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Criminology General Certificate Program

School of Criminology | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Calendar 2013 Summer

This certificate is primarily directed toward undergraduates and criminal justice professionals, but is open to all. Those who hold a bachelor’s degree (in any field of study) should refer to the post baccalaureate diploma in criminology.

This certificate is not designed to satisfy specific employment credentials. Rather, the general certificate provides a basic theoretical and descriptive criminology foundation.

Certificate program courses are offered through the Centre for Distance Education to assist students to understand the complexities of illegal behaviors, as well as society’s reactions.

Units applied toward a certificate may not be applied toward any other ¶¡ÏãÔ°AV certificate or diploma, but may be applied toward major program or minor program requirements, or toward a bachelor’s degree under the normal regulations governing those programs.

¶¡ÏãÔ°AV Requirements

Applicants must meet undergraduate admission deadlines as shown in this Calendar. Application forms and official documents must be submitted to Student Services. In addition to applying for University admission, students apply in writing to the school’s advisor for certificate program admission.

Program Requirements

Students complete:

One of:

  • CRIM 103-3 Psychological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behavior
  • CRIM 104-3 Sociological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behavior

Plus all of:

  • CRIM 101-3 Introduction to Criminology
  • 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

Plus two of:

  • Any PHIL 100 or 200 division courses
  • POL 151-3 The Administration of Justice
  • PSYC 100-3 Introduction to Psychology I
  • PSYC 102-3 Introduction to Psychology II
  • SA 150-4 Introduction to Sociology
  • STAT 101-3 Introduction to Statistics (or STAT 203-3 Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences)

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