You are now in the main content area

Minor in Sociology

The Minor in Sociology is offered to students to provide a coherent, integrated and sequential exposure to the sociological perspective and to enable students to develop analytical skills and conceptual understanding in a field complementary to their professional programs. The Minor is also intended to broaden the students' career preparation, and to facilitate movement into graduate programs.

Administered by: Department of Sociology

Exclusions: This minor is not available to students in the following programs:

To receive this Minor, students must complete six (6) courses from the following curriculum:

One (1) of the following:

Plus five (5) courses from the following:

  • SOC 107 Sociology of the Everyday
  • SOC 112 The Social World II
  • SOC 300 Sociology of Equity and Diversity
  • SOC 302 The City and Society
  • SOC 319 Sociological Perspectives on Crime
  • SOC 320 Black Popular Culture
  • SOC 330 Sociology of the Caribbean
  • SOC 350 Queer Sociology
  • SOC 402 The City and Social Problems
  • SOC 420 Social Class in Changing Times
  • SOC 427 Indigenous Perspectives on Canada
  • SOC 470 Toronto: The Changing City
  • SOC 472 At Work in a Changing World
  • SOC 474 Immigration, Borders and Belonging
  • SOC 476 Sociology of Fear
  • SOC 478 Sociology of Fun
  • SOC 479 Social Networks and the World Wide Web
  • SOC 500 Youth and Society
  • SOC 501 Making a Living: Sociology of Work
  • SOC 502 Violence and the Family
  • SOC 503 Sociology of Education
  • SOC 504 Children and Society
  • SOC 505 Sociology of Sport
  • SOC 506 Health and Society
  • SOC 507 Race and Ethnicity in Canadian Society
  • SOC 525 Media and Images of Inequality
  • SOC 530 Blackness and Freedom
  • SOC 540 Special Topics in Indigenous Studies
  • SOC 553 Indigenist Thought
  • SOC 558 Sociology of Bodies
  • SOC 576 Colonialism and Anti-Blackness
  • SOC 580 Indigenous Feminisms
  • SOC 595 Gender and Care Across Lifespan
  • SOC 600 Globalization and Health
  • SOC 603 Sociology of Gender
  • SOC 605 Families: Difference and Diversity
  • SOC 606 Families and Care Work
  • SOC 608 Women, Power and Change
  • SOC 609 Gender and Global Human Rights
  • SOC 611 Future Worlds: Technology and Social Change
  • SOC 633 Sex, Gender Identities and Sexualities
  • SOC 700 Men and Masculinities in the 21st Century
  • SOC 703 Women, Power and the Global South
  • SOC 704 Aging, Culture and Society
  • SOC 705 Law, Justice, and Abolition
  • SOC 706 Globalized Labour and Consumption
  • SOC 708 Environmental Sociology
  • SOC 801 Global Power Relations
  • SOC 808 Sociology of Food and Eating
  • SOC 880 Information Technology and Society
  • SOC 885 Women, Islam and Modernity
  • SOC 902 Hollywood and Society
  • SOC 903 Media and Modern Fandom
  • SOC 931 Waste and Consumerism
  • SOC 932 The Entertainment Industry
  • SOC 941 Colonialism and Racialization
  • SOC 943 Poverty Issues

Please see Senate Policy 2, Section 7.4 for further information about Minors.