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Albright College
Goals Statement
Prepared by the General Education Assessment Committee November 2006
The goal of the Albright College curriculum is to prepare graduates who are self-motivated, reflective, creative, and engaged members of society and of the world. Albright College strives to foster a life-long commitment to integrative learning, critical thinking, creative expression, and ethical engagement.
Knowing the World
Students will learn about different disciplines, their objects of study, and their approaches to knowledge, thereby establishing a broad foundation of knowledge upon which to build understanding and engagement. This goal includes
- learning the basic elements of knowledge including objects, events, processes, and contexts within different areas
- identifying similarities, differences, and complementarities among different fields of study and practice
- appreciating the diversity of theories, interpretations, and creative expressions within disciplines
Understanding the World
Students will learn to think critically, communicate effectively, and solve problems creatively, by acquiring intellectual, practical, and integrative skills. They will examine the different questions and methods of the arts, humanities, and natural and social sciences. They will gain skills in verbal and nonverbal methods of communication. Students will learn to interpret, synthesize, and adapt knowledge and skills to different situations, thus preparing themselves for an informed engagement with the world. This goal includes the skills of
- reading, interpreting, analyzing, contextualizing, and evaluating information
- writing, speaking, presenting, and expressing forms of organizing concepts and effectively communicating them to others
- understanding and employing quantitative and logical reasoning and literary and artistic expression
- developing information literacy and developing skills in another language
- critiquing, synthesizing, adapting and applying established ways of knowing and of understanding
Engaging with the World
Students will understand cultures as well as the differences within and among them. They will learn different perspectives on ways of living and relating to the world and recognize the importance of social and ethical engagement in a local and global context. This goal includes
- exploring the history, creative products, beliefs and ideas of different cultures in the United States and around the world
- exploring intensively at least one other culture
- fostering discernment and making informed choices between alternative positions and perspectives
- developing an understanding of ethical values and social and global responsibilities that will inform their engagement with self and others
- reflecting on the impact that their actions and choices have on the world
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