- 2 years at RDP - 2 years at most universities
For a general discussion of the B.A. program, click here.
Sociology is the study of the organization of society and how individuals make sense of their lives and experiences. As an academic discipline, Sociology provides powerful insights into why and how people organize themselves and behave as they do, at work and at play, in families, groups, communities, organizations, and societies. Special interests at RDP include demography, health and wellness, aging, mass media, and popular culture, gender, families, crime and justice, social stratification, poverty, and inequality.
The below schedule is a general pattern that transfers to the University of Alberta, the University of Calgary, and the University of Lethbridge. Check the Alberta Transfer Guide for transfer credit information.
Suggested Year 1 Pattern
Note: students seeking admission to the UofA’s Bachelor of Arts Criminology program should include PSYC 260/PSYC 261 and a Language other than English (RDP offers French courses) in the first year of their program. See the UofA BA Planning Guide for details.
Suggested Year 2 Pattern
Refer to Academic Advising Planning Guides.
Visit RDP’s Course Catalogue/Timetable to read detailed course descriptions.
RDP offers the first two years of the Bachelor of Arts program. Visit the Bachelor of Arts page for transfer features.
Visit the Bachelor of Arts page for transfer features.
Visit the Bachelor of Arts page for admission requirements.
Graduates may also go on to professional studies (for example, in fields such as law, medicine, business, education, clinical therapy, etc.) or may continue to graduate studies (for a Master's or Doctoral program) in Sociology.
B.A. graduates generally have superior skills in conceptual analysis, evaluation and critical reasoning, research, leadership motivation, and interpersonal skills, cross-cultural/cultural competency skills, observational and decision-making skills, and problem-solving skills.