The Department will teach students discipline specific history, knowledge and methods. Students will develop:

• fluency in central concepts, theories, and methodologies, and an understanding of the historical context from which they emerge
• an empirical approach to understanding the variation and continuity of socio-cultural phenomena cross-culturally and historically
• an understanding of core debates and ethical considerations of the disciplines

In addition, students in Sociology will:

• understand how and why societies are maintained and change
• develop a sociological imagination to see the link between individual experiences and broad social forces
• recognize the intersections of race/ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality, and how these affect social experiences and institutional arrangements