Sociology Program Learning Outcomes

A student who graduates with a major in Sociology should be able to:

• Demonstrate the use of the sociological imagination, "the ability to recognize the relationship between large-scale social forces and the actions of individuals."
• Describe and use the major macro- and micro-level theoretical paradigms in sociology.
• Explain how societies work with regards to social structural and cultural forces.
• Design and conduct an empirical study that answers a sociological question.