Course Information
Students registering in Sociology courses must have the stated prerequisites or consent of the Instructor.
Registration in SOC 212, SOC 220 and all 300-level Sociology courses are restricted to Sociology Major and Minor, BA Criminology, and Native Studies students until June 23. All other students may begin registering in these courses June 24.
Registration in all 400-level SOC courses is limited to students in the 3rd or 4th year of their program.
Registration in all 400-level Sociology courses is restricted to Sociology Majors and BA (Criminology) students in year 3 or 4 of their program until June 23. All other year 3 or 4 students may begin registering June 24 unless otherwise noted.
Our Most Popular Courses
SOC100: Introduction to Sociology
Sociology is a form of detective work. Discover what shapes Canadian society and our world. Learn to think critically and apply classroom knowledge to everyday life to solve real-world issues.
SOC224: Deviance and Conformity
What makes someone ‘weird,’ ‘odd,’ or ‘deviant’? Question your assumptions about deviance and explore how media, culture, and society define ‘deviance.’
SOC225: Criminology
Crime is complicated! But how do we explain and measure it? Explore different theories of criminal behaviour and how Canadian law regulates it. Be ready to discuss controversial topics around (in)justice, racial disparities, violence, and many more.
SOC203: Social Problems
What social problems do we face in Canada and around the world? Learn to identify their root causes, from poverty and inequality to climate change. Engage in discussions and offer meaningful solutions.
SOC271: Introduction to the Family
Explore family dynamics, their evolution, and functions and recognize how social factors like race, Indigeneity, disability, migration, COVID-19, and even violence shape family life.
SOC321: Youth, Crime and Society
Why do youth enter the justice system? What factors shape their experiences? Examine risk factors, supports, traditional and alternative youth justice responses.
SOC363: Work and Industry
‘Work’ affects our quality of life, identity, health, and happiness. But how do technology, globalization, and diversity influence work and its impact on our well-being? Examine the evolving nature and context of work.
SOC377: Sociology of Youth
Learn about ‘youth’ as a critical stage of life. Examine how families, peers, education, work, sexuality, religion, and technology impact youth and their daily lives.
Courses by Research Area
Explore courses offered in the Department of Sociology that correspond to our identified areas of strength:
Focuses on the unequal distribution of resources, the social structural roots of inequality, the mechanisms through which these patterns arise, and the consequences for individuals and for societies
SOC 203: Social Problems
SOC 260: Inequality and Social Stratification
SOC 291: Introduction to Environmental Sociology
SOC 301: Sociology of Gender
SOC 363: Sociology of Work and Industry
SOC 369: Topics in Global Sociology
SOC 370: Racism and Decolonization
SOC 371: Anti-Racism and Racial Injustice
SOC 423: Crime and Public Policy
SOC 498: Commons and Climate Justice
Focuses on the causes, nature, consequences, and control of crime as well as the administration of criminal justice
SOC 224: Sociology of Deviance and Conformity
SOC 225: Criminology
SOC 226: Surveillance Studies
SOC 321: Youth, Crime and Society
SOC 323: Sociology of Policing
SOC 327: Criminal Justice Administration in Canada
SOC 421: Sociology of Punishment
SOC 423: Crime and Public Policy
SOC 424: Gangs and Violence
SOC 425: Sociology of Terrorism
SOC 430: Women and Crime
Focuses on understanding gender as a process and structure, including the social construction of gender, the gendered aspects of social life the intersectional links between gender, sexuality, and inequality
SOC 271: Introduction to the Family
SOC 301: Sociology of Gender
SOC 430: Women and Crime
SOC 492: Queering the Social
Focuses on the social dimensions of health and wellbeing, including the social determinants of health, the lived experience of illness and death, and responses of the health care system
SOC 382: Sociology of Health and Illness
SOC 452: Mortality and Population Health
SOC 473: Sociology of Death and Dying
SOC 486: Sociology of Mental Health and Illness
Focuses on the social significance and social organization of legal institutions, and the relationship between law, society, and social behaviour
SOC 224: Sociology of Deviance and Conformity
SOC 327: Criminal Justice Administration in Canada
SOC 496: Human Rights in International Perspective
SOC 498: Commons and Climate Justice
Focuses on causes and consequences of population dynamics such as fertility, health, migration, mortality and understanding the interplay between human lives and changing social structures
SOC 271: Introduction to the Family
SOC 301: Sociology of Gender
SOC 342: Socialization
SOC 369: Topics in Global Sociology
SOC 376: Sociology of Religion
SOC 377: Sociology of Youth
SOC 459: The Social Demography of Partnerships and Families
SOC 473: Sociology of Death and Dying
Focuses on decolonizing cultural politics and theory as well as historical and contemporary forms of racial injustice and anti-racist strategies and practices
SOC 260: Inequality and Social Stratification
SOC 269: Sociological Perspectives on Global Crises
SOC 272: Navigating Settler Relations
SOC 369: Topics in Global Sociology
SOC 370: Racism and Decolonization
SOC 371: Anti-Racism and Racial Injustice
SOC 445: Cities and Suburbia
SOC 472: Indigenous-Settler Relations
SOC 498: Commons and Climate Justice
Focuses on both classical and contemporary theoretical perspectives and their applications as well as the material and symbolic elements of culture, including their production, distribution, and consumption
SOC 212: Classical Social Theory
SOC 241: Social Psychology
SOC 335: Themes in Contemporary Social Theory
SOC 345: Cultural Studies
SOC 347: Intermedia Environments and Communication Theory
SOC 370: Racism and Decolonization
SOC 435: Theorizing ‘the Social’: Critical Debates in Social Theory
SOC 444: Critical Media Studies
SOC 445: Cities and Suburbia
SOC 461: Sociology of Art
SOC 492: Queering the Social
Focuses on the history, nature, organization, and management of work, including how the labor market intersects with important social structures such as race, class, age, and gender
SOC 260: Inequality and Social Stratification
SOC 269: Sociological Perspectives on Global Crises
SOC 343: Social Movements
SOC 363: Sociology of Work and Industry
SOC 369: Topics in Global Sociology
SOC 496: Human Rights in International Perspective
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