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