黄金核心课程
黄金核心课程, 安德森 University’s General Education program, 在你的成长中起着至关重要的作用, 无论是作为一个学生还是作为一个人. The goal is not for you to simply accumulate information. 黄金核心课程, grounded in 博彩平台’s Christian mission and liberal arts tradition, is designed to prepare you to become a productive, 有创意的, ethical global citizen with a love for learning and commitment to your community.
共同学习成果
黄金核心课程 is built around a series of 共同学习成果. Learning in these areas goes beyond a superficial introduction to disciplines; they’ll help you understand why subjects and intellectual skills outside of your major matter. This understanding comes through a rigorous, liberal arts curriculum that will take you to colleges and schools across 安德森 University and serve as a platform upon which you can build a successful future.
The core consists of 41 credit-hours and covers 18 共同学习成果. The Outcomes fall into three areas: 知识, 技能, and 约定的处置.
知识
知识 content areas represent the traditional, broad-based subject matter that is necessary for you to be intellectually well-rounded and to understand your roles and responsibilities in society. The learning goals supporting these Outcomes examine your understanding of faith, 还有你的同胞, 你的环境, 以及你和他们的关系, and how those connections have played out in societies over time. 它们包括:
- 知识 and integration of historical and contemporary Christian perspective
- 知识 of human behaviors and structures
- 知识 of the physical and natural world
- 知识 of global historical perspectives
技能
Skill areas represent the practical abilities you need to 应用 the knowledge you have attained, 无论是你的专业还是你的职业. As you advance through your coursework, these abilities will be connected and honed through progressively more challenging experiences within the core, as well as through environments and technologies specific to your major. 它们包括:
- Critical thinking: inquiry and analysis and 有创意的 problem-solving
- 信息素养
- 技术和数字素养
- 定量的素养
- 书面交流
- 口头交流
- Synthesis and advanced accomplishment across general and specialized studies
约定的处置
Dispositions of eng年龄ment answer the challenge of how to interact with the world around you, utilizing the knowledge and skills you have acquired. 很多这样的性格, 比如协作, 数字沟通技巧, 有创意的 problem-solving and intercultural awareness, are among the “soft skills” that employers believe are crucial to your career success. 它们包括:
- Moral and ethical reasoning and action
- Professional, interpersonal and 数字沟通技巧 and preparedness
- 协作和团队合作的动力
- Intercultural awareness and understanding
- Local, national and global citizenship and civic eng年龄ment
- Aesthetic eng年龄ment through 有创意的 production or patron年龄 of the arts
- Habits of physical health and well-being
The Gold Core’s Integration into your Major and University Life
You will carry the 共同学习成果 into your upper-level Core and major courses that show how the disciplines interconnect. 黄金核心课程 is also integrated with life outside the classroom. Your participation in extracurricular programming reinforces 黄金核心课程 through cultural presentations, 专业研讨会, visiting scholar lectures and other activities.
Christ-centered Liberal Arts Education
黄金核心课程 reflects our commitment to developing Christian servant-leaders. The Gold Core will show you how Christian beliefs can be applied within a context of 有创意的 problem-solving and how faith can lay the foundation for a critically examined understanding of ethical behavior. Building blocks of character such as empathy, 慈善机构, 尊重, and stewardship are woven into course content. You’ll be equipped to pursue a productive and satisfying life as a team-minded professional, family member and citizen in a rapidly changing world.
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