Program highlights
Honours stream
Honours stream — further explore and gain expertise in your selected field.
Optimize my courses — make the best course choices that will help you build the degree that fits your goals
Minor in Peace and Conflict Studies ― learn about the political, social, economic and cultural structures and forces underpinning war and violence, and explore paths to establish and build peace
Research opportunities — get engaged in innovative research projects and link to Department Research Centres and Lab
Focus on instruction — interact in small classes and labs with instructors who are passionate about their disciplines
Engage in the study of society and cultural life to better understand social structures, human interaction and social change. Learn to apply sociological research methods and theories with a focus on social justice, diversity and inequality.
Career possibilities
- Community outreach coordinator
- Emergency management consultant
- Human or social services officer
- Social data and policy analyst
- Institutional and/or market survey researcher
- Indigenous community liaison
- Guidance counsellor
- International development analyst
Admission requirements and costs
Curriculum and courses
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Faculty of Arts
Mount Royal offers three bachelor's degrees out of the Faculty of Arts: The Bachelor of Interior Design, Bachelor of Arts — Criminal Justice and the Bachelor of Arts with majors in Anthropology, English, History, Policy Studies, Psychology and Sociology.
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