Courses by research area
The following course lists exclude the required courses for major, minor or general degrees in sociology.
Our 400-level courses offer seminar-based experiences that reflect the instructor’s current research and teaching interests. Topics may vary.
SOCI 439A and SOCI 439B offer community-engaged learning opportunities for students that can complement any of our 4 major areas.
Contact our academic advisor if you need help choosing your courses.Ecology, global issues & social movements
Learn about our department’s research on ecology, global issues and social movements.
- SOCI 207 – Ecology, Society and Global Change
- SOCI 316 – Social Movements
- SOCI 318 – Social Change
- SOCI 321 – Work, Globalization and Labour Movements
- SOCI 326 – Social Networks
- SOCI 355 – The Corporation, Capitalism and Globalization
- SOCI 357 – Global and Transnational Sociology in Germany
- SOCI 384 – Colonialism, Postcoloniality and Indigenous Resurgence
- SOCI 388 – Sociology of Food and Eating
- SOCI 437 – Issues in Environmental Sociology and Climate Change
Other courses that complement studies in this area:
- SOCI 215 – Class and Social Inequality
- SOCI 220 – Media and Contemporary Society
- SOCI 310 – Religion in Society
- SOCI 331 – Politics and Society
- SOCI 383 – Feminisms in Theory and Practice
- SOCI 436 – Issues in Sociology and Social Justice
Gender, racialization & ethnicity
Learn about our department’s research on gender, racialization and ethnicity.
- SOCI 103 – Settler Colonialism and Canadian Society
- SOCI 235 – Racialization and Ethnicity
- SOCI 281 – Sociology of Genders
- SOCI 382 – Sociology of Sexualities
- SOCI 383 – Feminisms in Theory and Practice
- SOCI 384 - Colonialism, Postcoloniality and Indigenous Resurgence
- SOCI 435 – Issues in Gender, Sexuality and Trans Communities
- SOCI 430A – Issues in Racialization, Ethnicity and Decolonization
Other courses that complement studies in this area:
- SOCI 204 – Self, Identity and Society
- SOCI 205 – Sociological Perspectives on Family Relationships
- SOCI 305B – Families and Social Change
- SOCI 316 – Social Movements
- SOCI 388 – Sociology of Food and Eating
- SOCI 436 – Issues in Sociology and Social Justice
Crime, deviance & law
Learn about our department’s research on crime, deviance and law.
- SOCI 202 – Constructing Social Problems
- SOCI 206 – Crime and Deviance
- SOCI 307 – Moral Panics
- SOCI 312 – White-Collar Crime
- SOCI 313 – Sociology of Law
- SOCI 346 – Sociology of Surveillance
- SOCI 356 – International Crimes and Social Justice
- SOCI 434 – Issues in Deviance, Crime, Law and Social Control
Other courses that complement studies in this area:
- SOCI 215 – Class and Social Inequality
- SOCI 220 – Media and Contemporary Society
- SOCI 235 – Racialization and Ethnicity
- SOCI 281 – Sociology of Genders
- SOCI 331 – Politics and Society
- SOCI 436 – Issues in Sociology and Social Justice
Health, aging & society
Learn about our department’s research on health, aging and society.
- SOCI 285 – Health Over the Life Course
- SOCI 327 – International Perspectives on Inequities in Health and Health Care
- SOCI 345 – Sociology of Mental Health
- SOCI 385 – Sociology of Aging
- SOCI 389 – Death and Dying
- SOCI 432 – Issues in Health and Aging
Other courses that complement studies in this area:
- SOCI 202 – Constructing Social Problems
- SOCI 204 – Self, Identity and Society
- SOCI 205 – Sociological Perspectives on Family Relationships
- SOCI 215 – Class and Social Inequality
- SOCI 235 – Racialization and Ethnicity
- SOCI 281 – Sociology of Genders
- SOCI 382 – Sociology of Sexualities
- SOCI 433 – Issues in Demography and Families