CRC FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR: FOUNDATIONS OF A LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION
Explores multiple dimensions of a liberal arts education and its value in today's world. Introduces University resources and promotes community building inside the residence hall and across campus. Engage directly with faculty from diverse fields on campus and with others in the Chadbourne Residence Hall.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Course Designation: Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Formulate an individual understanding of the liberal arts. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explore, analyze, and evaluate conceptions of the liberal arts. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Participate in reasoned, well-organized, and sustained discussions. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Understand problems and issues in their social, cultural, and historical contexts. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Engage in personal and cultural self-criticism and problem solving. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Design and create a project that demonstrates depth of knowledge and mastery of a research topic. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Formulate an individual understanding of the liberal arts. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explore, analyze, and evaluate conceptions of the liberal arts. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Participate in reasoned, well-organized, and sustained discussions. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Understand problems and issues in their social, cultural, and historical contexts. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Engage in personal and cultural self-criticism and problem solving. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Design and create a project that demonstrates depth of knowledge and mastery of a research topic. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027