The FASS Advantage
We set high standards and ambitious goals for our students. We do so with the purpose of nurturing talents including critical engagement, creative thinking, imaginative analysis, breadth of perspective, persistence, integrity, and an appreciation for paradox, complexity, even mystery – in a word: wisdom.
Scholarship and expertise in Arts and Social Sciences disciplines are always valuable, and particularly critical in times of uncertainty and change. The world needs Arts and Social Sciences graduates – people who have developed vital skills that will impact how our society develops going forward. These aptitudes are inherently linked to fundamental employability skills such as:
- Communication (e.g., reading and understanding information in a variety of forms, writing and speaking, listening and asking questions to demonstrate an understanding of different points of view)
- Managing information (e.g., locating and organizing information using different technologies, observing and recording data, applying knowledge from different disciplines (humanities, social sciences, mathematics) to a common problem)
- Problem–solving (e.g., assessing situations, identifying problems, seeing different points of view, making and evaluating solutions, implementing solutions)
- Personal Management and Responsibility (e.g., being confident, taking care of your health, showing interest and initiative, setting goals, balancing work and life demands, being socially responsible and accountable)
- Adaptability (working independently or being part of a team, multi-tasking, innovating, staying open to feedback, coping with uncertainty)
- Teamwork (understanding group dynamics, being flexible, recognizing diversity, providing and receiving feedback, leading and supporting when appropriate, understanding conflict, resolving conflict)