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Specialization in Social Justice & Equity Studies

The Social Justice and Equity specialization provides a pathway through Sociology that focuses on understanding the various intersecting dimensions of social inequalities and social oppressions and their impact in societies and workplaces. Topics covered include gender, sexuality, ethnicity, embodiment, workplace equity, and social inequalities.

Courses

Students who have fulfilled the requirements for a single- or joint-major Honours degree in Sociology may graduate with a Specialization in Social Justice and Equity Studies if they have successfully completed the following 4.0 credits:

Required Courses:

SOCI 2220H - Intersecting Social Inequalities

SOCI 2430H - Sociology of Gender

SOCI 3250H - Sociological Perspectives on Homelessness (Web)

SOCI 3440H - Sexuality & the Social

SOCI 3661H - Ethnicities, Racism, Multiculturalism

Students must also complete 3 courses from the following list:

SOCI-ADMN 2340H - Work and Social Inequalities

SOCI 2630H - Sociology of Health & Illness

SOCI-IDST 3120H - Citizenship Rights and Development

SOCI-IDST 3121H - Human Rights Theory and Practice

SOCI-ADMN 3320H - Social Organizations

SOCI-GESO-PHIL 3400H - Feminism and Disability

SOCI-GESO-CAST 3860H - Gender Race and Class

SOCI-GESO-CAST-POST 3962H - Gender, Sexualities & the Law

SOCI-GESO-CAST 3966H - Criminalizing Women (Web)

SOCI-IDST-POST 4230H - Global Social Movements

SOCI 4270H - Sociology of Law

SOCI-CAST-GESO 4551H - Gender and Disability in Canada

SOCI 4620H - Adv Studies in Social Policy

SOCI 4850H - Sociology of the Body

POST-CAST 3092H - Law and the Charter of Rights

POST-CAST-GESO-SOCI 3672H - Gender, Diversity, Intersectionalities

POST-IDST-ADMN-SOCI 4255H - Globalization Politics of Work

GESO 3122H/4122H - Activists and Activisms

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