Source: 2024 cycle proposal  https://calstatela.curriculog.com/proposal:14285/form

Program Learning Outcomes

(1) Explain the general role of methods in social research and the importance of ethics, generalizability, validity, and reliability in social research.

(2) Describe and explain important micro-sociological concepts for understanding identity, social interaction, group processes, and socialization.

(3) Describe and explain important macro-sociological concepts for understanding stratification, social institutions, and social change.

(4) Describe, explain, and apply key theoretical approaches in sociology.

(5) Apply appropriate statistical tests and qualitative methods in social research.

(6) Link personal biographies within the context of society and history and use the sociological imagination in daily life through critical thinking.

(7) Communicate basic research findings, limitations and assumptions in social research to general and academic audiences.

(8) Connect sociological knowledge and inquiry with social justice issues through community