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
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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
