Learning Outcomes at MDC

General Education Learning Outcomes

General education courses should provide broad foundational knowledge to help students develop intellectual skills and habits that enable them to become more effective and lifelong learners and contain high-level academic and critical thinking skills.

Miami Dade College graduates will:

1. Communicate effectively using listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills
2. Use quantitative analytical skills to evaluate and process numerical data
3. Solve problems using critical and creative thinking and scientific reasoning
4. Formulate strategies to locate, evaluate, and apply information
5. Demonstrate knowledge of ethical thinking and its application to issues in society
6. Demonstrate knowledge of diverse cultures, including global and historical perspectives
7. Create strategies that can be used to fulfill personal, civic, and social responsibilities
8. Use computer and emerging technologies effectively
9. Demonstrate an appreciation for aesthetics and creative activities
10. Describe how natural systems function and recognize the impact of humans on the environment