Become an agent of change with this specialization that broadens your understanding of social inequalities surrounding gender, race, disability, age, class and sexuality.
In this specialization, you will gain insight into issues impacting inclusivity in communities and workplaces at home and around the world, as you carve a career in activism, social justice, policing, or human resources.
Courses
Students who have fulfilled the requirements for a single- or joint-major degree in Sociology may graduate with this specialization if they have successfully completed 4.0 SOCI credits in the chosen Specialization category. The same course may not simultaneously count toward two or more Specializations.
- 2.5 SOCI credits consisting of:
- SOCI 2220H: Intersecting Social Inequalities
- SOCI 2430H: Sociology of Gender
- SOCI 3250H: Sociological Perspectives on Homelessness
- SOCI 3440H: Sexuality & the Social
- SOCI 3661H: Ethnicities, Racism and Multiculturalism
- Students must also complete three courses from the following list:
- SOCI-ADMN 2340H: Work and Social Inequalities
- SOCI-ANTH-GEOG-GDST-SAFS 2500H: The World Food System
- SOCI 2630H: Sociology of Health & Illness
- SOCI-GDST 3120H (3155H): Citizenship Rights and Development
- SOCI-GDST 3121H: Human Rights Theory and Practice
- SOCI-GDST 3150H: Global Migration
- SOCI-ADMN 3320H: Social Organizations
- SOCI-GESO-PHIL 3400H: Feminism and Disability
- SOCI 3410H: Sociology of Education
- SOCI 3460H: Culture and Society
- POST-CAST-GESO-SOCI 3672H: Gender, Diversity, Intersectionalities
- SOCI-POST 3822H: The Canadian Labour Movement: Class, Protest, and Confronting Neoliberalism in the Digital Age
- SOCI-GESO-CAST 3860H: Gender Race and Class
- SOCI-GESO-GDST-POST 3881H: Gender, Globalization and Resistance
- SOCI-GESO-CAST-POST 3962H - Gender, Sexualities & the Law
- SOCI-GESO-CAST 3966H: Criminalizing Women
- SOCI-GDST 4111H: Capitalism
- SOCI-GDST-POST 4230H: Global Social Movements
- SOCI-CAST-POST-GDST 4252H: Refugees, Forced Migration, and Experience in the Canadian Context
- POST-GDST-ADMN-SOCI 4255H: Globalization Politics of Work
- SOCI 4270H: Sociology of Law
- SOCI 4510H: Sport, Physical Culture, and Well-Being
- SOCI-CAST-GESO 4551H: Gender and Disability in Canada
- SOCI 4620H: Advanced Studies in Social Policy
- SOCI-GESO-GDST 4630H: Advanced Seminar in the Sociology of Gender
- SOCI-ANTH-GDST 4750H: Ethnicity, Political Conflict, and Genocide
- SOCI 4850H: Sociology of the Body
- GESO 3122H/4122H: Activists and Activisms
- POST-CAST 3092H: Law and the Charter of Rights
- POST 3240H: European Integration
Be a driving force behind the creation of a more inclusive world and broaden your understanding of the dimensions and intersections of social equality.