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Undergraduate Catalog Justice Matters
3. Students will demonstrate in practice (by developing their research and advocacy skills) and in reflection the difference between seeking justice through charity and through social change. 4. Students will critique their personal philosophy of social justice grounded in dignity, equality, and solidarity through: a. their community involvement,
Aesthetic Appreciation Learning Outcomes: 1. Students will make and support critical judgments about artistic works. (Analytic Reasoning and Critical Thinking/ Curiosity) 2. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the vernacular and/or fine arts and of their aesthetic principles. (Creative Thinking)
b. their growing solidarity with diverse communities, and
3. Students will demonstrate an understanding of creativity as an expression of one’s view of the world. (Creative Thinking/Sense of Self)
c. their intellectual understanding of philosophical, historical, and contemporary movements that sought to create social justice (through the lenses or oral and written reflection).
4. Students will enhance their ability to communicate about artistry and/or to develop and express their own creativity and to share that communication in small group settings. (Mediated Communication/Small Group Communication)
THE EXPLORATIONS (12 CREDITS) The Exploration courses cover four areas: Heritage, Individual and Society, Aesthetic Appreciation, and Values. Each year, the list of courses that fulfills each area within the Explorations is published in the Undergraduate Catalog. Each semester the Registrar’s Office publishes the list of courses that fulfills each area within the Explorations. Heritage Learning Outcomes: 1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the interrelationship between ideas, events and people influencing life throughout history. (Analytic Reasoning and Critical Thinking)
Values Learning Outcomes: 1. Students will understand the important roles that values play in determining human actions. (Analytic Reasoning and Critical Thinking) 2. Students will understand how different values affect cooperation and conflict. (Responsibility for Social Justice – Knowledge and Values) 3. Students will be prepared to engage in the dynamic interplay of values with their local and global communities. (Adaptability/Self-Direction) 4. Students will articulate their own beliefs about what is valuable and critique human behaviors in light of those beliefs. (Interpersonal Communication/Sense of Self)
2. Students will demonstrate the ability to think critically, analyze, and reflect upon the way the past shapes the present. (Analytic Reasoning and Critical Thinking)
(12-26 CREDITS Depending on Entering Student Profile)
3. Students will explore the traditions of diverse cultural and social groups in order to gain a sense of self and others. (Sense of Self/Knowledge of Cultural Diversity and American Pluralism)
The Literacies refer to foundational skills and knowledge that all students need in order to achieve the student learning outcomes associated with the Qualities of the Liberally Educated Person (QLEPs).
4. Students will enhance their ability to communicate through the written word by synthesizing ideas and developing supported positions in the relation of the past to the present. (Written Communication). The Individual and Society Learning Outcomes: 1. Students will collect data, analyzing and interpreting the variables that affect the relationship between the self and society. (Analytic Reasoning and Critical Thinking) 2. Students will understand the influences of structures of power (e.g., family, school, religion, government, gender, race, and/or class) on attitudes, behavior, values, and identity. (Sense of Self/Responsibility for Social Justice Knowledge) 3. Students will demonstrate the ability to access and critique information relevant to understanding the dynamic relationship of the individual and the socio-cultural environment. (Curiosity/ Self-Direction) 4. Students will enhance their ability to communicate orally about the relationship between individual and society and to understand their audience by effectively employing appropriate presentation skills. (Oral Presentation Skills)
THE 21ST CENTURY LITERACIES
Information Literacy (3 credits) Fulfilled by the successful completion of IST 125. Information Literacy Learning Outcomes: 1. Students will use and integrate Internet and Web technologies with software applications to evaluate information and solve problems. (Analytical Reasoning and Critical Thinking/Creative Thinking/Adaptability/ Quantitative Reasoning) 2. Students will apply and evaluate appropriate information and search strategies using Internet-based technologies. (Analytical Reasoning and Critical Thinking/Curiosity) 3. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the social, ethical, security, and legal issues associated with the use of Internet-based digital information and technologies. (Analytical Reasoning and Critical Thinking/Curiosity) 4. Students will enhance their ability to communicate orally and electronically to peers and the general Internet community. (Mediated Communication/Oral Presentation Skills)