Sociology and Social Anthropology Dalhousie University

Overview

In Dalhousie University 's Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Social Anthropology programme you'll learn how to research, collect, and analyze data to understand the problems people face in society. 

Immerse yourself in a rigorous and cosmopolitan academic training where you'll study the social world and the behaviour of people in a variety of situations. You will examine individual and group identity, human nature, and communities.

Programme options

The programme offers major and minor programmes. Dalhousie graduates wishing to upgrade from a minor may complete an additional 30 credit hours to be awarded the Major Conversion or the Honours Conversion. An honours degree is normally the required preparation for graduate study.

The following Sociology and Social Anthropology programme options are offered by Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Connect with an academic advisor after you start your studies to explore options such as:

• Bachelor of Arts Concentrated Honours 

• Bachelor of Arts Combined Honours

• Bachelor of Arts Honours Conversion

• Bachelor of Arts Major 

• Bachelor of Arts Double Major

Minors in: Sociology and Social Anthropology; Critical Health Studies; Economy, Work and Development; Social Justice and Inequality

What you will learn

The range of courses Dalhousie offers are as diverse as the discipline itself. In all courses, programmes are committed to two goals: the development of strong research skills and building a critical edge in students so they engage with real-world examples of power and social inequality on an academic and practical level. 

You'll be encouraged to find your own intellectual voice while you receive a solid education in Sociology and Social Anthropology’s two distinct intellectual and methodological heritages.

Sociology and Social Anthropology provide a broad and rigorous academic training, which develops knowledge and research skills that can be translated to the job market, future studies, and everyday life.

Careers

Government white papers, Statistics Canada studies, market research analyses, reports on human rights abuses, even bestsellers by social observers like Richard Florida or Barbara Ehrenreich. Every day, sociologists and social anthropologists influence the direction society moves in. Governments, businesses, and individuals rely on social scientists to measure, observe, and report on our world, so they can make informed decisions. 

Possible careers include:

• government researcher

• journalist

• social worker

Future studies could include programmes at the graduate level in arts and public administration or professional programmes such as social work or law.