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Outcome 1:<\/strong> Understand the discipline or inter-disciplines identified as part of their learning agreement developed in consultation with their academic advisor.<\/p>\nOutcome 2:\u00a0<\/strong> Apply creative thinking in the work they produce.<\/p>\nOutcome 3:<\/strong>\u00a0 Be able to write appropriately to their curricular goals.<\/p>\nOutcome 4:\u00a0<\/strong> Produce advanced work that demonstrates skills relevant to their discipline.<\/p>\nProduce advanced work that demonstrates skills relevant to their discipline.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span>Requirements of DCP Contemporary Arts: Professional Communication<\/div>\n
\n- Transfer students who have 48 or more credits accepted at the time of transfer are waived from the courses marked with a (W<\/strong>) below. Waivers do not apply to the Major Requirements.<\/li>\n
- Double counting between General Education, School Core, and Major may be possible. \u00a0Check with your advisor to see if any apply.<\/li>\n
- Writing Intensive Requirement: \u00a0Three required writing intensive courses are built into the DCP Contemporary Arts: Professional Communication curriculum.<\/li>\n
- A minimum 2.0 GPA in the major is required for graduation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Please consult with the Director of the Degree Completion Program regarding information about the requirements of the accelerated major.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
SOCIAL SCIENCE: SOCIETY AND CULTURE<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span>About DCP Social Science: Society and Culture<\/div>\n
The Degree Completion Program\u2019s accelerated Social Science: Society and Culture is an interdisciplinary contract major which combines courses from throughout the social science disciplines, including\u00a0courses in criminal justice, substance abuse, human rights, and social welfare\u00a0and other topics of pressing social concern.<\/p>\n
The DCP Social Science major requires a total of 11 courses: a research methods course, a Capstone course and 9 additional courses.\u00a0 At least 3 of those 9 additional courses must be at the upper-level (i.e., 300 or 400 level).<\/p>\n
This major is offered by the School of Social Science and Human Services and leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree. \u00a0In addition to the major requirements, students must fulfill General Education and School of Social Science and Human Services requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span>Outcomes for the Major<\/div>\n
Goal 1:<\/strong>\u00a0 Communicate effectively.<\/p>\n1.1\u00a0Students will write coherently organized, grammatically correct papers.<\/p>\n
1.2\u00a0Students will demonstrate effective oral communication skills.<\/p>\n
Goal <\/strong>2:\u00a0 Develop critical thinking skills.<\/p>\n2.1\u00a0Students will be able to comprehensively explain an issue or problem.<\/p>\n
2.2\u00a0Students will identify underlying assumptions in theories, arguments, and methodological approaches.<\/p>\n
2.3\u00a0Students will evaluate the validity and reliability of evidence.<\/p>\n
Goal 3:<\/strong>\u00a0 Understand and apply research skills in the social sciences.<\/p>\n3.1\u00a0Students will identify and integrate primary sources into a research paper.<\/p>\n
3.2\u00a0Students will design, evaluate, and conduct quantitative or qualitative research.<\/p>\n
Goal 4:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Engage in multidisciplinary perspective-taking.<\/p>\n4.1\u00a0Students will take courses for their major from at least two Social Science disciplines\/perspectives.<\/p>\n
4.2\u00a0Students will integrate multiple academic disciplines to gain understanding of an issue or topic.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
<\/i><\/i><\/i><\/span>Requirements of the DCP Social Science: Society & Culture Major<\/div>\n
\n- Transfer students who have 48 or more credits accepted at the time of transfer are waived from the courses marked with a (W<\/strong>) below. \u00a0Waivers do not apply to the Major requirements.<\/li>\n
- Double counting between General Education, School Core, and Major may be possible. \u00a0Check with your advisor to see if any apply.<\/li>\n
- Writing Intensive Requirement: \u00a0Three required writing intensive courses are built into the DCP Social Science curriculum.<\/li>\n
- A minimum 2.0 GPA in the major is required for graduation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Please consult with the Director of the Degree Completion Program regarding information about the requirements of the accelerated major.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Resources: Program Director: \u00a0Patricia Laprey plaprey@ramapo.edu https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/dcp\/ CONTEMPORARY ARTS:\u00a0 PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION\u00a0 SOCIAL SCIENCE: SOCIETY AND CULTURE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2819","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n
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