Learning Goals
Brooklyn College expects that all of its graduates will:
- be able to think critically and creatively, to reason logically, to reason quantitatively, and to express their thoughts orally and in writing with clarity and precision;
- be able to make sound moral and ethical judgments;
- understand the arts, histories and cultures of the past as a foundation for those of the present;
- understand the development and workings of modern societies in an interdependent world;
- acquire the tools that are required to understand and respect the natural universe;
- understand what knowledge is and how it is acquired by the use of differing methods in different disciplines;
- be able to integrate knowledge from diverse sources and acquire mastery of an academic discipline;
- understand the necessity for tolerance and appreciate individual and social diversity;
- be informed and responsible citizens of the world; and
- establish a foundation for lifelong learning and the potential for leadership.
