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
- Applies tools, technologies and methods common to the field of study to selected questions, problems, projects or situations.
- Demonstrates literacy skills appropriate to the discipline.
- Applies tools, technologies and methods common to the field of study to selected questions or problems.
- 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.
- Describes how knowledge from different cultural perspectives might affect interpretations of prominent problems in politics, society, arts and letters, or global relations.
- Describes prominent ethical issues and problems, and shows how ethical principles or frameworks help to inform decision making with respect to such problems.
- Presents accurate interpretations of quantitative information appropriate to the field of study.
- Demonstrates effective communication by developing cogent, coherent, and substantially error-free writing and through structured oral presentations to general and specialized audiences.
- Constructs a summative project, paper, performance or application that draws on current research, scholarship, and techniques in the field of study.
- Differentiates and evaluates theories and approaches to selected complex problems within the chosen field of study.
- 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.
- 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.
- Constructs logical or mathematical expressions of quantitative information appropriate to the field of study.
- 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.
- 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.
-
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Physical Fitness & Agility: Students develop physical fitness and agility proficiency to effectively handle physical challenges and perform law enforcement duties safely.
- 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.
- Crime Investigation and Evidence Handling: Students acquire skills related to crime scene investigation, evidence collection, preservation, and documentation following proper legal and procedural protocols.
- 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
- Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
- Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
- Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
- Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
- Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
- Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
- 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.
Bachelor's Degree Programs
- Implement foundational concepts of general business to include accounting, legal environment, management, marketing, economics, and finance.
- Analyze, interpret, and synthetize data to make general business decisions.
- Apply business ethics and demonstrate corporate social responsibility, in the context of a diverse, global/multi-cultural business environment.
- Exhibit effective oral and written communication skills related to general business activities.
- Students will demonstrate proficiency using information technology.
- Successfully utilize tools of creation, innovation, and improvement of entrepreneurial ideas.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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
- Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
- Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
- Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
- Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
- Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
- Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
- Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
- Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to all students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
- Planning instruction and designing learning experiences for ALL students including culturally and linguistically diverse students and students with exceptionalities
- Assessing and evaluating – using assessment to inform instruction and support learning
- Creating and Maintaining Effective Environment for Learning for all students
- Engaging and Supporting Learning for all students
- Communicating and Collaborating with Families and Communities,
- Developing as a Professional Educator – using reflection to grow as an educator
Master's Degree Programs
- 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
Graduate Certificate Programs
- Demonstrate an awareness of the diversity and multicultural needs of learners and apply those skills to the learning environment
- Utilize and produce research and scholarly information related to learning, teaching and the learning environment
- Demonstrate an understanding of current issues facing education.
- Demonstrate skill in content area of specialization
- 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.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the diversity and multicultural needs of learners and apply those skills to the learning environment
- Utilize and produce research and scholarly information related to learning, teaching and the learning environment
- Demonstrate an understanding of current issues facing education.
- Demonstrate skill in content area of specialization
- 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.
- Leaders will develop inclusive and effective mission, vision, values, and beliefs statements that reflect futures thinking.
- Leaders will learn how to engage diverse stakeholders and community partners to create equitable and future-focused learning conditions learning for all stakeholders.
- Leaders will understand the school system through the lens of equity, inclusivity, and excellence.
- 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.
- Leaders will develop the skills to design innovative systems solutions to seize the opportunities that lie within complex challenges.
- 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.
- Leaders will learn to lead their school communities to a future where they will survive and thrive.
- Leaders will be equipped with the skills and abilities to lead through dialogic organizational development principles based on planned and generative change theory.
- 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
- Demonstrate an awareness of the diversity and multicultural needs of learners and apply those skills to the learning environment
- Utilize and produce research and scholarly information related to learning, teaching and the learning environment
- Demonstrate an understanding of current issues facing education.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the diversity and multicultural needs of learners and apply those skills to the learning environment
- Utilize and produce research and scholarly information related to learning, teaching and the learning environment
- Demonstrate an understanding of current issues facing education.
- Demonstrate skill in content area of specialization
- Demonstrate an awareness of the diversity and multicultural needs of learners and apply those skills to the learning environment
- Utilize and produce research and scholarly information related to learning, teaching and the learning environment
- Demonstrate an understanding of current issues facing education.
- Demonstrate skill in content area of specialization
- 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.