Students may choose to pursue a major or honours degree in sociology or a minor to complement their other studies. Sociology students have access to Vaughan Memorial Library's extensive holdings in their subject area, and a depository for federal and provincial documents. Through the university's Educational Technology Center, the also have access to recording equipment for use in conducting field studies. Spanish Students choosing to study Spanish are able to function in a Spanish-speaking environment by the end of the introductory course, and are well versed in Spanish by the last year of the Bachelor of Arts program. Through their courses, students are prepared for careers in foreign service, commercial and cultural relations, interpretation and translation, and social work in Spanish-speaking communities.
Students are encourages to study abroad in a Spanish-speaking institution for at least one summer.
The Women's Studies program emphasizes the importance of gender as a category of analysis in scholarly activity, social relations, cultural expression, and political systems. Students are encouraged to examine feminist alternatives, and to look at assumptions about gender in a new light. Students may pursue the Bachelor of Arts degree with an option in women's studies.