Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

Student Learning Outcomes

Arts


Film and Digital Media Arts: Digital Graphics, Film, or Game Design
  • Creative & Technical Proficiency
    Demonstrate proficiency in industry-standard tools, software, and techniques for digital graphics, film production, and game design to create visually compelling and technically sound projects.
  • Visual Storytelling & Narrative Development
    Apply principles of storytelling, cinematography, composition, and character development to produce engaging visual narratives across digital media platforms.
  • Critical Analysis & Problem-Solving
    Evaluate and critique digital media projects, identifying strengths and areas for improvement in design, composition, pacing, interactivity, and user experience.
  • Industry Collaboration & Professionalism
    Work effectively in collaborative production environments, demonstrating teamwork, communication, and project management skills relevant to the digital graphics, film, and game design industries.
  • Adaptability & Emerging Technologies
    Demonstrate the ability to research, learn, and integrate emerging technologies and trends in digital media, including motion capture, virtual reality, AI-driven tools, and interactive design.
  • Ethical & Cultural Awareness in Digital Media
    Illustrate and apply ethical considerations, cultural sensitivity, and intellectual property laws in digital graphics, filmmaking, and game development, ensuring responsible and inclusive creative practices.

*These outcomes ensure students gain technical expertise, storytelling abilities, analytical thinking, collaboration skills, adaptability, and ethical awareness, preparing them for successful careers in their respective fields.*

Art, Theatre, and Music
  • Creative Expression & Technical Proficiency
    Demonstrate foundational skills in artistic techniques, theatrical performance, and musical interpretation through the application of discipline-specific tools, methods, and technologies.
  • Critical Thinking & Aesthetic Analysis
    Analyze and interpret works of visual art, theatre, and music using formal elements, principles of design, dramatic structure, and musical theory to evaluate their meaning, effectiveness, and cultural significance.
  • Historical & Cultural Context
    Examine the historical and cultural influences that shape artistic, theatrical, and musical traditions, recognizing the contributions of diverse global and regional perspectives.
  • Communication & Collaboration
    Effectively communicate creative ideas and interpretations through artistic works, theatrical performances, and musical presentations while engaging in collaborative processes within ensemble, studio, or production environments.
  • Professional & Technical Application
    Apply industry-standard practices, techniques, and technologies in art, theatre, and music to produce original work, perform publicly, and participate in professional creative processes.
  • Personal & Social Engagement in the Arts
    Demonstrate an understanding of how art, theatre, and music contribute to social and personal identity, advocacy, and community engagement, fostering a lifelong appreciation for the arts.

*These outcomes ensure students across all three disciplines—Art, Theatre, and Music—develop technical skills, critical analysis, historical awareness, communication abilities, professional readiness, and an appreciation for the arts in society.*


English

English program
  • Recognize and utilize effective reading and writing processes.
  • Employ rhetorical awareness appropriate for communication situations
  • Implement effective research strategies, and integrate research correctly and ethically from credible and relevant sources
  • Analyze and evaluate cultural artifacts such as texts, images, and practices as a means of academic inquiry
  • Apply Communication Conventions Across Genres and Media
  • Demonstrate effective collaboration and presentation skills

Humanities and Social Sciences

Humanities
  • Students will employ writing and/or speaking processes such as planning, collaborating, organizing, composing, revising, and editing to create an effective oral presentation and/or written content.
  • Students will integrate research correctly and ethically from credible sources into speech and written assignments to support the primary purpose of communication.
  • Students will apply theories, concepts, techniques, and skills learned in the academic context to real-world scenarios.
  • Students will determine ethical principles to assist with solving personal challenges and issues impacting members of society.
  • Students will analyze or discuss diverse viewpoints, traditions, values, and historical data through comparative analysis and reflective assignments, gaining well-rounded insights into various cultural contexts.
  • Students will incorporate new concepts and vocabulary into their written and spoken discourse and assess the effectiveness of their communication through reflective practices and feedback.
Social Sciences
  • Students will explain theories of human behavior and apply them to real-life situations.
  • Students will apply ethical reasoning at personal and societal levels by evaluating moral dilemmas.
  • Students will demonstrate research skills by formulating research questions and hypotheses, analyzing data, and communicating research findings.
  • Students will identify past and present socio-economic, cultural, and geographical environments that impact human behavior.

Public Health

Our Program
*Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and skill in 4 of the 7 Responsibility Areas for Health Education*

  • Assess individual and community needs for health education
    • Access existing health related data
    • Analyze health related data
  • Plan Health Education Strategies, Interventions, and Programs
    • Identify populations for health education programs
    • Incorporate data analysis and principles of community organization
    • Formulate appropriate and measurable program objectives
  • Implement Health Education Strategies, Interventions, and Programs
    • Use community organization principles to facilitate change conducive to health
    • Demonstrate a variety of skills in delivering strategies, interventions, and programs
    • Use a variety of methods to implement strategies, interventions, and program
  • Develop plans for evaluation and research
    • Evaluate data–gathering instruments and processes
    • Develop methods to evaluate factors that influence shifts in health status
    • Interpret results from evaluation and research
    • Infer implications from findings for future health–related activities
  • In addition – students will:
    • Work collaboratively in teams
    • Solve problems from various perspectives with team members
    • Identify the problem, justify the predicted outcome, analyze the data, and synthesize the conclusion
    • Apply the public health and community health education interventions to real life situations

Education

Education
  • Synthesize foundational knowledge of content fields, educational theory, and lived experiences to support diverse learning environments using research-based educational practices.
  • Create a personal teaching philosophy based upon the historical, philosophical, and social foundations of education using effective writing skills, that adapts instructional approaches to support all learners in evolving educational environments.
  • Evaluate a variety of curricula, ensuring alignment with appropriate assessments and effective content delivery methods—such as technology integration, project-based learning, and cooperative learning, etc. to foster learning environments that are developmentally appropriate across age groups and responsive to students' cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
  • Analyze and implement developmentally appropriate practices that support children’s physical, cognitive, and social and emotional growth, integrating inclusive strategies for children with special needs and ensuring equitable access to learning opportunities.
Early Childhood Education
  • Synthesize knowledge of child development, educational theory, and lived experiences to create an educational philosophy that fosters equity, inclusion, and positive change in diverse settings.
  • Plan and teach research-based curricula that are developmentally appropriate and responsive to the diverse cultural, linguistic, and developmental needs of young children, including those with special needs.
  • Evaluate and create learning environments that promote safety, engagement, inclusivity, and meaningful family connections.
  • Communicate effectively and professionally with children, families, and colleagues in diverse educational settings fostering cultural humility and respect for linguistic diversity.
  • Analyze and implement developmentally appropriate practices that support children’s physical, cognitive, and social and emotional growth, integrating inclusive strategies for children with special needs and ensuring equitable access to learning opportunities.