BA/BS in Sociology and Communication

Sociology and Communication is a Bachelor of Arts joint major at Simon Fraser University, combining the Department of Sociology and Anthropology in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences with the School of Communication in the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology. The program is designed for students interested in the overlap between sociology and communication studies, including the nature, production, and politics of culture, and how communicative processes shape social identity, class, and gender. Students complete a total of 120 units, including lower-division communication requirements such as CMNS 110 (Introduction to Communication Studies), CMNS 120W (Creativity and Communication Across Media), and CMNS 130 (Communication and Social Change), together with required sociology coursework and upper-division courses in both disciplines. Students may complete their Bachelor of Arts degree registered in either the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences or the Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology. A minimum 2.50 cumulative grade point average is required for entry to the program, and a minimum 2.25 cumulative grade point average is required to continue in it.