General Education Curriculum Requirements Previous to Fall 2018
Students beginning their undergraduate degree in Fall 2018, 或者那些已经和他们的导师正式改变了通识教育课程计划的学生, should consult the renewed General Education curriculum.
Cultural Foundations Courses (CULF)
作为一所天主教文理学院,由圣十字会的爱德华·索林神父于1885年创立, 圣爱德华大学在致力于多样性和社会正义方面有着悠久的历史, 符合天主教强调尊重人的尊严的社会教义, social equality, 保护弱势群体, stewardship, 以及对真理的探索, wherever that search might lead. These commitments, articulated in the St. 爱德华的使命宣言, 在文化基础系列课程中最直接的内容是什么, 致力于帮助学生发展对自己和其他文化的平衡理解和欣赏.
文化基础课程要求18小时,包括社会科学和人文学科的多学科课程, such as sociology and social work, history, economics, political science, 以及文化研究. CULF 1320, 美国的经验, 以向学生介绍美国历史上边缘化群体的经历开始, 以及他们从美国革命前到现在为完全融入美国社会而进行的斗争. This history provides context for the next class in the sequence, CULF 2321, American Dilemmas, 在这门课程中,学生们将调查当今美国社会中涉及这些群体的社会问题和不平等现象. 这门课还通过让学生对一个当代社会问题进行独立研究,为学生准备“顶点课程”, 并考虑有争议的政策方法来解决这个问题,从论点和价值观的角度来看.
Courses
CULF 1318 - Literature and the Human Experience
Students read, discuss, 写一篇种族和/或文化多样化的小说, poetry, drama, 还有漂亮的字母. 他们学习这些主要文学体裁的特点,并熟悉一些既塑造文学作品又被文学作品塑造的文化习俗. 学生应参与课堂讨论,并撰写几篇短文.
CULF 1319 – Understanding and Appreciating the Arts
This course introduces students to a wide range of artistic expression, 包括视觉效果, performing, 以及电影艺术. Through experiencing a variety of readings, lectures, and discussions, 通过观看戏剧, exhibits, and films, students are exposed to the breadth and depth of the arts, from aesthetic principles and arts vocabulary to the role of criticism. This course explores the relationship of various art forms to each other, placing them in an historical and cultural context. Students also study one art form in depth, focusing on the immediate creative experience, while developing critical criteria for viewing and appreciating all art.
CULF 1320 – 美国的经验
美国人的经历因性别、种族、民族和社会阶层的不同而不同. 本课程的目的是考察整个国家历史上经验的多样性, 审视斗争, achievements, and perspectives of marginalized groups in US history. Individual and group experiences will be placed within the social, economic, and political context of various eras. 本课程还将考察传统美国公民文化的理想和价值观在这些历史中的作用, such as liberty, equality, and human rights. 本课程的总体目标是培养对我们多元社会中固有的问题和优势的历史理解.
CULF 2321 -美国的困境
This course presents the principles and methods of economics, sociology, and political science to analyze current social problems. 它是对《凯发国际集团》的补充,因为它继续了社会多元化的主题,并在探讨我们社会当前面临的问题和问题时考虑到社会和政治理想. 课堂讨论和作业的结构鼓励学生解决个人和公共责任的意义,以及定义共同利益. 在定义社会问题及其解决方案时,冲突的价值观的重要性也包括在内.
CULF 3330 – History and Evolution of Global Processes
This course focuses on the history of global economics, 16世纪到21世纪的全球政治和文化进程. 它探讨了在一个日益相互依存的世界中它们相互关系的演变. 为了顺利完成课程,学生必须展示对这些问题的理解. 学生将有校内和/或校外课程和课外经验,有助于全球理解. 先决条件:初级职称.
CULF 3331 – Contemporary World Issues
The course includes an overview of crucial global issues. 每一节将集中讨论影响到至少一个非西方区域(近东)的关键问题, the Far East, 非洲或拉丁美洲). 学生在文化背景下分析问题,并使用历史学科, political science, sociology and economics for an in-depth analysis.
Capstone Course
凯普斯通是一门高级课程,学生可以在这门课程中展示和磨练他们在高中期间学到的所有技能. 爱德华大学职业生涯, including library and field research, writing, 口头报告, 批判性思维, 道德推理. 顶点课程以大学的使命宣言为基础,旨在帮助学生应对他们在21世纪复杂世界中面临的挑战. The Capstone project requires students to choose a current social controversy; thoroughly research all aspects of it; analyze their research and propose a solution; communicate that solution both orally and in writing; and finally perform a civic engagement activity that supports their position. 教师指导学生如何完成这个学期的顶点项目, 同时在整个学期给每个学生个别的指导.
Prerequisites: Completion of the ethics requirement; completion of WRIT 2302 or equivalent; and at least 75 hours. Fall, Spring and Summer (12-Week session only).
Learning Outcomes
St. 爱德华在我们的通识教育课程中强调九种一般的学习成果:批判性思维, Global Learning, Moral Reasoning, 信息素养, Social Justice, 书面交流, 口头交流, Scientific Literacy and Quantitative Literacy. 这些学习成果在很大程度上受到大学使命宣言的影响, 哪一种教育强调学生的分析能力和社会责任,使他们能够对这个瞬息万变的世界做出持久的贡献.