Courses
Our first year courses introduce students to the concepts and methods that sociologists use in analyzing and understanding the social world. Students are challenged to rethink their assumptions as they explore the various topics studied and approaches used across the discipline.
Second year courses allow students to explore a particular area in depth and learn more about the research methods that sociologists use to understand the social world.
Our 300-level and 400-level courses delve deeply into specific topics and provide students with advanced skills development in critical thinking, analysis, and academic writing. In addition to our regular courses, students may also enroll in an Independent Research Course to pursue a specific topic of interest.
Each year, we offer a rotation of “New Topics in Sociology” courses at the 200, 300 and 400 levels. These courses teach up-to date research and highlight areas of our faculty’s research expertise. See this year’s New Topics in Sociology.
Course Offerings
Check the Arts and Science course calendar for restrictions, exclusions and for course descriptions, and the Arts and Science Timetable for course locations.
Fall and Winter 2020 -2021 Courses
| Course | Title | Section | Day Time | Instructor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOC100H1 | F | Introduction to Sociology I - Sociological Perspectives | L0101/L2000/L2001 | N.A. | Robert Brym | ||
| SOC100H1 | S | Introduction to Sociology I - Sociological Perspectives | L5101/L2501 | N.A. | Lorne Tepperman | ||
| SOC150H1 | S | Introduction to Sociology II - Sociological Inquiries | L0101/L2002 | N.A. | Lance Stewart | ||
| SOC196H1 | S | Global Cities and Urban Refugees: Connecting South and North | L0101 | TU11-1 | James Johnson | ||
| SOC197H1 | S | Future "Agents" & Social Relations | L0101 | M10-12 | William Magee | ||
| SOC201H1 | F | Classical Sociological Theory | L0101/L9101 | M12-2 | Jack Veugelers | ||
| SOC201H1 | F | Classical Sociological Theory | L0201/L9201 | W10-12 | Jack Veugelers | ||
| SOC201H1 | S | Classical Sociological Theory | L5101 | W6-9 | Cinthya Guzman | ||
| SOC202H1 | F | Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Sociology | L0101 | N.A. | Fedor Dokshin | ||
| SOC202H1 | F | Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Sociology | L5101 | W6-8 | Sharla Alegria | ||
| SOC202H1 | S | Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Sociology | L0101 | M2-4 | Irene Boeckmann | ||
| SOC204H1 | F | Introduction to Qualitative Methods in Sociology | L0101 | M:10-12 | Tahseen Shams | ||
| SOC204H1 | F | Introduction to Qualitative Methods in Sociology | L0201 | N.A. | Jooyoung Lee | ||
| SOC204H1 | S | Introduction to Qualitative Methods in Sociology | L0101 | TH2-4 | James Lannigan | ||
| SOC205H1 | F | Urban Sociology | L0101 | W12-2 | Brent Berry | ||
| SOC207H1 | S | Sociology of Work and Occupations | L5101 | M6-8 | Sharla Alegria | ||
| SOC208H1 | S | Introduction to Social Policy | L0101 | M10-12 | Kim Pernell | ||
| SOC209H1 | F | Sexuality and Modernity | L0101 | N.A. | Adam Green | ||
| SOC210H1 | S | Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | L0101 | M12-2 | Tahseen Shams | ||
| SOC212H1 | F | Sociology of Crime and Deviance | L5101/L6101 | TU6-8 | Steven Hayle | ||
| SOC212H1 | S | Sociology of Crime and Deviance | L0101 | F12-2 | Steven Hayle | ||
| SOC220H1 | F | Social Stratification | L0101 | TU10-12 | Jonathan Horowitz | ||
| SOC243H1 | F | Sociology of Health | L0101 | N.A. | William Magee | ||
| SOC249H1 | F | Sociology of Migration | L0101 | TU2-4 | Yukiko Tanaka | ||
| SOC250Y1 | Y | Sociology of Religion | L5101 | W6-8 | Joseph Bryant | ||
| SOC251H1 | F | Contemporary Sociological Theory | L5101 | TH6-9 | Joseph Bryant | ||
| SOC251H1 | S | Contemporary Sociological Theory | L0101 | W2-5 | Sebastien Parker | ||
| SOC252H1 | F | Intermediate Quantitative Methods in Sociology | L0101 | TU10-12 | Monica Alexander | ||
| SOC252H1 | S | Intermediate Quantitative Methods in Sociology | L5101 | TU6-8 | Chang Lin | ||
| SOC254H1 | F | Intermediate Qualitative Methods in Sociology | L0101 | N.A. | Jooyoung Lee | ||
| SOC254H1 | S | Intermediate Qualitative Methods in Sociology | L0101 | M4-6 | Judith Taylor | ||
| SOC265H1 | F | Gender and Society | L0101 | F10-12 | Brigid Burke | ||
| SOC270H1 | S | Introduction to Social Networks | L0101 | Online Asychronous | Fedor Dokshin | ||
| SOC280H1 | F | Sociology of Culture | L0101 | TH12-2 | Catherine Yeh | ||
| SOC282H1 | S | Introduction to Social Problems | L5101 | Online Asychronous | Rene Bogovic | ||
| SOC296H1 | S | New Topics: Sociology of Education | L0101 | TU2-4 | Jonathan Horowitz | ||
| SOC306H1 | F | Economic Sociology | L0101/L0102 | M2-4 | Kim Pernell | ||
| SOC312H1 | F | Population and Society | L0101 | TH10-12 | Brent Berry | ||
| SOC321H1 | S | Status and Class Mobility | L0101 | W2-5 | William Magee | ||
| SOC326H1 | F | Social Control | L5101 | W6-9 | Ioana Sendroiu | ||
| SOC330H1 | S | Sociology of Atrocities | L0101 | M12-3 | Ron Levi | ||
| SOC331H1 | S | Sociology of Technology | L0101 | M12-3 | Andrew Nevin | ||
| SOC335H1 | S | Urban Health | L0101 | TH12-3 | Brent Berry | ||
| SOC340H1 | S | Comparative Political Sociology | L0101 | TH3-6 | Yoonkyung Lee | ||
| SOC345H1 | S | Global Inequality | L5101 | M6-9 | Omar Faruque | ||
| SOC348H1 | F | Culture and Inequality | L0101 | TH2-5 | Bonnie Erickson | ||
| SOC349H1 | S | Deconstructing "Muslim American" - Race, Nationalism, and Religion | L0101 | M3-6 | Tahseen Shams | ||
| SOC350H1 | F | New Topics: Social Policy and Housing | L0101 | N.A. | Alicia Eads | ||
| SOC351H1 | F | New Topics: Sociology of LGBTQ+ Families | L0101 | N.A. | Spencer Underwood | ||
| SOC352H1 | F | New Topics: Theories of Stratification | L0101 | TU2-5 | Jonathan Horowitz | ||
| SOC353H1 | F | New Topics: Debates in Contemporary Theory | L0101 | M3-6 | Jack Veugelers | ||
| SOC354H1 | S | New Topics: Sociology of Murder | L0101 | TU3-6 | Jooyoung Lee | ||
| SOC360H1 | S | Social Movements | L0101 | TU10-12 | Sebastien Parker | ||
| SOC363H1 | F | Sociology of Mental Health | L0101 | TH4-6 | Brigid Burke | ||
| SOC365H1 | S | Gender Relations | L0101 | Online Asychronous | Adam Green | ||
| SOC367H1 | F | Race, Class, and Gender | L0101 | M4-6 | Judith Taylor | ||
| SOC372H1 | F | Transnational Asia | L0101 | TH2-4 | Yoonkyung Lee | ||
| SOC386H1 | S | New Topics: Sociology of Hip Hop | L0101 | TU12-2 | Jooyoung Lee | ||
| SOC387H1 | S | New Topics: Three Answers to the Jewish Question | L0101 | W10-12 | Robert Brym | ||
| SOC388H1 | S | Sociology of Everyday Life | L0101 | W12-2 | TBA | ||
| SOC393H1 | S | New Topics: Consumer Society | L0101 | F10-12 | Lorne Tepperman | ||
| SOC394H1 | S | New Topics: Rulers and Ruled | L0101 | Online Asychronous | Irving Zeitlin | ||
| SOC395H1 | F | New Topics: Applied Statistics and Data Science in Jewish Studies | L0101 | N.A. | Alexis Lerner | ||
| SOC408H1 | F | Advanced Studies in Organizations | L0101 | M10-12 | Kim Pernell | ||
| SOC409H1 | S | Sexuality and Research Design | L0101 | TU4-6 | Adam Green | ||
| SOC412H1 | S | Medicalization of Deviance | L0101 | M4-6 | Steven Hayle | ||
| SOC463H1 | F | Mental Health and Education | L0101 | TH12-2 | Valerie Damasco | ||
| SOC465H1 | S | Advanced Studies in Gender | L0101 | M10-12 | Spencer Underwood | ||
| SOC478H1 | S | The Social Context of Policy Making | L0101 | TU2-4 | Valerie Damasco | ||
| SOC481H1 | F | Culture and Social Networks | L0101 | TU12-2 | Bonnie Erickson | ||
| SOC483H1 | F | Culture and Cognition | L0101 | W12-2 | James Lannigan | ||
| SOC485H1 | F | New Topics: Advanced Topics in Canadian Cities | L0101 | F2-4 | Amny Athamny | ||
| SOC489H1 | F | New Topics: Sociology of Art: Social Processes of Erasure and Rediscovery in Art Worlds | L5101 | TH6-8 | Marie-Lise Drapeau-Bisson | ||
| SOC493H1 | S | New Topics: Housing Markets, Financial Crisis, and Inequality | L0101 | TH10-12 | Alicia Eads | ||
| SOC494H1 | F | New Topics: Gender, Migration, and Citizenship | L0101 | M2-4 | Bahar Hashemi | ||
| SOC495H1 | S | New Topics: Migration and Settler Colonialism | L0101 | M2-4 | Yukiko Tanaka | ||
| SOC496H1 | S | New Topics: Sociology of Free Time | L0101 | W12-2 | Brent Berry | ||
| SOC497H1 | S | New Topics: Advanced Quantitative Methods in Sociology | L0101 | W3-6 | Cassandra Barber | ||
| SOC498H1 | F | New Topics: Advanced Qualitative Methods in Sociology | L0101 | W2-5 | Jaime Nikolaou | ||
Summer 2020 Courses
| Course Code | Session | Course Title | Cap | Days/Time | Instructor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOC100H1F | LEC5101 | Introduction to Sociology - I - Sociological Perspectives | 165 | TTH6-9 | Jerry Flores | jerry.flores@utoronto.ca |
| SOC150H1S | LEC5101 | Introduction to Sociology II - Sociological Inquiries | 90 | TTH6-9 | Lance Stewart | lance.stewart@mail.utoronto.ca |
| SOC201H1F | LEC5101 | Classical Sociological Theory | 50 | TTH6-9 | Cinthya Guzman | c.guzman@mail.utoronto.ca |
| SOC202H1F | LEC0101 | Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Sociology | 50 | MW12-3:30 | Markus Schafer | markus.schafer@utoronto.ca |
| SOC204H1F | LEC0101 | Introduction to Qualitative Methods in Sociology | 40 | TTH12-3 | James Lannigan | james.lannigan@mail.utoronto.ca |
| SOC205H1S | LEC0101 | Urban Sociology | 40 | TTH2-4 | Amny Athamny | amny.athamny@mail.utoronto.ca |
| SOC209H1S | LEC5101 | Sexuality and Modernity | 50 | MW6-8 | A.W. Lee | Aww.lee@utoronto.ca |
| SOC210H1F | LEC0101 | Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | 40 | MW12-2 | Yukiko Tanaka | yukiko.tanaka@mail.utoronto.ca |
| SOC212H1F | LEC5101 | Sociology of Crime & Deviance | 75 | MW6-8 | Chris Tatham | chris.tatham@mail.utoronto.ca |
| SOC214H1F | LEC0101 | Family Patterns | 40 | MW4-6 | Spencer Underwood | s.underwood@mail.utoronto.ca |
| SOC220H1F | LEC0101 | Social Inequality in Canada | 40 | TTH10-12 | Ivanka Knezevic | knezevic@chass.utoronto.ca |
| SOC243H1S | LEC0101 | Sociology of Health and Illness | 50 | MW10-12 | Brigid Burke | b.burke@mail.utoronto.ca |
| SOC251H1S | LEC5101 | Contemporary Sociological Theory | 30 | TTH6-9 | Sebastien Parker | sebastien.parker@mail.utoronto.ca |
| SOC252H1S | LEC0101 | Intermediate Quantitative Methods in Sociology | 20 | MW12-4 | Matt Parbst | matt.parbst@mail.utoronto.ca |
| SOC254H1S | LEC0101 | Intermediate Qualitative Methods in Sociology | 25 | TTH12-3 | Cinthya Guzman | c.guzman@utoronto.ca |
| SOC293H1F | LEC0101 | New Topics in Sociology: Sociology of Law | 40 | TTH4-6 | Ronit Dinovitzer | ronit.dinovitzer@utoronto. |
| SOC309H1F | LEC0101 | HIV and AIDS: Social Policies and Programs | 55 | MW10-12 | Chris Tatham | chris.tatham@mail.utoronto.ca |
| SOC326H1F | LEC0101 | Social Control | 25 | TTH12-3 | Erika Canossini | erika.canossini@mail.utoronto.ca |
| SOC331H1S | LEC0101 | Technology and Society | 25 | TTH12-3 | Andrew Nevin | andrew.nevin@mail.utoronto.ca |
| SOC345H1F | LEC0101 | Global Inequality | 25 | MW12-3 | Rachel La Touche | rachel.latouche@utoronto.ca |
| SOC350H1S | LEC0101 | New Topics in Sociology: Sociology of Violence | 25 | MW12-3 | Ioana Sendroiu | ioana.sendroiu@mail.utoronto.ca |
| SOC351H1S | LEC0101 | New Topics in Sociology: Sociology of LGBTQ+ Families | 25 | TTH10-1 | Spencer Underwood | s.underwood@mail.utoronto.ca |
| SOC360H1S | LEC0101 | Social Movements | 40 | TTH10-12 | Sebastien Parker | sebastien.parker@mail.utoronto.ca |
| SOC363H1S | LEC0101 | Sociology of Mental Health | 40 | TTH4-6 | Amy Spendik | amy.klassen@utoronto.ca |
| SOC365H1S | LEC0101 | Gender Relations | 40 | MW4-6 | Brigid Burke | b.burke@mail.utoronto.ca |
| SOC370H1S | LEC0101 | Immigration and Employment | 40 | MW10-12 | Rene Bogovic | rene.bogovic@mail.utoronto.ca |
| SOC381H1F | LEC0101 | Culture and Inequality | 40 | MW4-6 | Ioana Sendroiu | ioana.sendroiu@mail.utoronto.ca |
| SOC394H1F | LEC0101 | New Topics in Sociology: Immigration and Crime Control | 40 | TTH4-6 | Jerry Flores | jerry.flores@utoronto.ca |
| SOC412H1S | LEC5101 | Medicalization of Deviance | 15 | TTH6-8 | Amy Spendik | amy.klassen@utoronto.ca |
| SOC422H1S | LEC5101 | Advanced Studies in Political Sociology | 15 | MW6-8 | Sebastien Parker | sebastien.parker@mail.utoronto.ca |
| SOC486H1S | LEC5101 | Advanced Topics in Urban Sociology | 15 | TTH6-8 | James Lannigan | james.lannigan@mail.utoronto.ca |
| SOC493H1F | LEC5101 | New Topics in Sociology: Mental Health and Education | 15 | TTH6-8 | Rachel La Touche | rachel.latouche@utoronto.ca |
| SOC494H1S | LEC0101 | New Topics in Sociology: Sociology of Masculinities | 15 | MW2-4 | Chris Tatham | chris.tatham@mail.utoronto.ca |
| SOC496H1F | LEC0101 | New Topics in Sociology: Sociology of Human Rights | 15 | TTH2-4 | Ioana Sendroiu | ioana.sendroiu@mail.utoronto.ca |
Syllabi from Previous Years
Our syllabus archive contains the syllabi from courses offered since 2012.