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Graduate Studies Calendar 2014-2015 Courses of Instruction Course Descriptions S Sociology SOCI
Sociology SOCI

Instruction offered by members of the Department of Sociology in the Faculty of Arts.

Department Head – E.G. Van Brunschot

Graduate Courses

Only where appropriate to a student's program may graduate credit be received for courses numbered 500-599.

Sociology 601       Seminar in Special Topics in Sociology
Arranged for various topics of Sociology on the basis of special interest and need.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Consult Department for assignment to Faculty member.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Sociology 602       Master's Seminar in Professional Sociology

Course Hours:
F(3/2S-0)
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
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Sociology 603       Seminar in Sociology of Health and Illness

Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the Department.
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Sociology 611       Social Statistics: The General Linear Model
Multiple regression and correlation with applications to sociological research; regression diagnostics; extensions of linear regression such as non-linear models, analysis of variance, analysis of covariance, and causal modelling.
Course Hours:
H(3S-3)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the Department. (Sociology 311 and 315 normally required.)
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Sociology 613        Seminar in Quantitative Research Methods
Advanced study in the theory and practice of quantitative research methods. Topics may include the logic of causality, mixed methods designs, sampling, measurement, survey construction and implementation.
Course Hours:
H(3S-2)
Prerequisite(s):
Sociology 313 or consent of the Department.
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Sociology 615       Seminar in Qualitative Research Methods
Advanced study in the theory and practice of qualitative research methods. Topics may include participant observation, in-depth interviews, narrative analysis, conversation and discourse analysis, autoethnography, archival research, and feminist research methods.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Sociology 313 or consent of the Department. Sociology 413 is recommended.
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Sociology 625       Seminar on Deviant Behaviour

Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Sociology 325 or consent of the Department.
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Sociology 631       Seminar in Sociological Theory

Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Sociology 331 and 333 or equivalents; or consent of the Department.
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Sociology 653       Seminar on Urban Sociology

Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Sociology 353 or consent of the Department.
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Sociology 667       Seminar on Ethnic Relations

Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Sociology 375 or consent of the Department.
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Sociology 671       Seminar on the Sociology of Families

Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Sociology 471 or consent of the Department.
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Sociology 677       Seminar in Sociology of Gender Relations

Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the Department.
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Sociology 699       Special Topics in Sociology

Course Hours:
Q(0-3)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Sociology 701       Doctoral Seminar in Sociology
Seminar on selected topics. Consult Department for details.
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Sociology 702       Doctoral Seminar in Professional Sociology

Course Hours:
F(3/2S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the Department.
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
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Sociology 705       Selected Topics in Advanced Methodological Issues

Course Hours:
Q(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Sociology 711       Selected Topics in Advanced Quantitative Methods

Course Hours:
Q(3S-3)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Sociology 715       Selected Topics in Advanced Qualitative Methods

Course Hours:
Q(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the Department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Sociology 731       Doctoral Seminar in Sociological Theory

Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the Department.
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