Student Learning Objectives

1. Written and Oral Communication Skills:
   Students will be able to demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills.
2. Analytic Skills:
   Students will be able to analyze and respond to scholarly arguments.
3. Creative Thinking:
   Students will be able to synthesize ideas that cross disciplinary boundaries in creative or novel ways.
4. Critical Thinking:
   Students will be able to design analytic arguments based on relevant evidence.
5. Interdisciplinary Thinking:
   Students will be able to evaluate complex issues using an interdisciplinary perspective.

Student Learning Objectives for Thesis Work

Students will be able to construct an original research project based on methods of inquiry within their specific field.