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How do scholars view the world?
Kay Sagmiller, DirectorCenter for Teaching and Learning
Oregon State University
Which perspective do you prefer?
The 3 Perspectives of General Education
Social Sciences: Why do individuals and groups of people behave as they do?
The Sciences: What forces create and influence the natural world?
The Arts and Humanities: Why do we exist?
Ask the Social Sciences
AnthropologyPsychologyEducationEconomicsPolitical ScienceHistoryGender and Women’s studiesCriminology and Criminal JusticeBusinessHealth and Physical Education
Ask the Sciences
• Biology• Chemistry• Physics• Environmental Studies: Geology,
Geography• Computer Science
Ask the Arts and Humanities
• Art
• Philosophy• Literature• Writing... Writing... Writing...Writing• Communication
• Foreign Languages• Theatre Arts• Music
Our Bacc Core…
• Helps us form critical questions• Provides insights to difficult and
complex problems• Enables multiple perspectives• Invites empathy for others• Illustrates the connections between
people, ideas, and places• Invigorates and sustains our
democracy
Who will you become?
• An artist who paints endangered species?
• A criminologist who writes murder mysteries?
• A biologist who creates mosaics representing flora and fauna?
• A business person who volunteers at a women’s shelter?