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Note: See beginning of Section F for abbreviations, course numbers and coding.
Unless otherwise indicated, students must complete Sociology 1001 before taking any sociology courses at the 2000 level or above. Students are required to complete at least 3 term-courses of sociology courses at the lower level (1000–2000 courses) before enrolling in any upper level sociology courses. Students who are not majoring or honouring in Sociology will be admitted to a 4000 level course only if they have completed 6 term-courses of Sociology and have consulted with the instructor. A minimum grade of C (2.0) is required for all sociology courses taken to meet the Majors,
Honours requirements or prerequisites.
SOCI1001 Introduction to Sociology 3 ch (3C )
Surveys the basic concepts, theories and analytical methods of sociology and introduces students to sociology as a way of thinking.
SOCI2007 Introduction to Human Evolution and Social Anthropology 3 ch
(3 C)
An introduction to the social and evolutionary anthropology of human diversity.Prerequisite: SOCI 1001 with a grade of "C" or better; or permission of the instructo r.
SOCI2205 Interpersonal Relations 3 ch (3 C)
An introduction to a variety of perspective designed to provide insight to social interaction on the interpersonal level. Attention is also given to some of the methodological problems involved in achieving a better understanding of this area of social life.Prerequisite: SOCI 1001 with a grade of C or bette r.
SOCI2251 Film and Society 3 ch
This course examines the rise of the North American film industry, its organization and its current cultural influence. It investigates the history of early film, the rise of the studio system, the star as celebrity, the emergence of a number of film aesthetics, and it analyses how film has represented social issues especially those of class, gender and rac e.
SOCI2253 From TV to the Internet 3 ch
This course provides a broad-based introduction to the interdisciplinary field of the sociology of the media. It explores the political, economic, ideological and organizational settings within which the media operates and charts its growing importance in many aspects of contemporary li fe.
SOCI2323 Sociology of Work 3 ch
This course will examine the changing nature and organization of work within the context of regional, national and international developme nts.
SOCI2376 Sociology of Health, Illness and Healing 3 ch (3C)
Examines the social nature and consequences of health, illness and healing and looks at medicine as a form of social control. Areas to be covered include the delivery of health

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Prerequisite: none
SOCI2413 Canadian Society 3 ch ( 3C) [W]
Examines the historical preconditions, current processes in and structure of Canadian society. This may include French-English relations, regionalism, native rights, Canadian mosaic and position in the world system.
No prerequisite r equired.
SOCI2471 Sociology of Western Civilization 3 ch (3C)
Beginning with the culture of prehistoric Indo-European speakers, this course examines the Greco-Roman world, the Christian institutions of the Middle Ages, Renaissance and the Reformation periods. Students will be required to evaluate and interpret these periods from sociological perspective which focuses on how societies and cultures develop through history. One of the founders of this perspective was Max Weber, probably the best known and most influential figure in sociological theory. Students will be expected to study some of Weber's writing on the peculiar writings on the relationship of sociology to the established field of history.
Prerequisites: SOCI 1001 with a grade of 'C' or better; or permission of the i nstructor.
SOCI2501 Introduction to Gender and Gender Studie s 3 ch (3C)
An introduction to gender and gender studies from a sociological viewpoint with some consideration of interdisciplinary perspectives. Examines basic concepts, approaches, and methods pertinent to understanding gender relations and divisions in a global and historical context. NOTE: Students who take SOCI 2501 may not receive credit for
G END 2001 .
SOCI2533 Social Movements and Social Revolutions ( O) 3 ch (3C)
An analysis of social movements and revolutions from a sociological perspective.
Emphasis is on critical understanding of why they arise, why some fail and why oth ers succeed.
SOCI2611 Language, Crime and Human Age ncy 3 ch (3C)
Introduces students to the field of qualitative criminology. Focuses on criminological developments since the work of Becker in the 1950s. Emphases will be placed on interactionist, ethnomethodological, feminist, and other micro-level analyses of crime in
Weste rn societies.
SOCI2615 Historical So ciology I 3 ch
Introduction to historical and sociological understanding of modern and post-modern societies. Particular emphasis will be placed on Cana da and Europe.

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SOCI2991 Cub an Society 3 ch
Examines the historical preconditions, together with the current processes in, and structure of, Cuban society.
Prerequisi te: SOCI 1001 .
SOCI3000 Sociological Theory 6 ch (3C)
Surveys the origins of and development of sociological theory. Considers major classical theorists such as Marx, Durkheim, and Weber, and selected modern and contemporary theories.
Prerequisite: 4 term-courses in Sociology in cluding SOCI 1001.
SOCI3003 Sociology of Econo mic Ideas 3 ch (3C)
Explores the relationships between the evolution of economic ideas and the prevailing socio-historical conditions. Also examines broader implications of economic ideas for the formulation of economic and social policy.
SOCI3104 Quantitative Methods in the Soci al Science 3 ch (3C)
Introduces students to the logic and main stages of quantitative research, covering sampling, measurement, data collection methods, and statistical analysis as well as research ethics.
SOCI3105 Qualitative Methods in the Soci al Sciences 3 ch (3C)
Introduces students to the inter-disciplinary emergence of qualitative methods (e.g., feminist, interactionist, textual), with an emphasis on epistemological, philosophical and reflexive concerns as well as pr actical applications.
SOCI3214 Sociology of Communications: Canadian Culture Through Film 3 ch
(3C)
A sociological examination of the principal ways communications can be understood.
The course examines how Canadian films have addressed issues of regional identity, electronic communications (McLuhan), and national identity.
Prerequisites: SOCI 1001, two term-courses of lower level SOCI, with a grace of C or better in all three courses, or permis sion of the instructor.
SOCI3251 Film a nd Society II 3 ch (3C)
This course provides a broad-based introduction to the interdisciplinary field of the sociology of film. It investigates the relationship between film and society and focuses its attention on post World War II Hollywood Films, Italian Neo-realist and French New
Wave films.
Prerequisite : SOCI 1001 , SOCI 2251
SOCI3257 Film and Society III 3 ch (3C)

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This course will investigate the relationship between film and society and will focus its attention on contemporary film.Prerequisites: SOCI 1001, SOCI 2251 plus 1 additional term-course at the 2000-level in Sociology, with a grade of C or better in all three courses, or perm ission of the instructor.
SOCI3331 Ci nematic Rome (O) 3 ch (S)
This course situates cinematic Rome in its cultural, urban, social and political settings. It focuses on films that treat the city of Rome as a protagonist as well as a symbolic cultural space that will be traversed, examined, contested, and reclaimed. The course will further examine how Rome is used in film as a site for the projection of modern romance, Cold
War imperial political conflicts, sexual identities, decadence, and cultural anxieties.
Course will normally be taught on site in Rome.
Prerequisite: SOCI 1001 and 2 term-courses of lower-level SOCI, or permission of
Instructor.
SOCI3386 Soci ology of Religion 3 ch (3C)
This course will examine ways that religious groups and their members are affecting and being affected by changes in society.Prerequisites: 3 term-courses in Sociology, including
SOCI 1001, each w ith a grade of C or better.
SOCI3501 Sign s, Symbols and Society 3 ch
An introduction into the origin and role of signs and symbols in the production and reproduction of human societies.
Prerequisite: SOCI 1001 and two term-courses at the lower level of Sociology, with a grade of C or better in all three courses, or p ermission of the instructor.
SOCI3517 S ociology of Culture 3 ch (3C)
Examines cultural texts and practices in society. It will analyze the historical emergence of culture and how it is related to assumptions about class, gender, politics and history.Prerequisite: 3 term-courses in Sociology.
SOCI3523 Sociology of Thir d World Development 3 ch (3C)
A comparative historical study of the wealth and poverty of nations. Emphasizes how the environment, culture and politics affect economic development.
SOCI3531 Sociology of Multiculturalism 3 ch (3C)
This course will examine the case for and against multiculturalism and mass immigration in Canada and the Western world.Prerequisites: SOCI 1001 and 2 term-courses and of lower level Sociology with a grade of C o r better in all three courses.
SOCI3543 Soci ology of Gender Relations 3 ch
Examines gender as an organizing principle in social life, exploring how particular patterns of gender relations shape and are shaped by key areas of human activity (e.g., work, education, communication, sexuality, family violence) in ways that generate and p erpetuate gender inequalities.
SOCI 3544 Gender and Technology 3 ch

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Explores the processes through which gender relations and assumptions about gender enter into the design and use of technologies, the extent to which the social relations of technology are implicated in the generation of gender inequalities, and the impacts of technology on the lives of women and men.
SOCI3614 Culture, Criminal Just ice & Social Structure 3 ch (3C)
Advanced study in the field of qualitative criminology. Focuses on developments in the field since the emergence of the New Criminology in the 1970s. Emphasis will be placed on Marxist, post-structuralist and other macro-level analyses of crime in Western
Societies.
Prere quisite: SOCI 1001 , SOCI 2611 .
SO CI3615 Historical Sociology 23 ch
Advanced study of socio-cultural and socio-historical transformations in Western societies. Emphasis will be placed on the critical literature in this field, and the detailed analysis of specific empirical transformations. Course topics change an nually.
Prerequisite: SOCI 2615 .
SOCI3822 Sociology of Modernization 3 ch (3C)
Course explores the transition from traditional to modern society. Emphasis is on the structures of everyday l ife before and after modernization.
SOCI3889 Sociology of Native Issues: Culture and Colonization 3 ch
This course explores the spirituality and diversity of native culture in Canada, the impact of European colonization and the use of genocide, reserves and residential schools.
Prerequisite: SOCI 1001 and two-term courses of lower-level Sociology with a grade of
C or better in all three cou rses, or permission of the instructor .
SOCI3911 Cinematic New York (A) 3 ch
This course examines films shot in New York within the historical and sociological context of the city as well as within the body of work of a number of directors who made
New York an important setting for their stories. The course will normally be taught on site in New York.
Prerequisites: SOCI 1001 and two term-courses in lower level Sociology; or permission of Instructor.
SOCI3921 Sociology of Knowledge 3 ch (3C)
This course examines the social construction of knowledge. Explores the social and historical processes by which we have come to accept certain claims to knowledge as valid. Also examines controversies about the prog ressiveness and rationality of knowledge.

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SOCI4014 Designing Research Proposals 3 ch
Under the direction of a supervisor, an Honours student develops a pro posal which is approved by th e Discipline.
SOCI4015 Honours Thesis 3 ch
Under the direction of a supervisor, a student conducts, completes and defe nds a thesis.
Prerequisite: Sociology 4014
SOCI4023 Sp ecial Topics in Sociological Theory 3 ch (3S)
Intensive study of a selected theorist, theory group or issue in sociological theory.
Prerequisi te: SOCI 3000 or permission of th e instructor.
SOCI4263 Discourse and Text 3 ch
Advanced studies in discourse and textual analysis. Topics may vary from year to year, but will typically cover a selection from the following intellectual schools: phenomenology, ethnomethodology, conversation analysis, discourse analysis, cultural studies, post-structuralism, deconstr uction, and feminism.
Prerequisite: SOCI 3105
SOCI4315 Cultural Studies in Sociology 3 ch (3C)
Examines cultural texts and practices in society. It will analyze the historical emergence of culture and how it is related to assum ptions about class, gender, politics and history.
SOCI4317 Sociology of the Arts 3 ch (3C)
Investigates the social contexts of artistic endeavour and consumption of such art forms as painting, music, literature, theatre, film and architecture. Explores the role of both amateur and profession al artists as well as their products an d publics.
SOCI4363 Political Sociology 3 ch (3S)
A comprehensive historical study of the political routes the major countries of the East and the West took to reach modern industrial society. Emphasis is on the interrelations of sta te power, class, ideology, and industrialization.
SOC I4403 Special Topics in Canadian Society 3 ch (3S)
Intensive examination of one or more selecte d topics.
Prerequisite: SOCI 2403 or SOCI 2413 .
SOCI4503 Research Seminar in Popular Culture 3 ch
This course examines the daily cultural artifacts that surround us, their multitude of meanings, and their use by social actors. This course will provide a historical background for understanding contemporary popular culture, and will investigate current theoretical debates on mass culture, popular culture and postmodernism.

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Prerequisites: SOCI 3000 and one of SOCI 3104 or SOCI 3105 ; or 4 term-courses in
Sociology and ICS 3001 and ICS 3003 ; or permission of i nstructor.
SOCI4555 Gender and Organization 3 ch (3S)
An advanced level focus on how organizations are viewed and explained as gendered, sexualized entities. Examines feminist critiques of traditional approaches to organization; feminist conceptualizations of gender and organization; empirical studies of men and women in particular organizations; organizations, gender and violence; and gender and military organization.
Prerequisites: Either (a) Sociology 1000 or (b ) Gender Studies 2001 and permission of the i nstructor
SOCI4705 Sociology of Civilization 3 ch (3C)
A comparative study of the cultural, political and economic heritage of world civilizations.