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Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at Algoma University

Algoma University, Canada

Programme overview

The four-year sociology program builds skills for understanding and interpreting society, covering media portrayals of gender and the body, environmental movements, health policy, law and social justice, and Canadian multiculturalism and Indigenous rights. Students learn research methods including surveys, interviews and focus groups.

Faculty: Faculty of Cross-Cultural Studies  |  Duration: 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Courses include Thinking Sociologically and a Research and Critical Analysis honours thesis course.

Career pathways

Education, research, counselling, health promotion, human rights, journalism, non-profit housing, policy planning and analysis, parks and recreation planning, urban planning.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Ontario secondary school applicants: six Grade 12 U/M courses including ENG4U, minimum 65% average (Sociology, Sault Ste. Marie).

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Full-time September admission via OUAC; January, May and part-time admission by direct application to Algoma University.

Canadian applicants for full-time September admission apply through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC): Undergrad 101 for current Ontario high school students, Undergrad 105 for all other applicants. January, May and part-time applicants apply directly on the Algoma U application with a non-refundable $70 CAD application fee.

Application fee for international applicants is $125.00; application fee for non-OUAC applicants is $70.00.

Apply through the official page: https://algomau.ca/admissions/how-to-apply

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