Social Development Studies is an interdisciplinary social science major combining courses from social work (SOCWK), psychology (PSYCH), sociology (SOC), and the department's own courses (SDS). Many courses are offered online, but not guaranteed to be online in every term. See the notes section for more important information.
- SDS courses
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SOCWK
courses
- Social Work courses at the undergraduate level (SOCWK) are not the same courses for Renison's Bachelor of Social Work program (SWREN). Some SOCWK courses do save seats for specific students under an SWREN cross-listing, but if in the SDS major be sure to choose only SOCWK codes (not SWREN).
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SOC
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more
details.
- TIP: If a PSYCH or SOC course has "R" in the code, it's a Renison-owned course that will count for most SDS plans. If if doesn't have an "R" in the code but is cross-listed (e.g. PSYCH 101/101R; see notes) and in the list below, it will still count.
Course Code | Course Title |
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PSYCH 101/101R | Introductory Psychology |
PSYCH 212/212R | Educational Psychology |
PSYCH 213R | Exceptional Children |
PSYCH 226R | Positive Psychology |
PSYCH 253/253R | Social Psychology |
PSYCH 257/257R | Psychopathology |
PSYCH 312/312R | Learning Disabilities |
PSYCH 334R | Theories of Individual Psychology |
PSYCH 349R | Cross-cultural Psychology |
PSYCH 354/354R | Interpersonal Relationships |
PSYCH 356/356R | Personality |
PSYCH 444R | Psychological Interventions |
PSYCH 448R | Close Relationships |
SOC 101/101R | Introduction to Sociology |
SOC 204R | Sociology of Adolescence |
SOC 207/207R | Sociology of Education |
SOC 223/223R/LS 223 | Deviance - Perspectives and Processes |
SOC 224R | Poverty in Canada and its Social Consequences |
Online SDS Courses
Many SDS-counted courses are available online, but are not guaranteed to be offered online every term. See the Centre for Extended Learning's website for up-to-date scheduled offerings.
- The online 400lvl courses are SDS 400R, SDS 405R, SDS 425R, and PSYCH 444R. The department aims to offer two in fall and winter terms and at least one in spring terms.
SDS
- SDS 131R
- SDS 150R
- SDS 210R
- SDS 220R
- SDS 250R
- SDS 251R
- SDS 331R
- SDS 350R
- SDS 355R
- SDS 357R
- SDS 358R
- SDS 400R
- SDS 405R
- SDS 425R
SOCWK
- SOCWK 120R
- SOCWK 220R
- SOCWK 221R
- SOCWK 222R
- SOCWK 300R
- SOCWK 301R
- SOCWK 321R
SOC
- SOC 101 (main campus)
- SOC 204R
- SOC 207R
PSYCH
- PSYCH 101 (main campus)
- PSYCH 213R (offer TBD)
- PSYCH 253 (main campus)
- PSYCH 312 (main campus)
- PSYCH 354R/PSYCH 354
- PSYCH 356R/PSYCH 356
- PSYCH 444R
Notes
- Final grades for all courses that count within the major (SDS, SOCWK, some PSYCH and SOC) will contribute to a student's SDS plan average (with the exception of no PSYCH 101/101R and SOC 101/101R for the SDS minor).
- Wondering what a course is like? Visit our Course Outlines page to view recent syllabi (subject to change each term).
- Some courses require their own application to be enrolled in because they are not standard lectures or seminars: SDS/SOCWK/PSYCH/SOC 398R, 399R, 490R, SDS 495R, SDS 496R, and SDS 499A/B.
- Courses with "/" are cross-listed; this is only one course but has 2 or more codes, where either code counts for the credit.
- Special Topics courses (e.g. SDS 450R) highlight unique content not covered in other SDS courses and topics may change term to term. Students can take SDS 450R up to three time if the topics are different. SDS 450R (among others) is listed in most SDS specializations, but currently only "Comparative and International Education" is an approved topic (towards the Education specialization). If you have questions contact your academic advisor.
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