人文学科
The Department of 人文学科 is a multidisciplinary unit composed of dedicated, talented and award-winning faculty whose mission is to cultivate awareness of and sensitivity to the ideas and values characterizing human discourse, thought, experience and achievement.
Studying the humanities turns students into analytically sound, critical and discriminating thinkers, who are aware of the cultural, political, and economic issues shaping our 世界. The Department offers a diverse and technology-enhanced curriculum that encourages open-minded and informed consideration of the human tradition and the many beliefs, histories, and words of our collective cultural heritage.
Critical thinking, collaboration, communication, problem solving, leadership, adaptability, diversity, intercultural competence, multilingualism and empathy — those are the skills 我们教. Those are the skills employers want. 这就是我们. 没有这样的 thing as a starving humanist. Our graduates are employed in all kinds of jobs in all kinds of fields, and they are creating successful careers based on what they learned 在我们系. And we reach across campus to bring these humanities-based skills to students in other disciplines.
We exist for the transmission of knowledge, the pursuit of intellectual rigor, the cultivation of scholarship, the development of multicultural awareness, the advancement of free inquiry and free expression, and the general well-being of society.
任务
We encourage you to become analytically sound thinkers because our desire is for you to become aware of the cultural, political, and economic issues shaping our 世界. We want you to question assumptions and norms, and we equip you with the tools to 寻找答案. Find your place at 克莱顿状态 University where the faculty encourages open-minded and informed consideration of the human tradition and the many beliefs, histories, and words of our collective cultural heritage.
历史 Program Outcomes 历史
- Identify and describe basic chronologies of U.S. 世界历史.
- Identify and critically evaluate primary and secondary historical sources.
- Identify and evaluate conflicting historical interpretations of events and personalities.
- Perform historical research using primary and secondary sources in libraries, archives, and other repositories of historical records.
- Write in a clear, analytical, and organized manner, demonstrating appropriate professional documentation methods.
- Discuss historical findings in clear and coherent oral presentations.
World Languages Program Outcomes
法国:
- The ability to listen and to read in French at the advanced level of proficiency, as defined by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Proficiency 的指导方针.
- The ability to speak and to write in French at the advanced-low level of proficiency, as defined by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Proficiency 的指导方针.
- Knowledge of cultural universals and trends, as well as specific similarities and differences between Francophone and American cultures, including both non-verbal and 语言方面.
- Knowledge of major historical events and their role in the development of the Francophone cultures as well as knowledge of the major literary and artistic works 在这些文化中.
- The ability to use technology for research purposes and as a means of communication with the various areas of the French-speaking 世界.
西班牙语:
- To demonstrate the ability to listen and to read in Spanish at the advanced level of proficiency, as defined by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Proficiency 的指导方针.
- To demonstrate the ability to speak and to write in Spanish at the advanced-low level of proficiency, as defined by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Proficiency 的指导方针.
- To demonstrate knowledge of cultural universals and trends as well as specific similarities and differences between Hispanic and American cultures, including both non-verbal 以及语言方面.
- To demonstrate knowledge of major historical events and their role in the development of the Hispanic cultures as well as knowledge of the major literary and artistic works 在这些文化中.
- To demonstrate the ability to use technology for research purposes and as a means of communication with the various areas of the Spanish-speaking 世界.
