Program Description

Liberal Arts ob体育 Sciences: History Option

The Liberal Arts ob体育 Sciences curriculum prepares a student to be an accomplished ob体育 productive human being. A liberal arts degree opens doors to the professions ob体育 to rewarding ob体育 responsible careers. Future physicians, teachers, scientists, lawyers, journalists ob体育 business people, for example, develop themselves as well-rounded individuals, in addition to completing their pre-professional work. The academic experiences in liberal arts ob体育 sciences provide the foundation for later specialization, graduate study, ob体育 professional school. The History Option offers a greater degree of specialization. The option articulates with several SUNY Empire State College baccalaureate programs. Students are encouraged to visit the Transfer Planning web site for more information.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Liberal Arts ob体育 Sciences program requirements, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate a broad knowledge base from the humanities, social sciences ob体育 natural sciences.
2. Evaluate ob体育 analyze a range of artistic, historical, literary ob体育 philosophical works.
3. Examine the formation of individual ob体育 group behavior, ob体育 social institutions ob体育 processes.
4. Develop an ability ob体育 a cultural context for communication in a language other than English.
5. Communicate effectively through written ob体育 oral forms.
6. Demonstrate informed critical thinking.
7. Engage in quantitative reasoning ob体育 scientific inquiry.
8. Demonstrate an awareness of diverse cultures.

Upon successful completion of the History Option requirements, students will be able to:

1. Gather, interpret, ob体育 evaluate evidence from a variety of historical ob体育 contemporary sources ob体育 points of view, ob体育 produce well-reasoned arguments using this evidence to support conclusions.
2. Evaluate primary ob体育 secondary sources in analyzing key historical topics.
3. Examine ob体育 analyze the development of societies in different periods ob体育 regions, including the roles of ethnicity, gender, language, sexual orientation, ob体育 belief.

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Curriculum Coordinator: Dr. Mara Lazda