Learning Outcomes

The Program in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity expects undergraduate majors in the program to be able to demonstrate the following learning outcomes:

1. an understanding of interdisciplinary approaches to the knowledge of experiences related to race and ethnicity in the United States;

2. an ability to employ diverse analytical resources and comparative modes of study as tools to frame and address research questions;

3. an ability to critically engage both primary and secondary sources, and properly use both types of evidence in crafting an argument;

4. an ability to actively and critically engage in verbal and/or written discussion of issues;

5. demonstration of analytical writing skills that convey their understanding of the topic;

6. an expanded ability to think critically about issues in political, social, scientific, economic, and cultural life stemming from the diversity of experiences related to race and ethnicity.