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Interdisciplinary Social Science

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Interdisciplinary Social Science

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Double Major

Examine historical and contemporary issues within the social science field, including topics such as sustainability and the environment, social justice and diversity, diaspora and global development.

 

Program Information

Interdisciplinary Social Science (ISS) provides students with a solid grounding in interdisciplinary social science research methods and critical social theory. Students have the opportunity to explore courses from a range of progressive fields including, for example, work and labour studies, development studies, health and society, urban studies and/or African studies in order to critically examine historical and contemporary issues related to social and political thought, social justice and diversity, sustainability and the environment, social exclusion and identity, diaspora and global development. A degree in ISS will benefit students interested in studying the relationship between culture, politics and the economy in Canadian and global contexts, and prepares students for careers in various fields as well as further post-graduate studies.

Degree Information

Campus: Keele
Faculty:  Liberal Arts and Professional Studies
Degree:   Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Degree Options: Double Major, Single Major
Duration

3, 4 yrs

Experiential Education

Research / Other Activities

Honours Option

Yes

OUAC Code

YRH

Degree Overview

  • Why Interdisciplinary Social Science
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Well Rounded Education
As an Interdisciplinary Social Science student, you will have the opportunity to explore courses from a range of fields including Work and Labour Studies, Development Studies, Health and Society, Urban Studies and African Studies. You will critically examine historical and contemporary issues from a variety of perspectives and disciplines.

Flexibility
You are able to choose from a rich array of course offerings every year within the general guidelines and requirements of the Interdisciplinary Social Science program to create a combination of courses which best serve your academic interests and career aspirations.

Skills Development
The degree gives students the critical analytic thinking and research skills that are the basic strengths of a liberal arts degree in the social sciences.

With the Interdisciplinary Social Science program, you will have the opportunity to explore courses from a range of progressive fields. The knowledge you gain from your course selections will help prepare you for careers and professions in various fields in addition to further post-graduate studies.

Sample Courses:
SOSC 1000 Introduction to Social Science
SOSC 2000 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Social Inquiry
SOSC 2652 Criminal Justice Systems
SOSC 3365 Privacy and the Law
SOSC 4045 Business, Communications and Society
SOSC 4460 Culture and Politics in the Americas

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Career Options

Our degree program prepares you for a wide variety of careers in the public, private, volunteer and community sectors, as well as for further post-graduate studies.

Meet Our Students, Alumni and Professors

Sheena Mawugbe

Student, Interdisciplinary Social Science  

Alexander Gordon

Alumnus, Interdisciplinary Social Science '17  

Neda Maki

Alumna, Interdisciplinary Social Science '17  
Matthew Tegelberg

Matthew Tegelberg

Professor, Interdisciplinary Social Science  

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