Bachelor of Social Sciences with a Minor

Since course schedules vary from year to year, courses may not be offered at the suggested term. You may adjust your course sequence accordingly.

Suggested course sequence: 3 years / 90 course units

YearFallWinter
1st year
(30 course units)
  • ENG 1100 (compulsory course)
  • SCS 1150 (compulsory course)
  • 3 course units from the minor1 (mandatory or optional 1000 level course required within the requirements of the minor)
  • 3 optional course units from the first choice of discipline3
  • 3 elective course units
  • ENG 1120 (compulsory course)
  • SCS 2160 (formerly SCS 1160) (Option 1 - Social Innovation and Community Engagement Focus)2
  • 3 course units from the minor 1 (mandatory or optional 1000 level course required within the requirements of the minor)
  • 3 optional course units from the second choice of discipline3
  • 3 elective course units
    (or 6 elective course units if you choose Option 2 - Social Innovation and Social Justice Focus)2
2nd year
(30 course units)
  • SCS 2150 or 3 course units from: CMN 2101, CRM 2303, FEM 2103, POL 2156 or SOC 2111
  • 6 course units from 1st minor1 (required course within the requirements of the minor)
  • 3 optional course units from the third choice of discipline3
  • 3 elective course units
  • 6 course units from 1st minor1 (required course within the requirements of the minor)
  • 3 optional course units from the fourth choice of discipline3
  • 6 elective course units
    (or 3 elective units and 3 optional course units from the list of courses of the Venture Initiative if you choose Option 2 - Social Innovation and Social Justice Focus)2
3rd year
(30 course units)
  • SCS 3130 (Option 1 - Social Innovation and Community Engagement Focus)
    or SCS 3340 (Option 2 - Social Innovation and Social Justice Focus)2
  • 6 course units from 1st minor1 (required course within the requirements of the minor)
  • 6 elective course units
  • 6 course units from 1st minor1 (required course within the requirements of the minor)
  • 9 elective course units
Notes
  1. Please note that the minor must be offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences.
  2. You can choose between Option 1 - Social Innovation and Community Engagement Focus, or Option 2 - Social Innovation and Social Justice Focus. 
  3. 12 optional course units from at least four of the following disciplines: Anthropology (ANT), Criminology (CRM), International Development and Globalization (DVM), Conflicts Studies and Human Rights (ECH), Economics (ECO), Feminist and Gender Studies (FEM), Public Administration (PAP), Political Science (POL), Psychology (PSY), Sociology (SOC), Social Work (SVS)