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General Education Goals and Objectives

Theme 3. Social and Behavioral Sciences (Pre-2003)


 
Mission Outcomes Assessment Faculty Student Work



Upon completion of the Theme 3 GE course CSUB students will be able to:

Goal 1: Understand the basic methodologies, whether quantitative or qualitative, of at least two social sciences (Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology).
 
Objective 1: Explain the basic methodological approaches of two social sciences.
 
Objective 2: Distinguish social science methodology from other ways of knowing and understanding the social world.

 
Goal 2: Know the basic concepts and theories of the social sciences.
 
Objective 1: Demonstrate knowledge of the basic terms and concepts of two or more social sciences.
 
Objective 2: Demonstrate knowledge of major theories within two different disciplines.
 
Objective 3: Describe what aspects of the social world are investigated by the different social sciences (i.e., the domains of the social sciences).

 
Goal 3: Apply social science methods and principles to understand the social world of the United States and the world beyond its borders.
 
Objective 1: Apply social science methods and principles to understand significant American economic, cultural, political, and social phenomena and trends.
 
Objective 2: Apply social science methods and principles to understand world affairs and trends.
 
Objective 3: Apply social science methods and principles to understand individual and group behaviors.
 
Objective 4: Apply social science methods and principles to understand diversity issues within the United States and throughout the world.