HSB4U Challenge and Change in Society (Grade 12)
Sociology, psychology and anthropology aimed at one question: how and why societies change. Students run real (small) social research and read theory that first-year social science repeats almost verbatim — a popular, genuinely useful Top-6 credit.
Inside the course
Social theories and the three lenses: sociology, psychology, anthropology
Research methods and ethics in social science
Social change: movements, technology and demography
Global social challenges: inequality and cohesion
Where it leads
A high-uptake U-level credit for social science, psychology and education pathways; its research project previews first-year methods courses.
PREREQUISITE
Any university or university/college preparation course in social sciences and humanities, English, or Canadian and world studies.
Assessment & credit
Standard Ontario assessment: 70% coursework, 30% final evaluation. Completion ships as an official transcript, OUAC-listed and recognized by public and private schools.
How we run it
Small groups, online or in person (Markham campus); semester, summer and winter intakes, scheduled around the student’s Top 6 plan.
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