SOCIAL SCIENCE
All students in Year One Social Sciences take a range of courses from a variety of disciplines and do not declare a Major(s) until the end of their first year.
| Canadian Studies | History |
| Criminology | Political Science |
| Economics | Psychology |
| Finance | Sociology |
Canadian Studies
This program is designed to promote the study and understanding of Canada from a political, historical, cultural, social and economic perspective. The program encourages research about the multiple ways the Canadian identity is created and represented in history, literature, music, art, communications media and landscapes of culture. For more information, please click here.
Sample Courses: Canadian Government & Politics, Canadian Literature, Canadian Economic History, Intensive French-Canadian Literature, Population & Society, Social Inequality, Contemporary Canadian Issues in Social Justice & Peace
Possible Career Opportunities: include law, politics, public administration and civil service among others.
Criminology
Both minors and majors in Criminology are available at King’s. Criminology is a discipline found within the Department of Sociology. Further information can be found here.
Sample Courses: Sociology of Law, Deviance, Administration of Criminal Justice, Sociology of Corrections, Juvenile Delinquency, Youth in Conflict with the Law
Possible Career Opportunities: Careers include law, journalism, policing and enforcement.
Economics
Economics students may pursue a range of degree options. At King’s, the study of Economics achieves a balance between application and theory. Through their program, students will develop a better understanding of the many human and moral issues confronting our society and the material constraints involved in dealing with those issues. Further information can be found here.
Sample Courses: Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Money, Labour Economics: Theory & Bargaining, Public Finance: Expenditure & Revenue, Canadian Economic Policy
Possible Career Opportunities: Government, Industry Analyst, Business, Chartered Accountant, Financial Services are some of the possibilities.
Finance
A major in Finance is available to students who wish to pursue this career interest. Courses in business, management and organizational studies, mathematics and economics are included in this degree. Further information can be found here.
Sample Courses: Business, Accounting, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Finance, Derivative Securities Markets, International Trade, International Finance
Possible Career Opportunities: include business and finance. A wide range of different career positions are available.
History
History has been described as a “humanizing” discipline in that it enables us to get in touch with our past in order to help us understand how things came to be the way they are today. King’s offers a range of degree options in history. Further information can be found here.
Sample Courses: Totalitarianism, Major Issues in World History, Canadian Business and Labour History, The Two World Wars, Topics in the History of Women in Canada, Britain Since 1688, The Black Atlantic: Slavery in the Americas & Africa, Three Worlds Collide: Colonial Latin American Societies, Revolutionary & Napoleonic Europe
Possible Career Opportunities: include teaching, post-graduate studies, business, law, journalism, and public service to name a few. The broad range of writing and problem-solving skills that students acquire, prepare them for a variety of career possibilities.
Political Science
Political Science is one of the major social science disciplines. Among other things, political scientists study politics in Canada, political theory, international relations, comparative politics (the study of politics in different countries and regions of the world), and public administration/policy. A range of degree options in Political Science are available at King’s. Further information can be found here.
Sample Courses: Canadian Government & Politics, International Politics, The Politics of the Middle East, Political Theory, American Government & Politics, Public Administration, Politics and Contemporary Social Policy, Ethnic Conflict & Resolution, International Law & Organization, Nationalist Conflicts and Paths to Peace, Women & Politics
Possible Career Opportunities: Career choices for graduates from this discipline are almost unlimited because of the generalist and problem-solving approaches used in the discipline. Careers are found in all areas of business, education, the public service, journalism, graduate studies and international relations.
Psychology
The discipline of Psychology spans perhaps the broadest range of any academic discipline. Psychologists can be involved in examining brain processes, animal behaviour, human sexuality, language acquisition, cognitive processes and learning, creativity, consciousness, interpersonal relationships and psychological problems. Further information can be found here.
Sample Courses: Altered States of Consciousness, Psychology & Diversity, Addictive Behaviour, Human Sexuality, Sensation & Perception, Personality Theory, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Theraputic Counselling
Possible Career Opportunities: include work in industry, service agencies, schools, hospitals and psychiatric institutions. Some graduates go on to professional programs in business, law, social work and education.
Sociology
Sociology is often defined as the study of group life or the study of non-rational processes in social life or the study of social interaction. A range of degree options in Sociology are available at King’s. The dominant theme within the department is the development of a sociologically sensitive understanding of the numerous and complex relationships among the structures of society on the one hand, and the achievement of human freedom and social justice on the other. Further information can be found here.
Sample Courses: Social Problems, Minority Groups, Sociology of Work and Industry, The Family, Men & Women in Society: Gender Issues, Medical Sociology, Sociology of Criminology, Social Theory, Sociology of Everyday Life
Possible Career Opportunities: include teaching, social work, business, law, journalism and government civil service.