undergraduate bulletin - LaGrange College
undergraduate bulletin - LaGrange College
undergraduate bulletin - LaGrange College
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MISSION STATEMENT<br />
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY<br />
The faculty of the Department of Religion and Philosophy are dedicated to challenge and support<br />
students to think critically and creatively and to enhance their communication skills as they deal<br />
with fundamental issues of self, world, and God. We seek to provide a safe, caring, and ethical<br />
community where our students grow and mature as global citizens.<br />
LEARNING OBJECTIVES<br />
The overall learning objectives of the Department of Religion and Philosophy are that<br />
students are enabled to do the following:<br />
Students will demonstrate an ability to think critically about religious traditions informed<br />
by a variety of perspectives. These perspectives include not only the range of positions<br />
within Christian history and theology, but also (where appropriate) inter-faith<br />
perspectives as well.<br />
Students will demonstrate an ability to respond creatively to these received traditions by<br />
approaching issues from a first-person perspective and making personal responses to<br />
them, informed by insights that they have gained from other academic disciplines.<br />
Students will demonstrate an ability to explore their own faith commitment in a complex<br />
global world and enlarge their perspectives of the world, as well as be prepared for<br />
leadership in a pluralistic and increasingly international context.<br />
Students will demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively in writing and speaking<br />
and to conduct <strong>undergraduate</strong> research.<br />
Students will demonstrate that they are prepared for graduate studies in Religion or<br />
Philosophy and/or to work effectively in church settings by gaining competence in these<br />
areas:<br />
(1) biblical studies<br />
(2) history<br />
(3) theology, ethics, and social scientific study of religion<br />
(4) philosophy<br />
(5) church leadership.<br />
ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES<br />
Success in achieving the objectives of the Religion and Philosophy major will be measured by<br />
the following assessments:<br />
course papers evaluated by a common departmental grading rubric<br />
senior thesis/project<br />
performance on the NSSE and CLA assessment instruments<br />
performance evaluations in internships, where applicable<br />
exit interviews of graduating seniors<br />
graduate school acceptance, where applicable<br />
success in church ministry settings, where applicable<br />
periodic review of the program by an outside evaluator<br />
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