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Core Learning Outcomes
• 21st -century skills
• Breadth and depth of knowledge
• Ethical reflection
• Interdisciplinary analysis
• Creativity and intellectual risk-taking
The First-Year Seminar (FYS)
• Four-credit course
• Focused topic
• Learning community
• College-level expectations
• Skill development
Sample Fall ’14 FYS Courses
• Conspiracy Theories in American History
• Childhood Around the World
• Theorizing Comics and Graphic Novels
• Critical Perspectives on Advertising
• Social Media as Revolutionary Technology
Two Tasks for Students
• Submit 5 FYS preferences May 30-June 20
• Read Ghost Map before classes begin
Core Breadth Areas
• Philosophy
• Ethics/Religious Studies
• Natural Science
• Mathematics
• Literature
• Fine Arts
• History
• Social Science
Pathways
• 4 courses
• At least 3 disciplines
• Interdisciplinary studies areas
• Options for foreign-language study
• Potential route to minors/second majors
Examples of Pathway Topics
• Environmental Studies
• American Studies
• Public Health
• Global Studies
• Spanish/French/Italian
Skill Development
• Eng 120 Writing for College
• FYS: Writing, Information Literacy & Public Presentation
• Technology-Intensive Requirement
• Capping
General Reminders for Students
• Double-check Breadth category courses
• Assume any Summer session courses will be taken at Marist
• Meet with advisor in the first few weeks of classes
• Own your education!