The following Emerson College Learning Goals were originally drafted by the Student Learning Outcomes sub-committee of the Emerson-ACE Internationalization Laboratory in 2013-2014. They were reviewed and edited by the Department faculty, the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, the Faculty Council, and were endorsed by the Faculty Assembly in September of 2015.
Emerson College graduates create, communicate, collaborate, critically think, and civically engage.
Upon graduation Emerson students will be able to:
Create
- Experiment with creative processes, including traditional practices.
- Apply foundational theories and practices to their disciplines.
Communicate
- Demonstrate effective written, oral, and visual communication skills.
- Demonstrate competency in information, media, and digital literacies.
Collaborate
- Work with others across disciplines of study to produce meaningful outcomes.
- Integrate the liberal arts into the various fields of communication and the arts.
Critically Think
- Support conclusions based on research methods appropriate to their disciplines.
- Make decisions using quantitative and qualitative analysis.
Civically Engage
- Demonstrate a commitment to diverse perspectives and ethical practices.
- Engage with local and global communities.
