Winter Term One Courses at UBC Sociology
To ensure the safety of our staff and students during COVID-19, UBC will be offering most Winter Session Term 1 courses online.
Pre-registration opens for COVID-19 & Society course in Winter Term One
Katherine Lyon’s COVID-19 & Society online course will be returning for UBC Sociology’s Fall Term.
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.
Ph.D. student Ryan Stillwagon and Professor Amin Ghaziani win 2020 Distinguished Article Award (Honourable Mention)
Congratulations to UBC Sociology Ph.D. student Ryan Stillwagon and Professor Amin Ghaziani, who have won the 2020 Distinguished Article Award (Honourable Mention) from the Sociology of Sexualities section of the American Sociological Association
Three Sociology Graduate Students Win SSHRC Scholarships
Congratulations to Sociology MA students Ryan Jamula and Patara McKeen, as well as Ph.D. student Julia Goldman-Hasbun on receiving the SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship for the 2020-2021 academic year. The Joseph-Armand Bombardier CGS Master’s Scholarships develop research skills by supporting students in the social sciences and humanities who demonstrate a high standard of achievement […]
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.
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.
Ph.D. Student Emily Truong-Cheung Wins 2020 UBC Killam Graduate TA Award
Congratulations to Sociology Ph.D. Student Emily Truong-Cheung for winning the 2020 UBC Killiam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. This recognition is presented each year to a small number of graduate students who have made outstanding contributions to teaching and learning at UBC. Originally completing her BA at UBC in Sociology (Honours), then completing her MA in Sociology […]
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.