Bachelor of Arts - Honours (B.A. Honours)

In Sociology at Trent, you will find yourself questioning and critically exploring the relationships between individuals, groups, institutions, and societies, and the organization, processes, and consequences of social life with a focus on topics such as class, gender, race, work, health, culture, and migration.

Learn and work with a multidisciplinary mix of experts in the fields of aging, criminal justice, healthcare, popular culture, and sexuality in supportive research environments.

Trent’s multidisciplinary Media Studies program helps you understand the culture behind the media we consume, focusing on the impact media has on us all. 

This hands-on program features a variety of course options in the arts and sciences, providing opportunities to examine the influence of advertising and ideology, the political economy of media corporations, the foundations of media arts, and the ecological impact of media technologies. 

Explore the ways gender and systems of power have shaped our culture, history, and contemporary society in this unique interdisciplinary degree program at Trent.

In this uniquely flexible program, you’ll have a chance to pursue your own passions, while being introduced to key historical and contemporary periods, genres, and ideas. 

Studying literature at Trent will encourage you to develop important skills – in close reading and clear and persuasive writing – that will help you in any career. 

As the first university in the country to establish a Canadian Studies program, Trent is renowned for national and international expertise and leadership in this important field of study.

In this diverse, interdisciplinary program, students develop insight into the life and history of Canada and the role it plays in today’s world.

Trent’s versatile Political Studies program introduces students to a variety of political topics, while encouraging you to dive deeper into one of three concentrations in world politics, Canadian politics, or political theory.

In this immersive program offered exclusively at Trent University Durham GTA, Child & Youth Studies students take a multidisciplinary and practical approach to understanding this crucial period in human development.

Advance your knowledge of child and youth studies through sociological, psychological, Indigenous, and educational approaches to the field, and get hands-on experience through work placements and undergraduate-led research opportunities.

The only program of its kind in Canada, Cultural Studies at Trent provides a platform for you to explore both theoretical and practical paths into visual arts, media, film, theatre, and music.

In this program you are encouraged to think and do, through a wide range of courses (everything from Narrative & Performance to Game Studies) as well as opportunities to practice your skills and creativity. Study with leading experts examining topics like science fiction, the history of television, or the evolution of pop music.

Your career in medicine starts at Trent in our unique Medical Professional Stream (MPS). Trent’s MPS gives you direction and support throughout your undergraduate degree to prepare you for professional programs, such as medical, dentistry, veterinary, optometry, and pharmacy schools.

Through a partnership with Swansea University in Wales, this dual degree program offers you the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Honours or a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree at Trent and a law degree from the Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law, ranked among the top 125 law schools globally*. Complete both degrees in just six years no need to write the LSATs. *Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2025.