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Brock

Sociology

OUAC BSO

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Trent

Forensics and Arts

OUAC RCU

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording70–75%70-75%73–77%Mid 70s75%70%70% minimum
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UENG4UENG4USBI4USCH4UENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
Prerequisitesas published
  • English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)
  • ENG4U
  • Alternative Offers
  • You will receive an offer of admission to only 1 program. Your highest listed choice is considered first when you indicate more than 1 Brock program on your application. If you are not eligible for your first choice, your subsequent choices will be considered in your indicated order of preference. In most cases: If you apply to only 1 Brock program but do not qualify, you will be considered for an alternative or related program. If you apply but are not admitted to a co-op program you will automatically be considered for the regular, non-co-op program.
  • Programs:
  • African Studies, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies, Art History,
  • Biology
  • ,* Childhood and Youth Studies, English, Environmental and Climate Change Studies, European and Russian Studies, Film Studies, French, Geography, Geomatics, Greek and Roman Studies, History, History and Theory of Architecture, Human Rights and Social Justice, Indigenous Studies, Law, Linguistics, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, and Women's and Gender Studies.
  • You can also apply to the BA Undeclared for first year, or our new 15-credit online program in General Studies.
  • +4 more on the program page
  • Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses
  • Required Courses:
  • ENG4U with a minimum of 60%
  • This program is only available as a joint major at the Honours level.
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opAvailableNoNoNo
Degree
First-year intakewhere published150200
What you studySociologyAboriginal StudiesAfrican StudiesAnthropologyClassical StudiesAnthropologyArchaeologyBusiness StudiesEnglish Studies
What it isSociology is the study of how people interact, form groups, and build societies — looking at things like families, workplaces, inequality, and culture. This co-op option lets you take paid work terms with organizations studying social issues, giving you real-world experience alongside your classes. It suits people curious about why society works the way it does and who want to test that interest in actual jobs before deciding on a career path.Sociology is the study of how people live together in groups, families, communities, and societies. You'll examine social patterns, inequality, culture, and institutions to understand why people behave the way they do and how social structures shape our lives. This program suits people curious about society and human behaviour who want to think critically about how the world works.A three-year Bachelor of Arts lets you choose from humanities and social science subjects like history, English, anthropology, geography, and environmental studies. Unlike an honours degree, you complete fewer credits overall and have more flexibility to explore different fields or combine subjects without specializing deeply in one. This suits students who want a broad liberal arts education or who are still deciding what to focus on.You study forensic science alongside humanities subjects like history, English, or anthropology. This combined degree lets you apply investigative techniques and scientific analysis to human remains and artifacts, rather than pursuing forensics alone. It suits students who want to understand both the technical and cultural sides of uncovering the past.
The door tomajors you reach through itsociologysociologyApplied to directlyApplied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
SourceToronto Metropolitan University on OUInfoBrock University on OUInfoCarleton University on OUInfoTrent University on OUInfo

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