Course Calendar 2011-2012 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert

Liberal Arts Program (700.B0)
Entrance Requirement
In order to be admitted to a program leading to a Diploma
of College Studies (DEC), candidates must possess a
Secondary School Diploma including CST 4 Math or have
completed a level of education that is deemed equivalent
by the College. Additional admissions requirements can be
found in the admission section of this calendar.
For more information, please refer to our website at
www.champlainonline.com under Admissions.
Program Overview
The Liberal Arts program offers students the opportunity to
learn about major aspects of Western Civilization in an
integrated manner. Students follow courses in literature,
philosophy, the humanities, religion, and history as well as
the history of art and science. Students have the
opportunity to broaden their intellectual horizons by
choosing additional courses (see Option courses below). In
the structured approach, students focus on one specific era
in each semester, and are introduced to the literature, the
history and the philosophical currents of this defined
period in each of the compulsory disciplines, thus
benefiting from a cross-fertilization of ideas. Graduates are
well-rounded individuals with a broad understanding of the
dominant ideas of Western Civilization, a sense of the
humanistic tradition, and of what it means to be human
while producing knowledgeable citizens. Students will be
expected to participate in a certain number of extracurricular
cultural activities.
University Preparation
The Liberal Arts program is unique insofar as it avoids overspecialization
and has been designed to prepare
academically oriented students for almost all university
programs. It does so by giving students the unique occasion
to achieve coherence and breadth in their studies while
allowing them to enrol in a wide variety of subjects across
the curriculum. The program is devised for students who
value freedom of choice in the selection of their courses as
well as an integrated and creative approach to their
collegial education. The program will be of special interest
to students seeking an excellent preparation for eventual
university studies in law, communication, journalism, social
studies, education, and other liberal arts subjects.
Integrative Activity
To ensure that students are prepared for the integrative
assessment at the end of their studies, each compulsory
course has a requirement that students pass both the
summative assessment at the end of the course as well as
the general term work in order to earn a passing grade for
the semester, in conformity with the local policy on the
assessment of student learning.
Comprehensive Assessment
To fulfill the program requirements for graduation,
students must complete a comprehensive assessment
activity. The comprehensive assessment will be met
through the writing of an extended essay and a final essay
exam. Both of these will require students to demonstrate
their achievement of the abilities and knowledge objectives
pursued by the program. These activities will take place
within 360-126 Liberal Arts Essay Seminar in their
graduating semester.
Exit Profile
Upon graduation, the accomplished Liberal Arts student
will possess abilities and competencies such as those listed
below:
The ability to situate the development of Western
civilization, since ancient times, within its historical
context. Students will be able to:
• Identify major trends in Western civilization over time
• Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles
associated with major political and intellectual
movements
• Relate ideas from one period to those of another time
• Explain the important facets of the dominant ideas of
any given historical period.
The ability to understand and appreciate major theories
and forms of imaginative or artistic expression, and the
aesthetic sensibility in the arts and in literature. Students
will be able to:
• Demonstrate awareness of the salient aspects of major
theories and imaginative and artistic works
• Explain the major attributes of important theories in
Western thought
• Acquire a critical attitude toward, and value for,
renowned artistic and literary works from any given
period
• Develop a sense of respect for achievement in the
realm of imagination and art.