Anthropology and Sociology Joint Major Program

Department of Sociology and Anthropology | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
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Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete all of

SA 100W Perspectives on Canadian Society (SA) (4)
SA 101 Introduction to Anthropology (A) (4)
SA 150 Introduction to Sociology (S) (4)
SA 201W Anthropology and Contemporary Life (A) (4)
SA 250 Introduction to Sociological Theory (S) (4)
SA 255 Introduction to Social Research (SA) (4)
STAT 203 Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences ^* (3)

and one additional 200 division course in anthropology and/or sociology.

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

When choosing lower division courses, consider the prerequisites for upper division courses.

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete a total of 40 units in upper division SA courses, including all of

SA 301 Contemporary Ethnography (A) (4)
SA 350 Classical Sociological Thought (S) (4)
SA 356W Ethnography and Qualitative Methods (SA) (4)
SA 402 The Practice of Anthropology (A) (4)

and one of

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

and 20 additional upper division units chosen from the list of anthropology and/or sociology courses.

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 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 honours, 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.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

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