Department of Social Science
Engaging Health in the Community: Advanced Health Research in the Field
This course applies academic knowledge of health, health advocacy, and health care systems to experience in community settings through classroom study and the application of social science research methods in student placements in health-related organizations and agencies.
Yanni Trifonas Memorial Aspiration Award
The Yanni Trifonas Memorial Aspiration Award will be awarded annually to a third-year student enrolled in the Business and Society (BUSO) undergraduate program, who demonstrates financial need and had the greatest increase in GPA between their first and second year of study. If there is more than one suitable candidate, then the award will be […]
The Alterna Savings Social Economy Scholarship in Honour of Haswell B. Iron
The Alterna Social Economy Scholarship in Honour of Haswell B. Iron will be given to a fourth year student majoring in Business and Society who has achieved top academic standing in the program during their third year of study and who is committed to promoting awareness and knowledge of social economy as a student ambassador […]
Graduate Program in Socio-Legal Studies
Join the first socio-legal doctoral program in Canada outside a law school. This exciting program builds on York’s pioneering Law & Society and Criminology programs and our tradition of interdisciplinary research.
Graduate Program in Social & Political Thought
A truly interdisciplinary program, we aim to integrate the intellectual interest of the humanities and social sciences. This one-of-a-kind program stresses both a historical and a systematic study of social and political ideas.
Graduate Program in Development Studies
A structured, interdisciplinary program, Development Studies offers a flexible combination of coursework, research and fieldwork. Core courses provide a full range of conceptual and methodological tools to engage and learn about the intersectionality of socio-economic, political and cultural developmental changes across the Global South.