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

Criminal Justice and Public 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.

Area of Concentration (General Program)

A minimum of 6.00 credits is required, including:

PHIL*1010 [0.50] Social and Political Issues

POLS*1400 [0.50] Public Management and Administration

SOC*1500 [0.50] Crime and Criminal Justice

SOAN*2120 [0.50] Introductory Methods

POLS*2250 [0.50] Public Administration

POLS*2300 [0.50] Canadian Government

SOC*2700 [0.50] Criminological Theory

Two 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

Two 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

One of:

PSYC*3020 [0.50] Psychology of Law

PHIL*3040 [0.50] Philosophy of Law

HIST*3130 [0.50] Popular Culture and Punishment, 1700-1900

PHIL*3230 [0.50] Issues in Social and Political Philosophy

Major (Honours Program)

A minimum of 9.00 credits is required, including:

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

SOAN*2120 [0.50] Introductory Methods

SOC*1500 [0.50] Crime and Criminal Justice

SOC*2700 [0.50] Criminological Theory

One of:

SOAN*3120 [0.50] Quantitative Methods

POLS*3650 [0.50] The Systematic Study of Politics

Three 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

Three 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

One of:

PSYC*3020 [0.50] Psychology of Law

PHIL*3040 [0.50] Philosophy of Law

HIST*3130 [0.50] Popular Culture and Punishment, 1700-1900

PHIL*3230 [0.50] Issues in Social and Political Philosophy

Three of:

SOC*4030 [0.50] Advanced Topics in Criminology

SOC*4200 [0.50] Advanced Topics in Criminal Justice

POLS*4250 [0.50] Problems in Public Administration and Public Policy

SOC*4900 [0.50] Honours Sociology Thesis I

SOC*4910 [0.50] Honours Sociology Thesis II

POLS*4970 [0.50] Honours Political Science Research I

POLS*4980 [0.50] Honours Political Science Research II

Minor (Honours Program)

A minimum of 6.00 credits is required, including:

PHIL*1010 [0.50] Social and Political Issues

POLS*1400 [0.50] Public Management and Administration

SOC*1500 [0.50] Crime and Criminal Justice

SOAN*2120 [0.50] Introductory Methods

POLS*2250 [0.50] Public Administration

POLS*2300 [0.50] Canadian Government

SOC*2700 [0.50] Criminological Theory

Two 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

Two 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

One of:

PSYC*3020 [0.50] Psychology of Law

PHIL*3040 [0.50] Philosophy of Law

HIST*3130 [0.50] Popular Culture and Punishment, 1700-1900

PHIL*3230 [0.50] Issues in Social and Political Philosophy