Department of Sociology and Anthropology
(Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
Sociology (SOCI) Courses
SOCI 1001 [0.5 credit]
Introduction to Sociology I
Introduction to the discipline of sociology; theory, methods, history; key thinkers, concepts and disciplinary subfields in sociology; issues and problems in contemporary society. Emphasis on the everyday world of lived experience and social relations. Topics may include class, gender, sexuality, racialization, culture, social interaction.
Introduction to Sociology I
Introduction to the discipline of sociology; theory, methods, history; key thinkers, concepts and disciplinary subfields in sociology; issues and problems in contemporary society. Emphasis on the everyday world of lived experience and social relations. Topics may include class, gender, sexuality, racialization, culture, social interaction.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Precludes additional credit for SOCI 1003.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
Precludes additional credit for SOCI 1003.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
SOCI 1002 [0.5 credit]
Introduction to Sociology II
This course will further explore and expand upon the key thinkers, concepts and disciplinary subfields in sociology. The focus of analysis will shift from the everyday world to social institutions and structural processes. Topics may include globalization, education, media, health, social movements, colonialism, urbanization.
Introduction to Sociology II
This course will further explore and expand upon the key thinkers, concepts and disciplinary subfields in sociology. The focus of analysis will shift from the everyday world to social institutions and structural processes. Topics may include globalization, education, media, health, social movements, colonialism, urbanization.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Precludes additional credit for SOCI 1003, SOCI 1005.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
Precludes additional credit for SOCI 1003, SOCI 1005.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
SOCI 1003 [1.0 credit]
Introduction to Sociological Perspectives
Introduction to the discipline of sociology; theory, methods and history; key thinkers, concepts and disciplinary subfields in sociology; issues and problems in contemporary society.
Introduction to Sociological Perspectives
Introduction to the discipline of sociology; theory, methods and history; key thinkers, concepts and disciplinary subfields in sociology; issues and problems in contemporary society.
Precludes additional credit for SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
SOCI 1005 [0.5 credit]
Sociology for Bachelor of Commerce Students
The origins of sociology, why sociology matters, and how it is practiced. Concepts such as class, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, work, organization, and social movements help students develop their sociological 'eye' for thinking critically about society and their place within it.
Sociology for Bachelor of Commerce Students
The origins of sociology, why sociology matters, and how it is practiced. Concepts such as class, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, work, organization, and social movements help students develop their sociological 'eye' for thinking critically about society and their place within it.
Precludes additional credit for SOCI 1002.
Prerequisite(s): restricted to B.Com. students.
Lecture three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): restricted to B.Com. students.
Lecture three hours a week.
SOCI 2000 [0.5 credit]
Foundations of Sociological Inquiry
Introduction to sociological inquiry through the study of sociological approaches to knowledge, the relationship of theory to methods, introduction to different methodological traditions including their epistemological foundations, value and limitations. Students will acquire foundational academic skills.
Foundations of Sociological Inquiry
Introduction to sociological inquiry through the study of sociological approaches to knowledge, the relationship of theory to methods, introduction to different methodological traditions including their epistemological foundations, value and limitations. Students will acquire foundational academic skills.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours per week.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours per week.
SOCI 2001 [0.5 credit]
Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
Introduction to theory and practice of qualitative research methods involving human participants: research design; ethics; data analysis; data generation methods. Methods may include: qualitative interviewing, ethnography, oral history, focus groups, observation. Additional topics may include: historical development/debates in qualitative research/key historical studies.
Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods
Introduction to theory and practice of qualitative research methods involving human participants: research design; ethics; data analysis; data generation methods. Methods may include: qualitative interviewing, ethnography, oral history, focus groups, observation. Additional topics may include: historical development/debates in qualitative research/key historical studies.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2000.
Lectures/discussion groups or labs three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2000.
Lectures/discussion groups or labs three hours a week.
SOCI 2004 [0.5 credit]
Data Literacy for Social Sciences
This course equips students with essential skills in data literacy and visualization. Students will learn to understand and interpret various statistical measures, use Excel and statistical software to analyze and transform data into engaging figures and understand the applications and misapplications of statistical techniques.
Data Literacy for Social Sciences
This course equips students with essential skills in data literacy and visualization. Students will learn to understand and interpret various statistical measures, use Excel and statistical software to analyze and transform data into engaging figures and understand the applications and misapplications of statistical techniques.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Precludes additional credit for SOCI 2002 (no longer offered), SOCI 3000 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2000 or equivalent.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours per week.
Precludes additional credit for SOCI 2002 (no longer offered), SOCI 3000 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2000 or equivalent.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours per week.
SOCI 2005 [1.0 credit]
Histories of Sociological Thought
Traces theoretical traditions in sociological thought, situating traditions within historical, social and intellectual contexts. At least four of the following will be covered: orientalism, imperialism, colonialism; capitalism, social organization, rationalization; subject formation, identity; self and the everyday; work and leisure; and, social change and revolution.
Histories of Sociological Thought
Traces theoretical traditions in sociological thought, situating traditions within historical, social and intellectual contexts. At least four of the following will be covered: orientalism, imperialism, colonialism; capitalism, social organization, rationalization; subject formation, identity; self and the everyday; work and leisure; and, social change and revolution.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
SOCI 2010 [0.5 credit]
Critical Approaches to Economic Inequality
Theoretical and empirical examination of economic inequalities in Canada. Topics may include the experience of economic marginalization, how economic inequality is reproduced, how economic inequalities intersect with other forces, such as gender and racialized inequality, and struggles to transform the economic organisation of society.
Critical Approaches to Economic Inequality
Theoretical and empirical examination of economic inequalities in Canada. Topics may include the experience of economic marginalization, how economic inequality is reproduced, how economic inequalities intersect with other forces, such as gender and racialized inequality, and struggles to transform the economic organisation of society.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
SOCI 2020 [0.5 credit]
Race and Ethnicity
Introduction to some of the recent theoretical literature and research on the issues of race, racism and ethnicity. Concepts, controversies and definitions dealing with race and ethnicity from the Canadian context and internationally.
Race and Ethnicity
Introduction to some of the recent theoretical literature and research on the issues of race, racism and ethnicity. Concepts, controversies and definitions dealing with race and ethnicity from the Canadian context and internationally.
Also listed as ANTH 2020.
Prerequisite(s): second year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): second year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
SOCI 2035 [0.5 credit]
Technology, Culture and Society
Introduction to the principal theories and methods used by Science and Technology Studies (STS) scholars to examine the social and cultural shaping of technology. The substantive focus of the course is on the design, development, production, diffusion, consumption and use of technology.
Technology, Culture and Society
Introduction to the principal theories and methods used by Science and Technology Studies (STS) scholars to examine the social and cultural shaping of technology. The substantive focus of the course is on the design, development, production, diffusion, consumption and use of technology.
Also listed as DIGH 2035.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
SOCI 2040 [0.5 credit]
Food, Culture and Society
The sociological analysis of food and eating. The relationship between food and identity; the development of social movements organized around food; and more generally, on practices relating to the production, preparation, and consumption of food.
Food, Culture and Society
The sociological analysis of food and eating. The relationship between food and identity; the development of social movements organized around food; and more generally, on practices relating to the production, preparation, and consumption of food.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
SOCI 2043 [0.5 credit]
Sociology of the Family
How do we conceptualize the family? How has family changed over history? What are the diverse realities of families today? This course examines different family forms, relations and dynamics, emphasizing the relationship between family and larger social forces, such as gender, immigration or class.
Sociology of the Family
How do we conceptualize the family? How has family changed over history? What are the diverse realities of families today? This course examines different family forms, relations and dynamics, emphasizing the relationship between family and larger social forces, such as gender, immigration or class.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
SOCI 2045 [0.5 credit]
Gender and Society
How gender and gender relations play out in everyday lives, and how people resist, reproduce, or reinforce gender norms. Considers how gender shapes experiences of family, school, work, media, relationships, bodies, violence, etc. Canadian and global cases are examined.
Gender and Society
How gender and gender relations play out in everyday lives, and how people resist, reproduce, or reinforce gender norms. Considers how gender shapes experiences of family, school, work, media, relationships, bodies, violence, etc. Canadian and global cases are examined.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
SOCI 2050 [0.5 credit]
Sociology of Health
Critical approaches to understanding health, illness and healthcare and how social, cultural, political and economic factors affect our health, our experiences with illness, and our encounters with healthcare systems.
Sociology of Health
Critical approaches to understanding health, illness and healthcare and how social, cultural, political and economic factors affect our health, our experiences with illness, and our encounters with healthcare systems.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
SOCI 2060 [0.5 credit]
Girlhood in Contemporary Contexts: Anthropological and Sociological Perspectives
Drawing on anthropological and sociological approaches, students will explore girls’ lives in diverse cultural, political, economic, and social contexts. Topics may include: movement and migration, education, media, imaging and humanitarianism, consumerism, agency and activism, health, and violence.
Girlhood in Contemporary Contexts: Anthropological and Sociological Perspectives
Drawing on anthropological and sociological approaches, students will explore girls’ lives in diverse cultural, political, economic, and social contexts. Topics may include: movement and migration, education, media, imaging and humanitarianism, consumerism, agency and activism, health, and violence.
Also listed as ANTH 2060.
Prerequisite(s): second year standing or permission from the instructor.
Two hour lecture plus one hour tutorial per week.
Prerequisite(s): second year standing or permission from the instructor.
Two hour lecture plus one hour tutorial per week.
SOCI 2080 [0.5 credit]
Humans/Animals: the More-than-Human in Social Research
Examination of relationships between humans and animals in the sociological and broader social studies canon, including: multispecies ethnography, the role of the ‘more than human’ in Indigenous legal orders, posthumanist and STS theory, relationships between humans and animals and other non-human entities in the Anthropocene.
Humans/Animals: the More-than-Human in Social Research
Examination of relationships between humans and animals in the sociological and broader social studies canon, including: multispecies ethnography, the role of the ‘more than human’ in Indigenous legal orders, posthumanist and STS theory, relationships between humans and animals and other non-human entities in the Anthropocene.
SOCI 2150 [0.5 credit]
Social Psychology
Theoretical and empirical consideration of society and the individual. Topics include the public realm, situations, roles and interpersonal relations. Beliefs, attitudes, interests and opinions, leadership and decision making, conformity, coercion and compromise may be also examined.
Social Psychology
Theoretical and empirical consideration of society and the individual. Topics include the public realm, situations, roles and interpersonal relations. Beliefs, attitudes, interests and opinions, leadership and decision making, conformity, coercion and compromise may be also examined.
Precludes additional credit for PSYC 2100.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
SOCI 2160 [0.5 credit]
War and Society
Sociological theory and research on large-scale conflict. How society and culture shape warfare through processes of socialization, bureaucratization, and ideological representation. Social impacts of war in terms of gender, race and ethnicity, class relations, and cultural values.
War and Society
Sociological theory and research on large-scale conflict. How society and culture shape warfare through processes of socialization, bureaucratization, and ideological representation. Social impacts of war in terms of gender, race and ethnicity, class relations, and cultural values.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
SOCI 2170 [0.5 credit]
Foundations in Social Justice
Introduction to the study of social justice and the theorization of social justice sociology. Critical examination of resistance to oppression, social movements and solidarity both in Canada and transnationally. Exploration of the relationship between the university and community-based action.
Foundations in Social Justice
Introduction to the study of social justice and the theorization of social justice sociology. Critical examination of resistance to oppression, social movements and solidarity both in Canada and transnationally. Exploration of the relationship between the university and community-based action.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
SOCI 2180 [0.5 credit]
Foundations in Community Engagement
Study of theoretical debates and practical applications relating to community engagement with a focus on Canadian examples. Exploration of the contested and complex meanings of community engagement in and between diverse communities, public institutions, non-profit sector and private enterprise with an emphasis on social justice.
Foundations in Community Engagement
Study of theoretical debates and practical applications relating to community engagement with a focus on Canadian examples. Exploration of the contested and complex meanings of community engagement in and between diverse communities, public institutions, non-profit sector and private enterprise with an emphasis on social justice.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Also listed as ANTH 2180.
Prerequisite(s): Second year standing or permission of instructor.
Lecture, discussion and project work three hours a week.
Also listed as ANTH 2180.
Prerequisite(s): Second year standing or permission of instructor.
Lecture, discussion and project work three hours a week.
SOCI 2445 [0.5 credit]
Sociology of Deviance
The construction of deviant behaviour and the consequences of such construction for both deviant and conforming persons. Emphasis upon deviance as a normal and necessary result of the socio-cultural processes resulting from, and affecting the activities of a viable society.
Sociology of Deviance
The construction of deviant behaviour and the consequences of such construction for both deviant and conforming persons. Emphasis upon deviance as a normal and necessary result of the socio-cultural processes resulting from, and affecting the activities of a viable society.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
SOCI 2450 [0.5 credit]
Crime and Society
Social reactions to crime, criminalization processes, and the criminal justice system, and their intersection with power relations and social inequalities.
Crime and Society
Social reactions to crime, criminalization processes, and the criminal justice system, and their intersection with power relations and social inequalities.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
SOCI 2702 [0.5 credit]
Power and Social Change
An investigation of power and culture, with a focus on how ordinary people contribute to social change. Topics may include activism, leisure, consumption, identity, fashion, sexuality, tourism, health, pollution and work.
Power and Social Change
An investigation of power and culture, with a focus on how ordinary people contribute to social change. Topics may include activism, leisure, consumption, identity, fashion, sexuality, tourism, health, pollution and work.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
SOCI 2705 [0.5 credit]
Popular Culture in the Digital Age
An examination of various approaches to analyzing digital media and their role in the production and consumption of contemporary cultural forms and practices. Students will reflect upon their use of digital media and the influence they have on their lives and popular culture, more generally.
Popular Culture in the Digital Age
An examination of various approaches to analyzing digital media and their role in the production and consumption of contemporary cultural forms and practices. Students will reflect upon their use of digital media and the influence they have on their lives and popular culture, more generally.
Also listed as DIGH 2705.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
SOCI 2810 [0.5 credit]
Special Topics in Sociology
Special topics in sociology not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topics varies from year to year. Students should check with the Department regarding the topic offered.
Special Topics in Sociology
Special topics in sociology not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topics varies from year to year. Students should check with the Department regarding the topic offered.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
SOCI 2820 [0.5 credit]
Special Topics in Sociology
Special topics in sociology not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topics varies from year to year. Students should check with the Department regarding the topic offered.
Special Topics in Sociology
Special topics in sociology not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topics varies from year to year. Students should check with the Department regarding the topic offered.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
SOCI 2910 [0.5 credit]
Course-Related Tutorials in Sociology
Consult the Department for information.
Course-Related Tutorials in Sociology
Consult the Department for information.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
SOCI 2920 [0.5 credit]
Course-Related Tutorials in Sociology
Consult the Department for information.
Course-Related Tutorials in Sociology
Consult the Department for information.
SOCI 3004 [0.5 credit]
Qualitative Research: Approaches and Strategies
Specialized examination of select strategies or approaches to qualitative research. Topics may include: advanced application of research design involving human participants; historical research methods; textual/document-based research; visual sociologies; critical methodologies (such as feminist or decolonizing methods).
Qualitative Research: Approaches and Strategies
Specialized examination of select strategies or approaches to qualitative research. Topics may include: advanced application of research design involving human participants; historical research methods; textual/document-based research; visual sociologies; critical methodologies (such as feminist or decolonizing methods).
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2001 and third-year standing.
Lectures/computer labs three hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2001 and third-year standing.
Lectures/computer labs three hours per week.
SOCI 3006 [0.5 credit]
Thinking the Social: Theories and Approaches
Examination of a select sociological tradition or thinker, or theoretically intensive study of a sociological area. Consult the department for topics offered.
Thinking the Social: Theories and Approaches
Examination of a select sociological tradition or thinker, or theoretically intensive study of a sociological area. Consult the department for topics offered.
Precludes additional credit for SOCI 3005 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2005 and third-year standing.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2005 and third-year standing.
Lectures/discussion groups three hours a week.
SOCI 3008 [0.5 credit]
Data Analysis for Social Sciences
This course provides students with in-depth knowledge of descriptive and inferential statistics, including measures of central tendency and dispersion, central limit theorem, hypothesis testing, measures of association, correlation and regression analysis. Students will use statistical software to analyze social science data.
Data Analysis for Social Sciences
This course provides students with in-depth knowledge of descriptive and inferential statistics, including measures of central tendency and dispersion, central limit theorem, hypothesis testing, measures of association, correlation and regression analysis. Students will use statistical software to analyze social science data.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Precludes additional credit for SOCI 3002 (no longer offered) and SOCI 3003 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2004.
Lectures/discussion groups or labs three hours a week.
Precludes additional credit for SOCI 3002 (no longer offered) and SOCI 3003 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2004.
Lectures/discussion groups or labs three hours a week.
SOCI 3010 [0.5 credit]
Power, Oppression and Resistance
What makes inequalities so persistent? Theoretical and empirical examination of the intersection of social inequalities in Canada and globally, including class, gender, race and ethnicity and age; study of resistance to structures and cultures of inequalities.
Power, Oppression and Resistance
What makes inequalities so persistent? Theoretical and empirical examination of the intersection of social inequalities in Canada and globally, including class, gender, race and ethnicity and age; study of resistance to structures and cultures of inequalities.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lecture three hours a week.
Lecture three hours a week.
SOCI 3015 [0.5 credit]
Palestine: History, Culture and Anti-Colonial Struggle
This course aims to introduce students to the history and culture of the Palestinians. It discusses the socio-economic and political conditions of Palestinians under Israel’s occupation and settler colonialism. Palestinian cultural and political forms of resistance will also be considered.
Palestine: History, Culture and Anti-Colonial Struggle
This course aims to introduce students to the history and culture of the Palestinians. It discusses the socio-economic and political conditions of Palestinians under Israel’s occupation and settler colonialism. Palestinian cultural and political forms of resistance will also be considered.
SOCI 3019 [0.5 credit]
Sociology of International Migration
This course draws from global and interdisciplinary theoretical perspectives to examine primarily though not exclusively Canadian immigration policy and the socio-historical forces shaping policy, migration patterns, permanent, temporary and circular migration, the experiences of immigrants, refugees and migrants; and diasporic and transnational communities and identities.
Sociology of International Migration
This course draws from global and interdisciplinary theoretical perspectives to examine primarily though not exclusively Canadian immigration policy and the socio-historical forces shaping policy, migration patterns, permanent, temporary and circular migration, the experiences of immigrants, refugees and migrants; and diasporic and transnational communities and identities.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lecture three hours per week.
Lecture three hours per week.
SOCI 3020 [0.5 credit]
Studies in Race and Ethnicity
Race, racism and ethnicity in Canada and internationally. Critical perspectives on race and ethnicity, which intersect with other social relations. Racism, Eurocentrism, Orientalism, nationalism, colonialism, international migration, citizenship, and diasporic cultures.
Studies in Race and Ethnicity
Race, racism and ethnicity in Canada and internationally. Critical perspectives on race and ethnicity, which intersect with other social relations. Racism, Eurocentrism, Orientalism, nationalism, colonialism, international migration, citizenship, and diasporic cultures.
Also listed as ANTH 3020.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lecture three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lecture three hours a week.
SOCI 3027 [0.5 credit]
Globalization and Human Rights
Examination of the various dimensions and meanings of globalization and its relationship with human rights, with emphasis on the implications of the emerging global economy for economic, social, political and cultural rights.
Globalization and Human Rights
Examination of the various dimensions and meanings of globalization and its relationship with human rights, with emphasis on the implications of the emerging global economy for economic, social, political and cultural rights.
Also listed as ANTH 3027, PSCI 3802.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lecture three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lecture three hours a week.
SOCI 3030 [0.5 credit]
Work, Industry, and Occupations
Work as central human activity and social problem. Theories, concepts, and trends in sociology of work and occupations. Topics include labour market inequality; precarious, gig, and service work; occupational segregation; professionalization; organizations; impact of technology; work as a source of identity; worker rights and resistance.
Work, Industry, and Occupations
Work as central human activity and social problem. Theories, concepts, and trends in sociology of work and occupations. Topics include labour market inequality; precarious, gig, and service work; occupational segregation; professionalization; organizations; impact of technology; work as a source of identity; worker rights and resistance.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lecture three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lecture three hours a week.
SOCI 3035 [0.5 credit]
Science, Culture and Society: Social Studies of Science
Principal theories and methods used by Science and Technology Studies scholars to examine the social construction of scientific knowledge. Topics may include the demarcation of science from non-science, the relationship between experts and laypersons, and the study of scientific controversies.
Science, Culture and Society: Social Studies of Science
Principal theories and methods used by Science and Technology Studies scholars to examine the social construction of scientific knowledge. Topics may include the demarcation of science from non-science, the relationship between experts and laypersons, and the study of scientific controversies.
Also listed as ANTH 3035.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lecture three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lecture three hours a week.
SOCI 3038 [0.5 credit]
Studies in Urban Sociology
Issues related to people and the urban environment, including the historical process of urbanization, rural-urban transition, the diffusion of urban values and life styles, contemporary urban problems such as urban renewal, pollution and the pressures of the urban environment on social institutions.
Studies in Urban Sociology
Issues related to people and the urban environment, including the historical process of urbanization, rural-urban transition, the diffusion of urban values and life styles, contemporary urban problems such as urban renewal, pollution and the pressures of the urban environment on social institutions.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Lecture three hours a week.
Lecture three hours a week.
SOCI 3040 [0.5 credit]
Studies in the Sociology of Gender
Sociological and feminist perspectives; applied understandings of gender, gender relations; women's and men's lives in contemporary Canadian society and in historical and cross-cultural terms. Multiple intersections between gender, race, ethnicity, class and sexuality.
Studies in the Sociology of Gender
Sociological and feminist perspectives; applied understandings of gender, gender relations; women's and men's lives in contemporary Canadian society and in historical and cross-cultural terms. Multiple intersections between gender, race, ethnicity, class and sexuality.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
Lecture three hours a week.
SOCI 3044 [0.5 credit]
Sociology of Sex and Sexuality
Key concepts of sex, sexuality, gender, eroticism and pleasure. The history of sex and sexuality. The regulation of sexual relations and practices. Social movements relating to sexuality, gender identities and sexual equality.
Sociology of Sex and Sexuality
Key concepts of sex, sexuality, gender, eroticism and pleasure. The history of sex and sexuality. The regulation of sexual relations and practices. Social movements relating to sexuality, gender identities and sexual equality.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
Lecture three hours a week.
SOCI 3045 [0.5 credit]
Children and Childhood in a Globalized World
A socio-historical and cross-cultural exploration of constructions, deconstructions, and the experience of childhood in Canada and internationally. Compulsory schooling, child labour, protection and regulation in law, the commodification and equalization of childhood, children's social movements, and the emergence of children's rights discourses.
Children and Childhood in a Globalized World
A socio-historical and cross-cultural exploration of constructions, deconstructions, and the experience of childhood in Canada and internationally. Compulsory schooling, child labour, protection and regulation in law, the commodification and equalization of childhood, children's social movements, and the emergence of children's rights discourses.
Also listed as ANTH 3045.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
SOCI 3050 [0.5 credit]
Studies in the Sociology of Health
Current theory and research on health, disease and social responses to health issues. Topics include population differences incidence and prevalence of morbidity and mortality, access to care and government health policy. Focus upon cultural definitions of health and their consequences for health promotion practices.
Studies in the Sociology of Health
Current theory and research on health, disease and social responses to health issues. Topics include population differences incidence and prevalence of morbidity and mortality, access to care and government health policy. Focus upon cultural definitions of health and their consequences for health promotion practices.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
Lecture three hours a week.
SOCI 3055 [0.5 credit]
Studies in Addictions
Survey of alcohol and other drug use in cross-cultural and sub-group perspectives. Relationships between culture, social structure and patterns of use of psychoactive substances. Topics may include: substance use and the life cycle; gender and psychoactive substances; problem and non-problem use.
Studies in Addictions
Survey of alcohol and other drug use in cross-cultural and sub-group perspectives. Relationships between culture, social structure and patterns of use of psychoactive substances. Topics may include: substance use and the life cycle; gender and psychoactive substances; problem and non-problem use.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
Lecture three hours a week.
SOCI 3056 [0.5 credit]
Women and Health
Women's health issues and how they relate to social, political and economic factors. The intersection of gender, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation and able-bodiedness with women's health.
Women and Health
Women's health issues and how they relate to social, political and economic factors. The intersection of gender, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation and able-bodiedness with women's health.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Seminar 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Seminar 3 hours per week.
SOCI 3060 [0.5 credit]
Critical Disability Studies
Course engages contemporary disability theory, culture, and activism to consider bodily difference and its relation to the workings of power and social control, accessibility, normalization, ableism, and medicalization. Students will gain an understanding of the contemporary debates, theories, and methodologies of critical disability studies.
Critical Disability Studies
Course engages contemporary disability theory, culture, and activism to consider bodily difference and its relation to the workings of power and social control, accessibility, normalization, ableism, and medicalization. Students will gain an understanding of the contemporary debates, theories, and methodologies of critical disability studies.
Also listed as DBST 3060.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
SOCI 3150 [0.5 credit]
Sociology of Rightwing Populism
This course will make sense of Trumpism and other rightwing populisms by interrogating their sociological backgrounds and histories. Students will learn to recognize the systems and structures that make populist leaders possible, and how trends in North America relate to far-right movements elsewhere.
Sociology of Rightwing Populism
This course will make sense of Trumpism and other rightwing populisms by interrogating their sociological backgrounds and histories. Students will learn to recognize the systems and structures that make populist leaders possible, and how trends in North America relate to far-right movements elsewhere.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
Lecture three hours a week.
SOCI 3160 [0.5 credit]
Political Violence
Sociological examination of political violence. Theoretical analysis of violence as social action that is historically situated and shaped by cultural and economic forces; the relationship between political violence and identity, nation/nationalism, modernity and globalisation.
Political Violence
Sociological examination of political violence. Theoretical analysis of violence as social action that is historically situated and shaped by cultural and economic forces; the relationship between political violence and identity, nation/nationalism, modernity and globalisation.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third year standing.
Lectures three hours a week.
Lectures three hours a week.
SOCI 3170 [0.5 credit]
Social Justice in Action
Current debates in social justice theory and practice. The course includes substantial engagement with community actors, including activists and advocates as guest speakers. Students will be exposed to social justice principles applied in the community through a variety of approaches.
Social Justice in Action
Current debates in social justice theory and practice. The course includes substantial engagement with community actors, including activists and advocates as guest speakers. Students will be exposed to social justice principles applied in the community through a variety of approaches.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
SOCI 3210 [0.5 credit]
Special Topics in Sociology
Special topics in sociology not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topics varies from year to year. Students should check with the Department regarding the topic offered.
Special Topics in Sociology
Special topics in sociology not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topics varies from year to year. Students should check with the Department regarding the topic offered.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
Lecture three hours a week.
SOCI 3220 [0.5 credit]
Special Topics in Sociology
Special topics in sociology not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topics varies from year to year. Students should check with the Department regarding the topic offered.
Special Topics in Sociology
Special topics in sociology not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topics varies from year to year. Students should check with the Department regarding the topic offered.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
Lecture three hours a week.
SOCI 3300 [0.5 credit]
Studies in the Sociology of Education
Critical analysis of selected work in educational sociology. Topics may include sociological theories of education, school ethnography, contemporary educational policy and practice. Note: Topic will vary in keeping with the interests of students and instructor.
Studies in the Sociology of Education
Critical analysis of selected work in educational sociology. Topics may include sociological theories of education, school ethnography, contemporary educational policy and practice. Note: Topic will vary in keeping with the interests of students and instructor.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
Lecture three hours a week.
SOCI 3410 [0.5 credit]
Studies in Criminal Justice
Developments in criminal justice are examined in the context of broader social issues. Particular emphasis will be placed on contemporary developments in criminal justice institutions, programs and practices.
Studies in Criminal Justice
Developments in criminal justice are examined in the context of broader social issues. Particular emphasis will be placed on contemporary developments in criminal justice institutions, programs and practices.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
SOCI 3430 [0.5 credit]
Studies in Collective Action and Social Movements
What is a social movement? How do sociologists distinguish between social movements and revolutions? What factors influence social movement development? What do they look like? Theoretical and empirical study of the relationship between social movements and social change.
Studies in Collective Action and Social Movements
What is a social movement? How do sociologists distinguish between social movements and revolutions? What factors influence social movement development? What do they look like? Theoretical and empirical study of the relationship between social movements and social change.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
Lecture three hours a week.
SOCI 3480 [0.5 credit]
Law and Social Regulation
A study of sociological theories of law as well as the nature of legal institutions. Impacts of legal regulation on various social institutions and on processes of social debate and conflict.
Law and Social Regulation
A study of sociological theories of law as well as the nature of legal institutions. Impacts of legal regulation on various social institutions and on processes of social debate and conflict.
Precludes additional credit for LAWS 3106 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
SOCI 3570 [0.5 credit]
Studies in Art, Culture and Society
Aesthetic practices and institutions. Production and reception of diverse art forms (visual, musical, corporeal, etc.) in various sociocultural contexts. Institutions dedicated to supporting such practices (e.g., museums, theatres, festivals, rituals) are examined through a range of theoretical perspectives.
Studies in Art, Culture and Society
Aesthetic practices and institutions. Production and reception of diverse art forms (visual, musical, corporeal, etc.) in various sociocultural contexts. Institutions dedicated to supporting such practices (e.g., museums, theatres, festivals, rituals) are examined through a range of theoretical perspectives.
Also listed as ANTH 3570.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0]; or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0]; or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
SOCI 3710 [0.5 credit]
Introduction to Cultural Studies
Research and theory in the interdisciplinary area of Cultural Studies. Contemporary cultural change in the advanced industrialized societies and its impact on everyday life.
Introduction to Cultural Studies
Research and theory in the interdisciplinary area of Cultural Studies. Contemporary cultural change in the advanced industrialized societies and its impact on everyday life.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0]; or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0]; or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
SOCI 3805 [0.5 credit]
Studies in Population
Historical and current debates on population growth. Historical declines in fertility and mortality from an international perspective. Contemporary demographic issues such as low fertility, longevity revolution, population aging, inequalities in health, migration and refugees.
Studies in Population
Historical and current debates on population growth. Historical declines in fertility and mortality from an international perspective. Contemporary demographic issues such as low fertility, longevity revolution, population aging, inequalities in health, migration and refugees.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0]; or ANTH 1001, or ANTH 1002, and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
Lecture three hours a week.
SOCI 3910 [0.5 credit]
Course-Related Tutorials in Sociology
Consult the Department for information, as departmental permission is required.
Course-Related Tutorials in Sociology
Consult the Department for information, as departmental permission is required.
SOCI 3920 [0.5 credit]
Course-Related Tutorials in Sociology
Consult the Department for information, as departmental permission is required.
Course-Related Tutorials in Sociology
Consult the Department for information, as departmental permission is required.
SOCI 3950 [0.5 credit]
Practicum Placement in Sociology
This course provides students with the opportunity to apply academic skills and knowledge while working within a sociology-related organization. Placements are organized with support from a co-ordinator.
Practicum Placement in Sociology
This course provides students with the opportunity to apply academic skills and knowledge while working within a sociology-related organization. Placements are organized with support from a co-ordinator.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Also listed as ANTH 3950.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing in Sociology with a GPA of 9.00 or higher and permission of the course instructor. [Students who do not meet the GPA requirement will be considered on a case-by-case basis.].
Placement six to eight hours a week.
Also listed as ANTH 3950.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing in Sociology with a GPA of 9.00 or higher and permission of the course instructor. [Students who do not meet the GPA requirement will be considered on a case-by-case basis.].
Placement six to eight hours a week.
SOCI 3999 [0.0 credit]
Co-operative Work Term
Co-operative Work Term
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
SOCI 4002 [0.5 credit]
Advanced Studies in Sociological Theory
Close study of the works of an author, tendency, or school of thought in theoretical sociology. Topic will vary in keeping with interests of the students and instructor.
Advanced Studies in Sociological Theory
Close study of the works of an author, tendency, or school of thought in theoretical sociology. Topic will vary in keeping with interests of the students and instructor.
SOCI 4003 [0.5 credit]
Advanced Studies in Qualitative Research
In-depth study into selected issues in qualitative research design, implementation and data analysis. Topics covered may include participant observation, ethnomethodology, ethnography, grounded theory, discourse analysis, narrative analysis, textual analysis, and document analysis. Intersections between epistemologies and methodologies.
Advanced Studies in Qualitative Research
In-depth study into selected issues in qualitative research design, implementation and data analysis. Topics covered may include participant observation, ethnomethodology, ethnography, grounded theory, discourse analysis, narrative analysis, textual analysis, and document analysis. Intersections between epistemologies and methodologies.
SOCI 4020 [0.5 credit]
Advanced Studies in Race and Ethnicity
Selected topics in race and ethnicity in an international context. Specific topics will vary according to instructors' research interests.
Advanced Studies in Race and Ethnicity
Selected topics in race and ethnicity in an international context. Specific topics will vary according to instructors' research interests.
Also listed as ANTH 4020.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Seminar three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Seminar three hours a week.
SOCI 4039 [0.5 credit]
Women in Contemporary Middle East Societies
Socio-economic, political and cultural realities of Middle Eastern women with focus on their lived experiences, voices and stories. Focus on women in Palestine/Israel with consideration of other Middle Eastern women.
Women in Contemporary Middle East Societies
Socio-economic, political and cultural realities of Middle Eastern women with focus on their lived experiences, voices and stories. Focus on women in Palestine/Israel with consideration of other Middle Eastern women.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar three hours a week.
SOCI 4040 [0.5 credit]
Feminist Sociology of Intersectionality
Theoretical and empirical examination of gender relations and gendered inequality with emphasis on the complex intersection of gender with race, ethnicity, religion, class, sexuality, (dis)ability and other relations of power in feminist scholarship, social justice movements, law and policy.
Feminist Sociology of Intersectionality
Theoretical and empirical examination of gender relations and gendered inequality with emphasis on the complex intersection of gender with race, ethnicity, religion, class, sexuality, (dis)ability and other relations of power in feminist scholarship, social justice movements, law and policy.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar three hours a week.
SOCI 4043 [0.5 credit]
Families in the 21st Century
Examination of contemporary family forms including single-parent-, blended/step-, LGBTQ- and common-law families. Topics may include theoretical perspectives; reproductive technologies; globalization; migration; interracial families; cohabitation; separation/divorce; motherhood/fatherhood; childcare/domestic labour; children/youth; intergenerational relations; social class/poverty; family policies and family law.
Families in the 21st Century
Examination of contemporary family forms including single-parent-, blended/step-, LGBTQ- and common-law families. Topics may include theoretical perspectives; reproductive technologies; globalization; migration; interracial families; cohabitation; separation/divorce; motherhood/fatherhood; childcare/domestic labour; children/youth; intergenerational relations; social class/poverty; family policies and family law.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar three hours a week.
SOCI 4050 [0.5 credit]
Ethical Issues in Health and Healthcare
A study of the diverse ethical frameworks that inform and interrogate health, healthcare, and biomedicine. Potential topics include: history of bioethics; critical bioethics; ethics of care; health inequities; Indigenous healthcare; human enhancement; novel genetic technologies; ageing; vaccine politics.
Ethical Issues in Health and Healthcare
A study of the diverse ethical frameworks that inform and interrogate health, healthcare, and biomedicine. Potential topics include: history of bioethics; critical bioethics; ethics of care; health inequities; Indigenous healthcare; human enhancement; novel genetic technologies; ageing; vaccine politics.
Also listed as ANTH 4050.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Seminar three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Seminar three hours a week.
SOCI 4102 [0.5 credit]
Multiple Regression Analysis
An in-depth study of multiple regression analysis and its application in social science research. Interpretation and communication of the results are emphasized. The course provides an overview of descriptive and inferential statistics. Students learn how to use STATA/SAS to analyze social survey data.
Multiple Regression Analysis
An in-depth study of multiple regression analysis and its application in social science research. Interpretation and communication of the results are emphasized. The course provides an overview of descriptive and inferential statistics. Students learn how to use STATA/SAS to analyze social survey data.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Precludes additional credit for SOCI 4009 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 3008 or equivalent and fourth-year standing.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as SOCI 5102, for which additional credit is precluded.
Seminar three hours a week.
Precludes additional credit for SOCI 4009 (no longer offered).
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 3008 or equivalent and fourth-year standing.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as SOCI 5102, for which additional credit is precluded.
Seminar three hours a week.
SOCI 4160 [0.5 credit]
War, Terrorism and State Terrorism
Critical theoretical and empirical analysis of violent political conflict. Examination of transformations and continuities of war, terrorism and state terrorism; modalities of political violence, such as torture or disappearance; responses to violent conflict; and the representation and construction of political violence.
War, Terrorism and State Terrorism
Critical theoretical and empirical analysis of violent political conflict. Examination of transformations and continuities of war, terrorism and state terrorism; modalities of political violence, such as torture or disappearance; responses to violent conflict; and the representation and construction of political violence.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar three hours a week.
SOCI 4170 [0.5 credit]
Community-Engaged Sociology
Students will apply their sociological education working with community organizations in small teams to research issues and advocate for positive social change. Each team’s project will include public education, sociological analysis and creating a tangible product for the partner organization.
Community-Engaged Sociology
Students will apply their sociological education working with community organizations in small teams to research issues and advocate for positive social change. Each team’s project will include public education, sociological analysis and creating a tangible product for the partner organization.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): third-year or fourth-year standing, or permission from the instructor of SOCI 4170.
Lectures, discussion and project work three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): third-year or fourth-year standing, or permission from the instructor of SOCI 4170.
Lectures, discussion and project work three hours a week.
SOCI 4171 [0.5 credit]
Community Engagement Capstone
Students in the capstone will reflect on their engagement experiences and advance their critical understanding of community through a series of in-class activities and readings. Students will produce a public-facing artifact (e.g., blog, podcast, video) related to their experiences, potentially in collaboration with community partners.
Community Engagement Capstone
Students in the capstone will reflect on their engagement experiences and advance their critical understanding of community through a series of in-class activities and readings. Students will produce a public-facing artifact (e.g., blog, podcast, video) related to their experiences, potentially in collaboration with community partners.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Also listed as ANTH 4171.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2180 and fourth year standing or permission of the instructor.
Lecture, discussion and project work three hours a week.
Also listed as ANTH 4171.
Prerequisite(s): SOCI 2180 and fourth year standing or permission of the instructor.
Lecture, discussion and project work three hours a week.
SOCI 4410 [0.5 credit]
Advanced Studies in Criminology
Crime, criminal justice, social processes relating to the implementation of criminal justice policy, or other aspects of criminality and deviance.
Advanced Studies in Criminology
Crime, criminal justice, social processes relating to the implementation of criminal justice policy, or other aspects of criminality and deviance.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar three hours a week.
SOCI 4480 [0.5 credit]
Advanced Studies in the Sociology of Law
Contemporary debates about the role of law in society focusing on the potential and limits of law as a vehicle of social transformation.
Advanced Studies in the Sociology of Law
Contemporary debates about the role of law in society focusing on the potential and limits of law as a vehicle of social transformation.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar three hours a week.
SOCI 4700 [0.5 credit]
Honours Capstone Seminar
Students carry out a small-scale research project to hone transferable skills acquired over the course of the degree programme.
Honours Capstone Seminar
Students carry out a small-scale research project to hone transferable skills acquired over the course of the degree programme.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing.
Seminar three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing.
Seminar three hours a week.
SOCI 4702 [0.5 credit]
Special Topic in Criminal Justice and Social Policy
Examination of a special topic in criminal justice and social policy. Topics to be announced.
Special Topic in Criminal Justice and Social Policy
Examination of a special topic in criminal justice and social policy. Topics to be announced.
Also listed as LAWS 4702, SOWK 4702.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Seminars three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Seminars three hours a week.
SOCI 4730 [0.5 credit]
Colonialism and Post-Colonialism
Comparative ethnographic and historical approaches to colonialism including topics such as the formation of colonial regimes, colonial governmentality, servile labour systems, missionization, anti-colonial resistance, cultural hybridization and post-colonial memory. Exploration of debates over the relation between colonialism and the production of social scientific knowledge.
Colonialism and Post-Colonialism
Comparative ethnographic and historical approaches to colonialism including topics such as the formation of colonial regimes, colonial governmentality, servile labour systems, missionization, anti-colonial resistance, cultural hybridization and post-colonial memory. Exploration of debates over the relation between colonialism and the production of social scientific knowledge.
Also listed as ANTH 4730.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Seminar three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Seminar three hours a week.
SOCI 4810 [0.5 credit]
Advanced Studies in Social Policy
An examination of sociological research and social intervention.
Advanced Studies in Social Policy
An examination of sociological research and social intervention.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Seminar three hours a week.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Seminar three hours a week.
SOCI 4850 [0.5 credit]
Contemporary Problems in Sociology
Selected problems in sociology not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topics varies from year to year. Students should check with the Department regarding the topic offered.
Contemporary Problems in Sociology
Selected problems in sociology not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topics varies from year to year. Students should check with the Department regarding the topic offered.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar three hours a week.
SOCI 4860 [0.5 credit]
Contemporary Problems in Sociology
Selected problems in sociology not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topics varies from year to year. Students should check with the Department regarding the topic offered.
Contemporary Problems in Sociology
Selected problems in sociology not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topics varies from year to year. Students should check with the Department regarding the topic offered.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Seminar three hours a week.
Seminar three hours a week.
SOCI 4900 [1.0 credit]
Honours Thesis
An independent research project under the supervision of a faculty member. Seminar supports students through each stage of the research process: development of a research question, designing the project, crafting a proposal, carrying out data generation and analysis, and writing the final thesis.
Honours Thesis
An independent research project under the supervision of a faculty member. Seminar supports students through each stage of the research process: development of a research question, designing the project, crafting a proposal, carrying out data generation and analysis, and writing the final thesis.
Includes: Experiential Learning Activity
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing in the Sociology B.A. Honours with a CGPA of 9.00 or higher in the Major or by permission of the instructor. Students are strongly encouraged to locate a faculty member to supervise their Honours Thesis prior to the start of this course.
Seminars on a bi-weekly basis (three hours).
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing in the Sociology B.A. Honours with a CGPA of 9.00 or higher in the Major or by permission of the instructor. Students are strongly encouraged to locate a faculty member to supervise their Honours Thesis prior to the start of this course.
Seminars on a bi-weekly basis (three hours).
SOCI 4910 [0.5 credit]
Tutorial in Sociology
Consult the Department for information.
Tutorial in Sociology
Consult the Department for information.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the instructor.
SOCI 4920 [0.5 credit]
Tutorial in Sociology
Consult the Department for information.
Tutorial in Sociology
Consult the Department for information.
Prerequisite(s): fourth-year standing or permission from the instructor.
Note: Not all courses listed are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for the current session and to determine the term of offering, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca.
Summer session: some of the courses listed in this Calendar are offered during the summer. Hours and scheduling for summer session courses will differ significantly from those reported in the fall/winter Calendar. To determine the scheduling and hours for summer session classes, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca