Liberal Arts and Professional Studies – Social Science

Department of Social Science

For purposes of meeting program requirements, all nine-credit general education (foundation) courses will count as six credits towards the major.

Note: students taking Honours social science must declare a stream upon entry to the program.

Honours BA: 120 Credits

There are at present five streams in the 120-credit Honours program. The requirements appear below.

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from approved courses in humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: 42 credits including:

AP/SOSC 1000 9.00 or AP/HREQ 1040 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 1040 6.00);
six credits chosen from AP/HREQ 3890 6.00 or AP/SOCI 4500 6.00;
18 credits chosen from one of five curriculum streams below (at least 12 credits will be at the 3000 level or above, at least six of which must be at 4000 level);
12 additional credits from any SOSC, HREQ or MIST course including at least six credits outside of the student’s chosen stream (some individual courses may be subject to availability or reserved for majors in other programs).

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be at the 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits. (Note: students who are completing a double major or major/minor are deemed to have fulfilled this requirement.)

Honours Double Major BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Double Major degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Science or the Lassonde School of Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Note: students pursuing a double major are restricted from combining a major in the following programs and streams:

Social and Political Thought with Social Theory;
Human Rights and Equity Studies with Equity and Social Policy;
Multicultural and Indigenous Studies with Equity and Culture;
Labour Studies with Health, Work and Society: Canadian and Global Perspectives;
Health and Society with Health, Work and Society: Canadian and Global Perspectives.

Honours Major/Minor BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Minor degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Science or the Lassonde School of Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Note: students pursuing a major/minor are restricted from combining a minor in the following programs and streams: Social and Political Thought with Social Theory; Human Rights and Equity Studies with Equity and Social Policy; Multicultural and Indigenous Studies with Equity and Culture; Work and Labour Studies with Health, Work, and Society: Canadian and Global Perspectives; Health and Society with Health, Work, and Society: Canadian and Global Perspectives.

BA: 90 Credits

Note: the 90 credit BA program does not include a stream option.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 90 credits that meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 4.00.

Major credits: 30 credits including:

AP/SOSC 1000 9.00 or AP/HREQ 1040 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 1040 6.00);
six credits from each of two of the five streams (12 credits total);
12 additional credits from any SOSC, HREQ or MIST course (some individual courses may be subject to availability or reserved for majors in other programs).

Note: at least 12 credits in the major must be at the 3000 level or above.

Upper-level credits: at least 18 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

Streams

Social Theory

The courses in this stream explore the fundamental themes of classical and contemporary critical social theory. Among the areas covered are state-society relations, justice, community, democracy, culture and community. The courses also provide an analysis of modern forms of social, economic and political power.

AP/SOCI 4500 6.00
AP/HREQ 4770 6.00
AP/POLS 4045 3.00
AP/POLS 4065 3.00
AP/SOSC 1012 9.00
AP/SOSC 1140 9.00
AP/SOSC 2560 6.00
AP/SOSC 2570 9.00
AP/SOSC 2571 9.00
AP/SOSC 3511 6.00
AP/SOSC 3512 6.00
AP/SOSC 4511 6.00
AP/SOCI 4615 6.00

Note: social and political thought double majors are excluded from this stream.

Economy and Society

This stream focuses on the intersection of economic analysis with social theory and philosophy. Of central importance are the issues related to the moral foundations and ethical critique of modern economic relations in capitalist societies. We also look at the limits of - and alternatives to - key economic institutions like the modern business firm.

AP/HREQ 3125 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 3125 6.00)
AP/MIST 3745 6.00
AP/SOSC 1340 6.00
AP/SOSC 1341 9.00
AP/SOSC 1520 9.00
AP/SOSC 2330 9.00
AP/SOSC 2340 9.00
AP/SOSC 3040 6.00
AP/SOSC 3552 6.00
AP/SOSC 3916 6.00
AP/SOSC 4044 6.00

Equity and Social Policy

In this stream, students are engaged in the study of equity, human rights and social justice issues. It includes discussion of policy, programs and practices in such areas as government and the economy. These issues are examined historically in Canadian and international contexts.

Note: human rights and equity studies double majors are excluded from this stream.

Equity and Culture

In this stream, students are engaged in the study of equity and social justice as they affect different cultures. Issues of gender, war and peace, migration and refugees, and citizenship are examined critically.

AP/HREQ 3890 6.00
AP/MIST 2350 6.00
AP/MIST 3260 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 3260 6.00)
AP/MIST 3350 6.00
AP/MIST 3562 6.00
AP/MIST 3604 6.00
AP/MIST 3610 6.00
AP/MIST 3620 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 3565 6.00)
AP/MIST 3624 6.00
AP/MIST 3645 6.00
AP/MIST 4050 6.00
AP/MIST 4081 6.00
AP/MIST 4760 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 4240 6.00)

Note: multicultural and indigenous studies double majors are excluded from this stream.

Health, Work and Society: Canadian and Global Perspectives

In this stream, students have the opportunity to study the social determinants of work and health as well as the social impact of policies and institutions related to work and health. We look at how problems in both of these areas have shaped many of the social challenges and policies of the Canadian state. The interrelationships between social change, increased globalization as well as the emergence of human rights and social equity concerns in relation to health and work are also a major focus.

AP/HREQ 3830 6.00
AP/HREQ 4240 6.00
AP/MIST 3562 6.00
AP/SOSC 1510 9.00
AP/SOSC 2101 3.00
AP/SOSC 2102 3.00
AP/SOSC 2110 6.00
AP/SOSC 2150 9.00
AP/SOSC 2210 6.00
AP/SOSC 3101 3.00
AP/SOSC 3103 3.00
AP/SOSC 3113 6.00
AP/SOSC 3130 6.00 (cross-listed to: AP/GL/GWST 3510 6.00, GL/WKST 3610 6.00)
AP/SOSC 3169 3.00
AP/SOSC 3241 3.00
AP/SOSC 3921 6.00
AP/SOSC 3980 3.00
AP/SOSC 3981 3.00
AP/SOSC 3993 3.00
AP/SOSC 4140 6.00
AP/SOSC 4141 6.00
AP/SOSC 4250 6.00

Note: work and labour studies and health and society double majors are excluded from this stream.

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