丁香园AV

School of Criminolgy | Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women鈥檚 Studies | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Fall

丁香园AV

Interested students should contact advisors in both the School of Criminology and the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women鈥檚 Studies.

To be admitted, students must satisfy admission requirements for both departments. The School of Criminology must approve the student鈥檚 admission before the student will be approved bythe Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women鈥檚 Studies.

Continuance

To continue in this program, students must maintain a cumulative 2.25 GPA and cannot enrol in upper division CRIM courses with a CGPA of less than that. However, a student whose CGPA is between 2.00 and 2.25 may be eligible to apply for admission to the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women鈥檚 Studies major program.

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

Lower Division Criminology Requirements

All criminology lower division requirements must be completed with a cumulative GPA of not less than 2.25 before applying to the school for program acceptance, and before admittance is granted to undertake the upper division criminology courses. A C- grade or better is required in all required courses.

Students complete a minimum 60 units including all of

• CRIM 101 Introduction to Criminology (3)
• CRIM 103 Psychological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behavior (3)
• CRIM 104 Sociological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behavior (3)
• CRIM 131 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System - A Total System Approach (3)
• CRIM 135 Introduction to Canadian Law and Legal Institutions: A Criminal Justice Perspective (3)
• CRIM 213 Women and Criminal Justice (3)
• CRIM 220 Research Methods in Criminology (3)
• CRIM 230 Criminal Law (3)
• PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology I (3)
• PSYC 102 Introduction to Psychology II (3)
• SA 150 Introduction to Sociology (S) (4)

and one of

• PHIL XX1 Critical Thinking (3)
• PHIL 100W Knowledge and Reality (3)
• PHIL 110 Introduction to Logic and Reasoning (3)
• PHIL 120W Introduction to Moral Philosophy (3)
• PHIL 144 Introduction to the Philosophy of Natural and Social Science (3)
• PHIL 150 History of Philosophy I (3)
• PHIL 151 History of Philosophy II (3)
• PHIL 220 Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy (3)
• PHIL 280 Introduction to Existentialism (3)

and one of

• POL 100 Introduction to Politics and Government (3)
• POL 151 The Administration of Justice (3)

and one of

• STAT 100 Chance and Data Analysis (3)
• STAT 101 Introduction to Statistics (3)
• STAT 203 Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences (3)

Lower Division Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Requirements

Students complete 15 lower division units in gender, sexuality, and women's studies courses including two of

• GSWS 100 Sex Talk: Introduction to Contemporary Issues in Sexuality Studies (3)
• GSWS 101 Gender Talk (3)
• GSWS 102 Feminist Action (3)

and additional lower division GSWS units.

Upper Division Criminology Requirements

Students complete a minimum of 25 upper division units in criminology with a minimum CGPA of 2.25 including all of

• CRIM 300W Current Theories and Perspectives in Criminology (3)
• CRIM 320 Quantitative Research Methods in Criminology (3)
• CRIM 321 Qualitative Research Methods in Criminology (3)
• CRIM 330 Criminal Procedure and Evidence (3)

Students in this joint major program are not permitted to complete CRIM 301, 369 nor 462. The remaining required units may be selected at the student's discretion. The following courses are recommended.

• CRIM 311 Minorities and the Criminal Justice System (3)
• CRIM 316 Sexual Offenders and Sexual Offences (3)
• CRIM 333 Gender, Law and the State (3)
• CRIM 432 Gender in the Courts and the Legal Profession (3)

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences breadth requirements must be completed so general electives should be considered for that purpose.

Upper Division Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Requirements

Students complete a minimum of 20 upper division units in gender, sexuality, and women's studies, including

• GSWS 334 Law and Human Reproduction (3)

The remaining units are chosen from 300 and 400 division GSWS courses, at the student's discretion.

With the permission of the department, one course of designated gender, sexuality, and women's studies credit offered by another department may be substituted for one course.

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Program Requirements

For all bachelor of arts (BA) programs (except the honours program), students complete 120 units, which includes

• at least 60 units that must be completed at 丁香园AV
• at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at 丁香园AV
• at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
• satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
• an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0, and a program (major, joint major, extended minor, minor) CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

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