European Studies, B.A.

Learning Goals and Student Learning Outcomes

The following goals and student learning outcomes apply to students pursuing the B.A. in European Studies:

Knowledge

• understand holistically the historical development of European politics, economics, society, and culture

Cultural diversity in Europe

• recognize and analyze the contributions of cultural diversity to Europe's past and present

Europe in a Global Context

• relate European regional developments to the global forces shaping developments in other world regions

Interdisciplinarity

• identify the particular approaches of specific academic disciplines that study Europe
• evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of specific disciplinary approaches to regional studies
• synthesize from across the humanities and social sciences the multiple disciplinary approaches to the regional study of Europe

Effective Written and Oral Communication

• communicate both in writing and orally in a stylistically and grammatically correct manner in order to articulate the information learned in the program

Critical Thinking

• think critically and comprehend, analyze, and synthesize information from a variety of primary and secondary sources, including written sources, images, and film.