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Sociology focuses on how relationships, institutions, culture, and power shape our lives,听from everyday interactions to global systems. In our sociology programs, students learn听to question taken-for-granted assumptions and apply diverse theories and research听methods to understand how people live, think, feel, and believe. Courses engage issues听such as social inequalities, climate change and environmental justice, criminalization听and social control, precarious work, cultural diversity and change, gender-based and听sexual violence, food insecurity, social networks, and the social impacts of technology.

Criminology focuses on how societies define, regulate, and respond to deviance and听鈥渃rime.鈥� Our programs emphasize the social and institutional foundations of law, justice,听and social control, examining issues such as policing, incarceration, surveillance,听violence, and mental health. Drawing on sociological perspectives as well as insights听from law, public policy, political science, gender studies, and psychology, students听critically analyze how power and inequality shape systems of punishment and social听order.

The following undergraduate programs in Sociology are available:

1. Major in Sociology

2. Minor in Sociology

3. Joint Major in Sociology

4. Honours in Sociology

Sociology course descriptions are found at the end of the Faculty of Humanities and听Social Sciences section under Course Descriptions, Sociology and are designated by听SOCI.

The Bachelor of Arts requires the successful completion of a minimum of 120 credit hours. A student must meet the requirements for a departmental Major, Minor, or Honours program and also meet the Program Regulations 鈥� General and Honours Degrees for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. A student is therefore advised to consult with the Admission to the Bachelor of Arts General Degree Programs regulations, the Program Regulations - General and Honours Degrees which also includes the Bachelor of Arts General Degree Components, The Major Program, and The Minor Program regulations. Information regarding honours programs is available at Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree Regulations as well as under each department鈥檚 regulations.

A student is strongly encouraged to consult with an academic advisor to discuss available programs and requirements in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences including the Core Requirements, The Major Program, The Minor Program, and the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree Regulations. A student is advised to declare a program of study, including a Major and a Minor, before completing the first 45 credit hours of study. Information about declaring a Major and Minor in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is available at . Information regarding advisors for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is available at www.mun.ca/hss/about/contact/liaisons.php.

Students may wish to follow the pattern for the Major in Sociology listed under Suggested Course Pattern for a Major in Sociology (SOCI) below.

Students who undertake Sociology as their Major must complete at least 36 credit hours in Sociology as follows:

1. Core courses: Sociology 1000 (or the former 2000), Sociology 2040, Sociology 3040, Sociology 3041, Sociology 3150, Sociology 3160;

2. At least 6 credit hours in Sociology at the 4000 level;

3. 6 credit hours in Sociology at the 2000, 3000, or 4000 level; and

4. The remaining 6 credit hours may be selected from any Sociology course at the 3000 and 4000 levels.

Students who undertake Sociology as their Minor must complete at least 24 credit hours in Sociology as follows:

Sociology 1000 or the former 2000, Sociology 2040, Sociology 3040, 3041, 3150, at least 3 credit hours from Sociology courses at the 4000 level, and 6 credit hours in other Sociology courses.

As an alternative to a minor, a student may choose to complete a major in Sociology and a major in another eligible program in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. The Joint Major Program requires 3 fewer credit hours in each participating major as prescribed in each program鈥檚 Calendar entry. For the joint major in Sociology, 3 fewer credit hours shall be required at the 3000- or 4000-level to fulfill clause 4. under the Major in Sociology above.

Honours students are required to complete at least 60 credit hours in courses in Sociology, of which there must be a minimum of 36 credit hours at the 3000-level or above, including all courses prescribed for the Major in Sociology, and Sociology 4995, and must meet the requirements outlined in the Regulations for the Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts.

It is possible to complete a Joint Honours program that includes Sociology as one of the Major subjects. Such a program may be arranged in consultation with the Head of the Department of Sociology听and Criminology and the Head of the other Department concerned.

Admission to the Honours program in Sociology is competitive and selective. Students who wish to enter this program must submit an "Application for Admission to Honours Program" form to the Department.

To be accepted into the Honours program, a student must not only meet the criteria laid out in the Regulations for the Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts, but must normally have obtained a cumulative average of at least 75% in 18 credit hours in courses in Sociology which must include Sociology 3040, 3041, 3150, and 3160.

In addition to completing the normal requirements for a Bachelor of Arts and one of an Honours, Major or Minor in Sociology, students may elect to complete requirements for the International Bachelor of Arts (iBA). As part of the minimum 120 credit hours, a student may use eligible credit hours in Sociology to jointly satisfy other requirements of the iBA degree. When selecting courses, a student is encouraged to consult with an academic advisor early in the program, to consider Possible Course Sequencing for the International Bachelor of Arts (iBA) (First 60 Credit Hours), and to consider Sociology courses listed in International Studies (IS) Designated Courses. Up to 12 credit hours in Sociology IS courses may be used towards the International Studies (IS) Courses Requirement.

The Department of Sociology and Criminology administers the Certificate in Criminology. Credit hours in Sociology and Criminology may be eligible to jointly fulfill requirements of a degree and a certificate. For further information about this program, see Certificate Programs Offered in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, or contact the Program Director.