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Applied Humanities (lor)


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Official Title of Letter of Recognition: Applied Humanities, Letter of Recognition

Award: Letter of Recognition

Total Credit Hours: 12

Purpose: Examine critical questions through 12 credits of seminar-based general education courses, including the Capstone Seminar in Applied Humanities (HUM 270 ); collate an interdisciplinary portfolio of work; participate in and lead seminar-guided learning around transformative texts; engage in student-leadership and ownership of student learning.

Award Requirements


Completion of the required course with a minimum grade of C. Students must apply to the Records and Registration office for the letter of recognition after they have completed the requirements.

Requirements: 3 credits


HUM 270 - Capstone Seminar in Applied Humanities

Program Outcomes


Upon successful completion of the Letter of Recognition, students will be able to:

  1. Adapt interdisciplinary approaches and critical lenses to address common questions.
  2. Synthesize connections across disciplines, texts, contexts, and courses.
  3. Apply the recursive writing process to create a portfolio of work completed across seminar classes.
  4. Compose interdisciplinary solutions, orally and in writing, using primary and secondary source material.
  5. Critique answers to common questions and develop a line of inquiry for further research.
  6. Develop communities of practice through seminar discussion.
  7. Assess patterns of inquiry across seminar classes through collaborative reflection in creation of the capstone portfolio.

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