Sociology Major Program

Department of Sociology and Anthropology | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
丁香园AV Calendar 2013 Summer

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 100W Perspectives on Canadian Society (SA) (4)
SA 101 Introduction to Anthropology (A) (4)
SA 150 Introduction to Sociology (S) (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)

*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 Classical Sociological Thought (S) (4)

and one of

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

and one of

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

and eight upper division units chosen from the Calendar list of sociology (S) courses. An additional 12 upper division units are required, to be chosen from any A, S, or SA course.

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)
Courses in Anthropology (A)
Courses in Sociology and Anthropology (SA)

Courses in Sociology (S)

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

SA 300 Canadian Social Structure (S) (4)
SA 304 Social Control (S) (4)
SA 321 Social Movements (S) (4)
SA 325 Political Sociology (S) (4)
SA 326 Ecology and Social Thought (S) (4)
SA 327 Sociology of Knowledge (S) (4)
SA 331 Politics of the Family (S) (4)
SA 335 Gender Relations and Social Issues (S) (4)
SA 337 Sexuality and Society (S) (4)
SA 350 Classical Sociological Thought (S) (4)
SA 351 Classical Marxist Thought (S) (4)
SA 353 Sociology of Sport (S) (4)
SA 355 Quantitative Methods (S) (4)
SA 357W Survey Methods (S) (4)
SA 362 Society and the Changing Global Division of Labour (S) (4)
SA 366 Special Topics in Sociology (S) (4)
SA 403 Selected Topics in Latin American Economy and Society (LAS) (4)
SA 410 Advanced Topics in Power and the Regulation of Self and Others (S) (4)
SA 416 Sociology of Art Forms (S) (4)
SA 417 Contemporary Issues in Medical Sociology (S) (4)
SA 420 Sociology of Aging (S) (4)
SA 450 Advanced Sociological Theory (S) (4)
SA 461 Special Topics in Sociology (S) (4)
SA 497 Directed Readings in Sociology (S) (4)

Courses in Sociology and Anthropology (SA)

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

SA 302W Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism (SA) (4)
SA 315 New Information Technology and Society (SA) (4)
SA 316 Tourism and Social Policy (SA) (4)
SA 322 Religion and Society (SA) (4)
SA 340 Social Issues and Social Policy Analysis (SA) (4)
SA 345 Race, Immigration and the Canadian State (SA) (4)
SA 356W Ethnography and Qualitative Methods (SA) (4)
SA 358 The Philosophy of the Social Sciences (SA) (4)
SA 360 Special Topics in Sociology and Anthropology (SA) (4)
SA 363 Process of Development and Underdevelopment (SA) (4)
SA 364 Urban Communities and Cultures (SA) (4)
SA 371 The Environment and Society (SA) (4)
SA 386 The Ethnography of Politics (SA) (4)
SA 392 Latin America (SA) (4)
SA 396 Selected Regional Areas (SA) (4)
SA 418 International Health: Global Policies and Local Realities (SA) (4)
SA 429 Sex, Work, and International Capital (SA) (4)
SA 430 States, Cultures and Global Transitions (SA) (4)
SA 460 Special Topics in Sociology and Anthropology I (SA) (4)
SA 463 Special Topics in Development Studies (SA) (4)
SA 498 Field Study in Sociology and/or Anthropology (SA) (8)
SA 499 Honours Essay (SA) (8)

Theory and methods requirements should be completed early in the upper division program. 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 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.

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