Our curriculum addresses many areas of scholarly research and academic inquiry. Below, find out more about the kind of teaching and investigation we perform. Quick Links Academic Advising Research Help Our Courses Search Course Timetables Faculty Publications Social Inequalities Our department views such analysis as being at the core of the kind of critical and […]
A sociology degree provides you with a broad background suitable for a wide range of jobs in human resources, education, social services, government, business, sales and marketing, international development and public policy analysis. York sociology students will also receive the methodological preparation needed to take on research jobs that are increasingly in demand at advertising […]
Sociology is an exciting and dynamic field of study analyzing and accounting for key processes and moments in our personal lives, communities and the world. It is a perspective that explains social life by examining the ways individuals and groups are linked with the structure and culture of their society, and the processes and structures […]
Our courses address a wide range of topics from gender & sexualities to migration, cultural identities to race & racism, social movements to global labour, health care, social media and much more. Our teaching is grounded in social theory and research methods, skills that will serve you well in several professions. Browse through the database […]
Our Sociology degree pathways offer distinct ways to ground learning and build your career around sociological concepts and practices. You can choose the length and depth of specialization within your degree, and you have choices of thematic specialization within each degree. Whereas the three-year bachelor offers broad and generalized training, the more intensive four-year honours […]
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Honours Sociology studies all aspects of societies, focusing on the social structures behind what many of us assume are natural human experiences. Our program focuses on understanding the power relations that shape societies so that we may begin to envision a healthier and more equitable world. In this program, you’ll […]
We offer a broad-based undergraduate curriculum that specializes in Global Sociology, Cultural and Political Sociology, Social Inequality, Theory, and Methods. This prepares students for the labour market, professional schools such as law, social work, or teacher's college, and graduate school in sociology and in other social science disciplines. We are also home to one of […]
Make sense of a changing world We are a diverse community of students and scholars, committed to high quality publicly engaged research and innovative teaching in sociology. In our program, you’ll study the complexity of social issues and social change and apply a critical lens to issues like class and colonialism, gender and sexuality, global […]