Environmental Humanities Major Outcomes
Students who graduate from Sterling College with a major in Environmental Humanities
will:
*Be able to apply an ecological lens to the study of the Humanities.
*Be able to apply a Humanities lens to the study of global environmental issues.
*Exhibit self-awareness about his or her relationship with the natural world.
Theory, Context, Methodology
*Be conversant in the field of Environmental Humanities, across three focus areas: Writing
& Literature, Applied & Visual Arts, Ecological & Cultural Studies.
*Understand major theories and approaches in these three areas, including different
cultural approaches.
*Be proficient in at least one Humanities research methodology, such as ethnography,
historical research, performative research, or literary research.
*Be familiar with a breadth of writers, thinkers, and artists in the field, past and present.
*Demonstrate an understanding of the historical and cultural context of the Humanities in
general and Environmental Humanities in particular, including ideas of tradition, cultural
change, and environmental history across various cultures.
Tools & Techniques
*Communicate accurately and effectively in writing and in speech.
*Be proficient in the use and application of a wide range of tools, such as knitting needles,
digital editing software, a paintbrush, a lathe, a camera, presentation software, etc.
*Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of different kinds of artistic production.
*Demonstrate sensitivity and creativity in at least one medium.
*Be able to effectively assess and analyze global environmental issues.
*Be able to creatively propose and evaluate solutions to global environmental issues.
Focused Study
*Be fluent in one area of study, having accomplished in-depth research and focused study
through the SARP, Senior Project, or coursework-only option.
*Have demonstrated original creative and/or analytical thinking in the field of focus
through the SARP or Senior Project, or through upper-level course products.
*Have demonstrated an understanding of the context of a focused study through
developing a literature review or the equivalent.
*Have shared work with the larger community, through a presentation, exhibit,
performance, or reading.
*Have demonstrated engagement and leadership in the college or local community
through, for example, organizing an event, facilitating a workshop, or giving a presentation
or performance.
Applied Place-Based Learning and Perspective
*Have cultivated a sense of place of the Craftsbury area, and have the ability to apply a
place-based lens to any area.
*Have engaged in place-based learning in another culture and ecosystem through
participation in a global field course or other academic experience, including the
internship.
*Have applied their learning in the Humanities to real-world, practical situations (for
example through a SARP, internship, or Work Program job), gaining concrete skills that
can be applied to a future profession in a range of Humanities fields and preparing them to
be civically engaged.
*Be prepared to enter graduate school in the Humanities or a profession in a Humanities
field.
(ced 9/17/14)