Sociology Major Program

Department of Sociology and Anthropology | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Spring

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

Lower Division Requirements

Students should complete all lower division requirements before completing upper division courses.

Students complete a total of 23 units, including all of

SA 100-4 Perspectives in Canadian Society (S or A)
SA 101-4 Introduction to Anthropology (A)
SA 150-4 Introduction to Sociology (S)
SA 250-4 Introduction to Sociological Theory (S)
SA 255-4 Introduction to Social Research (S or A)*
STAT 203-3 Introduction to Statistics for Social Sciences*

*Students with an equivalent post-secondary statistics course are exempt from STAT 203. It is, however, highly recommended that students complete SA 255 before completing STAT 203.

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete a total of 32 SA units, including

SA 350-4 Classical Sociological Thought (S)

and one of

POL 315-4 Quantitative Methods in Political Science
SA 355-4 Quantitative Methods (S or A)

and one of

SA 356W-4 Ethnography and Qualitative Methods (S or A)
SA 357W-4 Survey Methods (S or A)

and 20 units, to be chosen from any SA or S course. Courses designated S are highly recommended.

Students must meet theory and methods requirements (see program options for specifics. In our information-based society, many employers and most graduate schools require considerable knowledge of conceptualizing research problems, information gathering, analysis and presentation. Students are strongly urged to balance theory courses with methods courses above the minimum and they may choose to range broadly across the two disciplines or to focus on a special interest. Courses fall broadly into the following groups.

Courses in Sociology (S)

These courses count as sociology credit toward the sociology major or minor.

SA 300-4 Canadian Social Structure (S)
SA 302W-4 Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism (S or A)
SA 304-4 Social Control (S)
SA 321-4 Social Movements (S)
SA 322-4 Sociology of Religion (S)
SA 325-4 Political Sociology (S)
SA 327-4 Sociology of Knowledge (S)
SA 331-4 Politics of the Family (S)
SA 333-4 Schooling and Society (S)
SA 335-4 Gender Relations and Social Issues (S)
SA 337-4 Sexuality and Society (S)
SA 350-4 Classical Sociology Thought (S)
SA 351-4 Classical Marxist Thought (S)
SA 353-4 Sociology of Sport (S)
SA 355-4 Quantitative Methods (S or A)
SA 356W-4 Ethnography and Qualitative methods (S or A)
SA 357W-4 Survey Methods (S or A)
SA 362-4 Society and the Changing Global Division of Labour (S)
SA 403-4 Selected Topics in Latin American Economy and Society (LAS)
SA 404-4 Andean Society and Culture (LAS)
SA 410-4 Advanced Topics in Power and the Regulation of Self and Others (S)
SA 416-4 Sociology of Art Forms (S)
SA 417-4 Contemporary Issues in Medical Sociology (S)
SA 450-4 Advanced Sociological Theory (S)
SA 497-4 Directed Readings in Sociology (S)
SA 498-8 Field Study in Sociology and/or Anthropology (S or A)
SA 499-4 Independent Project (S or A)

Courses in Sociology/Anthropology (S or A)

These courses count as anthropology or sociology credit whenever they are completed.

SA 302W-4 Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism (S or A)
SA 315-4 New Information Technology and Society (S or A)
SA 316-4 Tourism and Social Policy (S or A)
SA 340-4 Social Issues and Social Policy Analysis (S or A)
SA 355-4 Quantitative Methods (S or A)
SA 356W-4 Ethnography and Qualitative Methods (S or A)
SA 357W-4 Survey Methods (S or A)
SA 358-4 The Philosophy of the Social Sciences (S or A)
SA 364-4 Urban Communities and Cultures (S or A)
SA 386-4 The Ethnography of Politics (S or A)
SA 392-4 Latin America (S or A)
SA 418-4 International Health: Global Policies and Local Realities (S or A)
SA 420-4 Sociology of Aging (S or A)
SA 429-4 Sex, Work, and International Capital (S or A)
SA 430-4 States, Cultures and Global Transitions (S or A)
SA 447-4 Selected Issues in Social Policy Analysis (S or A)
SA 498-4 Field Study in Sociology and/or Anthropology (S or A)
SA 499-4 Independent Project (S or A)

Courses in Sociology/Anthropology (S or A)

These courses may count as anthropology or sociology credit depending on the content of the course in the term it is taught. See the departmental advisor.

SA 326-4 Ecology and Social Thought (S or A)
SA 345-4 Race, Immigration and the Canadian State (S or A)
SA 360-4 Special Topics in Sociology and Anthropology (S or A)
SA 363-4 Processes of Development and Underdevelopment (S or A)
SA 371-4 The Environment and Society (S or A)
SA 388-4 Comparative Studies of Minority Indigenous Peoples (S or A)
SA 396-4 Selected Regional Areas (S or A)
SA 455-4 Special Topics in Applied Social Research (S or A)
SA 460-4 Special Topics in Sociology and Anthropology (S or A)
SA 463-4 Special Topics in Development Studies (S or A)

Theory and methods requirements should be completed early in the upper division. Students are strongly urged to balance theory courses with methods courses over the required minimum.

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Program Requirements

For all bachelor of arts (BA) programs (except the honours program), students complete 120 units, which includes

at least 60 units that must be completed at 丁香园AV
at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at 丁香园AV
at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0, and a program (major, joint major, extended minor, minor) CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci
B - Breadth	6	Additional Breadth	6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honors, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

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