Sociology

Degrees offered

Application deadline

February 1 for Fall admission

Departmental website

Why Sociology at Memorial?

Sociology aims to understand patterns of human social life in all their historical and current diversity. Sociologists seek to understand how people live, think, feel, and believe, comparing our own society with others. Memorial's Department of Sociology is the largest in Atlantic Canada, with specialties in social theory, criminology and deviance, environmental sociology, social inequality, sociology of gender, sexuality, development, work, culture and health, including occupational health, political sociology and maritime sociology. Much faculty research engages with communities and social issues here in Newfoundland and Labrador, but we have national and international research agendas as well. Our Department's research is regularly supported through grants from SSHRC, CIHR, and other funding bodies.

Funding

Memorial University offers competitive funding packages to eligible Canadian and International graduate students. Below is an approximate value of funding packages recently offered to graduate students in Sociology. For more information, refer to Fees and Funding.

MA: $6,800

PhD: $12,000

Tuition

We are proud to offer some of the lowest graduate tuition rates in Canada. The following are general program fees for graduate programs in Sociology. For more information on special fees, continuance fees, and related charges, refer to Graduate Tuition and Cost of Living.

Program	Program fee per semester		# of semesters
Program	Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents	International Students	# of semesters
Master’s program
Plan A	$733	$953	6
Plan B	$486	$632	9
Plan C	$1,010	$1,312	3
PhD	$683	$887	12

Duration (for full-time students)

Master's: 1-2 years | PhD: 4 years

Find a supervisor that meets your research needs

Visit the Department of Sociology for areas of research, or search Yaffle to find a supervisor you may wish to work with (for research programs).

Description of programs

The PhD and MA degrees in Sociology are available to both full-time and part-time students.

The main focus of the program is on developing individual research skills and analysis. For this reason, a close relationship between student and advisor is stressed.

The MA degree is available either by course work and thesis, or course work and major research paper. Most courses are taken as small seminars or tutorials with the faculty concerned.

All PhD candidates must complete a minimum of two courses in graduate courses in sociology, including Social Theory (Sociology 6150) and Methods of Sociological Research (Sociology 6040), if these or equivalent courses have not been taken previously. Other courses may be assigned to support a candidate's area of study.

Minimum admission requirements

For MA: Bachelor's degree (second class) in Sociology
For PhD: Master's degree in an appropriate area of study

Important Note: The information provided on this website is subject to change. The University Calendar is the final authority on university regulations.