UBC has granted Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in sociology since 1970, although the first sociology course was taught at the university as long ago as 1921. The Department of Sociology currently has approximately fifty active graduate students and in 2009 graduated five M.A. and three Ph.D. students. Students in the M.A. and Ph.D. programs in sociology at UBC have the opportunity to specialize in any one or more of the department's seven major areas of specialization: environment, community and social movements; family and life course; gender and sexuality; health and healthcare; knowledge, culture and power; race, ethnicity and immigration; and work, economy and globalization. Detailed information on financial assistance, application requirements and application procedures are provided under the 'Prospective Students' link to the left. Descriptions of the M.A. and Ph.D. programs and related departmental policies are provided under the 'Current Students' link. Profiles of current graduate students are provided under the 'Graduate Student Profiles' link.
SOCI 500 (3) Foundations of Sociological Thought, Term 1 Tue 13:00-16:00, Neil Gross
SOCI 501 (3) Contemporary Sociological Theory, Term 2 Thu 13:00-16:00, James White
SOCI 502 (3) Research Design and Techniques (Quantitative), Term 1 Fri 13:00-16:00, David Tindall
SOCI 503 (3) Research Design and Techniques (Qualitative), Term 2 Thu 10:00-13:00, Wendy Roth
SOCI 505A (3) Tutorial in Sociological Theory: Social Capital, Trust and New Institutional Analysis, Term 1 Wed 14:30-17:30, Ralph Matthews
SOCI 509 Sociology of the Environment, Term 2, Ralph Matthews
SOCI 510 (3) Population, Community and Demography, Term 1 Thu 9:00-12:00, Nathanael Lauster
SOCI 512 (3) Gender and Feminist Issues, Term 2 Wed 16:30-19:30, Dawn Currie
SOCI 514 (3) Analyzing Quantitative Data in Sociology, Term 2 Mon 10:00-13:00, Elizabeth Hirsh
SOCI 560 (3) Culture and Knowledge, Term 1 Wed 10:00-13:00, Thomas Kemple
SOCI 584 (6) Health, Illness and Society, Term 2 Tue 14:00-17:00 Richard Carpiano
SOCI 599 (3) Special Topics Seminar, Term 2 Mon 14:00-17:00, Amy Hanser