Bachelor of Arts (Honours and Four-year)

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.

Legal Studies and Administration Stream

Students completing the BA (Honours) Criminal Justice - Legal Studies Stream must achieve a minimum 70% average in the program.  This stream is available only to students with a diploma in a Law Clerk program from an Ontario Community College.  In addition to the block of credits recieved from the Law Clerk program, students must also complete the following:

CRJS 2106	Psychology and Law	3 cr.
CRJS 2216	Civil Law & Civil Procedure	3 cr.
CRJS 3086	Law and Society	3 cr.
CRJS 3087	Law and Society II	3 cr.
CRJS 4347	Applied Criminological Theory	3 cr
Legal Studies Block		30 cr.
Plus:
Electives		39 cr.

Corrections Stream

Students completing the BA (Honours) Criminal Justice - Corrections Stream must achieve a minimum 70% average in the program.

Students must complete all of the following:
CRJS 2106	Psychology and Law	3 cr.
CRJS 2127	Interpreting Criminal Justice Research	3 cr.
CRJS 3356	Vulnerable Populations	3 cr.
CRJS 3936	Youth in Conflict with the Law	3 cr.
CRJS 4347	Applied Criminological Theory	3 cr.
CRJS 4356	Community Corrections	3 cr.
CRJS 4477	Penology	3 cr.
Community and Justice Courses: Canadore**		30 cr.
Electives		33 cr.

Criminology Stream

Students completing the BA (Honours) Criminal Justice - Criminology Stream must achieve a minimum 70% average in the program.

Students must complete all of the following:
SOCI 2016	Exploring Social Conflict and Solidarity	3 cr.
SOCI 2126	Introduction to Sociological Research Methods	3 cr.
SOCI 2127	Quantitative Research Methods	3 cr.
CRJS 3086	Law and Society	3 cr.
CRJS 3087	Law and Society II	3 cr.
CRJS 3106	Forensic Psychology I	3 cr.
CRJS 3107	Forensic Psychology II	3 cr.
CRJS 4347	Applied Criminological Theory	3 cr.
CRJS 4466	Program and Policy Evaluation	3 cr.
CRJS 4467	Advanced Criminological Theories	3 cr.
CRJS 4937	Honours Seminar in Professional Development	3 cr.
*Criminology and Criminal Justice Stream electives list		15 cr.
Plus:
Electives		36 cr.

Group Requirements:

Criminology stream electives
ADMN 2307	Commercial Law
ANTH 3027	Indigenous Peoples and the State
CRJS 2106	Psychology and the Law
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 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 4006	Issues in Forensic Mental Health
CRJS 4016	Issues in Family Law
CRJS 4026	Criminal Organizations
CRJS 4346	Field Placement
CRJS 4356	Community Corrections (if not used to satisfy the Corrections stream requirements)
CRJS 4466	Program Policy and Evaluation
CRJS 4477	Penology
CRJS 4916	Policing and Society
CRJS 4917	Criminal Investigation
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	Social Movements and Moral Panics
SOCI 4016	Social Processes and Social Structure
SOCI 4127	Advanced Social Data Analysis

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	Exploring Social Conflict and Solidarity	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

Policing Stream

Students completing the BA (Honours) Criminal Justice - Policing Stream must achieve a minimum 70% average in the program.

Students must complete all of the following:
CRJS 2106	Psychology and Law	3 cr.
CRJS 2127	Interpreting Criminal Justice Research	3 cr.
CRJS 3356	Vulnerable Populations	3 cr.
CRJS 4347	Applied Criminological Theory	3 cr.
CRJS 4916	Policing and Society	3 cr.
CRJS 4917	Criminal Investigation	3 cr.
Police Foundations Courses: Canadore**		30 cr.
Plus:
Electives		36 cr.