How
to combine the study of the liberal arts and a specialized field—a
major—most effectively is a challenge all colleges and students
confront. The key to achieving this balance is the curriculum, the basic
program of study. As a result of a long-term and intensive study of
curricular issues by the Moravian faculty, first-year students entering
the College in September 2000 began to undertake a new program of general
education—called Learning in Common.
The philosophical basis of Moravian’s curriculum is to provide
students with the skills they will need most to compete in the global
economic and cultural climate of the new century. The curriculum includes
courses intended to sharpen students’ critical skills such as
writing, computer competence, and the ability to approach academic subjects
from a variety of disciplines.
