Bachelor of Social Sciences

Since course schedules vary from year to year, courses may not be offered at the suggested term. You may adjust your course sequence accordingly.

Suggested course sequence 3 years / 90 course units
 

Suggested course sequence 3 years / 90 course units
Year Fall Winter
1st year
(30 course units)
  • ENG 1100 (compulsory course)
  • SCS 1150 (compulsory course)
  • 6 optional course units from a choice of four disciplines1
  • 3 elective course units
  • ENG 1120 (compulsory course)
  • SCS 2160 (formerly SCS1160) Option 1 - Social Innovation and Community Engagement Focus)3
  • 6 optional course units from a choice of four disciplines1
  • 3 elective course units
    (or 6 elective course units if you choose Option 2 - Social Innovation and Social Justice Focus)3
2nd year
(30 course units)
  • SCS 2150 (compulsory course)
  • 6 optional course units from a choice of four disciplines1
  • 6 elective course units
  • 3 optional course units from a choice of four disciplines1
  • 3 optional course units at the 3000 or 4000 level from a choice of four disciplines2
  • 9 elective course units
    (or 6 elective units and 3 optional course units from the list of courses of the Venture Initiative if you choose Option 2 - Social Innovation and Social Justice Focus)3
3rd year
(30 course units)
  • SCS 3130 (Option 1 - Social Innovation and Community Engagement Focus)
    or SCS 3340 (Option 2 - Social Innovation and Social Justice Focus)3
  • 6 optional course units at the 3000 or 4000 level from a choice of four disciplines2
  • 6 elective course units
  • 6 optional course units at the 3000 or 4000 level from a choice of four disciplines2
  • 9 elective course units

Notes

  1. A total of 36 optional course units must be completed from at least four of the following programs: Anthropology (ANT), Criminology (CRM), International Development and Globalization (DVM), Conflicts Studies and Human Rights (ECH), Economics (ECO), Feminist and Gender Studies (FEM), Public Administration (PAP), Political Science (POL), Psychology (PSY), Sociology (SOC), Social Work (SVS).
  2. A minimum of 15 course units at the 3000 or 4000 level is required among the four groups.
  3. You can choose between Option 1 - Social Innovation and Community Engagement Focus, or Option 2 - Social Innovation and Social Justice Focus. 

For more information: Venture Initiative courses