Equity, Diversity, and Human Rights
Learn to question assumptions about society and take an active role in making the world a better place.
NOTE: The Equity, Diversity and Human Rights program, as well as the Criminology program are within the Sociology program umbrella.
Academic Advisor
Leslie Nichols
Telephone: 7056751151 ext 5060
Email: lnichols2@laurentian.ca
Office: A-247
Students can complete the entire program either in English or in French, or as a bilingual program.
Ontario High School Applicants
Program Prerequisites:
- 1 grade 12 English U/M course; 5 other grade 12 U/M courses
- A minimum overall average of 70% in the 6 best grade 12 U/M courses
Additional information for applicants who have completed Advanced Placement courses.
Additional information for applicants who have completed the International Baccalaureate.
Applicants from outside an Ontario High School
International Students
Canadian High School Applicants from outside Ontario
Applicants from Colleges
Applicants from other Universities
Mature Student
Canadian Applicants
If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, you must complete your application through the Ontario Universities Application Center (OUAC).
For detailed instructions on the application process, see the How to Apply: Canadian Undergraduate Applicants page.
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International Applicants
If you’re an international applicant, you must fill out the International Application Form.
For detailed instructions on the application process, see the How to Apply: International Students page.
Apply Now as an International Applicant
The degree options listed below are for the upcoming academic year, not the current academic year. If you are a current student looking for which courses to take in order to complete your degree options from a previous academic year's curriculum, please consult with an academic advisor.
For Current Students
The degree options listed below are for the upcoming academic year, not the current academic year. If you are a current student looking for which courses to take in order to complete your degree options from a previous academic year's curriculum, please consult with an academic advisor.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Equity, Diversity and Human Rights
Total 120 credits
Students must follow these regulations in order to meet graduation requirements for the BA or B.Sc.
Major in Equity, Diversity and Human Rights (ALSO OFFERED ONLINE)
Required courses: 9 credits
SOCI 1015E Understanding Society
SOCI 2127E Research Methods and Data Analysis*
12 credits from courses in Category 1
21 credits from courses in Categories 2, and 3 with at least 6 credits from each category:
Category 2 - Gender, Sexuality and Indigeneity
Category 3 - Age, Disability and Diversity
* Minimum grade of C required.
Notes:
- Students must take at least 6 credits at the 4000 level within the Major.
- To get a BA, students must include 6 credits in linguistic awareness, 6 credits in Indigenous content, and 6 credits in the Sciences if not part of the other minor or second major. Eligible courses are available at the 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 levels, and students should take them at the appropriate time in their studies.
- Students must complete a minimum of a minor (24 credits) or a second major (42 credits) from among their elective credits.
- Students may not exceed 42 credits in their degree program at the 1000 or 9100 level.
- For a double major in Sociology and Equity, Diversity and Human Rights OR Criminology and Equity, Diversity and Human Rights, students must take 9 SOCI credits to replace SOCI 1015 and SOCI 2127. Courses cannot be double-counted between two Majors
Bachelor of Arts (General) in Equity, Diversity and Human Rights
Total 90 credits
Students must follow these regulations to meet graduation requirements for the BA or B.Sc.
Concentration in Equity, Diversity and Human Rights (ALSO OFFERED ONLINE)
Required courses - 9 credits:
SOCI 1015E Understanding Society
SOCI 2127E Research Methods and Data Analysis*
12 credits from courses in Category 1
15 credits from courses in Categories 2 and 3 with at least 6 credits from each Category:
Category 2 - Gender, Sexuality and Indigeneity
Category 3 - Age, Disability and Diversity
* Minimum grade of C required.
Notes: Students must take at least 6 credits at the 3000 level within the Concentration.
Minor in Equity, Diversity and Human Rights (ALSO OFFERED ONLINE)
12 credits from courses in Category 1
12 credits from courses in Categories 2 and 3 with at least 6 credits from each Category:
Category 2 - Gender, Sexuality and Indigeneity
Category 3 - Age, Disability and Diversity
Notes: Students must take at least 6 credits at the 3000 level within the Concentration.
Category 1:
JURI 2107E Introduction to Public Law
JURI 3616E Common Law Work and Regulation
JURI 3626E Labour Law and Union Rights
JURI 3706E Rights and Law
LBST 3056E Collective Bargaining
PHIL 2345E Bioethics and Human Life
SOCI 2026E The World of Work
SOCI 2066E Explanations of Crime
SOCI 2106E Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - The Canadian Context
SOCI 2107E Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - The International Context
SOCI 2636E Desire, Love, and Work I: The Social Making of Gender
SOCI 2656E Social Inequality: Gender, Race, Class and Power
SOCI 3196E Social Movements
SOCI 3246E Workplace Rights Advocacy
SOCI 3336E Sexuality, Disability and Human Rights
SOCI 3836E Poverty and the Criminal Justice System
SOCI 3846E Equity, Diversity, and Human Rights: Theoretical Foundations
SOCI 4086E Class, Race, Gender and Ethnicity in the Workplace
SOCI 4095E Honours Thesis
SOCI 4195E Community Placement and Report Writing
SOCI 4256E Indigenous Peoples and the International Society
SOCI 4826E The Sociology of Youth
WGSX 2016E The Production of Knowledge
WGSX 3037E Gender, Work and the Global Economy
Category 2 - Gender, Sexuality and Indigeneity
ANTR 2036E Indigenous Peoples of North America
ENGL 3346E Modern Women's Writing
ENGL 3347 Contemporary Women's Writing
HIST 2616E The First Nations of Canada in Historical Perspective
HIST 3106E History of the Canadian Family
HIST 3166E History of Women in Canada
HIST 3616E History of Women and the Family in the Pre-Industrial Era
HIST 3617E History of Women and the Women's Movement in the Modern Era
HIST 4216E Gender History in Canada
INDI 1001E Anishnaabewomin Immersion in the Four Directions
INDI 1501E Indigenous Peoples of Canada
INTE 1046E/EDUC 1046E Indigenous Ways of Learning
JURI 3246E Women in Conflict with the Law
POLI 3437E/SOCI 3437E The Colonizer and the Colonized
PSYC 2316E Indigenous Perspectives on Psychology
PSYC 4066E Culture and Psychology
SOCI 3636E Desire, Love, and Work II: The Social Making of Sexuality
SOCI 3826E Indigenous People, Minorities and the Criminal Justice System
WGSX 2036E Gender, Work and Families
WGSX 2406E Violence Against Women
WGSX 3306E Female Sexualities
Category 3 - Age, Disability and Diversity
ANTR 1007E Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
ANTR 2005E Child Rearing Across Cultures
ANTR 2906E Introduction to Linguistics
ANTR 3047E Public Health and Epidemiology
ENGL 2646E The Study and Evolution of the English Language
GERO 2257E Gerosex I (or GERO 4257E)
GERO 3206E Ethnogerontology
GERO 3306E Dementia Studies
GERO 4206E Public Policy for a Culturally Diverse Aging Population (or GERO 2207E)
INTE 3556E Alternative Health
PHIL 2876E Business Ethics
PSYC 4336E Developmental Disabilities
SOCI 2006E The Child and Society
SOCI 2007E The Adolescent and Society
SOCI 3106E Crime, Illness and Disability
SOCI 3817E Sociology of Aging
SOCI 4226E/POLI 4226E Immigration: Politics and Society
WGSX 2357E Women and Aging
List of Faculty Members
Sessionals - Established / Seniority
English Language Program
Robert Beckett, M.A.
Dana Cudney, M.A.
Moira Ferguson, Ph.D.
Kate Tilleczek, Ph.D.
French Language Program
Valentina Cisneros, Ph.D.
Tim Dubé, Ph.D.
Sika Eliev, Ph.D. (ABD)
Andréanne Fortin, M.A.
Komi Hemedzo, Ph.D.
Paul Jalbert, Ph.D.
Élisabeth Labrie, M.A.
Thomas Nkosi, Ph.D.
Sébastien Pelletier, M.A.