A Study on the Educational Needs and Perception of the Liberal Arts Core Curriculum

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the direction of reorganization of S University's liberal arts core curriculum by analyzing the educational needs assessment and perceptions of members inside and outside S University to foster “H+ future talents” with future capabilities to lead a diversifying society. To this end, a total of 234 internal and external members (teachers, students, graduates, and industries) of S University were surveyed on the educational needs assessment and perceptions of S University's liberal arts core curriculum. After combining the collected data with t-verification, Borich education needs, the Locus for Focus model, and frequency analysis, the current liberal arts core curriculum was reorganized in the order of ｢Computing Thinking and Coding｣, ｢Critical Reading and Writing｣, ｢EnglishⅠ(Listening & Speaking)｣, and ｢English II (Reading & Writing)｣. In addition, through a survey on the perception of the liberal arts core curriculum, the need for class options for Christian liberal arts subjects and classes by English level were confirmed. This study is meaningful in that it can be used as useful basic data for the reorganization of the liberal arts core curriculum of S University and can be a basis for the return of the direction of liberal arts education and the development of liberal arts subjects in the future.