Sociology
Course Overview
Sociology contains a number of specialty areas including social inequality, race and ethnic relations, urban studies, social movements, law and justice, marriage and family, gender, sexuality, culture and more.
Course Structure
- SOC-2010: Introduction to Sociology (3 hours)
- SOC-2020: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 hours)
- SOC-2030: Marriage and the Family (3 hours)
- SOC-2040: Race, Ethnicity, and Racism in the U.S. (3 hours)
- SOC-4030: Probation, Parole, and Re-entry (3 hours)
- SOC-4115: Sociological Theory (3 hours)
- SOC-4205: Technology, Society, & the Future (3 hours)
- SOC-4215: Pop Culture, Media, and Consumption (3 hours)
- SOC-4320: Juvenile Delinquency (3 hours)
- SOC-4370: Globalization & Social Change (3 hours)
- SOC-4510: Law and Society (3 hours)
- SOC-4520: Criminological Theory (3 hours)
- SOC-4530: Sociology of Corrections (3 hours)
- SOC-4540: Sociology of Policing (3 hours)
- SOC-4550: Theories in Policing (3 hours)
- SOC-4560: Legal Parameters of Policing (3 hours)
- SOC-4570: Community-Police Relations (3 hours)
- SOC-4620: Social Inequality: Class, Status and Power (3 hours)
- SOC-4630: The City: Conflict & Change in Urban Communities (3 hours)
- SOC-4645: American Social Movements (3 hours)
- SOC-4650: Gangs and Society (3 hours)
- SOC-4720: Social Research Methods (3 hours)
- SOC-4740: Human Rights in the Contemporary Era (3 hours)
- SOC-4910: Special Topics in Sociology (3 hours)
- SOC-4910: Special Topics in Sociology (3 hours)
- SOC-4920: Directed Research (3 hours)
- SOC-4950: Independent Study in Sociology (1-6 hours)
- SOC-4990: Internship in Sociology (3 hours)
Entry Requirement
| Language Requirement | |
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| TOEFL-IBT Score (Minimum) | Direct admission No ESL courses required TOEFL iBT or TOEFL iBT Special home edition: Score 90 or higher, with a minimum combined score of 34 for speaking and writing. ESL courses required with option for credit TOEFL iBT or TOEFL iBT Special home edition: Score between 75 and 89 with a minimum combined score of 34 for speaking and writing. To ensure your TOEFL results are forwarded directly to Concordia University, you must indicate 0956.00 as the “Institution Code” when you write the test. Concordia does not use the "My Best Score" superscore result.
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| IELTS Score (Minimum) | Direct admission
No ESL courses required
IELTS score of 7 or higher, no component score under 5.5
ESL courses required with option for credit
IELTS score of 6.5 or 6 and in both cases, no component score under 5.5 |
| CAE Score (Minimum) | Direct admission
No ESL courses required
C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency: min. score 190 with no part under 165
ESL courses required with option for credit
C1 Advanced: min. score 175 overall with no part under 165 |
| PTE Score (Minimum) | Direct admission
No ESL courses required
Minimum overall PTE academic score of 61 with a minimum of 46 in speaking and writing.
ESL courses required with option for credit
Minimum overall PTE academic score of 50 with a minimum of 46 in speaking and writing. |
Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities
- Paralegal
- Teacher
- Public Relations
- Marketing Associate
- Not-for-profit Coordinator
- Social Service Worker
- Research Associate
- Health Care Coordinator
- Business Management/Development
- Homeless Advocate
- Statistician
- Labor Relations
- Juvenile Court Worker
- Forensic Interviewer
- Welfare Counselor
- Program Director