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2019-2020 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Liberal Studies (Hutchins) B.A.

Options for the bachelor’s degree include: Track I, the General Liberal Studies Major plan; Track II, the Subject Matter Preparation (pre-credential) plan; and Track III, the Blended Program/B.A. plus Multiple Subject Credential.

The general core pattern for the major in all three tracks is outlined in the table below. During their first semester in the upperdivision, all new transfer students are required to take LIBS 302 . In this course, students work on the skills required in the major, develop their own learning plans, and begin the portfolio, a document the student expands throughout the upper-division and brings to a close in LIBS 402 - Senior Synthesis . LIBS 302  is a prerequisite for all upper-division Hutchins core seminar courses. Students continuing from Hutchins lower-division, however, are exempt from LIBS 302 . Any student earning a grade lower than a C in LIBS 302  will not be allowed to continue in the Hutchins program. Grade of C- or better required for all major courses.

Also, in each of their first two semesters, students will take a key course designed to involve them in a critique of some of our most fundamental beliefs and values, viewed in a worldwide context. (Please see LIBS 204 /LIBS 304 /LIBS 205  and LIBS 208 /LIBS 308 /LIBS 209 .)

Upper Division Major Core Requirements

* requirement met for LIBS Lower Division General Education Program students

Choose one of the following:

One course from each of 3 core areas:

Capstone Course:

Units

Total units Hutchins Core: 19-20

Major Requirements Track l Interdisciplinary Studies: 19-20

Major Requirements Track ll Multiple Subject Preparation (Pre-Credential): 21-22

Major Requirements Track lll Blended Multiple Subject Teacher Preparation + Credential: 18

Total Unites in Major Track l Interdisciplinary Studies: 40

Total Unites in Major Track ll Multiple Subject Teacher Preparation (Pre-Credential): 40-42

Total Unites in Major Track lll Blended Multiple Subject Teacher Preparation + Credential: 34-35

 

Core Seminars

Building on the foundations laid in the key courses, the student chooses at least one seminar from each of the following four core areas:

Core A Society and Self

Core B The Individual and the Material World

Core C The Arts and Human Experience

Core D Consciousness and Reality

The core seminars are a key element of the curriculum in the Hutchins Major. Core areas are designed to ensure that the intensive learning experience provided in the small seminar format is spread across the disciplinary spectrum, although all core courses offer an interdisciplinary perspective on a particular theme.

Concentrations