Criminology, Applied (Bachelor of Arts, Honours)
Curriculum Guideline
All applicants must meet the general college admission requirements for Douglas College.
Admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Criminology will occur after the completion of 60 credits. Students must have the following:
a) a two year Liberal Arts or Science Diploma or Associate Arts (or equivalent) with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. Douglas College's Criminology and Legal Studies diplomas meet this requirement.
b) completion of the following courses (or equivalent)
CRIM 1100 (Introduction to Criminal Justice)
CRIM 1150 (Introduction to Criminology)
CRIM 1160 (Introduction to the Canadian Legal System)
CRIM 2140 (Interviewing and Professional Behaviour)
CRIM 2254 (Research Methods)
CRIM 2260 (Criminal Law)
AND
One of CRIM 1120 (Introduction to Policing) or CRIM 1170(Introduction to Corrections)
AND
One of CRIM 2251 (Psychological Explanations to Crime and Deviance) or CRIM 2252 (Sociological Explanations to Crime and Deviance)
AND
One of PSYC 2300 (Data Analysis in Psychology) or MATH 1160 (Introduction to Statistics)
Admission to the honours program will typically occur at the beginning of the fourth year of the program. Admission to the honours program will require:
- a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 maintained from entrance to completion of program (or approval by the Chair/Coordinator of the program in special circumstances)
- a minimum of 90 credits completed
- completion of CRIM 3325 or PSYC 3300 or PSYC 3301 with a minimum of a C (60%)
- a completed application form, including agreement from a Criminology faculty member to supervise the honours thesis
Graduation Requirements:
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 must be maintained from entrance to completion of program (or approval by the Chair/Coodinator of the program in special circumstances).
In addition to the 60 credits of first and second year coursework, students must complete an additional 60 credits (120 total) of university transfer coursework. A minimum of 45 credits must be at the 3000-4000 level in Criminology (or designate courses).
In upper level courses, five core Criminology courses are required:
CRIM 3310 (Advanced Theoretical Perspectives)
CRIM 3325 (Qualitative Research Methods) (or PSYC 3300 Applied Intermediate Research Methods and Data Analysis or PSYC 3301 Applied Organizational Research Methods)
CRIM 3340 (Problem Solving and Interventions in Criminal Justice)
CRIM 3355 (Aboriginal Peoples: Crime and Administration)
CRIM 4420 (Media, Crime, and Law)
As well as a practicum or field experience course such as CRIM 3345 (Criminology Practicum).
A minimum of five upper level Criminology or designate courses (plus CRIM 3345) is required for the selected area of specialization. All courses listed in these tables are eligible to be counted within the specialization. Thus, students may opt to take other upper level electives, so long as they complete five of those identified along with a field experience (CRIM 3345 or equivalent).
Possible curriculum framework for third and fourth years with an associated specialization is as follows:
(Note: LL -> Lower level (1000 or 2000) course. UL -> Upper leve (3000 or 4000) course)
|
Semester Five |
Semester Six |
| CRIM 3310 (Advanced Theory | CRIM 4420 (Media, Crime and Law) |
| CRIM 3340 (Problem Solving) | CRIM 3345 (Practicum) |
| CRIM 3355 (Aboriginal Justice) | CRIM 3325 (Research Methods) |
| UL Elective | UL Elective |
| UL Elective | UL Elective |
Specialization in Community and Institutional Practice |
|
| Semester Seven | Semester Eight |
| CRIM 4410 (Mentally Disordered Offender) | CRIM 3376 (Restorative Justice) |
| CRIM 3375 (Correctional Practice) | CRIM 3370 (Sex Offenders) |
| PSYC 3341 (Drugs and Behaviour) | CRIM 3356 (Female Offender) |
| PSYC 3342 (Developmental Psychopathology) | PHIL 3320 (Ethics) |
| CRIM 3335 (Human Rights and Civil Liberties) | UL or LL Elective |
Specialization in Crime Analysis and Prevention |
|
| Semester Seven | Semester Eight |
| CRIM 3390 (Crime and Intelligence Analysis) | CRIM 3362 (Criminal Procedure & Evidence) |
| CRIM 4440 (Policing and Community) | CRIM 4480 (Forensic Sciences) |
| CRIM 3385 (Community Crime Prevention) | CRIM 4490 (Human Death Investigations) |
| CRIM 3380 (Organized Crime) | UL or LL Elective |
| UL or LL Elective | UL or LL Elective |
Specialization in Legal Studies |
|
| Semester Seven | Semester Eight |
| LGST 3310 (Love, Relationships and Law) | CRIM 3320 (Environmental Crime and Law) |
| LGST 3320 (Immigration Law) | PHIL 3320 or BUSN 4490 (Legal Ethics) |
| CRIM 4470 (Gambling) | CRIM 3362 (Criminal Procedure & Evidence) |
| PSYC 3314 (Psychology and Law) | UL or LL Elective |
| CRIM 3335 (Human Rights and Civil Liberties) | UL or LL Elective |
Students taking the Legal Studies Specialization will also be required to take the following:
LGST 1100 (Legal Research and Reasoning)
LGST 1120 (Legal Process and Remedies)
LGST 2210 (Private Law Relationships)
LGST 2220 (Public Law)
SOSC 3399 (Directed Studies in Social Sciences) (3 credits) is also an elective option for all of the specializations.
Honours Program
For a major in Applied Criminology with Honours, students will complete one (3 credit) seminar course (PSYC 4390) and two courses of supervised research. Applied Criminology Honours students will take this course through the Psychology Department but will have a Criminology Faculty supervisor for their research and thesis.