Sociology Carleton University

Overview

Overview

How are new technologies changing the ways we interact with each other and live our lives? Why are many jobs becoming increasingly short term and how is this situation affecting people’s families, communities, and self-identities? Why do social problems like poverty, racism, sexism, homophobia, and ageism persist in the modern world? What can we do to address these problems? 

fWhat is it like to live with discrimination when many of the doors to social participation are closed to you? How do we define what is ‘normal’ and what happens to those who don’t fit within these definitions? Sociology asks these and other questions in order to understand the powerful forces that shape the world and societies in which we live today. 

It is also the study of our personal and lived experiences of those worlds and societies, and how our self-identities, future opportunities and ways of life are shaped accordingly. If you are interested in these kinds of questions, sociology is a good fit for you.

This Sociology BA program at Carleton University is intended to train students who are interested in producing social change at the community level. It is open to students in the Honours and Combined Honours degree programs. 

Future opportunities 

Sociology prepares you for a variety of careers. Common career paths include:

• Federal, provincial, and municipal government. Graduates work as policy analysts, program reviewers, and statistical researchers within Statistics Canada, Industry Canada, the Public Health Agency, and others. A number of our graduates have also entered into criminal justice related fields including corrections and border services.
• Business and professional work. With skills in research, writing, and understanding social processes, many graduates work as corporate sales managers, banking personnel, human resources staff, and advertising and public relations specialists.
• Community service work. Many graduates work in community organizations engaged in social issues at the local level.
• Non-Governmental Organizations. Our graduates specialize in the field of international development and community development.