Program Outcomes

The most important outcome of all teaching and learning at Walden University is to produce graduates with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to:

  • Understand and continuously develop and change themselves, the organizations in which they work, and society at large.
  • Create new knowledge dedicated to the improvement of social conditions and to positively impact society by putting that knowledge into practice by both modeling their learning through action and being civically engaged.
  • Continue learning across their lifetimes as practitioners, researchers, and scholars and to continue to impact social change.
  • Achieve professional excellence as active and influential professionals by applying their learning to specific problems and challenges in their work settings and professional practice.
  • Be information literate, including knowing the literature of their professional fields and reading it critically.
  • Understand the design and methods of inquiry in their professional fields.
  • Practice in their professional fields legally and ethically.
  • Communicate effectively, particularly in communicating their learning and research to others.
  • Appreciate, respect, and advocate for diversity and multiculturalism within their professional fields.
  • Function flexibly and effectively in a variety of educational environments, including online and distributed environments.

As part of Walden’s continuous improvement processes, program outcomes may be modified over time by the university to clarify the aims of programs and further support student learning.

The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership

College of Health Sciences

School of Health Sciences

School of Nursing

College of Management and Technology 

School of Information Systems and Technology 

School of Management

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

School of Counseling and Social Service

School of Psychology

School of Public Policy and Administration

College of Undergraduate Studies

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