Course Information

Winter 2027                                                                  

Draft only copies of course outlines will be available in early January. Click the course title to be directed to a PDF copy of the draft course outline. The full course outline is available on OWL Brightspace to students registered in the course.

1000 - Level Courses

Course	Instructor
1020-001 Introduction to Sociology	Scott Schaffer
1025B-001 Society and You	Sean Waite
1027B-001 Life is Not Always Fair	Robert Nonomura

 

2000 - Level Courses

Course	Instructor
2107B-001 Race, Ethnicity, Nation	Scott Schaffer
2133B-001 Public Opinion	Howard Ramos
2144B-001 Sociology of Education	TBA
2155B-001 Environmental Sociology	Jasmine Ha
2166B-001 Organization and Experience of Work	Tracey Adams
2178B-001 Navigating Life: Aging and the Life Course	Julie McMullin
2205B-001 Statistics for Sociology	Teresa Abada
2206B-001 Research Methods in Sociology	Edward Bell
2206B-002 Research Methods in Sociology	Jasmine Ha
2227B-001 Social Change and Development	Warren Hewitt
2229B-001 Global Inequality	Warren Hewitt
2257B-001 Deviance and Social Control	Steven Kleinknecht
2263B-001 Thinking Sociologically	Robert Nonomura
2266B-001 Crime and Society	Steven Kleinknecht
2267B-001 Youth in Conflict with the Law	Brenda Kobayashi
2281B-001 International Migration in a Globalized World	Yoko Yoshida

 

3000 - Level Courses

Course	Instructor
3260B-001 Law and Society	Brenda Kobayashi
3302B-001 Introduction to Big Data for Social Scientists	Michael Haan
3306B-001 Investigating the Social World: Quantitative Research Methods	Anna Zajacova
3307G-001 Investigating the Social World: Qualitative Research Methods	Kaitlynn Mendes
3308G-001 Work and Health Across the Life Course	TBA
3309G-001 Human Trafficking	Dale Ballucci
3321G-001 Identity and Society	Robert Nonomura
3341G-001 Social Construction of Gender	TBA
3346G-200 Sociology of Mental Health	Andrea Willson
3347G-001 Current Issues in Stratification	Edward Bell
3352G-001 Inequalities Across Families: Diverging Destinies of the Rich and Poor	Helene Cummins
3356G-650 Victimology	Laura Huey
3381G-001 Migration and Family	Kate Choi
3404G-001 Modern Sociological Theory	Howard Ramos
3423G-001 Rethinking Punishment	Dale Ballucci
3463G-001 Crime and the City	Brenda Kobayashi

 

4000 - Level Courses

Course	Instructor
4420G-001 Social Context of Racial Inequality	Patrick Denice
4441B-001 Living and Dying: Demographic Inequalities	Kate Choi
4452G-001 Social Construction of Sexuality	Julie McMullin
4455G-001 Challenging the Law	Brenda Kobayashi
4466G-001 Professions, Professionals and their Work	TBA
4472G-200 Health Inequalities: The Social Determinants of Health	Andrea Willson
4473G-001 Immigration and Immigrant Integration in Canada	Yoko Yoshida
4478G-01 Advanced Program and Policy Evaluation	Anders Holm
4484G-001 Motherhood and Mothering	Helene Cummins

 

 

Winter 2026                                                                  

Draft only copies of course outlines will be available in early January. Click the course title to be directed to a PDF copy of the draft course outline. The full course outline is available on OWL Brightspace to students registered in the course.

1000 - Level Courses

Course	Instructor
1025B-001 Society and You	Lora Phillips
1027B-001 Life Is Not Always Fair	Robert Nonomura
1027B-002 Life is Not Always Fair	Hande Paker

 

2000 - Level Courses

Course	Instructor
2134B-001 Issues Facing Modern Families	Helene Cummins
2155B-200 Environmental Sociology	Kim Shuey
2166B-001 Organization and Experience of Work	Tracey Adams
2178B-001 Navigating Life: Aging and the Life Course	Julie McMullin
2190G-001 Decolonizing Canada	Lina Sunseri
2205B-001 Statistics for Sociology	Anna Zajacova
2206B-001 Research Methods in Sociology	Edward Bell
2206B-002 Research Methods in Sociology	Michael Haan
2257B-001 Deviance and Social Control	Steven Kleinknecht
2261B-001 Contemporary Social Problems	Scott Schaffer
2263B-001 Thinking Sociologically	Robert Nonomura
2266B-001 Crime and Society	Steven Kleinknecht
2267B-001 Youth in Conflict with the Law	Brenda Kobayashi
2281B-001 International Migration in a Globalized World	Teresa Abada

 

3000 - Level Courses

Course	Instructor
3260B-001 Law and Society	Brenda Kobayashi
3306B-001 Quantitative Research Methods	Yoko Yoshida
3307G-001 Qualitative Research Methods	Kaitlynn Mendes
3309G-001 Human Trafficking	Dale Ballucci
3321G-001 Identity and Society	Robert Nonomura
3341G-001 Social Construction of Gender	Althea McIntosh
3352G-001 Inequalities Across Families: Diverging Destinies of the Rich and Poor	Helene Cummins
3356G-650 Victims	Laura Huey
3358G-001 Women and Crime	Mary McCluskey
3362G-200 Sociology of Utopia	Michael Gardiner
3381G-001 Migration and Family	Senanu Kutor
3404G-001 Modern Sociological Theory	Jeremy Smith
3423G-001 Rethinking Punishment	Dale Ballucci

 

4000 - Level Courses

Course	Instructor
4405G-001 Seminar in Sociological Theory	Scott Schaffer
4406G-001 Media and Gender	Kaitlynn Mendes
4420G-001 Social Context of Racial Inequality	Priscila Ribeiro Prado Barros
4426G-001 Protest and Contentious Action	Edward Bell
4441B-001 Living and Dying: Demographic Inequalities	Shane Godwin
4452G-001 Social Construction of Sexuality	Julie McMullin
4455G-001 Challenging the Law	Brenda Kobayashi
4471G-200 The Sociology of Climate Change	Kim Shuey
4472G-001 Health Inequalities	Rachelle Miele
4473G-001 Immigration and Immigrant Integration in Canada	Yoko Yoshida

 

 

Summer 2026

The Sociology department offers 6 week distance studies courses in the summer semester. All course lectures are offered in an asynchronous online format. All tests and exams will be held in-person on campus in London Ontario. There is no option for online tests or exams.

Courses with the suffix "A" (Soc 1025A, Soc 2229A) take place in the first half of the summer semester from May 4 - June 12, followed by an exam period (June 13-14).

Courses with the suffix "B" (Soc 1027B, Soc 2212B) take place in the second half of the summer semester from June 15 - July 24, followed by an exam period (July 27-30).

The full course outlines will be available on OWL Brightspace to students registered in the course.

Please note: Course offerings may be subject to change.

Course	Instructor
1025A-650 Society and You	Lauren Barr
1027B-650 Life Is Not Always Fair	Hande Paker
2212B-650 Poverty and Gender	Senanu Kutor
2229A-650 Global Inequality	Komin Qiyomiddin