Learning Outcomes
Program Goals and Student Learning Outcomes
Goal #1 Students will be able to think theoretically about the meaning of a changing world and the events that shape the world by exposing students to the major paradigm/theories of international studies.
- Understand fundamental concepts of political science as evidenced by defining the paradigms of international relations (e.g., Realist, Liberalist/Idealist, Marxist, Constructivist).
- Understand the fundamental concepts of economics, as evidenced by being able to develop and comprehend key aggregative economic relationships that are central to the study of neoclassical open economy macroeconomics.
- Understand fundamental concepts of history, as evidenced by describing and citing examples of revolution and counter-revolution, civil war, independence, nationalism, socialism, fascism, communism, imperialism, decolonization, cold war, welfare state and perestroika.
- Understand fundamental concepts of anthropology as these pertain to understanding human cultures; especially modes of interpreting local cultural forms and how they change over time and how to conduct and cross-cultural comparisons with attention to grounded meanings.
- Understand fundamental concepts of languages by communicating in one of several foreign languages; studying the literatures of one or several foreign literary traditions; and or by fostering an appreciation/respect for foreign cultures.
- Understand fundamental concepts for the analysis of human cultures broadly understood; this includes primarily forms of expression of the human condition via the arts (literature, music) or the social sciences (Anthropology, Sociology).
Goal #2 Students will develop critical minds through exposure to rival theories/literature and contending perspectives of world and will engage in international and intercultural learning.
- Analyze rival theories/literature and various perspectives of world politics.
- Analyze rival theories/literature and various perspectives of international law.
- Analyze rival theories/literature and various perspectives of international business.
- Analyze rival theories/literature and various perspectives of political economy.
- Analyze rival theories/literature and various perspectives of sociology.
- Analyze rival theories/literature and various perspectives of cultural anthropology.
- Analyze rival theories/literature and various perspectives of foreign languages.
- Analyze rival theories/literature and various perspectives of cultures.
Goal #3 Students will be prepared to foster global citizenship and cosmopolitanism.
- Have knowledge of global polities
- Have knowledge of a variety of political institutions
- Have knowledge of foreign languages and cultures
- Study abroad