Below is a list of courses eligible for each of the 10 MnTC goal areas. See MCTC Policy 3.05 for additional information regarding this curriculum.
See Associate in Arts Degree for specific MnTC goal area requirements.
Effective: 2012-2013
MnTC Goal Area 1: Written and Oral Communication
To develop writing, speaking and critical listening skills in the English language. As a base, you should complete introductory communication requirements early in your collegiate studies. Writing competency is an ongoing process to be reinforced through writing-intensive courses and writing across the curriculum. Speaking and listening skills need reinforcement through multiple opportunities for interpersonal communication, public speaking and discussion. To complete MnTC Goal Area 1: Take a minimum of 9 credits, which must include ENGL 1110, ENGL 1111 and 1 eligible CMST course.
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MnTC Goal Area 2: Critical Thinking
To help you become a thinker who is able to unify factual, creative, rational and value-sensitive modes of thought. Critical thinking will be taught and used throughout the general education curriculum in order to develop your awareness of your own thinking and problem-solving procedures. To integrate new skills into your customary ways of thinking, you must be actively engaged in practicing thinking skills and applying them to open-ended problems. This goal is accomplished through completion of the 40 MnTC credits.
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MnTC Goal Area 3: Natural Science
To improve your understanding of natural science principles and of the methods of scientific inquiry, i.e. the ways in which scientists investigate natural science phenomena. As a basis for lifelong learning, you need to know the vocabulary of science and to realize that while a set of principles has been developed through the work of previous scientists, ongoing scientific inquiry and new knowledge will bring changes in some of the ways scientists view the world. By studying the problems that engage today's scientists, you will learn to appreciate the importance of science in your life and to understand the value of a scientific perspective. You are encouraged to study both the biological and physical sciences. To complete MnTC Goal Area 3: Take a minimum of two courses in different disciplines, one a lab science.
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MnTC Goal Area 4: Mathematical and Logical Reasoning
To increase your knowledge about mathematical and logical modes of thinking. This will enable you to appreciate the breadth of applications of mathematics, evaluate arguments and detect fallacious reasoning. You will learn to apply mathematics, logic and/or statistics to help them make decisions in your life and career. Minnesota's public higher education systems have agreed that developmental mathematics includes the first three years of a high school mathematics sequence through intermediate algebra. To complete MnTC Goal Area 4: Take a minimum of one eligible course.
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MnTC Goal Area 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
To increase your knowledge of how historians and social and behavioral scientists discover, describe, and explain the behaviors and interactions among individuals, groups, institutions, events and ideas. Such knowledge will better equip you to understand yourself and the roles people play in addressing the issues facing humanity. To complete MnTC Goal Area 5: Take a minimum of three courses, in three different disciplines.
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MnTC Goal Area 6: Humanities and Fine Arts
To expand your knowledge of the human condition and human cultures, especially in relation to behavior, ideas and values expressed in works of human imagination and thought. Through study in disciplines such as literature, philosophy and the fine arts, you will engage in critical analysis, form aesthetic judgments and develop an appreciation of the arts and humanities as fundamental to the health and survival of any society. You should have experiences in both the arts and humanities. To complete MnTC Goal Area 6: Take a minimum of three courses from three different disciplines.
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MnTC Goal Area 7: Human Diversity
To increase your understanding of individual and group differences (e.g. race, gender and class) and your knowledge of the traditions and values of various groups in the United States. You should be able to evaluate the United States' historical and contemporary responses to group differences. To complete MnTC Goal Area 7: Take a minimum of one eligible course.
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MnTC Goal Area 8: Global Perspective
To increase your understanding of the growing interdependence of nations and peoples and develop your ability to apply a comparative perspective to cross-cultural social, economic and political experiences. To complete MnTC Goal Area 8: Take a minimum of one eligible course.
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MnTC Goal Area 9: Ethical and Civic Responsibility
To develop your capacity to identify, discuss and reflect upon the ethical dimensions of political, social and personal life and to understand the ways in which you can exercise responsible and productive citizenship. While there are diverse views of social justice or the common good in a pluralistic society, you should learn that responsible citizenship requires you to develop skills to understand your own and others' positions be part of the free exchange of ideas, and function as a public-minded citizen. To complete MnTC Goal Area 9: Take a minimum of one eligible course.
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MnTC Goal Area 10: People and the Environment
To improve your understanding of today's complex environmental challenges, you will examine the interrelatedness of human society and the natural environment. Knowledge of both bio-physical principles and socio-cultural systems is the foundation for integrative and critical thinking about environmental issues. To complete MnTC Goal Area 10: Take a minimum of one eligible course.
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