Criminology: Diploma

Description

The Diploma in Criminology contains a core of method and theory courses that provides a foundation for more advanced study of crime and social responses to crime. Electives reflect the multidisciplinary 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.

Admission Requirements

Students pursuing a diploma in Criminology must be admitted to the Faculty of Arts.

Curricular Requirements

Students are required to complete 60 credits at the 1000 and 2000 level, according to the following program requirements:

GROUP A (all courses required)
	CRIM 1100	Introduction to Criminology	3 credits
	CRIM 1101	Introduction to the Criminal Justice System	3 credits
	CRIM 1107	Canadian Legal Systems	3 credits
	CRIM 1207	Introduction to Criminal Law	3 credits
	CRIM 1208	Methods of Research in Criminology	3 credits
	CRIM 2103	Quantitative Data Analysis I	3 credits
	CRIM 2330	Psychological Explanations of Criminal Behaviour	3 credits
	CRIM 2331	Sociological Explanations of Criminal Behaviour	3 credits
	CRIM 2341	Canadian Criminal Justice Administration	3 credits
GROUP B (all courses required)
	PSYC 1100	Introduction to Psychology: Basic Processes	3 credits
	PSYC 1200	Introduction to Psychology: Areas and Applications	3 credits
	SOCI 1125	Introduction to Society: Processes and Structures	3 credits
GROUP C (one of the following is required)
	PHIL 1100	Introduction to Philosophy	3 credits
	PHIL 1110	Confronting Moral Issues: Introduction to Ethics	3 credits
	PHIL 1145	Critical Thinking	3 credits
	PHIL 1150	Introduction to Formal Logic	3 credits
GROUP D (one of the following is required)
	ANTH 1100	Social & Cultural Anthropology	3 credits
	CRIM 2211	Introduction to Policing	3 credits
	CRIM 2214	Corrections: Theory and Practice	3 credits
	ECON 1101	Foundations of Economics	3 credits
	ENGL 1100	Introduction to University Writing	3 credits
	HIST 1113	Cultures in Collision: Canada to 1867	3 credits
	HIST 1114	Forged in Fire: Canada since 1867	3 credits
	HIST 1121	From Total War and Genocide to Coexistence: Europe since 1939	3 credits
	POLI 1120	Canadian Government and Politics	3 credits
	POLI 1125	Introduction to Political Science	3 credits
GROUP E (two of the following are required)
	ANTH 1217	Forensic Anthropology	3 credits
	ANTH 2140	First Nations Cultures of BC	3 credits
	CPSC 1100	Introduction to Computer Literacy	3 credits
	CPSC 1103	Principles of Program Structure and Design I	3 credits
	PSYC 2315	Brain and Behaviour	3 credits
	PSYC 2320	Developmental Psychology: Childhood	3 credits
	PSYC 2321	Developmental Psychology: Adolescence	3 credits
	ENGL	Any course in ENGL numbered 1200 or higher	3 credits
	FREN	Any course in FREN numbered 1100 or higher	3 credits
	SOCI	Any course in SOCI numbered 1200 or higher	3 credits
	Any course in the Faculty of Science & Horticulture numbered 1100 or higher		3 credits
GROUP F (any four of the following are required)
	ANTH 1200	Biological Anthropology	3 credits
	ANTH 2142	First Nations Cultures of Canada	3 credits
	CRIM 2204	Criminal Justice and Psychology	3 credits
	CRIM 2205	Crime, Criminal Justice, and the Media	3 credits
	CRIM 2249	Youth Justice	3 credits
	CRIM 2355	Police Deviance and Accountability	3 credits
	HIST 2119	Europe 1789 to 1914	3 credits
	POLI 1110	Ideology and Politics	3 credits
	PSYC 2330	Social Psychology	3 credits
	PSYC 2350	Psychopathology	3 credits
	PSYC 2370	Psychology of Personality	3 credits
	PSYC 2400	Experimental Psychology: Research Methodology	3 credits
	SOCI	Any course in SOCI numbered 2300 or higher	3 credits

Other Information

Students planning to apply to the Bachelor of Arts in Community Criminal Justice or the Bachelor of Arts, Criminology Major or Minor at KPU should meet with an Educational Advisor to discuss elective courses that meet admission requirements. Students planning to transfer to another institution are responsible for ensuring that their courses are transferable and meet the institution's program requirements.