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Develop knowledge and skills in four major areas: communications, humanities, natural science and mathematics, and social science.
Within these areas, our general-education courses integrate a broad-based curriculum with focused academic requirements that complement your career aspirations and help enhance your personal effectiveness. Division of Arts and Sciences general-education courses reflect these outcomes:
Communications
Develop the skills necessary to communicate ideas effectively in a variety of written, verbal, and visual formats using appropriate tone for the intended audience.
Integrative learning
Make connections using multidisciplinary and multi-contextual lenses to address complex ideas and questions.
lntercultural competence
Demonstrate the ability to engage effectively in a diverse society.
Ethics
Capella learners will develop an understanding of the ethical dimensions of your personal and professional lives, making sound decisions and taking appropriate actions with an awareness of the rights and well-being of others.
Social responsibility
Make personal and professional decisions with respect for human diversity, as well as being socially responsible citizens.
Problem solving
Understand how to develop solutions to complex problems.
Critical thinking
Develop the thinking skills necessary to critically evaluate information, integrate differing points of view, and develop a process of reasoning.
Creative thinking
Develop the thinking skills necessary to analyze a problem from a new perspective to come to innovative solutions.
Quantitative reasoning
Apply basic mathematical skills to interpret quantitative information in a real-world context.
Scientific and evidence-based inquiry
Use research and empirical evidence to further develop questions and propose explanations to problems or scenarios.
Information literacy
Approach lifelong learning with the ability to locate, analyze, and use knowledge and resources appropriately.
Popular general-education courses
| PHI2000 |
Ethics
Learners in this course explore major philosophical approaches to evaluating moral actions and apply them to contemporary issues. Learners reflect on their own moral beliefs and the ways these beliefs influence and inform their moral judgments and behavior. |
6 quarter credits |
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| COM2000 |
Intercultural Communication
Learners in this course demonstrate and apply knowledge of cultural differences associated with values, norms, social interaction, and code systems. Learners also analyze the effects those differences have on inter- and cross-cultural communication. |
6 quarter credits |
| MAT1050 |
College Algebra
Learners in this course evaluate and perform linear, exponential, logarithmic, and other mathematical functions that include algebraic, graphic, and numeric properties. Learners then apply these concepts to the social and natural sciences, business, and everyday life. |
6 quarter credits |
| HUM1000 |
Introduction to the Humanities
This course focuses on a variety of humanities-associated fields, including arts, philosophy, and religion. Learners develop and demonstrate an understanding of the uniqueness and interrelatedness of these fields. Learners also examine the ways the humanities significantly shape the cultures in which they are found and assess the cultural values and vision of the human condition. |
6 quarter credits |
| COM3700 |
Conflict Resolution
In this course, learners identify and analyze the factors that promote conflict and apply the fundamental skills and tools used to resolve conflict in personal and professional situations. |
6 quarter credits |
| BIO1000 |
Human Biology
In this course, learners examine the integrative relationship between human biological systems and the social sciences, arts, and communications. Learners build and apply an understanding of topics such as human anatomy, nature versus nurture, biological psychology, human disease, and concepts related to ancestry and biology. Learners also evaluate the accuracy of biological topics in the media. This course includes a lab experience. |
6 quarter credits |
| HUM1055 |
Approaches to Studying Religions
In this course, learners apply analytical concepts to discuss the subject of religion. Learners examine terminology related to the study of religions, examine the characteristics of different religions, and explore the function of religion in peoples’ lives. |
3 quarter credits |
All Division of Arts and Sciences individual courses* are offered online and available for degree-seeking and nondegree-seeking students.
*See the Capella University Catalogue for the full course description for your course.