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Student Learning Outcomes

About Student Learning Outcomes (SLO's)

Degree-level student learning outcomes are available by clicking each title below; degree level outcomes apply to all degrees/certificates at WNMU

Student Learning Outcomes are the things students are expected to know, understand, do, and apply at the conclusion of a course of study. Western New Mexico University has student learning outcomes by degree level, by program level, and by course. Course learning outcomes are approved by the University faculty curriculum committees, and are listed in each course syllabus.

Institutional Learning Outcomes by Degree Level

  1. Applies tools, technologies and methods common to the field of study to selected questions, problems, projects or situations.
  2. Demonstrates literacy skills appropriate to the discipline.
  1. Applies tools, technologies and methods common to the field of study to selected questions or problems.
  2. Identifies and frames a problem or question in selected areas of study and distinguishes among elements of ideas, concepts, theories or practical approaches to the problem or question.
  3. Describes how knowledge from different cultural perspectives might affect interpretations of prominent problems in politics, society, arts and letters, or global relations.
  4. Describes prominent ethical issues and problems, and shows how ethical principles or frameworks help to inform decision making with respect to such problems.
  5. Presents accurate interpretations of quantitative information appropriate to the field of study.
  6. Demonstrates effective communication by developing cogent, coherent, and substantially error-free writing and through structured oral presentations to general and specialized audiences.
  1. Constructs a summative project, paper, performance or application that draws on current research, scholarship, and techniques in the field of study.
  2. Differentiates and evaluates theories and approaches to selected complex problems within the chosen field of study.
  3. Describes, explains and evaluates the sources of his/her own perspective on selected issues in culture, society, politics, arts and letters, or global relations and compares that perspective with other views.
  4. Analyzes prominent ethical issues and problems, articulates the ways in which at least two different ethical perspectives influence decision making concerning the problems, and develops and defends an approach to address the ethical issues productively.
  5. Constructs logical or mathematical expressions of quantitative information appropriate to the field of study.
  6. Demonstrates effective communication through discussion by listening actively and responding constructively and through the development of coherent arguments/narratives presented through informal and formal error-free writing and structured oral presentations.

1. Incorporates and elucidates major theories, research methods, and approaches to inquiry in the field of study, applying major methodologies and practices to projects, papers, exhibits, or performances. Demonstrates measurable analytical and critical ability over numerous assignments of various kinds in one or more disciplines.
2. Disaggregates, reformulates and adapts principal ideas, techniques or methods at the forefront of the field of study in carrying out an essay or project.
3. Applies, analyzes, and evaluates the perspective of different points in time, different cultures, language, political order, or technological context within a core issue in the field of study and presents a reasoned analysis of the issue, either orally or in writing that demonstrates consideration of competing views.
4. Distinguishes human activities and judgments particularly subject to ethical reasoning from those less subject to ethical reasoning.
5. Uses logical, mathematical or statistical methods appropriate to addressing a topic or issue in the field of study.
6. Demonstrates effective communication by creating coherent arguments and explanations of original individual and/or collaborative work and presenting them error-free to general and specialized audiences.

1. Analyzes multiple aspects of assigned material, drawing on current research, theory, and techniques in the field of study. Demonstrates measurable analytical and critical ability over numerous assignments of various kinds.
2. Demonstrates effective communication by developing sustained, coherent arguments or narratives through error-free written and oral media to general and specialized audiences.

Student Learning Outcomes by Program

Associate's Degrees and Undergraduate Certificate Programs

  • apply relevant tools, technologies, and methodologies specific to the liberal arts and sciences to analyze and address selected questions or problems within their field of study
  • identify and frame problems or questions within selected areas of study, distinguishing among different elements of ideas, concepts, theories, or practical approaches to effectively address these issues
  • analyze how knowledge from different cultural perspectives influences the interpretation of prominent problems in areas such as politics, society, arts, and global relations, demonstrating an understanding of cultural diversity
  • describe prominent ethical issues and problems within their field of study, and demonstrate how ethical principles or frameworks guide decision-making processes in relation to these issues
  • present accurate interpretations of quantitative information relevant to their field of study, applying appropriate methods to analyze and draw conclusions from data
  • demonstrate effective communication skills by developing clear, coherent, and error-free written work, and delivering structured oral presentations tailored to both general and specialized audiences
  • Analyze, interpret, and synthesize data to make managerial decisions
  • Synthesize information from applicable disciplines into management concepts.
  • Exhibit effective oral and written communication skills related to management activities
  • Understand the basic methods, materials, and equipment used to construct projects.
  • Apply construction skills as a member of multi-disciplinary team.
  • Use basic personal protection equipment and be able to select appropriate equipment to meet the construction project safety plan.
  • Practice professional behavior on the construction site.
  • Analyze construction documents for planning of construction schedule including interpreting blueprints and specifications.
  • Apply construction terminology.
  • Select and manage appropriate materials for construction projects.
  • Understand the basic methods, materials, and equipment used to construct projects.
  • Apply construction management skills as a member of multi-disciplinary team.
  • Create a construction project safety plan including possible hazards and standard prevention measures.
  • Create construction project cost estimates.
  • Create construction project schedules.
  • Create written and oral communications appropriate to the construction discipline.
  • Analyze construction documents for planning and management of construction processes.
  • Apply the skills to estimate quantities and costs for the bidding process in a construction project
  • Understand the fundamentals of contracts, codes, and regulations that govern a construction project.
  • Understand basic principles of ethics in the construction industry.
  • Apply basic surveying techniques used in building layout.
  • Understand the basic principles of mechanical, electrical and piping systems.
  • Apply basic principles of construction accounting.
  • Students acquire core knowledge about the structure and functioning of the various components of the criminal justice system.
  • Students independently and collaboratively analyze, interpret, and evaluate the criminal justice system, the roles and values of each subsystem, and how the criminal justice system interacts with other formal and informal social systems.
  • Students prepare for professional roles within their respective areas of study that will enable them to successfully compete for entry-level positions or advancement within their agency and/or to enter/transfer to undergraduate/graduate programs at other universities.
  • Students develop the essential skills required by NMHED general education in the Social and Behavioral Sciences area. They will also apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills in addressing WNMU ALAS’ big questions.
  • Promote child development and learning
  • Build family and community relationships
  • Use observation, documentation, and assessment to support young children and families
  • Use developmentally effective approaches
  • Use content knowledge to build a meaningful curriculum
  • Advance as a professional
  • Promote child development and learning
  • Build family and community relationships
  • Use observation, documentation, and assessment to support young children and families
  • Use developmentally effective approaches
  • Use content knowledge to build a meaningful curriculum
  • Advance as a professional

Learner will:

  • List and discuss the major components of the electrical power grid and their operating functions;
  • work as a team member with strong work ethics and a commitment to quality;
  • Adhere to OSHA & ANSI working safety standards;
  • evaluate current flow from a variety of electrical systems, utilizing rules for ladder diagrams;
  • explain sequential logic/analysis processes as they relate to electrical systems and installation of motors;
  • integrate various strategies/techniques from different areas of motor controls to application problems;
  • demonstrate the ability to construct and measure AC series and parallel resistive circuits, combination series-parallel AC circuits, and AC inductive-resistive circuits using the standard lab kits/digital or analog multimeters

Learner will:

  • demonstrate appropriate mathematical skills and competencies to solve basic and complex applied electrical problems;
  • demonstrate use of personal protective equipment (PPE) as well as demonstrate knowledge of industry safety standards in the electrical trade;
  • demonstrate knowledge of single phase and 3 phase AC circuits, as well as DC circuits and control devices for both types of circuits;
  • install electrical wiring and devices that comply with National Electric Code (NEC) standards, as well as NM Construction Industries Guidelines.
  • Upon completion of the electrical program, the learner will be able to perform diagnostic tests on electrical equipment and circuits that deal with residential use or commercial applications and make modifications or repairs when required.

Learner will:

  • be able to read and understand electrical control diagrams;
  • understand/design common types of motor controls;
  • install motor control circuits;
  • demonstrate how to make an electrical repair;
  • explain how to diagnose a typical electrical occurrence in need of repair;
  • describe some of the most common breakdowns in electrical equipment;
  • design and construct electrical circuits such as single-pole switch control of lighting, single-pole control of receptacles, single-pole control of split-wired receptacles, single-pole control of receptacle/lighting combinations, three-way switch control of lighting/receptacles, and four-way switch control for lighting in the residential laboratory using correct trade materials.
Students will comprehend fundamental concepts and practices of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and advances in Geospatial Information Systems and Science(GISS)
-Students will demonstrate proficiency in developing and managing geodatabases
-Students will demonstrate proficiency in the use of Python as a GIS computer language
-Students will demonstrate proficiency in the use of GIS tools to create paper and online maps that communicate spatial data in a meaningful way to others.
-Students will demonstrate confidence in undertaking new (unfamiliar) tasks and analysis using GIS
-Students can troubleshoot problems in GIS and seek help from the GIS community to solve problems.
-Students will demonstrate proficiency in gathering and processing original data using a Global Positioning System (GPS).
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the scientific process.
-Understand the defining characteristics of the process of science.
-Apply the methods of scientific inquiry.
-Students can apply GIS analysis to address geospatial problems and/or research questions by developing testable hypotheses, designing appropriate experiments, and presenting reasoned analyses and interpretations of results.
-Demonstrate proper and safe field practices including the proper use of equipment and the ability to use basic field techniques
-Demonstrate the ability to employ modern library search tools to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and apply scientific information.
Students will be able to reason quantitatively.
-Understand common quantitative approaches in GISS.
-Evaluate and interpret quantitative data using the scientific method.
-Interpret and act on quantitative data from a variety of sources.
-Understand the role of uncertainty in science.
-Evaluate information by discriminating between science and non-science.
-Apply mathematical concepts, including statistical methods, to data used in geospatial analysis.
Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate and collaborate within and outside the field of GIS.
-Communicate concepts through peer interactions and collaboration.
-Communicate science through formal and informal written, visual, and oral methods.
-Recognize the interdisciplinary nature of science.
Students will understand the relationship between science and society.
-Explain the historical context of GISS and its impact on science and society.
-Evaluate the ethical implications of science and mapmaking.
-Explain why science is integral for addressing social and environmental problems.
-Explore how science is applied in a social context.
-Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degrees to undertake careers in geographic information systems science or to gain admittance to graduate or professional schools.
WNMU Expressive Arts students will graduate with a comprehensive ability to…
·       …design effective and intentional compositions, using visual or musical elements and principles to demonstrates a strong aesthetic.
·       …utilize the full possibilities of their artistic medium, technically and critically aware of its effective use and creative potentials.
·       …assess how the arts find meaning in context, with critical awareness of historic and contemporary possibilities.
·       … incorporate feedback, analyzing and expressing critical understanding of their work and that of others through written and spoken communication.
·       …present professional level works that are representative of their own creative vision.
WNMU Expressive Arts students will graduate with a comprehensive ability to…
·       …design effective and intentional compositions, using visual or musical elements and principles to demonstrates a strong aesthetic.
·       …utilize the full possibilities of their artistic medium, technically and critically aware of its effective use and creative potentials.
·       …assess how the arts find meaning in context, with critical awareness of historic and contemporary possibilities.
·       … incorporate feedback, analyzing and expressing critical understanding of their work and that of others through written and spoken communication.
·       …present professional level works that are representative of their own creative vision.
  • Learn effective, professional, beginning generalist practice to work with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in entry level human service positions.
  • Learn ethical conduct of the profession and engage in ethical decision making in order to ensure human rights and social and economic justice.
  • Learn to engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research to conduct beginning level assessment tasks, provide basic intervention, and evaluate practice efficacy.
  • Learn to engage diversity and difference in practice with all populations.
  • Learn to integrate technological advancement in their practice.
  • Learn self-reflective practice using self-reflection, self-evaluation, and self-correction for effective practice at multiple system levels.
    1. Understanding Legal Foundations: Students demonstrate skill in legal analysis to identify relevant legal concepts from court decisions related to constitutional rights, laws, and regulations applicable to law enforcement practices on the job. (Relates to WNMU ILG #2)
    2. Ethical Decision-Making: Students demonstrate ethical decision-making abilities in job-related enforcement practices, while adhering to professional standards and codes of conduct. (Relates to WNMU ILG #4)
    3. Crisis Management & Conflict Resolution: Students can utilize techniques to manage conflicts and de-escalate crisis situations with an emphasis on minimizing harm, injury, and ensuring public safety. (Relates to WNMU ILG #2)
    4. Effective Communication Skills: Students develop effective verbal and written communication skills necessary for interacting with diverse communities, preparing reports, and testifying in court. (Relates to WNMU ILG #6)
    5. Physical Fitness & Agility: Students develop physical fitness and agility proficiency to effectively handle physical challenges and perform law enforcement duties safely.
    6. Technical Skills and Use of Equipment: Students demonstrate the abilities to operate law enforcement equipment and technology effectively, including firearms, non-lethal devices, surveillance tools, and communication systems.
    7. Crime Investigation and Evidence Handling: Students acquire skills related to crime scene investigation, evidence collection, preservation, and documentation following proper legal and procedural protocols.
    8. Professional Accreditation & Licensure: Students demonstrate the ability to pass state certification test and receive their State of New Mexico license as police officers.
  • MCS 1. Students will express mathematical or computer scientific concepts and ideas accurately and concisely in numerical and spoken language.
  • MCS 2. Students will solve problems in mathematical or computer scientific core areas depending on the course.
  • MCS 3. Students will apply suitable mathematical or computer scientific concepts to modeling real-world problems.
  • MCS 4. Students will identify and use appropriate technology to solve computational problems and supply correct justification for their reasoning.
  • MCS 5. Students will be able to analyze a mathematical or computer scientific question, extract key information, and use this information to create a model for answering the question.
  • Understand how to read and enter new prescriptions accurately, and request missing information if needed.
  • Know the top 100 drugs, including their brand and generic names, appearance, manufacturer, dosage forms, and administration routes.
  • Accurately and efficiently handle medication orders, from interpretation to preparation and labeling, including IV medications.
  • Perform calculations for ingredient amounts, doses, and infusion rates accurately and quickly in both outpatient and inpatient settings.
  • Understand and manage third-party insurance processes for reimbursement.
  • Know how to explain and recommend durable medical equipment to patients.
  • Apply pharmacy laws correctly when filling prescriptions.
  • Communicate effectively with patients, coworkers, and other healthcare professionals.
  • Show a professional attitude and solve problems effectively in the pharmacy.
  • Understand and use basic medical terminology correctly.
  • Understand child and adolescent development and learning
  • Support the development and learning of culturally and linguistically diverse students
  • Develop skills as a professional
  1. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
  2. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
  3. Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
  4. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
  5. Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
  6. Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
  7. Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
  • Learner will be able to demonstrate safe work habits that reflect concern and care for self, others and the environment.
  • Learners will be able to successfully perform welding operations using appropriate equipment and processes on various metals and in various situations.
  • Learners will demonstrate skills which meet or exceed industry certifications, such as American Welding Society (AWS).
  • Learners will perform quality welds and cuts to industry standards.
  • Demonstrate basic mathematical functions such as adding, subtracting, dividing, and multiplying whole numbers, fractions and decimals, and explain their applications to the welding trades including geometry and functions for calculating angles for layout and fabrication of structural steel plate and pipe connections.
  • Learner will be able to demonstrate safe work habits that reflect concern and care for self, others and the environment.
  • Learners will be able to successfully perform welding operations using appropriate processes on various metals and in various situations.
  • Learners will demonstrate skills which meet or exceed industry certifications using SMAW with backing to AWS-d1.1.
  • Learners will perform quality welds and cuts to industry standards.
  • Learners perform steel welding using the SMAW process in four basic positions.
  • Demonstrate structural steel shapes used in weld fabrication.
  • Learner will be able to demonstrate safe work habits that reflect concern and care for self, others and the environment.
  • Learners will be able to successfully perform welding operations using appropriate processes on various metals and in various situations.
  • Learners will demonstrate skills which meet or exceed industry certifications, such as American Welding Society (AWS).
  • Learners will perform quality welds and cuts to industry standards.
  • Learners will analyze welding applications and quantify the needed materials and equipment to perform task.
  • Learner will demonstrate correct weld techniques and skills used in SMAW with backing.
  • Perform steel plate welding using SMAW in four basic positions.
Students will demonstrate:
-An understanding of their responsibilities to work effectively in a team operating in a high-risk work environment;
-Fundamental outdoor skills
-The ability to construct fireline to required standards using various methods, tools and equipment, and techniques;
-An understanding of the fire triangle
-An understanding of the key characteristics of the primary wildland fire environment components
-Knowledge and skill to design, set up, operate, troubleshoot, and shut down portable water delivery systems
-The ability to interpret, communicate, apply and document wildland fire behavior
-The ability to use an ICS to manage an event
-The ability to demonstrate and apply the fundamental principles of operational leadership
-The ability to define and apply chainsaw safety standards
-Basic chainsaw operation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and safety
-Operate safely and effectively in a wildland-urban interface
-Skills and competency as a wilderness first-responder (wilderness medicine)
Students will be able to identify and/or describe:
-The purpose of the Standard Firefighting Orders and Watch Out Situations, LCES system, and how it relates to the Standard Firefighting Orders
-The standards, tools, equipment, and various methods used in fireline construction
-The methods for extinguishing a fire with or without the use of water;
-The basic terminology used in wildland fire;
-The characteristics of fuels, weather, and topography influencing fire behavior;
-The interactions of fuels, weather, and topography on fire behavior, fireline tactics, and safety;
-The causes of extreme fire behavior condition
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degrees to undertake careers in wildland fire or to gain admittance to other academic programs and schools to further their education.
Students will demonstrate:
-An understanding of their responsibilities to work effectively in a team operating in a high-risk work environment;
-Fundamental outdoor skills
-The ability to construct fireline to required standards using various methods, tools and equipment, and techniques;
-An understanding of the fire triangle
-An understanding of the key characteristics of the primary wildland fire environment components
-Knowledge and skill to design, set up, operate, troubleshoot, and shut down portable water delivery systems
-The ability to interpret, communicate, apply and document wildland fire behavior
-The ability to use an ICS to manage an event
-The ability to demonstrate and apply the fundamental principles of operational leadership
-The ability to define and apply chainsaw safety standards
-Basic chainsaw operation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and safety
-Operate safely and effectively in a wildland-urban interface
-Skills and competency as a wilderness first-responder (wilderness medicine)
Students will be able to identify and/or describe:
-The purpose of the Standard Firefighting Orders and Watch Out Situations, LCES system, and how it relates to the Standard Firefighting Orders
-The standards, tools, equipment, and various methods used in fireline construction
-The methods for extinguishing a fire with or without the use of water;
-The basic terminology used in wildland fire;
-The characteristics of fuels, weather, and topography influencing fire behavior;
-The interactions of fuels, weather, and topography on fire behavior, fireline tactics, and safety;
-The causes of extreme fire behavior condition
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degrees to undertake careers in wildland fire or to gain admittance to other academic programs and schools to further their education.
Students will demonstrate:
-An understanding of their responsibilities to work effectively in a team operating in a high-risk work environment;
-Fundamental outdoor skills
-The ability to construct fireline to required standards using various methods, tools and equipment, and techniques;
-An understanding of the fire triangle
-An understanding of the key characteristics of the primary wildland fire environment components
-Knowledge and skill to design, set up, operate, troubleshoot, and shut down portable water delivery systems
-The ability to interpret, communicate, apply and document wildland fire behavior
-The ability to use an ICS to manage an event
-The ability to demonstrate and apply the fundamental principles of operational leadership
-The ability to define and apply chainsaw safety standards
-Basic chainsaw operation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and safety
-Operate safely and effectively in a wildland-urban interface
-Skills and competency as a wilderness first-responder (wilderness medicine)
Students will be able to identify and/or describe:
-The purpose of the Standard Firefighting Orders and Watch Out Situations, LCES system, and how it relates to the Standard Firefighting Orders
-The standards, tools, equipment, and various methods used in fireline construction
-The methods for extinguishing a fire with or without the use of water;
-The basic terminology used in wildland fire;
-The characteristics of fuels, weather, and topography influencing fire behavior;
-The interactions of fuels, weather, and topography on fire behavior, fireline tactics, and safety;
-The causes of extreme fire behavior condition
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degrees to undertake careers in wildland fire or to gain admittance to other academic programs and schools to further their education.
Students will demonstrate:
-An understanding of their responsibilities to work effectively in a team operating in a high-risk work environment;
-Fundamental outdoor skills
-The ability to construct fireline to required standards using various methods, tools and equipment, and techniques;
-An understanding of the fire triangle
-An understanding of the key characteristics of the primary wildland fire environment components
-Knowledge and skill to design, set up, operate, troubleshoot, and shut down portable water delivery systems
-The ability to interpret, communicate, apply and document wildland fire behavior
-The ability to use an ICS to manage an event
-The ability to demonstrate and apply the fundamental principles of operational leadership
-The ability to define and apply chainsaw safety standards
-Basic chainsaw operation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and safety
-Operate safely and effectively in a wildland-urban interface
-Skills and competency as a wilderness first-responder (wilderness medicine)
Students will be able to identify and/or describe:
-The purpose of the Standard Firefighting Orders and Watch Out Situations, LCES system, and how it relates to the Standard Firefighting Orders
-The standards, tools, equipment, and various methods used in fireline construction
-The methods for extinguishing a fire with or without the use of water;
-The basic terminology used in wildland fire;
-The characteristics of fuels, weather, and topography influencing fire behavior;
-The interactions of fuels, weather, and topography on fire behavior, fireline tactics, and safety;
-The causes of extreme fire behavior condition
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degrees to undertake careers in wildland fire or to gain admittance to other academic programs and schools to further their education.

Bachelor's Degree Programs

The Bachelor in Business Administration in Accounting has the following Program Learning Outcomes:
1. Prepare professional accounting documents.
2. Analyze, interpret, and synthesize data to make accounting decisions.
3. Identify and apply accounting standards and global guidelines:
-GAAP
-IFRS
4.Apply accounting ethics and corporate social responsibility, in the context of a diverse, global/multi- cultural business environment.
5.Exhibit effective oral and written communication skills related to accounting activities.
6.Demonstrate proficiency in the accounting process to include Financial, Managerial, Tax, Auditing, and Fraud Detection Accounting.
7.Students will demonstrate proficiency using information technology.
WNMU Expressive Arts students will graduate with a comprehensive ability to…
·       …design effective and intentional compositions, using visual or musical elements and principles to demonstrates a strong aesthetic.
·       …utilize the full possibilities of their artistic medium, technically and critically aware of its effective use and creative potentials.
·       …assess how the arts find meaning in context, with critical awareness of historic and contemporary possibilities.
·       … incorporate feedback, analyzing and expressing critical understanding of their work and that of others through written and spoken communication.
·       …present professional level works that are representative of their own creative vision.
WNMU Expressive Arts students will graduate with a comprehensive ability to…
·       …design effective and intentional compositions, using visual or musical elements and principles to demonstrates a strong aesthetic.
·       …utilize the full possibilities of their artistic medium, technically and critically aware of its effective use and creative potentials.
·       …assess how the arts find meaning in context, with critical awareness of historic and contemporary possibilities.
·       … incorporate feedback, analyzing and expressing critical understanding of their work and that of others through written and spoken communication.
·       …present professional level works that are representative of their own creative vision.
Students are able to comprehend, apply, analyze, and synthesize the following core concepts in biology:
-Evolution.
-Biodiversity
-Structure and function.
-Information flow, exchange, and storage.
-Pathways and transformations of energy and matter.
-Systems.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the scientific process.
-Understand the defining characteristics of the process of science.
-Apply the methods of scientific inquiry.
-Develop testable hypotheses, design appropriate experiments, and present reasoned analyses and interpretations of results.
-Demonstrate proper and safe field and laboratory practices including the proper use of equipment and the ability to use basic field and lab techniques.
-Demonstrate the ability to employ modern library search tools to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and apply scientific information.
Students will be able to reason quantitatively.
-Understand common quantitative approaches in biology.
-Evaluate and interpret quantitative data using the scientific method.
-Interpret and act on quantitative data from a variety of sources.
-Understand the role of uncertainty in science.
-Evaluate information by discriminating between science and non-science.
Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate and collaborate within and outside the field of biology.
-Communicate concepts through peer interactions and collaboration.
-Communicate science through formal and informal written, visual, and oral methods.
-Recognize the interdisciplinary nature of science.
Students will understand the relationship between science and society.
-Explain the historical context of biological discoveries.
-Evaluate the impact of science on society.
-Evaluate the ethical implications of science.
-Explain why science is integral for addressing social and environmental problems.
-Explore how science is applied in a social context.
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degrees to undertake careers in biology or to gain admittance to graduate or professional schools.
Students are able to comprehend, apply, analyze, and synthesize the following core concepts in biology:
-Evolution.
-Biodiversity
-Structure and function.
-Information flow, exchange, and storage.
-Pathways and transformations of energy and matter.
-Systems.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the scientific process.
-Understand the defining characteristics of the process of science.
-Apply the methods of scientific inquiry.
-Develop testable hypotheses, design appropriate experiments, and present reasoned analyses and interpretations of results.
-Demonstrate proper and safe field and laboratory practices including the proper use of equipment and the ability to use basic field and lab techniques.
-Demonstrate the ability to employ modern library search tools to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and apply scientific information.
Students will be able to reason quantitatively.
-Understand common quantitative approaches in biology.
-Evaluate and interpret quantitative data using the scientific method.
-Interpret and act on quantitative data from a variety of sources.
-Understand the role of uncertainty in science.
-Evaluate information by discriminating between science and non-science.
Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate and collaborate within and outside the field of biology.
-Communicate concepts through peer interactions and collaboration.
-Communicate science through formal and informal written, visual, and oral methods.
-Recognize the interdisciplinary nature of science.
Students will understand the relationship between science and society.
-Explain the historical context of biological discoveries.
-Evaluate the impact of science on society.
-Evaluate the ethical implications of science.
-Explain why science is integral for addressing social and environmental problems.
-Explore how science is applied in a social context.
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degrees to undertake careers in biology or to gain admittance to graduate or professional schools.
Students are able to comprehend, apply, analyze, and synthesize the following core concepts in botany:
-Evolution.
-Biodiversity
-Structure and function.
-Information flow, exchange, and storage.
-Pathways and transformations of energy and matter.
-Systems.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the scientific process.
-Understand the defining characteristics of the process of science.
-Apply the methods of scientific inquiry.
-Develop testable hypotheses, design appropriate experiments, and present reasoned analyses and interpretations of results.
-Demonstrate proper and safe field and laboratory practices including the proper use of equipment and the ability to use basic field and lab techniques.
-Demonstrate the ability to employ modern library search tools to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and apply scientific information.
Students will be able to reason quantitatively.
-Understand common quantitative approaches in botany.
-Evaluate and interpret quantitative data using the scientific method.
-Interpret and act on quantitative data from a variety of sources.
-Understand the role of uncertainty in science.
-Evaluate information by discriminating between science and non-science.
Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate within and outside the field of biology.
-Communicate concepts through peer interactions and collaboration.
-Communicate science through written, visual, and oral methods.
-Recognize the interdisciplinary nature of science.
Students will understand the relationship between science and society.
-Explain the historical context of botanical discoveries.
-Evaluate the impact of science on society.
-Evaluate the ethical implications of science.
-Explain why science is integral for addressing social and environmental problems.
-Explore how science is applied in a social context.
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degrees to undertake careers in botany or to gain admittance to graduate or professional schools.
Students are able to comprehend, apply, analyze, and synthesize the following core concepts in botany:
-Evolution.
-Biodiversity
-Structure and function.
-Information flow, exchange, and storage.
-Pathways and transformations of energy and matter.
-Systems.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the scientific process.
-Understand the defining characteristics of the process of science.
-Apply the methods of scientific inquiry.
-Develop testable hypotheses, design appropriate experiments, and present reasoned analyses and interpretations of results.
-Demonstrate proper and safe field and laboratory practices including the proper use of equipment and the ability to use basic field and lab techniques.
-Demonstrate the ability to employ modern library search tools to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and apply scientific information.
Students will be able to reason quantitatively.
-Understand common quantitative approaches in botany.
-Evaluate and interpret quantitative data using the scientific method.
-Interpret and act on quantitative data from a variety of sources.
-Understand the role of uncertainty in science.
-Evaluate information by discriminating between science and non-science.
Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate within and outside the field of biology.
-Communicate concepts through peer interactions and collaboration.
-Communicate science through written, visual, and oral methods.
-Recognize the interdisciplinary nature of science.
Students will understand the relationship between science and society.
-Explain the historical context of botanical discoveries.
-Evaluate the impact of science on society.
-Evaluate the ethical implications of science.
-Explain why science is integral for addressing social and environmental problems.
-Explore how science is applied in a social context.
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degrees to undertake careers in botany or to gain admittance to graduate or professional schools.
1. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
2. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
3. Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
4. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
5. Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
6. Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
7. Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
Students are able to comprehend, apply, analyze, and synthesize the following core concepts in the biological sciences:
-Evolution.
-Biodiversity
-Structure and function.
-Information flow, exchange, and storage.
-Pathways and transformations of energy and matter.
-Systems.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the scientific process.
-Understand the defining characteristics of the process of science.
-Apply the methods of scientific inquiry.
-Develop testable hypotheses, design appropriate experiments, and present reasoned analyses and interpretations of results.
-Demonstrate proper and safe field and laboratory practices including the proper use of equipment and the ability to use basic field and lab techniques.
-Demonstrate the ability to employ modern library search tools to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and apply scientific information.
Students will be able to reason quantitatively.
-Understand common quantitative approaches in science.
-Evaluate and interpret quantitative data using the scientific method.
-Interpret and act on quantitative data from a variety of sources.
-Understand the role of uncertainty in science.
-Evaluate information by discriminating between science and non-science.
Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate within and outside the field of cell and molecular biology.
-Communicate concepts through peer interactions and collaboration.
-Communicate science through written, visual, and oral methods.
-Recognize the interdisciplinary nature of science.
Students will understand the relationship between science and society.
-Explain the historical context of scientific discoveries.
-Evaluate the impact of science on society.
-Evaluate the ethical implications of science.
-Explain why science is integral for addressing social and environmental problems.
-Explore how science is applied in a social context.
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degrees to undertake careers in cell and molecular biology or to gain admittance to graduate or professional schools.
Students are able to comprehend, apply, analyze, and synthesize the following core concepts in the biological sciences:
-Evolution.
-Biodiversity
-Structure and function.
-Information flow, exchange, and storage.
-Pathways and transformations of energy and matter.
-Systems.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the scientific process.
-Understand the defining characteristics of the process of science.
-Apply the methods of scientific inquiry.
-Develop testable hypotheses, design appropriate experiments, and present reasoned analyses and interpretations of results.
-Demonstrate proper and safe field and laboratory practices including the proper use of equipment and the ability to use basic field and lab techniques.
-Demonstrate the ability to employ modern library search tools to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and apply scientific information.
Students will be able to reason quantitatively.
-Understand common quantitative approaches in science.
-Evaluate and interpret quantitative data using the scientific method.
-Interpret and act on quantitative data from a variety of sources.
-Understand the role of uncertainty in science.
-Evaluate information by discriminating between science and non-science.
Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate within and outside the field of cell and molecular biology.
-Communicate concepts through peer interactions and collaboration.
-Communicate science through written, visual, and oral methods.
-Recognize the interdisciplinary nature of science.
Students will understand the relationship between science and society.
-Explain the historical context of scientific discoveries.
-Evaluate the impact of science on society.
-Evaluate the ethical implications of science.
-Explain why science is integral for addressing social and environmental problems.
-Explore how science is applied in a social context.
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degrees to undertake careers in cell and molecular biology or to gain admittance to graduate or professional schools.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of major concepts, theoretical principles and experimental findings in chemistry.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the scientific process.
-Understand the defining characteristics of the process of science.
-Apply the methods of scientific inquiry.
-Develop testable hypotheses, design appropriate experiments, and present reasoned analyses and interpretations of results.
-Demonstrate proper and safe laboratory practices including the proper use of equipment and the ability to use basic lab techniques.
-Demonstrate the ability to employ modern library search tools to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and apply scientific information.
Students will be able to reason quantitatively.
-Understand common quantitative approaches in the four basic areas of chemistry (analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical.)
-Evaluate and interpret quantitative data using the scientific method.
-Interpret and act on quantitative data from a variety of sources.
-Understand the role of uncertainty in science.
-Evaluate information by discriminating between science and non-science.
Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate within and outside the field of chemistry.
-Communicate concepts through peer interactions and collaboration.
-Communicate through written, visual, and oral methods.
-Recognize the interdisciplinary nature of science.
Students will understand the relationship between science and society.
-Explain the historical context of scientific discoveries.
-Evaluate the impact of science on society.
-Evaluate the ethical implications of science.
-Explain why science is integral for addressing social and environmental problems.
-Explore how science is applied in a social context.
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degrees to undertake careers in chemistry or to gain admittance to graduate or professional schools.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of major concepts, theoretical principles and experimental findings in chemistry.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the scientific process.
-Understand the defining characteristics of the process of science.
-Apply the methods of scientific inquiry.
-Develop testable hypotheses, design appropriate experiments, and present reasoned analyses and interpretations of results.
-Demonstrate proper and safe laboratory practices including the proper use of equipment and the ability to use basic lab techniques.
-Demonstrate the ability to employ modern library search tools to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and apply scientific information.
Students will be able to reason quantitatively.
-Understand common quantitative approaches in the four basic areas of chemistry (analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical.)
-Evaluate and interpret quantitative data using the scientific method.
-Interpret and act on quantitative data from a variety of sources.
-Understand the role of uncertainty in science.
-Evaluate information by discriminating between science and non-science.
Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate within and outside the field of chemistry.
-Communicate concepts through peer interactions and collaboration.
-Communicate through written, visual, and oral methods.
-Recognize the interdisciplinary nature of science.
Students will understand the relationship between science and society.
-Explain the historical context of scientific discoveries.
-Evaluate the impact of science on society.
-Evaluate the ethical implications of science.
-Explain why science is integral for addressing social and environmental problems.
-Explore how science is applied in a social context.
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degrees to undertake careers in chemistry or to gain admittance to graduate or professional schools.
Students will be able to
-communicate well in mass media
-communicate well in intercultural contexts
-communicate well in Public Speaking.
-apply theories of persuasion.
Students acquire core knowledge about the structure and functioning of the various components of the criminal justice system.
-Students independently and collaboratively analyze, interpret, and evaluate the criminal justice system, the roles and values of each subsystem, and how the criminal justice system interacts with other formal and informal social systems.
-Students prepare for professional roles within their respective areas of study that will enable them to successfully compete for entry-level positions or advancement within their agency and/or to enter/transfer to undergraduate/graduate programs at other universities.
-Students develop the essential skills required by NMHED general education in the Social and Behavioral Sciences area. They will also apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills in addressing WNMU ALAS’ big questions.
1. Promote child development and learning
2. Build family and community relationships
3. Use observation, documentation, and assessment to support young children and families
4. Use developmentally effective approaches
5. Use content knowledge to build a meaningful curriculum
6. Become a professional
1. Promote child development and learning
2. Build family and community relationships
3. Use observation, documentation, and assessment to support young children and families
4. Use developmentally effective approaches
5. Use content knowledge to build a meaningful curriculum
6. Become a professional
1. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
2. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
3. Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
4. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
5. Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
6. Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
7. Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
1. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
2. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
3. Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
4. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
5. Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
6. Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
7. Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
1.Critically interpret primary texts
2.Listen attentively and respond intelligently to instructors’ and classmates’ ideas and build a community of readers and writers
3.Recognize and practice writing as a complex process that involves drafting, peer reviews, and revision
4.Analyze and practice writing in multiple genres through the lenses of craft and technique.
5.Use understanding of literature to think and write critically about contemporary issues
6.Understand and historically contextualize the values and language in diverse texts across time/literary periods/cultures
1.Critically interpret primary texts
2.Listen attentively and respond intelligently to instructors’ and classmates’ ideas and build a community of readers and writers
3.Recognize and practice writing as a complex process that involves drafting, peer reviews, and revision
4.Analyze and practice writing in multiple genres through the lenses of craft and technique.
5.Use understanding of literature to think and write critically about contemporary issues
6.Understand and historically contextualize the values and language in diverse texts across time/literary periods/cultures
WNMU Expressive Arts students will graduate with a comprehensive ability to…
·       …design effective and intentional compositions, using visual or musical elements and principles to demonstrates a strong aesthetic.
·       …utilize the full possibilities of their artistic medium, technically and critically aware of its effective use and creative potentials.
·       …assess how the arts find meaning in context, with critical awareness of historic and contemporary possibilities.
·       … incorporate feedback, analyzing and expressing critical understanding of their work and that of others through written and spoken communication.
·       …present professional level works that are representative of their own creative vision.
Students are able to comprehend, apply, analyze, and synthesize the following core concepts in the natural sciences:
-Evolution.
-Biodiversity
-Structure and function.
-Information flow, exchange, and storage.
-Pathways and transformations of energy and matter.
-Systems.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the scientific process.
-Understand the defining characteristics of the process of science.
-Apply the methods of scientific inquiry.
-Develop testable hypotheses, design appropriate experiments, and present reasoned analyses and interpretations of results.
-Demonstrate proper and safe field and laboratory practices including the proper use of equipment and the ability to use basic field and lab techniques.
-Demonstrate the ability to employ modern library search tools to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and apply scientific information.
Students will be able to reason quantitatively.
-Understand common quantitative approaches in science.
-Evaluate and interpret quantitative data using the scientific method.
-Interpret and act on quantitative data from a variety of sources.
-Understand the role of uncertainty in science.
-Evaluate information by discriminating between science and non-science.
Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate within and outside the field of forest-wildlife.
-Communicate concepts through peer interactions and collaboration.
-Communicate science through written, visual, and oral methods.
-Recognize the interdisciplinary nature of science.
Students will understand the relationship between science and society.
-Explain the historical context of scientific discoveries.
-Evaluate the impact of science on society.
-Evaluate the ethical implications of science.
-Explain why science is integral for addressing social and environmental problems.
-Explore how science is applied in a social context.
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degrees to undertake careers in forest-wildlife/forest-wildlife law or to gain admittance to graduate or professional schools.
Students are able to comprehend, apply, analyze, and synthesize the following core concepts in the natural sciences:
-Evolution.
-Biodiversity
-Structure and function.
-Information flow, exchange, and storage.
-Pathways and transformations of energy and matter.
-Systems.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the scientific process.
-Understand the defining characteristics of the process of science.
-Apply the methods of scientific inquiry.
-Develop testable hypotheses, design appropriate experiments, and present reasoned analyses and interpretations of results.
-Demonstrate proper and safe field and laboratory practices including the proper use of equipment and the ability to use basic field and lab techniques.
-Demonstrate the ability to employ modern library search tools to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and apply scientific information.
Students will be able to reason quantitatively.
-Understand common quantitative approaches in science.
-Evaluate and interpret quantitative data using the scientific method.
-Interpret and act on quantitative data from a variety of sources.
-Understand the role of uncertainty in science.
-Evaluate information by discriminating between science and non-science.
Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate within and outside the field of forest-wildlife.
-Communicate concepts through peer interactions and collaboration.
-Communicate science through written, visual, and oral methods.
-Recognize the interdisciplinary nature of science.
Students will understand the relationship between science and society.
-Explain the historical context of scientific discoveries.
-Evaluate the impact of science on society.
-Evaluate the ethical implications of science.
-Explain why science is integral for addressing social and environmental problems.
-Explore how science is applied in a social context.
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degrees to undertake careers in forest-wildlife/forest-wildlife law or to gain admittance to graduate or professional schools.
Students are able to comprehend, apply, analyze, and synthesize the following core concepts in the natural sciences:
-Evolution.
-Biodiversity
-Structure and function.
-Information flow, exchange, and storage.
-Pathways and transformations of energy and matter.
-Systems.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the scientific process.
-Understand the defining characteristics of the process of science.
-Apply the methods of scientific inquiry.
-Develop testable hypotheses, design appropriate experiments, and present reasoned analyses and interpretations of results.
-Demonstrate proper and safe field and laboratory practices including the proper use of equipment and the ability to use basic field and lab techniques.
-Demonstrate the ability to employ modern library search tools to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and apply scientific information.
Students will be able to reason quantitatively.
-Understand common quantitative approaches in science.
-Evaluate and interpret quantitative data using the scientific method.
-Interpret and act on quantitative data from a variety of sources.
-Understand the role of uncertainty in science.
-Evaluate information by discriminating between science and non-science.
Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate within and outside the field of forest-wildlife.
-Communicate concepts through peer interactions and collaboration.
-Communicate science through written, visual, and oral methods.
-Recognize the interdisciplinary nature of science.
Students will understand the relationship between science and society.
-Explain the historical context of scientific discoveries.
-Evaluate the impact of science on society.
-Evaluate the ethical implications of science.
-Explain why science is integral for addressing social and environmental problems.
-Explore how science is applied in a social context.
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degrees to undertake careers in forest-wildlife/forest-wildlife law or to gain admittance to graduate or professional schools.
  1. Implement foundational concepts of general business to include accounting, legal environment, management, marketing, economics, and finance.
  2. Analyze, interpret, and synthetize data to make general business decisions.
  3. Apply business ethics and demonstrate corporate social responsibility, in the context of a diverse, global/multi-cultural business environment.
  4. Exhibit effective oral and written communication skills related to general business activities.
  5. Students will demonstrate proficiency using information technology.
  6. Successfully utilize tools of creation, innovation, and improvement of entrepreneurial ideas.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the scientific process.
-Understand the defining characteristics of the process of science.
-Apply the methods of scientific inquiry.
-Develop testable hypotheses, design appropriate experiments, and present reasoned analyses and interpretations of results.
-Demonstrate proper and safe field and laboratory practices including the proper use of equipment and the ability to use basic field and lab techniques.
-Demonstrate the ability to employ modern library search tools to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and apply scientific information.
Students will be able to reason quantitatively.
-Understand common quantitative approaches in science.
-Evaluate and interpret quantitative data using the scientific method.
-Interpret and act on quantitative data from a variety of sources.
-Understand the role of uncertainty in science.
-Evaluate information by discriminating between science and non-science.
Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate and collaborate within and outside the field of science.
-Communicate concepts through peer interactions and collaboration.
-Communicate science through formal and informal written, visual, and oral methods.
-Recognize the interdisciplinary nature of science.
Students will understand the relationship between science and society.
-Explain the historical context of scientific discoveries.
-Evaluate the impact of science on society.
-Evaluate the ethical implications of science.
-Explain why science is integral to addressing social and environmental problems.
-Explore how science is applied in a social context.
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degrees to undertake careers in science or to gain admittance to graduate or professional schools.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the scientific process.
-Understand the defining characteristics of the process of science.
-Apply the methods of scientific inquiry.
-Develop testable hypotheses, design appropriate experiments, and present reasoned analyses and interpretations of results.
-Demonstrate proper and safe field and laboratory practices including the proper use of equipment and the ability to use basic field and lab techniques.
-Demonstrate the ability to employ modern library search tools to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and apply scientific information.
Students will be able to reason quantitatively.
-Understand common quantitative approaches in science.
-Evaluate and interpret quantitative data using the scientific method.
-Interpret and act on quantitative data from a variety of sources.
-Understand the role of uncertainty in science.
-Evaluate information by discriminating between science and non-science.
Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate and collaborate within and outside the field of science.
-Communicate concepts through peer interactions and collaboration.
-Communicate science through formal and informal written, visual, and oral methods.
-Recognize the interdisciplinary nature of science.
Students will understand the relationship between science and society.
-Explain the historical context of scientific discoveries.
-Evaluate the impact of science on society.
-Evaluate the ethical implications of science.
-Explain why science is integral to addressing social and environmental problems.
-Explore how science is applied in a social context.
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degrees to undertake careers in science or to gain admittance to graduate or professional schools.
1. Students will be able to explain in their work how humans in the past shaped their own unique historical moments and were shaped by those moments, and how those cultures changed over the years that was covered in the class.
2. Students will distinguish between primary and secondary sources, identify and evaluate evidence and empathize with people in their historical context.
3. Students will summarize and appraise different historical interpretations and evidence in order to construct past events.
4. Students will apply historical knowledge and historical thinking in order to infer what drives and motivates human behavior in both past and present.
1. Students will be able to explain in their work how humans in the past shaped their own unique historical moments and were shaped by those moments, and how those cultures changed over the years that was covered in the class.
2. Students will distinguish between primary and secondary sources, identify and evaluate evidence and empathize with people in their historical context.
3. Students will summarize and appraise different historical interpretations and evidence in order to construct past events.
4. Students will apply historical knowledge and historical thinking in order to infer what drives and motivates human behavior in both past and present.
  1. As applicable to selected disciplines, students will be able to construct a comprehensive project, paper, performance, or application that integrates and applies advanced research, scholarship, and techniques from multiple disciplines within their field of study
  2. As applicable to selected disciplines, students will be able to differentiate, critically evaluate, and synthesize diverse theories and approaches to address complex, interdisciplinary problems, demonstrating a deep understanding of the chosen fields of study
  3. As applicable to selected disciplines, students will be able to analyze and critically evaluate the sources of their own perspectives on key issues in culture, society, politics, arts, or global relations, and compare these perspectives with alternative views to develop a well-rounded understanding
  4. As applicable to selected disciplines, students will be able to analyze prominent ethical issues, articulate how at least two different ethical frameworks influence decision-making, and develop and defend a well-reasoned approach to addressing these ethical challenges productively
  5. As applicable to selected disciplines, students will be able to construct and interpret logical or mathematical expressions of quantitative information relevant to interdisciplinary studies, applying these skills to solve complex problems
  6. As applicable to selected disciplines, students will be able to demonstrate advanced communication skills by engaging in constructive discussions, listening actively, and responding thoughtfully. They will also develop and present coherent arguments and narratives through error-free writing and structured oral presentations tailored to both academic and professional audiences
1. Implement instructional design strategies to design effective learning environments
2. Develop multimedia to support learning
3. Support distance education
4. Write proposals to seek funding to support the development and support of instructional technologies
5. Promote and support organizational change
6. Lead project teams to support the design of instructional interventions
7. Communicate effectively with IT professionals working to support technology supported learning
1. Implement instructional design strategies to design effective learning environments
2. Develop multimedia to support learning
3. Support distance education
4. Write proposals to seek funding to support the development and support of instructional technologies
5. Promote and support organizational change
6. Lead project teams to support the design of instructional interventions
7. Communicate effectively with IT professionals working to support technology supported learning
Graduates of the Kinesiology program will be able to:
-Demonstrate a solid foundation of knowledge regarding the multidimensional aspects of human movement.
-Assess human performance and provide prescription for improvement.
-Safely and effectively design and implement physical activity programs for diverse populations.
-Apply scientific principles to evaluate the effectiveness of physical activity interventions.
-Gain an understanding of the behavioral and cultural factors that influence the adoption and adherence of a physically active lifestyle.
-Access and apply scientific evidence regarding the topic of physical activity and related to health benefits.
-Provide factual dissemination of the benefits of physical activity on human health and well-being, utilizing effective communication skills across diverse populations.
Graduates of the Kinesiology program will be able to:
-Demonstrate a solid foundation of knowledge regarding the multidimensional aspects of human movement.
-Assess human performance and provide prescription for improvement.
-Safely and effectively design and implement physical activity programs for diverse populations.
-Apply scientific principles to evaluate the effectiveness of physical activity interventions.
-Gain an understanding of the behavioral and cultural factors that influence the adoption and adherence of a physically active lifestyle.
-Access and apply scientific evidence regarding the topic of physical activity and related to health benefits.
-Provide factual dissemination of the benefits of physical activity on human health and well-being, utilizing effective communication skills across diverse populations.
-Implement foundational concepts of management and explain management roles, i.e. setting goals, objectives, and strategies to accomplish a purpose.
-Analyze, interpret, and synthesize data to make managerial decisions.
-Synthesize information from applicable disciplines into management concepts.
-Apply management ethics and demonstrate understanding of corporate social responsibility, in the context of a diverse, global/multi-cultural business environment.
-Exhibit effective oral and written communication skills related to management activities.
-Students will demonstrate proficiency using information technology.
1.Implement foundational concepts of marketing and explain marketing functions:
-Segmentation
-Marketing mix
-External environment
2.Analyze, interpret, and synthesize data to make marketing decisions.
3.Synthesize information from applicable disciples into marketing concepts.
4.Apply marketing ethics and demonstrate corporate social responsibility, in the context of a diverse, global/multi-cultural business environment.
5.Exhibit effective oral and written communication skills related to marketing activities.
6.Students will demonstrate proficiency using information technology.
MCS 1. Students will express mathematical or computer scientific concepts and ideas accurately and concisely in numerical and spoken language.
MCS 2. Students will solve problems in mathematical or computer scientific core areas depending on the course.
MCS 3. Students will apply suitable mathematical or computer scientific concepts to modeling real-world problems.
MCS 4. Students will identify and use appropriate technology to solve computational problems and supply correct justification for their reasoning.
MCS 5. Students will be able to analyze a mathematical or computer scientific question, extract key information, and use this information to create a model for answering the question.
MCS 1. Students will express mathematical or computer scientific concepts and ideas accurately and concisely in numerical and spoken language.
MCS 2. Students will solve problems in mathematical or computer scientific core areas depending on the course.
MCS 3. Students will apply suitable mathematical or computer scientific concepts to modeling real-world problems.
MCS 4. Students will identify and use appropriate technology to solve computational problems and supply correct justification for their reasoning.
MCS 5. Students will be able to analyze a mathematical or computer scientific question, extract key information, and use this information to create a model for answering the question.
Students will demonstrate competency to perform a full range of testing in the contemporary medical laboratory encompassing pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical components of laboratory services, including hematology, chemistry, microbiology, urinalysis, body fluids, molecular diagnostics, phlebotomy, and immunohematology.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the scientific process.
-Understand the defining characteristics of the process of science.
-Apply the methods of scientific inquiry.
-Develop testable hypotheses, design appropriate experiments, and present reasoned analyses and interpretations of results.
-Demonstrate proper and safe laboratory practices including the proper use of equipment and the ability to use lab techniques.
-Demonstrate the ability to employ modern library search tools to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and apply scientific information.
Students will be able to reason quantitatively.
-Understand common quantitative approaches in science.
-Evaluate and interpret quantitative data using the scientific method.
-Interpret and act on quantitative data from a variety of sources.
-Problem-solve, troubleshoot, and interpret results, and use statistical approaches when evaluating data.
Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate and collaborate within and outside the field of science.
-Communicate concepts through peer interactions and collaboration.
-Communicate science through formal and informal written, visual, and oral methods.
-Recognize the interdisciplinary nature of science.
Students will demonstrate a professional ethic of care and apply safety and governmental regulations and standards as related to medical laboratory practice
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degrees to undertake careers in science or to gain admittance to graduate or professional schools.
• Engage in professional nursing practice that is patient-centered and culturally-appropriate
for individuals, families, and communities.
• Integrate principles of quality improvement and safety into nursing practice within
healthcare organizations and systems.
• Deliver nursing care that is evidence-based across the lifespan.
• Demonstrate leadership behaviors through the application of policies that apply to
healthcare delivery.
• Engage in effective interprofessional collaboration in the delivery of healthcare for
quality patient outcomes.
• Utilize technologies for the management of information and in the delivery of
patient care.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program will:
-Be prepared to deliver effective culturally competent and interdisciplinary care within the community,
with an emphasis on wellness and therapeutic relationships.
-Demonstrate commitment to excellence in nursing practice, workplace and community improvement
with education and lifelong learning.
-Role model and promote excellence and ethical practice within nursing while assuming
management/leadership roles.
-Incorporate evidence-based findings into advocacy and clinical practice within the workplace and
community
1. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
2. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
3. Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
4. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
5. Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
6. Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
7. Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
1. Explain basic political structures, processes, policies, and their respective trade-offs, in US and global governments/governance.
2. Discern between fundamental normative and empirical theories and approaches and assess the implications for real-world political developments.
3. Learn and apply knowledge of diverse theoretical and methodological approaches to studying current political affairs.
4. Build effective arguments and write evidence-based analyses with clarity and precision.
5. Analyze source material and think critically and imaginatively about the topics under inquiry.
1. Explain basic political structures, processes, policies, and their respective trade-offs, in US and global governments/governance.
2. Discern between fundamental normative and empirical theories and approaches and assess the implications for real-world political developments.
3. Learn and apply knowledge of diverse theoretical and methodological approaches to studying current political affairs.
4. Build effective arguments and write evidence-based analyses with clarity and precision.
5. Analyze source material and think critically and imaginatively about the topics under inquiry.
PSLO#1: Students demonstrate fundamental knowledge in psychology as well as its major subfields.
PSLO#2: Students can utilize scientific reasoning, design and execute research plans to investigate psychological phenomena.
PSLO#3: Students demonstrate adherence to professional values and apply ethical standards to psychological science and practice.
PSLO#4: Students can communicate evidence-based psychology information effectively and professionally.
PSLO#5: Students are prepared for post-baccalaureate employment, graduate school, or professional school by demonstrating skills in career preparation.
PSLO#6: Students are trained in the essential skills required for an Area IV: Social and Behavioral Sciences general education course by NMHED. These essential skills include communication, critical thinking, and personal and social responsibility.
PSLO#1: Students demonstrate fundamental knowledge in psychology as well as its major subfields.
PSLO#2: Students can utilize scientific reasoning, design and execute research plans to investigate psychological phenomena.
PSLO#3: Students demonstrate adherence to professional values and apply ethical standards to psychological science and practice.
PSLO#4: Students can communicate evidence-based psychology information effectively and professionally.
PSLO#5: Students are prepared for post-baccalaureate employment, graduate school, or professional school by demonstrating skills in career preparation.
PSLO#6: Students are trained in the essential skills required for an Area IV: Social and Behavioral Sciences general education course by NMHED. These essential skills include communication, critical thinking, and personal and social responsibility.
1: Knowledge Base in Rehabilitation
Students will demonstrate fundamental knowledge and comprehension of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, historical trends, and empirical findings of the rehabilitation profession.
1.1 Describe disability and its impact on the individual
1.2 Define key concepts, principles, and history in rehabilitation
1.3 Demonstrate experiential knowledge of a variety of rehabilitation settings
2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
Students will use scientific reasoning and problem solving, including effective program evaluation strategies.
2.1 Identify and analyze observed problems in rehabilitation settings
2.2 Use rehabilitation literature to choose and evaluated best practices
2.3 Engage in creative thinking and problem solving
2.4 Discuss disability-related research and program evaluation
2.5 Identify and discuss sociocultural factors in research and data interpretation
3: Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World
Students will choose ethically and socially responsible behaviors for use in professional and personal settings in a landscape that involves increasing diversity.
3.1 Apply ethical standards to practice in rehabilitation settings
3.2 Exhibit the professional responsibility to advocate for individuals with disabilities
3.3 Incorporate values that build community at local, national, and global levels
4: Communication
Students will demonstrate competence in a professional presentation.
4.1 Demonstrate effective writing for different purposes
4.2 Demonstrate professional presentation skills
4.3 Collaborate professionally with various populations
5: Professional Development
Students will demonstrate the use of appropriate professional rehabilitation skills including effective self-reflection, teamwork skills, and knowledge of career preparation.
5.1 Apply rehabilitation skills to career goals
5.2 Develop self-awareness and self-efficacy
5.3 Demonstrate teamwork capacity
5.4 Disseminate acquired knowledge into practice
Students will use content and pedagogical knowledge to inform science teaching.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the scientific process.
-Develop relevant, rigorous, and developmentally appropriate curricula.
-Understand the defining characteristics of the process of science.
-Apply the methods of scientific inquiry.
-Develop testable hypotheses, design appropriate experiments, and present reasoned analyses and interpretations of results.
-Demonstrate proper and safe field and laboratory practices including the proper use of equipment and the ability to use basic field and lab techniques.
-Demonstrate the ability to employ modern library search tools to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and apply scientific information.
Students will be able to reason quantitatively.
-Understand common quantitative approaches in science.
-Evaluate and interpret quantitative data using the scientific method.
-Interpret and act on quantitative data from a variety of sources.
-Understand the role of uncertainty in science.
-Evaluate information by discriminating between science and non-science.
Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate and collaborate within and outside the field of science.
-Communicate concepts through peer interactions and collaboration.
-Communicate science through formal and informal written, visual, and oral methods.
-Recognize the interdisciplinary nature of science.
Students will understand the relationship between science and society.
-Explain the historical context of scientific discoveries.
-Evaluate the impact of science on society.
-Evaluate the ethical implications of science.
-Explain why science is integral to addressing social and environmental problems.
-Explore how science is applied in a social context.
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degrees to undertake careers in science education or to gain admittance to graduate or professional schools.
Students will use content and pedagogical knowledge to inform science teaching.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the scientific process.
-Develop relevant, rigorous, and developmentally appropriate curricula.
-Understand the defining characteristics of the process of science.
-Apply the methods of scientific inquiry.
-Develop testable hypotheses, design appropriate experiments, and present reasoned analyses and interpretations of results.
-Demonstrate proper and safe field and laboratory practices including the proper use of equipment and the ability to use basic field and lab techniques.
-Demonstrate the ability to employ modern library search tools to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and apply scientific information.
Students will be able to reason quantitatively.
-Understand common quantitative approaches in science.
-Evaluate and interpret quantitative data using the scientific method.
-Interpret and act on quantitative data from a variety of sources.
-Understand the role of uncertainty in science.
-Evaluate information by discriminating between science and non-science.
Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate and collaborate within and outside the field of science.
-Communicate concepts through peer interactions and collaboration.
-Communicate science through formal and informal written, visual, and oral methods.
-Recognize the interdisciplinary nature of science.
Students will understand the relationship between science and society.
-Explain the historical context of scientific discoveries.
-Evaluate the impact of science on society.
-Evaluate the ethical implications of science.
-Explain why science is integral to addressing social and environmental problems.
-Explore how science is applied in a social context.
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degrees to undertake careers in science education or to gain admittance to graduate or professional schools.
1. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
2. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
3. Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
4. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
5. Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
6. Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
7. Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
1. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
2. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
3. Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
4. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
5. Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
6. Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
7. Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
1. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
2. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
3. Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
4. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
5. Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
6. Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
7. Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
1. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
2. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
3. Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
4. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
5. Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
6. Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
7. Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
1. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
2. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
3. Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
4. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
5. Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
6. Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
7. Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
1. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
2. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
3. Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
4. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
5. Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
6. Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
7. Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
1. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
2. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
3. Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
4. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
5. Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
6. Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
7. Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
1. Structure, analyze, evaluate, and support arguments both orally and in writing in the social sciences.
2. Interpret, compare, and contrast theories and practice in the social sciences.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of the methods, concepts, and vocabularies of the social sciences.
4. Establish an understanding of historical and contemporary issues in the social sciences.
1. Structure, analyze, evaluate, and support arguments both orally and in writing in the social sciences.
2. Interpret, compare, and contrast theories and practice in the social sciences.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of the methods, concepts, and vocabularies of the social sciences.
4. Establish an understanding of historical and contemporary issues in the social sciences.

Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior

Competency 2: Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice

Competency 3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice

Competency 4: Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice

Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice

Competency 6: Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

Apply Sociological Theories to Understand Social Phenomena.
-Sociology students should be able to move beyond basic explanations and instead invoke evidence-based theories of sociological phenomena.
Critically Evaluate Explanations of Human Behavior and Social Phenomena.
-Sociology students should be able to describe the role of theory in building social knowledge and evaluate the strengths and limitations of different theoretical frameworks.
Understand and Evaluate Social Scientific Research.
-Sociology students should be able to understand and critically assess the empirical sociological research of others and identify the assumptions, strengths, and limitations underlying the research methods used by sociologists.
Apply Scientific Principles to Research the Social World.
-Sociology students should learn to conduct empirical research by generating research questions or hypotheses based on sociological theory or concepts. Students should meet disciplinary standards for data collection and analysis and be able to identify the strengths and limitations of their research methods.
Use Sociological Knowledge to Inform Policy Debates and Promote Public Understanding.
-Sociology students should understand and feel prepared for the kind of work sociologists do, including an awareness of how sociology is used in applied settings, and the value of sociological skills in the workplace.
Apply Sociological Theories to Understand Social Phenomena.
-Sociology students should be able to move beyond basic explanations and instead invoke evidence-based theories of sociological phenomena.
Critically Evaluate Explanations of Human Behavior and Social Phenomena.
-Sociology students should be able to describe the role of theory in building social knowledge and evaluate the strengths and limitations of different theoretical frameworks.
Understand and Evaluate Social Scientific Research.
-Sociology students should be able to understand and critically assess the empirical sociological research of others and identify the assumptions, strengths, and limitations underlying the research methods used by sociologists.
Apply Scientific Principles to Research the Social World.
-Sociology students should learn to conduct empirical research by generating research questions or hypotheses based on sociological theory or concepts. Students should meet disciplinary standards for data collection and analysis and be able to identify the strengths and limitations of their research methods.
Use Sociological Knowledge to Inform Policy Debates and Promote Public Understanding.
-Sociology students should understand and feel prepared for the kind of work sociologists do, including an awareness of how sociology is used in applied settings, and the value of sociological skills in the workplace.
1. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
2. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
3. Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
4. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
5. Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
6. Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
7. Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
1. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
2. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
3. Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
4. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
5. Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
6. Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
7. Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
Identify and analyze the social, ecological, and economic dimensions of sustainable development.
-Define and discuss the idea and practice of sustainability.
-Evaluate and explain current challenges to sustainability (social, environmental, and economic at individual, local, and global scales)
Develop a capacity for integrative thinking and practice
-Evaluate sustainability issues and solutions using a holistic approach that focuses on connections between complex human and natural systems.
-Integrate knowledge from multiple sources and perspectives to understand environmental limits governing human societies and economies and social justice dimensions of sustainability.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the scientific process.
-Understand the defining characteristics of the process of science.
-Apply the methods of scientific inquiry.
-Develop testable hypotheses, design appropriate experiments, and present reasoned analyses and interpretations of results.
-Demonstrate the ability to employ modern library search tools to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and apply scientific information.
Students will be able to communicate and collaborate within and outside the field of sustainable development.
-Understand the distinguishing features of different forms of scientific communication.
-Communicate concepts through peer interactions and collaboration.
-Communicate effectively through writing, speaking, and other forms of public discourse.
-Recognize the interdisciplinary nature of sustainability.
Integrate theory, practice, and reflection in the pursuit of a more sustainable world
-Apply theoretical frameworks to real-world sustainability issues.
-Develop an informed ethical perspective on issues of sustainability.
-Cultivate a sense of civic responsibility, including reflection on the student’s own role in developing and nurturing sustainable communities.
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degree to undertake careers in sustainable development or to gain admittance to graduate or professional school.
Identify and analyze the social, ecological, and economic dimensions of sustainable development.
-Define and discuss the idea and practice of sustainability.
-Evaluate and explain current challenges to sustainability (social, environmental, and economic at individual, local, and global scales)
Develop a capacity for integrative thinking and practice
-Evaluate sustainability issues and solutions using a holistic approach that focuses on connections between complex human and natural systems.
-Integrate knowledge from multiple sources and perspectives to understand environmental limits governing human societies and economies and social justice dimensions of sustainability.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the scientific process.
-Understand the defining characteristics of the process of science.
-Apply the methods of scientific inquiry.
-Develop testable hypotheses, design appropriate experiments, and present reasoned analyses and interpretations of results.
-Demonstrate the ability to employ modern library search tools to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and apply scientific information.
Students will be able to communicate and collaborate within and outside the field of sustainable development.
-Understand the distinguishing features of different forms of scientific communication.
-Communicate concepts through peer interactions and collaboration.
-Communicate effectively through writing, speaking, and other forms of public discourse.
-Recognize the interdisciplinary nature of sustainability.
Integrate theory, practice, and reflection in the pursuit of a more sustainable world
-Apply theoretical frameworks to real-world sustainability issues.
-Develop an informed ethical perspective on issues of sustainability.
-Cultivate a sense of civic responsibility, including reflection on the student’s own role in developing and nurturing sustainable communities.
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degree to undertake careers in sustainable development or to gain admittance to graduate or professional school.
  1. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
  2. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
  3. Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
  4. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
  5. Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
  6. Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
  7. Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
  1. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
  2. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
  3. Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
  4. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
  5. Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
  6. Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
  7. Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
Students will be able to describe how gender relates to other social categories (e.g., sexuality, race, ethnicity, and nationality) and has various contested meanings historically and within and across transnational contexts.
-Students will build critical theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches to critically analyze the history, status, and experiences of women from diverse social backgrounds.
-Through independent learning, research, or internships, students will apply theory to praxis and communicate their insights effectively in writing and speaking.
-Students will be ready to pursue employment, and/or community-based volunteer work to which they can apply and exercise their understanding of equity and social justice.
Students are able to comprehend, apply, analyze, and synthesize the following core concepts in zoology:
-Evolution.
-Biodiversity
-Structure and function.
-Information flow, exchange, and storage.
-Pathways and transformations of energy and matter.
-Systems.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the scientific process.
-Understand the defining characteristics of the process of science.
-Apply the methods of scientific inquiry.
-Develop testable hypotheses, design appropriate experiments, and present reasoned analyses and interpretations of results.
-Demonstrate proper and safe field and laboratory practices including the proper use of equipment and the ability to use basic field and lab techniques.
-Demonstrate the ability to employ modern library search tools to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and apply scientific information.
Students will be able to reason quantitatively.
-Understand common quantitative approaches in zoology.
-Evaluate and interpret quantitative data using the scientific method.
-Interpret and act on quantitative data from a variety of sources.
-Understand the role of uncertainty in science.
-Evaluate information by discriminating between science and non-science.
Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate within and outside the field of biology.
-Communicate concepts through peer interactions and collaboration.
-Communicate science through written, visual, and oral methods.
-Recognize the interdisciplinary nature of science.
Students will understand the relationship between science and society.
-Explain the historical context of zoological discoveries.
-Evaluate the impact of science on society.
-Evaluate the ethical implications of science.
-Explain why science is integral for addressing social and environmental problems.
-Explore how science is applied in a social context.
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degrees to undertake careers in zoology or to gain admittance to graduate or professional schools.

Master's Degree Programs

1. Use analytical skills, synthesizing information from appropriate disciplines and applying business analysis, data management and diagnostic problem-solving skills to support business management decision-making.
2. Exhibit leadership and team membership skills needed for coordinating and participating in business management activities.
3. Exhibit effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills at a graduate level.
4. Evaluate and integrate business ethics and corporate social responsibility in the context of a diverse, global/multi-cultural business environment.
5. Students will demonstrate proficiency using information technology.
1. Employ collaborative strategies in the design, coordination, and evaluation of outcomes
across diverse populations to improve quality of care.
2. Apply decision-making and leadership skills in the provision of culturally-responsive,
high-quality healthcare through community partnerships.
3. Translate evidence into practice from nursing science and other sciences into the delivery
of care to rural/frontier underserved communities.
4. Analyze current and emerging technologies to support safe practice environments and
to optimize patient safety, cost effectiveness, and health outcomes.
5. Advocate for care that is based on ethical principles and respects diversity, equity,
and inclusion.
1.Students will have knowledge of human growth and development in order to understand the nature and needs of persons at all developmental levels and in multicultural contexts.
2.Students will have knowledge of social and cultural foundations to be effective in a multicultural and diverse society.
3.Students will be knowledgeable and skillful in counseling and consultation processes.
4.Students will be knowledgeable about group development, dynamics, counseling theory, group counseling methods, and group work approaches.
5.Students will be knowledgeable and understand career development and related factors.
6.Students will understand and be knowledgeable about individual and group approaches to evaluation, assessment, and documentation.
7.Students will be knowledgeable about various research methods and statistical analysis, needs assessments and program evaluation.
8.Students will be knowledgeable about the profession of counseling including history, organizational structures, ethics, standards and credentialing.
9.All students will become eligible for credentialing National Certified Counselors.
10.Clinical Mental Health Counseling students will be eligible to pursue appropriate state licensure as professional counselors.
11.School Counseling students will be eligible to pursue appropriate state licensure as school counselors.
12.Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling students will be eligible to pursue certification as rehabilitation counselors (CRC) and appropriate state licensure as professional counselors.
13.Substance Abuse Counseling students will be eligible to pursue appropriate state licensure professional counselors.
14.All students will receive the necessary training applicable to becoming Board Certified-TeleMental Health (BC-TMH) providers.
WNMU’s Early Childhood Education programs exemplify these principles in their coursework. Utilizing trauma-informed and early childhood principles, students in this program will be able to:
-recognize the signs of trauma in young children
-utilize trauma-informed strategies in working with young children
-model trauma-informed verbal and non-verbal interactions with children that communicates empathy and identification of emotions
-teach children skills to regulate their emotions and to build positive relationships
-create strength-based learning environments that support children’s health, healing, and resiliency
-understand the influence of early attachment patterns and neurological development in the early years
-support children in creating positive self-identities
1. Leaders will develop the necessary leadership skills for exploring personal, organizational, and societal themes that creates the conditions for an inclusive, distributed, and co-constructed educational narrative.
2. Leaders will develop inclusive and effective mission, vision, values, and beliefs statements that reflect futures thinking.
3. Leaders will learn how to engage diverse stakeholders and community partners to create equitable and future-focused learning conditions learning for all stakeholders.
4. Leaders will understand the school system through the lens of equity, inclusivity, and excellence.
5. Leaders will grasp the speed and complexity of societal change, its impact on education, and the understanding that educational leadership can no longer rely on the old tools of planning and implementation.
6. Leaders will develop the skills to design innovative systems solutions to seize the opportunities that lie within complex challenges.
7. Leaders will be equipped with the aptitude and skills to look forward to a future very different from the past, in an informed and balanced way.
8. Leaders will learn to lead their school communities to a future where they will survive and thrive.
9. Leaders will be equipped with the skills and abilities to lead through dialogic organizational development principles based on planned and generative change theory.
10. Leaders will become “futures literate”.
  • Students will be able to explain in their work how humans in the past shaped their own unique historical moments and were shaped by those moments, and how those cultures changed over the years that was covered in the class.
  • Students will distinguish between primary and secondary sources, identify and evaluate evidence and empathize with people in their historical context.
  • Students will summarize and appraise different historical interpretations and evidence in order to construct past events.
  • Students will apply historical knowledge and historical thinking in order to infer what drives and motivates human behavior in both past and present.

As applicable to interdisciplinary fields chosen, students will:

  •  incorporate and elucidate major theories, research methods, and approaches to inquiry from multiple disciplines within their field of study, applying these methodologies to complex projects, papers, exhibits, or performances
  • demonstrate measurable analytical and critical abilities across various assignments, reflecting an advanced understanding of one or more disciplines
  • disaggregate, reformulate, and adapt principal ideas, techniques, or methods at the forefront of their interdisciplinary field to develop original essays or projects
  • demonstrate the ability to innovate within their chosen areas of study
  • apply, analyze, and evaluate perspectives from different historical periods, cultures, languages, political systems, or technological contexts in relation to core issues in their field of study
  • present reasoned analyses, either orally or in writing, that demonstrate a thorough consideration of competing views and contexts
  • distinguish between human activities and judgments that are particularly subject to ethical reasoning and those that are less so
  • demonstrate the ability to apply ethical frameworks to complex issues within their interdisciplinary studies, making informed decisions and articulating the ethical implications of those decisions
  • use logical, mathematical, or statistical methods appropriate to addressing complex topics or issues within their interdisciplinary studies
  • demonstrate proficiency in analyzing data and applying quantitative reasoning to support their arguments.
  • demonstrate effective communication by creating and presenting coherent, well-structured arguments and explanations of original individual and/or collaborative work
  • present their findings or projects in an error-free manner, tailored to both general and specialized audiences, showcasing mastery of both written and oral communication
  • Competency 1: Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior
  • Competency 2: Advance Human Rights and Social, Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice
  • Competency 3: Engage Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ADEI) in Practice
  • Competency 4: Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice
  • Competency 5: engage in Policy Practice
  • Competency 6: Engage with Individuals,Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
  • Competency 7: Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
  • Competency 8: Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
  • Competency 9: Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
1. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
2. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
3. Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
4. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
5. Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
6. Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
7. Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
1. Demonstrate an awareness of the diversity and multicultural needs of learners and apply those skills to the learning environment
2. Utilize and produce research and scholarly information related to learning, teaching and the learning environment
3. Demonstrate an understanding of current issues facing education.
4. Demonstrate skill in content area of specialization
1. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
2. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
3. Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
4. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
5. Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
6. Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
7. Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
1.Implement theory, research and best practice to support reading development for all students.
2.Use appropriate and varied instructional approaches to develop word recognition, language comprehension, strategic knowledge, and reading/writing connections.
3.Select, develop, administer and interpret assessments to diagnose and intervene to support the development of reading skills, and support planning and evaluation of instruction.
4.Use a literacy curriculum and engage in instructional practices that positively impact students’ knowledge, beliefs, and engagement with the features of diversity.
5.Build a literate environment which supports reading instruction, using multiple classroom configurations (whole class, small group, and individual) to differentiate instruction.
6.Design a social environment that is low risk and includes choice, motivation, and scaffolded support to optimize students’ opportunities for learning to read.
7.Display positive dispositions related to their own reading and writing and the teaching of reading and writing, and pursue the development of individual professional knowledge and behaviors.
8.Develop advocacy skills to promote literacy within student populations, schools, communities, and nationally.
1. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
2. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
3. Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
4. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
5. Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
6. Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
7. Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
1. Demonstrate an awareness of the diversity and multicultural needs of learners and apply those skills to the learning environment
2. Utilize and produce research and scholarly information related to learning, teaching and the learning environment
3. Demonstrate an understanding of current issues facing education.
4. Demonstrate skill in content area of specialization
1. Demonstrate an awareness of the diversity and multicultural needs of learners and apply those skills to the learning environment
2. Utilize and produce research and scholarly information related to learning, teaching and the learning environment
3. Demonstrate an understanding of current issues facing education.
4. Demonstrate skill in content area of specialization
1. Demonstrate an awareness of the diversity and multicultural needs of learners and apply those skills to the learning environment
2. Utilize and produce research and scholarly information related to learning, teaching and the learning environment
3. Demonstrate an understanding of current issues facing education.
4. Demonstrate skill in content area of specialization

Graduate Certificate Programs

WNMU Expressive Arts students will graduate with a comprehensive ability to…
·       …design effective and intentional compositions, using visual or musical elements and principles to demonstrates a strong aesthetic.
·       …utilize the full possibilities of their artistic medium, technically and critically aware of its effective use and creative potentials.
·       …assess how the arts find meaning in context, with critical awareness of historic and contemporary possibilities.
·       … incorporate feedback, analyzing and expressing critical understanding of their work and that of others through written and spoken communication.
·       …present professional level works that are representative of their own creative vision.

 

  1. Demonstrate an awareness of the diversity and multicultural needs of learners and apply those skills to the learning environment
  2. Utilize and produce research and scholarly information related to learning, teaching and the learning environment
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of current issues facing education.
  4. Demonstrate skill in content area of specialization
Students are able to comprehend, apply, analyze, and synthesize the following core concepts in biology:
-Evolution.
-Biodiversity
-Structure and function.
-Information flow, exchange, and storage.
-Pathways and transformations of energy and matter.
-Systems.
Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the scientific process.
-Understand the defining characteristics of the process of science.
-Apply the methods of scientific inquiry.
-Develop testable hypotheses, design appropriate experiments, and present reasoned analyses and interpretations of results.
-Demonstrate proper and safe field and laboratory practices including the proper use of equipment and the ability to use basic field and lab techniques.
-Demonstrate the ability to employ modern library search tools to locate, retrieve, evaluate, and apply scientific information.
Students will be able to reason quantitatively.
-Understand common quantitative approaches in biology.
-Evaluate and interpret quantitative data using the scientific method.
-Interpret and act on quantitative data from a variety of sources.
-Understand the role of uncertainty in science.
-Evaluate information by discriminating between science and non-science.
Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate and collaborate within and outside the field of biology.
-Communicate concepts through peer interactions and collaboration.
-Communicate science through formal and informal written, visual, and oral methods.
-Recognize the interdisciplinary nature of science.
Students will understand the relationship between science and society.
-Explain the historical context of biological discoveries.
-Evaluate the impact of science on society.
-Evaluate the ethical implications of science.
-Explain why science is integral for addressing social and environmental problems.
-Explore how science is applied in a social context.
Graduates will demonstrate the ability to use their degrees to undertake careers in biology or to gain admittance to graduate or professional schools.

 

  • Analytical Skills: Analyzes border security strategies, policies, and case studies using current research, theories, and techniques in the field. Demonstrates measurable analytical and critical ability through various assignments, such as policy briefs, risk assessments, and strategic plans.
  • Communication Skills: Demonstrates effective communication by formulating clear, well-supported arguments or briefings on border security issues, presented through error-free written and oral formats to both general stakeholders and security professionals.

 

 

  • Analytical Skills: Analyzes substance abuse cases, treatment methodologies, and counseling theories, integrating current research and best practices. Demonstrates measurable analytical and critical ability through assignments such as case studies, treatment plans, and theoretical analyses.
  • Communication Skills: Demonstrates effective communication by presenting clear, coherent arguments or treatment narratives through error-free written and oral media, designed for both clients and fellow professionals in the field of counseling.

 

 

  • Analytical Skills: Analyzes criminal justice theories, case law, and policy frameworks, drawing on contemporary research and legal principles. Demonstrates measurable analytical and critical ability across various assignments, including case briefs, policy analyses, and theoretical essays.
  • Communication Skills: Demonstrates effective communication by constructing clear, logical arguments or case narratives in error-free written reports and oral presentations, suited for both legal professionals and the general public.

 

 

  • Analytical Skills: Analyzes digital forensic methods, cases, and emerging technologies, employing current research, theories, and best practices. Demonstrates measurable analytical and critical ability through assignments like forensic reports, case studies, and technical analyses.
  • Communication Skills: Demonstrates effective communication by developing clear, coherent technical reports or case narratives, presented through error-free written and oral media for both general audiences and specialized digital forensics professionals.

 

  1. Demonstrate an awareness of the diversity and multicultural needs of learners and apply those skills to the learning environment
  2. Utilize and produce research and scholarly information related to learning, teaching and the learning environment
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of current issues facing education.
  4. Demonstrate skill in content area of specialization
  1. Leaders will develop the necessary leadership skills for exploring personal, organizational, and societal themes that creates the conditions for an inclusive, distributed, and co-constructed educational narrative.
  2. Leaders will develop inclusive and effective mission, vision, values, and beliefs statements that reflect futures thinking.
  3. Leaders will learn how to engage diverse stakeholders and community partners to create equitable and future-focused learning conditions learning for all stakeholders.
  4. Leaders will understand the school system through the lens of equity, inclusivity, and excellence.
  5. Leaders will grasp the speed and complexity of societal change, its impact on education, and the understanding that educational leadership can no longer rely on the old tools of planning and implementation.
  6. Leaders will develop the skills to design innovative systems solutions to seize the opportunities that lie within complex challenges.
  7. Leaders will be equipped with the aptitude and skills to look forward to a future very different from the past, in an informed and balanced way.
  8. Leaders will learn to lead their school communities to a future where they will survive and thrive.
  9. Leaders will be equipped with the skills and abilities to lead through dialogic organizational development principles based on planned and generative change theory.
  10. Leaders will become “futures-literate”.

 

  • Analytical Skills: Critically analyzes literary texts and theories, drawing on contemporary literary criticism and research. Demonstrates measurable analytical and critical ability through various assignments, including literary essays, research papers, and critical reviews.
  • Communication Skills: Demonstrates effective communication by crafting sustained, coherent literary arguments or analyses through error-free written and oral presentations to both general and scholarly audiences.

 

PROGRAM UNDER DEVELOPMENT – NOT CURRENTLY OFFERED

  1. Demonstrate an awareness of the diversity and multicultural needs of learners and apply those skills to the learning environment
  2. Utilize and produce research and scholarly information related to learning, teaching and the learning environment
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of current issues facing education.
  4. Demonstrate skill in content area of specialization

 

  • Analytical Skills: Analyzes historical events, sources, and theories, integrating current research, historiography, and methodological approaches. Demonstrates measurable analytical and critical ability through various assignments, including research papers, case studies, and historiographical essays.
  • Communication Skills: Demonstrates effective communication by presenting clear, well-organized historical arguments or narratives through error-free written and oral media, aimed at both general audiences and historical scholars.

 

1.Implement instructional design strategies to design effective learning environments
2.Develop multimedia to support learning
3.Support distance education
4.Write proposals to seek funding to support the development and support of instructional technologies
5.Promote and support organizational change
6.Lead project teams to support the design of instructional interventions
7.Communicate effectively with IT professionals working to support technology supported learning
1.Implement instructional design strategies to design effective learning environments
2.Develop multimedia to support learning
3.Support distance education
4.Write proposals to seek funding to support the development and support of instructional technologies
5.Promote and support organizational change
6.Lead project teams to support the design of instructional interventions
7.Communicate effectively with IT professionals working to support technology supported learning

 

  • Analytical Skills: Analyzes physiological, biomechanical, and psychological aspects of human movement, drawing on current research and theories in kinesiology. Demonstrates measurable analytical and critical ability through various assignments, including case studies, experimental designs, and applied projects.
  • Communication Skills: Demonstrates effective communication by formulating clear, evidence-based arguments or explanations of kinesiology concepts through error-free written and oral presentations to both general audiences and professionals in the field.

 

 

  • Analytical Skills: Analyzes cultural, social, and political aspects of Latin American and Latinx communities, drawing on current research, critical theories, and interdisciplinary approaches in ethnic studies. Demonstrates measurable analytical and critical ability through various assignments, including case studies, research papers, and cultural analyses.
  • Communication Skills: Demonstrates effective communication by developing sustained, coherent arguments or narratives about Latin American and Latinx issues through error-free written and oral presentations, designed for both general audiences and specialists in ethnic studies.

 

1.Students will be able to explain in their work how humans in the past shaped their own unique historical moments and were shaped by those moments, and how those cultures changed over the years that was covered in the class.
2.Students will distinguish between primary and secondary sources, identify and evaluate evidence and empathize with people in their historical context.
3.Students will summarize and appraise different historical interpretations and evidence in order to construct past events.
4.Students will apply historical knowledge and historical thinking in order to infer what drives and motivates human behavior in both past and present.

 

  • Analytical Skills: Analyzes mathematical theories and problems, integrating current research, advanced techniques, and theoretical frameworks in mathematics education. Demonstrates measurable analytical and critical ability through various mathematical proofs, problem sets, and applied projects as applicable to the teaching of mathematics.
  • Communication Skills: Demonstrates effective communication by constructing clear, precise, and logically structured arguments or explanations of mathematical concepts through error-free written and oral presentations to both general audiences and specialized professionals.

 

1. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
2. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
3. Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
4. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
5. Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
6. Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
7. Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
1. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
2. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
3. Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
4. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
5. Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
6. Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
7. Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
1. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
2. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
3. Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
4. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
5. Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
6. Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
7. Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
1. Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
2. Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
3. Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
4. Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
5. Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
6. Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
7. Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
1. Identify the historical and theoretical frameworks of Outdoor Behavioral Health.
2. Apply social and ecological justice frameworks when assessing clients and client systems.
3. Develop group activities to create supportive and therapeutic group experiences for clients.
4. Recognize the intersection between social work practice and environmental sustainability in realizing ecological and social justice.

 

  • Analytical Skills: Critically analyzes political systems, theories, and current events, drawing on contemporary research, theoretical models, and comparative politics. Demonstrates measurable analytical and critical ability across various assignments, including policy analyses, case studies, and theoretical essays.
  • Communication Skills: Demonstrates effective communication by articulating sustained, coherent arguments or narratives on political issues through error-free written and oral formats, tailored for both lay audiences and political science experts.

 

 

  • Analytical Skills: Analyzes psychological theories, research findings, and case studies, employing current psychological methodologies and theoretical approaches. Demonstrates measurable analytical and critical ability across a range of assignments, including research critiques, case analyses, and experimental designs.
  • Communication Skills: Demonstrates effective communication by developing coherent, evidence-based arguments or case narratives through error-free written reports and oral presentations, designed for both general audiences and psychological professionals.

 

 

  • Analytical Skills: Analyzes rehabilitation counseling theories, case studies, and therapeutic techniques, integrating current research and best practices. Demonstrates measurable analytical and critical ability through assignments such as treatment plans, case analyses, and theoretical reflections.
  • Communication Skills: Demonstrates effective communication by formulating clear, evidence-based arguments or treatment narratives through error-free written reports and oral presentations, tailored for both clients and rehabilitation counseling professionals.

 

1) Conduct collaborative, interdisciplinary, culturally sustaining, strengths-based assessments and interventions in rural areas on micro, mezzo, and macro levels, with special attention to the interconnectedness of the levels of practice.
2) Apply relevant theories, models of practice, and ethical standards to address the unique needs of individuals and communities in rural settings in a culturally responsive and culturally sustaining manner.
3) Critically analyze and synthesize research literature and empirical evidence to inform ethically sound and culturally sustaining evidence-based intervention on individual, family, community, organizational, and policy levels in rural settings.
1) Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams in a school setting to promote positive school climate and student success by utilizing culturally sustaining practices to address the needs of students and families from diverse and marginalized backgrounds.
2) Apply relevant theories, frameworks, and ethical standards to social work in school settings in a culturally responsive and culturally sustaining manner.
3) Critically analyze and synthesize research literature and empirical evidence to inform ethically sound and culturally sustaining evidence-based intervention, program development, and advocacy in school settings.
1. Describe the military experience (both military and civilian life) and its impact on all client system levels.
2. Assess and intervene with service members and their families during deployment, separation, and reintegration into family and civilian life.
3. Identify different crisis intervention strategies and techniques to prevent and treat suicidality among service members and their families.
4. Apply knowledge of the different military cultures, organizational structures, values, and histories to assess, intervene, and evaluate clients in a culturally sensitive and responsible manner.
Students will demonstrate mastery of sociological knowledge and acquire the expertise to teach sociology at the high school and community college levels. The program will also provide current teachers with the skills and knowledge to teach courses in the area of sociology.
At the end of the program, students will demonstrate:
• the ability to evaluate core sociological theories, concepts, and methods in sociological scholarship.
• expertise in multiple areas in sociology, such as aging, education, social movements, religion, health, and social psychology.
• competency to teach sociology courses at the community college and high school levels.
  1. Demonstrate an awareness of the diversity and multicultural needs of learners and apply those skills to the learning environment
  2. Utilize and produce research and scholarly information related to learning, teaching and the learning environment
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of current issues facing education.
  4. Demonstrate skill in content area of specialization
1.Implement instructional design strategies to design effective learning environments
2.Develop multimedia to support learning
3.Support distance education
4.Write proposals to seek funding to support the development and support of instructional technologies
5.Promote and support organizational change
6.Lead project teams to support the design of instructional interventions
7.Communicate effectively with IT professionals working to support technology supported learning
  1. Demonstrate an awareness of the diversity and multicultural needs of learners and apply those skills to the learning environment
  2. Utilize and produce research and scholarly information related to learning, teaching and the learning environment
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of current issues facing education.
  4. Demonstrate skill in content area of specialization
1.Implement instructional design strategies to design effective learning environments
2.Develop multimedia to support learning
3.Support distance education
4.Write proposals to seek funding to support the development and support of instructional technologies
5.Promote and support organizational change
6.Lead project teams to support the design of instructional interventions
7.Communicate effectively with IT professionals working to support technology supported learning

 

  • Analytical Skills: Critically evaluates literary and non-literary texts, applying current theories of writing, rhetoric, and composition. Demonstrates measurable analytical and critical ability through diverse writing assignments, including essays, creative works, and research projects.
  • Communication Skills: Demonstrates effective communication by crafting sustained, coherent narratives or arguments across various genres, with error-free writing that engages both general readers and specialized audiences.