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Establishing LAS Programmes at Your Institution
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What to consider if you are planning (or are unsure) about setting up an LAS programme at your university?
This WIKI chapter is meant to serve as a practical resource for those who are planning to establish an LAS programme (or are unsure).
Several steps of the curriculum design process are shown: going from the reasons for setting up a program, to learning aims and educational philosophy. Practical matters are also addresed, like the type of students the program hopes to attract, the current (or desired) learning environment offer, and how a university's rules and structures may influence curricular and content decisions.
There is no single model by which to realize or implement a university LAS program. Moreover, each institution has its own goals and profile into which any new program must fit. As a result, there is a huge variety of LAS programs across Europe and worldwide. In Europe, the label “LAS” is frequently used to indicate an innovative approach to undergraduate education. While LAS finds expression in a variety of program models, common characteristics make the label “Liberal Arts & Sciences” appropriate.
This WIKI chapter
- gives practical guidance for those who are planning or are in the process to set up a new LAS programme at your university.
- serves as a checklist for programs already in operation that want to see where they stand in the LAS landscape.
The WIKI pages here are primarily excerpts from the ECOLAS BLASTER project, a comprehensive guide to the LAS landscape in Europe. Furthermore, the insights gained from EPICUR partners like Adam Mickiewicz University, University of Amsterdam/Amsterdam University College, and University of Freiburg, who have just undergone the process of establishing LAS programs at their universities, offer experience-based questions and useful solutions that may help individuals looking to establish their own programs.
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Last edited: 26. Oct 2022, 11:04, [sr1149@uni-freiburg.de]