Professionalism And The Humanities
Trailblazing your PATH from Classroom to Career
You will learn to employ the skills of your liberal arts education in your dream of changing the world. Your PATH classes at Austin College directly support your career development, preparing you to become a leader in several professional fields.
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What will you learn?
Information & Digital Literacies
You’ll use research, communication technologies and practices to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information. You might:
Ethical Decision Making
You’ll grapple with complex problems that require you to consider your own beliefs and the beliefs of people who have different viewpoints and needs. A liberal arts education uniquely positions you to make ethical decisions with nuance and empathy. You might: .
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
You will apply what you learn in class to issues of power, privilege, and inequality in the world around you. You might:
Working Collaborate
You’ll be assigned tasks that require you to build and maintain collaborative relationships to work effectively toward common goals, while appreciating diverse viewpoints and shared responsibilities. These assignments provide
Communicating Ideas
You will communicate what’s important to you through papers, discussions, artwork, and presentations.
Creative Problem Solving
You’ll be presented with open-ended questions that require you master content and use it to achieve an innovative outcome. You might:
Meet our Faculty
Dr. Brett Boessen
Associate Professor of Media Studies, Communication, Media, and Theatre Department Chair
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