Algoma University

Course Description

• This program investigates the structure of groups, organizations, and societies, and how people interact within these contexts

• Students will learn from a wide range of courses that address a wide variety of areas, such as contemporary media depictions of gender and the body, debates in the environmental movement, health policy analysis, critical assessments of law and social justice, and Canadian policy in relation to multiculturalism and Indigenous rights

• This program provides critical skills for understanding and interpreting the social world

• Students will use a variety of research methods to gain a vital understanding of social movements, race and diversity, and gender and sexuality, including surveys, interviews, observational studies, polls, personal letters, and focus groups

• Upon graduation, students will have strong written, oral presentation, and research skills – invaluable skills highly sought after in today’s competitive work world and in institutions of higher learning