This is an ARCHIVED version of the Kwantlen University College Calendar for 2001-2002 and is provided for historical reference only. See the current version of the Calendar for updated information.

Kwantlen University College

Effective date of this calendar, unless otherwise indicated, is Sept. 1, 2001 to Aug. 31, 2002.


Criminology


Offered at Langley, Richmond and Surrey

Full-time and Part-time

Description

Criminology is an academic discipline that offers students a number of options:

Career Opportunities

The diploma is a two-year, four-semester program. Graduates from this program continue their education in fields such as law, social work, social and behavioural sciences, and are employed in nearly every aspect of the justice system. The certificate is a one-year, two-semester program. Students who are employed in a criminal justice field select this program in order to explore opportunities for career advancement.

Diploma

Description

The diploma revolves around a central core of method and theory that provides a foundation for more advanced study of crime and social responses. Electives reflect the multi-disciplinary nature of criminology. The required courses and electives afford students of criminology an opportunity to develop abstract logical thinking and critical understanding of the issues, arguments and debates that shape the discipline's character and aims.

Content

Typical course sequencing

Semester 1

CRIM 1100 Intro. to Criminology

CRIM 1101 Intro. to the Criminal Justice System

CRIM 1107 Canadian Legal Systems

PSYC 1100 Intro. to Psychology: Basic Processes

SOCI 1125 Intro. to Society: Processes and Structures

Semester 2

CRIM 1208 Methods of Research in Criminology

PSYC 1200 Intro. to Psychology: Areas & Applications

CRIM 1207 Intro. to Criminal Law

One of the following courses:

PHIL 1100 Intro. to Philosophy

PHIL 1110 Confronting Moral Issues: Ethics

PHIL 1145 Critical Thinking

PHIL 1150 Basic Logic

and

One of the following courses:

ANTH 1100 Social and Cultural Anthropology

CRIM 1204 An Introd. to Judicial Process

CRIM 1211 Introd. to Policing

CRIM 1214 Introd. to Corrections: Theory and Practice

ECON 1100 Introd. to Economics

ECON 1101 Canadian Economic Issues

ENGL 1110 Writing and Literature: An Introduction

HIST 1113 Canada to 1867

HIST 1114 Canada 1867-1982: Development & Compromise

HIST 1121 Europe Since 1939: From Destruction to Rejuvenation

HUMN 1100 Analytical Approaches to Western Humanism

POLI 1120 Canadian Government and Politics

POLI 1125 Introduction to Political Science

Semester 3

CRIM 2330 Psychological Explanations of Criminal Behaviour

CRIM 2331 Sociological Explanations of Criminal Behaviour

PSYC 2300 Experimental Psychology: Statistics

Two of the following courses:

ANTH 1125 Forensic Anthropology

ANTH 1220 First Nations Peoples and Cultures of BC

CRIM 1202 Procedure and Evidence

CRIM 1213 Women and Crime

CRIM 1251 Philosophy of Law

CRIM 2311 Police Administration and Management

CPSC 1100 Intro. to Computer Literacy

CPSC 1103 Intro. to Programming Languages I

HIST 2305 History of British Columbia

PSYC 2315 Brain and Behaviour

PSYC 2320 Developmental Psychology: Childhood

PSYC 2321 Developmental Psychology: Adolescence

any

English Literature course

University studies course in French

1200-level SOCI course

three-credit university studies course in the sciences

Semester 4

CRIM 2341 The Administration of Criminal Justice in Canada

Four courses from the following list:

ANTH 1260 Native Peoples and Cultures of Canada

ANTH 1211 Intro. to Physical Anthropology

CRIM 1203 Community Policing

CRIM 1249 Young Offenders and Justice

CRIM 2304 Current Issues in Correctional Practice

CRIM 2355 Police Deviance and Accountability

HIST 1119 Threshold of the Present: Europe 1789-1914

HIST 2312 Quebec in Canada

POLI 1110 Ideology and Politics

PSYC 2330 Social Psychology

PSYC 2350 Psychopathology

PSYC 2370 Psychology of Personality

PSYC 2400 Experimental Psychology: Research Methodology

Any 2300-level Sociology course

Transfer

Students planning to enter the third year of the BA in Criminology at SFU should include the following courses when selecting electives:

All Criminology students planning to transfer to SFU must have one of the following Philosophy courses or they will not be accepted:

PHIL 1100 Introduction to Philosophy

PHIL 1110 Confronting Moral Issues: Ethics

PHIL 1145 Critical Thinking

PHIL 1150 Basic Logic

Substitutions will not be permitted.

Certificate

Career Opportunities

Graduates from our program, while not assured of careers within the justice system, are currently employed in nearly every aspect of that system and many are currently continuing their education not only in Criminology, but in fields such as law, social work, social and behavioural sciences, arts and sciences.

Content

The first semester of the certificate program is identical to that in the diploma. Students have the option of entering the diploma program in the second semester without having to make up additional course work. Those who elect to complete the certificate may select from a number of electives in the second semester. All of the courses transfer to SFU and, with one exception, to UBC.

Full-time students will normally take 15 credits in each semester, thus completing certificate requirements in two semesters, diploma requirements in four. Part-time students and those from related disciplines are welcomed in Criminology courses. Note, however, that students intending to transfer to UBC programs are advised to consider that institution's requirements before registering as a Criminology student at Kwantlen.

Typical course sequencing

Semester 1

CRIM 1100 Introduction to Criminology

CRIM 1101 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System

CRIM 1107 Canadian Legal Systems

PSYC 1100 Introduction to Psychology: Basic Processes

SOCI 1125 Introduction to Society: Processes and Structures

Semester 2

Students must select three (3) courses from Group A and two (2) courses from Group B:

Group A

CRIM 1202 Procedure and Evidence

CRIM 1203 Community Policing

CRIM 1207 Introduction to Criminal Law

CRIM 1208 Methods of Research in Criminology

CRIM 1211 Introduction to Policing

CRIM 1213 Women and Crime

CRIM 1214 Introduction to Corrections: Theory and Practice

CRIM 1249 Young Offenders and Justice

CRIM 1251 Philosophy of Law

Group B

Select any two three-credit courses in disciplines other than Criminology.


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