Brookes Core Attributes

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The University is committed to providing learning experiences that enable students to acquire skills and adaptive expertise that will enable them to act as responsible global citizens and take up valuable and satisfying careers, and contribute to society and the economy.

Below is an overview of how embedding BME/BAME diversity into curricula supports each one of the five core attributes. Teaching and non-teaching staff can tailor the descriptors below to the needs of foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate students.

‘[I]nclusivity may be more substantially hindered by our inabilities to recognise our own biases and the limitations of our presumptions than an unwillingness to embrace the principle.’

(Sørensen, 2007).

Embedding BME/BAME diversity into curricula allows students to...

Academic literacy

Consider disciplinary and professional knowledge and skills in diverse contexts. Understand the wider epistemology and ‘landscape’ of the discipline. Think and behave as responsible members of that disciplinary and/or professional community of practice.

Research literacy

Be critical consumers of research. Consider diverse perspectives and employ critical thinking skills so as to prevent unconscious bias and challenge assumptions when undertaking research.

Critical self-awareness and personal literacy

Understand how learning takes place, take responsibility for personal and professional learning, identify opportunities for lifelong learning and develop themselves as versatile, adaptable and confident practitioners. Can relate to other people and function collaboratively in diverse groups and situations, as well as develop appropriate interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence and adaptive expertise.

Digital and information literacy

Use appropriate technology to search for high-quality information and critically evaluate and engage with the information obtained, reflect on and record learning. Can effect professional and personal development with sensitivity towards bias and assumptions, and engage productively in relevant and diverse online communities.

Active citizenship

Understand the diverse local and global context of their work. Proactively engage with both local and global communities, and local and global perspectives of their discipline. Have critical awareness of the complexity of diverse perspectives, cultures and values and the ability to question their own perspective and those of others. Be informed and able to use knowledge and skills to improve society through actively engaging with issues of equity, sustainability and social justice.

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