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Learning Outcomes


Academic Learning Compact

Content/Discipline Knowledge and Skills
Graduates will be able to:
  1. Master movements, figures and themes in the history of philosophy.
  2. Apply the basic principles of formal logic and use them to construct logically sound and persuasive arguments. Understand and critically analyze theoretical texts to identify reasons, conclusions, and logical structure.
  3. Apply moral principles to practical situatio
Philosophy Content/Discipline knowledge and skills are assessed through papers, exams and other projects completed in the following required courses: PHH 3050 Philosophy: History Texts Methods I, PHH 4051 Philosophy: History Texts Methods II, and PHI 4938 Capstone Seminar in Philosophy.
Communication Skills
Graduates will be able to:
  1. Employ the conventions of standard written English.
  2. Select a topic, and develop it for a specific audience and purpose, with respect for diverse perspectives.
  3. Select, organize, and relate ideas and information with coherence, clarity, and unity.
Communication skills are assessed as part of the General Education Program through papers, exams, and projects completed in ENC 1101 Composition I, ENC 1102 Composition II, and HUM 2510 Understanding the Visual and Performing Arts. Communication skills are also assessed in the History Texts Methods and Capstone courses
Critical Thinking Skills
Graduates will be able to:
  1. Select and organize information.
  2. Identify assumptions and underlying relationships.
  3. Synthesize information, and draw reasoned inferences.
  4. Formulate an appropriate problem solving strategy.
  5. Evaluate the feasibility of the strategy.
Critical thinking skills are assessed as part of the General Education Program through papers, exams, and projects completed ENC 1101 Composition I, ENC 1102 Composition II, and HUM 2510 Understanding the Visual and Performing Arts. Critical thinking skills are also assessed in the History Texts Methods and Capstone courses.