Students will prepare to be well-informed citizens who can reason and can apply analytical, statistical, and computational methods to the challenges of a globally diverse and technologically rich environment. This part of the GEP is designed to familiarize students with fundamental problem-solving concepts, frameworks, and paradigms that will equip them to logically solve a variety of real-world problems. Courses which utilize problem solving stress the development of critical thinking skills as well as students' decision-making skills.