Course Description
This course is intended for first and second-year students.
This course provides students opportunities to obtain skills that lead to success in college and beyond including learning how to learn, motivation, critical and creative thinking, decision-making, identity development, wellness, and career choice. The hallmark of this course will be an active-learning environment focused on applications of skills and content.
This course satisfies the following Institutional Competencies: Social Awareness and Responsibility as part of UGA’s Comprehensive Learner Record.
Course Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, student will be able to:
- Independently acquire and practice evidence-based learning strategies, increasing their skills as learners. (e.g., metacognitive learning strategies, active learning techniques, collaborative learning).
- Demonstrate greater academic engagement within the behavioral, psychological, and cognitive domains.
- Practice self-regulated learning skills and employ self-directed learning behaviors.
- Assess and increase their current competencies in developmentally-based life-skills across several domains germane to success in college and beyond (e.g., Chickering’s Vectors, Gazda’s life-skills).
Course Syllabi
You can find the UNIV course syllabus by searching the UGA Syllabus Browse website.
