York University | 2008-2009 Undergraduate Calendar - Undergraduate Courses and Programs

Sociology - Arts

Note: With the establishment of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies on July 1, 2009, degrees and programs in the Faculty of Arts will be moved to the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies as of the Fall/Winter 2009-2010 Session. Grandparenting provisions have been developed for students continuing in degrees and programs currently offered in the Faculty of Arts. Details are available on the York University Current Students Web site (http://www.yorku.ca/yorkweb/cs.htm).

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 approved major degree programs in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, Faculty of Health or Faculty of Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

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 approved minor degree programs in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies, Faculty of Health or Faculty of Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

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:

Program Course	Course Substitutes
AS/SOCI 1010 6.00	AK/SOCI 2410 6.00, GL/SOCI 2510 6.00
AS/SOCI 2030 6.00	AK/SOCI 3310 6.00
AS/SOCI 2040 6.00	AK/SOCI 3330 6.00, GL/SOCI 3240 6.00
AS/SOCI 2070 6.00	AK/POLS 3570 6.00/AK/SOCI 3570 6.00