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Show 12 The adult education courses are operated day and evening both on and off the campus. The major adult enrollments are in extended day and evening classes conducted on the campus. Off-campus classes are organized chiefly for public service employees of nearby city and county governmental units and for employees of major defense installations and firms in the Ogden area. The off-campus program has grown out of the needs of students and employers of the Weber College area. This program is designed to teach occupational skills on the job and to offer theoretical and technical instruction in the classroom. Much of the off-campus program consists of courses in industrial management on three levels: Supervisory, Junior Executive, and Senior Executive. The courses are designed to assist the individual to function more efficiently in his present position and to prepare for advancement. Weber College, through educational, vocational, and personal guidance, seeks to assist its students to find themselves; that is, it helps the student discover his interests, abilities, aptitudes, and a suitable occupation. OBJECTIVES The College strives to develop the following qualities, attitudes, knowledge, and skills in its graduates: 1. A wholesome philosophy of life. A college education should concern itself not with the intellect alone, but it should embrace moral, spiritual, and religious development. 2. Active and enlightened citizenship. The graduates are expected to participate in community, state, and national affairs as well as to understand other peoples and cultures of the world. International understanding should emphasize that the scientific age is bringing nations nearer to each other in time and bringing about increased economic cooperation, resulting in an increased need for understanding our own culture in terms of the cultures of other nations. 3. Personal, physical, and mental health, and a desire to cooperate actively in solving community health and welfare problems. 4. The ability to communicate ideas effectively: the ability to read, to write, to speak, and to listen. 5. A progressive desire for continuous learning. 6. Methods of critical thinking for the solution of problems and for discrimination among values, that students may develop wisdom and judgment. 7. Desire for and the capacity for successful home and family living. 8. Satisfactory emotional stability: the ability to adjust to change, to understand oneself, and to participate socially with others. 13 9 Understanding of the common phenomena of the physical environment, and an appreciation -of the implications to human welfare of scientific discoveries. 10. Understanding and enjoyment of literature, art, music, and other cultural activities, and the ability to participate in some form of expressive or creative activity. 11. Basic mathematical and mechanical skills necessary in everyday life. 12. Choice of a suitable vocation and training leading toward an occupation which will yield an acceptable standard of living. CURRICULUM Aware of the educational needs of its students and the surrounding community, Weber College strives to maintain a flexible curriculum composed of in-class and out-of-class activities. In-Class Studies Departments of instruction at Weber College are grouped under seven major divisions, as follows: The Division of Business and Economics. Business, Economics, Secretarial Training. The Division of Humanities. General Education, Art, English Language, and Literature and Speech, Theatre Arts, Foreign Languages, and Music. The Division of Life Sciences. General Education, Bacteriology, Biology, Agriculture, Forestry, and Wildlife Management, Botany, Home and Family Living, Nursing, Physiology, and Zoology. The Division of Mathematics and Physical Sciences General Education, Chemistry, Geology and Geography, Mathematics, Engineering, Architecture, Photography, Physics, and Architectural and Engineering Technology. The Division of Physical Education. Health Education, Physical Education, and Recreation. The Division of Social Sciences. General Education, Anthropology, History and Political Science, Orientation, Philosophy, Psychology and Education, and Sociology. The Division of Technical Education. Auto Body Reconditioning; Automotive Service and Repair; Carpentry, Joinery and Millwork; Cosmetology; Diesel Mechanics; Drafting; Electronics; Farm Mechanics; Industrial Arts; Machine Tool Technology; Watchmaking; and Welding. |