural and physical phenomena that have predictive power and are both testable and falsifiable through carefully controlled experimentation. The constant forming, testing, and revising of hypotheses define the process of science and lead to the formation of scientific knowledge.… Admissions

  11. A&S Requirements - Science • Three to four science courses, including one semester of a science course with an associated laboratory Admissions

  12. A&S Requirements – Values Seminar An upper-level interdisciplinary course that involves a discussion of values as affecting individual and societal decision making. Prerequisites: junior or senior status and completion of a minimum of six semester hours in each of the three divisions. Admissions

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