Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Sociology

Contact Information

Website: arts.ucalgary.ca/sociology.

For Program Advice

Students should consult an undergraduate program advisor in the Arts Students' Centre for information and advice on their overall program requirements. Advising contact information can be found online: arts.ucalgary.ca/advising.

Introduction

Sociology contributes to understanding our social world by studying how groups, organizations, societies, and their cultural products are produced, reproduced and transformed by the actions and interactions of people in social contexts. The Sociology program cultivates students' sociological imaginations by offering a wide range of opportunities to think sociologically and to use different theoretical approaches, research methods and data-analysis techniques so students gain experience thinking with and using a sociological perspective.

Sociology and Law and Society Students Association

The Sociology and Law and Society Students Association (SLSA) is actively engaged in promoting the academic and social interests of students who Major or Minor in Sociology or Law and Society. The SLSA fosters a sense of community within the Department and represents the interests of undergraduate Sociology and Law and Society students at appropriate councils and committees. All Sociology and Law and Society students are encouraged to become members.