Fall Term 2024 (1890)
AUCRI 350 - Race, Racism, and Crime
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)
A critical examination of how race and criminalization intersect, focusing on Canada and the United States. We will explore how modern racial disparities in these criminal justice systems are connected to inequality and social control through historical and ongoing processes of racialization and criminalization. Prerequisite: AUCRI 160 or AUIDS 160 (2020).
LECTURE 1A01 (53613)
2024-09-16 - 2024-12-09
MWF 15:15 - 16:15
AUSOC 236 - Research Design and Qualitative Methods
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)
Examination of the relation between the method of inquiry and the problem which inquiry addresses. It is designed to acquaint students with numerous approaches to social research, covering all phases of the research process including formulation of a research problem, design of instruments, collection of data and analysis of results. Particular attention is given to qualitative methods, including interviewing, observation, focus groups, and unobtrusive measures. Students will be expected to conduct original research assignments. Prerequisite: One of AUSOC 101, 103, 105.
LECTURE 1A01 (51044)
2024-09-16 - 2024-12-09
MWF 14:00 - 15:00
Winter Term 2025 (1900)
AUCRI 450 - Sociology of Prisons
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)
An introduction to the history, politics, and consequences of incarceration in North America and abroad. The course will examine why and how people were punished in the past, the reasons and methods for punishment in modern society, and how incarcerated people and those released back into society experience punishment. Prerequisite: AUCRI 160 or AUIDS 160 (2020).
LECTURE 1B01 (77721)
2025-01-27 - 2025-04-15
MWF 14:00 - 15:00
AUIND 101 - Introduction to Indigenous Studies
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)
An introduction to historical and modern relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. This course investigates how Canada's history of anti-Indigenous policies (such as residential schools and the Sixties Scoop) have negatively impacted First Nations, Métis, and Inuit into the present. The course further highlights the resilience of Indigenous peoples through community organization, artistic and cultural expression, and the fight for self-determination. Note: Credit may be obtained for only one of AUIND 101 and AUIND 201 (2023).
LECTURE 1B01 (76106)
2025-01-27 - 2025-04-15
MWF 09:45 - 10:45