Master of Arts in Sociology - Gender and Sexuality

Sociologists of gender and sexuality explore changing gender relations and sexual identities within historical and contemporary contexts across national boundaries.UBC sociology has a strong history of engaging in community and service oriented learning projects, providing students with hands-on learning experiences carrying out research for partnering organizations in and around Vancouver (e.g. RainCity Housing, SPEC, City of Vancouver, Neighborhood House Association, Be The Change). There is a strong co-op tradition, and the Department also runs the Immigrant Vancouver Ethnographic Field School (in conjunction with the Department of Anthropology). Sociologists of gender and sexuality explore changing gender relations and sexual identities within historical and contemporary contexts across national boundaries.

To be considered for admission to the MA program in full standing, an applicant should.Hold a four-year degree in sociology or a cognate field (i.e. a closely related field with significant sociological content)Attained first-class standing (80% at UBC) in their upper-level courses, especially their sociology courses.Applicants are required to scan official transcripts of all previous academic work from all post-secondary institutions. Transcripts must be:Validated by the institution's registrar and on official, secure university letterhead (or, if provided by the institution, in the form of a secure .pdf)Uploaded as .pdf documents and clearly labelledAccompanied by the grading key for the institutionTranslated by a certified translator if in a language other than English or FrenchTranscripts in the form of a print-out from the student's online records, transcripts with no grading scale, and transcripts in languages other than English or French will not be evaluated.