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CRIMINAL JUSTICE MINOR
The Criminal Justice interdisciplinary minor provides an academic opportunity for systematic study in
the fields related to criminology, penology and criminal justice.
Eligibility
Admission to the Criminal Justice Minor is open to students who are majoring in either Sociology or
Psychology. Students from other disciplines may take the minor, but must meet all program
requirements and associated prerequisites. Students must select the Minor in consultation with a
Faculty Advisor and this should normally be done at the same time as they declare a Major.
Program of Study
The Minor program in Criminal Justice shall consist of at least eight term-courses of instruction. The
four courses listed below are mandatory. A minimum grade of C+ is necessary in the mandatory
courses to qualify for the Minor. Prerequisites are noted in brackets.
Mandatory Courses
PSYC 3263 (3 Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
ch)
PSYC 4233 (3 Programme Evaluation
ch)
SOCI 2611 (3 Language, Crime and Human
ch)
Agency
( PSYC 1003 , PSYC 1004 )
( PSYC 2102 , PSYC 2901 ); Sociology students
may substitute
SOCI 3104 for PSYC 2901
( SOCI 1001 )
SOCI 3614 (3 Culture, Criminal Justice and Social ( SOCI 2611 , and another two-term courses of
ch)
Structure
lower level SOCI)
Students must choose the remaining four term-courses from the following courses. Prerequisites are
noted in brackets, but students should note that some prerequisite courses also have their own
prerequisites that are not noted here. A minimum grade of C in these electives is required for them to
count towards the Minor.
BA 3557 (3
ch)
The Management of Planned Change
( BA 2504 )
ECON 1004 (3
Economics & Society
ch)
(no prerequisite)
ECON 1013 (3
Introduction to Microeconomics
ch)
(no prerequisite)
HIST 3195 (3 Britain in the Age of Revolution 1760- (two of HIST 2101 , HIST 2102 , HIST
ch)
1832
2207 , HIST 2208 )
HIST 3377 (3
Social History of Crime in Canada
ch)
( HIST 2302 or equivalent)
HIST 3381 (3 Family and the State in North America (at least one term-course of HIST 2301 , HIST
ch)
2302 , HIST 2407 ,
HIST 2408 ; or five term-courses of HIST)
HIST 3383 (3 Police and Society in North America
ch)
(at least one of HIST 2301 , HIST 2302 , HIST
2407 , HIST 2408 ;
or five term-courses of HIST)
HIST 3386 (3 Canadian Criminal Justice System
( HIST 2301 or equivalent)
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ch)
PHIL 2003 (3 Introduction to Moral, Social and
ch)
Political Philosophy
(no prerequisite)
PHIL 3124 (3
Contemporary Moral Problems
ch)
(no prerequisite)
PHIL 3153 (3
Business Ethics
ch)
(one term-course in PHIL or permission of
instructor)
POLS 1201 (3
Introduction to Canadian Politics
ch)
(no prerequisite)
POLS 3222 (3
Canadian Political Issues II
ch)
( POLS 1201 )
POLS 3683 (3
Human Rights
ch)
( POLS 1301 and/or POLS 2601 )
POLS 4311 (3
Special Topics in Comparative Politics
ch)
(see note 2)
PSYC 3313 (3
Introduction to Psychological Testing
ch)
(PSYC 2102)
PSYC 3493 (3
Changing Behaviour
ch)
( PSYC 1003 , PSYC 1004 )
PSYC 3553 (3
Psychopathology
ch)
( PSYC 1003 , PSYC 1004 )
PSYC 3752 (3
Drugs and Behaviour
ch)
( PSYC 1003 , PSYC 1004 )
PSYC 4263 (3 Field Placement in Community
ch)
Corrections I
( PSYC 3263 , PSYC 3493 , and SOCI
2611 , SOCI 3614 ;
minimum CGPA of B)
PSYC 4264 (3 Field Placement in Community
ch)
Corrections II
( PSYC 3263 , PSYC 3493 , PSYC 4263 ,
and SOCI 2611 ,
SOCI 3614 ; minimum CGPA of B)
PSYC 4813 (3
Substance Abuse
ch)
( PSYC 3553 or PSYC 3752 )
SOCI 2603 (3
Sociology of Deviance
ch)
( SOCI 1001 )
SOCI 3611 (3
Socio-Legal Studies
ch)
( SOCI 2611 , and two term-courses of lower
level SOCI)
SOCI 4603 (3
Special Topics in Criminological Theory ( SOCI 2614 ; see note 3)
ch)
SOCI 4613 (3
Topics in Socio-Legal Studies
ch)
( SOCI 3611 ; see note 3)
Note 1: Mandatory and elective courses taken for the Minor in Criminal Justice can not be counted
towards other program requirements. However, prerequisites taken to be eligible for the mandatory
and elective courses may be counted towards other programs.
Note 2: Students who are not majoring or honouring in Political Science will be admitted to a 4000
level POLS course only if they have completed six term-courses in POLS and have consulted with the
instructor.
Note 3: Students who are not majoring or honouring in Sociology will be admitted to a 4000 level
Sociology course only if they have completed six term-courses in SOCI and have consulted with the
instructor.
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