Program Overview

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About this program The sociology program develops the student's ability to analyse the social world by using diverse sociological theories and research methods. It stresses the importance of social, cultural, and historical contexts for understanding relationships between and among individuals and the social structures that make up societies. Students will gain the ability to think broadly and critically about the diversity of social organisation and practice locally and globally. Students will also develop the ability to take a disciplined and scholarly approach to understanding the world in which we live. The sociology program encourages majors to select electives that create a coherent program of study suited to their special needs and interests. Such a focus would involve four or more courses from the following concentration groupings: • Communities, Inequalities and Public Policy • Environments, Technologies and Innovation • Markets and Cultures • Political and Global Analysis