Our Sociology program provides a fundamental study of sociology, a study of Canadian society, and an introduction to sociological theory.
Program Courses
COURSE CODECOURSE NAMECREDITS
SOCI 100 Introduction to Sociology (3)
Description:
An introduction to the discipline of sociology, beginning with an overview of sociological theory and methods. The main part of the course focuses on key substantive areas of the discipline, and compares current Canadian sociological data with findings from elsewhere. Students learn to see themselves and the world in which they live through various sociological perspectives.
Transfers to: UBC SOCI 100A, SFU SOCI 150, UNBC SOCI 100 level, and UVic SOCI 100A.
SOCI 103 Canadian Society (3)
Description:
The institutional foundations of contemporary Canadian society, particularly capitalism, the nature and history of social class, and the role of the state. Social inequality in Canadian society as it manifests itself in income, race, ethnicity, and gender. An overview of the current social, economic, and political spheres of Canadian society.
Transfers to: SFU SOCI 100, UNBC SOCI 100 level, and UVic SOCI 103.
ALEX SOCI 100 + ALEX SOCI 103 = UBC 100 (6).
SOCI 210 Crime and Society (3)
Description:
An introduction to the study of crime, criminality and corrections in the context of contemporary Canadian society. The aim of the course is to promote critical thinking about official responses to crime.
Transfers to: UBC SOCI 250, SFU SA 100 level, UNBC SOSC 200 level, and UVic SOCI 210.
SOCI 250 Introduction to Sociological Theory (3)
Description:
An examination of the themes and topics raised by four of the pre-eminent social theorists of the Nineteenth and early Twentieth Century - Comte, Durkheim, Marx and Weber.
Transfers to: UBC, SFU SOCI 250, and UVic SOCI 210.