Academic Program Proposal

Date Proposal Activated	Institution and Proposal	Degree Awarded	Academic Program Name	Objection Deadline
	University of Maryland, College Park Proposal	Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)	Global Culture and Thought	8/20/2025
Global Culture and Thought Program Description
The learning outcomes for the program are as follows: <br> <br>1. Demonstrate knowledge of the histories, institutions, values, practices, varieties, and intersections of global cultures as they are produced and received across national and regional boundaries. <br> <br>2. Use the terminology and interpretive methods of humanities disciplines, including cultural theory, to interpret and analyze global movements and literary, cultural, and media texts. <br> <br>3. Critically analyze issues of power related to gender, sexuality, class, race/ethnicity, and/or mental and physical disability with attention to differences across time, geography, and culture and with critical awareness of one’s own worldview, values, and <br>biases. <br> <br>4. Critically interpret literary, cultural, and media texts reflecting a diversity of perspectives in a variety of genres with specific attention to their social, historical, and linguistic contexts, and formulate original arguments with reference to appropriate <br>evidence and secondary sources. <br> <br>5. Communicate effectively in written, oral, and digital forms, with the academic community and with the broader public. <br> <br>6. Demonstrate an appropriate level of proficiency in at least one language other than English.