The Postgraduate Certificate in Social Sciences enables students to master a second teachable subject that they can combine with their major in Art or Design to pursue teaching careers at the secondary or primary levels. Additionally, students may find that adding Social Sciences as a second area of expertise to their studies at OCAD University will further prepare them for graduate studies. The Social Sciences are increasingly important in design practice. Social Science subjects have emerged as a key addition to practice-based studio degrees as they open up new career opportunities in design ethnography, marketing and other design-based consultancy applications that rely on Social Science methodologies and practices.
I. Required:
SOSC 2B01 Introduction to Social Science: People and Social Worlds
SOSC 2B02 Media, Messages and the Cultural Landscape: Introduction to Communication Studies
(VISM 2B40)
Plus take four courses from the list below, including three courses at the 300/400 level:
II. Elective Courses
SOSC 2B01 Introduction to Social Science: People and Social Worlds
SOSC 2B02 Media, Messages and the Cultural Landscape: Introduction to Communication Studies
(VISM 2B40)
SOSC 2B05 Western Political Thought from Plato to the Present
SOSC 3B02 Material Culture and Consumer Society
SOSC 3B03 Sociology of the Body
SOSC 3B04 Childhood, Families and Social Change
SOSC 3B05 Social Psychology and Consumer Behaviour
SOSC 3B06 Mental Health: Science, Culture, Society
SOSC 3B27 Human Factors for Designers
(VISD 3B27)
SOSC 4B01 Risk and Society
SOSC 4B02 Gender, Globalization and Social
Special Topic liberal studies courses upon approval by Associate Deans in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
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