As one of the top Sociology departments in the world, UBC Sociology offers graduate students the opportunity to specialize in one or more of our seven different research areas, from environment, community and social movements, to health, power and economy.

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Incoming MA Student, Siqi Xiao, is a finalists in the SSHRC’s 2019 Storytellers challenge

 
Sociology Student, Siqi Xiao, is among the 25 finalists of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)'s 2019 Storytellers challenge.

PhD. Student D. Kyle Sutherland receives Arts Graduate Research Award

 
The Faculty of Arts Research Awards are to assist graduate students (PhD and Masters) based in the Faculty in research directly associated with their degree program.

PhD Student Emily Truong-Cheung featured in the Globe and Mail

 
PhD Student. Emily Truong-Cheung, spoke to the Globe and Mail about class inequality in the Canadian university admissions process.
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Three aspects attracted me to the PhD program in the Department of Sociology at UBC—the quality of the faculty members, the caliber of current graduate students enrolled in both the MA and PhD programs, and the financial support offered to incoming graduate students. These aspects combined generated a stimulating and productive academic environment with which to carry out study and research.

Edward Haddon
PhD in Sociology