Undergraduate
Sociology 1013 - Introduction to Canadian Society
This course introduces sociological concepts, principles, and approaches through a focus on issues of relevance to Canadian society such as political economy, aboriginal rights, ethnocultural diversity, and immigration, among others.
Undergraduate
Sociology 1033 - Social Problems
This course introduces sociological concepts, principles and approaches through a focus on social problems in contemporary societies. Problems to be explored include but are not limited to: Consumerism, population growth, hunger, poverty, economic development, environment, disease, Indigenous groups and ethnic conflict, peasant protests and resistance, intimate violence, drug use, immigration and sexual orientation.
Undergraduate
Sociology 1113 - Intro to Cultural Anthropology
As an introductory course in cultural anthropology, the course is intended to familiarize students with customs, beliefs, behaviours and institutions held by people throughout the world. Emphasis is placed on understanding and interpreting cultural behaviour, and the meanings humans assign to cultural phenomena, in order to facilitate communication and dialogue.
Undergraduate
Sociology 2553 - Sociology of Education
The role of schooling in society with particular focus on who gets what type and amount of schooling, the formal and informal workings of school systems and cultures, the social consequences of schooling, and progressive education.
Undergraduate
Sociology 2853 - The Sociology of Magic & Religion
An examination of how belief systems and their symbolic representations give meaning to the universe and one's place in it. Topics to include the nature of ritual, the structure of myth, magic, witchcraft and how these beliefs contribute to social and cultural change.