General Education
General Education is an important component within every undergraduate degree program at RIT Dubai.
The purposeful inclusion of general education courses within the degree program helps students to delve into subject matters outside their major discipline of choice while ensuring that RIT Dubai continues to cultivate well-rounded graduates.
The General Education framework sets forth 16 Student Learning Outcomes that span across 9 general categories/perspectives (Communication, Critical Thinking, Ethical, Artistic, Global, Social, Natural Inquiry of Science, Scientific Principles and Mathematical) which can be seen in below.
Students within every degree program can select which courses they take to satisfy the various credit requirements within each perspective and at the same time students can use these courses to work towards completing Immersions and Minors.
Perspectives |
General Education Program Learning Outcome |
Communication |
Express oneself effectively in common college-level written forms using standard American English |
Revise and improve written products |
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Express oneself effectively in presentation, either in spoken standard American English or sign language |
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Demonstrate comprehension of information and ideas accessed through reading |
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Critical Thinking |
Use relevant evidence gathered through accepted scholarly methods and properly acknowledge sources of information |
Analyze or construct arguments considering their premises, assumptions, contexts, and conclusions, and anticipating counterarguments |
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Reach sound conclusions based on logical analysis of evidence |
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Demonstrate creative or innovative approaches to assignments or projects |
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Ethical |
Identify contemporary ethical questions and relevant positions |
Artistic |
Interpret and evaluate artistic expression considering the cultural context in which it was created |
Global |
Examine connections among the world’s populations |
Social |
Analyze similarities and differences in human social experiences and evaluate the consequences |
Natural Inquiry of Science |
Apply methods of scientific inquiry and problem solving to contemporary issues and scientific questions |
Scientific Principles |
Demonstrate knowledge of basic principles and concepts of one of the natural sciences |
Mathematical |
Comprehend and evaluate mathematical or statistical information |
Perform college-level mathematical operations or apply statistical techniques |
To graduate, students need to complete all the requirements as listed in the curriculum. Click here for the graduation policy.

Dr. Jillian M. Pandor
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Dr. Jameel Maki
Associate Professor

Dr. Adrianne Calfo
Associate Professor

Dr. Rouba Borghol
Associate Professor

Dr. Mirosh Thomas
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Dr. Salameh Ahmed
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Dr. Yahya Haidar
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Dr. Nasih Osmanovic
Assistant Professor

Dr. Ali Sayyad
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Dr. Jamaal Pitt
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Dr. Rema M. Amawi
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Dr. Jason Barry
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Ms. Nastaran Naghshineh
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