皇后大學

Sociology is the study of how societies work. We study social life at every level, from personal relationships to institutions, nations and global interconnections. Sociology enables us to understand the structures and dynamics of societies, and their intricate connections to patterns of human behaviour, public issues, everyday life, politics, culture and individual life chances. It examines how various social forces produce social order and social change and in so doing influence what we do and how we think

With courses as diverse as Surveillance and Visibility to the Sociology of Crime and Delinquency to Consumer Culture, the Sociology department is reputed for its emphasis in Criminology and the Law, Media, Information and Surveillance, and Inequalities and Social Justice.

Degree options

Major in Sociology

A major is an intensive course of study in one discipline, with approximately half of your courses within the discipline with room for an optional minor in any other Arts and Science discipline.

Medial in Sociology

A dual course of study in Sociology and any other Arts discipline.

Minor in Sociology

A minor is a less intensive course of study in the discipline that must be combined with a major in another discipline.

Course highlights

Sociology offers a diverse and exciting range of courses that focus on contemporary social changes that are shaping the world in which you live such as Consumer Culture, Deviance and Social Control, and Social Psychology. Some popular courses within Sociology include Crime and Delinquency, Information and Communications Technologies, Cities: Urban Societies, Space, and Culture, and Race, Sex and the Body.

Where could I go after graduation?

• Advertising and marketing
• Child and youth care
• Communications
• Consulting
• Consumer research
• Corporate training and
• Development
• Corrections
• Counseling
• Demography
• Editing
• Education
• Ethics
• Fundraising
• Gerontology
• Health research
• Human resources
• Human rights
• Immigration services
• Informatics
• Insurance
• International development
• Investment and pensions
• Journalism
• Law
• Professor
• Program evaluation
• Public administration
• Public relations
• Publishing
• Social policy and social services
• Social Work
• Statistician
• Urban and regional planning