社会学文学士-文化人类学

社会学是一门广泛的学科，致力于了解社会组织如何影响人们的生活和经历。我们的使命是帮助学生发展社会学观点，并利用这一观点来质疑和理解他们周围的世界。我们计划的学生有机会发展批判性思维和研究技能，并通过在社区组织和机构中的经验来应用课堂学习。系教员致力于卓越的教学和工作，以协助学生为职业发展打下基础。
Our sociology program with an emphasis in cultural anthropology is designed to help you understand how people's experiences are shaped by their language, culture, religion, access to technology and more.<br>UMKC Essentials is the university-wide curriculum that all undergraduate students will complete. The 30-credit hour program includes a First Year Experience course, three critical thinking courses in the areas of Arts & Humanities, Natural & Physical Sciences, and Social & Behavioral Sciences, a Culture and Diversity course, a Civic & Urban Engagement course, two courses in Written Composition and one course in Oral Communication, and a Math Pathway course. Transfer students entering UMKC will elect from the UMKC Essentials General Education Program or the Missouri Core 42 General Education Curriculum.<br>Students graduating from this program will:<br><br>Examine the role and relevance of the sociological perspective for contemporary social life. Thus students will gain knowledge of the fundamentals in Sociology, such as the foundations of human practice, belief, and organization.<br>Reflect on contemporary issues and controversies in the academic discipline of Sociology. Thus students will be able to examine issues of inequality, cultural difference, and social stratification from a comparative perspective, applying sociological principles and concepts to their own lives.<br>Explore the basic theoretical and methodological perspectives, both in the social sciences and in a chosen specialty area. Thus students will have the capacity to critically evaluate, compare diverse groups, and engage contemporary issues, trends in theory, and instruments of social analysis.<br>Advance the critical research, thinking, and writing skills that are integral to professional development and civic engagement. Thus students will apply the fundamentals of sociology to both experience and enhanced interest in community engagement.