Sociology Courses for University Degree and Transfer Programs
Winter 2011 - Distance Offering!
SOC 225 - Introduction ot Sociological Theory is designed to introduce students to the major nineteenth and twentieth centrury thinkers who shaped the development of sociological theory. More about SOC 225 This is an online course.
Registration begins December 1st.
SOC 120 Introductory Sociology I
This course is an introduction to the discipline. The sociological perspective is examined, along with the associated concepts and methods. Attention is directed to major areas such as culture, socialization, stratification and deviance. Students have an opportunity to research topics of interest.
SOC 121 Introductory Sociology II
This course examines the social life as it occurs in families, formal organizations, religion, political movements and other social systems. Student research projects are part of the course.
SOC 200 Deviance and Social Control
The processes by which some behaviour comes to be identified as deviant and the social means of control of such behaviour through the criminal justice system are examined analytically. This course transfers as a first year criminology course to institutions offering criminology degrees.
SOC 205 Introduction to Social Research
Sociology 205: Introduction to Social Research introduces students to research methods in the social sciences. Students will be introduced to the major procedures for carrying out systematic investigation of the social world. The course will encourage students to critically evalute the methods, strategies and data that are used by social scientists and provide training in analysis of a range of qualitative and quantitative data.
SOC 215 Canadian Social Structure
A macro level analysis of factors such as (but not limited to) ethnicity, region, gender and class as a basis for understanding contemporary Canadian society.
SOC 225 Introduction to Sociological Theory
Introduction to Sociological Theory is designed to introduce students to the major nineteenth and twentieth century thinkers who shaped the development of sociological theory. In exploring sociology's theoretical heritage, the course seeks also to foster an appreciation of what theory is and how necessary and useful it is for studying and understanding the social world.
