Criminal Justice

Ontario High School Applicants

Program Prerequisites:

• 1 grade 12 English U/M course; 5 other grade 12 U/M courses
• A minimum overall average of 70% in the 6 best grade 12 U/M courses

Additional information for applicants who have completed Advanced Placement courses.

Additional information for applicants who have completed the International Baccalaureate.

Applicants from outside an Ontario High School 

International Students

Canadian High School Applicants from outside Ontario

Applicants from Colleges

Applicants from other Universities

Mature Student

Canadian Applicants

If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, you must complete your application through the Ontario Universities Application Center (OUAC).

For detailed instructions on the application process, see the How to Apply: Canadian Undergraduate Applicants page.

International Applicants

If you’re an international applicant, you must fill out the International Application Form.

For detailed instructions on the application process, see the How to Apply: International Students page.

The degree options listed below are for the upcoming academic year, not the current academic year. If you are a current student looking for which courses to take in order to complete your degree options from a previous academic year's curriculum, please consult with an academic advisor.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Criminal Justice

Total 120 credits

Students must follow these regulations in order to meet graduation requirements for the BA or B.Sc.

**All students entering a BA program as of September 2017 are required to take 6 credits each of linguistic awareness, scientific literacy and Indigenous content as per the regulations. Students may fulfill these requirements at any time during their studies.  Eligible courses are available at the 1000, 2000, 3000 and 4000 levels and students should take them at the appropriate time in their studies.

Courses fulfilling these requirements may be taken as electives or as part of a minor, concentration, major or specialization. 

Students may not exceed 42 credits at the 1000 or 9100 level in their degree program.

Major in Criminal Justice

JURI 1105E     Introduction to Legal Studies *

JURI 2107E     Public Law *

JURI 2136E     Introduction to Interpersonal Dispute Resolution *

JURI 3206E     Introduction to Criminal Law and Procedure

JURI 3216E     Themes in Criminal Law

6 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level from the Criminal Justice Approved Course List

6 additional credits at the 4000 level from the Criminal Justice Approved Course List

12 additional credits from the Criminal Justice Approved Course List

78 credits of electives**  (Students must complete a minimum of a minor (24 credits) or a second major (42 credits) from among their elective credits.)

* minimum grade of C- (60%) is required to count  in the major

Minor in Criminal Justice

JURI 1105E     Introduction to Legal Studies *

JURI 2107E     Public Law 

JURI 3206E     Introduction to Criminal Law and Procedure

JURI 3216E     Themes in Criminal Law

9 additional credits at the 2000 or 3000 level credits from the Criminal Justice Approved Course List

* minimum grade of C- (60%) is required to count in the minor

Criminal Justice Approved Course List

JURI 2426E     Nature of Legal Authority

JURI 3126E     Theories of Judicial Decision Making

JURI 3136E     Adversary System and its Critique

JURI 3246E     Women in Conflict with the Law

JURI 3306E     Legal Rights in Criminal Proceedings

JURI 4026E     Wicked Legal Systems

JURI 4286E     Youth Criminal Justice

JURI 4386E     Great Trials

JURI 4816E     Selected Topics offered as Advanced Themes in Criminal Law

JURI 4826E     Selected Topics offered as Advanced Topics in Criminal Justice Theory

HIST 3476E     Crime & Punishment in England

PHIL 2345E     Bioethics: Human Life Issues

PSYC 3605E     Psychopathology

PSYC 4026E     Forensic Psychology

SOCI 2066E     Explanations of Crime

SOCI 2067E     Institutions of the Criminal Justice System

List of Faculty Members

Michel Giroux

School of Liberal Arts

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James Ketchen

School of Liberal Arts

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