Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

at The Kings University Canada

It is becoming increasingly important for business leaders to consider environmental impacts when making business decisions. As the need for better environmental stewardship and taking actionable steps to address climate change becomes evident, a growing number of students want to combine their passion for environmental issues with good business practices. This stream lets you pursue both. In addition to selecting courses that prepare students to make sustainable business decisions, students in the Environmental Management stream are encouraged to take Environmental Studies and Geography courses that explore questions and problems related to environmental sustainability. 

Students in this stream can expect to be prepared for work in areas of environmental planning, global development, and other careers related to Christian ministry or justice issues.

The accounting stream prepares students to wield numbers and financial management to succeed in the world of business. This program is fully accredited by CPA Alberta meaning graduates can pursue their professional accounting designation upon graduation. The accounting stream is also perfect for students looking to pursue careers related to finances and money management outside of the accounting profession.

Just as other disciplines use instruments to study unseen phenomena, students in the computing science program at King's use computing devices to study aspects of how God structured and organized the universe.

Learn current programming languages (C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, PHP), database design, software engineering, numerical computing, and modelling through lectures and lab work. Develop core skills like critical thinking, problem-solving, and algorithm analysis to give you a competitive edge in the world of computing science.

There is a unique joy in creating new programs and code that run smoothly and effectively. King's computing science program gets hands-on with excellent hardware and software labs. Study animation, game design, image processing and embedded images, web application design, and software engineering; get the breadth of experience you need to pursue your career after graduating.

Program Highlights

• Take theory and concepts learned in the classroom and use them to develop your own software and applications.
• Study and apply your skills to unique fields of Computing Science such as graphics and visualization, secure computing, and the development of new software.
• Use algorithmic machines and programs to solve problems, complete basic and complex tasks, and automate tasks too time-consuming for humans to do on their own.
• Discover how computer science has moved the core of our society and provides the means by which information is captured, analyzed, manipulated, shared, and stored.
• Draw from mathematics, logic, engineering, sociology, psychology, and other disciplines to provide insight into the development of new and better technology.

Do you have a passion for the big issues that face our world today? Want to work with others to make things better? Modeled after the acclaimed and widely recognized Philosophy, Politics, and Economics major at Oxford University, the Politics, History & Economics (PHE) program at King's is a unique interdisciplinary degree that prepares students for life and careers in law, policy, the public sphere, and much more.

Why study three disciplines in one degree? Each discipline contributes unique understandings and expertise relevant to participation in the public sphere. Together, they equip students to think deeply and critically, and to flexibly apply a broad range of tools in complex, ever-changing situations.

Program Highlights

• Select from courses in three disciplines critical to understanding the formation of public policy and how we live together as a society.
• Learn how different actors – government, non-profits, business, the media, schools, and the church – each play unique roles in contributing to the common good and human flourishing.
• Dig deeper into some of our worlds most pressing issues and possible actions that could be employed to mitigate them.
• Focus on applying learning and theory to real-life situations. 
• Participate in internships and study abroad programs that allow you to gain professional skills, build your resume, and expand your network.

Learn more about God's gift of creation and how to protect it for generations to come. King's Environmental Studies (ENVS) B.A. and B.Sc. programs prepare students to address sustainability issues with a broad knowledge of its ecological, social, and economic dimensions. In addition to course work, internships and field trips provide practical, hands-on skills and experiences. The program introduces students to principles and practices for building environmentally sustainable societies and lifestyles by examining the causes of environmental harm, and exploring theories, policies, techniques, and management approaches that support the restoration and flourishing of our planet. 

Through King’s ENVS programs, students develop skills such as mapping, geographical information systems (GIS), environmental impact assessment, policy analysis, statistical analysis, and strong oral and written communication. Both Environmental Studies programs are fully accredited by Eco Canada and equip graduates for future employment in this fast growing and dynamic sector.

Program Highlights

• Choose a program that prepares you for one of the fastest growing employment sectors in Canada.
• Participate in a 13-week internship and apply coursework to real life situations as you prepare for future careers.
• Explore solutions to world-wide environmental challenges through social, ecological, economic, and spiritual avenues. Consider how social justice and environmental health are connected.
• Choose to study the environment from a natural science or arts and humanities perspective. Specialize in an area of environmental studies that you find most interesting.
• Think critically about how civilization impacts the environment and how humans can develop more restorative ways of living on the planet.

Bachelor of Arts: for students interested in the social or human aspects of environmental issues, such as government policy, human behaviour, social change, sustainable business practices, and environmental communication. These interests can be pursued through sub concentrations in Business Administration, Economics and Politics, Sociology, and others.

A central task of philosophy is to criticize and examine to discover truth. Philosophy students at King's dig into valid and invalid forms of reasoning, seek to understand major developments in the history of Western political thought, wrestle with the theory of knowledge, and much more.

How do the ethical and aesthetic problems in the environment affect us as humans? How did St. Augustine in Medieval times think about divinity, or the integration faith and reason? What can be gleaned from Nietzsche's discussion of the causes and consequences of Nihilism? These are the kind of questions students ask as they examine the nature of humankind.

Uncovering the intricate and wide-ranging relationships between organisms and their environments is at the heart of studying biology. At King’s, the biology program guides you to a deeper understanding of the complexity of life, in all its forms, so that you will become a better steward of creation.

Through laboratory experience and hands-on research in the field, students in the biology program study wild and wonderful creatures in their natural habitats, and gain insight into the mechanisms of human health and genetics. Biology students at King’s conduct research in the Rocky Mountains, analyze DNA in our biochemistry lab, and study plant life in our campus greenhouse. From human anatomy to molecular biology, King’s biology program digs deep into the inner workings of life in God’s creation.

Open up the potential of your historical imagination. What might it have been like to live in London during the darkest days of World War II? How might the first years of European encounters with the First Peoples of North America have felt? Engage with incredible stories of how humans lived, fought, and thought in times and places very different from our own. 

History is a fantastic program for those who want to understand the depth and complexity of life. It provides students with a deeper understanding of modern day conflicts, ideas, and assumptions about the world. Through reading, research, and critical writing, students develop and refine their ability to think critically, creatively, and imaginatively. Graduates of the history program become more sensitive to the nature of cultural formation and are able to apply their understanding of the past to work and life.

Program Highlights

• Study a varied curriculum including courses in British, European, American, Canadian, Russian, and world history.
• Carry out independent research using primary sources under the direct supervision of a faculty member.
• Specialize in thematic areas such as the Atlantic World, war and peace, environmental history, and the history of Christianity.
• Expose yourself to different ways of doing history including historical methods, historiography courses, and learning to ask deeper questions about why and how we study the past.
• Improve employable skills such as initiative, teamwork, and good communication.
• Develop your own viewpoints and to listen to others in small classes full of interaction and discussion.

English provides a foundation for reading, analysis, and self-expression. It's essential for accurate, precise communication in all walks of life. We are committed to a Christian worldview: if we want to transform the world, we have to begin by transforming the mind. English teaches you how to read circumstances and people, to place the stories of the day in the wider context of culture's greatest stories. It prepares you to read critically and write clearly with the precision of a scalpel and creativity of an artist.

Business, journalism, political service, public relations, teaching--English lays the foundation for jobs in both public and private sectors. As Percy Bysshe Shelley once argued, poets (and, may we add, English majors) are the "unacknowledged legislators of the world." In other words, stories have power.

Make a difference in the world by studying a variety of disciplines. The Social Science program will expose students to topics on human health, non-discriminatory economic systems, equitable public policy, various social structures, international relationships, human psychology, and more.

This flexible concentration is excellent preparation for careers in the human services sector, work for social justice agencies, and more. Many students are interested in more than one area of study and find it difficult to choose just one. The Social Science major allows students to adjust their program to areas that interest them most, drawn from economics, political science, sociology, psychology, geography, education, and history.

Program Highlights

• Take the opportunity to incorporate an incredible breadth of courses and interests into your degree with this extremely flexible concentration.
• Expose yourself to a variety of academic disciplines and dig deeper into why society, and our world functions the way that it does.
• Recognize the relationship between theory and real world social phenomena.
• Unpack the causes of chronic social problems (i.e. poverty, inequality, etc.) from different points of view (historical, economic, psychological).
• Discover the concentration as an excellent preparation for many specific fields of study, for instance the Sports and Recreation stream, which prepares you for careers in physical education, kinesiology, and the human body.
• Learn to make decisions that more accurately represent the core principles of your faith, and by extension, bring about a better world for everyone.