A Fresh Take on the Liberal Arts
At Champlain, we bypass the traditional general education model. Our innovative Core Curriculum works hand-in-hand with your chosen program to encourage reasoning, critical thinking and curiosity.
Through project-based research, you’ll practice how to explore the various aspects of any issue — the historical facts, the psychology and culture of the people involved — and learn how to recognize influences beyond the obvious.
Semester after semester, our Core curriculum builds upon itself, equipping you with the ability to ask the right questions, create solutions, and communicate effectively — skills to help you land your first job but also drive your long-term success.
Expand Your Outlook
New Views
Explore the history and social influences that shape your perspectives. Investigate topics of personal interest, while looking at all the factors that influence it, developing new mindsets and ways of thinking.
Step Outside Your Comfort Zone
Experience cultures different from your own by participating in a study abroad or in the local Burlington community.
Pull It Together
Bring together the knowledge and skills you’ve gained in your core courses and chosen major into one representative capstone project.
Core Curriculum
We know that technical proficiency isn’t enough. You need the ability to ask the right questions and communicate effectively — skills to engage the world around you with empathy and integrity. Semester after semester, our Core curriculum builds upon itself, equipping you with these skills to not only help you land your first job but also drive your long-term success.
Learn About Our Core Curriculum
An Opportunity to See More
When you explore our Core education, you explore the world. Through Core, Champlain students have had the opportunity to learn about the rich culture and history of amazing places across the globe, both from a classroom and in-person. As part the Champlain’s optional Theoretical Perspectives course, students learn to foster an understanding of Jordanian culture and even get to witness it first hand from the Middle East.
Learn About Your Study Abroad OpportunitiesIt’s important to remember that the college experience is about much more than what a student chooses to major in. Core classes in general … help students think broadly about complicated questions, the richness of human experience, and what it means to live authentically in a globalized world.
