Join us for online information sessions about the MA in Critical Sociology on:
Representatives from the program and from the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs will be online to answer questions. Registration required.
Congratulations to our 2025 Outstanding Graduating Sociology Student Award recipients!
2025 Undergraduate Award Student Recipients
2025 Graduate Award Student Recipient
Whether you want to jump on the fast track to graduation, reduce next year’s course load, satisfy a program requirement or pick up an elective, Brock’s Department of Sociology is offering a wide array of Spring/Summer courses to help you advance your area of study and explore topics of interest.
Do you want to learn more about the social institutions, relationships and conditions that shape our world? Develop foundational academic skills for future sociology and critical criminology studies in these introductory Spring classes!
Recommended for Majors in Sociology, Critical Criminology and Child and Youth Studies, and Minors in Black Studies, Sociology, Critical Criminology and Critical Animal Studies.
Prerequisite(s): none
These courses may also be of interest to students in Canadian Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, Labour Studies, Psychology, Political Science, Environmental Sustainability and Law Plus.
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Learn more about our Spring and Summer courses.
For more information or to register for Brock’s Spring/Summer courses, visit brocku.ca/springsummer
The MACS program was well-represented at the Tower Takeover on Tuesday, Nov 19, in the Rankin Family Pavilion. Organized by Becky White-Côté from the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, the event showcased the strength and diversity of graduate programs at Brock.
Our table was manned by our MACS Graduate Ambassadors, Edmond Adabanka, Olivia Schmidt, Luiza Mattos, and Alyssa Brew; our Graduate Program Director, Dr. Tamari Kitossa; the Chair of the Department of Sociology, Dr. Mary-Beth Raddon; and the interim Administrative Coordinator and Graduate Advisor, Lisa Betts. Well done, Team!
Dr. Mary-Beth Raddon, Luiza Mattos, and Alyssa Brew
On Friday, October 18th, two of our MACS students crossed the stage to receive their degrees. Congratulations to Mackenzie Lapierre and Antonia Magnotta!
Mackenzie Lapierre
Antonia Magnotta
Adwoa Fosuaa Owusu aspires to “be the change” she wants to see. The Master of Arts student in Critical Sociology began her academic journey in Ghana, but says she chose to come to study at Brock and “in the global community” to obtain skills and knowledge she can use to make an impact in her home country.
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While the COVID-19 pandemic had many detrimental socio-economic and health impacts, one silver lining has been the influence of remote work on men’s involvement in unpaid work at home.
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While learning about human migration, Brock Sociology and Critical Criminology students recently participated in a collaborative project that saw them connecting with peers across the U.S. border.
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A collaborative Brock University research project is amplifying the voices of young Black mothers in Canada and recommending changes to provide them better support.
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The journey may have taken longer than expected, but when Karli Woods received her undergraduate degree last week, the taste of success was just as sweet.
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