Learning Outcomes

Upon graduating from Muhlenberg College, students majoring in departmental programs will be able to:

Demonstrate a broad-based knowledge of both the theoretical development and the practical applications of the subject matter, as well as an understanding of how the discipline changes and evolves over time.
Appropriately apply technology to visualize and analyze both data and theoretical concepts.
Use quantitative tools, analytical methods, and algorithms to solve problems.
Read and master technical material, write precise, appropriately detailed arguments, and articulate orally in formal and informal contexts to experts and more general audiences.
Collaborate effectively in diverse and inclusive teams to complete projects.
Use and apply tools in unfamiliar situations to contend effectively and confidently with ambiguity and uncertainty.
Critically examine and evaluate the ethical usages of data and technologies.
Apply an intellectual agility that allows them to transfer existing knowledge to other disciplines.

Mathematics majors will also be able to:

Write and argue effectively using the language of mathematics, including the writing of proofs.

Computer Science majors will also be able to:

Explain and apply advanced concepts in multiple programming languages from diverse paradigms.
Read, write, test, and modify software so that others can read and modify such material.
Explain, analyze, design, and apply advanced data structures and algorithms.
Develop solutions to novel problems by self-learning concepts and technologies beyond those specifically covered in class.