SUMMIT

“Every student, regardless of major, designs an individualized course of study and co-curricular experiences that develop leadership abilities and understanding of complex global dynamics. Equipped with a rigorous liberal arts and sciences education, an understanding of complex global issues and the ability to lead strategically and honorably, Agnes Scott graduates are ready to scale the next SUMMIT.”

-Agnes Scott College

Credit: Agnes Scott College (2016). "LDR BUG" is licensed under a CC BY-NC

Leadership Development

Posts for my Foundational Skills Seminar
(LDR-101: Making American Girls)
can be found here 

Credit: Agnes Scott College (2016). "GBL BUG" is licensed under a CC BY-NC

Global Learning

Work from my Journey
(GBL-102: New York City –Performance and Visual Art)
can be found here

Credit: Agnes Scott College (2016). "DIGITAL BUG" is licensed under a CC BY-NC

Digital Portfolio

Posts for my Digital Portfolio Seminar
(SUM-400: Digital Portfolio)
can be found here

Summit Learning Objectives (SLOs)

Curricular SLOs

  1. Identify, explain, and analyze global themes, processes and systems
  2. Demonstrate knowledge and skills essential for global engagement
  3. Critically examine the relationship between dominant and marginalized cultures, subcultures or groups
  4. Communicate effectively through writing and speaking, especially across cultural or linguistic differences
  5. Recognize, analyze and evaluate arguments 
  6. Articulate and appraise problems and solutions from multiple perspectives, critically considering diverse sources of information
  7. Recognize, analyze, and employ effective teamwork
  8. Identify and assess one’s values, interests, and abilities
  9. Practice or interpret creative expression or probe fundamental questions of value and meaning
  10. Interpret quantitative information or demonstrate the methods of inquiry appropriate for investigating the natural world
  11. Analyze human behavior or social relations

    Co-Curricular SLOs

     

  12. Cultivate and maintain interpersonal relationships and networks
  13. Demonstrate confidence and motivation to effect change
  14. Practice continual improvement of one’s whole person and seek and utilize feedback
  15. Identify, evaluate and strategically utilize campus and community resources
  16. Demonstrate honorable and ethical behavior and civic engagement
Major Learning Objectives (MLOs)

Students graduating with a Public Health major from Agnes Scott College will have:

  1. Critical understanding of historical and contemporary public health trends and approaches
    • Understands the history of public health
    • Articulates current public health paradigms and approaches 
  2. Understanding of the subdisciplines of public health: epidemiology, statistics, social and behavioral sciences, global health, environmental health, health law and policy
  3. Recognition of the cross-cultural variation in views of health and the structures of health systems
    • Articulates and understands rationale behind WHO definition of health
    • Critically compares diverse definitions of health across cultures
    • Describes key models of health systems around the globe
  4. Understanding of determinants of health, both biological and social, within a broad ecological framework and their impact on health outcomes
  5. Ability to explain and apply the intellectual and practical skills needed to design an intervention and develop a plan for evaluating an intervention
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