General Education at Goodwin College

General Education Mission Statement
The goal of general education at Goodwin College is for every student to become create competent, productive problem solvers who appreciate the vibrancy and diversity of our society, maintain inquiring minds, and embrace life-long learning. Cutting across all our programs and classes are writing requirements including research papers through which students become skilled, perceptive, analytical readers, and proficient writers adept at doing research and using inductive as well as deductive reasoning….click here to read more.

General Education
General Education at Goodwin College provides students with a strong foundation upon which to build their entire college career. All students—regardless of major or program—complete a set of requirements. The courses in the General Education program expose students to a variety of disciplines, provide basic knowledge, and cultivate core skill areas.

Learning Perspectives
In fulfilling the mission of the college, students in the degree programs take general education courses within five major learning perspectives: Communications Systems; Cultural; Analytical; Social Sciences and Global. These perspectives represent areas of learning which develop students' knowledge considered essential for the well educated person.

• Communications Systems Perspective
• Analytical Perspective
• Social Sciences Perspective
• Cultural Perspective
• Global Perspective

Competencies
In addition to perspectives, students enrolled in bachelor degree programs are required to take courses to fulfill the following competencies. These are skills which the institution considers necessary to deal effectively with academic and intellectual endeavors:

• Multiculturalism – mc
• Advanced Writing – aw
• Ethics/Philosophy – e/p
• Research - r