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Graduate Program in Population Studies
Graduate Courses in Population Studies
Determinants of Population Change. An advanced survey course with particular attention to the sociological aspects of human population. Population size and growth, age and sex composition and determinants of change: mortality, fertility, migration.
Population and Social Structure. An advance survey course with particular attention to the sociological aspects of human population. Nuptiality, family and household demography, urbanization and development. Population policy, with special reference to immigration and family planning.
Demographic Research. Procedures in the measurement of fertility, mortality, natural increase and migration. Evaluation of sources of demographic data including census and vital registration systems.
Demographic Models and Methods. Techniques not covered in 531 are discussed: life table applications, techniques based on stable and quasi-stable population theory, model fertility schedules, etc. Emphasis is on analysis of incomplete demographic data, especially when vital statistics are unreliable or lacking.
Sociology of Marriage and the Family. An analysis of the contemporary family in the context of other institutions, including reviews of theoretical frameworks and evaluations of empirical data, with special emphasis on problems of describing and predicting changes in family structure.
Population Problems and Issues in Latin America. Focusing attention on the rapid population growth in Latin America, its components, its social, political and economic implications and what is being done and could be done to alleviate the situation.
Fertility. A detailed examination of the demography of human reproduction. Measures trends and differentials. Micro- and macrotheories. The role of marriage patterns and of fertility control. The western fertility transition. Current trends in the developing world.
Migration. This course examines issues regarding Migration in both less developed and more developed countries. Topics will include economic integration of immigrants; ethnic communities and settlement patters; second generation; language, diversity and identity issues; gender and migration; economic development; family; refugees; immigration policies.
Seminar on Mortality and Population Health. An examination of the causes and consequences of trends in mortality, health, and longevity. Variations in mortality by cause will be studied by sex, age, and socioeconomic characteristics in developed and developing nations. The demographic implications of the changing mortality patterns will be covered.
Population: Policies and Programs. Population policies and programs in societies at different stages of development will be examined in both historical and contemporary perspectives. Both implicit and explicit programs with consequences for population growth, size, and distribution will be discussed.
Population Growth and Distribution in Canada. An analysis of the impact of fertility, mortality and migration on the size, rate of growth and spatial distribution of the Canadian population.
Mathematical Demography. A selective overview of major results in mathematical demography. Topics to be covered may include: life table, stable population theory, one or two sex models, projections, models in microdemography, etc.
Population and Economic Development. The interdependence between population characteristics, natural resources and economic organization under varying conditions of natural development.
Urbanization. Demographic, social and economic analysis of urban communities. Comparisons are made of urbanization phenomena in various countries.
Longitudinal Data Analysis. The aim of this course is to introduce students to the richness of longitudinal research design and to appropriate analytical procedures.