Sociology
NOTE: See the beginning of Section F for abbreviations, course numbers and coding.
Unless otherwise indicated, students must complete Sociology 1001 before taking any sociology courses at the 2000 level or above. Students are required to complete at least three term-courses of sociology at the lower level (1000–2000 courses) before enrolling in any third-year sociology courses. Students who are not majoring or honouring in Sociology will be admitted to a 4000 level course only if they have completed six term-courses of Sociology and have consulted with the instructor.
A minimum grade of C (2.0) is mandatory for all sociology courses required as prerequisites or taken to meet the Majors and Honours requirements.
SOCI1001 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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SOCI2004 | Early Social Theory | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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Prerequisites: SOCI 1001 or equivalent with a grade of C or better. |
SOCI2008 | Sociological Approaches for Understanding Indigenous Experience | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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Prerequisites: SOCI 1001 or equivalent with a grade of C or better. |
SOCI2205 | Interpersonal Relations (O) | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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An introduction to a variety of perspectives designed to provide insight into social interaction on the interpersonal level. Attention is also given to some of the methodological problems involved in achieving a better understanding of this area of social life. |
SOCI2251 | Film and Society Prior to World War II | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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This course examines the rise of the North American film industry, its organization and its current cultural influence. It investigates the history of early film, the rise of the studio system, the star as celebrity, the emergence of a number of film aesthetics, and it analyses how film has represented social issues especially those of class, gender and race. |
SOCI2323 | Sociology of Work | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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Examines the changing nature and organization of work within the context of regional, national and international developments. Prerequisite: SOCI 1001 or equivalent with a grade of C or better. |
SOCI2376 | Sociology of Health, Illness and Healing (O) | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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Examines the social nature and consequences of health, illness and healing and looks at medicine as a form of social control. Areas to be covered include the delivery of health care, social construction of medical knowledge, social inequality and its impact on health and disease. Prerequisite: SOCI 1001 or equivalent with a grade of C or better. |
SOCI2413 | Canadian Society (O) | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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Examines the historical preconditions, current processes in and structure of Canadian society. This may include French-English relations, regionalism, native rights, Canadian mosaic and position in the world system. |
SOCI2501 | Introduction to Gender and Gender Studies | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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An introduction to gender and gender studies from a sociological viewpoint with some consideration of interdisciplinary perspectives. Examines basic concepts, approaches, and methods pertinent to understanding gender relations and divisions in a global and historical context. |
SOCI2533 | Social Movements and Social Revolutions (A) | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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An analysis of social movements and revolutions from a sociological perspective. Emphasis is on critical understanding of why they arise, why some fail and why others succeed. |
SOCI2611 | Anti-Criminology (A) | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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Introduces students to the new sub-field of anti-criminology. Focuses on qualitative criminological developments since the pioneering work of Howard Becker. Emphasis will be placed on interactionist, ethnomethodological, feminist and other micro-level analyses which constantly challenge and provoke the criminological canon. |
SOCI2615 | Historical Sociology I (O) | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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Introduction to historical and sociological understanding of modern and post-modern societies. Particular emphasis will be placed on Canada and Europe. |
SOCI2802 | Introduction to Visual Sociology | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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Prerequisites: SOCI 1001 or equivalent with a grade of C or better. |
SOCI2805 | Sociological Perspectives on Cannabis Use in Canada | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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Prerequisites: SOCI 1001 or equivalent with a grade of C or better. |
SOCI3009 | Modern Sociol Theory | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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Prerequisite: SOCI 2004 or SOCI 3008 with a C or better. |
SOCI3104 | Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences | 3 ch (3C) |
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Introduces students to the logic and main stages of quantitative research, covering research design, sampling, measurement, data collection methods, and statistical analysis as well as research ethics. |
SOCI3105 | Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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Introduces students to the inter-disciplinary emergence of qualitative methods (e.g., feminist, interactionist, textual), with an emphasis on epistemological, philosophical and reflexive concerns as well as practical applications. |
SOCI3214 | Sociology of Communications: Canadian Culture Through Film | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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A sociological examination of the principal ways communications can be understood. The course examines how Canadian films have addressed issues of regional identity, electronic communications (McLuhan), and national identity. |
SOCI3217 | Film and Society III | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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This course will investigate the relationship between film and society and will focus its attention on contemporary film. |
SOCI3251 | Film and Society from WWII to the 1960s | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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This course provides a broad-based introduction to the interdisciplinary field of the sociology of film. It investigates the relationship between film and society and focuses its attention on post World War II Hollywood Films, Italian Neo-realist and French New Wave films. Prerequisites: SOCI 1001 or equivalent, SOCI 2251 and one additional and term-course in lower level Sociology, all with grades of C or better. COMS students: SOCI 1001, SOCI 2251, and COMS 2001, all with grades of C or better. |
SOCI3257 | Film and Society from the 1960s to the Present Day | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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This course will investigate the relationship between film and society and will focus its attention on contemporary film. |
SOCI3376 | Mental Health, Addictions & Wellbeing | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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Prerequisites: SOCI 1001 or equivalent and two term-courses in lower level sociology, all with grades of C or better. |
SOCI3517 | Sociology of Culture (O) | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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Examines the historical emergence of contemporary western culture. Some cross-cultural comparisons will also be examined. |
SOCI3614 | Anti-Criminology II (A) | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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Advanced study in the field of anti-criminology. Focuses on developments in the field of critical criminology since the emergence of "The New Criminology" and "Discipline & Punishment". Emphasis will be placed on the critical analysis of our western systems of criminal justice. |
SOCI3615 | Historical Sociology II (O) | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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Advanced study of socio-cultural and socio-historical transformations in Western societies. Emphasis will be placed on the critical literature in this field, and the detailed analysis of specific empirical transformations. Course topics change annually. |
SOCI3701 | Sociology of Urban Life | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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Prerequisites: SOCI 1001 or equivalent and two term courses in lower level sociology, all with grades of C or better. |
SOCI3889 | Sociology of Indigenous Issues and Culture (O) | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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Provides a socio-historical analysis of a range of issues facing First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people in Canada today. Includes an examination of the colonization process through a focus on treaties, The Indian Act, the reserve system, and residential schools. Prerequisites: SOCI 1001 or equivalent and two-term courses in lower level Sociology, all with grades of C or better. |
SOCI4014 | Designing Research Proposals | 3 ch (3S) [W] |
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Under the direction of a supervisor, an Honours student develops a proposal which is approved by the Discipline. |
SOCI4015 | Honours Thesis | 3 ch (3S) [W] |
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Under the direction of a supervisor, an Honours student carries out an approved project and completes and defends a thesis. |
SOCI4023 | Special Topics in Sociological Theory (O) | 3 ch (3S) [W] |
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Intensive study of a selected theorist or theory group or selected issues in sociological theory. |
SOCI4263 | Discourse and Text (O) | 3 ch (3S) [W] |
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Advanced studies in discourse and textual analysis. Topics may vary from year to year, but will typically cover a selection from the following intellectual schools: phenomenology, ethnomethodology, conversation analysis, discourse analysis, cultural studies, post-structuralism, deconstruction, and feminism. Prerequisites: SOCI 1001 or equivalent, two term-courses in lower level Sociology, SOCI 3105, and two term-courses in upper level Sociology, all with grades of C or better. |
SOCI4379 | Community-Based Health Research Seminar | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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Prerequisites: SOCI 1001 or equivalent, two term-courses in lower level Sociology (including SOCI 2004), and SOCI 3009, 3104, and 3105, all with grades of C or better. CGPA 3.3 or higher is required. |
SOCI4503 | Research Seminar in Popular Culture | 3 ch (3S) [W] |
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This course examines the daily cultural artifacts that surround us, their multitude of meanings, and their use by social actors. This course will provide a historical background for understanding contemporary popular culture, and will investigate current theoretical debates on mass culture, popular culture and postmodernism. NOTE: Students who have taken SOCI 3000 cannot also get credit for SOCI 3009. Prerequisites: Sociology students - complete SOCI 1001 or equivalent, two-term courses in lower level Sociology (including SOCI 2004), SOCI 3009 and one of SOCI 3104 or SOCI 3105, all with grades of C or better. COMS Majors and Double-Major students - COMS 1001, COMS 1002, COMS 2001, COMS 3001, and COMS 3003 all with grades of C or better. |
SOCI4505 | Society and Sex Work (O) (Cross-Listed: POLS 4505) | 3 ch (3S) [W] |
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Examines sex work as a social issue. Topics include radical, liberal and socialist feminist understandings of prostitution; sex workers' standpoints; criminological implications. |
SOCI4555 | Gender and Organization (O) | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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An advanced focus on how gender and organization(s) are mutually constituting, and how other sources of diversity (e.g., race, sexual orientation, class) intersect with gender, informing organizational structures and processes and our experiences with them. Examines feminist critiques of traditional approaches to organization; feminist conceptualizes of gender and organization; empirical studies of men and women in particular organizations (e.g., business, police, military, health care, educational organizations). |
SOCI4989 | Cultural Marxism 7G | 3 ch (3C) [W] |
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Prerequisites: SOCI 1001, SOCI 2004, SOCI 3009 |