Eckerd College Course Catalog Flashcards

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When was Eckerd College founded?

1958

What was Eckerd College's original name when it was founded?

Florida Presbyterian College

When did Eckerd welcome its first class of students?

1960

How many students and faculty were at Eckerd College its first year?

155 students and 22 faculty Signup and view all the answers

How many students and faculty does Eckerd have now?

Over 1,900 students and nearly 150 faculty Signup and view all the answers

What was Eckerd College's founding vision?

That the finest undergraduate liberal arts education must provide an in depth, innovative, and individualized intellectual, emotional, social, and spiritual engagement with knowledge of both the self and the world. Signup and view all the answers

How many acres of waterfront property does Eckerd own?

188 Signup and view all the answers

What is the mission of Eckerd College?

To provide excellent, innovative undergraduate liberal arts education and lifelong learning programs in the unique Florida environment and within the context of a covenant relationship with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Signup and view all the answers

What are the two core courses?

Human Experience and Imagining Justice Signup and view all the answers

What is the heart of Eckerd's academic program?

General Education Signup and view all the answers

What general education courses do students take in their first year?

Human Experience: Then and Now and Human Experience: Selves and Others Signup and view all the answers

What general education classes does a student take in their sophomore and junior year?

One course from each of the four classic liberal arts academic areas of the Natural Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts. Also a Global Perspective course and an Environmental Perspective course. Signup and view all the answers

What general education class does a student take in their senior year?

In the senior year each student completes the Imagining Justice course Signup and view all the answers

What are the goals of the General Education program?

Integrative Knowledge and the Big Questions, Critical Thinking, Values Identification, Written and Oral Communication, Global Understanding, Environmental Awareness, Quantitative Literacy, Meaningful Academic Breadth Signup and view all the answers

What are the General Education program requirements?

Reflective service learning, writing intensive courses, foreign language proficiency, and academic area perspective courses Signup and view all the answers

Who is in the Foundations Collegium?

All first year students Signup and view all the answers

What do members of the Behavioral Sciences Collegium believe?

The urgent problems of today—racism, gender discrimination, climate change, population pressures, animal welfare, hunger, poverty, and inequality—are problems of human behavior and social institutions. Signup and view all the answers

What majors are in the Behavioral Sciences Collegium?

Animal studies, business administration, economics, environmental studies, international relations and global affairs, management, political science, psychology, and sociology. Signup and view all the answers

What does the Comparative Cultures Collegium seek to promote?

An understanding of the breadth of human cultures worldwide through the study of foreign languages, area studies, and related disciplines. Signup and view all the answers

What majors are in the Comparative Cultures Collegium?

Anthropology, language studies, international studies, and international business. Signup and view all the answers

What is the Creative Arts Collegium dedicated to promoting?

The development of creativity in each person and the integration of the intellectual, physical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of the self. Signup and view all the answers

What majors are in the Creative Arts Collegium?

Art, music, theatre, creative writing, interdisciplinary arts, communication, and human development. Signup and view all the answers

What is the Letters Collegium dedicated to understanding?

What it means to be human and to critiquing ourselves, our institutions, and our world based on the investigation of events, artifacts, texts, and works of art. Signup and view all the answers

What majors are in the Letters Collegium?

American studies, humanities, philosophy, religious studies, classics and ancient studies, literature, comparative literature, history, East Asian studies, women's and gender studies, and film studies. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Eckerd College Overview

Founded in 1958 as Florida Presbyterian College
First class of students welcomed in 1960
Initial enrollment included 155 students and 22 faculty members
Current enrollment exceeds 1,900 students with nearly 150 faculty

Vision and Mission

Founding vision emphasizes a high-quality undergraduate liberal arts education with a holistic approach to learning
Mission focuses on innovative education and lifelong learning within a covenant relationship with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Campus and Facilities

Eckerd College encompasses 188 acres of waterfront property

Academic Program Structure

Heart of the academic program is General Education
Core courses include "Human Experience" and "Imagining Justice"
First-year students take specific General Education courses, including "Human Experience: Then and Now" and "Human Experience: Selves and Others"
Upperclassmen engage in courses from four classical liberal arts areas: Natural Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Arts, along with Global and Environmental Perspective courses
Seniors complete the "Imagining Justice" course

General Education Goals and Requirements

Goals include promoting critical thinking, global understanding, environmental awareness, and meaningful academic breadth
Requirements consist of reflective service learning, writing intensive courses, foreign language proficiency, and academic area perspective courses

Collegiate Programs

Foundations Collegium: All first-year students
Behavioral Sciences Collegium: Addresses urgent societal issues influenced by human behavior, topics include racism and climate change; majors include business administration and psychology
Comparative Cultures Collegium: Aims to enhance understanding of global cultures; majors include anthropology and international studies
Creative Arts Collegium: Promotes creativity and self-integration; majors include art, music, and creative writing
Letters Collegium: Focuses on the human experience through critique and historical investigation; majors include philosophy and history
Natural Sciences Collegium: Strives for comprehensive understanding of the sciences (details for this collegium were not provided)

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Test your knowledge about Eckerd College with these flashcards! Learn key facts including its founding year, original name, and student-faculty ratio in its inaugural year. Perfect for prospective students and history buffs alike.