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School of Criminology | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Calendar 2012 Spring

This program consists of the lower division requirements for a major and the upper division requirements for a minor. Certain other criteria may be set by individual departments and programs. A student must have their program approved by the advisor for the extended minor program.

Lower Division Requirements

(normally the first 60 units)

Students complete 60 units including the requirements set out below under group A, group B and general electives.

• eight courses from group A
• seven courses from group B
• an additional five courses of general electives

Students may not complete group B requirements other than those listed below unless permission is obtained from the school’s undergraduate curriculum committee prior to completing the course. Students must obtain a minimum grade of C- in all required group A and group B courses.

Group A Lower Division Requirements

For admission to the major program, students who have completed PSYC 201 with a C- grade or better may request a waiver from CRIM 220 by petitioning the undergraduate advisor. Only in exceptional cases will this waiver be granted, and if approved, an additional three units of upper division criminology must be completed to replace CRIM 220.

Students complete all of

• CRIM 101-3 Introduction to Criminology
• CRIM 103-3 Psychological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behavior
• CRIM 104-3 Sociological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behavior
• CRIM 131-3 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System — A Total System Approach
• CRIM 135-3 Introduction to Canadian Law and Legal Institutions: A Criminal Justice Perspective
• CRIM 220-3 Research Methods in Criminology
• CRIM 230-3 Criminal Law

and one of

• CRIM 203-3 Historical Reaction to Crime and Deviance
• CRIM 210-3 Law, Youth and Young Offenders
• CRIM 213-3 Introduction to Women and Criminal Justice
• CRIM 231-3 Introduction to the Judicial Process
• CRIM 241-3 Introduction to Corrections
• CRIM 251-3 Introduction to Policing

Group B Lower Division Requirements

Students complete seven courses, including all of

• PSYC 100-3 Introduction to Psychology I
• PSYC 102-3 Introduction to Psychology II
• SA 150-4 Introduction to Sociology

and one of

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

and one of

• PSYC 210-4 Data Analysis in Psychology
• STAT 100-3 Chance and Data Analysis
• STAT 101-3 Introduction to Statistics
• STAT 203-3 Introduction to Statistics for Social Sciences*

*STAT 203 is recommended

and one of

• PHIL 001-3 Critical Thinking
• PHIL 100-3 Knowledge and Reality
• PHIL 110-3 Introduction to Logic and Reasoning
• PHIL 120-3 Introduction to Moral Philosophy
• PHIL 150-3 History of Philosophy I
• PHIL 151-3 History of Philosophy II
• PHIL 220-3 Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy
• PHIL 244-3 Introduction to the Philosophy of Natural and Social Science
• PHIL 280-3 Introduction to Existentialism

and at least one lower division course chosen from the following disciplines.

• archaeology (ARCH)
• business administration (BUS)
• Canadian studies (CNS)
• communication (CMNS)
• computing science (CMPT)
• economics (ECON and BUEC)
• education (EDUC)
• English (ENGL)
• geography (GEOG)
• history (HIST)
• mathematics (MATH
• philosophy (PHIL)
• political science (POL)
• psychology (PSYC)
• sociology and anthropology (SA)
• statistics (STAT)
• women’s studies (WS)

General Electives Lower Division Requirements

Students complete the balance of the first 60 units by choosing any other 100-200 division courses or the transfer equivalent thereof. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences breadth requirements must be completed for graduation and general electives should be considered for that purpose.

Note: Declared criminology majors normally complete all lower division group A and B requirements before proceeding to upper division. Students may proceed to upper division courses without having completed these lower division courses only with the express written approval of the criminology undergraduate curriculum and articulation committee.

Upper Division ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV

The school limits upper division admission to its minor program. Students are eligible to apply for entry to the minor program after successful completion of 60 units including CRIM 101, 131 and 135. Students should make application to the school immediately after they have completed the above requirements.

Appeal Procedure

Applicants denied admission to a criminology minor program may appeal in writing to the school’s director. If that appeal results in a negative decision, a written appeal to the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences may be submitted. Appeals will be granted only in very exceptional circumstances.

Enrolment Priority

Enrolment priority for limited enrolment upper division seminar courses in the school will be established on the basis of cumulative GPA.

Transfer Students

Students transferring to ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV from a two-year college that has articulated the first 60 units of study in criminology with the School of Criminology will be considered on the basis of their college cumulative GPA (recalculated on the basis of grades received in courses transferable to the University), as well as other relevant materials.

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete at least 18 other units in criminology courses numbered 300 and above.

Police Studies Concentration

This concentration is offered to those completing a major, honours, minor or post baccalaureate diploma in criminology. While the concentration is offered primarily at the Surrey campus, many will be taught at the main Burnaby campus, and through the Centre for On-Line and Distance Education. The concentration is aimed at students who wish to focus their criminology undergraduate studies on policing-related courses, and they are advised to complete the following.

• CRIM 251-3 Introduction to Policing
• CRIM 455-3 Advanced Issues in Policing

In addition, students are advised to complete a minimum of 18 upper division units (additional to CRIM 455), as well as any lower division prerequisites. Policing courses are divided into the following areas of specialty.

Minorities and the Criminal Justice System

• CRIM 311-3 Minorities and the Criminal Justice System
• CRIM 419-3 Aboriginal/Indigenous Justice
• CRIM 429-3 Indigenous Peoples and International Law

Forensic Studies

• CRIM 315-4 Restorative Justice
• CRIM 355-3 The Forensic Sciences
• CRIM 356-3 The Forensic Sciences II
• CRIM 357-3 Forensic Anatomy
• CRIM 451-3 Advanced Techniques in Forensic Science
• CRIM 452-3 Skeletal Pathology and Criminalistics
• CRIM 442-3 Restorative Justice Practice: Advanced Topics

Crime Analysis and Crime Prevention

• CRIM 350-3 Techniques of Crime Prevention I
• CRIM 352-3 Environmental Criminology: Theory and Practice
• CRIM 433-3 Communities and Crime
• CRIM 450-5 Techniques of Crime Prevention II

Special Types of Offenders or Crimes

• CRIM 316-3 Sexual Offenders and Sexual Offences
• CRIM 317-3 Prostitution in Canada
• CRIM 454-3 Criminal Profiling

Key Issues in Policing

• CRIM 310-3 Young Offenders and Criminal Justice: Advanced Topics
• CRIM 314-3 Mental Disorder, Criminality and the Law
• CRIM 410-3 Decision-making in Criminal Justice
• CRIM 413-3 Terrorism
• CRIM 453-3 Policing Illegal Drug Markets

and any other 300 or 400 division course that is designated as a police studies course (see the advisor for further information).

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to ¶¡ÏãÔ°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.

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