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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

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Delivery Method: On campus/Online
Program Language: English

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.


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Note 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.


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: 6 credits

SOCI 1015E     Understanding Society

9 credits from courses in Category 1, with at least 6 credits at the 3000/4000 level

27 credits from courses in Categories 2, 3, 4 and 5, with at least 6 credits from each of the 4 categories:

     Category 2 - Indigenous rights

     Category 3 - Gender and Sexuality

     Category 4 - Age, Disability and Mental Health

     Category 5 - Language, Religion, Race and Ethnicity

 

Notes:

  • In order to get a BA, students must include 6 credits in linguistic awareness, 6 credits of 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 at the 1000 or 9100 level in their degree program.
  • For a double major in Sociology and Criminology students must take 6 SOCI credits to replace SOCI 1015. 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 in order to meet graduation requirements for the BA or B.Sc.

 

Concentration in Equity, Diversity and Human Rights   (ALSO OFFERED ONLINE)

Required courses - 6 credits:

SOCI 1015E     Understanding Society 

     OR   SOCI 1015F     Étude de la société

9 credits from courses in Category 1, with at least 6 credits at the 3000/4000 level

21 credits from courses in Categories 2, 3, 4 and 5, with at least 3 credits from each of the 4 categories:

     Category 2 - Indigenous rights

     Category 3 - Gender and Sexuality

     Category 4 - Age, Disability and Mental Health

     Category 5 - Language, Religion, Race and Ethnicity

 

 

Minor in Equity, Diversity and Human Rights  (ALSO OFFERED ONLINE)

12 credits from courses in Category 1, with at least 6 credits at the 3000/4000 level

12 credits from courses in Categories 2, 3, 4 and 5, with at least 3 credits from each of the 4 categories:

     Category 2 - Indigenous rights

     Category 3 - Gender and Sexuality

     Category 4 - Age, Disability and Mental Health

     Category 5 - Language, Religion, Race and Ethnicity

 

 

Category 1:

JURI 2107E     Introduction to Public Law 

JURI 3706E     Rights and Law

LING 1007F     Sociolinguistique

PSYC 4066E     Culture and Psychology 

SOCI 2026E     The World of Work 

SOCI 2066E     Explanations of Crime 

SOCI 2276F     Enjeux autochtones contemporains

SOCI 2506F     Problèmes sociaux

SOCI 2656E     Social Inequality: Gender, Race, Class and Power

SOCI 3196E     Social Movements 

SOCI 3246E     Workplace Rights Advocacy

SOCI 3326F     Sociologie de la mémoire

SOCI 3636E     Desire, Love, and Work II: The Social Making of Sexuality 

SOCI 3826E     Indigenous People, Minorities and Criminal Justice System

SOCI 4086E     Class, Race, Gender and Ethnicity in the Workplace

SOCI 4256E     Indigenous Peoples and the International Society

SOCI 4826E     The Sociology of Youth

 

Category 2 - Indigenous rights

ANTR 2036E     Indigenous Peoples of North America

HIST 2616E     First Nations in Canada in Historical Perspective

INDI 1501E     Indigenous Peoples of Canada

INDI 2001E     Indigenous in the City: Urban Indigenous In Canada

INDI 2006E     Indigenous in the City: an International Perspective

JURI 3426     Droit canadien applicable aux peuples autochtones

POLI 3437E/SOCI 3437E     The Colonizer and the Colonized

PSYC 4066E     Culture and Psychology 

SOCI 4306F     Sociologie du droit autochtone

 

Category 3 - Gender and Sexuality

BIOL 2757E     Biological Aspects of Human Sexuality

BESO 3807F     Violences faites aux femmes

HIST 3167E     Contemporary Women's History

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

SOCI 2076F     Études féministes en sciences humaines

SOCI 2636E     Desire, Love, and Work I: The Social Making of Gender

SOCI 3336E     Sexuality, Disability and Human Rights

 

Category 4 - Age, Disability and Mental Health

BESO 3806F     L`enfant maltraité et négligé

GERO 2257E     Gerosex I

GERO 3206E     Ethnogerontology

GERO 3306E     Dementia Studies

GERO 3337E     Ethical Issues for the Elderly

PHIL 2345E     Bioethics and Human Life 

PSYC 4336E     Developmental Disabilities

SOCI 3106E     Crime, Illness and Disability

SOCI 3156F     Santé et société

SOCI 3817E     Sociology of Aging

SWLF 3736E     Critical Perspectives on Disability 

 

Category 5 - Language, Religion, Race and Ethnicity

ANTR 1007E     Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology

ANTR 2005E     Child Rearing Across Cultures

ANTR 2906E     Introduction to Linguistics

ENGL 2646E     The Study and Evolution of the English Language

HIST 2656E     History of Ontario

HIST 3436E     History of Religion in North America

HIST 3606E     The Reformation and Counter-Reformation

INTE 1046E/EDUC 1046E     Indigenous Ways of Learning

JURI 3016F     Constitution des États-Unis d’Amérique

LING 3026F     Aménagement linguistique

SOCI 3236F     Sociologie de l'immigration et des communautés immigrées

SOCI 4226E/POLI 4226E     Immigration: Politics and Society

 

SOCI-1015EL - Understanding Society SOCI-2066EL - Explanations of Crime SOCI-2656EL - Social Inequality: Gender, Race, Class and Power SOCI-2636EL - Desire, Love, and Work I: The Social Making of Gender SOCI-3196EL - Social Movements SOCI-3636EL - Desire, Love, and Work II: The Social Making of Sexuality
SOCI-3106EL - Crime, Illness and Disability SOCI-3437EL - The Colonizer and the Colonized SOCI-3336EL - Sexuality, Disability and Human Rights SOCI-4256EL - Indigenous Peoples and the International Society SOCI-4826EL - The Sociology of Youth SOCI-4226EL - Immigration: Politics and Society

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.

Rachid Bagaoui

Rachid Bagaoui

School of Social Sciences
Simon Laflamme

Simon Laflamme

School of Social Sciences
Parveen Nangia

Parveen Nangia

School of Social Sciences
Marianne Vardalos

Marianne Vardalos

School of Social Sciences
Anas Karzai

Anas Karzai

School of Social Sciences
Jordan Babando

Jordan Babando

School of Social Sciences
Lynne Gouliquer

Lynne Gouliquer

School of Social Sciences
Leslie Nichols

Leslie Nichols

School of Social Sciences