Each fundamental discipline has its methodology, and the program requires students to experi ence the range of methodologies by which we have come to question and comprehend experience. It is crucial that our students become oriented to the pluralism , the co-existence of many value systems within contemporary culture, both globally and locally. It is no longer practical or just to apprehend the world through the lens of a singl e culture or value system. We are diverse and will ever be more so. The practice of history is the dynamic, ongoing search for truth, both factual and interpretive.
Art is a way of articulating experience which no other discipline or methodology can claim.
Works of art have a unique value as a form of knowledge and experience which are both expressive and intellectual. As with the arts, it is important for the educated person to develop understanding about science as well as experience in performing science. As literature and the arts give insight to the human condition, these sciences address human behavior in individual and social settings. The educated person grasps the foundations of human interaction and organization. It also illuminates the complexity of one's own tongue.