通识教育

With the support of the faculty, the 通识教育 Committee envisions that all graduates of St. 可以买滚球的正规平台 will possess fundamental skills and knowledge rooted in the liberal arts and catholic intellectual tradition needed to live in a rapidly changing and global world, as well as the ability to critically explore complex issues and solve complex problems.

具体来说,圣. 可以买滚球的正规平台 graduates possess the fundamental skills and knowledge needed for tomorrow's world, 并且能够批判性地思考他们的生活和工作, 还有其他人的生命. 这意味着要问问题, 收集和解释数据, 得出结论, 评估结果, 采取行动. We envision that our graduates will communicate effectively both in 写作 and orally. 同样，我们希望他们已经被介绍给第二语言.

最后, 我们设想我们的毕业生将培养个人气质, 或“习惯”(源自拉丁语habitus), meaning 'virtue') necessary for a rich intellectual life as well as overall physical wellness.

经过文科课程的教育，St. 可以买滚球的正规平台 graduates will possess a general understanding of the disciplines of the Liberal Arts, 包括自然科学, 社会科学, 创造性的艺术, 和人文. We envision our graduates will be able to identify themselves as heirs to culture and advance it through the exercise of their own intellectual curiosity. 同样的, our graduate will be comfortable exploring the cultural richness of our diverse society as well as those of the Global 'village' in which they live.

作为教区机构的成员，圣. 可以买滚球的正规平台 will be able to reflect critically on core truth claims, as well as the ethical and spiritual values derived from philosophy and theology, 尤其是那些源自天主教知识传统的思想. 同样的, 我们的毕业生将重视观点的多样性, 积极追求正义与和平, 并参与当地和全球正规买球平台有哪些的服务.

最后，这是我们的愿景，圣. 可以买滚球的正规平台 will continue to develop learning skills and knowledge both out of necessity and for pleasure. Our graduates will continue to explore the breadth and depth of the liberal arts and catholic intellectual tradition as lifelong learners by reading, 写作, 说话, 研究, 旅行, 听, 创建, 融入我们的世界. 像这样, 我们设想我们的毕业生将为自己塑造一个连贯的, 如果总是犹豫不决, vision of the world by means of which they will enrich their own lives through enriching the lives of others.

可以买滚球的正规平台的学生将:

• Develop fundamental skills and knowledge necessary to flourish in a rapidly changing world. (基本技能及知识)
• Develop competencies that produce Liberal Arts perspectives in order to influence culture. (文科观点)
• Evaluate truth claims derived from Philosophy and Theology in order to scrutinize the relationship between faith and reason. (天主教知识传统)
• Critically explore complex issues using knowledge and skills from the liberal arts and catholic intellectual tradition. (综合学习)

通过参加通识教育课程, 以及专业和课外活动的参与, undergraduate students critically explore complex issues using knowledge and skills from the liberal arts and 天主教的知识传统. 像这样, students participate in a variety of integrated and multi-discipline approaches to learning, 然而, key assessments of students' abilities to practice critical thinking to solve problems and equips students for success will occur in 300-level philosophy and theology courses.

基本技能和知识

开设传播学课程, 英语, 数学, 计算机科学, 统计数据, 西班牙语和拉丁语研究, 运动机能学, 信息素养(12-18学分).

So that they can succeed in personal, educational, professional, and civic endeavors, St. 可以买滚球的正规平台的学生将:

• Create, deliver, and evaluate oral presentations that are both purposeful and ethical. (口语交际)
• Use 写作 effectively as a means of research, exposition, communication, and expression. (书面交流)
• 使用数学探究的方法来解释数据. (定量推理)
• Achieve basic proficiency in reading, 写作, 听, and 说话 a second language. (第二语言)
• Demonstrate the skills, knowledge, and confidence to engage in physical activities. (卫生及福利)
• Seek and evaluate multiple perspectives during information gathering and assessment. (信息素养)

文科观点

Courses are offered by departments across the College of Arts and Sciences (14-16 credits):

• 这样他们才能更好地欣赏和表达自己的独创性. 可以买滚球的正规平台 students will demonstrate artistic techniques through the production or performance of works of art. (创意艺术)
• So that they can assess their individual roles and responsibilities in the world, St. 可以买滚球的正规平台 students will evaluate perspectives on human experiences in cultural or historical contexts. (人文:历史与文化)
• 这样他们就能更好地欣赏人类经历的表达. 可以买滚球的正规平台的学生将分析漫画中的创意作品, 电影, 文学, 音乐, 剧院, 或者其他媒体. (人文学科:文学与电影)
• 因此，他们可以深思熟虑地评估科学内容和思想. 可以买滚球的正规平台 students will use evidence-based reasoning to explore questions about the natural world. (自然科学)
• 这样他们就可以在他们生活的世界中导航，圣. 可以买滚球的正规平台 students will apply evidence-based reasoning to explain diverse human experiences. (社会科学)

天主教的知识传统

开设哲学和神学课程(12学分):

• 这样他们就能形成更清晰、逻辑上更连贯的世界观. 可以买滚球的正规平台的学生将使用推理来评估哲学论点. (100-200级哲学课程)
• So that they can recognize the impact belief has on engagement in the world and society, St. 可以买滚球的正规平台 students will evaluate the relationship between faith in God and just action. (100-200级神学课程)
• So that they can better understand the relationship between faith and reason, St. 可以买滚球的正规平台的学生将评估世界观如何塑造诠释. (哲学、神学、天主教研究、正义与和平)
• So that they are prepared to make meaningful contributions to society and the world, St. 可以买滚球的正规平台 students will critically explore complex issues using knowledge and skills from the liberal arts and 天主教的知识传统. (综合学习，300级哲学或神学)

The material presented here is for informational purposes and does not substitute for the catalog. 查阅 官方大学目录 为完成通识教育的要求和课程的资格.