Choosing Your Program
In addition to our core courses, our undergraduate program offers courses in 4 areas:
- Health and the Life Course
- Power and Justice
- Social Demography and Migration
- Work and the Economy
Study any or all of these areas with our Sociology modules, which are the most flexible and popular modules.
Differences between Sociology Modules (Minor, Major, Specialization and Honours Specialization)
- After taking 1.0 credits in Sociology at the 1000 level, you can request entery into one of our modules during Intent to Register in March.
- A minor in Sociology is 4.0 credits of Sociology.
- A major in Sociology is 6.0 credits of Sociology.
- A Specialization and Honours Specialization in Sociology are both 9.0 credits of Sociology.
What module prepares me best for a Master's Degree, Law School and other professional programs?
- The Honours Specialization in Sociology best prepares you for a Master's degree, law school, or other professional programs. In this module, students take more 4000-level courses, which are hands-on, applied courses, where you put your knowledge of sociology, methods, and theory to work. After taking 1.0 credits in Sociology at the 1000 level, you can request entry into one of our modules during Intent to Register in March.
Which modules give me the best skills for entering the workforce?
- The Major, Specialization, and Honours Specialization in Sociology all provide excellent skills to bring to the workplace such as data collection and interpretation, qualitative and quantitative data analysis, writing and oral presentation communication skills, and identifying and understanding social trends.
Sociology vs Criminology?
- Students can choose a minor or major in Criminology, or if interested broadly in issues of justice can choose to do a module in Sociology and focus on courses in the Power and Justice area. The Criminology modules are more proscriptive. The Sociology modules have more flexibility.
