Curriculum XXI
A Flexible Curriculum
While the
essential elements of Curriculum XXI are specified, each requirement may be
fulfilled by a variety of courses. Below are some examples of specific courses
that may fulfill the requirements in each category.
Examples of Courses That May Be Used to
Fulfill Requirements
Any course
that meets a Curriculum XXI requirement has a notation at the end of its
description, e.g., (NTW), (MWE) etc. While some courses may be eligible to meet
more than one requirement, the student must choose which requirement the course
is to fulfill. A course may be used only once toward Curriculum XXI.
Continuity
To reach a
clear understanding of Western culture, our graduates will need to become
acquainted with its primary texts, with its art, and with its history.
Requirements:
Two
courses in major works (one treating a period before 1660, the other a later
period)
Before 1660: (MWE)
Shakespeare’s
The New Testament
After 1660: (MWL)
African-American Literature
Women and Fiction
One course in creative or performing arts (CPA)
History of Architecture
Drawing and 2D Design
Creative Writing
American Popular Music
Photography I
Theatre in NYC
One course in Western history (WHS)
Western Medicine Since
1850
The Renaissance
American Environmental History
Tudor-Stuart History
African-American History
Interdependence
To
participate fully in an interdependent world, our graduates will need to
understand how people behave and how they interact in organizations and
societies; they will also need to be aware of other cultures, develop a
critical perspective on their own culture and cultivate a global consciousness.
Requirements:
Two
courses in social and behavioral analysis in two different departments (SBA)
Microeconomic Principles
General Psychology
Public Opinion and Voting
Global Business Cycles
Theory of Learning
Gender and Sexuality
Deviance and Social Control
International Relations
Foreign language (LN 1, 2, 3)
For
students continuing a language studied more than 2 years at high school level,
completion of 1 foreign language course at intermediate level or above.
For
students pursuing a language studied 2 years or less at high school level,
successful completion of a 2-course sequence at introductory level or of a
language and related civilization course or of an off-campus program with a
language component and its related preparatory course. Students also may
satisfy this requirement by achieving a 3 on Advanced Placement or 500 on ETS
Achievement Test.
A non-Western or
People & Cultures of
Buddhism
Worldwide Ceramics
Music of the World’s Cultures
Science and Technology
As
preparation for life in an era heavily influenced by science and technology,
our students will need to understand the language and analytical methods of
science and the different levels on which it explores nature; they must also
become sensitive to the impact of science and technology on society.
Requirements:
A course in mathematics, logic, or
computer use (MLC)
Problem Solving
Statistics
Logic
Lego Robotics Programming
Single Variable Calculus
Finite Mathematics
A course in chemistry or physics
(LAB or SCI)
Chemistry
in Today’s Society
Astronomy
Chemistry, Science & Life
Physics of Everyday Objects
Light and Relativity
General Chemistry
A course in biology or geology (LAB or SCI)
Ecology and Environment
Historical Geology
Horticulture
Planetology
The Global Environment Genetics
Critical Thinking and Effective Communication
The sheer
mass of information will demand more than ever that our graduates be able to
sift and analyze data, apply well-honed intellectual skills, think profoundly
and critically and express their own ideas effectively.
Requirements:
Competence in writing
Composition
Classical Mythology
Reading Philosophy
A major program
One of 30 majors or an
Individual Student Program
A baccalaureate thesis or project
A major
research paper or project in the student’s chosen field
Choices
To prepare
for a future in which decision making will be central, our students must become
aware of recurring dilemmas of the human condition and be willing to deal
honestly with the complexities of personal, social, intellectual and moral
issues.
Requirements:
A First-Year Seminar (FYS) such as:
Being a Man: The
Masculine
Children’s Lives
Biology of Reproduction
Horror in Film and Story
Understanding Religion
A
contemporary issues seminar (taken no earlier than January of the junior year)
(CIS) such as:
Globalization
Unruly Women
Understanding Cancer
Origins of War and Peace
Travels to
the
Philosophy,
Race & Gender