Minor in Sociology

Minors

The professionally-related Minor in Sociology is offered to students to provide a coherent, integrated and sequential exposure to the sociological perspective and to enable students to develop analytical skills and conceptual understanding in a field complementary to their professional programs. The Minor is also intended to broaden the students' career preparation, and to facilitate movement into graduate programs.

Administered by: Department of Sociology

Exclusions: This minor is not available to students in the following programs:

To receive this Minor, students must complete six (6) courses from the following curriculum:

One (1) of the following:

SOC 103	How Society Works
SOC 104	Understanding Society
SOC 105	Introduction to Sociology
SOC 111	The Social World I

Plus the equivalent of five (5) single-term courses from the following:

SOC 25A/B*	Media and Society
SOC 31A/B*	Sociology of Health
SOC 107	Sociology of the Everyday
SOC 112	The Social World II
SOC 300	Sociology of Equity and Diversity
SOC 302	The City and Society
SOC 319	Sociological Perspectives on Crime
SOC 402	The City and Social Problems
SOC 420	Social Class in Changing Times
SOC 427	Indigenous Perspectives on Canada
SOC 470	Toronto: The Changing City
SOC 472	At Work in a Changing World
SOC 474	Immigration, Borders and Belonging
SOC 479	Social Networks and the World Wide Web
SOC 500	Youth and Society
SOC 501	Making a Living: Sociology of Work
SOC 502	Violence and the Family
SOC 503	Sociology of Education
SOC 504	Children and Society
SOC 505	Sociology of Sport
SOC 507	Race and Ethnicity in Canadian Society
SOC 525	Media and Images of Inequality
SOC 600	Globalization and Health
SOC 603	Sociology of Gender
SOC 605	Families: Difference and Diversity
SOC 606	Work and Families in the 21st Century
SOC 608	Women, Power and Change
SOC 609	Women and Human Rights
SOC 611	Future Worlds: Technology and Social Change
SOC 633	Sex, Gender Identities and Sexualities
SOC 700	Men and Masculinities in the 21st Century
SOC 703	Women, Power and the Global South
SOC 705	Law and Justice
SOC 706	Globalized Labour and Consumption
SOC 707	Religion, Meaning and Power
SOC 708	Environmental Sociology
SOC 800	Theories of Society
SOC 802	Issues in War and Peace
SOC 808	Sociology of Food and Eating
SOC 880	Information Technology and Society
SOC 885	Women and Islam
SOC 902	Hollywood and Society
SOC 903	Action Cinema and Modernity

* SOC 25A/B and SOC 31A/B are two-term courses, with a GPA weight and Course Count of 2.00.

Please see (PDF file) Senate Policy 2, Section 7.4 for further information about Minors.