General Education

General education courses provide foundation in the liberal arts, social sciences, natural sciences, and writing for students in all majors. These courses enhance the student’s self-awareness, ability to think critically, provide multicultural perspectives on modern society and develop an understanding of international and global issues. They also support the majors by enhancing writing skills, critical thinking, developing leadership skills and increasing knowledge of scientific methods applicable to all fields of study.

Students majoring in management, human development, or human services administration are required to complete a total of 30 credit hours in general education. Students majoring in humanities, human resource management or liberal arts have some of their general education requirements met by course work within the major. Each course is worth three credits.

A/H420 Self and Society

A/H422 Modern World Literature (or designated substitute)

COM425 Expository Writing

COM430 Critical Writing

SOS450 Applied Learning Theory

SOS452 Culture and Personality (or designated substitute)

SOS454 Social Research Methods

SOS456 Leadership of Groups and Organizations

S/T422 Global Ecology and Public Policy (or designated substitute)

S/T430 Technology and Society (or designated substitute)

The faculty encourages students majoring in fields other than humanities to consider including all or part of the World Classics Curriculum (described under the humanities major) in their degree plans. Many Undergraduate Studies graduates who have taken the World Classics Curriculum have expressed appreciation for this broadening and rewarding experience.

Vital Issues Courses

These courses address current issues of vital importance in modern society. The specific courses offered change from year to year. Courses offered in the past few years have included the following:

• Collaboration Process in Organizations
• Healing Racism
• Discrimination and Affirmative Action
• Heroes, Role Models, and Stars
• The Middle East in Crisis
• Peoples and Cultures of Africa
• Poverty: Its Origin and Impact
• Crisis in American Education
• The American Media and the Democratic Process

Workshops

One-day workshops covering a variety of topics are offered each quarter. Workshops require eight hours in class plus a significant amount of time prior to and/or subsequent to the workshop.

The listing below is a small sampling of workshops which have been offered. Many are repeated frequently; others less often.

• Working with Families in Crisis
• Enhancing Customer Satisfaction
• Interracial Communication
• Managing Family Stress
• Death and Dying: Empowerment Through Grief
• Media Analysis
• Dealing with Conflict in the Workplace
• Basic Interviewing Skills
• Chamber Music