SSC199H1/Y1
First Year Seminar 52S
Undergraduate seminar that focuses on specific ideas, questions, phenomena or controversies, taught by a regular Faculty member deeply engaged in the discipline. Open only to newly admitted first year students. It may serve as a distribution requirement course; see page 45.
SOC101Y1
Introduction to Sociology 52L, 26T
The basic principles and methods of sociology applied to the study of human societies;
social sources of differing values and conceptions of reality, and the influences
of these on the behaviour of individuals, patterns of relations among groups,
and social stability and change.
Note
Obtaining 65% or more in SOC101Y1 is
a requirement for entry into all SOC programs. SOC101Y1 is also a requirement for completing all SOC programs. Credit for higher-level
SOC course will not waive this requirement.
200-Series Courses
Note
Almost all upper-level SOC courses have Prerequisites.
Students without course Prerequisites will be removed at any time they are discovered.
SOC200H1
Logic of Social Inquiry (formerly SOC200Y1) 26,
26T This course reviews the basic issues that concern all types of data collection methods used by social scientists to test theory. Key topics include selection, sampling, and measurement. The course explores how error affects the data gathered in experiments and non-experimental studies, and in qualitative and quantitative research. The course emphasizes critical thinking about the empirical research presented in everyday life, as well as preparation for more advanced research courses. SOC200H1 is a restricted course. Enrolment is limited to sociology Majors (see Note 1 above)
Exclusion: SOC200Y1, JBS229H1, POL242Y1, UNI200Y1, WDW350Y1
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC202H1
Quantitative Analysis in Social Science Research (formerly SOC300Y1) 26L Introduction in quantitative social science research – from descriptive statistics to hypothesis testing using various strategies for the analysis of bivariate relationships.
Enrolment is limited to students admitted to the sociology major program.
Exclusion SOC200Y1, SOC300Y1, ECO220Y1, GGR270H1, PSY201H1, STA220H1, STA248H1, POL242Y1, WDW350Y1
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1, SOC200H1.
SOC203Y1
History of Social Theory 52L
Development of sociological theory in the 19th and 20th centuries; history of ideas; formal analysis; relationship between theory and empirical inquiry.
Exclusion: SOC314Y1
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC204H1
Qualitative Analysis in Social Science Research (formerly SOC387Y1) 26L Introduction to the methods and issues of qualitative social science research – the theories, methods for data collection and analysis, and the personal and ethical issues relating to qualitative research. Enrollment is limited to students admitted to the sociology major program.
Exclusion: SOC200Y1, SOC387Y1
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1. SOC200H1
SOC205Y1
Urban Sociology 52L
Complementary perspectives of the city: as an evolving entity historically (urbanization); as a way of life and adaptation, reflecting cultures and subcultures (urbanism); as territorial parts reflecting and contributing to social processes (ecological perspective); as a unit managed by formal and informal parties (structural perspective).
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC207Y1
Sociology of Work & Occupations 52L
The nature and meaning of work in relation to changes in the position of the professions, unions and government, of women and minority groups, and in industrial societies more generally. Career choice and strategies, occupational mobility, and individual satisfaction at work.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC210Y1
Ethnicity in Social Organization 52L
Impact of racial, ethnic, and linguistic heterogeneity and of various patterns of immigration on economic, political, and cultural institutions, and on individual identity, self-conceptions, social attitudes, and relations.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC212Y1
Deviance and Control 52L
Sociological analysis of deviance (acts or persons that violate the normative structures of society) and social control (societal responses that attempt to reduce, treat, or transform deviance). What is deviance? What are different ways societies respond to deviance? What are the consequences of efforts to regulate, prevent, and punish deviance?
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC213Y1
Law and Society 52L
An introduction to social scientific perspectives and research on the nature, sources, dimensions, and impact of law; conceptual issues and methodological strategies in establishing and interpreting linkages between legal and other social structures and processes.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC214Y1
Sociology of the Family 52L, 26T
An examination of cross-cultural variations and social-historical changes in the organization of family life, followed by a critical look at the key activities in family life today. Emphasis is on gender relations.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC215Y1
Socialization 52L
The acquisition and reproduction of personality, culture, and social structure. The social construction of everyday life and secondary socialization is emphasized, with focus on work and family.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC218Y1
Asian Communities in Canada (formerly SOC342Y1) 52L The course will explore the structures and processes of Asian communities in Canada. Historical development of various Asian communities will be explored. Other topics include ethnic economy, ethnic media, ethnic churches, and ethnic voluntary organizations in Asian communities. Experts in related topics are invited to present their research findings. Non-sociology students may seek departmental permission to enrol.
Exclusion: SOC 342Y1/394Y1
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1 or permission of Department (see Department before enroling in course)
SOC220Y1
Social Inequality in Canada 52L
An analysis of historical and contemporary empirical patterns of inequality in Canada. The focus is on income, power, ethnic, regional, and gender inequalities.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC243H1
Sociology of Health and Illness 26L
Provides overview of how social factors influence behaviours related to health and illness, definitions of illness and social responses to illness. Addresses questions such as why rates of illness and responses to illnesses vary with historical and biographic conditions or how behaviours related to health and illness affect social relations.
Exclusion: SOC242Y1
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC244H1
Sociology of Health Care 26L
Examines factors that influence the organizational structure of health care systems, how these organizations develop, how they are maintained, and how they can be change. Topics also include the social forces that influence the relationship between healthcare providers and consumers.
Exclusion: SOC242Y1
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC246H1
The Sociology of Aging 39L
Social gerontology deals with many social aspects of advanced age, e.g. problems of retirement, post-retirement life, living arrangements and family, changes in identity, and new roles for later life, in Canada and in a cross-cultural perspective. Focus is on individual aspects of aging.
Exclusion: SOC245Y1
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC247H1
The Sociology of Aging II 39L
Social gerontology deals with many social aspects of advanced age. This is a continuation of SOC246H1. Focus is on institutional level analysis of the programs that assist with aging problems.
Exclusion: SOC245Y1
Prerequisite: SOC246H1
SOC250Y1
Sociology of Religion 52L
Overview of the classic theoretical literature. Topics may include: the social origins of Judaism and Christianity; the process of secularization; the significance of new religious movements; the relevance of “civil religion”; and the contemporary upsurge of “fundamentalism”.
Exclusion: RLG210Y1
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC256H1
Lives and Societies 26L
Characteristics of very different kinds of societies, from hunters and gatherers to modern postindustrial countries, and how these affect features of individual lives including: life stages, their status, and transitions between them; the variety of possible life courses; rates of birth and death, and their implications for people, their kin, and their societies.
Exclusion: SOC255Y1
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC257H1
Lives in Canada 26L
The life course in Canada, in the twentieth century and today, with some comparisons to other first world countries. How lives have changed over the past century; how lives are affected by history and social location; the impact of the life trajectories on health and crime.
Exclusion: SOC255Y1
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC260Y1
Power and Policy in Canadian Society 52L Examination of the forces and factors that drive and shape policy in Canadian society. The policy areas examined may include: education, labour force and employment, employment equity, ethnocultural relations, and the environment. Exploration of the applications of sociology in the formulation and evaluation of policy choices.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC263H1
The Quality of Social Life (formerly SOC262Y1) 26L Social psychological perspectives on the quality of life, focusing on interpersonal relationships, marriage and families, social equity and inequality, mass media and popular culture, and violence and victimization.
Prerequisite: PSY100H1/SOC101Y1
SOC270H1
Comparative Social Inequality 26L
This course offers an introduction to the study of processes of social stratification and structures of inequality with an emphasis on comparative, cross-national studies that include Canada as point of reference.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC278Y1
Introduction to Social Policy 52L
1) Introduces students to the theoretical foundations of social policy; and 2) examines some of the key social policy issues. The first part of the course will focus on the theoretical bases of the social policy, including class, gender, race, social citizenship, and welfare regimes. We will also try to situate these ideas in historical and societal contexts. The second part will examine some of the key social policy issues, such as health care, housing, immigration, race, and politics of welfare retrenchment.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC293Y1/294Y1/295Y1
Selected Topics in Sociological Research TBA
An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructor’s area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Consult the Departmental website for current course offerings.
Exclusion, Prerequisite, Recommended preparation: varies according to particular course offering; consult
descriptions at Departmental website for exact Prerequisites
SOC296H1/297H1/298H1
Selected Topics in Sociological
Research TBA
An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructor’s area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Consult the Departmental website for current course offerings.
Exclusion, Prerequisite, Recommended preparation: varies according to particular course offering; consult descriptions at Departmental website for exact Prerequisites
SOC299Y1
Research Opportunity Program
Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 45 for details.
300-Series Courses
Note
Almost all upper-level SOC courses have Prerequisites.
Students without course Prerequisites will be removed at any time they are discovered.
SOC300H1
Applications of Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (formerly
SOC300Y1) 26L, 26T Provides students with the opportunity to develop un understanding of the logic of multivariate analysis applying various strategies for the analysis of complex multivariate data. Enrolment is limited to sociology specialists.
Enrolment is limited to students admitted to the sociology specialist program.
Exclusion: SOC300Y1, ECO220Y1, PSY202H1, STA222H, STA250H1
Prerequisite: SOC200H1, SOC202H1.
SOC301Y1
Theories of Inequality 52L
Theories of social inequality, its historical evolution, and the determinants of continuity and change of patterns of social inequality.
Prerequisite: SOC203Y1
SOC303H1
Family Demography 26L
Describes the political, social and economic implications of diversity in family structure. Uses empirical studies in the sociological tradition to describe current trends in living arrangements and family relationships. Examines social and economic consequences of the inconsistencies between public definitions and the reality of family life.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC304H1
Status Attainment 26L
Shows how “getting ahead” or becoming “downwardly mobile” are affected by social as well as economic factors. Links the experience of mobility to larger scale social change.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC306Y1
Sociology of Crime and Delinquency 52L Examines explanation, theory construction, measurement procedures, and techniques for data collection and analysis within the sociology of crime and delinquency.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC309Y1
HIV and AIDS: Social Policies and Programs (formerly SOC309H1)
52L
Explores and discusses specific theories of action. Applies theories to various factors associated with AIDS/HIV. Examines political, scientific, health, social, economic, and cultural environments. This course forces students to examine the hidden theoretical assumptions surrounding AIDS/HIV.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC310H1
The Sociology of Juvenile Crime 26L
Examine and evaluate sociological theories and research on the causes and correlates of juvenile crime, with a focus on recent theoretical developments and quantitative analyses of juvenile offending (not delinquency). The course highlights the effects of structural conditions, cultural factors, and individual decisions.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC312Y1
Population and Society 52L
Population processes (birth, death, and migration) and their relationship to social, cultural, and economic change.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC317Y1
Industrial Sociology (formerly SOC316Y1) 52L Labour/management relations in industrial societies; impact of technological change on work organizations and labour markets; implications for understanding various topics including social mobility, labour market segmentation, job satisfaction, work/family relations, immigration and race, power in organizations, union and industrial conflict, organizational culture, and the social control of industry.
Prerequisite: A 200+ level SOC course
SOC320Y1
Applied Sociology 52L
Uses of sociological research in guiding social policies and programs. Evaluation research and needs assessment methods are emphasized. Students are required to engage in a research practicum (apprenticeship) at an agency working towards social change or providing social services.
Prerequisite: A 200+ level SOC course
SOC327Y1
Families and Health 52L
Themes include the demand for caregiving, evolving and emerging diseases (genetic, environmental, social, cancer-linked), state’s role in health care, factors affecting caregivers, home health care procedures, how families organize to deal with health problems.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC328H1
Descriptive Statistics for Categorical Data 26L Develops student skills in manipulating cross-classified categorical data as well as the effective presentation and informed interpretation of results. Requires use of internet to access census tables. Not intended for Sociology Specialists, who must take SOC300Y1.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1, 200Y1
Recommended preparation: OAC/Grade 12 U Mathematics
SOC330Y1
Comparative Ethnic Relations 52L
Comparative study of interethnic relations, including comparisons of ethnic groups and types of ethnic groups and comparisons of their relative position in different institutions, social structures, and societies. Comparisons made with respect to the impact of society on ethnic groups, and ethnic groups in society.
Prerequisite: A 200+ level SOC course
SOC336H1
Immigration and Race Relations in Canada 26L Examines the economic, social, cultural and political impacts of 20th century immigration in Canada, and emerging race and ethnic relations. Topics include immigration policy; population impact; community formation; labour markets; enclave economies; welfare use by immigrants; the criminal justice system; racial conflict; multiculturalism and race; and equity policies.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC339H1
Immigration and Employment 26L
Examines labour market and employment situation of immigrants, from economic and sociological perspectives, emphasizing recent Canadian experience in comparative context. Topics include immigrant human and social capital, declining immigrant earnings, the knowledge economy, skill-underutilization, racial discrimination, labour market structure, unionization, immigrant entrepreneurship, immigrant offspring, and labour market and immigration policy.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC341Y1
The Jewish Community in Europe and North America 78L Classical and recent writings on Jewish ethno-national identity in the modern period; communal organization; forms of Jewish life in the diaspora and its relationship to other ethnic groups and to society at large; contemporary role of the Holocaust and ethnic memory; Jews in Canada; gender in the Jewish community.
Exclusion: SOC330Y1
SOC343Y1
Sociology of the Pacific Rim (formerly SOC493Y1) 52L An intensive research/reading course on the links between Pacific Rim society and culture and Canada. Institutional and network bridges between the Asian region and North America.
Exclusion: SOC493Y1
Prerequisite: A 200+ level SOC course
SOC344Y1
Contemporary International Migration 52L This overview course focuses on trends and issues associated with contemporary international migration flows and migrant settlement. Emphasis is on Canada although attention is also given to other countries. Topics include causes and types of migration, immigration policy, immigrant women, children of immigrants, and health, language and economic issues.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC347H1
Sociology of Language (formerly SOC274H1) 26L This course studies the effects of language on human societies, focusing attention on how language changes with social class, gender, and social situations. This course will include studies of language taboos, pidgin and Creole languages, and bilingualism and multilingualism.
Exclusion: JAL253H1, SOC274H1
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC348H1
Sociology & Emotions 26L
This class will provide a broad overview of major issues and theories in the sociology of emotions, and will focus in particular on emotions and social rankings. We will also focus on how one might study the relationships of social structure and social status with emotions.
Prerequisite: SOC203Y1
SOC350Y1
Classical Social and Political Thought 52L,
26P A survey of classical social theories from Plato to Nietzsche. Students read excerpts and/or secondary expositions of key social and political ideas of Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Nietzsche and others, with a sociological focus.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC352H1
Introduction to Canadian Health Care Policy 26L This course will introduce students to development and issues related to Canadian health care policy. The course will examine: 1) basic policy making process; 2) policy making process in Canadian context; 3) development of Canadian health care policy; and 4) current health care reform debates and issues.
Prerequisite: A 200+ level SOC course
Exclusion: SOC 351Y1, UNI300Y1
SOC354H1
Emergent Issues in Health and Social Policies 26L This course explores emerging issues in health and social policies. Using the framework of social determinants of health, this course examines: 1) the implications of social factors such as socio-economic inequity, gender, race, homelessness, age, and citizenship status on individual health, and 2) policy options to address these issues
Prerequisite: SOC352H1
Exclusion: SOC351Y1, UNI300Y1
SOC355Y1
Structural Analysis 52L
The structure of social relationships, including both personal networks and the overall organization of whole social settings. The role of social structure in social support, access to scarce resources, power conflict, mobilization, diffusion, and beliefs.
Prerequisite: SOC200Y1
SOC356Y1
Technology and Society 52L
Analysis of the interplay between technology and society, starting with the Industrial Revolution. Considers how technological developments affect social systems, communications, work, leisure and world-systems.
Prerequisite: A 200+ level SOC course
SOC358H1
Cities and Social Pathology 26L
Focuses on relationship between urbanization and crime. Urbanization and the size of cities are examined as correlates, and perhaps causes, of crime, delinquency, the development of “deviant service centers”, mental illness, and suicide. Does housing level show a link between housing design, crowding, floor level, etc. and crime, delinquency, depression?
Prerequisite: SOC205Y1 or SOC212Y1
SOC360Y1
Sociology of Cultural Studies 52L
Examination of cultural process practices through which culture is constituted (ordered) and reproduced. A dominant cultural order is created and reproduced through the process of selective tradition, which is treated as natural and “taken for granted.” The cultural processes involve the interaction of economic, political, ideological and cultural practices.
Prerequisite: A 200+ level SOC course
SOC363H1
Sociology of Mental Health and Mental Disorders (formerly SOC262Y1, 264H1) 26L An overview of the link between social inequality and emotional inequality, focusing on differences in mental health across social groups and the role of stress and coping resources in explaining group differences.
Prerequisite: A 200+ level SOC course, PSY101H1 or a 200+ level PSY course
SOC364H1
Urban Health 26L
Cities are home to particular populations (the poor, the homeless, racial and ethnic minorities, immigrants, and the young and old) and have distinct risks and protections relevant to health. Patterns of health in cities, historical developments, and emerging literature and methodology are used to uncover how everyday settings influence health.
Exclusion: SOC396H1 in 02-03 and 04-05
Prerequisite: A 200+ level SOC course
SOC365Y1
Gender Relations 52L
Examination of historical and contemporary sources of gender inequity, and the many dimensions of gender difference and inequality today.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC366H1
Sociology of Women and Work 26L
Women’s paid and unpaid work and the relationship between the two. Questions about gender gap in earnings, sexual segregation of the labour force, restructuring of paid work, sexual harassment, paid domestic work, and the division of housework and child care.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC367H1
Race, Class, and Gender 26L
In this class, we analyze the ways in which race, class, gender and sexuality interact and shape communities, life opportunities, perspectives and politics. We will read contemporary ethnographies concerning work, socialization, and urban life against current sociological theories about inequality and intersectionality, and identity.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC369Y1
The Canadian Community 52L
Attention focused on case studies which investigate the social organization of Canadian communities. The case study approach emphasizes theory and methods. The major course requirement is an ethnographic study of a “community.”
Prerequisite: A 200+ level SOC course
SOC370Y1
Sociology of Labour 78L
The role and development of labour and the labour movement in Canada, its differential success in various industries and regions, and its impact on other aspects of society.
Prerequisite: 200+ level SOC course
SOC373H1
Sociology of Disability I (formerly SOC273H1) 26L The experience of disability and the social definition of the experience for self and others. Combination seminar and lecture format.
Exclusion: SOC273H1
SOC374H1
Sociology of Disability II 13L/13S
The experience of disability and the social definition of the experience for self and others. Combination seminar and lecture format. continuation of Disability I.
Exclusion: offered as SOC297H1 in 20011 session
SOC375Y1
Sociology of Organizations 52L
Internal structure of formal and informal organizations; bureaucracies; patterns of interorganizational relations; impact of organizations on social structure and social classes of different societies.
Prerequisite: A 200+ level SOC course
SOC376H1
Theories of Private and Public Life (formerly SOC389Y1) 26L A selective introduction to major thinkers and approaches in contemporary sociology. Enrolment is limited to students in the sociology specialist program.
Prerequisite SOC203Y1
Exclusion: SOC389Y1
SOC377H1
Micro and Macro Theory (formerly SOC389Y1) 26L A selective introduction to major thinkers and approaches in contemporary sociology. (adjunct to Theories of Private and Public Life). Enrolment is limited to students in the sociology specialist program.
Prerequisite: SOC203Y1
Exclusion: SOC389Y1
SOC380H1
Sociology of Everyday Life 2: Institutional Context 26L The study of social institutions at the macro and meso- levels, through every day experiences. These broader structures are examined through people’s personal experiences. A related course, Soc 388H, focuses on the structures of social interaction at the micro level. Soc 380H1 compliments that course, but can be taken independently.
Prerequisite: A 200+ level SOC course
SOC381Y1
Culture and Social Structure (formerly SOC393Y1) 52L Our society includes many varieties of cultural tastes and practices. How are these related to inequality? How do cultural repertoires shape people’s lives, including school success, careers, romance, marriage and friendship? How is culture produced in art worlds and industries, transmitted more or less successfully and creatively received?
Exclusion: SOC393Y1
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
Recommended preparation: SOC200Y1 or a course in methods, sociological theory, inequality, or gender.
SOC382Y1z
Social Issues (formerly SOC399Y1) 52L Many on-going changes - in education, crime, family life, population, and the environment, among others - give rise to troubling social problems. This course uses sociological analysis and the findings of sociological research to examine public discussions and policies proposed to deal with both new and enduring social problems.
Exclusion: SOC399Y1
Prerequisite: A 200+level SOC course
SOC383H1
The Sociology of Women and International Migration 26L Examines the international migration of women in post-industrial economies with emphasis on Canada. Topics include: theories of female migration; the impacts of immigration policies; migration trends and entry status; integration issues pertaining to family, language knowledge, citizenship and economic status; labour market barriers and public policy consideration.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
SOC385H1
Social Ecology 26L
Provides a framework for the empirical analysis and practical solution of problems dealing with human well-being which have contextual dimensions. Topics dealt with cover both built and natural environments, as well as aspects of technology. Each student examines a particular problem in detail.
Prerequisite: A 200-level SOC course; or an Environmental Science course focussing on urban and/or natural environments (see Department before enrolling in this course)
SOC386Y1
Urbanization 52L
Examines explanation, theory construction, measurement procedures, and the logic of quantitative analysis within urban sociology and social demography.
Prerequisite: A 200+ level SOC course
SOC387H1
Qualitative Analysis (formerly SOC387Y1) 26L This course gives students the opportunity to apply their understanding of the research process to the design and implementation of an original research project.
Enrollment is limited to students admitted to the sociology specialist program
Prerequisite: SOC204H1
Exclusion: SOC387Y1
SOC388H1
Sociology of Everyday Life 26L
Explores the structure and interactions of everyday experience. Views our lives as socially ordered and ourselves as agents. Offers experience in qualitative research and using writing experience. Not intended for Sociology Specialists, who must take SOC389Y1.
Exclusion: SOC387Y1, 405Y1
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1
Note
Independent Research courses SOC390Y1,
391H1, and 392H1 are restricted. Deadline for submitting applications to Department,
including supervisor’s approval, is the first day of classes of the session. Strongly recommend earlier
application as arrangements with supervisor are required in advance.
SOC390Y1/391H1/392H1
Independent Research TBA
An opportunity to pursue independently a sociological topic of interest with a Departmental advisor. Intended for students in a Sociology program who have completed a minimum of 10 courses.
Prerequisite: By application (see Department before session begins). Consult Departmental website for procedure.
SOC393Y1/394Y1
Selected Topics in Sociological Research TBA
An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructor’s area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Consult the Departmental website for current course offerings.
Prerequisite: Varies according to particular course offering; consult description at Departmental website for exact Prerequisites
SOC395H1/396H1/397H1
Selected Topics in Sociological Research TBA
An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructor’s area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Visit Department or consult the Departmental website for current course offerings.
Prerequisite: Varies according to particular course offering; consult description at Departmental website for exact Prerequisites
SOC398H0/399Y0
Independent Experiential Study Project
An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. See page 45 for details.
400-Level Courses
Note
Almost all upper-level SOC courses have Prerequisites.
Students without course Prerequisites will be removed at any time they are discovered.
SOC401Y1
Advanced Seminar 52S
Provides sociology Specialists with an opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Varies in focus from year to year. Consult the Departmental website for current course offering. SOC401Y1 is a restricted course. Enrolment is limited to sociology Specialists (see Note 1 above).
Prerequisite: SOC300Y1, 389Y1
SOC442Y1
Practicum in Health Studies 52L
Individual field placement with a health research or administration professional, in which the student applies theory and skills to a specific project. Culminates in an oral and written report.
Exclusion: UNI400Y1
Prerequisite: 300 level sociology course
SOC451H1
Analysis and Interpretation of Survey Data 26L Covers statistical methods currently used in the major sociological journals including multiple linear regression, logistic regression, and the fitting of loglinear models to tables of cross-classified categorical data. Stresses presentation skills and sociological interpretation of results.
Prerequisite: SOC300Y1; or a full-course equivalent to SOC300Y1 (see Department before enroling in course)
Recommended preparation: OAC/Grade 12 U Mathematics
SOC452H1
Methods and Models of Demography 26L Students learn to calculate life tables and total fertility rates, and apply these concepts in computer projections and simulations.
Prerequisite: SOC101Y1, 200Y1
Recommended preparation: SOC303H1, SOC312Y1
Note
Independent Research courses SOC490Y1, 491H1, and 492H1 are restricted. Deadline for submitting applications to Department, including supervisor’s approval, is the first day of classes of the session. Strongly recommend earlier application as arrangements with supervisor are required in advance.
SOC490Y1/491H1/492H1
Independent Research TBA
An opportunity to pursue independently a sociological topic of interest with a Departmental advisor. Intended for students in a Sociology program who have completed a minimum of 15.0 courses.
Prerequisite: By application (see Department before session begins). Visit Department or consult Departmental website for procedure.
SOC493Y1/494Y1/495Y1
Selected Topics in Sociological Research TBA An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructor’s area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Visit Department or consult the Departmental website for current course offerings.
Prerequisite: Varies according to particular course offering; consult description at Departmental website for exact Prerequisites
SOC496H1/497H1/498H1
Selected Topics in Sociological Research TBA
An opportunity to explore a sociological topic in depth. Courses relate to instructor’s area of research, so topics vary from year to year. Visit Department or consult the Departmental website for current course offerings.
Prerequisite: Varies according to particular course offering; consult description at Departmental
website for exact Prerequisites
Note
Graduate courses available to fourth-year Specialists with permission
of the instructor and a minimum GPA of 3.3 for undergraduate program credit.
Consult the Department for enrolment procedures.
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