Sociology SOCE.S.AA

Associate of Arts - 60 Credit Hours

Division: Liberal Arts, Communication and Social Sciences
Department: Sociology
Effective as of Fall 2012

What is the program about?

Sociology is the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. The Associate of Arts in Sociology prepares students for successful transfer to a four-year college or university baccalaureate program. Sociology provides essential 21st-century skills for students of any major, including the ability to critically analyze social issues for informed decision-making, apply systematic approaches to information gathering and data interpretation, and develop a strong understanding of multicultural differences and global diversity. With an associate degree, students may begin working in the field as paraprofessionals in social service and business settings. The curriculum fulfills freshman- and sophomore-level general education requirements at most four-year colleges and universities. As part of this degree program, students must complete the Ohio Transfer 36 requirements to graduate.

Program Outcomes

• Demonstrate responsibility and accountability in accomplishing goals.
• Achieve group goals in a variety of social contexts.
• Communicate effectively in a variety of ways with varied audiences through writing skills, oral communication skills, listening skills, reading skills, computer literacy and information literacy.
• Recognize and articulate an understanding of the increasing interdependence of world cultures and their consequences.
• Demonstrate the ability to think logically and solve problems using analysis, synthesis and evaluation through an understanding of the sociological theories, perspective, scientific method and data analysis.

Transferability

Completion of this program guarantees completion of the Ohio Transfer Module (OTM). OTM courses are guaranteed to transfer to any public institution in Ohio on a course-by-course basis or in total.Formal articulation agreements with other colleges and universities indicate how Sinclair programs and courses will transfer to other institutions.