CHRTC 309 - Topics in the Christian Tradition

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

SOC 315 - Introduction to Social Methodology

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-2)

Research design, data collection, and data processing strategies used by sociologists. Topics include research values and ethics, reliability and validity, experimentation, survey research techniques, historical methods, field research, and content analysis. Prerequisite: SOC 210 or consent of instructor.

SOC 376 - Sociology of Religion

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Religion as a social phenomenon: theories of religious behaviour; religious authority and leadership; the individual's religion and the interplay with other spheres of social life; the role of religion in relation to social change and social integration. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or consent of instructor.

SOC 444 - Critical Media Studies

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Analysis of media texts as social forms with emphasis on television, advertising, and emerging media technologies. Prerequisite: SOC 100 or consent of instructor.

CHRTC 241 - Catholicism and Pop Culture

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

The relationship between Catholicism and pop culture using both historical and contemporary examples. Use by Catholics of media as print, film, video, TV, music and the internet; Catholic assessments of consumer culture and the mass media. Not to be taken by students with credit in CHRTC 392.

SOC 100 - Introductory Sociology

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

An examination of the theory, methods, and substance of Sociology. The study of how societies are shaped including economy, culture, socialization, deviance, stratification, and groups. The process of social change through social movements, industrialization, etc. Note: Not to be taken by students with credit in SOC 300.

SOC 315 - Introduction to Social Methodology

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-2)

Research design, data collection, and data processing strategies used by sociologists. Topics include research values and ethics, reliability and validity, experimentation, survey research techniques, historical methods, field research, and content analysis. Prerequisite: SOC 210 or consent of instructor.

SOC 366 - People in Industry

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Introduction to the sociological analysis of the attitudes and behaviour of employees in work organizations, with emphasis on contemporary Canada. Note: Restricted to Engineering students only. Not open to students with credit in SOC 363.

SOC 377 - Sociology of Youth

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

The comparative analysis of youth in various types of societies, with special emphasis on Canada including investigation of social structures and processes influencing behaviour of young people.