Sociology - Arts

Specialized Honours BA Program

Students must take at least 54 credits in sociology, including:

• AS/SOCI 1010 6.00 in the first 48 credits;
• the 2000-level fundamentals courses: AS/SOCI 2030 6.00 (methods) and AS/SOCI 2040 6.00 (theory). Students must complete AS/SOCI 2030 6.00 and AS/SOCI 2040 6.00 within the first 84 credits and take at least six of these credits in the first 60 credits, plus any one of AS/SOCI 2050 6.00, AS/SOCI 2060 6.00 or AS/SOCI 2070 6.00;
• 12 credits at the 3000 level; and
• AS/SOCI 4000 6.00 (thesis course), plus 12 additional credits at the 4000 level.

Honours BA Program

Students must take at least 42 credits in sociology, including:

• AS/SOCI 1010 6.00 in the first 48 credits;
• the 2000-level fundamentals courses: AS/SOCI 2030 6.00 (methods) and AS/SOCI 2040 6.00 (theory). Students must complete AS/SOCI 2030 6.00 and AS/SOCI 2040 6.00 within the first 84 credits and take at least six of these credits in the first 60 credits, plus any one of AS/SOCI 2050 6.00, AS/SOCI 2060 6.00 or AS/SOCI 2070 6.00;
• six credits at the 3000 level; and
• 12 credits at the 4000 level.

Honours Double Major BA Program

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any other Honours bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with a major in earth and atmospheric science or physics and astronomy in the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA Programs

Sociology may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Arts. Students must take at least 36 credits in sociology and at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program. Courses taken to meet sociology requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least six credits in sociology and six credits in the interdisciplinary program. For further details of requirements, see the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

The 36 credits in sociology must include:

• AS/SOCI 1010 6.00 in the first 48 credits;
• the 2000-level fundamentals courses: AS/SOCI 2030 6.00 (methods) and AS/SOCI 2040 6.00 (theory). Students must complete AS/SOCI 2030 6.00 and AS/SOCI 2040 6.00 within the first 84 credits and take at least six of these credits in the first 60 credits, plus any one of AS/SOCI 2050 6.00, AS/SOCI 2060 6.00 or AS/SOCI 2070 6.00;
• six credits at the 3000 level; and
• six credits at the 4000 level.

Honours Major/Minor BA Program

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor bachelor's degree program in the Faculties of Arts, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, or with a minor in biology, chemistry, or physics and astronomy in the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

Honours Minor BA Program

The Honours Minor must be pursued jointly with an Honours Major/Minor BA program in the Faculty of Arts.

The Honours Minor in sociology comprises at least 36 credits in sociology, including:

• AS/SOCI 1010 6.00 in the first 48 credits;
• the 2000-level fundamentals courses: AS/SOCI 2030 6.00 (methods) and AS/SOCI 2040 6.00 (theory). Students must complete AS/SOCI 2030 6.00 and AS/SOCI 2040 6.00 within the first 84 credits and take at least six of these credits in the first 60 credits, plus any one of AS/SOCI 2050 6.00, AS/SOCI 2060 6.00 or AS/SOCI 2070 6.00;
• six credits at the 3000 level; and
• six credits at the 4000 level.

Note: Faculty of Arts legislation requires that, in order to obtain an Honours BA (120 credits), students must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level including at least 12 credits at the 4000 level in each Honours major or Specialized Honours major.

BA Program

Students must take at least 36 credits in sociology, including:

• AS/SOCI 1010 6.00 in the first 48 credits;
• the 2000-level fundamentals courses: AS/SOCI 2030 6.00 (methods) and AS/SOCI 2040 6.00 (theory). Students must complete AS/SOCI 2030 6.00 and AS/SOCI 2040 6.00 within the first 84 credits and take at least six of these credits in the first 60 credits, plus any one of AS/SOCI 2050 6.00, AS/SOCI 2060 6.00 or AS/SOCI 2070 6.00; and
• 12 credits at the 3000 level.

Course Substitutes

Subject to course exclusions, program requirements/restrictions, and residence requirements, the following courses are acceptable substitutes for the purpose of meeting sociology program requirements:

• Rules and Regulations in the Faculty of Arts
• Courses offered in Sociology