An introduction to the study of structured social inequalities and poverty, major theoretical approaches, and findings from key empirical studies, with emphasis on Canada.

This is an introduction to the study and analysis of crime from a sociological perspective. The course attempts to answer a number of questions. How much crime is there in Canada? Who are the criminals and what are they like? Why do people engage in criminal behaviour? What are we doing to stop or at least reduce crime in our society?

A study of the politics and social ramifications of conformity, deviance, and their relation to social change. The course examines how and why some behaviour patterns are defined as deviant or conformist, and factors that influence this. Many types of behaviour will be discussed.

Analysis of the social construction of social problems, focusing on selected structural and behavioural problems such as inequality, substance abuse, family violence, pornography, mental and physical handicaps. Personal and societal responses and intervention attempts will be explored.

A study of development and structure of Canadian society, including such topics as French-English relations, multiculturalism, regionalism, nationalism, native rights and social inequality and conflict.

This course examines the theory, methods, and substance of sociology. How societies and individuals are shaped and modified by culture, socialization, deviance, stratification, group processes, industrialization and social movements will be covered.

Methods in applied statistics including regression techniques, analysis of variance and covariance, and methods of data analysis. Applications are taken from Biological, Physical and Social Science and Business.

The course includes data collection and presentation, descriptive statistics. Probability distributions, sampling distributions, and the central limit theorem; point estimation and hypothesis testing; correlation and regression analysis; goodness of fit and contingency table.

This course examines the psychometric assessment tools used in psychology and education. The issues around test construction, administration, and interpretation will be addressed. Measurement techniques, personality and situational factors that may influence the results and the use of psychological and educational tests in the decision making process and diagnosis will also be discussed. In addition, special attention will be given to the assessment of children and adults, minorities and those with special needs, and the use of assessment in career counselling. The ethical and the legal implication of the use of psychological tests will also be covered. Students will be introduced to several instruments that measure aptitude, achievement, interest, intelligence, and personality (objective and projective).

This course focuses on understanding the concepts and theories underlying assessment, diagnosis and treatment modalities of various psychological disorders, with emphasis on the multimodal treatment approach.