Millersville University, Faculty Senate
General Education Curriculum
Program Review
May 1996
Curricular Currency
Fundamental Skills
2. Fundamental Skills--These are a common set of abilities that include:
writing, speaking, logical and critical thinking, foreign language,
mathematics, and academic computing.
The General Education Curriculum now demands that students be instructed in
English composition and oral expression early in their academic careers so
that they may build upon those skills. There also is a requirement of
studying methods of quantitative analytical reasoning, that is, of
studying a quantitative technique for its own sake and not simply as a means
for learning another discipline. Finally, the requirement of a laboratory
science remains. This should foster observation to obtain data, rather than
reliance on printed sources. In contrast, there are no specific requirements
in critical thinking, foreign language, or academic computing. While such
requirements are not listed on a course-by-course basis, some are embedded
under other labels, such as the "reasoning" goal.
Curricular Currency
...|Liberal Arts and Sciences
|Higher Standards and More Requirements
|Tighter Curriculum Structure
|The Freshman Year
|The Senior Year
|Global Studies
|Cultural Diversity
|Integration of Knowledge
|Moral Reflection
|Active Learning
|Extension Through All Four Years
|Assessment
|Information Literacy
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