Sociology Department Student Learning Outcomes

Primary Learning Outcomes for Students completing the BA degree in Sociology are:

  • LO1: To understand the different cultural values and norms that pervade human societies.
  • LO2: To understand the dynamic interaction of the individual and society.
  • LO3: To understand the research process and its importance to the study of culture and society.
  • LO4: To understand the complex relations between the social institutions of society.
  • LO5: To understand the ways in which humans define their situations on the basis of sexuality, gender, socioeconomic class, age, race, ethnic group, geographical region, family or nationality.
  • LO6: To understand the diversity in American society.
  • LO7: To understand the micro and macro processes of social change.
  • LO8: To understand the nuances of the major theoretical approaches to understanding the social world and the explanation of social phenomena.