A course in any field is eligible to be designated as a General Education “Breadth of Study” course if, in addition to its other goals, it meets the following objectives:
I. “Breadth of Study” courses introduce students to the body of knowledge that is appropriate to the discipline or division.
II. “Breadth of Study” courses introduce students to the ways/means of thinking that are appropriate to the discipline or division.
III. The understanding is that these courses would be introductory or beginning courses
While all of our courses meet the above objectives, “breadth of study” courses do so in an intentional way – making explicit those elements that are implicit in other courses. Toward this end, “breadth of study” courses devote specific instructional time to these objectives, and they assess students’ understanding of the body of knowledge, modes of thinking, techniques, and steps in forming an argument.