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Liberal Arts

Program Learning Outcomes
It is the aim of the Liberal Arts department to provide students with the following abilities:

Critical Thinking and Analysis (Problem Solving)
Ability to raise clear and precise questions, use abstract ideas to interpret information, consider different points of view, reach supported conclusions. Ability to understand and define a problem or argument and apply acquired knowledge to generate solutions.

Written Communication Skills
Ability to write with conciseness and clarity and apply the conventions of standard written English to effectively communicate and support an idea. Ability to write a short story.

Research Skills and Retrieving Information
Ability to gather, assess, and apply relevant information and reference material in coursework.

Appreciation of Art and Aesthetic Sensitivity
Ability to identify artwork from various periods and styles, and to make distinctions and connections between them through formal and cultural analysis. Ability to develop an appreciation for the importance of art in society, and to recognize the ways art can affect and/or reflect cultural, political and humanistic issues, in addition to developing an individual aesthetic sensitivity.

Historical Awareness
Ability to develop knowledge of the past to in order to understand and analyze present and future. issues, problems, and projects.

Cross-Cultural Understanding
Ability to understand, identify, and appreciate cultural differences and participate in intercultural communication.

Broadened Interest in the World Around Them
Ability to develop a passion for life-long learning and inquiry.

Quantitative Reasoning
Ability to understand and make arguments with numbers.

Employment Communications and Practices
Acquire Knowledge of Current Business Practices and ability to demonstrate professional behavior within the context of employment communication and practices.

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