Philosophy, B.A./B.S. Student Learning Outcomes

Student Learning Outcomes and Proposed Methods for Collecting Data (from Assessment Plan)

Graduates will be able to write a thesis-governed essay that is organized, clear, informed, and convincing.
Graduates will be able to effectively apply concepts and principles of deductive logic in reasoning.
Graduates will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the significant contributions that philosophers have made to our understanding of:
- 3.1 The ethical dimensions of human life and society,
- 3.2 The nature and limits of human knowledge and rationality
- 3.3 The nature of the world disclosed in scientific inquiry and in human experience

Symbolic logic problems in PHIL 205 (2)
Written exams and assignments in PHIL 321 (3.1,3.2,3.3)
Written exams and assignments in PHIL 322 (3.2,3.3)
Written exams and assignments in PHIL 311 (3.2)
Written exams and assignments in PHIL 312 (3.3)
Written exams and assignments in PHIL 331 (3.1)
Written exams and assignments in PHIL 351 (3.1)
Written exams and assignments in PHIL 360 (3.2,3.3)
Written exams and assignments in PHIL 363 (3.2,3.3)
Written exams and assignments in PHIL 370 (3.2,3.3)
Culminating capstone activity in PHIL 495 (1)

AAE updated June 2023

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