Finding Electives That Interest You
Are you trying to figure out what courses you want to take? We’ve put together some “menus” to help you navigate what electives you could take depending on your interests. These are not requirements, streams, or concentrations – just suggestions to help you pick the right courses for you.
Not all courses listed here are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for the current session and to determine the term of offering, consult the class schedule at Carleton Central.
Everyday Culture in the 21st Century: Culture, Techno-Science and Urban Landscapes
Are you interested in learning about technology, the digital world, culture (including pop culture, art, food etc.), or the city and urban issues? Consider these courses:
SOCI 2035: Technology, Culture and Society
SOCI 2040: Food, Culture and Society
SOCI 2702: Power and Social Change
SOCI 2705: Pop Culture in the Digital Age
SOCI 3035: Science, Culture and Society
SOCI 3038: Studies in Urban Sociology
SOCI 3570: Art, Culture, Society
SOCI 3710: Introduction to Cultural Studies
Capitalism and Society: Class, Labour and Political Economy
Consider these courses if you’re interested in economic and other inequalities, work/labour issues, social movements and resistance to oppression:
SOCI 2010: Critical Approaches to Economic Inequality
SOCI 2030: Work, Industry, Occupations
SOCI 2040: Food, Culture and Society
SOCI 2170: Foundations in Social Justice
SOCI 3010: Power, Oppression and Resistance
SOCI 3027: Globalisation and Human Rights
SOCI 3030: Studies in Work, Industry and Occupations: Authority and Expertise
SOCI 3430: Studies in Collective Action and Social Movements
SOCI 3170: Social Justice in Action
SOCI 4170: Community-Engaged Sociology
Political and International Sociology
Are you interested in issues of political violence and human rights, especially in an international context? These courses deal with issues like migrants and refugees, war, state violence, colonialism and how these forces impact real people’s lives:
SOCI 2160: War and Society
SOCI 3019: Sociology of International Migration
SOCI 3027: Globalisation and Human Rights
SOCI 3045: Children and Childhood in a Globalized World
SOCI 3160: Political Violence
SOCI 3430: Studies in Collective Action and Social Movements
SOCI 3805: Studies in Population
SOCI 4039: Women in Contemporary Middle East Societies
SOCI 4160: War, Terrorism, State Terrorism
SOCI 4200: War, Security, Citizenship
SOCI 4730: Colonialism and Post-Colonialism
SOCI 4750: Advanced Studies in Globalisation and Citizenship
Canadian Society and the World
These courses look at Canada and Canadian society, but also situate issues like health, family and education in a global context and through the lens of inequalities and social change:
SOCI 2010: Critical Approaches to Economic Inequality
SOCI 2043: Sociology of the Family
SOCI 2050: Sociology of Health
SOCI 2170: Foundations in Social Justice
SOCI 2702: Power and Social Change
SOCI 3010: Power, Oppression and Resistance
SOCI 3038: Studies in Urban Sociology
SOCI 3050: Studies in the Sociology of Health
SOCI 3055: Studies in Addictions
SOCI 3170: Social Justice in Action
SOCI 3300: Studies in the Sociology of Education
SOCI 4170: Community-Engaged Sociology
SOCI 4043: Families in the 21st Century
SOCI 4810: Advanced Studies in Social Policy
Crime and Society
Are you interested in questions of law, criminalization, and criminal justice institutions, policies and practices? Consider these courses:
SOCI 2445: Sociology of Deviance
SOCI 2450: Criminology
SOCI 3410: Studies in Criminal Justice
SOCI 3420: Studies in Gender and Criminal Justice
SOCI 3450: Studies in Law Enforcement
SOCI 3480: Law and Social Regulation
SOCI 4410: Advanced Studies in Criminology
SOCI 4480: Advanced Studies in the Sociology of Law
SOCI 4702: Special Topic in Criminal Justice and Social Policy
Identities and Relationships
These courses focus on various aspects of identity such as racialization, gender, sexuality, class and age. If you’re interested in inequalities, lived experiences and resistance, these might be the right courses for you:
SOCI 2020: Race and Ethnicity
SOCI 2045: Gender and Society
SOCI 2060: Girlhood in Contemporary Contexts
SOCI 2150: Social Psychology
SOCI 3010: Power, Oppression and Resistance
SOCI 3020: Studies in Race and Ethnicity
SOCI 3040: Studies in the Sociology of Gender
SOCI 3044: Sociology of Sex and Sexuality
SOCI 3045: Children and Childhood in a Globalized World
SOCI 3056: Women and Health
SOCI 3420: Studies in Gender and Criminal Justice
SOCI 4020: Advanced Studies in Race and Ethnicity
SOCI 4039: Women in Contemporary Middle East Societies
SOCI 4040: Feminist Sociology of Intersectionality