The Core Curriculum at Harvey Mudd College seeks to nurture students\u2019 intellectual curiosity and joy of learning, provide them with foundational knowledge and skills needed for further study in STEM disciplines, and begin a critical engagement with the humanities, social sciences, and the arts. In keeping with HMC\u2019s liberal-arts approach to STEM education, the Core engages students in thinking critically about consequential problems and complex issues, making connections across disciplinary boundaries, communicating and collaborating effectively, and understanding how their personal and professional actions impact the world around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Core is demanding, but Harvey Mudd fosters collaboration, not competition\u2014students work in teams and learn together. The hands-on, project-based courses in the Core foster a love for collaboration, communication skills and leadership ability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Harvey Mudd\u2019s curriculum\u2014the Common Core, requirements in the humanities, social sciences, and the arts, and the major\u2014gives students a solid grounding in the sciences, expertise in a chosen field and an understanding of the relationship between technology and the people it serves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n