This course explores the foundational ideas of early sociologists and assesses their impact on the discipline. Students will learn to analyze and interpret classical texts, situate thinkers and theories within their historical context, and evaluate the continuing relevance of classical theories to contemporary sociological inquiry.

First part of the two-semester course SOAN*2111/2. This course explores the origins and early development of sociological theory in its classical and early contemporary traditions. When you select it you must select SOAN*2111 in the Fall semester and SOAN*2112 in the Winter semester. A grade will not be assigned to SOAN*2111 until SOAN*2112 has been completed.

Second part of the two-semester course SOAN*2111/2. This course explores the origins and early development of sociological theory in its classical and early contemporary traditions. When you select it you must select SOAN*2111 in the Fall semester and SOAN*2112 in the Winter semester. A grade will not be assigned to SOAN*2111 until SOAN*2112 has been completed.

Intended for those without a background in math or computer programming, this course equips students with practical skills to analyze data and investigate research questions in sociology, criminal justice, anthropology, and related fields, while better preparing them for careers in applied data analysis and the labour market more broadly. It covers a range of qualitative and quantitative methods, including research ethics, theory testing, and program evaluation. Students may also gain experience working with real-world data using both qualitative and quantitative software and use artificial intelligence to tackle complex research questions in ways previously inaccessible to social science students.

This course explores the intergroup power dynamics that exist within Canadian society to create, perpetuate, and maintain social and racial strata. Students will critically examine socially and historically constructed ideologies, dimensions of power, and racial and ethnic relations, to understand how these structurally shape the intersectional lived experiences, opportunities, and outcomes of historically marginalized and racialized groups.

This course examines the social construction of sex and gender in Canadian and global contexts. Students will analyze how gender functions as a social structure shaping individual identities, interpersonal interactions, and societal institutions. Emphasis will be placed on contemporary research and case studies that explore the intersections of gender with other systems of inequality, including race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and ability.

This course investigates emplacement - being in place - in a global age. Drawing on diverse scholarship from cultural anthropology and sociology, the course considers places as locations of social, political, and personal expression. It uses symbolic and ethnographic approaches and investigates a wide range of analytical strategies for considering our place(s) in our world(s). It asks about how places are constructed, and thus become meaningful, in a world that is increasingly global in orientation and said to be shrinking.

This course examines the social, economic, and political dimensions of work, locating work and its transformation within the broader context of globalization, economic restructuring, and shifts in public policy. Theoretical approaches and concepts used in the study of work will be introduced and critically assessed.

Non-quantitative techniques in social research including participant observation, unobtrusive methods, case studies and interviewing.

This course explores families and households from a gender perspective, using insights from sociology and anthropology.

This course introduces students to methods of analyzing quantitative data that are used by sociologists, criminologists, anthropologists and related fields. The course will begin with quantitative research design; next students will learn common statistical techniques with a focus on understanding and practical application rather than mathematical calculations. Students will acquire transferable skills using data analysis software to answer quantitative research questions.

The course introduces students to the study of social movements and contentious collective action, looking at the motivations, tactics, outcomes of movement participants, and how these are theorized.

In this course, students will develop their ability to use a gender perspective to study social change in the context of global inequalities. Students will develop their knowledge of the core concepts and theories in Gender and Development (GAD) thinking and practice, while exploring the development process from a critical perspective.

This course focusses on interdisciplinary explorations of contemporary intersections of culture, society, and nature. This includes considerations of issues such as the production of environmental knowledge, ethics of human-non-human interactions, the Anthropocene, and conservation politics.

This seminar-based course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to explore contemporary Indigenous-Settler relations on Turtle Island. Grounded in an exploration of worldviews and meaningful knowledge systems engagement, the course draws on decolonial educational practices and Indigenous pedagogies to critically interrogate reconciliation. Topics may explore Indigenous-led governance, resurgence, identity, etc. The specific content areas will vary depending on the instructor.

Through an in-depth examination of case studies on intersecting inequalities around the world, this course enhances students' ability to critically analyze programs, projects and grassroots initiatives for empowerment and well-being. It provides students with the opportunity to deepen their understanding of gender and global inequalities, and to expand their knowledge of how organizations, groups, and communities achieve positive social transformation.

This seminar critically examines the complex relationships between migration, inequality and social change. Students will develop their understanding of key debates in contemporary migration, exploring relevant theory, research and public policy. Topics may include the migration-development nexus, the role of migration policies in structuring inequalities, migrant rights and resistance, and transnational families.

This applied course examines the evolving research and models in the transitions from school to work area. There is an evolving literature in this area based, in part, on the successful application of research in the transition from high school to postsecondary education. This 'capstone' course also considers the practical issues involved in making such a move, considering the knowledge, skills, and values needed by university students to succeed in the modern workplace (public, private, and not-for-profit sectors) in Canada. Students will complete an "Action Sociology/Anthropology Project," as well as a "Skills Portfolio," and other work related to their own transition.

An analysis of approaches to community development defined as planned, change-directed action undertaken by individuals, groups and organizations. The course will include the examination of actual community development practices.