Social Sciences - Ambrose University
About Social Sciences - Ambrose University
Social Sciences at Ambrose University includes Behavioural Science & Psychology, and equips students for graduate school & work in the social sector.
Social Sciences - Ambrose University Description
Behavioural Science—BHS for short—is an interdisciplinary program of sociology and psychology. Through psychology you’ll examine how individuals perceive, develop within, and act upon the world. Through sociology you’ll examine how groups and cultures create their own social worlds and how those worlds affect the people who are a part of them. You’ll learn how sociology and psychology intersect in human behaviour, and your learning in one will complement the other. You’ll not only take fascinating classes and do interesting research, you’ll also put your learning to work by doing a community practicum.
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Convocation chapel is part of how the academic year begins, and it's always good to see our faculty decked out in their regalia! (Pictured: Alex Sanderson, BHS Chair, with Elizabeth Mantendechere, sessional instructor, then Jim Cresswell, Monetta Bailey & Alan Ho) #thisisAmbrose #thisisBHS
Welcome back to Ambrose from all of us in the BHS program, and a special welcome to our new BHS students! (Pictured: Drs Jim Cresswell, Alan Ho & Monetta Bailey) #thisisAmbrose #thisisBHS
It's that time of year ... sign up here for an advising appointment if you have questions about fall courses! https://docs.google.com/…/1lupD8_ZFxBb6 pReP7ZyFqNyiUH…/edit…
What have your faculty been up to this summer? Dr. Alan Ho has been preparing for fall courses and writing a research article about some of the internal struggles that Frederick Chopin, the great 19-century Romantic pianist, was facing in his life. He also took a trip to the Far East: visiting family members and friends in Hong Kong and Zhaoqing City, China & sight-seeing in Kyoto and Osaka in Japan. (Photo is of Alan at Kinkaku-ji, a very popular Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto.)
Calgary Alpha House Society has been a key practicum partner for BHS students over the years, and they've hired a number of our students as well. Alyshia is one such student who went from practicum to employment with Alpha House. Here's what she had this to say about her experience. #thisisBHS #thisisAmbrose
Selfies, courtesy of Dr. Joel Thiessen, from grad earlier this year. #tbt #thisisBHS #thisisAmbrose
Interesting research on students who complete double-majors and their career success. Would you consider a double major with your BHS degree? Talk with your academic advisor to learn more! "What we found in our newly-published study is that students who double majored scored 17.4 percentile points higher on our overall innovation measure than the average student. The innovation advantage for double majors is almost three times higher than any other major, including business, engineering and math/statistics." http://ow.ly/Bf5L50hsONl
Orientation is fast approaching - sign up now! New students, this is the best way get to know Ambrose and be prepared for the fall. Check out the schedule and register here: http://ow.ly/lwHD50hU7IE
Beth Forbes graduated from BHS and went on to a Master of Counselling program at the University of Lethbridge. Today, she's a Registered Provisional Psychologist in private practice in Alberta with Integrative Psychological Services. Hear from Beth about how BHS impacted her: http://www.counsellor-beth.com #thisisBHS #thisisAmbrose
What did your BHS degree mean to you? Here's what Dan, class of 2014, had to say about BHS impacting his career: "I have found that a lot of the different principles which were taught within the BHS program have been very applicable … My current position has been heavily influenced by the teaching style of Joel Thiessen in that I am trying to create an open and engaging dialogue within the classroom as I am teaching about the principles of Financial Literacy, Work Readiness, and Entrepreneurship. I was very fortunate to have had such an interactive educational experience with all of my professors." #thisisAmbrose #thisisBHS
Did you see the latest newsletter from the Canadian Poverty Institute? The institute is housed at Ambrose and several Ambrose faculty and students have been involved in the Institute's good work. http://ow.ly/7juG50hU88A
What are your faculty doing this summer? Dr. Monetta Bailey had this to say: "I plan on spending the majority of this summer finalizing a couple articles for publication. While this doesn’t sound very exciting, at least I get to do it on my patio. I am also in the early stages of some new research that is very important to me so this summer I will be working to get that going. And of course you can still see me once a month on Alberta Primetime’s crime panel on CTVTwo discus...sing current issues in criminal justice.
And for fun... well when I can’t make it back to Barbados during the summer months I like to bring the Caribbean here. I serve as the president of the Barbados Canadian Association of Calgary and summer is always a busy time for the Caribbean associations here in Calgary. The highlight is our Caribbean festival, Carifest which is held late in August. Last year Mayor Naheed Nenshi stopped by our display for a photo opp. Who knows who we’ll see this year!"
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Looking for work? Email Kim to find out about a new career services position in Calgary, ideal for BHS grads. One of our alumni contacted me about this and asked me to pass on her contact info to interested BHS grads. #WorkWednesday
A couple other job opportunities for BHS grads - check them out!
Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse: Sexual Violence Therapists: http://www.calgarycasa.com/…/CCASA-Sexu al-Violence-Therapis…
... @sonshinecommunityservices: various positions: http://sonshine.ca/careers/
Intake Worker @ WRC - https://charityvillage.com/…/14dfd4ad-c a7f-e811-80d3-141877…
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Register now for SO 340 Religion & Culture in Canada, taught by Dr. Joel Thiessen and based on much of his research (see http://www.joelthiessen.ca/). Course will run over the February reading week. "This course explores the relationship between religion and culture in Canada from a sociological perspective. This examination will include a look at the past, present, and potential future relationship between religion and culture in Canada."
#WorkWednesday job openings ... check out the positions are open and ideal for BHS alumni. Which ones interest you?
Vecova Disability Services- Research - Enterprise: Community Access Practitioner and other positions: http://vecova.ca/careers/current-openings /
Canadian Partnership for Women and Children's Health: Public Engagement Officer and other positions: https://www.canwach.ca/jobs-opportunities
... Hull Services: Child & Youth Care Counsellor: https://www.hullservices.ca/team/job-post ings
Alberta Seventh Step Society: Halfway House Caseworker: http://reachire.ca/…/halfway-house-case worker-calgary-alber…
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Register now for SO 207 Sociology of Health, taught this winter with a pre-requisite of SO 121 only. The course is "an introduction to the theoretical and empirical approaches commonly used by sociologists to study health and illness. The content reflects two broad themes pursued by medical sociologists: social inequalities in health and illness, and the social processes that shape the experience of health and illness." #thisisAmbrose #thisisBHS
Just in time for the long weekend - reduce stress, improve problem solving and more by getting outside! Thanks Alex Sanderson for the share.
Whether you're looking for professional development or undergraduate course credit, register for SO 301 Sociology of Youth today. Offered Nov. 5-9 this fall. See https://ambrose.edu/registrar/visiting-op en-studies-students for registration or https://ambrose.edu/tuition-fees for reduced audit fees.