College of Arts & Sciences
The Grantham University College of Arts & Sciences is designed to prepare students for today’s workplace through its innovative use of online learning tools and a curriculum designed for the fast-evolving employment markets. The programs inside the College are designed to enable graduates to perform well at many levels, i.e. technically, practically, socially, and intellectually.
Ask many of those in the business of hiring new employees, and you will learn that the skills they seek most are
- The ability to write and speak effectively
- The ability to organize
- The ability to solve problems creatively
- The ability to work effectively with others
- The ability to be flexible and exercise independent judgment.
These are the skills that foster innovation and invention and enable one to assume leadership roles in society. We know that participation in today’s job market demands critical as well as imaginative thinking. Therefore, Grantham’s College of Arts and Sciences is committed to monitoring the job market and adding courses that best enhance these skill areas.
To further meet the needs of its students, Grantham divided its General Education curriculum into four broad categories: Communication, Humanities & Fine Arts, Math & Natural Sciences, and Behavioral & Social Sciences. Within those broad categories are discipline-specific courses such as Technical Report Writing, World Civilizations, Engineering and Ethics, Introduction to Public Administration and College Algebra.
Students who choose to major in one of Grantham University’s two liberal arts degree programs, the General Studies and Interdisciplinary Studies degree tracks, may expand their core general education curriculum by taking additional general education courses in a flexible and student-driven fashion.
Every profession, regardless of the specific degree program associated with it, is based on knowledge and skills that come from the fields of study that make up the liberal arts. A liberal arts education prepares the student for the world of work by providing him or her with an invaluable set of skills that will be useful ten or twenty years after graduation. It is assumed that every Grantham student will benefit from the life skills learned through the College of Arts and Sciences because regardless of his or her major, these skills will never become obsolete.
Each Grantham student is required to fulfill the 42-credit hour General Education course requirement, either by transfer credit or through course completion, regardless of his/her major. In order to fulfill this requirement, there are many choices available, including not only humanities and social science courses, but also science and technical-based courses.
Under the Engineering program, students may choose from specialties in Information Technology and Information Management. Students enrolling in these specialties will learn not only to perform the work specific to a skill or program, but also to analyze problems, communicate effectively, and understand the field as a whole.
Grantham’s College of Arts and Sciences is the core academic department in the University, providing each Grantham student with an intellectual base for succeeding in today’s competitive and diverse job market.
