{"id":909,"date":"2020-01-29T20:11:50","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T20:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/dean-of-faculty\/?page_id=909"},"modified":"2025-12-10T18:15:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:15:52","slug":"learning-goals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/dean-of-faculty\/academic-programs-and-centers\/curriculum\/learning-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Trinity College\u2019s Learning Goals, 2023<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Trinity prepares bold, independent thinkers who lead transformative lives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a result of a Trinity education, our goal is for every student to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Acquire a broad base of knowledge and perspectives, across multiple disciplines and fields, cultivating curiosity and commitment as lifelong learners<\/li>\n<li>Achieve depth of knowledge in at least one field, developing the ability to work both independently and collaboratively<\/li>\n<li>Develop 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48px\"><strong>Arts<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\"><strong>Humanities<\/strong>\u200b\u200b<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\"><strong>Social Sciences\u200b<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\"><strong>\u200bS\u200bTEM<\/strong>\u200b\u200b<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\"><strong>Interdisciplinary<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td class=\"\" style=\"height: 24px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/Art-history\/Learning-goals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #333333\">Art History<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/classical-studies\/come-learn-with-us\/learning-goals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #333333\">Classical Studies\u200b\u200b<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/anthropology\/learning-goals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span 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target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #333333\">Economics<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/Chemistry\/Learning-goals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #333333\">Chemistry<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 24px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/educ\/learning-goals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #333333\">Educational Studies<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px\">\n<td style=\"height: 48px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/studio-arts\/learning-goals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #333333\">Studio Arts<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\">\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/history\/learning-goals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">History<\/a>\u200b\u200b<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 48px\"><a 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