Integrated Learning

The student should gain an understanding of connections between differing modes of inquiry, experience learning as a shared enterprise, and see the relationships between the world of learning and their lives.

In your first semester at Wittenberg, you will participate in a special seminar designed to introduce you to the kinds of conversations that are characteristic of the interdisciplinary nature of learning at Wittenberg. To learn more about this seminar, go to the WittSems Home Page. Transfer students may elect to take other courses designed to achieve this goal.
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The Natural World

The student should gain an understanding of the natural world through scientific inquiry and see the relations among science, technology, and contemporary culture.

Almost every aspect of our lives is influenced by advances in technology and the natural sciences. To fulfill our roles as responsible citizens, we must be scientifically literate. We offer courses in Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Physics, Psychology, Health and Fitness, and Environmental Sciences that help you achieve this goal.
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Social Institutions, Processes, and Behavior

The student should achieve, through empirical and analytical methods, an understanding of human behavior, relationships, or institutions.

 

We live in societies that are growing increasingly complex and we all participate in relationships with people and institutions that influence our lives. Wittenberg offers courses in several disciplines that help students learn to think critically about social institutions and relationships. Courses from the following disciplines and departments help students meet this goal: Economics, Education, Geography, Health, Fitness and Sport, Management, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology (including courses in Anthropology), and Urban Studies (under construction).
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Fine, Performing, and Literary Arts

The student should gain an understanding of aesthetic experience and of how the arts enrich and express the human spirit.

Wittenberg is committed to helping students realize their full potential. To understand fully the world's cultures and their own creative spirits, students must encounter the richness of the arts. To achieve this goal, students may select courses in Art, English, French, German, Japanese, Music, Russian, Spanish, Theatre and Dance.
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Religious and Philosophical Inquiry

The student should gain an understanding of how central questions of reality, knowledge, and value are pursued in religious and/or philosophical traditions.

A pluralist, interfaith, and ecumenical community, Wittenberg encourages students to explore religious and philosophical traditions so that they are better prepared to examine the difficult ethical issues that characterize modern society and so that they may develop a philosophy of life that will provide them with a strong moral and spiritual foundation. Courses from the following departments help students achieve this goal: Education, Philosophy, Religion, and History.
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Western Historical Perspectives

The student should gain an understanding of the histories of the peoples and cultures of Europe and/or of the post-Columbian Americas.

We live in a culture that the rest of the world calls "Western". As educated citizens of a Western democracy, however, students must learn to place the "West" in a global and historical context and to think critically about Western traditions. Students may select courses from several departments to fulfill this goal: Art, English, German, History, Music, Religion, Political Science, Spanish, Theatre and Dance.
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Non-Western Cultures

The student should gain an understanding of the diversity of non-Western cultures through a study of the history, institutions, or traditions of one or more of these cultures.

At Wittenberg, we are deeply committed to the global and international dimension of education. The modern world is shaped just as profoundly by non-Western cultures as it is by Western traditions. This learning goal helps students appreciate the full range of the globe's cultures and traditions. Courses from the following areas help students achieve this goal: Art, Chinese, East Asian Studies, English, Geography, History, Japanese, Music, Political Science, Religion, Russian, Sociology (including Anthropology), Theatre and Dance.