University of Guelph 1999-2000 Undergraduate Calendar

X--Degree Programs


Criminal Justice and Public Policy

Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and the Department of Political Science, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences.

Criminal Justice and Social Policy is offered as an area of concentration, a minor in the honours program and as a major in the honours program. It is designed to provide students seeking a career in the criminal justice system, or planning to pursue an advanced degree, with a knowledge base that will enable them to pursue their career objectives. The program offers a unique blend of sociological courses dealing with the criminal justice system as well as courses in Political Science dealing with public policy formation and implementation. It also provides students with the conceptual and methodological tools needed for further study.

General Program Area of Concentration

A minimum of 6.00 credits is required, including:

SOAN*2120 [0.50] Introductory Methods
PHIL*1010 [0.50] Social and Political Issues
POLS*1400 [0.50] Public Management and Administration
POLS*2250 [0.50] Public Administration
POLS*2300 [0.50] Canadian Government
SOC*1500 [0.50] Crime and Criminal Justice
SOC*2700 [0.50] Criminological Theory
2 of:
SOC*2070 [0.50] Social Deviance
SOC*2750 [0.50] Serial Murder
SOC*3490 [0.50] Law and Society
SOC*3710 [0.50] Young Offenders
SOC*3740 [0.50] Corrections and Penology
SOC*3750 [0.50] Police in Society
2 of:
POLS*3110 [0.50] Politics of Ontario
POLS*3210 [0.50] The Constitution and Canadian Federalism
POLS*3250 [0.50] Public Policy: Challenges and Prospects
POLS*3440 [0.50] Corruption, Scandal and Political Ethics
POLS*3670 [0.50] Comparative Public Policy and Administration
1 of:
HIST*3130 [0.50] Popular Culture and Punishment, 1700-1900
PHIL*3040 [0.50] Philosophy of Law
PHIL*3230 [0.50] Issues in Social and Political Philosophy
PSYC*3020 [0.50] Psychology of Law

Honours Program Major

A minimum of 9.00 credits is required, including:

SOAN*2120 [0.50] Introductory Methods
PHIL*1010 [0.50] Social and Political Issues
POLS*1400 [0.50] Public Management and Administration
POLS*2250 [0.50] Public Administration
POLS*2300 [0.50] Canadian Government
SOC*1500 [0.50] Crime and Criminal Justice
SOC*2700 [0.50] Criminological Theory
SOAN*3120 [0.50] Quantitative Methods
OR
POLS*3650 [0.50] The Systematic Study of Politics
3 of:
SOC*2070 [0.50] Social Deviance
SOC*2750 [0.50] Serial Murder
SOC*3490 [0.50] Law and Society
SOC*3710 [0.50] Young Offenders
SOC*3740 [0.50] Corrections and Penology
SOC*3750 [0.50] Police in Society
3 of:
POLS*3110 [0.50] Politics of Ontario
POLS*3210 [0.50] The Constitution and Canadian Federalism
POLS*3250 [0.50] Public Policy: Challenges and Prospects
POLS*3440 [0.50] Corruption, Scandal and Political Ethics
POLS*3670 [0.50] Comparative Public Policy and Administration
1 of:
HIST*3130 [0.50] Popular Culture and Punishment, 1700-1900
PHIL*3040 [0.50] Philosophy of Law
PHIL*3230 [0.50] Issues in Social and Political Philosophy
PSYC*3020 [0.50] Psychology of Law
3 of:
POLS*4250 [0.50] Problems in Public Administration and Public Policy
POLS*4970 [0.50] Honours Political Science Research I
POLS*4980 [0.50] Honours Political Science Research II
SOC*4030 [0.50] Advanced Topics in Criminology
SOC*4200 [0.50] Advanced Topics in Criminal Justice
SOC*4900 [0.50] Honours Sociology Thesis I
SOC*4910 [0.50] Honours Sociology Thesis II

Honours Program Minor

A minimum of 6.00 credits is required, including:

SOAN*2120 [0.50] Introductory Methods
PHIL*1010 [0.50] Social and Political Issues
POLS*1400 [0.50] Public Management and Administration
POLS*2250 [0.50] Public Administration
POLS*2300 [0.50] Canadian Government
SOC*1500 [0.50] Crime and Criminal Justice
SOC*2700 [0.50] Criminological Theory
2 of:
SOC*2070 [0.50] Social Deviance
SOC*2750 [0.50] Serial Murder
SOC*3490 [0.50] Law and Society
SOC*3710 [0.50] Young Offenders
SOC*3740 [0.50] Corrections and Penology
SOC*3750 [0.50] Police in Society
2 of:
POLS*3110 [0.50] Politics of Ontario
POLS*3210 [0.50] The Constitution and Canadian Federalism
POLS*3250 [0.50] Public Policy: Challenges and Prospects
POLS*3440 [0.50] Corruption, Scandal and Political Ethics
POLS*3670 [0.50] Comparative Public Policy and Administration
1 of:
HIST*3130 [0.50] Popular Culture and Punishment, 1700-1900
PHIL*3040 [0.50] Philosophy of Law
PHIL*3230 [0.50] Issues in Social and Political Philosophy
PSYC*3020 [0.50] Psychology of Law

1999-2000 Undergraduate Calendar
X--Degree Programs
Bachelor of Arts -- B.A.

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