General Education at UAT

The framework of the general education program at the University is designed to provide students with both a depth of study and a variety of general education courses. Such courses provide students with the opportunity to expand their understanding of the world around them and place their technology disciplines appropriately within relevant contexts. This understanding includes non-technical conceptual, social, historical, cultural and ethical framework material that students are able to apply to their technology disciplines. As a technology-focused environment, UAT invests a great deal of time and energy in the creation, development, support and assessment of the general education program in order to ensure that UAT graduates are provided with meaningful and varied learning experiences. The general education curriculum is intended to prepare students to incorporate this broad spectrum of human experience and knowledge with their technology discipline in order to create works that have relevance within the global community.

The General Education Philosophy Statement is an articulation of a philosophical underpinning of the University as reflected in the Ends of Lifelong Learning and Life Preparation. This statement communicates and ensures that the decisions made regarding the general education curriculum remain true to the University's mission and purpose. As such, this statement is intended to provide a framework for the general education program at UAT as it communicates the multifaceted goals of the program and the University's expectations for graduates with respect to this portion of the curriculum.

The University's General Education Philosophy Statement

The role of UAT's general education offerings is to provide our students with the social, historical, cultural and ethical contexts needed to create socially relevant works using their learned technology. With curriculum spanning topics in the humanities, arts, mathematics and social and physical sciences, UAT's general education offerings meet widespread expectations of the undergraduate learning experience while at the same time bringing into clarity the profound connections and trends between humanity's development and technology.

Within these areas, UAT's general education provides topics that are uniquely reflective of points where the culture of technology is enhanced, and they are given meaning through its interactions with the arts and sciences. The result of taking part in the general education experience is to produce technology graduates who are globally informed, multifaceted thinkers who effectively integrate knowledge across disciplines in order to develop and articulate new ideas, systems and solutions.

General Education Learning Outcomes

• Students employ a diverse set of thinking approaches in appropriate situational contexts to produce successful outcomes.
• Students achieve an appreciation and understanding of the repeating underlying forces that affect technology and society throughout history.
• Students experience foundations in the non-technical theoretical knowledge associated with their majors.
• Students create multi-page documents that demonstrate the ability to develop and execute complex thoughtful analysis in a written format.
• Students are able to effectively develop, execute, communicate and give verbal presentations in support of projects and portfolios.
• Students are effective in research and inquiry activities in support of learning and demonstrate problem solving capabilities.

General Education Requirements - Bachelor's Degree

Humanities - Minimum 15 credit hours including:

Social Sciences - Minimum 9 credit hours including:

Mathematics - Minimum 3 credit hours for Bachelor of Arts. Minimum 6 credit hours with 3 credit hours at 200 - level or higher for Bachelor of Science.

Natural and Life Sciences - Minimum 3 credit hours for Bachelor of Arts. Minimum 6 credit hours for Bachelor of Science.

Advanced exposure requirement - Minimum of 12 credit hours at a 300/400 level. These credits require another general education course as a prerequisite, and represent a topical extension of prior general education studies.

General Education Requirements - Associate's Degree

Humanities - Minimum 6 credit hours including:

Social Sciences - Minimum 3 credit hours including:

Mathematics - Minimum 3 credit hours.

Natural and Life Sciences - Minimum 3 credit hours.