Academic Core Skills

Marist College is strongly committed to preparing you to meet the complex and varied challenges of a changing global society. The chart below summarizes the ways in which the Marist Core equips you with essential 21st-century skills.

Skill Area	Curricular Component
Critical Thinking	First Year Seminar Philosophical Perspectives Course Ethics and Justice Course Pathway Capping Course
Information Literacy	Writing for College Course First Year Seminar Capping Course
Public Presentation	First Year Seminar Public Presentation-intensive Course Capping Course
Quantitative Reasoning	Mathematics Requirement Quantitative FYS and/or Pathway Courses
Scientific Reasoning	Natural Science Requirement Science-related FYS and Pathway Courses
Technological Competency	Technology-intensive Requirement
Writing	First Year Seminar Writing for College Course Writing-intensive Requirement Capping course

Intensive Core Requirements

Technological Competency

Technology-Intensive Courses

Technology-intensive courses provide students with an understanding of the impact of technology on their lives and on the world around them. In addition, technology-intensive courses instruct students in the theoretical and practical use of technology relevant to their academic discipline. Whether focusing exclusively on computing and information technology or incorporating other forms as well, technology-intensive courses provide students with the opportunity to use technology skillfully and to critically evaluate the implications of various technologies on society

Discipline	Courses that will fulfill the Technology -intensive requirement
Art	ART 231 Introduction to Digital Media
Business	BUS 310 Data Modeling for Business - *Taken fall 2023 or later
Communication	COM 103 Digital Toolbox
Computing Technology	CMPT 103 Technology for the 21st Century CMPT 120 Introduction to Programming CMPT 300 Management Information Systems
Data Science and Analytics	DATA 220 Introduction to Data Analysis
Education	EDUC 150 Learning Through Technology
Environmental Science	ENSC 230 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Fashion	FASH 245 Fashion CAD I
History	HIST 209 Digital Humanities
Italian	ITAL 392, Italian in the Digital Age
Media Studies	MDIA 103 Digital Toolbox
Spanish	SPAN 325 Spanish in a Digital Age (taught in Spanish)

Public Presentation

Public Presentation Intensive Courses

The Public Presentation Intensive (PPI) requirement provides students with the opportunity to develop their ability to research, organize, and deliver presentations. Involving both low-stakes assignments and more formal expositions, PPI courses build upon skills introduced in the First Year Seminar and help prepare students for presentations in their advanced-level Capping courses.

Discipline	Courses that will fulfill the PPI requirement
Art	ART 380 Renaissance Art
Biology	BIOL 131 General Biology II
Business	BUS 100 Introduction to Business & Management BUS 302 Organizational Behavior BUS 340 Principles of Marketing
Communication	COM 101 Public Presentation COM 420 Advanced Public Presentations
Computing Technology	CMPT 305 Technology, Ethics, & Society
Criminal Justice	CRJU 374 Criminal Justice Research Methods
Education	EDUC 373 Principles of Teaching Students with Special Needs
English	ENG 150 Introduction to Theatre ENG 227 Acting I
Fashion	FASH 126, The Creative Process *Taken Fall 2021 or later
Games & Emerging Media	GAME 301 The Business of Games
History	HIST 217 Catholics in the US *Taken Spring 2021 or later
Honors	HONR 360, A Gift of Fire: Ethical Implications of Technology *Taken Fall 2021 or later
Italian	ITAL 281 Italian for Conversation
Mathematics	MATH 310 Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning
Media Studies	MDIA 310 Interactive Media II MDIA 306 Media Performance
Medical Technology	MEDT 350 Foundations of Clinical Laboratory Science
Philosophy	PHIL 243 Knowledge & Reality *Taken Spring 2021 or later
Political Science	POSC 217 Catholics in the US Taken Spring 2021 or later POSC 280, Model United Nations Taken Fall 2021 or later
Psychology	PSYC 351 Psychological Research Methodology & Lab II
Religious Studies	REST 217 Catholics in the US *Taken Spring 2021 or later
Social Work	SOCW 330 Social Service: Theory & Practice