Academic Curriculum (A Wooster Education)
Academic Curriculum (A Wooster Education)
Preface: Identifying Curricular Goals
A liberal arts education is not for four years but for a lifetime. As such, it should provide an intellectual experience that is both inherently valuable and provides the resources necessary for a lifetime of inquiry, discovery, and responsible citizenship. These resources involve not the study of any particular discipline but the acquiring of certain intellectual abilities, including a critical disposition, an understanding of the nature of academic knowledge and the different ways of knowing that are reflected in the disciplines, the necessary skills to communicate effectively, an openness to inquiry in all its forms, and an appreciation of cultures and perspectives that are different from one’s own. These abilities will help students to become independent learners for whom education is a life-long process and whose lives are marked by their commitment to knowledge and their ability to contribute meaningfully to their communities.
The College of Wooster seeks to create such independent learners. A Wooster education can be characterized by how it identifies the goals of a liberal arts curriculum and how these goals relate to the process of creating engaged and independent learners and informed and involved citizens.
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Curricular Goals
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Overview of Requirements
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A Wooster Education (a complete description of the rationale and goals of the curriculum)