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 2021-2022 Courses
| Course | Session | Title | Section | Day Time | Instructor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOC100H1 | F | Intro. To Soc I - Sociological Perspectives | L0101/L2000/L2001 | N.A. | Robert Brym & Mitch McIvor | ||||
| SOC100H1 | S | Intro. To Soc I - Sociological Perspectives | L0101/L2001 | N.A. | Lorne Tepperman | ||||
| SOC150H1 | S | Intro. To Sociology II - Sociological Inquiries | L0101/L2001 | N.A. | Mitch McIvor | ||||
| SOC196H1 | F | Global Cities and Urban Refugees | LEC0101 | TU11-1 | James Johnson | ||||
| SOC197H1 | F | Future "Agents" and Social Relations | LEC0101 | M10-12 | William Magee | ||||
| SOC198H1 | F | Consumer Society | LEC0101 | TH10-12 | Lorne Tepperman | ||||
| SOC201H1 | F | Classical Sociological Theory | LEC0101 | W2-5 | Cinthya Guzman | ||||
| SOC201H1 | F | Classical Sociological Theory | LEC0201 | F12-3 | Cinthya Guzman | ||||
| SOC201H1 | S | Classical Sociological Theory | LEC5101 | TH6-9 | Joe Bryant | ||||
| SOC202H1 | F | Intro to Quant Methods | LEC0101 | M10-12 | Fedor Dokshin | ||||
| SOC202H1 | F | Intro to Quant Methods | LEC0201 | TU2-4 | Sharla Alegria | ||||
| SOC202H1 | S | Intro to Quant Methods | LEC0101 | TU10-12 | Jonathan Horowitz | ||||
| SOC204H1 | F | Intro to Qual Methods | LEC0101 | M4-6 | Tahseen Shams | ||||
| SOC204H1 | F | Intro to Qual Methods | LEC0201 | TH12-2 | Yoonkyung Lee | ||||
| SOC204H1 | S | Intro to Qual Methods | LEC0101 | M12-2 | Tahseen Shams | ||||
| SOC205H1 | F | Urban Sociology | LEC0101 | W12-2 | Brent Berry | ||||
| SOC207H1 | S | Sociology of Works and Occupations | LEC0101 | TU12-2 | Sharla Alegria | ||||
| SOC208H1 | S | Introduction to Social Policy | LEC0101 | M10-12 | Kim Pernell | ||||
| SOC209H1 | S | Sexuality and Modernity | LEC0101 | TH4-6 | Adam Green | ||||
| SOC210H1 | F | Race and Ethnicity | LEC0101 | M12-2 | Tahseen Shams | ||||
| SOC212H1 | F | Crime and Deviance | LEC5101 | W6-8 | Storm Jeffers | ||||
| SOC212H1 | S | Crime and Deviance | LEC0101 | F10-12 | Storm Jeffers | ||||
| SOC214H1 | F | Sociology of the Family | LEC0101 | M2-4 | TBA | ||||
| SOC220H1 | F | Social Stratification | LEC0101 | TH10-12 | Jonathan Horowitz | ||||
| SOC240H1 | F | Sociology of Law | LEC0101 | TU12-2 | Ronit Dinovitzer | ||||
| SOC243H1 | S | Sociology of Health | LEC0101 | TH12-2 | William Magee | ||||
| SOC249H1 | S | Sociology of Migration | LEC0101 | M12-2 | Yukiko Tanaka | ||||
| SOC251H1 | F | Contemporary Sociological Theory | LEC0101 | W2-5 | Sebastien Parker | ||||
| SOC251H1 | S | Contemporary Sociological Theory | LEC5101 | W6-9 | Joe Bryant | ||||
| SOC252H1 | F | Intermediate Quant Methods | LEC0101 | TU2-4 | Blair Wheaton | ||||
| SOC252H1 | S | Intermediate Quant Methods | LEC0101 | TU10-12 | Philip Badawy | ||||
| SOC254H1 | F | Intermediate Qual Methods | LEC0101 | W10-12 | Jooyoung Lee | ||||
| SOC254H1 | S | Intermediate Qual Methods | LEC0101 | M4-6 | Judith Taylor | ||||
| SOC256H1 | S | Lives and Societies | LEC0101 | TU4-6 | Bonnie Erickson | ||||
| SOC265H1 | F | Gender and Society | LEC0101 | TH4-6 | Nicole Schott | ||||
| SOC270H1 | F | Introduction to Social Networks | LEC0101 | TU10-12 | Fedor Dokshin | ||||
| SOC280H1 | S | Sociology of Culture | LEC0101 | W12-2 | James Lannigan | ||||
| SOC282H1 | F | Introduction to Social Problems | LEC0101 | W10-12 | Lorne Tepperman | ||||
| SOC305H1 | S | Sociology of Professions | LEC0101 | F12-2 | Ronit Dinovitzer | ||||
| SOC306H1 | S | Economic Sociology | LEC0101 | M2-4 | Kim Pernell | ||||
| SOC312H1 | F | Population and Society | LEC0101 | TH12-2 | Brent Berry | ||||
| Course | Session | Title | Section | Schedule | Instructor | ||||
| SOC313H1 | F | Social Control | LEC0101 | F10-12 | Natalia Otto | ||||
| SOC318H1 | F | Theories of Stratification | LEC0101 | TH3-6 | Jonathan Horowitz | ||||
| SOC332H1 | S | Lives in Canada | LEC0101 | TH3-6 | Bonnie Erickson | ||||
| SOC335H1 | F | Urban Health | LEC0101 | W3-6 | Jason Pagaduan | ||||
| SOC340H1 | S | Comparative Political Sociology | LEC5101 | TH6-9 | Sebastien Parker | ||||
| SOC345H1 | S | Global Inequality | LEC0101 | TU9-12 | TBA | ||||
| SOC348H1 | F | Culture and Inequality | LEC0101 | TU3-6 | Bonnie Erickson | ||||
| SOC349H1 | S | Deconstructing 'Muslim American' - Race, Nationalism, and Religion | LEC0101 | M3-6 | Tahseen Shams | ||||
| SOC350H1 | F | New Topics: Social Policy and Housing | LEC0101 | TH9-12 | Alicia Eads | ||||
| SOC351H1 | F | New Topics: Gender Inequality in the Knowledge Economy | LEC0101 | M12-3 | Catherine Yeh | ||||
| SOC351H1 | S | New Topics: Material Culture | LEC0101 | W3-6 | Lance Stewart | ||||
| SOC352H1 | S | New Topics: Comparative Social Policy and Generalized Health | LEC0101 | TH9-12 | Matthew Parbst | ||||
| SOC353H1 | F | New Topics: Debates in Contemporary Theory | LEC0101 | M3-6 | Jack Veugelers | ||||
| SOC353H1 | S | New Topics: Urban Policy | LEC0101 | TH12-3 | Prentiss Dantzler | ||||
| SOC354H1 | S | New Topics: Sociology of Gun Violence | LEC0101 | W9-12 | Jooyoung Lee | ||||
| SOC356H1 | F | Sociology of Technology | LEC5101 | M6-8 | Rui Hou | ||||
| SOC360H1 | F | Social Movements | LEC0101 | W4-6 | Sebastien Parker | ||||
| SOC363H1 | S | Sociology of Mental Health | LEC0101 | TU2-4 | Blair Wheaton | ||||
| SOC365H1 | S | Gender Relations | LEC0101 | TU4-6 | Adam Green | ||||
| SOC367H1 | S | Race, Class, and Gender | LEC5101 | M6-8 | Sharla Alegria | ||||
| SOC370H1 | F | Immigration and Employment | LEC0101 | M10-12 | Emmanuel Kyeremeh | ||||
| SOC386H1 | S | New Topics: Sociology of Hip Hop | LEC0101 | W2-4 | Jooyoung Lee | ||||
| SOC388H1 | F | Sociology of Everyday Life | LEC0101 | W12-2 | Lance Stewart | ||||
| SOC395H1 | S | New Topics: Sociology of the City | LEC0101 | TU12-2 | Prentiss Dantzler | ||||
| SOC409H1 | F | Sexuality and Research Design | LEC0101 | TU4-6 | Adam Green | ||||
| SOC412H1 | S | Medicalization of Deviance | LEC0101 | M4-6 | TBA | ||||
| SOC448H1 | F | Sociology of Emotions | LEC0101 | TH12-2 | William Magee | ||||
| SOC478H1 | S | Social Context of Public Policy | LEC0101 | TU2-4 | Sebastien Parker | ||||
| SOC481H1 | F | Culture and Social Networks | LEC0101 | TH4-6 | Bonnie Erickson | ||||
| SOC483H1 | S | Culture and Cognition | LEC0101 | TH12-2 | Gordon Brett | ||||
| SOC485H1 | F | New Topics: Sociology of Martial Arts | LEC0101 | W2-4 | Jooyoung Lee | ||||
| SOC489H1 | S | New Topics: The Political Sociology of the Jewish Question: Liberalism, Socialism and Zionism | LEC0101 | W10-12 | Robert Brym | ||||
| SOC493H1 | F | New Topics: Sociology of Arts | LEC0101 | M2-4 | Marie-Lise Drapeau-Bisson | ||||
| SOC493H1 | S | New Topics: Housing Markets, Financial Crisis & Inequality | LEC0101 | TH10-12 | Alicia Eads | ||||
| SOC494H1 | F | New Topics: Migration and Settler Colonialism | LEC0101 | W10-12 | Yukiko Tanaka | ||||
| Course | Session | Title | Section | Schedule | Instructor | ||||
| SOC494H1 | S | New Topics: Policy and Inequality in Post-Secondary Education | LEC5101 | TH4-6 | Mitch McIvor | ||||
| SOC496H1 | S | New Topics: Energy, Climate Change, and Society | LEC0101 | M10-12 | Fedor Dokshin | ||||
| SOC497H1 | S | New Topics: Computational Methods for Sociologists | LEC0101 | TU9-12 | Fedor Dokshin | ||||
| SOC498H1 | F | New Topics: Advanced Qualitative Methods | LEC5101 | W6-9 | Cinthya Guzman | ||||
| SOC499H1 | F | New Topics: Sociology of Disability | LEC5101 | TU6-8 | Tanya Titchkosky | ||||
Summer 2021 Courses
| Course Code | Section | Course Title | Cap | Day/Time | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOC100H1F | LEC0101 | Introduction to Sociology I: Sociological Perspectives | 200 | ASYNCH | Anson Au |
| SOC150H1S | LEC5101 | Introduction to Sociology II: Sociological Inquiries | 100 | MW6-9 | Lance Stewart |
| SOC201H1F | LEC5101 | Classical Sociological Theory | 50 | TTH6-9 | Cinthya Guzman |
| SOC202H1F | LEC0101 | Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Sociology | 50 | MW12-3:30 | Markus Schafer |
| SOC204H1F | LEC5101 | Introduction to Qualitative Methods in Sociology | 50 | MW6-9 | James Lannigan |
| SOC212H1S | LEC0101 | Sociology of Crime & Deviance | 75 | MW10-12 | Storm Jeffers |
| SOC213H1S | LEC0101 | Sociological Social Psychology | 50 | ASYNCH | Brigid Burke |
| SOC240H1F | LEC0101 | Sociology of Law | 50 | ASYNCH | Ronit Dinovitzer |
| SOC243H1F | LEC0101 | Sociology of Health and Illness | 50 | TTH12-2 | William Magee |
| SOC251H1S | LEC5101 | Contemporary Social Theory | 50 | TTH6-9 | Sebastien Parker |
| SOC252H1S | LEC0101 | Intermediate Quantitative Methods in Sociology | 30 | MW12-4 | Chang Lin |
| SOC254H1S | LEC5101 | Qualitative Methods in Sociology | 40 | MW6-9 | Jaime Nikolaou |
| SOC270H1F | LEC0101 | Introduction to Social Networks | 50 | ASYNCH | Fedor Dokshin |
| SOC282H1S | LEC0101 | Introduction to Social Problems | 50 | ASYNCH | Rene Bogovic |
| SOC311H1F | LEC0101 | Immigration and Race Relations in Canada | 40 | MW4-6 | Yukiko Tanaka |
| SOC326H1S | LEC5101 | Social Control | 35 | TTH6-9 | Natalia Otto |
| SOC345H1F | LEC5101 | Global Inequality | 35 | TTH6-9 | James Braun |
| SOC354H1S | LEC0101 | New Topics: Sociology of Murder | 35 | ASYNCH | Jooyoung Lee |
| SOC363H1S | LEC0101 | Sociology of Mental Health and Mental Disorders | 40 | ASYNCH | Brigid Burke |
| SOC386H1F | LEC0101 | New Topics: Sociology of Hip Hop | 40 | ASYNCH | Jooyoung Lee |
| SOC387H1S | LEC0101 | New Topics: Education and Criminal Justice System | 40 | ASYNCH | Andrea Roman Alfaro |
| SOC463H1F | LEC0101 | Mental Health and Education | 15 | MW2-4 | Valerie Damasco |
| SOC483H1S | LEC0101 | Culture and Cognition | 15 | TTH2-4 | Gordon Brett |
| SOC495H1S | LEC0101 | New Topics: Sociology of Boredom | 15 | TTH10-12 | Cinthya Guzman |
Syllabi from Previous Years
Our syllabus archive contains the syllabi from courses offered since 2012.