The aim of General Education courses is to provide a breadth of study in order to give students knowledge of the major disciplines. These courses are designed to provide interdisciplinary knowledge and critical skills training. Tutorials also help students build skills, where students meet weekly in small groups with a tutorial leader to discuss concepts & assignments in depth. Six-credit courses feature a two-hour lecture and one-hour tutorial. Nine-credit courses feature a two-hour lecture & two-hour tutorial. Two-hour tutorials designed to assist in the acculturation process of transitioning from high school to university.
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AP/SOSC 1000 9.00
Introduction to Social Science
The course considers the distinctive characteristics of modern society including the impact of modernization on the family, religion, economic behaviour, politics and belief systems. It introduces many of the major concepts social scientists use in …
AP/SOSC 1000 6.00
Introduction to Social Science
The course considers the distinctive characteristics of modern society including the impact of modernization of the family, religion, economic behaviour, politics and belief systems. It introduces many of the major concepts social scientists use in …
AP/SOSC 1009 9.00
Introduction to Social Science (ESL)
The course considers the distinctive characteristics of modern society including the impact of modernization on the family, religion, economic behaviour, politics and belief systems. It introduces many of the major concepts social scientists use in …
AP/SOSC 1009 6.00
Introduction to Social Science (ESL)
The course considers the distinctive characteristics of modern society including the impact of modernization on the family, religion, economic behaviour, politics and belief systems. It introduces many of the major concepts social scientists use in …
AP/SOSC 1012 9.00
Understanding Social Theory
This course provides an interdisciplinary perspective on the emergence of social theory from political theory, philosophy and economics. It presents the roles in this process of ancient philosophy and political theory, and of their counterparts …
AP/SOSC 1140 9.00
Self, Culture and Society
This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding “self”, “culture”, and “society”. We will look at contributions from anthropology, economics, political science, psychology and sociology which examine the experience of self, social order, work, gender, …
AP/SOSC 1185 9.00
Women and Society
This course examines images of women and explores women’s experiences in the family, at school and at work. It considers issues of violence and sexuality, and theories which explain discrimination. Women organizing for social justice …
AP/SOSC 1341 9.00
Introduction to the Social Economy
This course introduces students to the social economy (including co-operatives, credit unions, worker-owned firms, non-profit social service organizations, etc.). It investigates the history of the social economy and its potential contributions to local, regional and …
AP/SOSC 1350 9.00
Gender and the Law
This course explores the role of gender within the context of the legal system. Current issues that highlight the relationship between gender and law are examined by analyzing both legislation and case law. Topics include: …
AP/SOSC 1430 9.00
Introduction to International Development Studies
This course introduces students to the field of international development studies, which has emerged as a result of efforts to bring about development in Third World countries. It uses a critical and historical approach drawing …
AP/SOSC 1439 9.00
Introduction to International Development Studies (ESL)
This course introduces students to the field of international development studies, which has emerged as a result of efforts to bring about development in Third World countries. It uses a critical and historical approach drawing …
AP/SOSC 1510 9.00
The Future of Work
This course studies the emerging patterns of work in Canadian society. It provides a comprehensive understanding of the post-war work world, the causes of its breakdown, changing values and identities, and competing scenarios for work, …
AP/SOSC 1520 9.00
Markets and Democracy: The Development of Industrial Society
The development of industrial capitalism has entailed profound changes in ways of living. The course will consider the spread of the market economy, the industrialization of production and the associated transformation of social and political …
AP/SOSC 1731 9.00
CyberCities: The Community and Communication in Changing Urban Areas
Technology’s impact on cities is examined, with emphasis on institutions and landscapes. Changes of metropolitan form, issues of community formation, and emerging patterns of work, leisure and urban life are explored in the context of …
AP/SOSC 1733 6.00
World of Cities: Journey Through Urban Space and Time
This course considers our contemporary urban and urbanizing world. For the first time in history, more than half the world’s population lives in cities. How has this happened? What’s going on in these cities? What …
AP/SOSC 1801 6.00
Health Controversies: Issues of Health, Illness and Society
This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to critical controversies in health and society. Health controversies provide an interesting and effective way to study the political, economic, sociocultural and historical aspects of health, illness and healing.