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ERIC Number: ED340264
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988
Pages: 120
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
The Humanities and the Professions: The University of Baltimore Model.
Markert, Lawrence W.; Silberman, Jonathan
In an effort to infuse professional and preprofessional academic programs with liberal arts learning, this project at the University of Baltimore (Maryland) resulted in the establishment of a required liberal arts core curriculum for upper division students. The project provided funding for three activities: interdisciplinary team teaching of the courses in the core curriculum, release time for core course coordinators for curriculum planning, and faculty development seminars (called Humanities and the Professions) which used literature to highlight ethical and professional conflicts. Core courses were titled: Ideas in Writing, Modern City, Arts and Ideas, World Cultures, and Business, Values and Society. The major project outcome was development of support for the upper-division core curriculum among the faculty, students, and administrators. Other benefits included increased interaction of business and liberal arts faculty and an improved perception among business and liberal arts students of the value of liberal arts learning in career oriented programs. Appendices include a core course syllabi, a list of team teaching participants, a list of seminar participants and program, a list of supplementary activities, and a summary of the results of evaluation instruments. (DB)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (ED), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Baltimore Univ., MD.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A