Computational social science extends theories and analyses from the social science by leveraging tools and techniques from scientific computing and data science. The Certificate in computational social science provides students with training in statistics, modeling, and programming approaches to the analysis of social problems using data, and fosters critical thinking and communication skills crucial to social science research.
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CERTIFICATE IN COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE - SCCER1040
Certificate Requirements
Students must complete a minimum of 2.0 credits as follows:
1. 0.5 credit from the following:
SOCB35H3 Numeracy and Society
STAB23H3 Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences
2. SOCC70H3 Models of the Social World
3. At least 1.0 credit from the following:
CSCA20H3 Introduction to Programming or equivalent
GGRB30H3 Fundamentals of GIS I
GGRB32H3 Fundamentals of GIS II
GGRC30H3 Advanced GIS
GGRC32H3 Essential Spatial Analysis
GGRC42H3 Making Sense of Data: Applied Multivariate Analysis
HLTC27H3 Community Health and Epidemiology
POLD56H3 Politics and Computational Social Science
POLD87H3 Rational Choice and International Cooperation Essential Spatial Analysis
Calendar Section: Sociology, Certificates
COMBINED DEGREE PROGRAMS, HONOURS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE OR HONOURS BACHELOR OF ARTS / MASTER OF TEACHING
The Combined Degree Programs for UTSC Honours Bachelor of Science (HBSc)/ Honours Bachelor of Arts (HBA) with the Master of Teaching (MT) offered by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education are designed for students who are interested in a career in Education. They allow exceptional students who are registered in one of the 50 identified Specialist and Major programs to gain early admission to the MT, which is a full-time professional program that leads to both a Master's degree and eligibility to become a certified teacher in Ontario. Students who successfully complete one of the Combined Degree Programs listed below will earn two University of Toronto degrees (HBA/ HBSc and MT), and be recommended to the Ontario College of Teachers for a Certificate of Qualifications as elementary or secondary school teachers.
Contact Information:
Combined Degree Programs Coordinator
Email: cdp.utsc@utoronto.ca
The Combined Degree Programs options are:
Department of Anthropology
- Evolutionary Anthropology (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Evolutionary Anthropology (Major), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Socio-Cultural Anthropology (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
- Socio-Cultural Anthropology (Major), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
Department of Arts, Culture and Media
- Theatre and Performance Studies (Major), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
Department of Biological Sciences
- Biology (Major), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Conservation and Biodiversity (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Conservation and Biodiversity (Major), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Human Biology (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Human Biology (Major), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Integrative Biology (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Molecular Biology, Immunology and Disease (Major), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Plant Biology (Major), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
- Mathematics (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Mathematics (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Mathematics (Major), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Mathematics (Major Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
Department of English
- English (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
- English (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
- English (Major), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
- English (Major Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
Department of Language Studies
- French (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
- French (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
- French (Major), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
- French (Major Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
Department of Historical and Cultural Studies
- History (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
- History (Major), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
Department of Human Geography
- Human Geography (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
- Human Geography (Major), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences
- Medicinal and Biological Chemistry (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Medicinal and Biological Chemistry (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Biochemistry (Major), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Biochemistry (Major Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Chemistry (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Chemistry (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Chemistry (Major), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Chemistry (Major Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Global Environmental Change (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Global Environmental Change (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Environmental Chemistry (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Environmental Chemistry (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Environmental Physics (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Environmental Physics (Specialist Co-op), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Physics and Astrophysics (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Physics and Astrophysics (Major), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
- Physical and Mathematical Sciences (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Science/ Master of Teaching
Department of Sociology
- Sociology (Specialist), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
- Sociology (Major), Honours Bachelor of Arts/ Master of Teaching
Students applying to the MT must have two teaching subjects regardless of the concentration they are applying to (Primary/Junior, Junior/Intermediate, or Intermediate/Senior), and must have completed at least 6.0 credits in their first teaching subject and at least 3.0 credits in their second teaching subject (note: both French as a Second Language and Science require at least 6.0 credits in university courses even when they are a second teaching subject). Each of the programs listed below includes a minimum of 6.0 credits in courses that can be applied towards the completion of the prerequisites for the identified OISE teaching subject(s).
UTSC Programs Fit With OISE MT Teaching Subjects:
| UTSC Program | MT Teaching Subjects - Required Number of Courses/Credits Completed |
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| - Specialist/ Specialist Co-op in Medicinal and Biological Chemistry | Science - Chemistry, or Science - Biology, or Science - General |
| - Specialist/Specialist Co-op in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology | Science - Biology, or Science - General |
| - Major/Major Co-op In Biochemistry - Major in Biology - Specialist in Conservation and Biodiversity - Major in Conservation and Biodiversity - Specialist in Human Biology - Major in Human Biology - Specialist in Integrative Biology - Major in Molecular Biology, Immunology and Disease - Major in Plant Biology - Specialist/Specialist Co-op in Global Environmental Change | Science - Biology
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| - Specialist/Specialist Co-op in Chemistry - Major/Major Co-op in Chemistry - Specialist/Specialist Co-op in Environmental Chemistry | Science - Chemistry |
| - Specialist/Specialist Co-op in Environmental Physics - Specialist in Physics and Astrophysics - Major in Physics and Astrophysics - Specialist in Physical and Mathematical Sciences | Science - Physics |
| - Specialist/Specialist Co-op in Mathematics - Major/Major Co-op in Mathematics | Mathematics |
| - Specialist in Evolutionary Anthropology - Major in Evolutionary Anthropology - Specialist in Socio-Cultural Anthropology - Major in Socio-Cultural Anthropology - Specialist in Sociology - Major in Sociology | Social Science - General |
| - Major in Theatre and Performance Studies | Dramatic Arts |
| - Specialist/Specialist Co-op in English - Major/Major Co-op in English | English |
| - Specialist/Specialist Co-op in French - Major/Major Co-op in French | French (Second Language) |
| - Specialist in History - Major in History | History |
| - Specialist in Human Geography - Major in Human Geography | Geography |
Application Process:
- Applicants must apply to the Honours Bachelor of Arts (HBA)/ Honours Bachelor of Science (HBSc) program, the MT program and the CDP.
- Qualified students in Year 3 of their HBA/ HBSc degree program apply to the MT program; those accepted will receive a conditional offer to start the MT program upon completion of their HBA/ HBSc program and degree requirements.
Minimum Admission Requirements:
To be considered for conditional admission to the MT program and the selected CDP, applicants must meet the following admission requirements:
- Be admitted to the HBA/ HBSc degree and at least one of the above-listed undergraduate programs at UTSC.
- Meet the admission requirements of the School of Graduate Studies and the MT program.
- Be enrolled full-time and in good standing in the HBA/ HBSc program(s):
- have a B+ average or higher in Year 2;
- carry a full course load of 5.0 credits each year (i.e., complete 5.0 credits over the three academic sessions - Fall, Winter, Summer); where necessary, exceptions will be made for students in Co-op programs.
- Have completed at least half of the teaching subjects' prerequisite courses - i.e., 3.0 credits in the first teaching subject and at least 1.5 credits in the second teaching subject (or 3.0 credits if the second teaching subject is French as a Second Language or Science) - by the end of Year 3.
- Provide at least two letters of reference (see: http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/mt/Home.html).
- Provide a Statement of Intent indicating their preferred concentration (Primary/Junior, Junior Intermediate, or Intermediate/Senior) and describe three significant teaching and/or teaching-related experiences they have had, especially with groups of children; with reference to these experiences, applicants should identify insights gained about teaching and learning, and explain how, based on these insights, they might contribute to the education of students in today's schools. On their resumé, applicants must list, in chart form, the extent of their teaching experiences; the chart should include dates, location of the experience, applicants' role, and number of hours working with students.
- Meet other qualifications as specified by the MT program, including: a police record check, relevant teaching experiences, academic and professional references, and satisfying teaching subject prerequisites.
To be given full, unconditional admission to the MT program, applicants must meet the following admission requirements:
- Maintain a B+ average or higher in their final year of study in the HBA/ HBSc program, or over upper-level (C- and D-level) courses.
- Achieve at least a B+ average in 1.0 credit in graduate courses taken in Year 4.
- Regardless of the concentration to which they are applying (Primary/Junior, Junior/Intermediate, Intermediate/Senior), complete the prerequisites for both the first and second teaching subjects; students are encouraged to consult often with their HBA/HBSc Program Supervisor, as well as the Combined Degree Programs Coordinator.
- Be conferred with the HBA/ HBSc degree.
Program Requirements and Path to Completion:
- Year 1 to 4: HBA/ HBSc degree requirements:
- students must complete all of the HBA/ HBSc program and degree requirements;
- students are expected to carry a full course load of 5.0 credits over the three academic sessions (Fall, Winter, Summer) of each year;
- in Year 3, qualified students may apply to the MT and the CDP and may be offered conditional admission to the MT;
- by the end of Year 3 students must complete at least 3.0 credits required for the first teaching subject, and at least 1.5 credits for the second teaching subject (or 3.0 credits if the second teaching subject is French as a Second Language or Science);
- in Year 4, students who receive a conditional offer of admission to the CDP must complete any two of the graduate elective half courses recommended by OISE for CDP students; these courses (1.0 credit) are counted towards the completion of both the HBA/ HBSc degree and the MT program and degree; CDP students are graded as graduate students in these courses and are required to meet graduate expectations;
- by the end of Year 4, students must complete all HBA/ HBSc program requirements and degree requirements, including at least 6.0 credits required for the first teaching subject, and at least 3.0 credits for the second teaching subject (or 6.0 credits if the second teaching subject is French as a Second Language or Science).
- Year 5 and 6: Remaining MT program and degree requirements:
- students must complete 11.0 credits as identified by OISE.
MAJOR PROGRAM IN SOCIOLOGY (ARTS) - SCMAJ1013
Enrolment Requirements
Enrolment in the Major program is limited. Students will normally apply to enter the program after completing 4.0 or 5.0 credits including SOCA05H3. Decisions are made on program admissions only twice a year, in May and in August, and are based on student requests submitted to the Office of the Registrar through ACORN. Admission will require a final grade of 65% or higher in SOCA05H3 (or a final grade of 65% or higher in SOCA03Y3, or a CGPA of 65% or higher in SOCA01H3 and SOCA02H3). For students applying after completing 8.0 to 10.0 credits, admission will be on the basis of SOC courses completed, or on overall CGPA for those students who have not completed any SOC courses.
Program Requirements
The Program requires completion of 7.0 credits in Sociology including:
1. 0.5 credit from one of the following:
SOCA05H3 The Sociological Imagination
(SOCA01H3) Introduction to Sociology I
(SOCA02H3) Introduction to Sociology II
(SOCA03Y3) Introduction to Sociology
2. SOCA06H3 Sociology in the World: Careers and Applications
3. SOCB05H3 Logic of Social Inquiry
4. SOCB35H3 Numeracy and Society
5. SOCB42H3 Theory I: Discovering the Social
6. SOCB43H3 Theory II: Big Ideas in Sociology
7. 0.5 credit in SOC courses at the C-level that has been designated as an Applied Writing Skills course
8. 3.5 additional credits in SOC courses, of which at least 1.5 credits must be at the C- or D-level
Calendar Section: Sociology
MINOR PROGRAM IN CRITICAL MIGRATION STUDIES (ARTS) - SCMIN1017
The Minor program in Critical Migration Studies offers students an understanding of the causes and consequences of international migration in sending, transit and receiving societies. Issues of race and ethnicity are highlighted along with the role of class, gender, sexuality, and citizenship in understanding how societies decide to include, exclude, and regulate different groups of migrants. The Minor is interdisciplinary in content and method. Through data-driven coursework and experiential learning, students will develop a suite of transferable skills in research design, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, written, oral, and digital communication.
Program Restrictions
Students in the Minor Program in Critical Migration Studies may count only 1.0 credit in Sociology courses towards completion of the program from the following list: [SOCA05H3, or [(SOCA01H3) and (SOCA02H3)] or (SOCA03Y3)], and SOCB05H3.
Program Requirements
The program requires the completion of 4.0 credits as follows:
1. 1.0 credit from the following:
ANTA02H3 Introduction to Anthropology: Society, Culture and Language
GASA01H3/HISA06H3 Introducing Global Asia and its Histories
GASA02H3 Introduction to Global Asia Studies
GGRA02H3 The Geography of Global Processes
HISA04H3 Themes in World History I
HISA05H3 Themes in World History II
HLTA02H3 Foundations in Health Studies I
HLTA03H3 Foundations in Health Studies II
POLA01H3 Critical Issues in Politics I
POLA02H3 Critical Issues in Politics II
SOCA05H3 The Sociological Imagination
(SOCA01H3) Introduction to Sociology I
(SOCA02H3) Introduction to Sociology II
(SOCA03Y3) Introduction to Sociology
2. SOCB60H3 Issues in Critical Migration Studies
3. 0.5 credit from the following:
ANTB19H3 Ethnography and the Comparative Study of Human Societies
ANTB20H3 Ethnography and the Global Contemporary
GGRB02H3 The Logic of Geographical Thought
HISB03H3 Critical Writing and Research for Historians
HLTB15H3 Introduction to Health Research Methodology
SOCB05H3 Logic of Social Inquiry
4. 0.5 credit from the following:
ANTB16H3 Canadian Cultural Identities
GASB53H3 Mughals and the World, 1500-1858 AD
GASB74H3/HISB74H3 Asian Foods and Global Cities
GGRA35H3 The Great Scarborough Mashup: People, Place, Community, Experience
SOCB53H3 Race and Ethnicity
5. 1.0 credit from the following:
ANTC34H3 The Anthropology of Transnationalism
CITC01H3 Urban Communities and Neighbourhoods Case Study: East Scarborough
GASC59H3 The Making of Tamil Worlds
GASD01H3/HISD09H3 Senior Seminar: Topics in Global Asian Migrations
GASD56H3 'Coolies' and Others: Asian Labouring Diasporas in the British Empire
(GGRC56H3) Spaces of Travel: Unsettling Migration, Tourism, and Everyday Mobilities
(GGRD19H3) Spaces of Multiraciality: Critical Mixed Race Theory
HISB14H3 Edible History: History of Global Foodways
HISC11H3 Multiculturalism and Cultural Identities in the Greek and Roman Worlds
HISC36H3 People in Motion: Immigrants and Migrants in U.S History
HISD31H3 Thinking of Diversity: Perspectives on American Pluralisms
HISD35H3 The Politics of American Immigration, 1865-present
HLTD06H3 Auto-Ethnographic Studies of Migration, Health and the State
POLD52H3 Immigration and Canadian Political Development
SOCC25H3 Ethnicity, Race and Migration
SOCC34H3 Migrations and Transnationalisms
SOCC52H3 Immigration, Citizenship & Settler Colonialism
SOCC55H3 Special Topics in Race and Ethnicity
6. 0.5 credit from the following:
SOCD15H3 Advanced Seminar in Critical Migration Studies
SOCD21H3 Immigrant Scarborough
Calendar Section: Sociology
MINOR PROGRAM IN CULTURE, CREATIVITY, AND CITIES (ARTS) - SCMIN1015
The Minor Program in Culture, Creativity and Cities offers students an in-depth understanding of the relationship between culture and cities. The Minor is interdisciplinary in content and method. Through experiential learning, students will develop a suite of transferable skills in written, oral, and digital communication.
Program Requirements
The program requires the completion of 4.0 credits as follows:
1. 0.5 credit from the following:
ANTA02H3 Introduction to Anthropology: Society, Culture and Language
CITA01H3/(CITB02H3) Foundations of City Studies
GGRA02H3 The Geography of Global Processes
MDSA01H3 Introduction to Media Studies
MDSA02H3 History of Media
MGTA01H3 Introduction to Business
MGTA02H3 Managing the Business Organization
SOCA05H3 The Sociological Imagination
(SOCA01H3) Introduction to Sociology I
(SOCA02H3) Introduction to Sociology II
(SOCA03Y3) Introduction to Sociology
VPAA10H3 Introduction to Arts and Media Management
2. SOCB58H3 Sociology of Culture
3. 1.0 credit from the following:
ACMB10H3 Equity and Diversity in the Arts
ENGB37H3 Popular Literature and Mass Culture
GGRB05H3 Urban Geography
GGRB55H3 Cultural Geography
MDSB03H3 Advertising and Consumer Culture
MDSB25H3 Political Economy of Media
SOCB37H3 Economy, Culture, and Society
SOCB44H3 Sociology of Cities and Urban Life
4. SOCC26H3 Sociology of Urban Cultural Policies
5. 1.0 credit from the following:
ENGC59H3 Literature and the Environment
FLMC83H3 World Cinema
GGRC13H3 Urban Political Geography
SOCC27H3 Sociology of Suburbs and Suburbanization
SOCC44H3 Media and Society
SOCC47H3 Creative Industries
SOCD12H3 Sociology of Art
SOCD52H3 Sociology of Books
VPAC15H3 Cultural Policy
6. 0.5 credit from the following:
SOCD01H3 Advanced Seminar in Culture and Cities
SOCD51H3 Capstone Seminar in Culture, Creativity, and Cities
Calendar Section: Sociology
MINOR PROGRAM IN SOCIOLOGY (ARTS) - SCMIN1013
Admission to the Minor Program in Sociology is unlimited. However, students are warned that they are not guaranteed admission to B-level and C-level courses during fall and winter session, and thus will be accommodated only after other Program students have been admitted to these courses. Thus some courses may be unavailable, or available only in the summer.
Program Requirements
The Program requires completion of 4.0 credits in Sociology as follows:
1. 0.5 credits from the following:
SOCA05H3 The Sociological Imagination
(SOCA01H3) Introduction to Sociology I
(SOCA02H3) Introduction to Sociology II
(SOCA03Y3) Introduction to Sociology
2. SOCB05H3 Logic of Social Inquiry (0.5 credit)
3. 1.0 credits from the following:
SOCB30H3 Political Sociology
SOCB42H3 Theory I: Discovering the Social
SOCB43H3 Theory II: Big Ideas in Sociology
SOCB47H3 Social Inequality
4. 0.5 additional credit at the B-level in Sociology
5. 1.5 additional credits at the C-level in Sociology
Calendar Section: Sociology
SPECIALIST PROGRAM IN SOCIOLOGY (ARTS) - SCSPE1013
Enrolment Requirements
Enrolment in the Specialist program is limited. Students will normally apply to enter the program after completing 4.0 or 5.0 credits including SOCA05H3. Decisions are made on program admissions only twice a year, in May and in August, and are based on student requests submitted to the Office of the Registrar through ROSI. Admission will require a final grade of 70% or higher in SOCA05H3 (or 70% or higher in SOCA03Y3, or a CGPA of 70% or higher in SOCA01H3 and SOCA02H3). For students applying after completing 8.0 to 10.0 credits, admission will be on the basis of SOC courses completed, or on overall CGPA for those students who have not completed any SOC courses. Specialist students will be entitled to priority access to SOCB42H3, SOCB43H3, SOCC23H3 and SOCC31H3, for fall-winter sessions, during the summer early registration period.
Program Requirements
The Program requires completion of 12.0 credits as described below. No more than 14.0 credits in Sociology may be included in a four-year degree.
1. 1.0 credit as follows:
SOCA05H3 and SOCA06H3 [or (SOCA03Y3) or (SOCA01H3) and (SOCA02H3)]
2. SOCB05H3 Logic of Social Inquiry
3. SOCB35H3 Numeracy and Society
4. SOCB42H3 Theory I: Discovering the Social
5. SOCB43H3 Theory II: Big Ideas in Sociology
6. 3.0 credits at the B-level in Sociology
7. SOCC40H3 Contemporary Sociological Theory
8. SOCC23H3 Practicum in Qualitative Research Methods
or
SOCC31H3 Practicum in Quantitative Research Methods
9. 0.5 credit in SOC at the C-level that has been designated as an Applied Writing Skills course
10. 4.5 additional credits at the C- or D- level in SOC courses*, of which at least 1.0 credit must be at the D-level.
*Students may substitute courses from cognate disciplines with the prior approval of the program supervisor.
Calendar Section: Sociology
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