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Sociology

Head: Elizabeth Comack
General Office: 320 Isbister Building
Telephone: (204) 474 9260
Fax: (204) 261 1216
Email: sociology@umanitoba.ca
Website: umanitoba.ca/arts/sociology

Academic Staff

Program Information
The Department of Sociology offers programs at the Master and Ph.D. levels. Both programs provide training in the core areas of the discipline (theory and research methods) as well as in the department’s major areas of specialization: criminology; gender, sexuality and family/intimate relations; health and aging; and inequality and social transition. The relatively low graduate student/faculty ratio creates an informal learning environment in which students receive considerable individual attention. Faculty members are actively involved in research, including some projects that readily lend themselves to the production of student theses/dissertations. Many students who have completed their Sociology degrees at the University of Manitoba have gone on to successful careers in the academic community, in the private sector, and in government service.

Fields of Research
The major areas of research of the Sociology faculty include criminology and criminal justice, health care, gender studies, inter-group (race/ethnic) relations, power and inequality, social change and development, and social psychology. Several department members have affiliations with research centres and institutes at the University of Manitoba, including the Centre on Aging, RESOLVE (a centre for research and education for solutions to violence and abuse), the Disaster Research Institute, the Health, Leisure, and Human Performance Institute, and the Centre for Higher Education Research and Development.

Research Facilities
In addition to housing a number of research centres and working groups, the Department of Sociology has been the home of the Winnipeg Area Study (WAS) since 1981. The WAS conducts an annual survey of 750 randomly selected Winnipeg households and serves as an important research vehicle for faculty members in various disciplines as well as community service agencies. The survey consists of some basic demographic and quality of life questions that are included annually, as well as questions submitted by researchers on topics they wish to study (for example, attitudes toward crime and the police, parental use of physical discipline, wife abuse, deinstitutionalizing the mentally ill, and unions and management).

M.A. in Sociology

Admission
Admission requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies are found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this Calendar. Students who have completed a University of Manitoba Honours B.A. (or equivalent) in Sociology may enter directly into the Master of Arts program. Students with other degrees or backgrounds may be eligible for admission to a pre-Master’s program to the satisfaction of the department. Contact the Sociology Department for further information.

Application Deadlines
Canadian/U.S. students should submit their application and supporting documentation to the Department at least 3 months prior to their intended start date. International students should submit their application and supporting documentation to the Department at least 7 months prior to their intended start date.

Program Requirements
Minimum program requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies are found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this Calendar. The Master of Arts program in Sociology requires 12 credit hours of course-work (700/7000 level) beyond the pre-Master's requirements. Students must also complete and successfully defend a thesis.

Second Language Reading Requirement: None

Expected Time to Graduate: Two years

Ph.D. in Sociology

Admission
Admission requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies are found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this Calendar. Students who wish to enter the Doctor of Philosophy program must have completed the equivalent of a University of Manitoba Master of Arts in Sociology.

Application Deadlines
Canadian/U.S. students should submit their application and supporting documentation to the Department at least 3 months prior to their intended start date. International students should submit their application and supporting documentation to the Department at least 7 months prior to their intended start date.

Program Requirements
Minimum program requirements of the Faculty of Graduate Studies are found in the Graduate Studies Regulations Section of this Calendar. Students must complete:

• A minimum of 18 credit hours of coursework (including 3 credit hours in Theory and 6 credit hours in Research Methods);

• A passing grade in two comprehensive examinations in two different subject areas, chosen from the following: Classical Theory; Criminology; Gender, Sexuality and Family/Intimate Relations; Inequality and Social Transition; Research Methods; Social Psychology; Health.

• Successful defense of a dissertation proposal; and

• Successful defense of the completed dissertation.