At the CORE of Our Changing
World
Many colleges and universities expect their students to complete
a variety of courses in particular disciplines, exposing them to
fields such as psychology, biology, or literature. At Butler
University, we think it's more important to consider what we want
our students to learn, and then design a core curriculum to meet
those goals in our changing world. Helping Butler students build
the capacity to think
critically and develop
enthusiasm for the life of the mind are the most important
goals of the Core.
At Butler University, we think it's vital that our students gain
both depth and breadth of knowledge and experience on their way to
becoming a liberally educated person. In our Core, we champion
pedagogies that reflect the ideals, goals and practices of liberal
education. We believe that how we engage students in Core courses
is, in the long run, as critical as what we teach our students. We
know that cultural diversity is a key component of our world, and
so in our Core, we ask our students to think about themselves as
members of both this community and the world. We hope that our
graduates, through their work in the Core and in their major fields
of study, develop the capacity for clear, effective, and critical
communication, and come to appreciate beauty. We believe, finally,
that one of the most valuable features of our Core education is to
instill in our students both the capacity and the desire to
continue learning, so that they can be at the core of our changing
world.
For more information about Butler's Core Curriculum, please
contact core@butler.edu.
For administrative support for Butler's Core Curriculum, please
contact Laura Cobb at lmcobb@butler.edu.
Click here to
download a brochure for the Core Curriculum.