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Students who complete the Sociology Program will gain facility with:

• Think critically in reading, writing, and/or speaking about topics in Sociology, with a focus on collective, as opposed to individualistics, explanations of human behavior, and an emphasis on the roles of social structure, culture, and social interaction in shaping behavior, both historically and cross-culturally, thereby identifying problems, theses, arguments, evidence and conclusions.
• Write or speak about topics in Sociology, with a focus on collective, as opposed to individualistic, explanations of human behavior, and an emphasis on the roles of social structure, culture, and social interaction in shaping behavior, both historically and cross-culturally, thereby addressing problems, formulating theses, making arguments, analyzing and weighing evidence, and deriving conclusions.
• Demonstrate an ability to understand one’s role in society, explain how the theoretical underpinnings of sociology explicitly challenge currently dominant ideologies like individualism and radical subjectivism, and make ethical decisions in complex situations.
• Articulate similarities and contrasts among cultures and global political and economic systems, and demonstrate an understanding of cultural pluralism.

Students will be assessed through a combination of performance evaluations, written assignments, and written tests and quizzes.