Lower Division GE Area A3: Critical Thinking

GE Area A3: Critical Thinking Courses

• AMCS 165A - Humanities Learning Community Unit(s): 4
• ARTH 160A - Humanities Learning Community Unit(s): 4
• CALS 165A - Humanities Learning Community Unit(s): 4
• CALS 165B - Humanities Learning Community Unit(s): 4
• CHEM 120B - Thinking Like a Scientist Unit(s): 3
• COMS 160A - Humanities Learning Community Unit(s): 4
• EDEC 160B - Questions of Equity in Childhood and Adolescence Unit(s): 4
• ENGL 160A - Humanities Learning Community Unit(s): 4
• LIBS 201 - Exploring the Unknown Unit(s): 9
• MUS 160A - Musicking 101 Unit(s): 4
• PHIL 101 - Critical Thinking Unit(s): 3
• PHIL 102 - Introduction to Logic Unit(s): 4
• PHIL 160A - The Heart of Wisdom Unit(s): 4
• PHIL 161A - The Good and Meaningful Life Unit(s): 4
• THAR 160A - Performance, the Artistic Process, and You Unit(s): 4
• UNIV 150B - Freshman Year Experience: Identity and Global Challenges Unit(s): 4

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the GE Area A3: Critical Thinking requirement, students will be able to:

• Information Literacy: Iteratively formulate questions for research by gathering diverse types of information; identifying gaps, correlations, and contradictions; and using sources ethically towards a creative, informed synthesis of ideas.
   
• Argument: Advance cogent and ethical arguments in a variety of genres with rigor and critical inquiry.