급변하는 사회는 대학 교육에서도 변화를 요구하고 있다. 사회에서 요구하는 역량을 파악하고, 그것을 학생들에게 교육하기 위해서는 다양한 교육 콘텐츠와 교육 방법이 필요하다. 대학 교육이 시대 변화에 민감하게 대응하는 것이 적절한지에 대해서는 이견이 없지 않지만, 중요한 점은 교양교육의 경우 사회의 요구를 무시할 수 없다는 점이다. 그러한 요구에 대응하면서 학생들의 능력을 키우고자 운영하는 것이 바로 마이크로디그리와 교양 학위제도이다. 교양 마이크로디그리는 지정된 교양 교과를 집중 이수함으로써 단기간에 미니학위를 취득하거나, 역량별 미니학위를 교양 학위로 연계하여 복수학위를 취득케 하는 데 목표를 둔다. 이를 위해 총 다섯 개 역량, 즉 이타적 인성 역량, 자기애적 감성 역량, 주체적 자립 역량, 창의적 문제해결 역량, 융화적 소통 역량을 설정하고 각 역량별로 5~8개의 교과를 배치하여 운영한다. 교양 마이크로디그리의 이수를 통해 학위를 취득하는 제도가 교양 복수 학위제도이다. 교양 복수 학위는 해당 마이크로디그리에서 각 12학점씩, 총 36학점을 이수하면 취득할 수 있다. 교양 교육과정 개편의 가장 큰 의미는 학생 중심 교육이 가능하다는 점이다. 학생 스스로 학위를 취득하기 위하여 긴 안목에서 교양 교과를 선택적으로 학습할 수 있다. 뿐만 아니라 교양 마이크로디그리와 전공 교육을 연계하기도 하여 학문의 다양성과 확장성을 경험할 수도 있다. 교양 마이크로디그리와 교양 복수학위를 이수하는 과정에서 학생들은 자연스럽게 융복합적인 사고능력도 기를 수 있다. 교양 마이크로디그리와 복수 학위제도는 급변하는 사회에서 요구되는 전문성을 교양 학위를 통해 해결할 수 있는 방법이다. 또한 전공학과의 변화를 효과적으로 모색하기 어려울 때 교양교육 과정을 통해 변화하는 시대상에 탄력적으로 대응하면서 전문성 제고도 강구할 수 있다.
The changes in education according to the changed social changes were examined through the Liberal Arts Micro Degree and Bachelor of Liberal Arts system. There are many disagreements as to whether it is positive for education to respond sensitively to changes in the times, but the important point is that Liberal Arts education that meets the needs of society is necessary. It can be said that Liberal Arts Micro Degree and Bachelor of Liberal Arts system in Liberal Arts education are actively converging these. The above discussion is summarized as it is. First, changes in the educational environment and the necessity of redesigning Liberal Arts education were investigated. In modern society, knowledge and information required by society are rapidly changed regardless of time. Therefore, it is necessary to seek changes in the Liberal Arts education of the Universities in order to meet such demands. Now, it is necessary to move away from the perception that Liberal Arts are simply credits to be completed for graduation, and to seek a horizontal link between Liberal Arts subjects, and furthermore, it must change to the direction of educating the newly required professionalism. To achieve this, the need for a redesign of the Liberal Arts education is emerging because it is only possible to improve the existing Liberal Arts education system. Second, the operational status and educational performance of the Liberal Arts Micro Degree were reviewed. The Liberal Arts Micro Degree aims to acquire additional degrees in a short period of time by intensively completing designated Liberal Arts subjects, or to obtain Dual Degrees by linking mini-degrees by competency to Liberal Arts Degrees. To this end, a total of five competencies, namely, altruistic personality competency, narcissistic emotional competency, independent self-reliance capacity, creative problem-solving capacity, and integrative communication capacity were established, and a Micro Degree course was provided for each competency. International Society and Human Rights Expert Course for altruistic personality competency, Art Culture Planning Course, Creative Musical Production Practice Course, Festival Play Culture Planning Expert Course for narcissistic emotional competency, ICT Utilization Master Course, Korean Language Proficiency Crtification Course, Cultural Content Creator Specialist Course for independent competency, Software Coding Course, Convergence Cultural Knowledge Cultivation Course, Content Convergence Startup Course for solving competency the creative problem, and In the integrative communication competency, the Liberal Arts English Course, Humanities Counseling and Healer Course, and Communication Master Course were included. Third, the effectiveness of the Liberal Arts Micro Degree System and the Dual Degree System was examined. In order to meet the social needs, it is the Micro Degree and the Double-Degree Liberal Arts system that have expanded the Liberal Arts education to seek changes. Through this reform of the Liberal Arts curriculum, student-centered education can be made possible. This is because students can selectively study Liberal Arts subjects from a long-term perspective in order to obtain a degree on their own. It can also lay the foundation for convergence education. This is because the diversity of disciplines can be recognized by linking the Liberal Arts Micro Degree with major education. In the process of completing the Liberal Arts Micro Degree and Double Liberal Arts Degree, students can naturally develop convergence thinking skills. In addition, the professionalism required in a rapidly changing society can be solved through a Liberal Arts Degree. In general, the problem of rigidity to changes in majors can be actively resolved in Liberal Arts education.