Program:Interdisciplinary Social Science
Program | Interdisciplinary Social Science | Faculty | Liberal Arts & Professional Studies |
Credential | BA | Duration | 4 Years |
Starting Month | Fall, Winter and Summer | Available for | Full-Time and Part-Time |
Program Description:
York’s Interdisciplinary Social Science program (ISS) provides students with a solid grounding in cross-disciplinary social science research methods and critical social theory.
Students have the opportunity to explore courses from a range of fields including Work & Labour Studies, Development Studies, Health & Society, Urban Studies and African Studies to critically examine historical and contemporary issues related to social and political thought, social justice and diversity, sustainability and the environment, social exclusion and identity, diaspora and global development.
In addition to fostering strong theoretical and methodological training, the ISS program grounds itself in the belief that social analysis cannot be separated from social practice. Professors and many students affiliated with the program are actively engaged in fostering social change.
Students are strongly encouraged to combine their ISS degree with another Major or Minor program, either within the Department of Social Science or outside it.
Students may choose among one of the four different degrees:
· BA: 90 Credits
· Honours BA: 120 Credits
· Honours Double Major BA: 120 Credits
· Honours Major/Minor BA: 120 Credits (where the Major is Interdisciplinary Social Science)
Admission Requirements:
Chinese High School
BA
· Senior Secondary School Graduation Certificate
o Successful completion of the final year of Senior 3/Grade 12 level of student
Careers:
A degree in ISS will benefit students interested in studying the relationship between culture, politics and the economy in Canadian and global contexts. Our degree programs prepare students for a wide variety of careers in the public, private, volunteer and community sectors, as well as for further post-graduate studies.
Link to York University Official Website
http://futurestudents.yorku.ca/program/social-science