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As part of providing a
liberal education, UW-Eau Claire requires a series of general
education courses designed to foster the intellectual, personal,
cultural and social development of each student. UWEC's intent and
effort is that these general education courses -- on top of specific
disciplinary programs and requirements -- will help each student,
regardless of major, to meet a series of academic goals by graduation.
Meeting these goals (we hope) properly prepares each student for a
lifetime of exploring, learning, reflecting, understanding,
contributing, participating and communicating.
General Education courses are
designed to meet some (but not all) of UWEC's eleven
baccalaureate goals,
listed below. GEOG 111 meets all these goals through course content,
approach and requirements. To demonstrate how goals are being met by
course work, each
student is encouraged to keep a portfolio (see
Baccalaureate Portfolio Project)
of class assignments, projects, and other materials. If you need help to
identify which assignment fits which goal and/or why, see me in class or
email me at kaldjian@uwec.edu.
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Academic Goals |
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1. an understanding of a liberal education
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2. an appreciation of the university as a
learning community |
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3. ability to inquire, think, analyze
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4. ability to write, read, speak, listen
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5. an understanding of numerical data |
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6. an historical consciousness |
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7. international and intercultural
experiences |
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8. an understanding of science and the
scientific method |
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9. an appreciation of the arts |
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10. an understanding of values |
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11. an understanding of human behavior and
human institutions |
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