Bachelor of Arts, Criminology Major Program

Major Program
For admission to the program, students must have completed SOCI 1210 and 1211 with a minimum grade of C in each of these two courses; and six (6) additional credit hours* with a minimum grade of C in each course from your choice from the following list: ANTH 1202, ANTH 1280, ECON 1201, ECON 1202, POLI 1201, POLI 1210, POLI 1220, POLI 1230, POLI 1240, POLI 1250, PSYC 1200, PSYC 1250, or PSYC 1260.

To major in Criminology, students must complete forty-two (42) credit hours as follows:

Group a. Criminology Core

• CRIM 2300 Classical Criminological Theory
• CRIM 2301 Contemporary Criminological Theory
• CRIM 2302 Criminal Statistics
• CRIM 2303 Crime and Society
• CRIM 2304 Canadian Criminal Justice System
• CRIM 2364/SOCI 2364 Research Methods

Group b. Twelve (12) credit hours in CRIM at the 3000 level

Group c. Six (6) credit hours in CRIM at the 4000 level or PSYC 3320; PSYC 3335; PHIL 2332 and PHIL 2333.

Group d. six (6) credit hours at the 3000 or 4000 level not listed as above in one of the following social sciences: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology.
Because of the significant interest in Criminology, the number of qualified students permitted to declare Criminology as their major or subject of honours may have to be limited.

FOR STUDENTS COMPLETING A DOUBLE MAJOR IN SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINOLOGY, ONLY TWELVE (12) CREDIT HOURS CAN BE DOUBLE COUNTED FOR CROSS-LISTED COURSES.

*A half-year (.1 or .2) class is generally counted as 3 credit hours, a full year class, sometimes listed as .0 or as .1xx .2yy ( NOTE: students must register in both halves of the course) is 6 credit hours.

** A .1 refers to a class offered in September and ending in December. A .2 is a class offered in January, ending in the spring. If a class number ends in .XX there is a corresponding .YY which must also be registered for, these are the two halves of a full year course.

Transfer students seeking entry to this major must be assessed separately by the Sociology and Criminology Student Advisor. Transfer students are those students who have completed the standard admission and registration procedures after having transferred from another post-secondary academic institution.

Suggested Schedule
The following program is recommended by the Department of Sociology and Criminology for students majoring in Criminology:

Year 1:

• ENGL 1205 Introduction to Literature
• 9 credit hours of introductory courses in the following humanities (except PHIL 1200): Classics; History; Religious Studies; Modern Languages courses on literature and culture (a maximum of 6 credit hours can be counted from any one area).
• SOCI 1210 Introductory Sociology with a minimum grade of C.
• SOCI 1211 Critical Issues in Social Analysis with a minimum grade of C.
• Six (6) credit hours from ANTH 1202, ANTH 1280, ECON 1201; ECON 1202; HIST1240, 1201, POLI 1210, POLI 1220, POLI 1230, POLI 1240, POLI 1250, PSYC 1200, PSYC 1250, or PSYC 1260 with a minimum grade of C.
• Six (6) credit hours of from one or two of the following: PHIL 1200 Critical Thinking, Mathematics, a language other than English, or a natural science other than Psychology.
  

Year 2:

• CRIM 2300 Classical Criminological Theory
• CRIM 2301 Contemporary Criminological Theory
• CRIM 2302 Criminal Statistics
• CRIM 2303 Crime and Society
• CRIM 2304 Canadian Criminal Justice System
• CRIM 2364/SOCI 2364 Research Methods
• Six (6) credit hours in Arts at the 2000 level or above
• Six (6) credit hours of electives
  

Year 3:

• Twelve (12) credit hours in CRIM at the 3000 level
• Twelve (12) credit hours in Arts at the 2000 level or above
• Six (6) credit hours of electives
  

Year 4:

• Six (6) credit hours in CRIM at the 4000 level or PSYC 3320; PSYC 3335; PHIL 2332 and PHIL 2333.
• Six (6) credit hours at the 3000 or 4000 level not listed as above in one of the following social sciences: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology.
• Six (6) credit hours in Arts at the 2000 level or above
• Six (6) credit hours of Arts electives at any level
• Six (6) credit hours of electives

Concentration in Criminology
Students in a ninety (90) credit hour B.A. program with a concentration in CRIM are required to complete twenty-four (24) CRIM credit hours with a minimum grade point average of 2.00. Courses cross-listed with Sociology may not be double counted.

Minor in Criminology
There is no minor in Criminology.