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Learning goals

Knowledge and Perspectives

Intellectual Skills

Contexts

Creativity and Production

 

Curriculum

Summary

FirstBridge

Speaking the World

Modeling the World

Comparing Worlds

Mapping the World

 

Pathways

Basic Sequence

Full Sequence

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

FirstBridge

 

 

Speaking the World: Languages and Cultural Literacies

 

  English through EN 110 -120 (6 credits)

 

  French through FR 220 (up to 16 credits)

 

  FrenchBridge: evidence of a student’s integration of French language and culture via an upper-level French course or passerelle option.

 

 

Modeling the World: Scientific and Mathematical Investigations

 

  Quantitative reasoning assessment at entry, and subsequent placement in or exemption from appropriate math course with lab

 

  One natural or physical science course with lab

 

 

Comparing Worlds Past and Present: Historical and Cross-Cultural Understandings

 

  Art History, Communications, Comparative Literature, European Cultural Studies, Film Studies, French Literature and Civilization, History, Music, and Philosophy

 

 

Mapping the World: Social Experience and Organization

 

  Anthropology, Art, Business, Computer Science & Information Technology, Film Studies, Finance, Gender Studies, History, International Affairs and Politics, Linguistics, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology

 

 

Senior Capstone*

 

  “Viewing and Re-Viewing Islam” to be offered for the first time in 2005-06

 

  Multi-disciplinary, team-taught course featuring visiting experts, student teamwork, specialized and original research, interviews, reports.

 

 

 

* Optional items

 
 
 
 
 

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