Dr. Harley Dickinson

Professor

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Biography

Harley Dickinson is a tenured Professor in the College of Arts and Science at the University of Saskatchewan. With a Ph.D. in Sociology from Lancaster University in the United Kingdom, she has been a significant figure in the sociology department since joining as an assistant professor in 1983. Dickinson was granted tenure in 1985 and later promoted to full Professor in 1991. She has extensive teaching experience at both undergraduate and graduate levels. In 2008, Dickinson was appointed as the Associate Dean of Social Sciences and has served as Head of the Department of Sociology. Her research interests include socio-cultural modernization and anti-modernization, sociological theory, and knowledge systems. She particularly focuses on health care systems and institutions, as well as higher education systems. Currently, she is developing research based on the theory of reflexive modernization, synthesizing the works of contemporary sociological theorists such as Ulrich Beck, Anthony Giddens, and Jürgen Habermas.

Research Interests

Courses

SOC 891.3– Theory & Method of Social Analysis SOC 420/820.3– Medical Sociology SOC 303.6– History of Sociological Theory SOC 398.3– Mixed Methods Research

Requirements for University of Saskatchewan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:19
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:19
Speaking
Required:19
Total
Required:86
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Four-year undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline
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Specialization Notes

Standard university-wide graduate requirements apply to most arts and science departments unless otherwise specified by the program.