Join our progressive and innovative department.
While the social sciences traditionally employ a scientific method to explore social phenomena, our programs break from this narrow definition to give you a modern, unconventional and truly interdisciplinary learning environment.
What makes us unique:
- Choose from nine distinctive undergraduate degree programs and three graduate programs.
- Take courses that reflect a sustained dedication to critical, collaborative approaches to the study of social relations, social structures, social identities and social phenomena.
- Learn from award-winning faculty who ground their analyses of social practices and relations in a range of disciplines and fields of study.
We are strongly oriented, both in teaching and research, toward issues of social justice and sustainability.
Read our Land Acknowledgment which recognizes the unique and enduring relationship of Indigenous people and their traditional territory.
All programs offered through the Department of Social Science reflect a sustained dedication to critical, interdisciplinary approaches to the study of social relations, social structures, social identities and social phenomena.
Work & Volunteer Experience
Get relevant and practical job experience to position yourself optimally in the future labour market with the LA&PS Co-op Program.
Flexible Program & Course Options
You will have the chance to study from a multitude of disciplines and choose from a rich array of course offerings every year within the general guidelines and requirements of the program. Many of our programs have choices for specialization/thematic pathways to help you tailor your course selections and education to subjects that interest you the most and fit your future career goals.
Active Student Clubs
Our program is filled with passionate students. There are dozens of student associations and clubs affiliated with our department. Engage in events, volunteer, build new friendships, advocate and learn alongside your peers. They often host off-campus excursions, career nights, academic speakers and more.
A degree in the Social Sciences helped direct me onto the right path to pursue further education and make meaningful change. Criminology and Human Rights and Equity Studies played a significant role in broadening my understanding of social inequality, as well as teaching me ways to address problems from an intersectional lens. These areas of study further fuelled my passion for social reform and jump started my interests in working towards a career in policy work.
— Jasmeet Lal
Alumna, Criminology & Human Rights and Equity Studies '19
