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Indicators of Achievement

The Student Learning Outcomes of the Comparative Literature and the History of Ideas Program include:

1. Fundamentals of Literature and Culture
   • Students will develop an active understanding of the terminology, categories and concepts used in literary and cultural studies.
2. Intellectual Traditions
   • Students will master the literary and intellectual traditions of a particular historical moment in two different cultures. One of the cultures will be non-English speaking.
3. Linguistic Mastery
   • Students will engage with texts in their original language.
4. Thinking Comparatively
   • Students will learn to see, question and analyze from a variety of viewpoints and perspectives.
5. Communication Skills
   • Students will effectively communicate, orally and in writing, their knowledge of intellectual traditions and especially their comparative analysis of those traditions.
6. Understanding Research
   • Students will demonstrate an ability to conduct comparative research and an understanding of the nature of inquiry.