shuwenteo
19-05-2011, 06:57 AM
For your information, Singapore's Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong studied at Williams College. Wang Lee Hom also studied there http://forum.brightsparks.com.sg/images/smilies/biggrin.gif
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Taken from Singapore's MOE report:
http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/fi...ec-summary.pdf (http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/files/2008/08/ceus-final-report-and-exec-summary.pdf)
Features of Liberal Arts Colleges
Focus on undergraduate teaching
14. Liberal arts colleges (LACs) do not offer graduate programmes. Faculty and resources are focused on undergraduate teaching and learning. This focus provides students with many opportunities not available to undergraduates in a larger comprehensive university. For example, undergraduate students in an LAC have the opportunity to participate in high-level research that would only be available to postgraduate students in a comprehensive university.
Developing critical thinking and love for learning
15. Liberal arts college students acquire a good foundation in Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Humanities and Social Sciences through a broad-based education. They are encouraged to think critically and to synthesise knowledge. This is further reinforced through the low student-to-faculty ratio. The close interaction between students and their professors, on- and off-campus and within a small college environment, instils in students a love for learning and knowledge.
16. Students are also given time and space to decide on their area of
specialisation. They are often able to design their own courses if these are lacking in the LAC?s offerings. With this nurturing and grounding, a high proportion of LAC graduates proceed to top graduate schools to pursue postgraduate degrees, e.g. in medicine and law.
Networks and collaborations
17. Due to their small enrolments, LACs collaborate with other institutions to share physical as well as academic resources. Potential partners include other LACs as well as larger universities. One example of such a network of partners is the Claremont Consortium, of which Pomona College, Harvey Mudd College and Claremont McKenna College are members. Each member in the Consortium has its own Board, management and finances, and over time would develop its own unique character and strengths. For example, Harvey Mudd College specialises in science and engineering, Pomona College focuses more on broad-based education, while Claremont McKenna College focuses on business and management courses. The close proximity of the member institutions enables cross-registration of courses by students across the member institutions. This arrangement also allows students to experience learning in their own small college setting, while living amongst a larger community of students. The extent of collaboration across different Consortiums varies. For example, the member institutions of the Five College Consortium (of which Amherst College is a member) mainly share library resources.
18. LACs also forge joint degree programmes with larger universities. For example, Williams College offers joint degree programmes with Columbia University, offering students the option to graduate within five years with two bachelor degrees ? one in liberal arts and one in another discipline, such as engineering.
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Check Colby-Sawyer College scholarships: Wesson Honors Scholarship, Founders Scholarship, Presidential Scholarship & Chargers Scholarship.
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Taken from Singapore's MOE report:
http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/fi...ec-summary.pdf (http://www.moe.gov.sg/media/press/files/2008/08/ceus-final-report-and-exec-summary.pdf)
Features of Liberal Arts Colleges
Focus on undergraduate teaching
14. Liberal arts colleges (LACs) do not offer graduate programmes. Faculty and resources are focused on undergraduate teaching and learning. This focus provides students with many opportunities not available to undergraduates in a larger comprehensive university. For example, undergraduate students in an LAC have the opportunity to participate in high-level research that would only be available to postgraduate students in a comprehensive university.
Developing critical thinking and love for learning
15. Liberal arts college students acquire a good foundation in Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Humanities and Social Sciences through a broad-based education. They are encouraged to think critically and to synthesise knowledge. This is further reinforced through the low student-to-faculty ratio. The close interaction between students and their professors, on- and off-campus and within a small college environment, instils in students a love for learning and knowledge.
16. Students are also given time and space to decide on their area of
specialisation. They are often able to design their own courses if these are lacking in the LAC?s offerings. With this nurturing and grounding, a high proportion of LAC graduates proceed to top graduate schools to pursue postgraduate degrees, e.g. in medicine and law.
Networks and collaborations
17. Due to their small enrolments, LACs collaborate with other institutions to share physical as well as academic resources. Potential partners include other LACs as well as larger universities. One example of such a network of partners is the Claremont Consortium, of which Pomona College, Harvey Mudd College and Claremont McKenna College are members. Each member in the Consortium has its own Board, management and finances, and over time would develop its own unique character and strengths. For example, Harvey Mudd College specialises in science and engineering, Pomona College focuses more on broad-based education, while Claremont McKenna College focuses on business and management courses. The close proximity of the member institutions enables cross-registration of courses by students across the member institutions. This arrangement also allows students to experience learning in their own small college setting, while living amongst a larger community of students. The extent of collaboration across different Consortiums varies. For example, the member institutions of the Five College Consortium (of which Amherst College is a member) mainly share library resources.
18. LACs also forge joint degree programmes with larger universities. For example, Williams College offers joint degree programmes with Columbia University, offering students the option to graduate within five years with two bachelor degrees ? one in liberal arts and one in another discipline, such as engineering.
...
Check Colby-Sawyer College scholarships: Wesson Honors Scholarship, Founders Scholarship, Presidential Scholarship & Chargers Scholarship.
orY6wq3zd50