A Virtual Celebration of UBC Sociology’s 2020 Graduates
UBC Sociology thanks our 2020 graduates for their perseverance, patience, and contribution to our school with this virtual celebration.
Maëlle Richard awarded the Carol Matusicky Prize in Family Studies
Congratulations to undergraduate student Maëlle Richard who was awarded the Carol Matusicky Prize in Family Studies.
Dr. Katherine Lyon talks new COVID-19 and Society course with The Ubyssey
UBC students now have the opportunity to study the COVID-19 pandemic as it unfolds in a new course, COVID-19 and Society.
UBC Sociology announces COVID-19 & Society online course
COVID-19 & Society invites students to examine how pandemics inform social inequality, interpersonal interaction, and societal change.
Summer Term 2: New Sections & Increased Class Sizes
UBC Sociology is announcing new sections and increased class sizes for our Summer Term 2 Sociology and Family Studies online courses.
Summer Term 1: New Sections & Increased Class Sizes
As the Summer Term 1 has now been moved online, there is now an increased availability of Sociology and Family Studies Courses available for students. Please look below for classes with new sections, which will run at the same time as the other section, as well as classes that have increased in class size. As […]
How UBC Sociology Professors are Transitioning to Online Teaching
COVID-19 required a rapid response from UBC Sociology faculty who had to transition to online teaching mid-semester in March. We spoke to Silvia Bartolic about how new technologies allowed faculty and students to adapt to online teaching.
COVID-19 & Department Updates
March 17th, 2020 While the Public Health Agency of Canada continues to assess the risk as low for Canada, we seek to minimize transmission in the community by limiting close contact with others at this time. In order to prevent further spread in Vancouver and Canada, UBC will be transitioning to online classes for the […]
Sojourners release Volume 11 of their Publication
Sojourners, North America’s first undergraduate, peer and faculty-reviewed Sociology publication, releases volume 11 of their journal.
Undergrad. Students Joyce Shen and Emily Lam accepted to participate in the Theory Construction and Research Methodology workshop
Their paper, “A Theoretical Analysis of Role Changes and Effects on Coresidence Living,” has been selected to participate in the workshop at the National Council on Family Relations Conference.