Historical and Political Studies Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the undergraduate B.A. program in Historical & Political Studies, students will be able to:

1. Recognize the impact and influence of historical change, continuity, and causality through chronological examinations of the past and the cause and effect that takes place in history.   

2. Examine the workings of politics and governance throughout different regions, cultures and civilizations of the past.

3. Compare and contrast different historical and political perspectives and interpretations utilized in the process of studying the past.

4. Produce and present original historical and political research

5. Evaluate the ways in which adaptation and change are essential to understanding the past, in general, and how these factors impacted and shaped history.