College	Arts & Humanities
Department	Behavioral Sciences
Program	Criminal Justice (AS)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/associates/criminal-justice.php

Students who complete the program will demonstrate:

• knowledge of criminological theories, qualitative research methods, and institutional practices used in the criminal justice profession. 
• knowledge of crime and the criminal justice system as it relates to broader social and institutional patterns in society by drawing on and integrating sociological and psychological theories.
• an awareness of and ability to follow ethical guidelines and communicate in a manner that is both professional and recognizes diverse perspectives.
• the ability to work collaboratively on class projects or on community based projects focused on social issues related to criminal justice.

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	Behavioral Sciences
Program	Criminal Justice and Criminology (BA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/bachelors/criminal-justice.php

 

Students who complete the program will demonstrate:

• knowledge of criminological theories, qualitative research methods, and institutional practices used in the criminal justice profession. 
• knowledge of crime and the criminal justice system as it relates to broader social and institutional patterns in society by drawing on and integrating sociological and psychological theories.
• an awareness of and ability to follow ethical guidelines and communicate in a manner that is both professional and recognizes diverse perspectives.
• the ability to work collaboratively on class projects or on community based projects focused on social issues related to criminal justice.

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	Behavioral Sciences
Program	Psychology (CP)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/certificates/psychology-cp.php

Students who complete the program will learn:

• Specialized knowledge of the contents of psychology
• Research and ethics in psychology
• Written expression; including APA style
• Broad and integrative learning of causes of behavior

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	Behavioral Sciences
Program	Psychology (BA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/bachelors/psychology.php

Students who complete the program:

• Students will express interest in and increase participation in professional presentation and research symposiums.
• Psychology students will increase interest in seeking acceptance into graduate programs.
• Psychology students should demonstrate oral and written communication skills at an acceptable level.

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	Behavioral Sciences
Program	Sociology (BA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/bachelors/sociology.php

Students who complete the program:

• should demonstrate oral and written communication skills at an acceptable level and express satisfaction with such abilities.
• will express interest in and increase participation in professional presentation and research symposiums.
• will increase interest in and seeking acceptance into graduate programs.

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	Communication & Media Studies
Program	Broadcast Journalism (CP)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/certificates/journalism-broadcast.php

 

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	Communication & Media Studies
Program	Digital Content Creation (CP)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/certificates/digital-content-creation.php

Students who complete the program:

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	Communication & Media Studies
Program	Digital Content Creation (CP)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/certificates/journalism-print.php

 

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	Communication & Media Studies
Program	Digital Content Creation (CP)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/certificates/journalism-public-relations.php

 

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	Communication & Media Studies
Program	Technical and Professional Communication (CP)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/certificates/technical-professional-communication.php

Students who complete the program will:

• Demonstrate proficiency in oral and written communication skills.
• Articulate workplace communication requirements.
• Summarize communication theory.

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	Communication & Media Studies
Program	Communication  (BA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/bachelors/communication-speech.php

Students who complete the program:

• Basic organizational patterns of the body for public speaking.
• Comprehension and analysis of the structure of an argument.
• Identifying logical fallacies in argument.
• Demonstrated proficiency in APA and MLA styles of notation.
• Conducting research to inform analysis.

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	Communication & Media Studies
Program	Theatre (BA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/bachelors/communication-theatre.php

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	Communication & Media Studies
Program	Digital Content Creation (BA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/bachelors/digital-content-creation.php

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	Communication & Media Studies
Program	Journalism (BA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/bachelors/journalism-print.php

 

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	Communication & Media Studies
Program	Multimedia Journalism (MA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/graduate/multimedia-journalism.php

 

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	English & World Languages
Program	Spanish for Medical Interpretation (CP)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/certificates/spanish-medical-interpretation-cp.php

Students who complete the program will be able to demonstrate:

1. Ability to communicate empathetically in a medically specialized and culturally sensitive manner with Spanish-speaking patients. 
2. Understanding of the cognitive and language skills necessary for consecutive and simultaneous interpretation.
3. Awareness of interpreting as a profession training needed, job opportunities, business practices, and ethical standards.
4. Awareness of the linguistic and cultural dynamics of American multilingualism.

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	English & World Languages
Program	Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) (CP)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/certificates/tesol.php

Students who complete the program will demonstrate:

1. Knowledge of various methods of teaching English as a second language.
2. Ability to assess students’ language skills.
3. Understanding of how cultural factors affect language learning.
4. Understanding of the linguistic process of second language acquisition

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	English & World Languages
Program	English (BA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/bachelors/english.php

Students who complete the program will be able to demonstrate:

1. Skills in critical thinking and literary analysis applied to multiple genres
2. Effective oral and written communication
3. Familiarity with major figures, works, and movements in British and American literature, including ability to attach a literary work to its cultural matrix
4. Ability to conduct research and use it effectively
5. Understanding of the dynamic nature of language usage and the cultural role of languages in the global community
6. Facility with using literary theories in the interpretation of texts

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	English & World Languages
Program	English Education (BA) - English Education for Teacher Licensure
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/bachelors/english-education.php

Students who complete the program will be able to demonstrate:

1. Skills in critical thinking and literary analysis applied to multiple genres
2. Effective oral and written communication
3. Familiarity with major figures, works, and movements in world literature, including the ability to attach a literary work to its cultural matrix 
4. Ability to conduct research and use it effectively
5. Understanding of the dynamic nature of language usage and the cultural role of languages in the global community
6. Ability to apply current instructional methods in teaching and assessing English language arts at the secondary level

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	English & World Languages
Program	Spanish (Foreign Language) (BA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/catalog/current/undergraduate/colleges/arts_humanities/english_world_lang/world_languages.php

Students who complete the program will be able to demonstrate:

1. Effective use of spoken and written Spanish in interpersonal, academic, and professional contexts
2. Understanding of the dynamic nature of language usage and the cultural role of Spanish in the global community
3. Ability to understand and respond analytically to print and non-print Spanish texts
4. Ability to conduct research and use it effectively
5. Familiarity with major figures, works, and movements in Spanish and Spanish American literature

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	English & World Languages
Program	Spanish Education (Foreign Language Education) (BA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/bachelors/spanish-teacher-licensure.php

Students who complete the program will be able to demonstrate:

1. Effective use of spoken and written Spanish in interpersonal, academic, and professional contexts.
2. Understanding of the dynamic nature of language usage and the cultural role of Spanish in the global community.
3. Understanding of language acquisition theory and pedagogy.
4. Ability to understand and respond analytically to print and non-print texts in Spanish
5. Ability to conduct research and use it effectively.
6. Familiarity with major figures, works, and movements in Spanish and Spanish American literature.
7. Ability to apply current instructional methods in teaching and assessing Spanish skills at the elementary and secondary level.

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	English & World Languages
Program	Creative Writing (BFA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/bachelors/creative-writing.php

Students completing the program will be able to demonstrate:

1. Skills in critical thinking and literary analysis applied to multiple genres
2. Effective use of spoken and written English in academic, creative, and professional contexts
3. Familiarity with major figures, works, and movements in British and American literature, including the ability to attach a literary work to its cultural matrix
4. Understanding of the creative writing process including knowledge of literary terms, devices, and forms
5. Ability to produce original nonfiction, poetry and fiction 6. Ability to critique and revise one’s own work and the work of others 
6. Knowledge of the contemporary literary and editing industry

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	English & World Languages
Program	Creative Writing Education (BFA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/catalog/current/undergraduate/colleges/education_health/teaching_ed_leadership/index.php

Students completing the program will demonstrate the following:

1. Skills in critical thinking and literary analysis applied to multiple genres.
2. Effective use of spoken and written English in academic, creative, and professional contexts.
3. Familiarity with major figures, works, and movements in British and American literature, including the ability to attach a literary work to its cultural matrix.
4. Understanding of the creative writing process including knowledge of literary terms, devices, and forms.
5. Ability to produce original creative work in nonfiction, poetry and fiction.
6. Ability to critique and revise one’s own work and the work of others.
7. Knowledge of the contemporary literary and editing industry.
8. Understanding of the dynamic nature of language usage and the cultural role of languages in the global community.
9. Ability to apply current instructional methods in teaching and assessing English language arts at the secondary level.

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	English & World Languages
Program	English (MA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/graduate/english.php

Students who complete the program will be able to demonstrate:

1. Mastery of significant American and British literary works
2. Ability to generate writing that demonstrates advanced analysis and synthesis.
3. Familiarity with a variety of critical approaches
4. Ability to conduct original research

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	English & World Languages
Program	English - TESL (MA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/assessment/documents/learning-outcomes/college_of_arts_and_humanities/MA%20English-TESL%20LO.pdf

Students who complete the program will be able to demonstrate:

1. Knowledge of TESL methodology.
2. Ability to generate writing that demonstrates advanced analysis and synthesis.
3. Ability to conduct original research.
4. Knowledge of linguistic theories of second language acquisition.
5. Awareness of how cultural factors affect second language acquisition.

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	English & World Languages
Program	Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) (MA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/graduate/tesol.php

Students who complete the program will be able to demonstrate:

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	English & World Languages
Program	Liberal Arts (MLA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/graduate/liberal-arts.php

Students who complete the program will be able to:

1. Generate writing that demonstrates an advanced ability to analyze and synthesize.
2. Conduct original research.
3. Demonstrate familiarity with interdisciplinary study.

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	History & Political Science
Program	General Education (AA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/associates/general-education.php

Students who complete the program will:

Communicate effectively

1. Written Communication
   1. Gather thoughts and present them in a cohesive, written manner
   2. Synthesize information into a collective argument
   3. Use formal grammar and mechanics
2. Oral Communication
   1. Verbally present thoughts in an organized manner
   2. Speak with confidence on a variety of subjects
   3. Adapt to multiple audiences including a professional audience

Think critically

1. Identify an underlying argument
2. Make reasonable inferences from an argument
3. Assess the quality of evidence
4. Identify the thesis and conclusions in an argument

Develop ethical perspectives

1. Exhibit integrity and reliability in individual action and institutional activities
2. Practice principle-centered leadership
3. Demonstrate responsibility when interacting with new technologies and information

Apply scientific and quantitative reasoning

1. Scientific Reasoning
   1. Identify hypothesis, classify relevant variables, and evaluate experimental design
   2. Formulate reasonable explanations of natural phenomena based on observations of both quantitative and qualitative data 
   3. Recognize the power of the scientific process through its ability to provide ways to experimentally verify and predict natural phenomena
2. Quantitative Reasoning
   1. Perform a quantitative analysis of a situation and make a decision based upon the outcome
   2. Understand information presented in a graphical format
   3. Create a mathematical model of a real world situation
   4. Use mathematical formulae or processes in real world situations

Demonstrate knowledge of the arts and humanities

1. Identify and analyze diverse cultural and historical factors in the creation of and response to works of art, music, theatre, film, literature, or philosophy
2. Evaluate the global significance of works of art, music, theatre, film, literature, or philosophy to the human experience
3. Identify ideas and arguments from literature or philosophy and relate them to the global context in which they were created 
4. Understand basic terms used to identify and describe diverse works of art, music, theatre, film, literature, or philosophy

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	History & Political Science
Program	Anthropology and Geography (BA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/bachelors/anthropology-geography.php

Students who complete the program will demonstrate:

• knowledge of community development theorists and applicable theories
• development of qualitative and quantitative research projects
• evaluation of cultural development and migration over time
• use of geographic information systems to track populations

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	History & Political Science
Program	History (BA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/bachelors/history.php

Students who complete the program will:

• experience an immersion in historical reasoning and knowledge of the past that includes an understanding of the development of human society and culture, as well as the interrelationships between causation and change.
• demonstrate the ability to gather, analyze, evaluate, and integrate relevant information.
• demonstrate the ability to draw informed and reasoned (or logical) conclusions about the subject matter.
• demonstrate the ability to state a thesis or hypothesis, defend and test it.
• demonstrate the ability to gather, organize, and synthesize appropriate information to draw reasonable conclusions.
• should demonstrate the ability to acknowledge and cite sources for information in an acceptable format.
• test, apply and develop the skills and techniques of the discipline either in or outside the classroom.
• develop a habit of life-long learning as an informed, active and engaged citizen.

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	History & Political Science
Program	International Studies (BA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/catalog/current/undergraduate/colleges/arts_humanities/history_pol_sci/international_studies.php

 

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	History & Political Science
Program	Political Science (BA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/bachelors/political-science.php

Students who complete the program will:

• understand core concepts in Government and Politics, International Relations, and Political Theory.
• understand core concepts in U.S. Government and Politics.
• understand core concepts in Comparative Government.
• understand core concepts in International Relations.
• understand core concepts in Political Theory.
• demonstrate the ability to gather, analyze, evaluate, and integrate relevant information.
• demonstrate the ability to draw informed and reasoned (or logical) conclusions about the subject matter.
• demonstrate the ability to state a thesis or hypothesis, test and defend it.
• demonstrate the ability to acknowledge and cite sources for information in an acceptable format.
• demonstrate the ability to gather, organize, and synthesize appropriate information to draw reasonable conclusions.
• test, apply and develop the skills and techniques of the discipline either in or outside the classroom.
• develop a habit of life-long learning as an informed, active and engaged citizen.

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	History & Political Science
Program	Public History (BA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/catalog/current/undergraduate/colleges/arts_humanities/history_pol_sci/public_history.php

 

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	History & Political Science
Program	Social Studies - Social Studies for Teacher Licensure (BA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/bachelors/social-studies-education.php

 

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	History & Political Science
Program	History (MA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/graduate/history.php

Students who complete the program will:

• weigh competing historical interpretations carefully and to understand the methodological assumptions, biases, and pressures that shape those interpretations.
• demonstrate appropriate knowledge in the field of either United States history or modern European history as a primary focus, and demonstrate appropriate knowledge in the field of United States, modern European, world, or public history as a secondary focus.
• conduct research in appropriate primary-source collections.
• demonstrate proficiency in research methods, including reasoning, problem-solving, and the synthesis of ideas, as well as the ability to identify, analyze, and evaluate primary and secondary sources.
• produce scholarly written works that demonstrate evidence of critical stance and the ability to place work in the context of relevant scholarship.
• demonstrate skills relevant to the teaching of a college-level survey course, including the ability to present lectures, or lead a class discussion, or deliver learning modules for an online course.
• present effectively a scholarly research paper to an audience.
• demonstrate knowledge of historiography and the schools of historical theory.
• demonstrate knowledge in the field of either United States history or modern European history as a primary focus, and demonstrate knowledge in the field of either: United States, modern European, world, or public history as a secondary focus.

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	Music
Program	Performance (CP)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/catalog/current/undergraduate/colleges/arts_humanities/music/cp_performance.php

Students who complete the program:

• Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate performance practices for the discipline in each of the courses the student elects to take in this certificate program
• Employ communication strategies necessary for authentic performance(s) for the discipline in each of the courses the student elects to take in this certificate program.
• Develop collaboration and social skills by working with other members enrolled in the course to prepare and produce representative performances for that particular course’s discipline.
• Evaluate and analyze the quality and effectiveness of a particular performance.
• Design an original performance representative of the discipline of the course.

(CP draws from Commu

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	Music
Program	Music (BA)
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/bachelors/music.php

Students who complete the program:

• will be acquainted with stylistic characteristics such as melody and rhythm as well as composers, significant performers, and performance media historically significant in all periods of Western music history, with emphasis on eighteenth through twentieth centuries.
• will demonstrate familiarity with music theory aspects of compositional organization of Western music such as pitch, temporal and durational elements, texture, structure or form and use of expressive elements in all periods of music history, with emphasis on eighteenth through twentieth centuries.
• will demonstrate the ability to perform in chosen applied field with proficiency sufficient to demonstrate firm understanding of major and minor scales, performance-based understanding of stylistic characteristics of historically significant periods of Western music, with emphasis on eighteenth through twentieth centuries.
• will demonstrate on piano an understanding of major and minor scales and functional skills.

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	Music
Program	Music Arts (BMA)
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College	Arts & Humanities
Department	Music
Program	Music Education (BME) Instrumental Music Option Keyboard Instrumental Music Option Keyboard Vocal Music Option Vocal Music Option
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Program Home	https://www.atu.edu/degrees/bachelors/music-education.php

Students who complete the program: 

• will be acquainted with stylistic characteristics such as melody and rhythm, as well as composers, significant performers, and performance media historically significant in all periods of Western music history, with emphasis on eighteenth through twentieth centuries.
• will demonstrate familiarity with music theory aspects of compositional organization of Western music such as pitch, temporal and durational elements, texture, structure or form and use of expressive elements in all periods of music history, with emphasis on eighteenth through twentieth centuries.
• will have the ability to perform in chosen applied field with proficiency sufficient to demonstrate firm understanding of major and minor scales, performance-based understanding of stylistic characteristics of historically significant periods of Western music, with emphasis on eighteenth through twentieth centuries.
  • demonstrate on piano an understanding of major and minor scales and functional skills.
• will possess necessary classroom teaching skills and knowledge to effectively teach in the public school setting.

College	Arts & Humanities
Department	Music
Program	Music Education (MM)
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