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SchoolGraduate Studies at University of Waterloo
LocationWaterloo, ON, Canada
School TypeGraduate School
School SizeFull-time Undergraduate: 20,800
Full-time Graduate: 3,400
DegreeDoctorate
Honours
Co-op
Length
Entry Grade (%)*
Prerequisites
Prerequisites Notes
  • Normally a Master's degree or its equivalent in Sociology with at least an 83% average in course work.
  • A statement of academic interest (approximately a page, outlining areas of interest and reasons for choosing to study at the University of Waterloo).
  • Students may choose to submit results from the Graduate Record Examination (both the General Section and the Special Field, Sociology).
  • Cost

    This cost estimate represents the tuition for the first year.
    Scholarships
    DescriptionSociology 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.
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