Academics

Core Curriculum

This innovative and interdisciplinary core curriculum is a cohesive program that informs, inspires, and transforms Manchester students into persons of ability and conviction. By securing academic foundations, requiring interdisciplinary knowledge and skills, and delivering high‐impact student experiences, the core curriculum prepares students to live, work, and thrive in a complex world.

The curricular framework embodies both the mission and the values of Manchester University. Courses will embody the mission and values through specific course content, though not every course offered in a specific category is required to include the same values or engage the same portion of the mission statement.

The new core curriculum is comprised of three main components, each made up of multiple categories. The total hours may vary from 32 to 36 credit hours.


Core Curriculum

Foundation

FYWS 111

First‐Year Writing Seminar

3

COMM 110

First‐Year Communication Seminar

3

LA-FQR

Quantitative Reasoning

3‐4

FYSS

First Year Success Seminar

1

LA-FFR

Faith, Reason and Ethics

3

 

Sub‐total Credit Hours

13-14

Exploration

LA-EAH

Arts and Humanities

3

LA-ENS

Natural Sciences

3

LA-ESS

Social Sciences

3 -4

 

Sub‐total Credit Hours

9-10

Transformation

LA-TBI

Big Issues ‐ 2 courses

6

LA-TCE

Creative Expression

1‐3

LA-TCG

Cultural and Global Perspectives

3

 

Sub‐total Hours

10-12

 

Total Credit Hours

32‐36


 Updated as of May 2024