The mission of the History / Political Science Department is to instill in our students the knowledge base regarding history and political science that is critical to a student's liberal education, vocational development (teaching, business, and governmental), and ability to be a thoughtful, critical participant in a diverse, but democratic society.

Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Students will articulate a depth of knowledge regarding a broad range of historical and political subjects.
2. Students will demonstrate the ability to recognize thesis and argument in scholarly and other forms of writing.
3. Students will demonstrate the ability to employ thesis and argument structure through critical written expression.
4. Students will recognize the relationship of text with context, be able to critically analyze and articulate historical and social writing and articulate personal perspective.
5. Students will utilize primary and secondary sources when examining historical / political subjects in depth.