{"id":21567,"date":"2022-03-28T15:46:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T15:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/?page_id=21567"},"modified":"2025-06-16T14:39:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T18:39:00","slug":"sociology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/undergraduate\/sociology\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Programs in Sociology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2019\/05\/protest_free-stock-photo_banner.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Undergraduate Programs in Sociology\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                    \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/why-study-with-us\/why-sociology\/\">Why Study Sociology?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sociology at Carleton \u2014 Victoria&#039;s story\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eKXJ9E_kXnY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"hands-on-research-community-engagement-social-justice\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Hands-on research. Community-engagement. Social justice.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thinking about pursuing a B.A. in Sociology? Wondering <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/why-study-with-us\/alumni-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">what you can do with an undergraduate degree in Sociology<\/a>? If you\u2019re interested in learning more about the student experience in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, then please take a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/student-life\/undergraduate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">current undergraduate students<\/a> page. There are plenty of <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/student-life\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">student supports<\/a> in place at Carleton to help you with academics, finances, careers, mental health and well-being. In addition, the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/student-life\/undergraduate\/student-association\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sociology and Anthropology Student Association (SASA)<\/a> is here to provide you with opportunities to connect with students, faculty, and staff in the department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"our-undergraduate-programs-in-sociology\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Undergraduate Programs in Sociology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We offer a range of undergraduate programs. Click through the items below to learn more about our offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/undergraduate\/sociology\/ba\/\">Sociology Bachelor of Arts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/undergraduate\/sociology\/ba-honours-and-combined-honours\/\">Sociology Bachelor of Arts Honours<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/undergraduate\/sociology\/ba-honours-and-combined-honours\/\">Sociology Bachelor of Arts Combined Honours<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/undergraduate\/sociology\/social-justice-stream\/\">Social Justice Stream in Sociology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/undergraduate\/sociology\/minor\/\">Minor in Sociology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/undergraduate\/sociology\/bgins\/\">B.G.In.S. Honours: Specialization in Global Inequalities and Social Change<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/undergraduate\/sociology\/bgins\/\">B.G.In.S.: Stream in Global Inequalities and Social Change<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                            \n\n\n<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h2 id=\"important-links-and-program-features\" class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        Important Links and Program Features\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <\/header>\n        \n        <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-5xl md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100   \">\n            <figure class=\"mx-6 mt-6 mb-2 overflow-hidden max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] rounded-md aspect-[4\/2.7]\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2021\/11\/MAJOR-MAP_Sociology-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\"><\/figure>\n        \n                        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        Sociology Major Map\n    <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n        \n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                    Review the Sociology Major Map to plan your academic path, build skills and discover interests, engage locally and globally, and prepare for life after graduation.\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                                \n            <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto text-white md:pt-5\">\n                <a  href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/major-map-sociology-web-version-low-res-JM.pdf\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n                    More info\n                <\/a>\n            <\/footer>\n            <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100   \">\n            <figure class=\"mx-6 mt-6 mb-2 overflow-hidden max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] rounded-md aspect-[4\/2.7]\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/socanth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2022\/04\/laptopperson-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\"><\/figure>\n        \n                        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        Co-Operative Education\n    <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n        \n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                    A co-operative education option is available to students registered in the B.A. Honours programs. 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Why are so many jobs becoming short term and how is this situation affecting people\u2019s families, communities, and self-identities? How do we define what is \u2018normal\u2019 and what happens to people who don\u2019t fit within these definitions? Why do social problems like poverty, racism, sexism, homophobia, and ageism persist in the modern world? What can we do to address these problems?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sociology creates knowledge about questions that matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sociology is the systematic study of human society. We connect the personal to bigger forces in society. Sociology explores how families, economic inequalities, sexuality, gender, race, the law, and the state shape us as individuals and, how we as individuals shape these social institutions and structures. 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