Sociology and Legal Studies at the University of Waterloo is a stimulating and expanding department, and consists of sociologists and socio-legal scholars engaging in innovative teaching styles and research programs.
Sociology is the study of social life and the social, economic, and political dynamics and dimensions of social relations and social change.
Legal studies is the study of law which is central to everything we do - how we carry on business, how we treat the environment, how we shape our governments and how we deal with other people.
This website gives an overview of the teaching and research in sociology and legal studies at the University of Waterloo.
Undergraduate
Major in Sociology or Legal Studies at UWaterloo for your Undergraduate degree and explore key topics like social justice, inequality and legal systems.
Graduate
Research topics in social, political, economic, and cultural relations by completing a Graduate degree at UWaterloo in Sociology or Legal Studies.
Meet our people
Discover the people that make up the Sociology and Legal Studies department and the research projects they are currently involved in.
News
PhD Candidate Emerson LaCroix has Case Study Published in SAGE Methods Cases
PhD Candidate Emerson LaCroix has recently published a research methods case study on member checking in qualitative research.
Check out: Protecting infrastructure from the ‘freedom convoy’ could forever silence legitimate dissent - Philip Boyle Associate Professor | Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies, Legal Studies
Protecting infrastructure from the ‘freedom convoy’ could forever silence legitimate dissent
By Philip Boyle Associate Professor | Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies, Legal Studies
Congratulations Suzan Ilcan - Recipient of 2020 Arts Award for Excellence in Research
Suzan Ilcan has been selected to receive a 2020 Arts Award for Excellence in Research.