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  Honours BSocSc Criminology

      120 Units

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          Criminology involves the scientific analysis of crime, of the criminalization process, and of social control. Criminology is also an applied discipline in which students explore various forms of intervention to help resolve problems and conflicts. It focuses on five broad phenomena: the nature and dynamics of behaviour that contravenes social norms; the social construction of norms and of the notion of crime; the criminalization of specific behaviours; individuals and groups in social relations; the goals and workings of the criminal justice system; and contemporary forms of intervention.

          This program is offered in English and in French.

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        The French immersion stream is available with this program.

      Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2025-2026 calendars for the previous requirements.

      Course List
        Code          Title                                          Units  
        Basic skills                                               
        ENG 1100      Workshop in Essay Writing                      3 Units
        ENG 1120      Selected Topics in Literature and Composition  3 Units
        Total:        6 Units                                      
        
        Course List
          Code                                                              Title                                                             Units  
          Compulsory courses at the 1000 level                                                                                              
          CRM 1300                                                          Introduction to Criminology                                       3 Units
          CRM 1301                                                          History of Criminological Thought                                 3 Units
          Compulsory courses at the 2000 level                                                                                              
          CRM 2300                                                          Criminal Law and the Criminal Justice System                      3 Units
          CRM 2301                                                          Positivist Theories in Criminology                                3 Units
          CRM 2302                                                          Societal Reaction Theories in Criminology                         3 Units
          CRM 2303                                                          Research Methodology in Criminology                               3 Units
          CRM 2310                                                          Community Action and intervention in Criminology                  3 Units
          CRM 2315                                                          Individual Intervention in Criminology                            3 Units
          CRM 2316                                                          Indigenous Self-Determination and Justice                         3 Units
          Compulsory courses at the 3000 level                                                                                              
          CRM 3301                                                          Contemporary Critical Theories in Criminology                     3 Units
          CRM 3334                                                          Quantitative Research in Criminology                              3 Units
          CRM 3335                                                          Qualitative Research in Criminology                               3 Units
          Compulsory courses at the 4000 level                                                                                              
          CRM 4302                                                          Abolitionism and the Criminal Justice System                      3 Units
          Optional courses                                                                                                                  
          One option from the following: 1                                  12 Units                                                        
            Option 1: Course Focus                                                                                                          
            6 optional course units in criminology (CRM) at the 3000 level                                                                  
            6 optional course units in criminology (CRM) at the 4000 level                                                                  
            Option 2: Research Focus                                                                                                        
            12 course units from:                                                                                                           
            CRM 4301                                                        Advanced Criminological Theory                                           
            CRM 4303                                                        Intervention and Ethics                                                  
            CRM 4305                                                        Political Crime                                                          
            CRM 4306                                                        Socio-Politics of Incarceration                                          
            CRM 4310                                                        Special Issues in Criminology                                            
            CRM 4311                                                        Law and Society                                                          
            CRM 4312                                                        Women and Gendered Justice                                               
            CRM 4313                                                        Crimes of the Powerful                                                   
            CRM 4314                                                        State and Criminal Policy                                                
            CRM 4315                                                        Criminal Justice and the Media                                           
            CRM 4316                                                        Violence and Society                                                     
            CRM 4318                                                        Justice, Transformation and Resistance                                   
            FSS 3210                                                        Selected Topics: International Social Sciences Field Research I          
            FSS 4210                                                        Selected Topics: International Social Sciences Field Research II         
            Option 3: Field Placement Focus                                                                                                 
            CRM 4260                                                        Field Placement                                                          
            CRM 4317                                                        Analysis of the Field Placement Experience                               
          3 optional course units in criminology (CRM)                      3 Units                                                         
          6 optional course units in criminology (CRM) at the 4000 level    6 Units                                                         
          Total:                                                            60 Units                                                        
          
          Course List
            Code                                        Title     Units
            Elective courses                                    
            54 elective course units                    54 Units
              or 24 elective course units plus a minor          
            Total:                                      54 Units
            
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            Students can remain in the Course option or they can apply in the fall term of their 3rd year to the Field Placement option or to the Research option.

            A minimum CGPA of 7.0 is required for the Research option and a minimum CGPA of 6.0 is required for the Field Placement option.

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