Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

• demonstrate visual communication skills through critiques, written explanations
• write effectively as to plan, process and outcome of projects
• interact with clients using appropriate design/graphics language
• illustrate ideas
• design page and web layouts
• storyboard animation and video projects
• create with appropriate software a product that is technically and visually sound
• expand expertise as technological advancements demand
• create projects for non-profit organizations
• produce original projects that respect intellectual property of others
• create an employment portfolio
• demonstrate work skills
• demonstrate professional demeanor

Students in the Writing Program will be able to: 

• recognize and employ effective reading and writing processes
• employ rhetorical awareness in reading and writing
• practice effective research strategies, and integrate research correctly and ethically from credible and relevant sources
• choose professional communication appropriate for audiences and situations
• demonstrate effective collaboration and presentation skills
• analyze and evaluate cultural artifacts such as texts, images, and practices as a means of academic inquiry
• produce writing that follows task-specific conventions of paragraphing, sentence boundaries, usage, agreement, punctuation and spelling

Students will be able to: 

• demonstrate a basic knowledge of the fundamental properties of human languages
• demonstrate an understanding of the different components of language (e.g., phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics)
• identify and describe basic linguistic concepts and terminology
• demonstrate an understanding of how language systems are diverse and yet fundamentally similar
• apply the methods of linguistic analysis as introduced in the course

Students will be able to: 

• 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.
• Integrate research correctly and ethically from credible sources to support the primary purpose of communication.
• Cultivate the skills needed to engage in civic discourse by developing and articulating well-supported arguments, actively listening, and critically analyzing and responding to diverse perspectives in a thoughtful and constructive manner.
• Develop fundamental research skills such as synthesizing existing research studies, formulating research questions and hypotheses, analyzing data, and discussing research results.
• Investigate diverse viewpoints, policies, philosophies, forms of expression, values, and cultural practices to determine their historical, contemporary, social, and cultural significance.
• Apply theories, concepts, techniques, and skills learned in the academic context to real-world scenarios.
• Apply ethical principles to assist with solving personal challenges and issues impacting members of society.
• Develop the skills to advocate for themselves and causes important to their communities.
• Work collaboratively to determine solutions for cultural, social, and political issues.

General Education Classes

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

Students will:

• Possess a general education knowledge background that provides an intellectual foundation in fine arts, humanities, mathematics, natural sciences, social and behavioral sciences
• Know the philosophical, historical, and sociocultural foundations of education, teaching and learning, and be able to use that knowledge to solve problems, and draw conclusions
• Demonstrate the ability to integrate and apply content and pedagogical knowledge by developing a personal philosophy of education using appropriate writing skills. Be able to recognize individual difference in students, diverse contexts and changing environments, and adjust their practice accordingly to enhance learning
• Demonstrate knowledge of normal and exceptional patterns of development as they occur in the physical, cognitive and/or psychosocial domains

Early Childhood Education

Students will:

 Demonstrate the ability to integrate and apply content and pedagogical knowledge by developing a personal philosophy of education using appropriate writing skills

• Plan, evaluate, and design curriculum appropriate for the education of young children.
• Design educational practices and materials appropriate for the education of young children.
• Identify practices appropriate for the education of diverse populations of children, young children with special needs, and their families.
• Assess classroom environments for learning, safety, and effectiveness; and determine interventions that may be necessary to ensure child safety at school and/or in the home.
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with children, parents, and colleagues. Analyze and explain developmentally appropriate practices in education.
• Demonstrate knowledge of normal and exceptional patterns of development as they occur in the physical, cognitive and/or psychosocial domains