Educational Goals for the B.S. Program in Sociology and Anthropology
Our degree program is organized so as to help students reach a variety of rigorous educational goals. All of the curricular requirements are geared so as to assure that students achieve the intended learning outcomes, and we engage in an annual process of assessment and curricular review to ensure that our students get the best possible education. Our goals are consistent with national standards in Sociology and Anthropology, but also reflect our program's unique commitment to sociology and anthropology in the public interest, and the technical expertise and career orientation of RIT.
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Goal 1: Analyze regional and cultural diversity in the organization of human societies |
Analyze regional and cultural diversity in the organization of human societies |
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Goal 2: Identify the roots of and mechanisms for the perpetuation of social inequalities |
Analyze the roots of and mechanisms for the perpetuation of social inequalities |
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Goal 3: Appraise classical and contemporary theories about society and culture |
Assess classical and contemporary theories about society and culture |
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Goal 4: Assess and appropriately use qualitative methods in the study of social and cultural phenomena |
Assess and appropriately use qualitative methods in the study of social and cultural phenomena |
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Goal 5: Assess and appropriately use quantitative methods in the study of social and cultural phenomena |
Assess and appropriately use quantitative methods in the study of social and cultural phenomena |
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Goal 6: Describe how the perspectives, theories, methods, and accumulated knowledge within sociology or anthropology may be utilized to address contemporary social problems |
Identify a contemporary social problem and determine how the approaches of sociology or anthropology could be applied to address it |
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