Division of Arts and Sciences

The Texas A&M Core Curriculum, in compliance with the Texas Core Curriculum, provides students with a foundation of knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural world, develops principles of personal and social responsibility for living in a diverse world, and advances intellectual and practical skills that are essential for all learning. In support of the Core Curriculum, the Division of Arts and Sciences enhances the individual degree programs and university graduation requirements.

The core curriculum focuses on the development of six skills that have been shown to be effective in preparing students for the job market and their role in a diverse world and democratic society.

  • Critical Thinking Skills – to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information.
  • Communication Skills – to include effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral and visual communication.
  • Empirical and Quantitative Skills – to include the manipulation and analysis of numerical data or observable facts resulting in informed conclusions.
  • Teamwork – to include the ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal.
  • Personal Responsibility – to include the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.
  • Social Responsibility – to include intercultural competence, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities.

For additional information, please reference http://core.tamu.edu.

Bounds, Brittany, Instructional Associate Professor
Division of Arts and Sciences-Qatar Campus
PHD, Texas A&M University, 2015

Madrahimov, Sherzod T, Associate Professor
Division of Arts and Sciences-Qatar Campus
PHD, University of Illinois, 2012

Mir, Nordine, Professor
Division of Arts and Sciences-Qatar Campus
PHD, University of Rouen, France, 1998

Nha, Hyon Cheol, Professor
Division of Arts and Sciences-Qatar Campus
PHD, Seoul National University, 2002