Sociology/Anthropology

College of Arts & Sciences
Department and Program Learning Objectives

Majors in Sociology will be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge of the core concepts of sociology (social structure; culture; social stratification and inequality; race, ethnicity, and gender; and globalization). (1,6,8,9)

Demonstrate knowledge of the methods of sociological research. (1,6,7,8,9)

Develop knowledge of diversity within and/or between societies. (2,3,4,5,9)

Non-majors in Sociology will be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge of how sociologists define culture and/or society. (1,3,4,5,6,8,9)

Demonstrate knowledge of sociological principles. (4,6,8,9)

Apply sociological concepts and/or principles to individual experiences and/or the social world. (1, 4, 5, 6, 9).  

Majors in Anthropology will be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge of cultural variability within one geographical region of the world. (3,4,6,9)

Demonstrate knowledge of the major theoretical perspectives in anthropology. (1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9)

Non-majors in Anthropology will be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge of how anthropologists define culture. (1,3,4,9)

Demonstrate knowledge of the subfields within anthropology (biological, archaeology, linguistic, cultural, and applied). (1,3,4,6)

Demonstrate knowledge of the methods of ethnographic research. (1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9)

Apply anthropological concepts and/or principles to individual experiences and/or the social world. (1,4,5,6,9)

Numbers in parentheses reflect related Educational Goals.