Understanding Liberal Education. The idea that a well-educated person needs to be liberally educated has come under significant scrutiny in recent years.
Students begin specialized, rather than generalized, studies earlier in their college careers.
In this high-technology era, even the basic components of a liberal arts education are called into question. Aristotle called the learning of the generalist, paideia, and this was for him the highest form of education. In modern settings, this study has included learning the foundations and major theories and concepts in the social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities. In this course, we will also include foreign languages as a primary component of a liberal education. Credit will be granted to students who actively participate in class sessions and submit required writing assignments.