Students will use tools and ideas from many fields of study to understand human experiences, natural phenomena, and the relationships among them.
For example, students will be able to:
- Create, perform, or respond critically to artistic works
- Analyze literature, languages, histories, faith traditions, and ethical systems
- Recognize both the opportunities and the obligations created by domestic and global diversity
- Explain important patterns in human behaviors, relationships, cultures, and institutions, and the intersections among them
- Use scientific methods to investigate the natural world
- Draw on knowledge from several different fields to understand a topic or research an issue
Students can develop these abilities through experiences such as:
- Completing General Education courses in Literary Studies, Historical Studies in Western Culture, and Scientific Exploration and Discovery, or OLE Core courses in Creativity; Global Histories and Societies; Religion, Faith, and Values; Ethical Reasoning in Context; Power and Race; Natural Science; Social Sciences; and World Languages and Cultures
- Performing in a dance ensemble or theater production
- Mentoring someone from another country as an International Student Counselor
- Attending performances at the Guthrie or Mixed Blood Theater hosted by Student Support Services
- Completing courses or programs that satisfy more than one General Education or OLE Core requirement simultaneously
- Volunteering in the Northfield community
- Using information and ideas from a variety of courses in completing a course assignment
- Attending cultural and education events hosted by the multicultural student organizations
For more information about student learning outcomes, visit the pages below:
84%
of seniors explored literature, languages, philosophy, religion, or history during college (2022 Learning Goals Questionnaire)
88%
of seniors acquired an understanding of human behaviors, relationships, politics, or social patterns during college (2022 Learning Goals Questionnaire)