Sociology (Online) Thompson Rivers University

Overview

Sociology is one of the most diversified, interesting, and practical broadly based liberal arts and research disciplines. Study human society to gain an understanding of our cultural, political and global interactions to conduct critical public debate about social institution designing.

Key facts

A major in Sociology (Online) from Thompson Rivers University will provide you with extensive knowledge of key social factors affecting human behaviour and also develop your skills in designing and evaluating research. The study of sociology will equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in a range of careers.

You will demonstrate a historical and contemporary understanding of theoretical perspectives, social issues, and debates within sociology. Use the sociological imagination to critically explain the ways in which social practices and institutions influence individual lives. Build, articulate, and defend theoretically informed arguments from multiple perspectives. Demonstrate accountable leadership through teamwork, personal organization, and time management strategies to achieve desired goals.

Examine the social factors that influence health, illness and health care. Adopt a sociological view of crime that emphasizes the social construction of crime, and confronts assumptions about the criminal justice system. Explore the tensions and challenges that arise from multiculturalism, the presence of multiple nations within the state of Canada. Examine the social roots of the environmental crisis. Explore the characteristics of families around the world, especially in non-Western societies, as they experience the forces of globalization and social change.