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SYG2000: PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY
SYG2000
PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY
20221
Writing Credit
Yes
International/Intercultural
Yes
Elective Flag
Yes
  • Critical Thinking
    • CLO 1: 1.0 Identify key sociologists instrumental in historical and contemporary sociology, apply the sociological perspectives to their lives, distinguish between sociology and other social/behavioral sciences, and apply the sociological imagination to real world/current events.
    • CLO 2: 2.0 Learn the basic elements of sociological research, such as the methodological steps, the advantages and disadvantages of specific research designs, and how to distinguish between interpretative and statistical research.
    • CLO 3: 3.0 Identify the components of culture. Additionally, the students should critically analyze their cultural assumptions and biases in relationship to others in the US and throughout the world.
    • CLO 4: 4.0 Analyze how their socialization has impacted their behavior throughout their lives. Students should be able to identify and distinguish between the different theories of socialization and how the agents of socialization have impacted and shaped their behavior.
    • CLO 5: 5.0 Identify and appraise social structures and their impact on human behavior and social interaction. More specifically, students should be introduced to and analytically interpret the layers of society, and to different types of societies.
    • CLO 6: 6.0 Comprehend social deviance in the US and throughout the world. Students should differentiate theories of deviance, distinguish how deviance and crime contrast and evaluate sociological explanations aimed to reduce crime.
    • CLO 7: 7.0 Critically evaluate social and global stratification. The students should be able to analyze elements to America's social class system of stratification and identify sociological explanations for social inequality. Moreover, students should be able to compare and contrast the US system of stratification to global stratification systems.
    • CLO 8: 8.0 Describe, analyze and evaluate social inequalities in America. The students should be able to identify the social causes of social inequalities and analyze sociological arguments as to why these inequalities persist.
    • CLO 9: 9.0 Identify and critically asses the roles of social institutions in shaping social behavior. Students should also apply key sociological perspectives to these institutions.
    • CLO 11: 11.0 Be introduced to the basic rationale and history of social movements
  • Global Awareness
    • CLO 3: 3.0 Identify the components of culture. Additionally, the students should critically analyze their cultural assumptions and biases in relationship to others in the US and throughout the world.
    • CLO 4: 4.0 Analyze how their socialization has impacted their behavior throughout their lives. Students should be able to identify and distinguish between the different theories of socialization and how the agents of socialization have impacted and shaped their behavior.
    • CLO 6: 6.0 Comprehend social deviance in the US and throughout the world. Students should differentiate theories of deviance, distinguish how deviance and crime contrast and evaluate sociological explanations aimed to reduce crime.
    • CLO 7: 7.0 Critically evaluate social and global stratification. The students should be able to analyze elements to America's social class system of stratification and identify sociological explanations for social inequality. Moreover, students should be able to compare and contrast the US system of stratification to global stratification systems.
    • CLO 8: 8.0 Describe, analyze and evaluate social inequalities in America. The students should be able to identify the social causes of social inequalities and analyze sociological arguments as to why these inequalities persist.
    • CLO 9: 9.0 Identify and critically asses the roles of social institutions in shaping social behavior. Students should also apply key sociological perspectives to these institutions.
    • CLO 10: 10.0 Be introduced to the basic arguments and theories pertaining to changes in the population.
    • CLO 11: 11.0 Be introduced to the basic rationale and history of social movements
  • Information Literacy
    • CLO 1: 1.0 Identify key sociologists instrumental in historical and contemporary sociology, apply the sociological perspectives to their lives, distinguish between sociology and other social/behavioral sciences, and apply the sociological imagination to real world/current events.
    • CLO 2: 2.0 Learn the basic elements of sociological research, such as the methodological steps, the advantages and disadvantages of specific research designs, and how to distinguish between interpretative and statistical research.
    • CLO 5: 5.0 Identify and appraise social structures and their impact on human behavior and social interaction. More specifically, students should be introduced to and analytically interpret the layers of society, and to different types of societies.
    • CLO 9: 9.0 Identify and critically asses the roles of social institutions in shaping social behavior. Students should also apply key sociological perspectives to these institutions.
    • CLO 11: 11.0 Be introduced to the basic rationale and history of social movements
    • CLO 12: 12.0 Apply and analyze sociological terminology and theory.
 
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