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General Education and Liberal Arts and Sciences What is General Education?|
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All Queens College students – and all CUNY students too - are required to complete a major course of study and a set of courses called general education. General education gives you the opportunity to study a range of courses across the disciplines. The major gives you the opportunity to study a specific area of knowledge in depth. Both the major and general education are required for a college degree. |
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What are the Liberal Arts and Sciences?|
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General education at Queens College is an education in the liberal arts and sciences. That means that you’ll take a set of courses that are meant to teach a range of perspectives and knowledge in many disciplines – history, philosophy, mathematics, environmental science, anthropology, and many others. These liberal arts and sciences courses offer you a taste of the many fields that you can study in college, and give you a chance to develop your intellectual and practical abilities across the disciplines.
Our goals for providing students an education in the liberal arts and sciences have endured since the college was founded in 1939, even as the courses and requirements have changed over the years. We hope that your collehe education enables you to develop the tools necessary to succeed in our increasingly fast-paced and interconnected world, and to develop a life-long love of learning.
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Here are a few reasons for a strong liberal arts and sciences education:
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- 80% of kindergartners will be employed in jobs that do not exist now
- Baby Boomers changed careers 3 to 5 times (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
- Millennial students are projected to change careers 11 times
- Employers expect additional skills in entry-level jobs. For example, a survey conducted by the Association of American Colleges and Universities found that 69% of business leaders rated the skills gained through a liberal arts education as "very important."
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