BASCOM COURSE
Developing skills in critical reading, logical thinking, use of evidence, and use of library resources. Emphasis on writing in the conventions of specific fields.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Satisfied Communications A Course Designation: Core GenEd - Communication & Literacy Comm QR - Communication B Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Define sociology as a discipline and explain how it is different from and related to other fields. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze received explanations of social phenomena. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply relevant sociological theory to the empirical topics of the course and evaluate the explanatory power and limitations of those theories. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Craft written arguments incorporating sociological research as evidence by engaging in the writing process (brainstorming, outlining, drafting, incorporating feedback and revising). Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Define sociology as a discipline and explain how it is different from and related to other fields. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze received explanations of social phenomena. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Apply relevant sociological theory to the empirical topics of the course and evaluate the explanatory power and limitations of those theories. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Craft written arguments incorporating sociological research as evidence by engaging in the writing process (brainstorming, outlining, drafting, incorporating feedback and revising). Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027