Program Learning Outcomes - International Relations

Bachelor of Arts

Graduates of the International Relations Major will:

  1. Describe the dominant theoretical approaches to international relations;

  2. Use their knowledge of the dominant theoretical approaches to international relations to interpret the behavior of international actors;

  3. Select methods of analysis appropriate to research in the student's chosen concentration, and apply at least one of these methods to a research question in international relations;

  4. Integrate multiple disciplinary approaches to the study of international relations;

  5. Write grammatically correct and logically organized essays and papers; and,

  6. Communicate in a language other than English at an Intermediate-Mid level of proficiency (as defined in ACTFL guidelines) in speaking, reading, writing and listening comprehension.


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Learning outcomes for all graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences