Student Learning Outcomes
As part of Carleton's assessment initiative, the Department of Sociology & Anthropology has identified 6 Student Learning Outcomes for SoAn majors. These are in addition to Carleton's broader outcomes for all students.
As a SoAn major, you will learn to...
- Connect information about historical and contemporary socio-cultural phenomena.
- Formulate appropriate sociological and/or anthropological research questions about socio-cultural phenomena
- Select appropriate sociological and/or anthropological research methods to study socio-cultural phenomena
- Apply sociological and anthropological theory to analyze socio-cultural phenomena
- Describe how sociology and anthropology interact with one another, interact with other liberal arts disciplines, and contribute to various interdisciplinary conversations
- Draw upon your understanding of historical and contemporary socio-cultural phenomena to engage the world
Use the table below to see how your courses fit.
| SLO | Novice | Intermediate | Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connect information about historical and contemporary socio-cultural phenomena. | SOAN 100, 110 (PFS, LC, JL) , 111, 210, 230, 308 | SOAN 221, 225, 226, 231, 241, 257, 259, 261, 262, 274, 395a | SOAN 256, 259, 302, 311, 395b |
| Formulate appropriate sociological and/or anthropological research questions about socio-cultural phenomena. | SOAN 100, 110 (PFS, JL), 111 | SOAN 221, 225, 226, 229, 231, 234, 242, 256, 260, 262, 311, 395a | SOAN 295, 302, 308, 395b |
| Select appropriate sociological and/or anthropological research methods to study socio-cultural phenomena. | SOAN 110 (PFS, LC, JL), 111, 240 | SOAN 225, 231, 234, 242, 261, 262, 274, 307, 311 | SOAN 295, 395a, 395b |
| Apply sociological and anthropological theory to analyze socio-cultural phenomena. | SOAN 100, 110 (LC), 111 | SOAN 221, 222, 225, 226, 231, 234, 242, 256, 257, 260, 261, 262, 274, 308 | SOAN 280, 302, 331, 395b |
| Describe how sociology and anthropology interact with one another, interact with other liberal arts disciplines, and contribute to various interdisciplinary conversations. | SOAN 100, 110 (LC, JL) 111, 221, 262, 308 | SOAN 215, 231, 242, 257, 259, 261, 274, 311, 395b | SOAN 302, 331 |
| Draw upon your understanding of historical and contemporary socio-cultural phenomena to engage the world. | SOAN 100, 110 (PFS, LC, JL), 111, 221, 226, 256, 308, 395b | SOAN 215, 225, 234, 241, 251, 257, 261, 262, 274 | SOAN 262, 295, 302, 395a |
PFS = Pamela Feldman-Savelsberg
LC = Liz Coville
JL = Jay Levi
SOAN 395a - Adrienne Falcon’s course, Public Sociology
SOAN 395b - Pamela Feldman-Savelsberg’s course Ethnography of Reproduction.