Criminal Justice Studies

Criminal Justice

Graduation Requirements:

In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must also satisfy the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements for Criminal Justice, including regulations on first year and subject maximum and breadth requirements. Please refer to the Degree Requirement for further information.

Program Requirements:

The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) is available to students pursuing a Stream in Criminology, Corrections, Policing, or Legal Studies & Administration.  Students completing the Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice (Honours) must achieve a minimum average of 70% in the program.

The Bachelor of Arts (Four-year) is available to students pursuing the Criminal Justice Studies Stream.  Students completing the Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice (four-year) must achieve a minimum average of 60% in the program.

Students must complete 120 credits including the following required courses in the Criminal Justice program:
CRJS 1087	Introduction to the Canadian Criminal Justice System
CRJS 1206	An Introduction to Canadian Law
SOCI 1016	Introduction to Sociology
PSYC 1106	Introduction to Psychology I
PSYC 1107	Introduction to Psychology II
CRJS 2086	Introduction to Criminological Theory
CRJS 3206	Canadian Criminal Law and Criminal Proceedings
CRJS 3436	Racialization and Politics of Judicial Typecasting

In addition to the required courses listed above, students in the Criminal Justice program must complete one of the following streams: Legal Studies and Administration; Corrections; Criminology; Criminal Justice Studies; or Policing.

Breadth Requirements and Electives:

Humanities		6 cr.
Science		6 cr.

Note:

** The block of 30 credits for the Corrections and Policing Streams are offered in collaboration with Canadore College and represent one academic year of study at the college.

It is recommended that students include ACAD 1601 in their first 30 Nipissing credits. ACAD 1601 will count towards three credits of the Humanities requirements.

Criminal Justice Studies Stream

Students completing the BA (Four-year) Criminal Justice - Criminal Justice Studies Stream must achieve a minimum 60% average in the program.

Students must complete all of the following:
SOCI 2016	Classical Sociological Theory	3 cr.
CRJS 2127	Interpreting Criminal Justice Research	3 cr.
CRJS 2106	Psychology and Law	3 cr.
CRJS 4937	Seminar in Professional Development	3 cr.
*Criminal Justice Studies list of stream electives		27 cr.
Plus:
Electives		45 cr.

Group Requirements:

Criminal Justice Studies stream electives
ADMN 2307	Commercial Law
ANTH 3027	Indigenous Peoples and the State
CRJS 2216	Civil Law and Civil Procedure
CRJS 2306	Taking Criminological Theory to the Movies
CRJS 2316	Introduction to Organized Crime
CRJS 2926	An Introduction to Forensic Science
CRJS 3086	Law and Society I
CRJS 3087	Law and Society II
CRJS 3106	Forensic Psychology I
CRJS 3107	Forensic Psychology II
CRJS 3336	Women and the Criminal Justice System
CRJS 3356	Vulnerable Populations
CRJS 3046	Interpersonal Communications in Criminal Justice
CRJS 3416	Indigenous Legal Studies
CRJS 3426	Terrorism
CRJS 3506	Criminology of Serial Homicide
CRJS 3626	Victimology
CRJS 3926	Special Topics in Criminal Justice I
CRJS 3927	Special Topics in Criminal Justice II
CRJS 3936	Youth in Conflict with the Law
CRJS 4926	Advanced Topics in Criminal Justice I
CRJS 4927	Advanced Topics in Criminal Justice II
HIST 3286	Human Rights in Canada
PSYC 2807	Introduction to Social Psychology
PSYC 3606	Psychopathology I
PSYC 3607	Psychopathology II
PSYC 3807	Applied Social Psychology
SOCI 3006	The Sociology of Collective Behaviour
SOCI 4016	Advanced Classical Sociological Theory