研究社会行为或社会
Study the social behaviour or society, including its origins, development, organization, networks, and institutions. Focus on applied social research with an emphasis on social justice. Research current societal concerns with a view to problem-solving, while promoting social equality and people's rights to participate in decisions that affect their own well-being. Learn to investigate social relations from a variety of methods and perspectives while using a broad range of research techniques, including participatory action research, critical analysis policy, political economy, program evaluation, statistical analyses, sociological approaches, human rights assessments, and social impact studies. Identify social injustices and create strategies to address them. Come away with an appreciation of diversity, and deep understanding of ethical standards. Our Masters of Arts program is distinct in its focus on applied social research with an emphasis on social justice. By ''applied'' we mean research that focuses on current societal concerns and with a view to problem-solving, or more generally, research that has some practical utility. By ''social-justice'' we mean research that promotes social equality and people's democratic right to participate in decisions that affect their own and other's well-being. Emphasis on applied social research and the opportunity to study in either of Canada's official languages are the program's distinguishing features. Students learn to investigate social relation from variety of methodological perspectives and using a broad spectrum of research techniques. These can include participatory action research, critical analysis of official discourse and social policy, political economy, feminist research, program evaluation, institutional ethnography, critical statistical analyses, historical sociological approaches, human rights indices and assessments, and social impact studies.