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Sociology (SS)

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Sociology 1020 - Introduction to Sociology
An examination of the major theoretical perspectives in the field of Sociology, methods of empirical investigation of social phenomena, socialization, group structure, principles of social organization, community structure, population and social change.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 1021E
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Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 1021E - Introduction to Sociology
This course will cover the same material as Sociology 1020, but will also provide students with the opportunity to enhance their essay-writing skills while pursuing a project or projects involving sociological analysis.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 1020
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Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 2103F/G - Population and Development in Africa
A social and cultural examination of the interdependencies between population and development. This demographic course will examine factors such as population size, rate of growth, components of these two variables, spatial distribution, including urbanization, and the effects of interrelationships of the above variables on sustainable development and the physical environment.
Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 100.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2104F/G - Population and Development in Asia
A social and cultural examination of the interdependencies between population and development. This demographic course will examine factors such as population size, rate of growth, components of these two variables, spatial distribution, including urbanization, and the effects of interrelationships of the above variables on sustainable development and the physical environment.
Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 100.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2105A/B - The Sociology of Youth
A general coverage of the literature and issues related to the sociological study of adolescence and youth. Major theories are related to the settings in which young people currently spend their time. The focus is on the practical problems of day-to-day life and the transition to adulthood.
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Sociology 2107A/B - Population and Environment: Theory, Practice and Debate
Changes in population size, age, and distribution affect issues ranging from food security to climate change, which in turn affect population growth and migration. These links are explored with the purpose of promoting scientific and policy dialogues. Topics include: the Malthusian debate, sustainability, global warming, mass migrations, environment and health.
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Extra Information: 2 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2132A/B - Theories of Mass Communication
Theories and research in mass communication, including stimulus-response models, semiotics and linguistics, organizational behavior in media institutions, audience effects, and controversies about mass media performance.
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Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2133A/B - Public Opinion
The formation of public opinion by governments, corporations, third sector organizations, and special interest groups. Particular attention will be paid to the role of the mass media. Other topics include: socialization, polling, public relations, propaganda, advocacy, and electioneering.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2140 - Social Problems
Survey of issues and theories in the study of social problems with particular attention to contemporary Canadian society.
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Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 2143E - Minority Groups
The analysis of racial, ethnic, political and religious minority groups in terms of their relationship to each other and to society at large. Pluralism, assimilation, competition, conflict, prejudice and discrimination are among the concepts to be studied.
Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 143.
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Sociology 2144A/B - Sociology of Education
A comprehensive study of educational institutions in modern society.
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Sociology 2148A/B - Sociology of Religion
An examination of theories and research with respect to the origins and nature of religious beliefs, movements, and organizations. Interaction of religious and other social institutions, and the relationship between religion and social change are also studied.
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Extra Information: 2 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2151A/B - The Evolution of Cities
Along with the "Agricultural Revolution" and the "Industrial Revolution" we have experienced an "Urban Revolution". This course examines the shift from rural life to "Urbanism" as our predominant way of life. Cities are analysed from cross-cultural, theoretical and evolutionary perspectives.
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Sociology 2152A/B - Life in the Contemporary City
Modern cities offer a multitude of opportunities (jobs, housing, education, goods and services), but with these can come problems (like pollution, crime, and class conflict). This course examines the problems of contemporary city life, as well as the policy initiatives aimed at addressing these problems.
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Sociology 2167A/B - Class Politics and the State
An evaluation of the causes and consequences of the modern state, with special attention given to Canada. Examines the sources of the growth of the state and the increasing impact of the state on the economy and class structure of Canada.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2169 - Work and Industry
The organization of production in pre- industrial, industrial, and post-industrial societies and their impact on work meanings and styles. The development of industrial capitalism and its effects on labor receive special emphasis. Various proposals to alleviate discontents with work in today's society are critically examined.
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Sociology 2172A/B - Advertising and Society
The social role of advertising and public relations in society. Special emphasis is given to advertising content, the mechanisms of persuasion, and controversies over advertising effects on human behavior and socialization.
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Sociology 2173A/B - Problems in Mass Society
This course provides general coverage of the literature related to the notion of late-modern mass society. It focuses on an analysis of popular culture, education, and the media, with an emphasis on how mass production, mass marketing, and mass consumption have penetrated these institutions.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2179A/B - Promotion of Community Health
The course examines health from a community perspective. The main focus will be on understanding the influence of the community on health, with particular attention to the relationship between social inequality and health. The course will also consider the implications of a sociological perspective for health promotion policies.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2191A/B - Special Topics in Sociology
This one-term course will deal with selected topics of current interest in Sociology. Topic and course description will be available at the time of registration.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture/seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2192A/B - Special Topics in Sociology
This one-term course will deal with selected topics of current interest in Sociology. Topic and course description will be available at the time of registration.
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Sociology 2202 - Sociology of Aging
A sociological approach to the study of population and individual aging. Various theoretical approaches are studied, followed by an examination of different research strategies. This serves as foundation for examining selected topics such as gender differences, family ties, retirement, health, and living arrangements.
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Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 2205A/B - Statistics for Sociology
An introduction to the techniques of statistical analysis used by sociologists, including descriptive statistics, the normal curve, hypothesis testing and various measures of association.
Antirequisite(s): All other university-level statistics courses at the 2000 level or above including the former Sociology 231, Social Work 2205, Psychology 2810, 2820E, and Health Sciences 2800 or the former Health Sciences 201.
Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in Sociology 1020 or 1021E.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
Mandatory for students registered in Yr 2 of an Honors Specialization offered through the Dept. of Sociology.
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Sociology 2206A/B - Research Methods in Sociology
An introduction to the research process and ethical dilemmas faced by sociologists, as well as a survey of the essential procedures used to collect sociological data, e.g. sampling, questionnaire design, and observational field research techniques.
Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 231, Social Work 2205.
Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in Sociology 1020 or 1021E.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
Mandatory for students registered in Yr 2 of an Honors Specialization offered through the Dept. of Sociology.
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Sociology 2212A/B - Women and Third World Development
This course is an introduction to theories and debates that merge feminist theory with the study of global economic development. In particular, the course will examine changes in the lives of Third World women wrought by development and by their incorporation into global economic and political systems.
Antirequisite(s): The former Women’s Studies 261F/G if taken between 1998-2004.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2232 - Population and Society
The course will examine major issues in the field of population studies including patterns of marriage and cohabitation, childbearing, immigration, health, mortality and population aging. Particular attention will be paid to the implications of population patterns for other social institutions and for social policy.
Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 232E.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 2233 - Social Psychology
An analysis of the theories and research of human conduct in social settings.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2234E
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 2234E - Social Psychology
An analysis of the theories and research of human conduct in social settings.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2233
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 2235 - The Family
Sociological, psychological, and other research perspectives on family structure and functioning.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 2237 - Social Change
The study of the sources, patterns, and consequences of change in various social structures within the historical and contemporary contexts. Classic and modern theories will be evaluated, and problems encountered in producing and guiding change will be analyzed.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 2239 - Social Inequality
A study of the causes and consequences of the unequal distribution of prestige, power and wealth and of the ideologies used to defend and criticize inequality. Different societies are examined but emphasis is on the development and contemporary structure of the Canadian class system.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 2240E - Survey of Sociological Theory
A survey of sociological theory from the historical roots of social science to the present.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2270A/B and Sociology 2271A/B or the former Sociology 230.
Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in Sociology 1020 or 1021E.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
Sociology 2240E or 2270A/B and 2271A/B are mandatory for students registered in Yr 2 of an Honors Specialization offered through the Dept. of Sociology.
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Sociology 2241E - Men and Women in Society: Gender Issues in Sociology
This course considers gender issues including the conceptualization of gender and how gender structures theory and research in Sociology as well as areas of social life such as class and change, demography, race and ethnicity, and health and aging.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 2246A/B - Sociology of Health and Illness
This course examines how health and illness are related to social processes and social structure. We will investigate how the social organization of Canadian society influences and is influenced by the types and distribution of disease and illness. Patterns of health and illness in Canada will be studied in relation to the variables of age, gender, class and race. In addition the impact of stress, work and the environment on the health of Canadians will be addressed. This will be followed by an examination of the social experience of illness.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2245 or former Health Sciences 245.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E or permission of the Department.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2247A/B - Sociology of Health Care
This course examines how health care in Canada is related to social processes and social structure. We will investigate how the health care system in Canada is organized to respond to health and illness. Various occupations within the health care division of labour will be studied. This will be followed by an examination of key institutions involved in the provision of health care, both public and private. Finally, the role of the state in the health care system and various strategies of health reform will be examined.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2245 or former Health Sciences 245.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E or permission of the Department.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2253A/B - Administration of Criminal Justice
A sociological analysis of the criminal justice system in Canada (public involvement, police, courts, and correctional programs). The organization, structure and functioning of the criminal justice system are examined.
Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 253F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2256A/B - Sociology of Corrections
This course is an examination of the evolution of corrections and punishment (penology). It will include the historical development, organization and administration of correctional institutions, as well as the development of various models of punishment (deterrence, rehabilitation, retribution, incapacitation).
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2257A/B - Women and Crime
This course provides an overview of women’s criminality examining how the intersections of gender, race, ethnicity, and class inequality create and perpetuate crime. It will focus on women’s imprisonment experiences in Canada highlighting the connection between women’s victimization, criminality, and the overrepresentation of minority women in the criminal justice system.
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Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E, and Sociology 2259 or 2266A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2259 - Sociology of Deviance
Basic approaches to the study of deviant behavior with special emphasis on problems in concept formation, measurement and theory construction.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 2260A/B - Sociology of Law
An analysis of the legal institutions and processes in contemporary society.
Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 260F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2263A/B - Experiencing Work
This course analyses the different ways in which individuals experience work and occupations throughout their life course, and how these experiences areaffected by larger social trends such as globalization and post-industrialism.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2266A/B - An Introduction to Criminology
The sociological aspects of crime in Canada. The measurement patterns, causes and social explanations of criminal behavior will be examined.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2267A/B - Youth in Conflict with the Law
This course will review sociological perspectives on youth criminal offending and on the legal and moral regulation of youth. Canadian social policies with respect to the criminal behaviour of young persons will also be examined.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2270A/B - Foundations of Social Theory
A comprehensive survey of the founding theories and theorists (among others, Marx, Weber and Durkheim) of sociology, and of the social and historical contexts out of which their theories grew. Students will be introducted to the principal philosophical and epistemological questions concerning the nature of sociological knowledge.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2240E or the former Sociology 230.
Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in Sociology 1020 or 1021E.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
Sociology 2240E or 2270A/B and 2271A/B are mandatory for students registered in Yr 2 of an Honors Specialization offered through the Dept. of Sociology.
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Sociology 2271A/B - Survey of Contemporary Theory
Continuities in Sociological thinking will be stressed by building upon the insights of the discipline's founding thinkers, while simultaneously exposing students to the rich variety that characterizes contemporary theorizing. Among other approaches, structural functionalism, symbolic interactionism, Marxism, critical theory, feminist theory, and post-modernism will be discussed.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2240E or the former Sociology 230.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2270A/B.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
Sociology 2240E or 2270A/B and 2271A/B are mandatory for students registered in Yr 2 of an Honors Specialization offered through the Dept. of Sociology.
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Sociology 2280A/B - Population Health and Longevity
This course will introduce students to the study of population health and mortality. Topics include: the history of increasing life expectancy; the epidemiological transition; mortality patterns in developed and developing countries; the social and demographic consequences of HIV/AIDS; inequalities in health and mortality across the life course; biodemographic aspects of longevity.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2232 or the former 232E
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2281A/B - International Migration in a Globalized World
This course examines contemporary international migration from a sociological and demographic perspective. Topics covered may include: migration theories; immigration trends and policies of developed nations; causes and consequences of migration; integration and citizenship; gender and migration; forced migration and trafficking; undocumented migration; refugees; transnationalism and networks; ethnic communities and multiculturalism.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2232 or the former 232E
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2285A/B - Social Inequality over the Life Course
This course examines social factors that affect social inequality in later life from a life course perspective. It introduces key concepts and examples from life course analysis concerning the interdependence of age, gender, class, and racial/ethnic relations as they relate to inequality in health, wealth, and income over the life span.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2298A/B - Special Topics in Sociology
This one-term course will deal with selected topics of current interest in Sociology. Topic and course description will be available at the time of registration.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture/seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 2299A/B - Special Topics in Sociology
This one-term course will deal with selected topics of current interest in Sociology. Topic and course description will be available at the time of registration.
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Sociology 3303F/G - Special Topics in Demography
Selected topics of current interest in the area of demography will be treated. Topics and course description will be available at the time of registration.
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Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2232 or the former Sociology 232E.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3306A/B - Investigating the Social World: Quantitative Research
Mandatory for third-year Sociology students in an Honors Specialization. In this course students will learn to evaluate quantitative sociological  research and gain hands-on experience carrying out and writing up a research project that investigates current social issues. Topics include: posing a research question, developing concepts and measures, and analyzing quantitative survey data.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 3302A/B.
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in a Sociology Honors Specialization with a minimum grade of 60% in Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B or the former 231. If not in an Honors Specialization, a minimum grade of 70% in Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B or the former 231.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3307F/G - Investigating the Social World: Qualitative Research
Mandatory for third-year Sociology students in an Honors Specialization. Students will learn to investigate the social world using content analysis, various methods of observation, and different types of interviewing. Particular attention will be paid to the relationship between epistemology and qualitative research approaches. Students will  participate in research practice exercises. Ultimately, students will learn to think critically about sociological research.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 3310F/G, 3311F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in a Sociology Honors Specialization with a minimum grade of 60% in Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B or the former 231. If not in an Honors Specialization, a minimum grade of 70% in Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B or the former 231.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3308F/G - Work and Health Across the Life Course
A sociological approach to the study of work and health across the life course. Issues related to work and health will be considered with special attention to socioeconomic status, gender and age.
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Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology, BMOS.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3314F/G - Family and Work
A study of changes in family and work, and their interrelationship. The focus is on paid and unpaid work, its division by gender, and the accommodation made by families, workplaces and social policy in terms of the needs to earn a living and care for family members.
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Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology, BMOS, or the Honors Specialization in Health Science Rural Health.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3315F/G - Work and Policy in an Aging Society
The course will examine the interface between work and policy in Canada's aging society. Reciprocal influences of shifts in the nature of work and the aging of the workforce will be studied. Key topics include organization of work, balancing work and eldercare, retirement, pensions, and generational equity.
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Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology, BMOS.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3316F/G - Demographic Change and Human Resources
The components of demographic change (fertility, mortality, migration) and their impact on the Canadian labor force. The focus is on education, work and retirement in the life course, along with associated social policy with respect to education, training, employment, equity, social security and pensions.
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Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology, BMOS, or Urban Development.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3320F/G - Youth and Society
This course surveys issues related to the study of the transition to adulthood. Sociological perspectives on the nature and relevance of youth are reviewed, along with historical and cultural variations in coming-of-age socialization contexts, and current institutional influences on the timing and prospects of youth-adult transitions.
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Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3321F/G - Identity and Society
An in-depth analysis of social psychological theories of identity, with an emphasis on the social factors influencing the formation and maintenance of various forms of identity.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 2222A/B.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2233 or 2234E.
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Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3341F/G - The Social Construction of Gender
The course will consider the ways in which our view of gender has changed from one that saw gender as an attribute of individuals to one that sees gender as a social construction that shapes social life. Implications of this change for gender inequality will also be explored.
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Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology.
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Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3347F/G - Current Issues in Stratification
The course will examine current theories and research methods in stratification. Consideration will be given to both industrialized and developing societies.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3350F/G - Complex Organizations
An examination of alternative theories of complex organizations, the nature and types of organizations, their relationships to modern society, aspects of their internal differentiation, and processes of organizational change.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology, BMOS or Urban Development.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3357F/G - Crime and Deviance in the Workplace
This course will survey the empirical research and theoretical issues surrounding occupational and organizational crime and deviance in private and public organizations. What constitutes crime at work is a contested category and attention will be focused on the role power plays in the definition and prosecution of crime.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E as well as third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology or BMOS.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3362F/G - Sociology of Utopia
This course will concentrate on the formation of the Western utopian tradition in sociology, including the ideas of the main theorists of utopia, the history of modern “intentional communities”, and current debates within utopian social thought.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3363F/G - Sociology of Terrorism
A sociological examination of the construction, causes, manifestations, and consequences of terrorism. This course explores the discursive construction of “terrorism” from dominant and subaltern perspectives; analyzes the causes and manifestations of terrorist actions; and engages in a comparison of the impact of responses to terrorism by the US and Canada.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3364F/G - Selected Topics
Topic and course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3365F/G - Selected Topics
Topic and course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 1020 or 1021E and third or fourth year standing in a module in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3398F/G - Independent Study
Reading and discussion in selected topics in Sociology.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Open only to third year Honors Specialization Sociology students. Students may take only two of Sociology 3398F/G, 3399F/G, 4498F/G, 4499F/G.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours (reading course), 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3399F/G - Independent Study
Reading and discussion in selected topics in Sociology.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Open only to third year Honors Specialization Sociology students. Students may take only two of Sociology 3398F/G, 3399F/G, 4498F/G, 4499F/G.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours (reading course), 0.5 course.
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Sociology 3404F/G - Modern Sociological Theory
This course will survey major trends in modern sociological theory.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 4404F/G.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2240E or 2270A/B and 2271A/B and enrollment in third year of Honors Specializations in Sociology or Honors Specialization in Criminology. Mandatory for students registered in year 3 of an Honors Specialization offered through the Dept. of Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4400A/B - Introduction to Multivariate Analysis for Social Science
After a review of basic statistics, the course introduces students to popular multivariate techniques such as multiple regression, analysis of variance, path analysis, and logistic regression. The emphasis will be on using these techniques in social science research and on practical applications with the software SPSS.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 3300A/B
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B or the former 231 (or equivalent) and enrollment   in fourth year of an Honors Specialization or Honors Double Major in Social Science.60% in    Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B or the former 231. If not in an Honors Specialization, a minimum grade of 70% in Sociology 2205A/B and 2206A/B or the former 231 or written permission from Department.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4401F/G - Everyday Life
This course will survey thinkers who sought to understand critically everyday life, such as Marx, Freud, and Benjamin, as well as study the everyday substantively, including such topics as the body and affect, globalization and nationalism, material culture, and consumerism.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Majors in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 lecture hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4405F/G - Seminar in Sociological Theory
This course will consist of an in-depth analysis of selected schools of thought in modern sociological theory.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 3404F/G and enrollment in fourth year of an Honors Specialization offered through the Dept. of Sociology. Mandatory for students registered in year 4 of the Honors Specialization in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4406F/G - Social Demography
The relevance of demographic processes to social organization and the interrelation of fertility, mortality and migration with social psychological and structural variables.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2232 or the former Sociology 232E and enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4408F/G - Advanced Sociology of Health
Advanced sociological concepts, principles, and methods are used in the study of selected topics pertaining to the medical care system. The selected topics may include health and illness behavior, epidemiology, the health professionals, psychiatric sociology, health care organization, and patterns of utilization.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology, or the BHSc Aging
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4410F/G - Globalization, Democracy and Change
This seminar examines the phenomenon of globalization, democracy, and change. The theoretical assumptions and ideological implications of these phenomena will be discussed in relation to developed and developing countries. Discussions will be informed by the literature on democratic theory and development theory.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4415F/G - Theoretical Perspectives on Gender and Gender Inequality
This course will introduce students to a range of recent theoretical formulations, mainly from feminist authors, relating to the conceptualization and investigation of gender and gender inequality.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology, or the BHSc Aging.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4420F/G - Race, Class and Colonialism
In analyses of social inequality the concept of class has been assigned a pivotal role, recently it has been overshadowed by the term race. Focusing on colonial expansion, slavery and indentureship, this course will explore the multi-dimensional features of power struggles along lines of class, "race," ethnicity, culture, and nation.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 485F/G or Sociology 4485F/G if taken in 2008-09, 2006-07, 2004-05, 2001-02,   1999-00, 1997-98.
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4421F/G - Race and Minority Relations
This course invokes the political economy and political sociology of identity and will use the concepts of primordialism, globalization and ethnic entrepreneurship as its points of departure to assess how such claims to belonging as race, minority status, culture, and nationalism inform politically correct behaviour in contemporary society.
Antirequisite(s): Sociology 485F/G if taken in 2005-06, 2002-03, 2000-01, 1998-99.
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4437F/G - Advanced Sociology of Deviance
Current theory and research in the Sociology of Deviance.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4441A/B - Demographic Analysis
A survey of the main methods used in empirical research on human populations. Emphasis will be given to the analysis of fertility, mortality and life expectancy, international and internal migration, demographic growth, changing composition and population aging.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 2232 or the former 232E, and Sociology 3302A/B or 3306A/B and enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4450F/G - Education and Society
This seminar will look at classical and contemporary theories as well as recent empirical research in the sociology of education. Emphasis will be placed on examining: the relationship between educational institutions and processes and the reproduction of social inequality; and the competing visions of educational reform offered in recent years.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4451F/G - Policing and Society
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the sociology of policing through descriptive, empirical, and theoretical research. It offers a balanced overview of who the police are, what they do, and their interactions with different social institutions and groups. Special attention is given to problems and controversies related to policing.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4469F/G - Selected Topics in the Sociology of Work
A seminar course that explores key issues and trends in the sociology of work. Particular focus will be on the relevance of work to social inequality and social relations in a variety of social and historical contexts.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations, or in third or fourth year of the Media, Information and Technoculture Program/Module or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4476F/G - Sociology of Aging: Selected Topics
An in-depth analysis of a selected topic central to the Sociology of aging (available at time of registration). Related theory, research methods, and policy are critically examined in a comprehensive study of current research and trends, social change, and forecasts for the future.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology, or the BHSc Aging.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4478F/G - Advanced Program and Policy Evaluation
An advanced examination of major issues in the fields of program and policy evaluation including the relative value of different designs that can be used in the conduct of this type of applied social research.
Antirequisite(s): The former Sociology 486F/G if taken before September 1997.
Prerequisite(s): Sociology 3302A/B or 3306A/B and enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology or BHSc Aging.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4484F/G - Canadians and Americans
This course examines theory and research on the origins and development of Canada and the United States as distinct societies. The main focus is on historical and contemporary evidence concerning whether and in what ways the dominant values, major institutions, and prevailing attitudes in the two societies are distinct from each other.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4485F/G - Selected topics in Sociology
Half-term course dealing with selected topics in Sociology. Topic and course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4486F/G - Selected topics in Sociology
Half-term course dealing with selected topics in Sociology. Topic and course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4487F/G - Selected Topics in Sociology
Topic and course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4488F/G - Selected Topics in Sociology
Topic and course description will be available at time of registration.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4497E - Senior Research Seminar
A full year seminar course involving a complete research experience from conceptualization through data analysis to learning the requirements associated with writing and submitting a journal article. Valuable for students intending to pursue graduate level training.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 seminar hours, 1.0 course.
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Sociology 4498F/G - Independent Study
Reading and discussion in selected topics in Sociology.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology, or written permission of Department. Students may take only two of Sociology 3398F/G, 3399F/G, 4498F/G, 4499F/G.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours (reading course), 0.5 course.
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Sociology 4499F/G - Independent Study
Reading and discussion in selected topics in Sociology.
Antirequisite(s):
Prerequisite(s): Enrollment in fourth year of one of the Honors Specializations or Honors Double Major in Sociology, or written permission of Department. Students may take only two of Sociology 3398F/G, 3399F/G, 4498F/G, 4499F/G.
Corequisite(s):
Pre-or Corequisite(s):
Extra Information: 3 hours (reading course), 0.5 course.
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Academic Calendar 2010 UNDERGRADUATE COURSE INFORMATION Sociology (SS)
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