Sociology Major

The Program

The B.A. degree with a major in Sociology requires 40 semester courses, including a minimum of fifteen courses in the major: five 100-200 level (15 credits) Sociology courses and ten 300-400 level (30 credits) Sociology courses.

Admission Requirements to the Sociology Major

Subject to final approval, admission to the Sociology major requires completion of Sociology 111 and 121, two 200-level Sociology courses of which, three of the four sociology courses must be a pass at Grade C+ or above, and admission into the B.A. program. It is recommended that students complete SOCI 272 before entering the Sociology major.

Required Courses for the Sociology Major

100-200 Level Courses: 15 credits

Required Courses:
SOCI 111: Introduction to Sociology 1 (3 credits) and 
SOCI 121: Introduction to Sociology 2 (3 credits)
SOCI 271: Introduction to Social Statistics (3 credits) or MATH 120 or PSYC 210 
SOCI 272: Introductory Social Research Methods (3 credits)

Elective Courses: one of:

SOCI 201: Race and Ethnic Relations (3 credits) 
SOCI 210: Canadian Social Issues (3 credits)
SOCI 213: Women in Comparative Perspective (3 or 6 credits) 
SOCI 216: Family in the Cross Cultural Perspective (3 credits)
SOCI 217: Popular Culture (3 credits)
SOCI 223: Collective Behaviour (3 credits)
SOCI 250: Crime and Society (3 credits)
SOCI 259: Deviance and Control (3 credits) 
SOCI 262: Sociology of the Environment (3 credits) or another approved second year course (e.g., transfer credit)

300-400 Level Courses: 30 credits

Required Courses:

SOCI 320: Classical Social Theory (3 credits) plus
SOCI 321: Feminist Social Theory (3 credits) or
SOCI 322: Contemporary Issues in Social Theory (3 credits) 
SOCI 380: Social Survey Design and Analysis (3 credits) or
SOCI 382: Qualitative Research Methods (3 credits)

Elective Courses: plus

SEVEN 300-400 level Sociology courses (21 credits)