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Student Learning Outcomes for the International Studies Major

  1. Knowledge of international/comparative/global issues: develop an understanding of important international (comparative and/or global) processes and conditions
    • Students read widely about, follow, and are able to discuss topics of current international significance, with an ability to relate them to economic, historical and political contexts; Students attend or participate in co-curricular events that discuss international affairs (events or trends); Students formulate a research proposal for the senior seminar that draws on and integrates their courses and co-curricular experiences.
  2. Capacity for multidisciplinary analysis: develop an ability to undertake critical analysis of issues of international, comparative, or global significance that draws on and integrates economic, historical, and political approaches
    • Students can identify and discuss multiple dimensions of single international trends or problems, including some combination of those issues' economic, historical, political, and economic elements; Students formulate and carry out a research project that reflects a multi-disciplinary approach to such a problem.

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International Studies