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GE Area C4: Upper-division
Elective
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GE Program Goals
C4: Educational Objectives and Criteria
- Introduction
Upper-division
courses in C4 must be integrative in nature, requiring the
application and generalization of knowledge and/or understanding
from foundation Area C courses (as appropriate) to the advanced
study of a subject or to new, but related, areas of inquiry
within the arts and humanities. These courses may be interdisciplinary
in nature, and should focus on achieving depth rather than
breadth. Courses in this area also emphasize writing as
an integral part of the process of learning and discovery.
Attention to relevant issues of gender and diversity is
encouraged.
Upper-division courses in C4 must fulfill EACH of the following educational
objectives:
After completing an upper-division course in the arts or
the humanities, students should have an enhanced ability
to
| C4:
Upper-Division Educational Objectives |
| EO
1 apply knowledge and understanding acquired
in lower-division coursework in the arts or the
humanities to the advanced study of a subject or
to new, but related, areas of inquiry; |
| EO
2 respond in depth to the kinds of arts-or-humanities
issues approached in lower-division study; |
| EO
appreciate the implications of a focused
area of study; |
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4 appreciate the way in which relationships
between one area of study and another provide perspective
on knowledge. |
Upper-division
courses in C4 must meet EACH
of the following criteria:
The course proposal and expanded course outline must clearly
indicate that the course is at the 300 level, and have as
prerequisites the completion of Area A and at least one or
more foundation courses from Area C. The course proposal and
expanded course outline should also clearly indicate how the
course:
| C4:
Criteria for Upper-Division Courses |
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1 explores in depth a subject in the arts
or humanities; |
| CR
2 provides perspective on the subject's
relationship to other cultural achievements and to
relevant issues of gender and diversity; |
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3 serves as a Writing Intensive
course in GE.
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Writing
Intensive courses are located in Areas A1, A3, C1, C2, C4,
and D5. These courses include a minimum of 3000
words of writing and base 50% or more of a student's grade
on written work. Faculty teaching Writing Intensive
courses will provide feedback to students about their writing
to help them grasp the effectiveness of their writing in various
disciplinary contexts. A significant selection of writing-intensive
upper-division courses will be made available.
The GE
Program is committed to providing the resources to support
both the required writing component and Writing Intensive
coursework. The kind and amount of writing will be a factor
in determining class sizes, and a Writing IN Generally
Every Discipline (WINGED) program will provide support and
training for faculty.
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