Graduate Student Learning Outcomes
Make an original and substantial contribution to the field
- Advance communication theory
Think originally and independently
- Identify new research opportunities within the field
Demonstrate advanced research skills
- Critically evaluate one’s own findings and those of others
- Synthesizing existing knowledge
- Identifying and accessing appropriate resources
Demonstrate commitment to advancing the values of scholarship
- Keeping abreast of advances within one’s field and related areas
- Showing commitment to professional development via professional societies, publication, and knowledge transfer
- Supporting learning via teaching, mentoring, and demonstration