The Colloquy on Integrated Learning facilitates cooperation between the common core curriculum and the majors through a set of Menus. These Menus serve as bridges between the Colloquy program and coursework in the Colleges and contribute to the development of both disciplinary objectives and Zayed University Learning Outcomes.

 Colleges may designate, as part of their majors, up to nine credit hours of course work distributed between Menu III (Global Awareness, Language and Information Literacy) and Menu IV (Critical Thinking and Quantitative Reasoning and Information Technology). The course students select from Menu V is a genuine elective that allows students to explore interests outside of their major requirements. The curricula of the Menu VI courses and the Arabic Labs are oriented to language development in the majors.

Menu III: Global Awareness, Language and Information Literacy

Menu III courses build upon work in the Global Awareness sequence and introduce students to selected aspects of the Humanities and the Social Sciences as they relate to the majors. These courses come from various disciplines and also contribute to the development of language and information literacy learning outcomes. Majors may designate up to two Menu III courses as major requirements.

Menu IV: Critical Thinking and Quantitative Reasoning and Information Technology

Menu IV courses build upon work in the Science, Math, and Technology sequence and introduce students to selected aspects of science, math, and/or information technology as they relate to the majors. These courses also contribute to the development of computing applications and critical thinking learning goals. Majors may designate up to two Menu IV courses as major requirements.

Menu V: Elective

All students take at least one elective course outside of the prescribed course of study for their major. This requirement for a genuine elective continues the spirit of interdisciplinary exploration that stands at the core of integrated learning and gives students an opportunity to take a course outside of the College or department in which they are majoring.­

Menu VI: Professional Language Development

English:

Each major designates at least one of its required courses as English intensive. This course will support students' capacity to work in the vocabulary and genres of their major. It will support their further growth in the use of the English language in a professional context.

Arabic:

Each major designates at least two required courses to be linked to a 1-credit Arabic lab or a Colloquy program approved alternative. These labs are tailored to the needs of each major and will support students' capacity to work in the vocabulary and modes of communication in their major. They will also support their further growth in the use of the Arabic language in a professional context, building on the base developed in the Colloquy program. These courses and their accompanying labs are taken normally in the fourth and sixth semester. 

Assessment:

Assessment of English and Arabic competency will take place during the sixth or seventh semester. These assessments may be linked to the Menu VI courses and labs or may be a part of other assessments, such as those to determine eligibility for internships.