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What are the 21st Century Skills?
November 12, 2021 2021-11-12 3:23What are the 21st Century Skills?
With rapid advances in technology and the economy in the late 20th century and early 21st century, educators, business leaders and government agencies have identified skills, abilities and learning dispositions that would help students attain success in 21st century society.
There are twelve 21st Century Skills and they are grouped into three categories:
1. Learning Skills
The focus is on mental processes required in order to adapt to the current work environment.
- Critical thinking
- Creativity
- Collaboration
- Communication
2. Literacy Skills
Teaches students how to discern facts, publishing outlets, and the technology behind them. These also help them distinguish trustworthy sources and factual information from the misinformation in the Internet.
- Information literacy
- Media literacy
- Technology literacy
3. Life Skills
These skills focus on intangible elements of a student’s everyday life. These intangibles emphasize both personal and professional qualities.
- Flexibility
- Leadership
- Initiative
- Productivity
- Social skills
References:
https://www.aeseducation.com/blog/what-are-21st-century-skills
https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/blog/21st-century-skills/
21st Century Skills in MUIC Curriculum
(Interview with Dr. Ruchi Agarwal, Assistant Dean for Educational Affairs)
Why is it advantageous for university students to learn 21st Century Skills?
Given that we live in a globalized world that requires an individual to not only have basic skills as was the case in the past, the new requirements of the job market are more towards applied skills. These essential skills include critical thinking, teamwork, creativity among others. For our students to survive in this changing world, there is a need for them to acquire these skills early on in their stay in university.
How are 21st Century Skills taught to MUIC students?
MUIC has made continuous efforts to instill the 21st Century Skills among students from their freshman year itself. Initially the general education (GE) curriculum required students to take courses in different majors, however, understanding the changing demand of the globalizing world, MUIC initiated a revision of the entire GE curriculum with the combined efforts from members of all programs to design a new GE curriculum based on the 21st Century Skills. The result is a new revised general education curriculum which has the five baskets system based on the 21st Century Skills. These baskets include: Leadership, Critical Thinking, Global Citizenship, Digital Literacy, & Life Appreciation. Each of these baskets include a number of courses that students can choose which teach students the specific skills based on the 21st Century Skills categorization.
For a list of these general education courses, please see below:
| General Education Courses | 38 Credits | |
| English Communication | 12 / 16 Credits | |
| Note I: Based on their achievement on the essay portion of the MUIC entrance exam, students will be placed into 3 following tracks: ‘ERS Track’, ‘GC Track’ and ‘Advanced GC Track’. •‘ERS Track’ – Students who are placed into ‘ERS Track’ will be required to take ICME 100 (a non-credit course) and complete 16 credits in English Communication: ICGC 101, ICGC 102, ICGC 103 in order, and finally, any 200+ level English courses. •‘GC Track’ – Students who are placed into ‘GC Track’ will be required to complete 16 credits in English Communication: ICGC 101, ICGC 102, ICGC 103 in order, and finally, any 200+ level English courses. •‘Advanced GC Track’ – Students who are placed into ‘Advanced GC Track’ will be required to complete 12 credits in English Communication: ICGC 111, ICGC 112 in order, and finally, any 200+ level English courses. Note II: Students in ‘ERS Track’ and ‘GC Track’ must take ICGC 101, ICGC 102 and ICGC 103 without interruption beginning in their first trimester of enrollment. | ||
| GC Track | ||
| ICGC101 | Academic Writing and Research I | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGC102 | Academic Writing and Research II | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGC103 | Public Speaking | 4(4-0-8) |
| Advanced GC Track | ||
| ICGC111 | Academic Writing and Research I (Advanced) | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGC112 | Academic Writing and Research II (Advanced) | 4(4-0-8) |
| 200+ Level Courses | ||
| ICGC201 | Global Realities | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGC202 | Literary Analysis | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGC203 | Creative Writing | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGC204 | Advanced Oral Communication | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGC206 | Literature Into Film | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGC208 | Language and Culture | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGC210 | First and Second Language Acquisition | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGC211 | Topics in Comparative Literature A: Poetry | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGC212 | Topics in Comparative Literature B: The Short Story and the Novel | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGC213 | Topics in Comparative Literature C: Drama | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGC214 | Literary Non-fiction | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGC215 | Writing for Research | 4(4-0-8) |
| Life Appreciation | 4 Credits | |
| ICGH113 | Moving Pictures: A History of Film | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGH117 | Drawing as Creative Expression | 4(2-4-6) |
| ICGH118 | Photography Visualizing in the Digital Age | 4(2-4-6) |
| ICGH119 | Listen! Soundscapes, Well-Being and Musical Soul Searching | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGN105 | Ecology, Ecosystems and Socio-Economics in Southeast Asia | 4(3-2-7) |
| ICGN108 | Essentials of Culinary Science for Food Business | 4(3-2-7) |
| ICGN109 | Food for Health | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGN110 | Maker Workshop | 4(3-2-7) |
| ICGN112 | Stargazer | 4(3-2-7) |
| ICGN113 | Plants, People and Poisons | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGN115 | Human Evolution, Diversity and Health | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGN120 | Chemistry of Cosmetics and Dietary Supplements | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGN124 | Climate Change and Human Society | 4(3-2-7) |
| ICGN125 | Games and Learning | 2(2-0-4) |
| ICGN135 | Personal Health and Well being | 2(2-0-4) |
| ICGP101 | American Flag Football | 1(0-2-1) |
| ICGP102 | Badminton | 1(0-2-1) |
| ICGP103 | Basketball | 1(0-2-1) |
| ICGP104 | Body Fitness | 1(0-2-1) |
| ICGP105 | Cycling | 1(0-2-1) |
| ICGP106 | Discover Dance | 1(0-2-1) |
| ICGP107 | Golf | 1(0-2-1) |
| ICGP108 | Mind and Body | 1(0-2-1) |
| ICGP109 | Selected Topics in Sports | 1(0-2-1) |
| ICGP110 | Self Defense (Striking) | 1(0-2-1) |
| ICGP111 | Self Defense (Grappling) | 1(0-2-1) |
| ICGP112 | Soccer | 1(0-2-1) |
| ICGP113 | Social Dance | 1(0-2-1) |
| ICGP114 | Swimming | 1(0-2-1) |
| ICGP115 | Tennis | 1(0-2-1) |
| ICGP116 | Volleyball | 1(0-2-1) |
| ICGS102 | Business Sustainability and the Global Climate Change | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS111 | Exploring Religions | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS115 | Sociology in the Modern World | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS125 | American History, Popular Media and Modern Life | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS126 | Introduction to Psychology | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS127 | Positive Psychology | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS128 | Global Gastronomy and Cuisines | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS129 | Tea Studies | 2(2-0-4) |
| ICGS141 | Coffee studies | 2(2-0-4) |
| ICGS142 | Contemporary Spirituality and Marketing | 1(1-0-2) |
| ICLL100 | Self Development | 2(2-0-4) |
| Global Citizenship | 4 Credits | |
| ICGH116 | World Cinemas | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGH120 | Thai and ASEAN Cinema | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGH121 | The End of the World? Development and Environment | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGH122 | Introduction to Asian Philosophy | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGH123 | Faiths, Ecological Justice, and the Tropical Rainforests | 2(2-0-4) |
| ICGH127 | Rome: An Empire’s Rise and Fall | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL101 | Elementary German I | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL102 | Elementary German II | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL103 | Elementary German III | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL111 | Elementary Japanese I | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL112 | Elementary Japanese II | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL113 | Elementary Japanese III | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL121 | Elementary French I | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL122 | Elementary French II | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL123 | Elementary French III | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL131 | Elementary Chinese I | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL132 | Elementary Chinese II | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL133 | Elementary Chinese III | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL141 | Elementary Spanish I | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL142 | Elementary Spanish II | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL143 | Elementary Spanish III | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL160 | Introduction to Thai Language and Culture | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL161 | Elementary Thai I | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL162 | Elementary Thai II | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL163 | Elementary Thai III | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL170 | Diversities in Multilingual Societies | 2(2-0-4) |
| ICGL201 | Pre-Intermediate German I | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL202 | Pre-Intermediate German II | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL203 | Pre-Intermediate German III | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL211 | Pre-Intermediate Japanese I | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL212 | Pre-Intermediate Japanese II | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL213 | Pre-Intermediate Japanese III | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL221 | Pre-intermediate French I | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL222 | Pre-intermediate French II | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL223 | Pre-intermediate French III | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL231 | Pre-Intermediate Chinese I | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL232 | Pre-Intermediate Chinese II | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL233 | Pre-Intermediate Chinese III | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL241 | Pre-Intermediate Spanish I | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL242 | Pre-Intermediate Spanish II | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGL243 | Pre-Intermediate Spanish III | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGN126 | Plant Society | 2(2-0-4) |
| ICGS106 | Fashion and Society | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS112 | Geography of Human Activities | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS123 | Tourism Concepts and Practices | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS130 | Political Science | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS131 | Introduction to International Studies | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS132 | Career Preparation in a Globalized World | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS133 | Foundation of Mediterranean Cultures | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS143 | Introduction to Air Transport and Tourism | 4(4-0-8) |
| Critical Thinking | 4 Credits | |
| ICGH101 | Biotechnology: from Science to Business | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGH102 | Famous Arguments and Thought Experiments in Philosophy | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGH103 | Logic, Analysis and Critical Thinking: Good and Bad Arguments | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGH105 | Technology, Philosophy and Human Kind: Where Are We Now?! | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGH106 | The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGH107 | Contemporary Art and Visual Culture | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGH109 | Creative Thinking Through Art and Design | 4(2-4-6) |
| ICGH110 | Drawing as Visual Analysis | 4(2-4-6) |
| ICGH115 | Cinematic Language and Applications | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGH124 | Life Drawing and Anatomy | 4(2-4-6) |
| ICGH125 | How Can We Know What Is Good? Moral Reasoning and Behavior | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGH126 | Behavioral Ethics: Why Good People Do Bad Things | 2(2-0-4) |
| ICGN107 | The Chemistry of Everyday Life | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGN111 | Physics for CEO | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGN123 | The Earth’s Dynamic Structure | 4(3-2-7) |
| ICGN127 | Practical Mathematics | 2(2-0-4) |
| ICGS103 | Economics in Modern Business | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS105 | Personal Financial Management | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS113 | Perspectives on the Thai Past | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS134 | Is Democracy Good? | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS135 | Entrepreneurial Accounting | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS144 | Price Discrimination: Why Do We Pay More Than Others? | 1(1-0-2) |
| Leadership | 4 Credits | |
| ICGN114 | The Scientific Approach and Society | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGN128 | Climate Emergency, Biodiversity Crisis, and Humanity at Risk | 2(1-2-3) |
| ICGS104 | Essentials of Entrepreneurship | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS118 | Skills in Dealing with People Across Cultures | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS121 | Abnormal Colleagues: how do I make this work? | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS136 | Social and Health Issues in Thailand | 4(3-2-7) |
| ICGS137 | Witchcraft and Gender Representation | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS138 | Business Event Essentials | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS139 | Leadership and Change for a Global Society | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS145 | Service-Learning – Management of Community Service Project | 4(2-4-6) |
| ICGS146 | Salaya Community Service Learning Project | 4(2-4-6) |
| ICGS147 | Women in Leadership | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGS148 | Service Learning – Digital Campaign for Gender Issues | 4(2-4-6) |
| ICGS149 | Service Learning – Making Change | 4(2-4-6) |
| ICGS150 | Service Learning – Campaigning for a Cause | 4(2-4-6) |
| ICGS151 | Service Learning – The Art of Leadership in Practice | 4(2-4-6) |
| ICGS152 | Fantasy Literature’s Environmental Message | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICLL101 | Professional Development | 2(2-0-4) |
| Digital Literacy | 4 Credits | |
| ICGH111 | Media Literacy: Skills for 21st Century Learning | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGN116 | Understanding and Visualizing Data | 4(3-2-7) |
| ICGN118 | Everyday Connectivity | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGN119 | Computer Essentials | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGN129 | Programming for Problem Solving | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGN130 | Cryptography: The Science of Making and Breaking Codes | 2(2-0-4) |
| ICGN131 | Digital Search Literacy | 2(2-0-4) |
| ICGN132 | Digital Security and Privacy | 2(2-0-4) |
| ICGN133 | E-Business: Technology and Digital Strategies | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICGN134 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 2(2-0-4) |
| ICGS140 | Fake News, Censorship and the Politics of Truth | 4(4-0-8) |
| ICLL102 | Skills for a Digital World | 2(2-0-4) |
