"When I first came to Soka I became involved in Soka's sustainability program, the environmental studies concentration, and the Stars program. I wanted to know who do we work with for the answers, what were the previous capstones from students, and — through that process — how others contribute and operate. In courses that expanded my understanding, like Theater, Music Composition and Jazz Ensemble, I learned that the problems may not be new but the way you approach them can be."

Year 1 at SUA immediately immerses you into a realm of questioning unparalleled in scope as you go through a constructive process of unlearning your preconceptions in order to fundamentally transform the way you will learn and process wisdom.

In taking the obligatory curriculum particular to SUA, from our core sequence through to creativity forum, you will from the start be studying and questioning the enduring questions of humanity which shape and underlie our global ecosystem in order to foster foundational awareness of the needs of our changing world. Most essentially, with an appreciation for cultures, traditions, and histories from East and West, North and South.

The required interdisciplinary coursework at SUA is anything but general since each requirement has been purposefully selected and arranged to allow for breadth of knowledge informed by critical and creative thinking, opportunities to develop a sense of history and understanding of the nature of our world, and the skillset to be effective in various modes of communication and expression to put a voice to your interests as an active and informed global citizen.
 

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