SOC 326 - Social Demography

Description:
This course surveys major principles and methods of social demography and will cover demographic analysis of population that focuses on both U.S. and global aspects of social change: fertility, mortality and life expectancy, and migration.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: math placement test score to qualify for at least Math 100C or successful completion of Math 100B with a grade of C or higher.

Credits: (5)

General Education Category: FYE3 - Quantitative Reasoning

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Explain and interpret demographic data presented in mathematical forms (e.g., equations, graphs, diagrams and tables.)
Convert demographic data and information about fertility, mortality and life expectancy, and migration into statistical forms (e.g., equations, graphs, diagrams and tables.)
Make analytical judgements and draw appropriate conclusions about population change based on quantitative analysis of demographic data and vital statistics.
Make and evaluate assumptions about national and global population change in estimation modeling and data analysis of social demographic data.
Analyze and critique humanistic claims about social change involving quantitative information of U.S. and global population census and vital statistics data.
Perform college-level arithmetical and mathematical calculations about U.S. and global population data.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
12/1/19

Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations:
Fall Locations: Ellensburg