Core Curriculum Areas

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Core Curriculum Areas

Following or in tandem with the First Year Common Core, students will be required to take one course in each of the remaining eight curriculum areas:

Courses explore multiple histories, social movements, cultural heritages, and belief systems that shape the United States – its norms, laws, public policies and discourses – in the context of the country’s rich and varied cultural diversity. Students will develop oral communication skills, consider ethical and social decisions from multiple perspectives, explore individual and group beliefs, and critically examine factors supporting and sustaining inequitable treatment of groups of people in the U.S.

Students successfully completing these courses will obtain the following skills, knowledge, perspectives, and values:

SKILLS (MĀKAU NAʻAUAO):

  • oral COMMUNICATION – Students speak clearly and effectively for a variety of audiences and purposes.

KNOWLEDGE & PERSPECTIVES (`IKE):

  • HISTORICAL AND CONCEPTUAL PERSPECTIVES – Students investigate and apply concepts from history or the humanities to describe and analyze phenomena over time.  

  • SOCIETIES AND CULTURES –  Students explore cross-cultural perspectives that both distinguish and connect regions, countries, languages, and cultures.

VALUES (MEA WAIWAI):

  • ETHICAL REASONING AND VALUES – Students identify, explain, and evaluate the ethical perspectives of others and themselves.

COURSES  (1 course – 3 semester credits or 4 quarter credits for transfer students)

  •  – Topics in American Studies
  •  – American Stories: Themes in American History to 1877
  •  – The American Experience: 1865 to Present
  •  – Introduction to Gender and Women’s Studies
  •  - Introduction to Leadership in America 
  •  - Ethics in America 
  •  – The American Political System 
  •  - Introduction to Sociology 

The creative arts celebrate the human capacity to imagine, create, and transform ideas into expressive forms, such as paintings, poems, music, theater, digital design, and photography. Courses introduce students to ways of experiencing and understanding a variety of artistic concepts, structures, and forms. Students will engage in imaginative and intuitive practices to develop their ability to understand creative works and express ideas through the arts.

Students successfully completing these courses will obtain the following skills, knowledge and perspectives: 

SKILLS (MĀKAU NAʻAUAO):

  • AESTHETIC APPRECIATION AND EXPRESSION – Students will engage in creative practices to interpret and express ideas through various art forms.

KNOWLEDGE AND PERSPECTIVES (`IKE):

  • SOCIETIES & CULTURES – Students explore cross-cultural perspectives that both distinguish and connect regions, countries, languages, and cultures.

 

COURSES (1 course – 3 semester credits or 4 quarter credits for transfer students)

  •  – World Art History
  •  – Introduction to Visual Arts
  •  – Introduction to Design
  •  – The Art of Literature
  •  – Introduction to Classical Music
  •  – Music in World Cultures
  •  – Acting I: Basic Acting for Stage and Screen
  •  – Introduction to Creative Writing

Critical thinking intersects with oral, written, and visual communication skills as fundamental proficiencies required for academic, professional, and personal success. Courses prepare students to think critically about questions of fact, value, or concept. Students will learn the techniques, strategies, and methods of critical thinking; practice oral and visual communication skills, and demonstrate the ability to express ideas and arguments clearly and coherently. It is highly recommended that students fulfill this Curriculum area requirement early in their degree plan.

Students successfully completing these courses will obtain the following skills:

SKILLS (MĀKAU NAʻAUAO):

  • CRITICAL THINKING – . Students synthesize information, explain issues, analyze concepts and evidence, assess assumptions, define their own perspectives and positions, and evaluate the implications and consequences of their conclusions.
  •   ORAL COMMUNICATION   – Students speak clearly and effectively for a variety of audiences and purposes.

COURSES  (1 course – 3 semester credits or 4 quarter credits for transfer students)

  •  – Introduction to Communication Skills
  •  – Public Speaking
  •  – Principles of Microeconomics
  •  - Reading Film, Literature, and Culture 
  •  – Visualizing Human Geography
  •  – Reacting to the Past
  •  –  Introduction to Psychology

Courses explore cross-cultural perspectives and selected concepts that underscore contemporary issues of global concern. Students will develop awareness of cultural practices and traditions in the context of a changing, globalizing world while reflecting on their own values and customs. Students will learn exchange ideas and connect with diverse communities and cultures.

Students successfully completing these courses will obtain the following skills, knowledge, and perspectives:

SKILLS (MĀKAU NAʻAUAO):

  • TEAMWORK – Students work effectively in teams.

KNOWLEDGE & PERSPECTIVES (`IKE):

  • HISTORICAL & CONCEPTUAL PERSPECTIVES – Students investigate and apply concepts from history or the humanities to describe and analyze phenomena over time. 

  • SOCIETIES & CULTURES –  Students explore cross-cultural perspectives that both distinguish and connect regions, countries, languages, and cultures.

COURSES  (1 course – 3 semester credits or 4 quarter credits for transfer students)

  •  - Introduction to Linguistics 
  •  – Cultural Anthropology
  •  – World Regional Geography
  •  – Global Crossroads: 1500 - Present
  •  – The International System
  •  – Global Cinema Studies
  •  - Comparative Health Systems 
  •  – Introduction to World Religions

Courses focus on the nature of discovery, scientific reasoning, and invention to develop critical awareness of the methods and limits of scientific inquiry. Students will cultivate observational and analytical skills, particularly in reference to the natural world.

Students successfully completing these courses will obtain the following skills, knowledge, and perspectives:

SKILLS (MĀKAU NAʻAUAO):

  • QUANTITATIVE REASONING – Students use quantitative reasoning to analyze problems and identify solutions.


KNOWLEDGE & PERSPECTIVES (`IKE): 

  • NATURAL SCIENCES – Students apply concepts from the natural sciences to describe, analyze, or explain natural phenomena.

COURSES  (1 course – 3 semester credits or 4 quarter credits for transfer students)

  •  - Introductory Biology
  • - Nutrition: Eat Smarter (effective Fall 2018)
  •  - Introductory Chemistry
  •  - General Chemistry
  •  - Introduction to Physical Geography
  •  - The Dynamic Earth
  •  - Introductory Oceanography
  •  - Astronomy

Courses will help students understand the changing world they live in and become active contributors as society seeks to achieve sustainability. Students will examine, through multidisciplinary perspectives, the inherent connection between natural, social, and economic systems and engage in applied and experiential learning opportunities. Students will engage in community activities that encourage them to think of a future they wish to create, rather than react to present problems by reductive problem solving.

Students successfully completing these courses will obtain the following skills, knowledge, perspectives and values:

SKILLS (MĀKAU NAʻAUAO):

  • TEAMWORK  – Students work effectively in teams.

KNOWLEDGE & PERSPECTIVES (`IKE):

  • NATURAL SCIENCES  – Students apply concepts from the natural sciences to describe, analyze, or explain natural phenomena.

  • SUSTAINABILITY   – Students identify how ecological, social, and economic systems work together to promote sustainable futures.

VALUES (MEA WAIWAI):

  • CIVIC ENGAGEMENT – Students identify and engage in efforts that constructively influence the public good.

 

COURSES  (1 course – 3 semester credits or 4 quarter credits for transfer students)

  • - Global Aquaculture for Food Security and Conservation 
  •  - Sustainable Art and Design
  •  - Conservation Biology
  •  - The Sustainability Challenge
  • INTR 1100 - Global Environmental Politics and Sustainability
  •  - Tropical Ecology and Sustainability 
  •  - Marine Biology and the Global Ocean
  •  - Social Sustainability and Social Work

Courses explore technology systems and processes in order to develop an understanding of the impact of technology on individuals, the environment, and the global community. Students will apply modern technology for acquiring, analyzing and sharing information; and through this they will learn both physical and social aspects of technology, explore innovative practices and be challenged to draw upon their imagination and knowledge to propose novel solutions to problems.

Students successfully completing these courses will obtain the following skills:

SKILLS (MĀKAU NAʻAUAO):

  • technology and innovation  – Students apply an understanding of technology to solve problems; explore innovative practices for acquiring, analyzing and sharing information; and understand the impact of technology on society.

  • CRITICAL THINKING –  Students synthesize information, explain issues, analyze concepts and evidence, assess assumptions, define their own perspectives and positions, and evaluate the implications and consequences of their conclusions.

  COURSES  (1 course – 3 semester credits or 4 quarter credits for transfer students)

  •  - Digital Literacy in a Global Society
  •  - Mobile Technologies for the 21st Century
  •  - A Gentle Introduction to Computer Programming
  • - Introduction to Engineering Systems and Professional Practice
  •  - Information Tools for Business
  • MULT 1050 - Point, Shoot, Edit 
  •  - Foundations of Multimedia Production

Courses will help students explore the historical development of human societies and important movements and themes which have shaped and continue to influence the world. Students will assess information, ask questions, debate ideas and explain the significance of political, social, scientific, and cultural trends in a historical context.

Students successfully completing these courses will obtain the following knowledge, perspectives, and values:

KNOWLEDGE & PERSPECTIVES (`IKE):

  • HISTORICAL AND CONCEPTUAL PERSPECTIVES – Students investigate and apply concepts from history or the humanities to describe and analyze phenomena over time. 

  • SOCIETIES AND CULTURES –  Students explore cross-cultural perspectives that both distinguish and connect regions, countries, languages, and cultures.

VALUES (MEA WAIWAI):

  • ETHICAL REASONING AND VALUES – Students identify, explain, and evaluate the ethical perspectives of others and themselves.

COURSES  (1 course – 3 semester credits or 4 quarter credits for transfer students)

  •  – Language, Power, and Identity
  •  –   Great Books, East and West
  •  – Principles of Macroeconomics
  •  – World Literature                 
  •  – Traditions and Encounters: World Cultures to 1500
  •   - Introduction to Public Health Professiona 
  •  – Introduction to Politics
  •  – Peace Studies