Courses

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Courses by Term

Summer 2025

The Sociology department offers 6 week distance studies (online) courses in the summer semester. All course lectures, assesments and exams will be completed online asynchronously. Courses with the A/F suffix take place in the first half of the semester from May 5 - June 13 followed by an exam period (June 14-15). Courses with the suffix B/G take place in the second half of the semester from June 16 - July 25 followed by an exam period (July 28-31). The full course outlines are available on OWL Brightspace to students registered in the course.

Course offerings may be subject to change.

Course Instructor
1025A-650 Society and You Lauren Barr
10257B-650 Life Is Not Always Fair Daisy-Mae Hamelinck
2144B-650 Sociology of Education Lauren Barr
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Fall 2025

Draft only copies of course outlines will be available in early September. Click the course title to be directed to a PDF copy of the draft course outline. The full course outline is available on OWL Brightspace to students registered in the course.

1000 - Level Courses

Course Instructor
1025A-001 Society and You Lora Phillips
1025A-002 Society and You Steven Kleinknecht
1027A-001 Life is Not Always Fair Robert Nonomura

 

2000 - Level Courses

Course Instructor
2105A-001 The Sociology of Youth Merita Limani
2106A-001 Technology and Society Steven Kleinknecht
2107A-001 Race, Ethnicity, Nation Kamila Kolpashnikova
2133A-001 Public Opinion Matthew Arkinstall
2144A-001 Sociology of Education Anders Holm
2205A-001 Statistics for Sociology Michael Haan
2205A-002 Statistics for Sociology Anna Zajacova
2206A-001 Research Methods in Sociology Edward Bell
2222A-001 Drugs and Society Kamila Kolpashnikova
2228A-001 Social Inequality in Canada Julie McMillin
2229A-001 Global Inequality Priscila Ribeiro Prado Barros
2242A-001 Gender and Society Helene Cummins
2257A-001 Deviance and Social Control Sean Waite
2263A-001 Thinking Sociologically Robert Nonomura
2266A-001 Crime and Society Brenda Kobayashi
2267A-001 Youth in Conflict with the Law Brenda Kobayashi
2279A-001 Unequal Cities Lora Phillips

 

3000 - Level Courses

Course Instructor
3260A-001 Law and Society Dale Ballucci
3301F-001 Internet and Society Molly-Gloria Patel
3306A-001 Quantitative Research Methods Michael Haan
3307F-001 Qualitative Research Methods Tracey Adams
3314F-001 Family and Work Kamila Kolpashnikova
3315F-200 Disability Kim Shuey
3324F-200 Social Inequality Over the Life Course Andrea Willson
3346F-200 Sociology of Mental Health Andrea Willson
3348F-001 Sociology of Religion Teresa Abada
3350F-001 Equity in Policy and Practice Julie McMullin
3358F-001 Women and Crime Brenda Kobayashi
3362F-001 Sociology of Utopia Scott Schaffer
3368F-001 Marriage Markets Kate Choi
3404F-001 Modern Sociological Theory Scott Schaffer
3463F-001 Crime and the City Sam Ghebrai

 

4000 - Level Courses

Course Instructor
4422F-001 LGBTQ2S+ Populations Robert Nonomura
4451F-650 Policing and Society Laura Huey
4455F-001 Challenging the Law Dale Ballucci
4466F-001 Professions, Professionals and their Work Tracey Adams
4471F-200 Sociology of Climate Change Kim Shuey
4484F-001 Motherhood and Mothering Helene Cummins
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Winter 2026                                                                  

Draft only copies of course outlines will be available in early January. Click the course title to be directed to a PDF copy of the draft course outline. The full course outline is available on OWL Brightspace to students registered in the course.

1000 - Level Courses

Course Instructor
1025B-001 Society and You Lora Phillips
1027B-001 Life Is Not Always Fair Robert Nonomura
1027B-002 Life is Not Always Fair Kamila Kolpashnikova

 

2000 - Level Courses

Course Instructor
2134B-001 Issues Facing Modern Families Helene Cummins
2155B-200 Environmental Sociology Kim Shuey
2166B-001 Organization and Experience of Work Tracey Adams
2178B-001 Navigating Life: Aging and the Life Course Julie McMullin
2190G-001 Decolonizing Canada Lina Sunseri
2205B-001 Statistics for Sociology Anna Zajacova
2206B-001 Research Methods in Sociology Edward Bell
2206B-002 Research Methods in Sociology Michael Haan
2222B-001 Drugs and Society Kamila Kolpashnikova
2236B-001 Population Studies Rachel Margolis
2257B-001 Deviance and Social Control Steven Kleinknecht
2261B-001 Contemporary Social Problems Scott Schaffer
2263B-001 Thinking Sociologically Robert Nonomura
2266B-001 Crime and Society Steven Kleinknecht
2267B-001 Youth in Conflict with the Law Brenda Kobayashi
2281B-001 International Migration in a Globalized World Teresa Abada

 

3000 - Level Courses

Course Instructor
3260B-001 Law and Society Brenda Kobayashi
3306B-001 Quantitative Research Methods Yoko Yoshida
3307G-001 Qualitative Research Methods Kaitlynn Mendes
3309G-001 Human Trafficking Dale Ballucci
3321G-001 Identity and Society Robert Nonomura
3341G-001 Social Construction of Gender Althea McIntosh
3348G-001 Sociology of Religion Teresa Abada
3352G-001 Inequalities Across Families: Diverging Destinies of the Rich and Poor Helene Cummins
3356G-650 Victims Laura Huey
3358G-001 Women and Crime Mary McCluskey
3362G-200 Sociology of Utopia Michael Gardiner
3381G-001 Migration and Family Kate Choi
3404G-001 Modern Sociological Theory Jeremy Smith
3423G-001 Rethinking Punishment Dale Ballucci

 

4000 - Level Courses

Course Instructor
4405G-001 Seminar in Sociological Theory Scott Schaffer
4406G-001 Media and Gender Kaitlynn Mendes
4420G-001 Social Context of Racial Inequality Kamila Kolpashnikova
4426G-001 Protest and Contentious Action Edward Bell
4441B-001 Living and Dying: Demographic Inequalities Kate Choi
4452G-001 Social Construction of Sexuality Julie McMullin
4455G-001 Challenging the Law Brenda Kobayashi
4471G-200 The Sociology of Climate Change Kim Shuey
4472G-001 Health Inequalities Rachelle Miele
4473G-001 Immigration and Immigrant Integration in Canada Yoko Yoshida

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