Graduate Program
Dr. Barbara Parker is the Sociology Graduate Studies Coordinator
and can be contacted via email at bfparker@lakeheadu.ca
Sociology Graduate Programs Information
| Chair of the Department of Sociology | C. Sanders |
| MA (SOCIOLOGY) | |
| Graduate Co-ordinator | B. Parker |
| Core: Master's Thesis Supervisory | |
| J. Jarman (Interdisciplinary Studies) | |
| J. Liu | |
| D. Mišina | |
| B. Parker | |
| A. Puddephatt | |
| C. Sanders | |
| C. Southcott | |
| K. Willison (Adjunct, Sociology) | |
| R.W. Nelsen (Emeritus) | |
| D.A. Nock (Emeritus) | |
| P. Wakewich (Emeritus) |
The following Master of Arts in Sociology programs are offered:
Each program is marked with a TB, O or W designation to distinguish where each program is available.
(TB = Thunder Bay campus, O = Orillia campus, W = online)
Master of Arts in Sociology (Course Option) TB
Master of Arts in Sociology (Thesis Option) TB
Master of Arts in Sociology (Specialization in Gender and Women’s Studies) (Course Option) TB
Master of Arts in Sociology (Specialization in Gender and Women's Studies) (Thesis Option) TB
Master of Arts in Sociology (Specialization in Gerontology) (Course Option) TB
Master of Arts in Sociology (Specialization in Gerontology) (Thesis Option) TB
Master of Arts in Sociology (Specialization in Social Justice Studies) (Course Option) TB
Master of Arts in Sociology (Specialization in Social Justice Studies) (Thesis Option) TB
Program Changing from Course-based to Thesis Programs
At the end of the first two terms (Fall/Winter), students have the ability to program change into the thesis stream of their program if:
- they have achieved a cumulative average of 80 % or higher in their first-year graduate coursework (2FCEs), and
- they have a supervisor who is approved with Graduate Studies, from the Department of Sociology