Undergraduate Education, Council on -Reports - 2007-2008
- General Education Program (GEP) Implementation Updates
Category: Global Knowledge
CUE approved version for GEP 2-1-08
Global Knowledge
Rationale:
Global knowledge is necessary for students to understand the world and their place in it. The global knowledge requirement provides students the opportunity to explore the complex interrelationships among nations, to gain a deeper appreciation of other cultures and peoples, and to evaluate the impact of U.S. culture and policy on the rest of the world.
Objectives:
Each course in Global Knowledge will provide instruction and guidance that help students to achieve at least 2 of the following:
- Compare systematically the ideas, values, images, cultural artifacts, economic structures, technological developments, or attitudes of people from different societies;
- Identify the historical context of ideas and cultural practices and their dynamic relations to other historical contexts;
- Explain how a culture changes in response to internal and external pressures.