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Student Learning Outcomes for the International Studies Major
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.
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.