CJPP Guide: Honours Major
The following information reflects changes in the Criminal Justice and Public Policy program effective September 2021. Always consult the CJPP Undergraduate Calendar for complete program details, including prerequisite courses.
CJPP CO-OP students have a different academic and co-op work term schedule, as well as additional CO-OP requirements beyond what is listed in this guide. Please consult the CJPP:C Undergraduate Calendar as well as the CO-OP Website, and speak with your CO-OP Coordinator, Paula Stortz, about requirements not listed here (COOP*1100 and work terms).
It is expected that students register for five courses each semester. Therefore, students will need to register for more courses than those shown below.
Please note that not all courses are offered each semester. Consult with the relevant department for a list of the courses offered in a given semester.
- For students following the 2020-2021 undergraduate calendar or later
- For students following the 2019-2020 undergraduate calendar or earlier
For students following the 2020-2021 undergraduate calendar or later
First Year
Required Courses
- PHIL*1010 Introductory Philosophy: Social and Political Issues
- SOC*1500 Crime and Criminal Justice
Options
During the winter semester, students should consider taking any second year courses for which they have completed the prerequisite(s).
BA Distribution Requirements
Students should consult the undergraduate calendar for BA distribution requirements. BA students are required to have a minimum of 1.5 credits in the humanities, 1.5 credits in the social sciences and 1.0 credits in the natural/mathematical sciences. BA distribution requirements are discussed and reviewed by the BA Program Counsellors.
Second Year
Required Courses
- SOAN*2120 Introductory Methods
- SOC*2700 Criminological Theory
- POLS*2350 Law from a Political Science Perspective
- POLS*2300 Canadian Government
One of the following:
- POLS*2230 Public Policy
- POLS*2250 Public Administration and Governance
Options
- Consider taking some of the courses listed for Third Year, provided you have completed the prerequisites.
- You should also complete any remaining BA distribution requirements. These are normally completed by the end of the third semester.
Third Year
We strongly suggest you review the prerequisites of the 4th year courses when selecting 3rd year courses. You will not be eligible to register for the 4th year courses that you do not have the prerequisities for.
Required Courses
- POLS*3300 Governing Criminal Justice
One of the following:
- SOAN*3120 Quantitative Methods
- POLS*3650 Quantitative Methods of Data Analysis
Two of the following:
- POLS*3130 Law, Politics and Judicial Process
- POLS*3140 Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- POLS*3210 The Canadian Constitution and Canadian Federalism
- POLS*3250 Public Policy: Challenges and Prospects
- POLS*3670 Comparative Public Policy
Three of the following:
- SOC*2070 Social Deviance
- SOC*2760 Homicide
- SOC*3490 Law and Society
- SOC*3710 Youth Justice
- SOC*3730 Courts and Society
- SOC*3740 Corrections and Penology
- SOC*3750 Police in Society
One of the following:
- HIST*3130 Popular Culture and Punishment, 1700-1900
- PHIL*3040 Philosophy of Law
- PHIL*3230 Theories of Justice
- PSYC*3020 Psychology of Law
Please be advised that many of these courses have prerequisites. Please consult the undergraduate calendar.
Fourth Year
Required Courses
Students need 1.50 credits from the following courses:
- POLS*4050 [1.00] Advanced Topics in Law and Politics
- POLS*4060 [0.50] Advanced Topics Lecture in Law and Politics
- POLS*4070 [1.00] Courts and Parliament
- POLS*4100 [1.00] Women, Justice and Public Policy
- POLS*4160 [1.00] Multi-Level Governance in Canada
- POLS*4250 [1.00] Topics in Public Management
- POLS*4260 [1.00] Topics in Public Policy
- POLS*4270 [0.50] Advanced Lecture in Public Management
- POLS*4280 [0.50] Advanced Lecture in Public Policy
- POLS*4310 [0.50] Advanced Lecture in Women, Justice and Public Policy
- POLS*4740 [1.00] Advanced Topics in Rights and Liberties
- POLS*4780 [0.50] Advanced Lecture in Rights and Liberties
- POLS*4970 [0.50] Honours Political Science Research I
- POLS*4980 [0.50] Honours Political Science Research II
- SOC*4010 [0.50] Violence and Society
- SOC*4030 [0.50] Advanced Topics in Criminology
- SOC*4200 [0.50] Advanced Topics in Criminal Justice
- SOC*4900 [0.50] Honours Sociology Thesis I
- SOC*4910 [0.50] Honours Sociology Thesis II
The following courses are 4th year restricted electives added to the curriculum in 2021-22. CJPP students following a pre-2021 undergraduate calendar are able to take these courses to satisfy the 1.50 credits required at the 4th year level in addition to the courses listed above:
- POLS*4020 [1.00] Global Law and Courts
- POLS*4040 [0.50] Advanced Lecture in Global Law and Courts
- POLS*4110 [1.00] Criminal Justice Policy and Law
- POLS*4130 [0.50] Advanced Lecture in Criminal Justice Policy
- SOC*4130 [1.00] Advanced Seminar in Violence and Society
- SOC*4140 [1.00] Victimology
- SOC*4150 [1.00] Youth and Violence
- SOC*4170 [1.00] Violence Against Women and Gendered Violence
- SOC*4320 [1.00] Advanced Seminar in Criminal Justice
- SOC*4330 [1.00] Miscarriages of Justice
- SOC*4340 [1.00] Women and the Criminal Justice System
- SOC*4350 [1.00] Drugs and Society
- SOC*4460 [1.00] Advanced Seminar in Criminology
- SOC*4470 [1.00] Youth in Conflict with the Law
- SOC*4480 [1.00] Moral Regulation
- SOC*4490 [1.00] Advanced Theory and Methods in Criminology
- SOC*4500 [1.00] Crime and Social Exclusion
Options
Students may wish to complete courses from second or third year if they have not already completed them.
For students following the 2019-2020 undergraduate calendar or earlier
First Year
Required Courses
- PHIL*1010 Social and Political Issues
- POLS*1400 Issues in Canadian Politics
- SOC*1500 Crime and Criminal Justice
Options
During the winter semester, students should consider taking any second year courses for which they have completed the prerequisite(s).
BA Distribution Requirements
Students should consult the undergraduate calendar for BA distribution requirements. BA students are required to have a minimum of 1.5 credits in the humanities, 1.5 credits in the social sciences and 1.0 credits in the natural and mathematical sciences.
Second Year
Required Courses
- SOAN*2120 Introductory Methods
- SOC*2700 Criminological Theory
- POLS*2350 Law from a Political Science Perspective
- POLS*2250 Public Administration or POLS*2300 Canadian Government
Options
- Consider taking some of the courses listed for Third Year, such as SOC*2070 or SOC*2760, provided you have completed the prerequisites.
- You should also complete any remaining BA distribution requirements. These are normally completed by the end of the third semester.
Third Year
We strongly suggest you review the prerequisites of the 4th year courses when selecting 3rd year courses. You will not be eligible to register for the 4th year courses that you do not have the prerequisities for.
Required Courses
One of the following:
- SOAN*3120 Quantitative Methods
- POLS*3650 Quantitative Methods of Data Analysis
Note that either SOAN*2120 or POLS*3180 is a prerequisite for POLS*3650.
Three of the following:
- POLS*3130 Law, Politics and Judicial Process
- POLS*3140 Politics and the Charter of Rights
- POLS*3210 The Canadian Constitution and Canadian Federalism
- POLS*3250 Public Policy: Challenges and Prospects
- POLS*3300 Governing Criminal Justice
- POLS*3440 Corruption, Scandal and Political Ethics
- POLS*3670 Comparative Public Policy and Administration
Three of the following:
- SOC*2070 Social Deviance
- SOC*2760 Homicide
- SOC*3490 Law and Society
- SOC*3710 Youth Justice
- SOC*3730 Courts and Society
- SOC*3740 Corrections and Penology
- SOC*3750 Police in Society
One of the following:
- HIST*3130 Popular Culture and Punishment
- PHIL*3040 Philosophy of Law
- PHIL*3230 Issues in Social and Political Philosophy
- PSYC*3020 Psychology of Law
Please be advised that many of these courses have prerequisites. Please consult the undergraduate calendar.
Fourth Year
Required Courses
Students need 1.50 credits from the following courses:
- POLS*4050 [1.00] Advanced Topics in Law and Politics
- POLS*4060 [0.50] Advanced Topics Lecture in Law and Politics
- POLS*4070 [1.00] Courts and Parliament
- POLS*4100 [1.00] Women, Justice and Public Policy
- POLS*4160 [1.00] Multi-Level Governance in Canada
- POLS*4250 [1.00] Topics in Public Management
- POLS*4260 [1.00] Topics in Public Policy
- POLS*4270 [0.50] Advanced Lecture in Public Management
- POLS*4280 [0.50] Advanced Lecture in Public Policy
- POLS*4310 [0.50] Advanced Lecture in Women, Justice and Public Policy
- POLS*4740 [1.00] Advanced Topics in Rights and Liberties
- POLS*4780 [0.50] Advanced Lecture in Rights and Liberties
- POLS*4970 [0.50] Honours Political Science Research I
- POLS*4980 [0.50] Honours Political Science Research II
- SOC*4010 [0.50] Violence and Society
- SOC*4030 [0.50] Advanced Topics in Criminology
- SOC*4200 [0.50] Advanced Topics in Criminal Justice
- SOC*4900 [0.50] Honours Sociology Thesis I
- SOC*4910 [0.50] Honours Sociology Thesis II
The following courses are 4th year restricted electives added to the curriculum in 2021-22. CJPP students following a pre-2021 undergraduate calendar are able to take these courses to satisfy the 1.50 credits required at the 4th year level in addition to the courses listed above:
- POLS*4020 [1.00] Global Law and Courts
- POLS*4040 [0.50] Advanced Lecture in Global Law and Courts
- POLS*4110 [1.00] Criminal Justice Policy and Law
- POLS*4130 [0.50] Advanced Lecture in Criminal Justice Policy
- SOC*4130 [1.00] Advanced Seminar in Violence and Society
- SOC*4140 [1.00] Victimology
- SOC*4150 [1.00] Youth and Violence
- SOC*4170 [1.00] Violence Against Women and Gendered Violence
- SOC*4320 [1.00] Advanced Seminar in Criminal Justice
- SOC*4330 [1.00] Miscarriages of Justice
- SOC*4340 [1.00] Women and the Criminal Justice System
- SOC*4350 [1.00] Drugs and Society
- SOC*4460 [1.00] Advanced Seminar in Criminology
- SOC*4470 [1.00] Youth in Conflict with the Law
- SOC*4480 [1.00] Moral Regulation
- SOC*4490 [1.00] Advanced Theory and Methods in Criminology
- SOC*4500 [1.00] Crime and Social Exclusion
Options
Students may wish to complete courses from second or third year if they have not already completed them.