Course of Study
The course of study at Kean is designed to bring to students the essential values of a liberal arts education - a breadth of understanding, a depth of knowledge in a chosen field of study and a large measure of freedom in determining what additional areas they will study.
The major program, the component of depth in the degree, enables students to acquire mastery in a subject discipline. This component is acquired through a number of professional and applied disciplines.
The General Education requirements, the breadth component of the curriculum, provides students with experiences in the arts and humanities, social sciences, mathematics and natural sciences, which will acquaint them with diversity of thought, provide disciplined ways of learning and problem solving, and suggest the interdependent, interdisciplinary and complex nature of the real world. For additional details and program requirements, please see the Division of General Education and Interdisciplinary Studies section.
Generally speaking, free electives, the amount of which varies by program up to a maximum of one-third of an academic program, are intended to provide opportunity to study courses that promise to add to educational development.