Vancouver,
BC,
Canada
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
PhD in Sociology - Work, Economy and Globalization in Vancouver Canada | The University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia
|
Vancouver Canada
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Qualification
Doctor of Philosophy
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
CAD
9,690
(c. USD6,952.73)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months
Since 1970, UBC has awarded Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in sociology, with the first sociology course being offered as early as 1921. The Ph.D. program allows students to focus on one or multiple of the Department's seven key specialization areas:
Environment, Community and Social Movements,
Family and Life Course,
Gender and Sexuality,
Health and Healthcare,
Knowledge, Culture and Power,
Race, Ethnicity and Immigration, and
Work, Economy and Globalization.
The sociology department at UBC maintains a robust reputation for producing impactful research. Notable recent publications include Gillian Creese's The New African Diaspora (U. Toronto Press), Amin Ghaziani's There Goes the Gayborhood (Princeton U. Press), Renisa Mawani's Colonial Proximities (UBC Press), Becki Ross's Burlesque West: Showgirls, Sex, and Sin in Postwar Vancouver (U. Toronto Press), and Wendy Roth's Race Migrations (Stanford U. Press).
UBC's sociology program has a longstanding commitment to community-based and service-learning initiatives, offering students practical research opportunities with local organizations such as RainCity Housing, SPEC, City of Vancouver, Neighborhood House Association, and Be The Change. The department also features a well-established co-op program and collaborates with the Anthropology Department to operate the Immigrant Vancouver Ethnographic Field School.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
In deciding on admission to the Ph.D. program the Department of Sociology considers an applicant's previous academic accomplishments and potential to pursue and complete original sociological research.
Students entering the Ph.D. program are required to have completed an M.A. degree in sociology or a related social science field (with significant sociological content). Applicants should also ensure that they meet all of the minimum requirements for admission to graduate studies at UBC set by the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies.
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL):
Paper exam: 600
Computer: 250
Internet: 100 (minimum 25 on reading and writing sections, minimum 22 on listening and speaking)
International English Language Testing Service (IELTS) - Overall score minimum 7.0, no less than 6.5 in any section
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 labelled
Accompanied by the grading key for the institution
Translated by a certified translator if in a language other than English or French
Transcripts 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.
Students entering the Ph.D. program are required to have completed an M.A. degree in sociology or a related social science field (with significant sociological content). Applicants should also ensure that they meet all of the minimum requirements for admission to graduate studies at UBC set by the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies.
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL):
Paper exam: 600
Computer: 250
Internet: 100 (minimum 25 on reading and writing sections, minimum 22 on listening and speaking)
International English Language Testing Service (IELTS) - Overall score minimum 7.0, no less than 6.5 in any section
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 labelled
Accompanied by the grading key for the institution
Translated by a certified translator if in a language other than English or French
Transcripts 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.
Tuition
CAD
9,690