Area A ~ English Language Communication & Critical Thinking

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A1: Oral & Written Communication

Students shall take no more than four lower-division courses with the same subject prefix as their major to fulfill their general education requirements.

Approved Courses

  • CAD 100B
  • CHHS 111
  • CHHS 125
  • CST 211
  • ENSTU 111
  • ENSTU 211
  • FYS 111
  • HCOM 110
  • HCOM 112
  • HCOM 211
  • HCOM 211S
  • SBS 200
  • SPCH T101
  • TRAN 301
  • VPA 210

Outcomes

  1. Comprehend Multiple Perspectives: Students demonstrate the ability to understand information, ideas and insights presented by diverse authors through written, oral, visual and electronic means of communication on the authors’ own terms at an introductory collegiate level.
  2. Interpret Multiple Perspectives: Students demonstrate the ability to explain the significance and meaning of information, ideas and insights presented by diverse authors in multiple genres of communication at an introductory collegiate level.
  3. Communicate Orally and in Writing: Students demonstrate the ability to use written and oral communication ethically and effectively at an introductory collegiate level.

A2, A3: Oral & Written Communication, Critical Thinking, & Ethics

Students shall take no more than four lower-division courses with the same subject prefix as their major to fulfill their general education requirements.

Approved Courses

  • TRAN 300
  • HCOM 120
  • HCOM 212
  • HCOM 213
  • HCOM 214
  • SBS 110
  • ENSTU 120
  • ENSTU 212
  • ENSTU 212S
  • CHHS 212
  • CAD 101B
  • ENG T100

Outcomes

  1. Comprehend and Interpret Controversies: Students demonstrate the ability to understand multiple perspectives on significant controversies presented by diverse authors on the authors’ own terms and to explain the intent, purpose, and underlying values of the advocates of these perspectives at an intermediate collegiate level.
  2. Identify and Understand Ethical Dimensions of Controversies: Students demonstrate the ability to recognize, understand, and effectively explain the ethical dimensions of significant controversies.
  3. Use Diverse Ethical Frameworks to Analyze Controversies: Students demonstrate the ability to effectively apply diverse ethical frameworks to analyses of multiple perspectives on significant controversies.
  4. Identify and Evaluate Potential Options for Responding Ethically and Effectively to Controversies: Students demonstrate the ability to recognize, understand, accurately represent, and effectively evaluate multiple options for responding responsibly to significant controversies.
  5. Communicate Orally and in Writing: Students demonstrate the ability to use written and oral communication ethically and effectively at an intermediate collegiate level.

A4: Oral & Written Communication, Critical Thinking, & Ethics (GWAR)

Students shall take no more than four lower-division courses with the same subject prefix as their major to fulfill their general education requirements.

Students should take one of the following courses only after they have achieved upper division status (60+ units).

Approved Courses

  • CART 303
  • GS 362
  • HCOM 312
  • HCOM 313
  • HCOM 317S
  • VPA 313
  • BUS 304
  • BIO 300
  • CST 300
  • ENSTU 300
  • ENVS 300
  • MATH 300
  • MSCI 300
  • LS 300
  • CHHS 302
  • NURS 300

Outcomes

  1. Comprehend and Interpret Multiple Perspectives: Students demonstrate the ability to understand information, ideas, and insights presented by diverse authors through written, oral, visual, and electronic means of communication and explain its significance at an advanced collegiate level.
  2. Analyze Multiple Perspectives: Students demonstrate the ability to effectively and ethically analyze multiple perspectives in pursuit of sound decision making.
  3. Evaluate Multiple Perspectives: Students demonstrate the ability to effectively and ethically evaluate multiple perspectives in pursuit of sound decision making.
  4. Make and Justify Decisions: Students demonstrate the ability to integrate reason and communication in pursuit of sound decisions.
  5. Communicate Orally and in Writing: Students demonstrate the ability to use written and oral communication ethically and effectively at an advanced collegiate level.