Sociology and Social Anthropology (BA)

You'll learn how to research, collect, and analyze data to understand the problems people face in society. Immerse yourself in a rigorous and cosmopolitan academic training where you'll study the social world and the behavior of people in a variety of situations. You'll examine individual and group identity, human nature, and communities.

Program-specific admission requirements

• Minimum overall average: 70%

• Academic English 12

• Four additional academic subjects

Government white papers, Statistics Canada studies, market research analyses, reports on human rights abuses, even bestsellers by social observers like David Graeber or Arlie Russell Hochschild. Every day, sociologists and social anthropologists influence the direction society moves in. Governments, businesses, and individuals rely on social scientists to observe, understand, and report on our world so they can make informed decisions.

Career prospects are varied because the fundamental skills taught in the program form the bedrock of professions in many sectors.

Future studies could include programs at the graduate level in arts and public administration or professional programs such as social work or law.