WMU Essential Studies

Ethical and Critical Thinking

Learning to formulate and articulate ethical positions in your chosen discipline is an important skill as you move toward your professional goals. Students who strive to develop these skills can incorporate courses from the list below into their essential studies curriculum and get the added boost in knowledge that supports their goals

Western Michigan University's current semester courses and descriptions are listed below. Enrolled students can also access descriptions by logging into GoWMU and accessing Degree Works.

Courses designated as DI fulfill the Diversity and Inclusion requirement.
Courses designated as PS fulfill the Planetary Sustainability requirement.

Trevor

Trevor is a nursing major who hopes to someday be a nurse manager at a level I trauma hospital. He wants to develop his creative and critical thinking skills to strengthen his managerial skills. To do this, he chose the following WMU Essential Studies courses:

Quantitative Literacy: PHIL 2250 Deductive Logic
Inquiry and Engagement: SOC 2000 Principles of Sociology; HSV 2250 Human Development
Personal Wellness: COM 1700 Interpersonal Communication I
Artistic Theory and Practice: ED 2300 The Nature of Creativity
Societies and Cultures: ANTH 3440 Indigenous North America