Current Courses

Course Name

Time & Day

Course Description

WSGS-2016-A1 Intro Women's & Gender Studies

M, W

2:30 PM - 3:50 PM

This is the introductory course to the interdisciplinary field of Women's Studies and Gender Studies. The basis of femininity, masculinity and women's inequality are examined in the context of wider social relations, including the historical subject, literary voice and the women's movement. WSGS-2016-A2 - Must be taken at the same time as this course. 6ch hours

WSGS-2016-B1 Intro Women's & Gender Studies

W, F

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

This is the introductory course to the interdisciplinary field of Women's Studies and Gender Studies. The basis of femininity, masculinity and women's inequality are examined in the context of wider social relations, including the historical subject, literary voice and the women's movement. WSGS-2016-B2 - Must be taken at the same time as this course. 6ch hours

CRIM-2403. Criminalizing Women in Canada

M, W, F

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM

This course critically examines, using a feminist lens, how gender informs women's experiences with crime and the criminal justice system in Canada. Topics to be covered include: intersections of race, class and gender, regulating women, incarceration, dominant ideological constructions of the "female offenders," and recent popular culture representations of women and crime. Prerequisite: CRIM 1013 & CRIM 1023

CRIM-2743-A Social Protest in Canada

T, Th

2:30 PM - 3:50 PM

This course will explore, from an historical and contemporary perspective, social protest in Canada. Some of the topics that will be studied in this course include: Strikes and Riots; The Women's Liberation Movement; The Gay Liberation Movement; The Environmental Movement; the Counter-Culture Movement of the 1960s and 1970s and Student Protests; The Civil Rights Movement; Anti-War Demonstrations; and First Nations Protests. It will explain the reasons for and the nature of social protest and discuss how social protest groups have shaped the law, politics and popular culture in Canada. Prerequisites: CRIM 1013 and CRIM 1023.

CRIM-2943-A Victimology

T

6:30 PM - 9:20 PM

This course will examine this specialized field of criminology which is related to the study of victims of crime and factors connected to the victim. A historical perspective on the study of victimology, theories related to the explanation of victimization, the modern evolution of victim rights, and the development of victim services will be examined. Specific victim groups, provincial and federal legislation related to victims, the United Nations Charter of Victims Rights will be addressed, as well as the delivery of services to victims involved in the criminal justice system. Prerequisites: CRIM 1013 and 1023.

GERO-2113-A Sociology of Aging

T, Th

5:30 PM - 6:50 PM

This course explores cultural and social-structural determinants of aging through sociological theory. Students critically examine the social construction of "old age" as a social status through perceptions, descriptions, discussions and interactions with others, and how these relations are 'negotiated' by the older people themselves. Other topics include ageism and how various social institutions influence the experience of aging. Prerequisite: GERO 1013 OR GERO 1023, OR permission from the instructor.

GERO-2403-A Aging and Care

M

4:00 PM - 6:50 PM

In this course we will learn from rich traditions of feminist scholarship about what care is and how we can better provide it to support people as they age (e.g. these traditions may include feminist political economy, care ethics, and the logic of care). This course will be delivered in both a lecture format addressing key perspectives on care as well as in a seminar style allowing for discussions about the material which may include readings, podcasts, webinars and videos. Students will learn to apply their new understandings to real world situations (e.g., through the evaluation of policy reviews and reports).

NATI-2603-A Roles of Native Women

W

5:30 PM - 8:20 PM

This course looks at the traditional role of Native women within Native societies, and how that role has changed over time. It will examine the oppression that Native women have experienced, their responses to it, and the political, economic, social, and spiritual roles they have played both in their own struggles for liberation and in the struggles of their people. Will also look at the lives and voices of prominent Native women, and consider the development of Native women's organizations and the influences of feminism.

SOCI-2013-A:  Research Design & Methods

T, Th

2:20 PM - 3:50 PM

An introduction to the main research approaches used in sociology. The course includes practical experience in developing a research program by considering research question development, research design, methods of data collection, research ethics and data analysis. Of particular interest are the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches. Must take SOCI 1006 - Must be completed prior to taking this course.

SOCI-2313-A: Deviance

M, W, F 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM

Review of theory and research, with a focus on the social basis of deviance, deviance construction, and the consequences of social reactions to selected forms of deviance. Must take SOCI 1006, OR Crim 1013 and 1023 - Must be completed prior to taking this course.

SOCI-2423-A Social Problems I

T, Th

1:00 PM - 2:20 PM

The various perspectives used by sociologists to examine social problems will be described and evaluated. Concrete social problems will be used as examples of these perspectives. Must take SOCI 1006 - Must be completed prior to taking this course.

SOCI-2613. Sociology of Gender

M, W, F 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM

This course focuses on particular aspects of the social processes that shape, and are shaped by female and male social roles such as gender and power, gender and social structures of work, and feminist social movements. Must take SOCI 1006 - Must be completed prior to taking this course.

SOCI-2633-A Sociology of the Family

W

2:30 PM - 5:20 PM

A critical analysis of various conceptual frameworks in family research, and a cross-cultural analysis of marriage and the family, both past and present is pursued. Particular attention is paid to the current developments in marriage arrangements, changes in the meaning of marriage and the family, as well as the future of the family.  Must take SOCI 1006 - Must be completed prior to taking this course.

SOCI-2653-A Sociology of Health

T, Th

11:30 AM - 12:50 PM

This course explores health from a sociological perspective. The course focuses on the social determinants of health, inequalities in health and illness, health care provision, and the social construction of health and health practices.

Must take SOCI 1006 - Must be completed prior to taking this course.

Course Name

Time & Day

Course Description

CRIM-2943-B Victimology

T, Th

1:00 PM - 2:20 PM

This course will examine this specialized field of criminology which is related to the study of victims of crime and factors connected to the victim. A historical perspective on the study of victimology, theories related to the explanation of victimization, the modern evolution of victim rights, and the development of victim services will be examined. Specific victim groups, provincial and federal legislation related to victims, the United Nations Charter of Victims Rights will be addressed, as well as the delivery of services to victims involved in the criminal justice system. Prerequisites: CRIM 1013 and 1023.

CRIM-3163-A Perspectives- Missing Persons

T

6:30 PM - 9:20 PM

This course investigates and theorizes issues relating to missing and murdered persons. Drawing from diverse fields including criminal justice, feminist/ criminology, sociology, forensic anthropology, critical victimology, and Indigenous studies, the course evaluates established and emerging policies and practices regarding documentation, investigation, prosecution, prevention, and commemoration of missing persons cases. The course critically analyzes colonialism, gender and violence as factors that place particular communities at risk. Must take CRIM 1013 and 1023 - Must be completed prior to taking this course.

ECON-2223-A Political Economy of Women

M, W, F

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM

This is a seminar course examining, in depth, selected topics on the political economy of women. Potential topics include women as paid workers, domestic labour, and women and poverty.

ENGL-2583: Women Writers I

T, Th

1:00 PM - 2:20 PM

An investigation of women’s writing in English before 1800, through poetry, (auto)biography, spiritual memoir, fiction, drama, and theory written by women. Must have taken 24 credits (2+ year students) - Must be completed prior to taking this course.

HMRT-3633-A 2SLGBTQIA and Human Rights

T, Th 5:30 PM - 6:50 PM

This course explores socially constructed customs and structures of society that enable legal regulation of gender identity and human sexuality through the history, policies and norms that shape government action. Basic theories of gender and sexuality studies are explored before critically examining the same theories in practice through case studies. This course explores other identity issues such as race, age, disability, and class intertwine with gender and sexuality identities, and how experiences and identities shape the ways in which people resist inequality and lobby for change.  Must complete 24 credits (for students in years 2+) - Must be completed prior to taking this course.

RELG-2233-A Women and Religion

M, W, F

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM

The course aims to study how i) women in history and in modern times respond to socio-cultural restrictions and their attempts to create spiritual and social alternatives, ii) how notions of asceticism and sexuality are utilized as liberating and prescriptive modes. It will examine feminist critiques to classical, medieval, and current texts and thinkers. We will closely look at the assumptions that guide both classical texts and modern critiques.

SOCI-2013-B: Research Design & Methods

T, Th

2:30 PM - 3:50 PM

An introduction to the main research approaches used in sociology. The course includes practical experience in developing a research program by considering research question development, research design, methods of data collection, research ethics and data analysis. Of particular interest are the strengths and weaknesses of different approach. Must take SOCI 1006 - Must be completed prior to taking this course.

SOCI-2313-A Deviance

T, Th

10:00 AM - 11:20 AM

This course reviews theory and research with a focus on the social basis of deviance, deviance construction, and the consequences of social reactions to selected forms of deviance. Must take SOCI 1006, OR Crim 1013 and 1023 - Must be completed prior to taking this course.

SOCI-2643-A Political Economy of Women

M, W, F

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM

This is a seminar course examining selected topics on the political economy of women. Potential topics include women as paid workers, domestic labour, and women and poverty.

SOCI-3553-A Sociology of the Body

T, Th

2:30 PM - 3:50 PM

This course explores the interaction between society and the body. It begins with an examination of classical and contemporary theories of the body, and then explores special issues with regard to the development of the civilized body, as well as gender, sexuality, marginalization, deviancy, chronic illness and disability.

SOCI-3663-A Queer Sociology

M, W

2:30 PM - 3:50 PM

This course explores the social construction of queerness in heteronormative societies. Students apply sociological concepts and theories to the study of queer identities, communities, and sexual practices. They examine social and political responses to queerness, and the ways in which these responses shape the lives of queer people. Prerequisite: SOCI 1006 and 6 credit hours of sociology at the 2nd-year level.