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School of Criminology | Department of Sociology and Anthropology | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
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These disciplines have some common methods and theoretical concerns; the relation between such variables as class, gender, ethnicity and crime; the social construction of deviance; the law as a social phenomenon; and the general social, political, and economic frameworks of society that condition the nature and perception of social problems. This program is for those who share these concerns.

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV is contingent upon the enrolment limitation requirements of the School of Criminology. Application for admission must follow the general procedures established by the school.

A grade of 1.67 (C-) or better is required in all non-elective courses.

Students interested in a joint program in sociology or anthropology and criminology should contact both department advisors.

Students who withdraw from this joint major program and pursue a criminology major only will be required to complete additional course work consistent with the requirements for a major in criminology.

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, including fulfilling lower and upper division requirements for either sociology or anthropology, as listed below.

Lower Division Criminology Requirements

Students must complete the following with a 2.25 cumulative grade point average.

All criminology lower division requirements must be completed before application to this joint major program, and before formal admittance to upper division criminology courses.

Students complete a total of 27-29 units, including 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 203-3 Historical Reactions to Crime and Deviance
• CRIM 230-3 Criminal Law

and one of

• CRIM 220-3 Research Methods in Criminology*
• SA 255-4 Introduction to Social Research (S or A)*

and one of

• BUEC 232-3 Elementary Economic and Business Statistics I
• PSYC 210-4 Introduction to 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

*Students who complete CRIM 220 must obtain, from the sociology/anthropology advisor, a waiver of the SA 255 prerequisite for SA 355 and 356 in advance of enrolling for these courses. Students who complete SA 255 must obtain, from the criminology advisor, a waiver of the CRIM 220 prerequisite for CRIM 320 in advance of enrolling for this course.

Lower Division Sociology Requirements

Students complete a total of units, including 23-24 all of

• SA 100W-4 Perspectives on Canadian Society (S or A)
• SA 101-4 Introduction to Anthropology (A)
• SA 150-4 Introduction to Sociology (S)
• SA 250-4 Introduction to Sociological Theory (S)

and one of

• CRIM 220-3 Research Methods in Criminology
• SA 255-4 Introduction to Social Research (S or A)

and one additional 200 division sociology/anthropology (SA) or sociology (S) course.

Upper Division Criminology Requirements

Students complete a minimum total of 20 units with a C- grade or better, including all of

• CRIM 300-3 Current Theories and Perspectives in Criminology
• CRIM 330-3 Criminal Procedure and Evidence
• CRIM 332-3 Sociology of Law

CRIM 369 or 462 may not be used for credit towards this joint major.

Upper Division Sociology Requirements

Students complete a minimum total of 20 units, including all of

• SA 350-4 Classical Sociological Thought (S)
• SA 355-4 Quantitative Methods (S or A)
• SA 356-4 Ethnography and Qualitative Methods (S or A)

and eight upper division units from sociology/anthropology (SA) or sociology (S) courses

The following is highly recommended.

• SA 304-4 Social Control (S)

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 ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV
• at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at ¶¡ÏãÔ°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 ¶¡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.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University’s 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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