PROGRAMS In The Department of Communication, English and Foreign Languages

120 - English - BA Outcomes

1. Students will think and read critically.
2. Students will apply literary theory.
3. Students are knowledgeable about literary genres.
4. Students will write well, with an understanding of rhetorical situation.
5. Students will write creatively, with competence in poetry and prose.

125 - English Education - BA Outcomes

1. Candidates apply and demonstrate knowledge of learners and learning to foster learning environments that support coherent, relevant, standards-aligned, differentiated to engage grade 7–12 learners in ELA.
2. Candidates apply and demonstrate knowledge and theoretical perspectives, pertaining to texts, composition, language, and languaging.
3. Candidates implement planned coherent, relevant, standards- aligned, differentiated, ELA instruction and assessment to motivate and engage all learners.
4. Candidates apply and demonstrate knowledge of theories, research, and ELA to plan coherent, relevant, standards-aligned, differentiated instruction and assessment.
5. Candidates reflect on their ELA practice, use knowledge and theoretical perspectives to collaborate with educational community members, and demonstrate readiness for leadership, professional learning, and advocacy.

140 - Strategic Communication - BA Outcomes

1. Students will create a well-written academic paper with appropriate documentation, structure and mechanics.
2. Students will plan, create and deliver a professional speech.
3. Students will demonstrate familiarity with major concepts and theoretical perspectives in the Communication field.

141 Journalism & Media Production BA Outcomes

1. Students will produce effective, publishable, ethics-based, journalistic text media.
2. Students will produce video media packages for Internet and traditional media outlets.
3. Students will produce effective, publishable, ethics-based, journalistic visual media.
4. Students will recall an array of foundation knowledge in Journalism and Media Production.

185 - International Languages - BA Outcomes

1. Students will demonstrate effective verbal skills in the language under study.
2. Students will demonstrate effective reading skills in the language under study.
3. Students will demonstrate effective comprehension skills in the language under study.
4. Students will demonstrate effective writing skills in the language under study
5. Students will demonstrate understanding of cultural norms, diversity, and historical precedent.
6. Students will demonstrate effective critical thinking skills.
7. Students will demonstrate effective research competency.

541 - Strategic Communication - AA Outcomes

1. Students will write well, with a basic understanding of journalistic and rhetorical situation.
2. Students will create video media content for Internet and traditional broadcast agencies.
3. Students will create visual media content for Internet and print publications.
4. Students will plan, create and deliver a professional speech.