Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology

SOCIOLOGY LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Learning Objectives:

 The goals of the Sociology Program are to teach students to

1. Analyze their personal experiences using the sociological imagination;

2. Apply sociological concepts to the analysis of social issues and problems;

3. Explain the effect that social forces and social institutions have on individual and group behavior;

4. Understand structural inequalities based on race, class, and gender;

5. Evaluate the quantitative and qualitative methods used in sociological research;

6. Pursue careers in social welfare and social change and/or pursue graduate study in the social sciences.

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