What does it mean to be “evidence-focused?” Evidence is not a discipline-specific topic but rather a central focus of students’ undergraduate experience. While almost all courses offered at Emory involve evidence, faculty all around the college are developing and teaching specially designated first-year seminars which teach explicitly about the nature of evidence as it pertains to that course.

Every discipline possesses its own conventions and standards regarding the definition, utilization, effective presentation, and critique of evidence. Faculty are using these evidence-focused courses to teach students the concepts, assumptions, and norms concerning evidence that are central to their discipline.