Desired Student Learning Outcomes - Undergraduate
Table of Contents:
- Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for Sociology 101
- Broad Program Learning Goals for the BA Degree in Sociology
- List of Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for Sociology BA Degree Program
- Broad Program Learning Goals for the BA Degree in Criminology
- List of Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for Criminology BA Degree Program
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for Sociology 101
Students will be able to define social structure (i.e., social organization) and explain some important elements of social structure, including status, role, class, power, ethnicity, race, gender, and social stratification. (Relates to UNM/HED Area IV, Competency 1)
Students will be able to define culture and explain some important elements of culture, including beliefs, values, norms, and language. (Relates to UNM/HED Area IV, Competency 2)
Students will be able to explain the socialization process and how it operates through at least three major agents of socialization (e.g., the family, education, peer groups, and the media). (Relates to UNM/HED Area IV, Competency 3)
Broad Program Learning Goals for the BA Degree in Sociology
A. To understand the characteristics and dynamics of the social world, and how sociologists attempt to understand the social world.
B. To understand the classical sociological theories of Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, and Max Weber.
C. To understand major themes and issues in selected examples of contemporary sociological theory.
D. To understand the nature of sociological research methods, and major expressions of scientific research within sociology.
E. To understand the nature and role of statistical procedures in sociological research.
Broad Program Learning Goals for the B.A. Degree in Criminology
A. To be familiar with major sources of crime data.
B. To become familiar with the key correlates of crime and delinquency.
C. To become familiar with mainstream criminological theories.
D. To become familiar with the primary formal social control institutions.