The Social World
Course Structure
A menu of three-hour courses to be taken from the first year onward.
Learning Objectives
- To study selected questions about human beings and the social, cultural, economic and political world in which they are embedded.
- To develop an understanding of the variety of quantitative and qualitative research methods social scientists use to study the social world.
- To develop the ability to discern the social, scientific and ethical dimensions of issues in the social world, and to understand the interaction between a society’s values and its definition of social problems.
Learning Outcomes used for Assessment
- Students will study selected questions about human beings in the social, cultural, economic and/or political world in which they are embedded.
- Students will develop an understanding of the variety of quantitative and/or qualitative research methods social scientists use to study the social world.
- Students will develop the ability to discern the social, scientific and ethical dimensions of issues in the social world.
- Students will understand the interaction between a society’s values and its definitions of social problems.
Alternative Ways to Fulfill the SW Requirement
All students must fulfill the SW requirement. Most do so by taking a designated SW course at Butler. There are, however, alternative ways to satisfy the requirement. For more, see the Core Operating Manual linked to the Core Curriculum Menu on the side of this page.