An examination of a current topic relevant to the study of health and society. The specific topic will vary from year to year.

Same as HLTC51H3

The course examines the relationship between the displacement and dispossession of Indigenous peoples and immigration in settler-colonial states. The focus is on Canada as a traditional country of immigration. Topics considered include historical and contemporary immigration and settlement processes, precarious forms of citizenship and noncitizenship, racism and racial exclusion, and the politics of treaty citizenship. Discussion puts the Canadian case in comparative perspective.

Sociological analysis of the role of culture in societies is offered under this course. Topics may include the study of material cultures such as works of art, religious symbols, or styles of clothing, or non-material cultures such as the values, norms, rituals, and beliefs that orient action and social life.

This course addresses key concepts and debates in the research on race and ethnicity. Topics covered may include historical and global approaches to: assimilation, ethnic relations, intersectionality, racialization, and scientific racism.

This course examines how the three-axis of social stratification and inequality – race, gender, and class – shape economic activity in different settings – from labour markets to financial markets to consumer markets to dating markets to household economies to intimate economies to informal and illegal economies to markets of human goods.

A sociological examination of contemporary global transformations including changing social, economic, and political conditions. Topics examined may include the shifting nature of state-society relations in a global context; the emergence of globally-integrated production, trade and financial systems; and the dynamics of local and transnational movements for global social change.
This course has been designated as a Writing Skills course.

Sociological analyses of stratification processes and the production of social inequality with a focus on economy and politics. Topics covered may include work and labour markets, the state and political processes. Attention is given to grassroots mobilization, social movements, and contestatory politics.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada is an historic process that now directs a core area of Canadian politics and governance. This course examines the institutional and legal history, precedents, contradictions and consequences of the commission from a sociological perspective.

This course examines how quantitative models can be used to understand the social world with a focus on social inequality and social change. Students will learn the fundamentals of modern computational techniques and data analysis, including how to effectively communicate findings using narratives and visualizations. Topics covered include data wrangling, graphic design, regression analysis, interactive modelling, and categorical data analysis. Methods will be taught using real-world examples in sociology with an emphasis on understanding key concepts rather than mathematical formulas.

This course offers an in-depth examination of selected topics in Culture and Cities. Check the department website for more details. This course has been designated a Research Skills Course

The intensive international field school course is an experiential and land-based learning trip to Indigenous territories in Costa Rica, in order to learn about settler colonialism, Indigenous communities, and UNDRIP (the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples). Students will learn with Indigenous Costa Rican university students and community partners in order to draw links between policy frameworks (UNDRIP), ideologies (colonialism) and the impacts on Indigenous communities (e.g. education, health, food security, language retention, land rights). The course involves 14-16 days of in-country travel. This course has been designated as a Research Skills course.

This course explores urban neighborhoods from a sociological perspective. Students conduct a semester-long, multi-method field study of a single Toronto neighborhood, using observation, interviews, and archival and quantitative data. Findings are used to understand and assess major theories of neighborhood composition, change, and social dynamics.

This course offers an in-depth examination of selected topics in Criminology and Sociology of Law. Check the department website for more details. This course has been designated a Research Skills Course

This course explores how the land where UTSC stands has been transformed, with a focus on settler colonialism and Indigenous self-determination. By looking at the history and ongoing impacts of settler practices and Indigenous knowledge systems, students will learn about the conflicts and connections between these ways of understanding the land. The course includes guided walks across different sites on campus as part of a hands-on, land-based learning approach, helping students see and experience how these issues play out in the environment around them. This course has been designated a Research Skills Course.

This course offers an in-depth examination of selected topics in Gender and Family. Check the department website for details at: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/sociology/programs.

This course provides an introduction to the field of program and policy evaluation. Evaluation plays an important role in evidence based decision making in all aspects of society. Students will gain insight into the theoretical, methodological, practical, and ethical aspects of evaluation across different settings. The relative strengths and weaknesses of various designs used in applied social research to examine programs and policies will be covered.

Same as HLTD11H3

An examination of sociological approaches to the study of visual art. Topics include the social arrangements and institutional processes involved in producing, consecrating, distributing, and marketing art as well as artistic consumption practices.

This is an advanced course on the sub-filed of economic sociology that focuses on money and finance. This course examines how cultural values and social relations shape money and finance in a variety of substantive settings, including the historical emergence of money as currency, the expansion of the financial system since the 1980s, financial markets, growing household involvement in the stock and credit market, and implications for social life (e.g., how credit scores shape dating).

This course offers an in-depth examination of selected topics in Migration Studies. Students will be required to conduct independent research based on primary and/or secondary data sources. Check the department website for details at: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/sociology/programs.

This course examines the largest class action settlement in Canadian history: the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement enacted in Canada in 2006. This analysis is framed within a 50 year history of reconciliation in Canada. Areas of study include the recent history of residential schools, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples report and the government response, and the establishment of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation.

This seminar examines the transformation and perpetuation of gender relations in contemporary Chinese societies. It pays specific attention to gender politics at the micro level and structural changes at the macro level through in-depth readings and research.
Same as GASD20H3

This course will teach students how to conduct in-depth, community-based research on the social, political, cultural and economic lives of immigrants. Students will learn how to conduct qualitative research including participant observation, semi-structured interviews and focus groups. Students will also gain valuable experience linking hands-on research to theoretical debates about migration, transnationalism and multicultural communities. Check the Department of Sociology website for more details.

Why do societies commit mass murder, and how do ordinary people become perpetrators? This course explores the social, political, and historical forces that drive genocide and mass violence through an exploration of contemporary cases.

This course offers an in-depth examination of selected topics in Economy, Politics and Society. Check the department website for more details. This course has been designated a Research Skills Course

This course is taught over two full terms. It offers an in-depth exploration of significant topics in community-based research including ethics, research design, collaborative data analysis and research relevance and dissemination. Students conduct independent community-engaged research with important experiential knowledge components. Check the Department of Sociology website for more details.

This course is taught over two full terms. It offers students an opportunity to conduct research on an original research topic or as part of an ongoing faculty research project. Students will develop a research proposal, conduct independent research, analyze data and present findings. Check the Department of Sociology website for more details.

Independent research using field methods, survey analysis, library or archival research; regular supervision of data collection and analysis; final written research report. Intended for upper level students with well above average performance in sociology and whose interests or needs are not met by other sociology courses being offered.

Independent research using field methods, survey analysis, library or archival research; regular supervision of data collection and analysis; final written research report. Intended for upper level students with well above average performance in sociology and whose interests or needs are not met by other sociology courses being offered.

This course offers an in depth exploration of significant topics in contemporary and/or sociological theory. Check the department website for details at: www.utsc.utoronto.ca/sociology/programs.

Exploration of current debates and controversies surrounding recent scholarly developments in Sociology. Check the department website for details at: https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/sociology/special-topics-advanced-seminars