General Catalog - John F. Kennedy University

School of Education and Liberal ArtsBA in Social EcologyThe BA degree-completion program in Social Ecology is aninnovative, transdisciplinary program designed to meet thedemands of a rapidly changing world. It examines the fluid,evolving relationships between individuals and our socialenvironments, seeking to expand our understanding of the worldand our role in it. The concept of “social ecology” recognizes thecomplex dynamics of a whole person (mind, body, psyche, spirit)integrated in a vast web of living systems. The program cultivatesdeeper understanding of both oneself and the larger multiculturalsociety and understands the self as an organic part of that largerecosystem. It values personal, intellectual, and spiritual growth asequally important dimensions of becoming an informed, empoweredagent committed to making the world a better place for allof us. In the words of Krishnamurti, “The society is ourselves, theworld is ourselves, the world is not different from us.” Studentsstudy cultural and spiritual practices as well as social and politicalinstitutions and processes. They become competent interpretersof surrounding social forces and effective communicators andparticipants in diverse communities. The curriculum is designed toprepare students with knowledge and skills necessary for meetingthe ongoing challenges of living in a multicultural global societyundergoing unprecedented rapid change. It provides theoreticaltools for understanding the interrelationships between individualsand society as well as practical tools for making meaningfulcontributions to the communities we inhabit.Program Learning Outcomes• Demonstrate the capacity for critical thinking and writing.• Demonstrate proficiency in conducting academic research.• Translate ideas into interdisciplinary contexts and understandideas through multicultural lenses.• Demonstrate cross-cultural and historical understanding ofthe relationship between self and society.• Demonstrate multicultural competence.• Critically analyze social systems, symbols, media, andcultural practices.• Analyze human social systems within the larger contextsof earth and spirit.School of Educationand Liberal ArtsCourses Units Prerequisite(s) Co-Requisite(s)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lower-Division General-Education Breadth 1Composition 9_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Humanities 12_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Natural science 9_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Mathematics 3_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Social science 12_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Upper-Division General-Education Breadth_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Select ONE PHR course 3_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Select ONE PYC course 3_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Select ONE SCI course 3_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________SEC 3330 Cultural Crossroads 3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Liberal Arts Core 2_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 3000 Education, Self, and Community I 3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 3001 Introduction to the BA Program 0 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 3100 Critical Thinking and Writing 3 lower-division composition course_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 3145 Research Writing 3 COR 3100_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 3146 Information Resources 1 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 3100COR 3300 Ways of Knowing 2{ COR 3146 or PLS 3002_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 4798 Education, Self, and Community II 1 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Major _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________SEC 3000 Self in the Web of Society 3 —_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 4800 Service Learning A 2 —__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 4805 Service Learning B 2 —COR 3000COR 4998 Senior Project A 3 COR 3300{_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Completion of 150 units (or 130 for linked programs)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________COR 4999 Senior Project B 3 —Select ANY 18 UNITS of SEC courses 18_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Select ANY 12 UNITS of undergraduate courses 3 12_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Free electives 4 67_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Total units required 180_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1Students are expected to have completed these requirements prior to admission. Students lacking these courses may take approvedupper-division courses at JFKU, earn credit through CLEP or DANTES tests, or take approved courses from local community colleges.Continued next page.John F. Kennedy UniversitySchool of Education and Liberal Arts 33