Liberal Arts Curriculum (Core Courses)
The Foundation for Your Success
University graduates entering the workforce can expect to be changing careers at least three times in their lives, many even more. The following skills and qualities necessary for success and adaptability in work life are developed through the liberal arts curriculum at Seton Hill, which is required as a part of every undergraduate degree program:
- Resourcefulness in obtaining and processing information.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to think critically and solve problems.
- Awareness of global issues and other cultures.
- Capacity to collaborate.
- Sensitivity to ethical dimensions and strong self-discipline.
In a constantly changing and unpredictable job market, college graduates must create their own futures. Coupled with the depth achieved through study in a chosen major, the liberal arts curriculum at Seton Hill will not only prepare you for your first job, but for a lifetime of meaningful career opportunities.
Liberal Arts Courses
The liberal arts curriculum includes courses in:
- Communication and Problem Solving
- Writing
- Information Fluency
- Writing
- Setonian Mission
- U.S. Cultures
- Global Cultures
- Modern Languages
- Artistic Expression
- Mathematics and Quantitative Skills
- Natural Science
- Social Science
- Faith Religion and Society
- Philosophy
- Theology
- Career Readiness
“I would wish to fit you for that world in which you are destined to live.”
Faculty
Lynda Sukolsky
Academic Counselor
Laura Patterson
Professor of English
David Droppa
Program Director & Professor
Albert Wendland
Professor of English
Frances Michelle Leap
Professor of Religious Studies
Judith Reyna
Associate Professor of Spanish
Susan Eichenberger
Associate Professor of Sociology, Coordinator Women's Studies Program
Brian Ferrell
Associate Professor of Art
Christine Cusick
Professor of English and Director of the Honors Program
Emily Wierszewski
Associate Professor, English; Chair, English; Director, Undergraduate Writing Program
Michele Chossat
Associate Professor of French
David von Schlichten
Dean of the School of Humanities, Professor of Religious Studies, Coordinator of the Gender and Women's Studies Program
Sarah Joiner
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Renée Starek
Director, Career and Professional Development Center and Adjunct Instructor