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Mission Statement, Vision, Program Goals, SLOs

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Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Mission Statement and Vision
Program Goals and Student Learner Outcomes

Mission

The mission of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology is to make it possible for graduates to leave our department confident in their ability to help shape a more humane world by putting their disciplinary knowledge to work in the fields of human services, state and local government and/or the justice system. These degree programs are also designed to prepare students for graduate studies in such areas as sociology, anthropology, social work, criminal justice, law and college teaching careers.

Vision

In furtherance of Lincoln University's century and a half legacy of academic excellence in the Liberal Arts tradition, we are committed to working with other departments in our School as well as the School of Humanities and School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics to produce students with strong academic skills including writing, speaking, critical thinking, and mathematical reasoning. The department offers majors in Sociology, Anthropology, Human Services and Criminal Justice. Program majors are designed to provide students with a solid understanding of social processes, social institutions, and research methods. In addition, we strive for our students to understand linkages between the individual, society and culture as well as gain the ability to navigate the global community. In particular, the intent of our Criminal Justice program is to create two tracks, one of which will cultivate students in the rigors of multi-disciplinary critical thinking and debating skills with a view to position them for admission to law school.

Sociology and Anthropology Program Goals

Anthropology Major Program Goals

  1. Produce graduates who have developed strong analytical, research and writing skills.

  2. Produce graduates who can demonstrate an understanding of relevant concepts and theories in the study of Anthropology.

  3. Produce graduates who can demonstrate an ability to conduct ethnographic fieldwork and interpret the data collected from ethnographic research in an insightful comparative analytical manner.

  4. Produce exceptional graduates who qualify for admissions into graduate programs in Anthropology or related areas.

Criminal Justice Major Program Goals

  1. Produce graduates with substantial knowledge of how the criminal justice system works on the local, state and federal level;

  2. Create an awareness of the impact of different social forces on the types and rates of criminal conduct;

  3. Develop an understanding of the changing nature of interactions between criminal justice institutions and the people in these environments; and

  4. Prepare students for smooth integration into the broad area of criminal justice.

Human Service Major Program Goals

  1. Facilitate the development of effective human service skills, values, and ethics necessary for working with individuals, groups, communities and shaping a better world.

  2. Provide opportunites for students to apply theory to practice by participating in the field placement internship program.

  3. Produce graduates that qualify for admission to graduate degree programs in human/social service or related areas of study.

Sociology Major Program Goals

  1. Facilitate analytical understanding of social structure, social organization and social action.

  2. Prepare students for graduate school.

  3. Prepare students for the job market.

    Sociology and Anthropology Majors Student Learner Outcomes

The Anthropology Major Courses Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

  1. Define concepts and categories associated with Anthropology.

  2. Critically examine the components of culture and show the relationship between the environment, food, health and knowledge base in the development of culture.

  3. Identify and distinguish between related theoretical and research concepts underpinning good fieldwork.

  4. Compare and deconstruct forms of exclusion with archetypal symbols, values and attitudes that are common to mankind.

  5. Synthesize the reasons why cultural competence is the unique gift of Anthropology to global interdependence.

  6. Demonstrate proficiency in the use of English and computer software for writing as well as making good quantitative and qualitative data decisions and presentations.

  7. Apply the skill in writing advance research papers using standard citations, bibliographical arrangement and other methods.

Criminal Justice Major Courses Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

  1. Demonstrate content knowledge of the basic principles of organization of the government and criminal justice system

  2. Demonstrate content knowledge of the concepts of crime and punishment

  3. Apply ethical standards required of a criminal justice professional and incorporate interpersonal skills into a multi-cultural environment

  4. Apply analytical and critical thinking skills to become an autonomous thinker, creative problem solver, and informed decision maker

  5. Apply current technologies and demonstrate the knowledge of basic concepts of sciences used in the field of Criminal Justice

Human Service Major Courses Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

  1. Communicate effectively about content knowledge of human services through written, spoken and visual means

  2. Describe and critically analyze the historical development of human services

  3. Define and differentiate the diverse populations served by varied human service professional.

  4. Identify and distinguish related theoretical and research methodological constructs and their applications in the field of human services

  5. Identify, analyze and practice the values, ethics, skills, and characteristics associated with the effective human service professional

  6. Analyze and evaluate key components in specific human service agencies

Sociology Major Courses Student Learner Outcomes (SLOs)

  1. Explain and identify key sociological concepts.

  2. Exhibit, e.g., by comparing and contrasting, a sound understanding of key sociological theories.

  3. Identify the particulars of standard social science research and statistical methods, knowledge that will enable students to study and analyze social issues.

  4. Demonstrate critical thinking in substantive sociological areas, e.g., marriage and the family, deviance and social inequality.

  5. Explain effectively sociological changes affecting diverse groups in the United States.

  6. Demonstrate global interconnectedness, as well as the application of evaluative skills to understand international data.

  7. Demonstrate the ability to write effectively.

 

 

 

 

 

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