Social Sciences electives
The following list of courses includes those suitable for first- and second-year students in the Faculty of Social Sciences, sorted by theme. These courses either do not require you to take any pre-requisite courses to register or may be taken without those pre-requisites if you obtain permission from the department.
Not all courses are offered in each term, so once you've found courses that interest you, check the academic calendar to confirm when each course will be offered for the upcoming session.
Canada
- ECON 100 - The Canadian Economy - Problems and Policies
- POLI 101 - Canadian Politics
- POLI 201 - Canadian Institutions of Government
- POLI 263 - The Politics of Indigenous People
- SOCI 103 - Canadian Society
Conflict and social justice
- ECON 112 - Strategy, Conflict and Co-operation
- ES 200 - Introduction to Environmental Studies
- POLI 217 - Global Development
- SJS 100 - Introduction to Theories of Social Justice
- SJS 200 - Introduction to the Practice of Social Justice
- SOCI 202 - Constructing Social Problems
- SOCI 206 - Crime and Deviance
- SOCI 215 - Class and Social Inequality
Contemporary society
- ANTH 100 - Introduction to Anthropology
- CE 200 - Introduction to Community Engagement
- GEOG 100 - Geography for Today
- GEOG 101B - Space, Place and Society
- PSYC 191 - Psychology in Contemporary Society
- SOCI 100A - Introduction to Sociology: Understanding Social Life
- SOCI 100B - Introduction to Sociology: Understanding Contemporary Society
- SOCI 220 - Media and Contemporary Society
Environment and sustainability
- ANTH 100 - Introduction to Anthropology
- ECON 111 - The Economy and the Environment
- ES 200 - Introduction to Environmental Studies
- ES 240 - Ecological Processes
- GDS 202 - Contemporary Issues in Global Development Studies
- GEOG 101A - Environment, Society and Sustainability
- GEOG 103 - Introduction to Physical Geography
- GEOG 104 - Our Digital Earth
- SOCI 207 - Ecology, Society and Global Change
Global perspectives
- ANTH 100 - Introduction to Anthropology
- GDS 201 - Global Development
- GDS 202 - Contemporary Issues in Global Development Studies
- POLI 103 - The Worlds of Politics
- POLI 210 - Comparative Politics
- POLI 211 - European Integration and the European Union
- POLI 240 - International Politics
Government, policy and decision-making
- SOCI 285 - Health over the Life Course
- ECON 100 - The Canadian Economy - Problems and Policies
- ECON 103 - Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 104 - Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 113 - Introduction to Economics for Policy Analysis
- POLI 101 - Canadian Politics
- POLI 201 - Canadian Institutions of Government
- SOCI 103 - Canadian Society
Health
Human complexity
- ANTH 100 - Introduction to Anthropology
- ANTH 150 - Exploring Anthropology
- POLI 202 - An Introduction to Political Theory
- PSYC 100A - Introduction to Psychology I
- PSYC 100B - Introduction to Psychology II
- PSYC 192 - Introduction to Positive Psychology
- PSYC 205 - Psychology of Diversity
- SOCI 205 - Sociological Perspectives on Family Relationships
- SOCI 281 - Sociology of Genders
- SOCI 235 - Racialization and Ethnicity