General Education at Western Washington University
GUR academic competencies and perspectives:
1) Analyze and communicate ideas effectively in oral, written, and visual forms
2) Analyze and interpret information from varied sources, including print and visual media
3) Use quantitative and scientific reasoning to frame and solve problems
4) Identify and analyze complex problems
5) Apply tools of technology, with an understanding of their uses and limitations
6) Explore, imagine and create
7) Recognize the rights, responsibilities, and privileges of participating in, and contributing as a citizen in, a diverse society
8) Understand and evaluate assumptions, values, and beliefs in context of diverse local, national and global communities
9) Work collaboratively and manage projects to effective completion
10) Reflect on one’s own work and on the ethical dimensions of academic
pursuits
11) Understand and assess the impacts of interactions among the individual,
society, and the environment