Bachelor of Arts, Sociology Major - Learning outcomes

As a result of completing this program, students should be able to

• Use their sociological imagination to explain the significance of social class, gender, race and ethnicity to the opportunities and outcomes of community, family, and individual life experiences.
• Apply concepts, terminology, theory, and research methods to conduct research, analyze quantitative and qualitative data, critically evaluate published research, and develop sound and critical sociological lines of argument.
• Use university level information literacy skills, academic integrity standards, and sociological theories, insights, and concepts to communicate information, arguments, and analysis accurately and reliably, in written work, to professional, specialist, and non-specialist audiences.
• Apply sociological principles and theory to work to transform the family, community, work, and political/governance environments in a local and/or global context, in line with sociological insights and scientific knowledge.
• Identify theoretical and topical linkages between sociology and other related areas of discipline and use that awareness to learn and draw insight from other relevant disciplines (e.g. psychology)

Possible career options

• Social Researcher
• Journalist
• Human Services Worker
• Police Officer
• Early Childhood Development
• Correctional Officer (Guard, Parole Officer, Probationary Officer)
• Counsellor
• Therapist
• Policy Researcher
• Teacher
• Special Needs
• Caregiver
• Community Organizer
• Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Worker
• Industrial Relations Officer
• English as a Second Language (ESL)Teacher

Note: If you are looking to become a register Social Worker, a Bachelor of Social Work is usually required. For more information, please read "How to Become a Social Worker".