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History

Student Learning Goals

Below are the departmental learning goals mapped to College-wide goals for student learning.

  • Identify a historical problem. (Ia, Ib, Ic, IIa, IId, IIId, IVc)
  • Be able to craft/develop an argument. (Ia, Ib, Ic, IIa, IIe, IIIa, IIIc, IIId, IVa, IVb, IVc)
  • Exhibit knowledge of topic area in papers. (Ia, IIb, IIIa, IIIc, IVa, IVb, IVc)
  • Knowledge and use of historiography in papers. (Ia, Ib, IIb, IId, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVc)
  • Exhibit complexity in papers. (Ia, IIb, IId, IIe, IVc, IVd)
  • Be able to use primary sources to draw conclusions or make arguments. (Ia, IIb, IVb, IVc)
  • Proper use of citations. (Ia, Ic, IIb, IIe)
  • Clear, cogent, elegant writing style. (Ic, IIa, IIc, IIe, IIIc, IVb, IVd)