College Courses
Cowell College One: Imagining Justice
Cowell’s academic mission begins with the Cowell Core Course where students explore themes of justice with a focus on being an active participant of their community and society. Besides being the introductory course that anchors students’ experience in a shared experience, the Cowell Core Courses launches the Cowell Curriculum. The entire suite of courses was designed to help students build the skills and the capacity they need to make an impact on society.
There are three prominent themes in the Cowell Curriculum. One theme provides opportunities for students to learn tangible skills to be the leaders within their communities. A second theme builds on these tangible leadership skills and gives students the opportunity to develop the capacity to build meaningful and sustainable relationships. Students are also practicing collaboration in a tangible manner with a global perspective which facilitates a student’s movement between diverse groups and diverse ideas. The last theme closes the loop by showing students how to be resilient in changing times and to help them recognize the conditions that help them be successful.