Vancouver,
BC,
Canada
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MA in Sociology - Family and Life Course in Vancouver Canada | The University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia
|
Vancouver Canada
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
CAD
9,690
(c. USD7,019.96)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
24 months
The field of family and life course sociology explores how family structures and their members evolve throughout time. It focuses on shifts in family makeup, growing diversity across generations, and differences in family-related policies and practices worldwide and throughout history.
UBC's sociology program has a rich tradition of community-based learning initiatives, offering students practical research opportunities with local Vancouver organizations (such as RainCity Housing, SPEC, City of Vancouver, Neighborhood House Association, and Be The Change). The department maintains a robust co-op program and operates the Immigrant Vancouver Ethnographic Field School in collaboration with Anthropology. Family and life course sociology investigates transformations in family units and their members across time, emphasizing evolving family structures, increasing diversity through generations, and comparative analysis of family policies and professional approaches globally and historically.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
To be considered for admission to the MA program in full standing, an applicant should.
Hold a four-year degree in sociology or a cognate field (i.e. a closely related field with significant sociological content)
Attained first-class standing (80% at UBC) in their upper-level courses, especially their sociology courses.
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.
IELTS - A minimum overall band score of 7 is required with a minimum score of 6.5 in each component.
TOEFL IBT - 100 for the internet-based exam, Reading 25 Writing, 25 Speaking, 22 Listening, 22
Hold a four-year degree in sociology or a cognate field (i.e. a closely related field with significant sociological content)
Attained first-class standing (80% at UBC) in their upper-level courses, especially their sociology courses.
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.
IELTS - A minimum overall band score of 7 is required with a minimum score of 6.5 in each component.
TOEFL IBT - 100 for the internet-based exam, Reading 25 Writing, 25 Speaking, 22 Listening, 22
Tuition
CAD
9,690