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2025-2026 Undergraduate Calendar

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Calendar

Child and Youth Studies and Sociology (Combined Major) (Honours) (BA)

Location(s): Main Campus

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Students may take a combined degree in Child and Youth Studies and another discipline. For requirements in the co-major discipline the student should consult the relevant department. It should be noted that not all departments provide a combined major option.

Honours

This is a specialized Combined Honours program that has students choosing to focus on either Child and Youth Studies or Sociology upon entry to Year 2.

For Child and Youth Studies Focus (Honours):

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

*CHYS 3P10 - Qualitative Research Methods in Child and Youth Studies
CHYS 3P15 - Quantitative Research Methods in Child and Youth Studies
one CHYS credit from Cluster A, B, or C (see program note 11 )
*SOCI 3P00 - Introduction to Classical Social Theory
OR
*SOCI 3P01 - Contemporary Social Theory
one-half SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above
one and one-half SOCI credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
one-half elective credit (see program notes 1, 2, 10 and 13 )

Year 4

Students may select one of three options:

Thesis option:

CHYS 4F99 - Honours Thesis
CHYS 4P70 - The Craft of Research (see program note 6 )
one-half CHYS credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
#SOCI 4P38 - Advanced Topics in Childhood, Youth and Society
one and one-half SOCI credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
one elective credit (see program notes 1, 2, 10 and 13 )

Project option:

CHYS 4F95 - Honours Project
CHYS 4P70 - The Craft of Research (see program note 6 )
one-half CHYS credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
#SOCI 4P38 - Advanced Topics in Childhood, Youth and Society
one and one-half SOCI credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
one elective credit (see program notes 1, 2, 10 and 13 )

Course Work option:

CHYS 4P80 - The Disciplinary Continuum (see program note 6 )
one-half CHYS credit numbered 4(alpha)00 to 4(alpha)99
one CHYS credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
two SOCI credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
one elective credit (see program notes 1, 2, 10 and 13 )

For Child and Youth Studies Focus (Pass):

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

*CHYS 3P10 - Qualitative Research Methods in Child and Youth Studies
CHYS 3P15 - Quantitative Research Methods in Child and Youth Studies
one CHYS credit from Cluster A, B, or C (see program note 12 )
*SOCI 3P00 - Introduction to Classical Social Theory
OR
*SOCI 3P01 - Contemporary Social Theory
one-half SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above
one and one-half SOCI credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
one-half elective credit (see program notes 1, 2, 10 and 13 )

For Sociology Focus (Honours):

Year 1

Year 2

CHYS 2P10 - Child and Youth Development
CHYS 2P35 - Bodymind Diversity in Children and Youth
*CHYS 2P38 - Childhood, Youth and Society
CHYS 2F15 - Principles of Service-Learning in Child and Youth Studies
OR
CHYS 2F16 - Principles of Community Engagement in Child and Youth Studies
*SOCI 2P00 - Foundations in Sociological Thinking
*SOCI 2P11 - Introduction to Research Methods (see program note 3 )
One and one-half SOCI credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above

Year 3

*CHYS 3P10 - Qualitative Research Methods in Child and Youth Studies
one CHYS credit from Cluster A, B, or C (see program note 12 )
one-half CHYS credit numbered 3(alpha)00 to 3(alpha)99
*SOCI 3P00 - Introduction to Classical Social Theory
OR
*SOCI 3P01 - Contemporary Social Theory
*SOCI 3P02 - Qualitative Sociological Methods
OR
*SOCI 3P12 - Quantitative Data Analysis II
*SOCI 3P11 - Quantitative Data Analysis I
one-half SOCI credit number 2(alpha)00 or above
one-half SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
one-half elective credit (see program notes 1, 2, 10 and 13 )

Year 4

Students may select one of two options:

Thesis option:

*CHYS 4P38 - Advanced Topics in Childhood, Youth and Society
one-half CHYS credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
one CHYS credit numbered 4(alpha)00 or above
*SOCI 4F01 - Honours Thesis Seminar
SOCI 4F90 - Honours Thesis (see program note 9 )
one elective credit (see program notes 1, 2, 10 and 13 )

Course Work option:

CHYS 4P80 - The Disciplinary Continuum (see program note 6 )
one-half CHYS credit numbered 4(alpha)00 to 4(alpha)99
one CHYS credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
two SOCI credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
one elective credit (see program notes 1, 2, 10 and 13 )

For Sociology Focus (Pass)

Year 1

Year 2

CHYS 2P10 - Child and Youth Development
CHYS 2P35 - Bodymind Diversity in Children and Youth
*CHYS 2P38 - Childhood, Youth and Society
*SOCI 2P00 - Foundations in Sociological Thinking
*SOCI 2P11 - Introduction to Research Methods (see program note 3)
one and one-half SOCI credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above
CHYS 2F15 - Principles of Service-Learning in Child and Youth Studies
OR
CHYS 2F16 - Principles of Community Engagement in Child and Youth Studies

Year 3

*CHYS 3P10 - Qualitative Research Methods in Child and Youth Studies
*SOCI 3P11 - Quantitative Data Analysis I
*SOCI 3P00 - Introduction to Classical Social Theory
OR
*SOCI 3P01 - Contemporary Social Theory
one CHYS credit from Cluster A, B, or C (see program note 12 )
one-half CHYS credit numbered 3(alpha)00 to 3(alpha)99
one-half SOCI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above
one SOCI credit number 2(alpha)90 or above
one-half elective credit (see program notes 1, 2, 10 and 13 )

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