The MA in Criminal Justice and Public Policy (CJPP) is a program jointly run by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Department of Political Science. As such, the program provides students with an advanced understanding of crime and criminology, criminal justice policy, and the governance and administration of the justice system in Canada. The program blends academic theory and methods with applied experiential opportunities to equip students with the skills required to pursue further graduate studies, employment, or career advancement.

Administrative Staff

Director
Carolyn Yule (635 MacKinnon, Ext. 53546)
cyule@uoguelph.ca
Graduate Program Coordinator
Ryan Broll (612 MacKinnon, Ext. 53554)
rbroll@uoguelph.ca
Graduate Program Assistant
Urvikumari Patel
cjppgrad@uoguelph.ca

Graduate Faculty

This list may include Regular Graduate Faculty, Associated Graduate Faculty and/or Graduate Faculty from other universities.

Admission Requirements

The program requires a 4-year honours bachelor’s  degree in a social science or humanities program with at least 5 credits in criminology and/or public policy. Applicants with an undergraduate major in Sociology, Criminology, or Political Science are preferred. The program requires a minimum of a “B+” average to be considered for admission. Generally, those admitted will have a higher academic average.

Program Requirements

Students enrol in one of two study options:

1. course work; or
2. thesis.

Coursework

Students are required to complete six (6) core courses and two (2) electives for a total of 4.0 credits, as follows:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
CJPP*6100	Governing Criminal Justice	0.50
CJPP*6200	Professional Seminar in CJPP	0.50
CJPP*6300	Research Methods in Criminal Justice	0.50
CJPP*6350	Society, Crime and Control	0.50
CJPP*6400	Current Issues in Criminal Justice and Public Policy	0.50
CJPP*6800	Criminal Justice and Public Policy in Practice (Two electives)	0.50
Two electives		1.00

Electives

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
POLS*6150	Constitutionalism and Judicial Politics	0.50
POLS*6630	Approaches to Public Policy Analysis	0.50
POLS*6640	Canadian Public Administration: Public Sector Management	0.50
POLS*6950	Specialized Topics in Political Studies	0.50
SOC*6070	Sociological Theory	0.50
SOC*6130	Data Science for Social and Applied Research	0.50
SOC*6140	Qualitative Research Methods	0.50
SOC*6270	Diversity and Social Equality	0.50
SOC*6600	Reading Course	0.50
CJPP*6650	Major Research Paper	0.50

With the permission of the graduate coordinator, students may complete an elective course in Political Science or Sociology and Anthropology that is not listed as an elective for CJPP or a graduate course in another department.

Thesis

Students are required to complete four (4) core courses and a thesis, as follows.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
CJPP*6100	Governing Criminal Justice	0.50
CJPP*6200	Professional Seminar in CJPP	0.50
CJPP*6300	Research Methods in Criminal Justice	0.50
CJPP*6350	Society, Crime and Control	0.50
Thesis