A2, A3: Oral Written Communication, Critical Thinking and 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

  • Oral&WrtnCom/CritThink/Ethics

  • CST 212: Technical Presentations (4 units)
    Approved from Spring 2013

  • ENSTU 212: Ethics, Science & Env Policy (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2012

  • ENSTU 212S: Ethics, Equity & Envir SL (6 units)
    Approved from Fall 2012

  • HCOM 213: Intro to Comm Ethics (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2012

  • HCOM 214: Interpersonal Comm & Conflict (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2012

  • Oral&WrtnCom/CritThink/Ethics

  • CST 212: Technical Presentations (4 units)
    Approved from Spring 2013

  • ENSTU 212: Ethics, Science & Env Policy (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2012

  • ENSTU 212S: Ethics, Equity & Envir SL (6 units)
    Approved from Fall 2012

  • HCOM 213: Intro to Comm Ethics (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2012

  • HCOM 214: Interpersonal Comm & Conflict (4 units)
    Approved from Fall 2012

CSU General Education Alignment

  • Oral&WrtnCom/CritThink/Ethics: CSU GE Area A2
  • Oral&WrtnCom/CritThink/Ethics: CSU GE Area A3

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.