The General Education program sets Missouri State graduates apart. MSU prepares students for a specific jobs and careers; and our focus on Public Affairs prepares students to be responsible citizens. When you complete your General Education at MSU, you will leave knowing more about 5 key areas:
I. Intellectual and Practical Skills
You will be able to:
- Gather, organize, and evaluate information and ideas
- Develop and explore new ideas perspectives and approaches
- Express yourself clearly through writing in social, academic, and professional contexts
- Listen critically and speak well to all audiences
- Reason and solve numerically-based problems, and create and communicate logical arguments based on such evidence
- Identify a need for information, then locate and responsibly share the information
- Work in collaboration with others to solve problems and make decisions
II. Knowledge of Human Cultures
You will be able to:
- Understand principles of human behavior and social interactions in a variety of settings
- Develop an understanding of various contexts that shape thoughts and actions of people world-wide
III. Knowledge of the Natural World
You will be able to:
- Understand basic concepts of how scientific knowledge is relevant to human affairs
- Explore fundamental principles in physical sciences
IV. Public Affairs
You will be able to:
- Recognize the importance of contributing to your own communities and society
- Recognize and consider multiple perspectives and cultures
- Know your own value system and how it affects your decisions and people and communities around you.
V. Integrative and Applied Learning
You will be able to:
- Take everything you have learned and apply it to specific situations in life