Complex Questions: Global Challenges & Social Justice

The Perspectives

Every Union Student takes Perspectives courses from a range of eight liberal arts disciplines: literacy, numeracy, foreign language, creative expression, ethical society, history, natural science, and technology.

The eight Complex Questions Perspectives arranged as puzzle pieces

Each Perspectives course course falls under one of our two Areas of Inquiry: Global Challenges (G), or Justice, Equity, Identity, and Diversity (J). You will select a variety of Perspectives courses within these categories.

There are many possible paths to completing the Perspectives requirements. Whether you discover an academic interest through a Perspectives course or vice versa, you're exploring connections between disciplines.

No matter how you choose to satisfy the Perspectives requirements, you will gain a deeper understanding of the complex dynamics that shape our world.

All Approved Courses


Judith Lewin - Director of General Education
Sara Garrand - Program Administration

(518) 388-6056
education@union.edu


Number of Course Requirements

Entering,
Class Year
# of
Perspectives
# of Areas
of Inquiry
Entering fall 2022,
Class of 2026
62
Entering fall 2023,
Class of 2027
62
Entering fall 2024,
Class of 2028
72
Entering fall 2025,
Class of 2029
7N/A