• Arts in Society
• Civic Life
• Social and Cultural Understanding
• Personal Understanding
• Science and Technology

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The Role of General Education in the College Curriculum

Students enrol in Georgian College programs to fulfil specific vocational goals. The college, for its part, recognizes the importance of job-specific education by providing both an academic and, in most programs, an on-the-job experiential component.

The academic component is divided into vocationally-specific courses, communications courses, and general education courses. Communications and general education courses, grouped under the heading Liberal Arts, help students achieve a number of different goals. Specifically, these Communications and general education courses:

1. Complement the vocational courses by helping students develop competencies in writing, reading, research and critical thinking;
2. Create a context for students’ vocational goals by helping them understand their role in the broader world as knowledgeable and responsible members of society;
3. Develop skills necessary to continue learning in an increasingly complex, interdependent world.

In addition, the general education program offers students a wide range of course choices in a number of different disciplines along with the opportunity to meet and collaborate with students with a variety of vocational interests.

Georgian’s general education program contains an array of elective courses that fall into three major categories:

• Arts and Humanities
• Social Science
• Science and Technology

General education requirements vary by program. To find out how many general education courses you need to take, consult your program area. You can also review the academic policy for general education.