Student Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the program in History will be able to:

Complete a substantial historical project autonomously.
Demonstrate the relationship between primary and secondary materials by assessing a
historian’s work and recognizing the evidence used to construct that historical argument.
Present and analyze, in written or oral presentation, different perspectives on an event from the past.
Have an academic transcript that shows courses with content that ranges over time, space, culture, and qualitative and quantitative historical methods.
Find appropriate materials online, in a library, or in the community and know how to cite them.

Students who complete the program in Political Science will be able to:

Develop an appreciation of the field of politics.
Evaluate, design, and apply social science research with respect to political phenomena.
Understand and critically assess the processes, theories, and outcomes of political
institutions and political behavior.
Demonstrate social scientific information literacy.
Develop and express ideas in written communication in an effective and scholarly manner.
Demonstrate oral communication abilities, particularly to convey complex ideas, recognize diverse viewpoints, and offer empirical evidence of an argument.
Construct and evaluate analytical, comprehensive arguments.

Students who complete the program in International Studies will be able to:

Evaluate, design, and apply social science research with respect to global phenomena.
Understand and critically assess the processes, theories, and outcomes of global institutions and systems.
Demonstrate social scientific information literacy.
Develop and express ideas in written communication in an effective and scholarly manner.
Demonstrate oral communication abilities, particularly to convey complex ideas, recognize diverse viewpoints, and offer empirical evidence of an argument.
Construct and evaluate analytical, comprehensive arguments.

Department of History & Political Science