Subject Course Section Course Title Course Description Instructor Files Term
SMF 220 001 Research Methods

This course introduces students to the philosophy and methods of social science and humanities research, including an examination of issues and approaches to conducting research in the areas of sexuality, couples, and families.

 

Offered on campus

 Carl Rodrigue PDF icon SMF 220_C.Rodrigue_Fall 2022.pdf Fall 2022
SMF 250 001 Family Policy and the Law

There is a persistent tension in our society about where the responsibility for children lies: the family or society. This course examines various topics in Canadian social and family policy that affect children's development and family well-being. Topics may include the legislative provisions in areas such as parenting supports, income security, family law, youth justice, caregiving, and the distinct framework for Indigenous families.

 

Offered on campus

 Denise Whitehead PDF icon SMF 250_D.Whitehead_Fall 2022.pdf Fall 2022
SMF 301 001 Communication and Counselling Skills

This course is an examination and analysis of the theories and methods of communication as applied within the processes of individual, relational, and family consultation and counselling.

 

Offered on campus

 Siobhan Sutherland PDF icon SMF 301_S.Sutherland_Fall 2022.pdf Fall 2022
SMF 490 001 Practicum and Professional Ethics

This course involves an assigned unpaid apprenticeship in a human services setting combined with regular seminar meetings. The practicum will require 15 hours per week. Paid or volunteer positions that are obtained outside the context of this course are not eligible for credit in this course.

 

Department Consent Required

 

Offered on campus

 

 Carm De Santis PDF icon SMF 490 and 491_C.De Santis_Fall 2022 and Winter 2023.pdf Fall 2022
SMF 496 001 Seminar in Family Studies - Femme Theory & Relationships

This seminar allows students to integrate their knowledge in the domains of couples, marriages, and family studies. Topics reflect current issues from a theoretical and research perspective.

 

Offered on campus

 Rhea Ashley Hoskin PDF icon SMF 496_RA.Hoskin_Fall 2022.pdf Fall 2022
SOC 229 001 Selected Topics in Criminology

Sociological analysis of research and theory on selected criminal activities. Motivation, modus operandi, and the social characteristics of offenders will be examined in relation to such specific crimes as drug and sexual offenses, theft, robbery, murder, organized crime, and/or other criminal activities.

 

Held with LS 229

 

Offered on campus

 Frederick Desroches PDF icon SOC 229-LS 229_F.Desroches_Fall 2022.pdf Fall 2022
SOC 327 001 Policing in a Democratic Society

A critical examination of the police as social control agents in contemporary democratic societies. Topics include the historical evolution of policing; police recruitment, training, and education; police/community relations; the occupational subculture of the police; police authority and discretion; private policing; and police deviance and criminality.

 

Held with LS 327

 

Offered on campus

 Frederick Desroches PDF icon SOC 327-LS 327_F.Desroches_Fall 2022.pdf Fall 2022
SOC 369J 001 The Sociology of Community

This course examines how our contemporary concern with community is connected with the rise of modern society and the development of the urban-rural debate. Our anxieties about community will be shown to be connected to our anxieties about family. Special attention will be given to the interpretive approach to these issues.

 

Offered on campus

 Kieran Bonner PDF icon SOC 369J_K.Bonner_Fall 2022.pdf Fall 2022
SOC 383 001 Ethnomethodology in Theory and Practice

Ethnomethodology is a study of the methods and practices people use to produce and recognize social actions. Topics may include greetings, the sex/gender distinction, science and common sense, breaching experiments, and jury deliberation.

 

Offered on campus

 Kieran Bonner PDF icon SOC 383_K.Bonner_Fall 2022.pdf Fall 2022
SOC 436 001 Alcohol and Well-Being

This seminar examines the relation between well-being, culture, alcohol consumption, and regulation from an interpretive focus. Topics addressed may include health, Alcoholics Anonymous, addiction vs. dependence, prohibition, and social discourses around alcohol consumption.

 

Offered on campus

 Kieran Bonner PDF icon SOC 436_K.Bonner_Fall 2022.pdf Fall 2022