Learning Outcomes
<p>The faculty of the Politics and History Department inspire our students to become informed citizens engaged in their community and the world. Our students exhibit openness and curiosity. They appreciate diversity and complexity. Ultimately, Politics and History majors make lifelong contributions through active participation, service, and leadership.</p>
<p>Through course work, experiences within and outside at the College, and participation in departmental activities, Politics and History majors will meet the following outcomes with integrity and honesty:</p>
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<li>Consistent with the disciplinary orientations of Political Science and History, identify and articulate the role of ideas, institutions, and actors in context and over time.</li>
<li>Identify and articulate specific elements of cultural diversity, particularly across the issues of class, ethnicity, gender, religion and race.</li>
<li>Identify and articulate the local, international, and global contexts which shape historical understanding and in which politics take place.</li>
<li>Identify credible primary and secondary sources from multiple perspectives appropriate to the disciplines of Political Science and History, and the topics under study.</li>
<li>Communicate, articulate, and defend a thesis/argument (in both written and oral form) in a clear, concise, scholarly manner.</li>
<li>Demonstrate civic responsibility through active engagement within Curry and the broader community.</li>
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