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 being exposed 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 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, primarily including 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