Curriculum & Courses

The foundation of the Bachelor of Arts – Criminal Justice degree (Practicum Stream) includes eighteen (18) required core courses, three (3) criminal justice option courses, twelve (12) General Education* courses and four (4) Electives, for a total of 37 courses over four (4) years.

The eighteen (18) required core courses in the Bachelor of Arts – Criminal Justice degree (Practicum Stream) consists of the following:

CRJS 1001Introduction to Criminology
CRJS 1003Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
CRJS 1011Introduction to Human Relations
CRJS 1013Diversity Issues and the Criminal Justice System
CRJS 2003Young Persons in Conflict with the Law
CRJS 2005Aberrant Behavior
CRJS 2009Selected Issues in Human Justice
CRJS 2013Interviewing Skills
CRJS 2015Introduction to Research Methods in Justice Studies
CRJS 3001Quantitative Research Methods and Data Analysis
CRJS 3005Qualitative Research Methods
CRJS 3007Professional Ethics in Criminal Justice
CRJS 3009Crisis Intervention and Conflict Resolution
CRJS 3011Criminal Law
CRJS 4001Human Rights and Civil Liberties
CRJS 4003Advanced Theory
CRJS 5025Capstone Practicum
PLSC 2243Law, Politics and the Judicial Process

All students in the Bachelor of Arts – Criminal Justice (Practicum Stream) must complete three (3) of the following criminal justice option courses (exceptions require Department approval):

CRJS 2004Issues and Trends in Canadian Policing
CRJS 2006Corrections
CRJS 2008Geography of Crime: Prevention, Patterns and Trends
CRJS 2011Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
CRJS 2019Restorative Justice
CRJS 4002Critical Analyses of Forensic Sciences in the Criminal Justice
System
CRJS 4007Conflict Resolution
CRJS 4013Evidence and Procedures
CRJS 4015Advanced Topics in Law, Criminology and Criminal Justice
CRJS 4017Casework Methods and Practice
CRJS 4021Women and Crime
FORE 5501Forensic History, Risk Populations and Issues
FORE 5503Forensic Psychiatric and Corrections Populations
FORE 5505Victims of Violence
FORE 5507Forensic Science
FORE 5509Expert Witness Testimony
FORE 5511Crime Scene Investigation and Evidence

Honours Stream

The twenty (20) required core courses in the Bachelor of Arts – Criminal Justice degree (Honours Stream) consists of the same courses as those previous listed for the Practicum Stream with the following exceptions:

In place of CRJS 5025 – Capstone Practicum, students in the Honours Stream must complete:

CRJS 5001Honours Seminar
CRJS 5010Honours Research Project – Part A
CRJS 5020Honours Research Project – Part B

All students in the Honours Stream in the Bachelor of Arts – Criminal Justice must complete two (2) of the criminal justice option courses listed previously under the Practicum Stream.

*Please consult the University Calendar for information concerning the University’s General Education requirements.
 

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