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2010-2011 Calendar | Criminology | Women's Studies |
Criminology and Women’s Studies Joint Major Program
Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
91ĹÝÜ˝ Calendar 2010-2011
Admission
Interested students should contact advisors in both the School of Criminology and the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies.
To be admitted, students must satisfy admission requirements for both departments. The School of Criminology must approve the student’s admission before the student will be approved by women’s studies.
Program Requirements
Students complete 120 units, as specified below.
Continuance
To continue in this program, students must maintain a cumulative 2.25 GPA and cannot enrol in upper division CRIM courses with a CGPA of less than that. However, a student whose CGPA is between 2.00 and 2.25 may be eligible to apply for admission to the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies major program.
Lower Division Criminology Requirements
All criminology lower division requirements must be completed with a cumulative GPA of not less than 2.25 before applying to the school for program acceptance, and before admittance is granted to undertake the upper division criminology courses. A C- grade or better is required in all required courses.
Students complete a minimum 60 units including
all of
- CRIM 101-3 Introduction to Criminology
- CRIM 103-3 Psychological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behavior
- CRIM 104-3 Sociological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behavior
- CRIM 131-3 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System — A Total System Approach
- CRIM 135-3 Introduction to Canadian Law and Legal Institutions: A Criminal Justice Perspective
- CRIM 213-3 Introduction to Women and Criminal Justice
- CRIM 220-3 Research Methods in Criminology
- CRIM 230-3 Criminal Law
- PSYC 100-3 Introduction to Psychology I
- PSYC 102-3 Introduction to Psychology II
- SA 150-4 Introduction to Sociology
and one of
- PHIL 001-3 Critical Thinking
- PHIL 100-3 Knowledge and Reality
- PHIL 110-3 Introduction to Logic and Reasoning
- PHIL 120-3 Introduction to Moral Philosophy
- PHIL 150-3 History of Philosophy I
- PHIL 151-3 History of Philosophy II
- PHIL 220-3 Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy
- PHIL 244-3 Introduction to the Philosophy of Natural and Social Science
- PHIL 280-3 Introduction to Existentialism
and one of
- POL 100-3 Introduction to Politics and Government
- POL 151-3 The Administration of Justice
and one of
- STAT 100-3 Chance and Data Analysis
- STAT 101-3 Introduction to Statistics
- STAT 203-3 Introduction to Statistics for Social Sciences
Lower Division Women’s Studies Requirements
Students complete 15 lower division units in women’s studies courses including both of
- WS 101-3 Introduction to Women’s Issues in Canada
- WS 102-3 Western and Global Feminismss
and at least one of
- WS 207-3 Introduction to Feminist Theory
- WS 208-3 Feminist Research Methods
and, additional lower division WS units.
Upper Division Criminology Requirements
Students complete a minimum of 25 upper division units in criminology with a minimum CGPA of 2.25 including all of
- CRIM 300-3 Current Theories and Perspectives in Criminology
- CRIM 320-5 Quantitative Research Methods in Criminology
- CRIM 330-3 Criminal Procedure and Evidence
- CRIM 333-3 Gender, Law and the State
- CRIM 432-3 Gender in the Courts and the Legal Profession
Students in this joint major program are not permitted to complete CRIM 369 nor 462.
The remaining required eight units may be selected at the student’s discretion. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences breadth requirements must be completed so general electives should be considered for that purpose.
Upper Division Women’s Studies Requirements
Students complete a minimum of 20 upper division units in women’s studies, at the student's discretion.
The special topics course WS 303-4 is recommended when offered as Women and the Law.
Exceptionally and only with the permission of the department, one course of designated women’s studies credit offered by another department may be substituted for one course.
Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements
Students admitted to 91ĹÝÜ˝ beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.
| WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit. |
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| Requirement | Units |
Notes | |
| W - Writing | 6 |
Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 91ĹÝÜ˝ within the student’s major subject | |
| Q - Quantitative | 6 |
Q courses may be lower or upper division | |
| B - Breadth | 18 |
Designated Breadth | Must be outside the student’s major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci |
6 |
Additional Breadth | 6 units outside the student’s major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) | |
Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit
The University’s residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.
Elective Courses
In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.
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