西蒙弗雷泽大学

These disciplines have some common methods and theoretical concerns: the relation between such variables as class, gender, ethnicity and crime; the social construction of deviance; the law as a social phenomenon; and the general social, political, and economic frameworks of society that condition the nature and perception of social problems. This program is for those who share these concerns.

Program Requirements

A minimum of 120 units, including a minimum of 45 upper division units, as listed below.

Lower Division Criminology Requirements

All of

CRIM 101 - Introduction to Criminology (3)
CRIM 103 - Psychological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behavior (3)
CRIM 104 - Sociological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behavior (3)
CRIM 131 - Introduction to the Criminal Justice System - A Total System Approach (3)
CRIM 135 - Introduction to Canadian Law and Legal Institutions: A Criminal Justice Perspective (3)
CRIM 203 - Historical Reactions to Crime and Deviance (3)
CRIM 230 - Criminal Law (3)

and one of

CRIM 220 - Research Methods in Criminology (3)
SA 255 - Introduction to Social Research (SA) (4)

and

STAT 203 - Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences (3)

or one of

BUEC 232 - Data and Decisions I (4)
PSYC 210 - Introduction to Data Analysis in Psychology (4)
STAT 205 - Introduction to Statistics (3)

* Students who complete CRIM 220 must obtain a waiver of the SA 255 prerequisite for SA 355 and 356 from the SA advisor in advance of enrolling for these courses. Students who complete SA 255 must obtain a waiver of the CRIM 220 prerequisite for CRIM 320 from the CRIM advisor in advance of enrolling for this course.

Lower Division Sociology Requirements

Students complete a minimum of 17 units, including all of

SA 100W - Perspectives on Canadian Society (SA) (4)
SA 101 - Introduction to Anthropology (A) (4)
SA 150 - Introduction to Sociology (S) (4)
SA 250 - Introduction to Sociological Theory (S) (4)

and one of

CRIM 220 - Research Methods in Criminology (3)
SA 255 - Introduction to Social Research (SA) (4)

* Students who complete CRIM 220 must obtain a waiver of the SA 255 prerequisite for SA 355 and 356 from the SA advisor in advance of enrolling for these courses. Students who complete SA 255 must obtain a waiver of the CRIM 220 prerequisite for CRIM 320 from the CRIM advisor in advance of enrolling for this course.

Upper Division Criminology Course Access and Requirements

Students with a minimum 2.25 CGPA are eligible to enrol in upper division Criminology courses upon successful completion of 60 units including all lower division requirements and Criminology Joint Major program declaration.

Students complete a minimum of 45 upper division units. Of these 45 units, students complete a minimum of 20 upper division Criminology units*, including all of

CRIM 300W - Current Theories and Perspectives in Criminology (3)
CRIM 330 - Criminal Procedure and Evidence (3)
CRIM 332 - Sociology of Law (3)

*Declared Criminology students may not take CRIM 301 for credit. CRIM 369 or 462 may not be used for credit towards this joint major.

Upper Division Sociology Requirements

Students complete a minimum total of 20 units, including

SA 350 - Classical Sociological Thought (S) (4)
SA 355 - Quantitative Methods (S) (4)

and one of

SA 356W - Ethnography and Qualitative Methods (SA) (4)

and two additional upper division SA courses designated sociology (S)