General Education Program

Catalog 2006/07

General Education Program Learning Outcomes

At its best, education can be a joyful voyage of discovery. The General Education Program at Cogswell College is designed to ensure that this voyage provides a quality liberal education characterized by active learning. A core curriculum of courses in the humanities, mathematics, science, and the social sciences prepares graduates who:

  1. Demonstrate written communication skills by writing clear, coherent, and grammatically correct reports and papers.
  2. Demonstrate oral communication skills by making effective speeches and presentations.
  3. Analyze and evaluate critically information from diverse sources by explaining the credibility, logic and purpose of the material; construct an argument and support it logically and persuasively by synthesizing information.
  4. Explain and apply quantitative reasoning to interpret tables, graphs and charts and to solve numerical problems.
  5. Describe scientific principles and perform experiments illustrating those principles; apply scientific reasoning to analyze data.
  6. Demonstrate competence with information technology by identifying, locating, and evaluating its products and using them effectively to support research.
  7. Describe and explain how the history, culture, economics, and politics of diverse societies have shaped the global world of today.
  8. Explain the importance of civic engagement in a democratic society by identifying and comparing examples from literature, history, government, and other fields.
  9. Demonstrate an understanding of and appreciation for diversity, for example by engaging in civil discourse with those of differing views.
  10. Explain the foundations of ethical theory and apply ethical principles to assess contemporary issues.


GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULM


English (9 credits)

ENG100 Composition and Critical Thinking- 3
ENG210 Cultural Diversity in Literature- 3
ENG310 Classics of Western Drama or
ENG320 Classics of World Drama or
ENG300 Essentials of Written Communication (DDP only) - 3

Humanities (18 credits)

HUM120 Nature & History of Western Art or
HUM130 Modern Art History - 3
HUM122 World Music or
HUM125 Music in Western Culture - 3
HUM200 History of the Modern World - 3
HUM227 Film History or
HUM230 History of Animation - 3
HUM361 Contemporary Ethical Issues - 3
HUM400 General Education Capstone Research - 3

Social Science (6 credits)

SSC200U.S. Government - 3
SSC332Global Political Economics - 3

Math for Digital Arts (6 credits)

MATH115 Basic Topics in Mathematics - 3
MATH Math Course (As Designated by Program) or
SWE Programming Elective - 3

Math for Engineering (10 credits)

MATH133 Calculus I - 5
MATH134 Calculus II - 5

Note: All engineering programs include additional mathematics requirements. Please see pages 87, 94 and 106 for more information.

Math for DDP (6 credits)

MATH112 College Algebra - 3
MATH ---Business Math - 3

Science for Digital Art and Animation and Digital Motion Picture (6 credits)

SCI100 Basic Concepts of Physics or
SCI130 Basic concepts of Anatomy and Physiology - 3
SCI200 General Science: Principles and Trends - 3

Science for Digital Audio Technology (6 credits)

SCI200 General Science: Principles and Trends - 3
SCI220 Foundations of Musical Acoustics - 3

Science for Engineering (8 credits)

SCI145College Physics I - 4
SCI245College Physics II - 4


If you are a current student enrolled under 2004 - 2006 catalog, please use the link below.

General Education Program 2004-06