Our Sociology program provides a fundamental study of sociology, a study of Canadian society, and an introduction to sociological theory.

SOCI 100 (3) Introduction to Sociology
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.
Prerequisite: No Prerequisite.
Transfers to: SFU SOCI 150, UBC and UVic SOCI 100A, and UNBC SOCI 100 level.

SOCI 103 (3) Canadian Society
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.
Prerequisite: SOCI 100.
Transfers to: SFU SOCI 100, UNBC SOCI 100 level, and UVic SOCI 103. ALEX SOCI 100 + SOCI 103= UBC 100 (6).

SOCI 250. (3) Introduction to Sociological Theory
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.
Prerequisite: SOCI 100.
Transfers to: UBC and UNBC SOCI 200 level, SFU SOCI 250, and UVic SOCI 210.