LIBERAL EDUCATION COURSE PROPOSAL FORM

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Directions:

You must show how the course is designed to have a significant focus on the specifiedgoal areaof the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum by documenting that:

a)  The course addresses a majority (more than 51%) of the competencies forthe goal area.

b)  These competencies are a significant focus of the course.

c)  The accompanying documentation (course outline, learning outcomes, sample assignments, etc.) clearly address a majority of the specific competencies for this particular goal area.

d)  If you are requesting approval of this course in a second goal area, you must provide evidence (demonstrate) that the course meets a. and b. above for both goal areas.

Attach your course syllabus to this completed document.

Goal Area 6: The Humanities (the arts, literature and philosophy)
To expand students' knowledge of the human condition and human cultures, especially in relation to behavior, ideas, and values expressed in works of human imagination and thought. Through study in disciplines such as literature, philosophy, and the fine arts, students will engage in critical analysis, form aesthetic judgments, and develop an appreciation of the arts and humanities as fundamental to the health and survival of any society. Students should have experiences in both the arts and humanities.
Liberal Education Outcome: Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and
humanities.
COURSE LEARNER OUTCOME: / CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (e.g. readings)
ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY/ASSIGNMENT(S):
Liberal Education Outcome: Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an
historical and social context.
COURSE LEARNER OUTCOME: / CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (e.g. readings)
ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY/ASSIGNMENT(S):
Liberal Education Outcome: Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.
COURSE LEARNER OUTCOME: / CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (e.g. readings)
ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY/ASSIGNMENT(S):
Liberal Education Outcome: Engage in the creative process or interpretive performance.
COURSE LEARNER OUTCOME: / CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (e.g. readings)
ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY/ASSIGNMENT(S):
Liberal Education Outcome: Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities.
COURSE LEARNER OUTCOME: / CONTENT KNOWLEDGE (e.g. readings)
ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY/ASSIGNMENT(S):

DEPARTMENT HEAD______DATE______

LIBERAL ED SUB-COMMITTEE OF CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

Comments:

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SUB-COMMITTEE OF CURRICULUM COMMITTEE CHAIR: ______DATE______

FACULTY ASSEMBLY CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

¨  Recommended

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CURRICULUM COMMITTEE CHAIR: ______DATE______

Reference: http://www.mntransfer.org/pdfs/transfer/PDFs/MNTC.pdf