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Dec 21, 2024
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2021-2022 Rivier University Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Bachelor of Arts in Education and Community Leadership (Day)
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This degree is designed to provide students with the knowledge, competencies, and dispositions required to become an effective leader in community organizations. Through a series of courses students gain an understanding of how organizations sustain themselves through effective leadership, sound financial management, effective hiring and staff evaluation practices, a constant focus on mission, and the flexibility to adapt to changing market forces.
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Major Requirements (54 credits)
Community Core Courses (39 credits)
Education Concentration Courses (15 credits)
Select five courses from one of the following areas: Elementary, or Early Childhood, or Special Education. General Education Requirements (42-45 credits)
Associated with General Core
Who is My Neighbor? Students explore this question in their second and third years.(6 credits) - HUM200 Literature, Art, and the Human Credits: 3
Students take one -200 level interdisciplinary course that addresses a basic human question from the perspectives of the literary, visual, and musical arts. - HIS203 Interactions: The West in the World I Credits: 3 or
- HIS204 Interactions: The West in the World II Credits: 3
How Shall We Live? Students explore this question in their junior and senior years. (6 credits) - Religion: Faith, Religion, and Social Justice Credits: 3
Students take one Religion course developed with this theme at its center. - Philosophy: Ethics, Values, and Moral Choices Credits: 3
Students take one Philosophy course developed with this theme at its center. What, then, Shall We Do? Students explore this question in their junior or senior year. (3 credits) - Capstone: Justice and Global Responsibility Credits: 3
Students take one of a number of offerings under Justice and Global Responsibility. This seminar serves as the culmination of the Common Core. Informed by problem-solving pedagogy, this seminar enhances the student’s connection with the Catholic vision of the University by focusing on justice and global responsibility. Area Distribution Courses: The Core Complement
Humanities and Social Sciences (6 credits) - One course from: English, History, Modern Language, Philosophy, Religious Studies Credits: 3
- One course from: Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology Credits: 3
Mathematics and Natural Sciences (6 credits) - One course in Mathematics: MA112 College Algebra or above Credits: 3
- One course from: Computer Science, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, or Physical Science Credits: 3-4
Culture through Language (6 credits)
Students must demonstrate university-level introductory competency in a language other than English. General Electives (24 credits)
Degree Requirements (minimum 120 credits)
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