A degree in Sociology creates skilled and successful communicators (both oral and written), researchers, and analysts who can enter the working world as imaginative thinkers, with concrete technical and teamwork abilities, verbal and writing expertise, and critical thinking skills that are valued by potential employers. Within the Department of Sociology, King's offers an honours specialization (HSP), major and minor in Sociology.

Understand the “why” of the world. In King’s Sociology program, you’ll comprehend and make connections between individual experiences and the broader circumstances of the society in which you live. You will learn why the wider social context matters in many contemporary social problems, including addiction, consumerism, the climate crisis, global inequality, body image issues, poverty, and cyberbullying.