University of Mount Union
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Selected sustainability related learning goals by degree collected from departmental learning goals established in late 2012 ART ART HISTORY SEQUENCE The successful student will: A. analyze the visual characteristics of the natural and the built environment and be able to explain the social, cultural, psychological, and environmental dimensions that influence the making of visual arts. B. respond critically to a variety of works in the arts, connecting the individual work to other works and to other aspects of human endeavor and thought C. develop an understanding of the personal and cultural forces that shape artistic communication and how the arts in turn shape the diverse cultures of past and present society. D. explore art and artifacts from various historical periods and world cultures to discover the roles that art plays in the lives of people of a given time and place and to understand how time and place influence the visual characteristics of the artwork. ART EDUCATION SEQUENCE The successful student will: A. Compare the ways in which a variety of ideas, themes, and concepts are expressed through the visual arts with the ways they are expressed in other disciplines. B. Advocate for the arts and actively participate in cultural aspects of society. BIOLOGY All biology students should receive an education of sufficient breadth to understand life at all levels of organization, from individual cells to complex ecosystems. CHEMISTRY A. Become well grounded in laws and theories of chemistry B. Apply the laws and theories of chemistry to environmental problems C. Recognize and apply the scientific method D. Identify consequences of environmental policy and actions in a social context COMMUNICATION Apply knowledge and skills to acts of public advocacy as they participate in the meaningful work of citizenship in a changing communicative environment ECONOMICS Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the fundamental and technical concepts of economics. ACCOUNTING, MARKETING, MANAGEMENT Students will demonstrate an awareness of their role in the global environment. ENGINEERING A. an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability; B. the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context; ENGLISH Students will demonstrate insight into the ways that power relations shape and are shaped by literature, particularly in the case of social justice issues concerning race, gender, class, religion, and nationality. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE A. Students will demonstrate the ability to gather and analyze data that include biological, chemical, physical and sociological aspects of environmental conditions and processes. B. Students will demonstrate the ability to gather and evaluate information from the scientific literature and apply the information appropriately to current environmental issues and concerns. C. Students will develop a sense of community responsibility by becoming aware of scientific issues in the larger social context. GEOLOGY Successful Geology majors will understand the significant interactions between human activities and the earth’s physical processes; HISTORY A. Develop knowledge and appreciation of the individual's culture and other cultures in a global context. B. Understand and employ ethics within diverse cultural, social, professional, environmental, and personal settings. PUBLIC HEALTH Develop expertise in the five areas of public health: social and behavioral sciences, epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, and health services management and policy MUSIC A. To promote an awareness of diverse cultures and to stimulate curiosity within our students about American society and about other societies and their arts B. To motivate our students to form ethical and moral values by the example of high ethical standards demonstrated by our faculty and by discussion of ethics in our courses C. Students will become aware of diverse cultures, develop curiosity about American society and about other societies and the arts, and will acquire the ability to place music, including musics of various cultures of the world, repertoires beyond the area of specialization, and music of their own time, in historical, cultural, and stylistic contexts RELIGIOUS STUDIES Students will acquire knowledge of issues of human diversity, such as gender, ethnicity, and class for the past and present shape of religion, including analyzing their own social location and how it shapes their worldview. PHILOSOPHY A. Develop knowledge and appreciation of the individual's culture and other cultures in a global context. B. Understand and employ ethics within diverse cultural, social, professional, environmental, and personal settings. C. Demonstrate civic engagement by active involvement in and beyond the classroom INTERNATIONAL STUDIES A. Students will be able to accurately identify the major theories and dominant paradigms used in the study of international relations and foreign policy analysis including realism/neo-realism, liberalism/neo-liberalism, globalist/Marxist, and postmodernism/post-structuralism. B. Students will be able to identify the major actors in the international system on the macro, mezzo, and micro levels of analysis and their function and interaction in interstate relations. C. Students will be able to identify and describe the major processes in the international system including globalization, integration, and the causes of conflict. CRIMINAL JUSTICE A. Demonstrate how decisions within the criminal justice system affect the larger society. B. Demonstrate an appreciation for the need of criminal justice professionals to operate in a climate of tolerance and respect for opposing viewpoints C. Exhibit an understanding of, and appreciation for, working in multi-cultural environments. SOCIOLOGY A. Demonstrate ability to apply the sociological perspective, resulting in a deeper understanding of the relationship between personal experiences and the social world. B. Demonstrate understanding of interrelationships among the humanities, arts, physical sciences, professional studies, and social sciences so as to make informed value commitments. C. Demonstrate ability to analyze public issues or problems, including things such as understanding the problem, recognizing the range of possible solutions, and assessing the resources available for addressing it. THEATER A knowledge of the connections between theatre and society

Based on 2014 graduation because learning goals were recently revised and this is the only class to graduate under the new goals