Bachelor of Arts, Major in Sociology

Study the core concepts of sociology by examining culture, socialization, social interaction, social roles, and social structure. Because humans are social by nature, all of us are members of various social groupings and located within a social system.

You will demonstrate a historical and contemporary understanding of theoretical perspectives, social issues, and debates
within sociology. Use the sociological imagination to critically explain the ways in which social practices and institutions influence individual lives. Build, articulate, and defend theoretically informed arguments from multiple perspectives. Demonstrate accountable leadership through teamwork, personal organization, and time management strategies to achieve desired goals.

Examine the social factors that influence health, illness and health care. Adopt a sociological view of crime that emphasizes the social construction of crime, and confronts assumptions about the criminal justice system. Explore the tensions and challenges that arise from multiculturalism, the presence of multiple nations within the state of Canada. Examine the social roots of the environmental crisis. Explore the characteristics of families around the world, especially in non-Western societies, as they experience the forces of globalization and social change.

Unpack and examine your own positionality, for example your positions of privilege in relation to others, and act with compassion and empathy. Articulate power relations, social inequalities, and the possibilities for social justice. Cultivate skills for life beyond your studies, such as effective and evidence-based communication, writing, critical thinking, and initiative for lifelong learning.

This list is not exhaustive but provides an idea of the options graduates have and what they have gone on to do.

Activist
Addictions Counsellor
Archivist
Case Manager
Child and Youth Worker
Child Welfare Worker
Community Worker
Consumer Advocate
Employment Counsellor
Event Coordinator
Family and Marriage Counsellor
Forensics Worker
Fundraiser
Gerontologist
Guidance Counsellor
Historian
Human Resource Specialist
Human Rights Officer
Journalist
Labour Relations Specialist
Lawyer
Legislative Aid
Life Coach
Nonprofit Administrator
Lobbyist
Media Correspondent
Mediator
Mental Health Worker
Nonprofit Administrator
Occupational Therapist
Office Administrator
Policy Advisor
Political Advisor
Politician
Probation Officer
Professor
Public Affairs Consultant
Public Relations Consultant
Public Speaking Consultant
Rehabilitation Counsellor
Researcher
Retirement Counsellor
Social Policy Researcher
Social Services Case Manager
Social Survey Researcher
Social Worker

Grade 12 (or equivalent) or mature student status
English Studies 12/English First Peoples 12 with a minimum of 73% (or equivalent)