Meaning

"Defining the meaning of higher degrees can provide clarity for institutions, for students, and for a public that seeks to understand what unique educational experience will be had at that particular institution and what makes the investment in that experience worthwhile...Exploring the meaning of a degree thus involves addressing questions about what the institution expects its students -- undergraduates and graduates alike -- to know and be able to do upon graduation, and how graduates embody the distinct values and traditions of the institution through their dispositions and future plans."

- WSCUC 2013 Handbook of Accreditation, pg 29

Meaning can be defined through PLOs and Curriculum Maps

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Analyze works of art based on form, medium, content, and historical and cultural contexts.
  2. Address significant issues, ethical debates, and methods in the field through critical thinking, research, writing, and oral presentation.
  3. Demonstrate understanding and appreciation of diversity as visualized in art.
  4. Foster community engagement in the arts.
Art History Assessment Maps

Rubrics

Art History Rubrics w/ Benchmarks