27 graduate courses in Waterloo’s course catalog for Fall 2023, from UW Open Data. uwloo can’t read that term’s Graduate Calendar, so this stands in for it; the calendar itself is in Waterloo’s archive.
A critical overview of selected original writings of major sociological theorists from the 19th and 20th centuries (including, among others, Marx, Weber, Durkheim, Mead, Schutz, Wollstonecraft, Martineau, D. Smith, Giddens, and Habermas). Attention is paid throughout to issues in the philosophy of social science and sociology of knowledge.
SEM · Course ID 003036Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 700 today
An examination of the circuits of technology, creativity, and culture in new media industries, including qualitative work with start-ups and entrepreneurs.
SEM · Course ID 003037Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 701 today
This course provides an overview of major works of social thought in contemporary context.
SEM · Course ID 003042Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 708 today
Relation of sociological theory to specific problems of sociological analysis.
SEM · Course ID 003043Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 709 today
Applied multiple regression/correlation, with emphasis on data processing/computing, model construction and interpretation and underlying statistical assumptions.
SEM · Course ID 003044Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 710 today
The social science research process is examined within quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods approaches.
Prereq: Sociology Graduate Students Only
SEM · Course ID 003045Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 712 today
Strategies are introduced to design, implement and critically assess the appropriateness of mixed methods different designs integration, interpretation, logistics, benefits and the challenges involved in conducting mixed methods research.
Prereq: SOC 712
SEM · Course ID 003048Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 715 today
This course covers the basic techniques for collecting, interpreting, and analyzing qualitative data. The course will operate on two interrelated dimensions, one focused on understanding the relationship between theory, methods and data, the other focused on practical techniques such as identifying informants, and coding and analyzing data.
SEM · Course ID 013075Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 716 today
Drawing on the intimate intertwining of theory and methodology in such areas as phenomenology, ethnomethodology, hermeneutics and analysis, this course takes a practical approach to the reflexive research strategies these methodologies employ. Students will be encouraged to develop research proposals in line with their exposure to these methodologies.
SEM · Course ID 012778Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 717 today
An instructor will teach in their area of specialization.
SEM · Course ID 003049Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 719 today
This course examines the dimensions, causes, and consequences of social inequality. Focus will vary by instructor specialization.
SEM · Course ID 003050Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 720 today
The course provides a comprehensive introduction to the intersections between technological innovations, law, and the regulation of social life. Emphasis is placed on how socio-technical and legal orders condition information environments, and, by extension, inform power relations and social inequalities. Focus is also placed on a range of empirical contexts to reveal how social harms are both produced and regulated through a nexus of technology, legal rules, and social relations.
Antireq: SOC 719 Topic 6
SEM · Course ID 016467Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 721 today
This interdisciplinary course covers social policy related topics including social justice, social equity and equality, evidence-based policy making, and policy critique and analysis.
Antireq: SOC 719 Topic 4
SEM · Course ID 016468Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 722 today
This course is an in-depth study into the histories, theories, and design-based methodologies of gender and technology, including topics such as algorithms, A.I., cyborgs, and beauty filters. Using science and technology studies and feminist technoscience as frameworks, we will explore how the gendering of technology may risk reinforcing gendered stereotypes in society and culture--but also, how women and non-binary peoples may be empowered through technological tools and communities.
Antireq: SOC 719 Topic 7
SEM · Course ID 016641Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 723 today
An overview of sociological approaches - theoretical and methodological - to the study of health, illness, and health care. Both the social organization of the health care system and the socio-cultural determinants of health and illness are considered.
SEM · Course ID 012018Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 725 today
This course examines key themes, ideas, and debates in law and regulation. Students will explore the interdisciplinary theoretical and methodological approaches that animate the study of law regulation in various social, political, and cultural contexts and are encouraged to apply these approaches to their research interests.
LEC · Course ID 015608Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 726 today
The seminar undertakes a critical examination of the major theoretical perspectives in the sociology of deviance.
SEM · Course ID 003053Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 740 today
An overview of current sociological theories and research in the areas of crime and delinquency, and juvenile and criminal justice. The focus of the course is on recent developments in theory and research that have received widespread attention from sociological criminologists.
SEM · Course ID 013073Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 744 today
A critical examination of theories concerning the origin of sex inequality and an attempt to identify indicators of changing status of the sexes as well as factors which account for such changes.
SEM · Course ID 003056Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 751 today
A critical examination of political and governmental strategies for identifying social problems and managing the conduct of individuals, groups, and populations.
SEM · Course ID 003059Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 765 today
A systematic review and analysis of major theories of social change. Theoretical problems are examined within a specific context such as social organization, economic institutions, social stratification, and urban structures.
SEM · Course ID 003062Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 780 today
The course explores theoretical perspectives on the global governance of development, with critical attention to how processes of global development shape local environments and their inhabitants, challenge notions of state sovereignty and territory, and engender diverse responses to regimes of control. Cross-disciplinary perspectives will enable students to engage with a wide range of sociological, ethnographic, and political analyses of development through case studies and themes.
SEM · Course ID 014219Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 781 today
The course will explore the theoretical debates within feminist scholarship surrounding the use of Western liberal legal approaches to prosecute gender violence and improve the socio-economic status of women globally. The course readings will draw from various literatures, including liberal and transnational feminist, postcolonial, and socio-legal and governmentality literatures, to analyse and critically evaluate the concept and deployment of women's empowerment in global contexts.
SEM · Course ID 014550Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 782 today
An examination of criminological and sociological theory and research on the problem of security and related regulatory agencies. Various forms of regulation will be examined (e.g. discipline, surveillance, control, security detention, security intelligence, risk management) as they apply to particular bodies, mobilities, borders, and private and public spaces.
SEM · Course ID 014220Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 783 today
This course explores theoretical perspectives on migration and critically examines how states deter or facilitate migration flows, including irregular immigration, refugees and asylum seekers, and low and high-skilled labourers. A multidisciplinary approach allows students to investigate the ubiquitous rise of border controls as a state tool to control migration, and how their implementation intersects with gender, race, class and nationality.
SEM · Course ID 014803Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 784 today
An examination of the urban aspects of security, surveillance, war and terrorism. Particular attention will be given to the contemporary embrace of resilience as a rationality of urban security. Additional themes include the militarization of policing, the role of 'big data' in the intensification of urban surveillance, and the relationship between security and urban environments.
SEM · Course ID 003065Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 785 today
Selected readings in a specific topic including the preparation of a research paper under the supervision of a faculty member.
RDG · Course ID 003068Graduate Calendar, Fall 2023SOC 789 today