Our comprehensive program explores key areas in Justice Studies, including criminological theory, forensic methods, legal systems, criminal behavior, and hands-on experiential learning through field placements. Following a common first year curriculum, students in Justice Studies will choose to specialize in either Police Foundations or Community and Justice Services depending on their career and educational goals. Students in both specializations will gain practical experience encompassing diverse sectors and institutional roles within Ontario's justice system through work-integrated learning placements. The combination of academic rigor, strong links to the field and location in Toronto, provide our students with a competitive advantage in the quickly growing field of Justice Studies.

Students are required to complete 20.00 credits including 14.00 core justice studies credits, 4.00 restricted elective credits (including 3.00 credits from POL or CJS), and 2.00 general elective credits in order to be eligible for graduation. Students must complete these requirements in order to be eligible to graduate with both the university honours degree (awarded by the University of Guelph) and the college diploma (awarded by Humber). No option exists to graduate with only one of the above listed credentials as the program is fully integrated.

Conditions for Graduation

In addition to meeting all program specific course and credit requirements, students must have a minimum 60% cumulative average in order to be eligible for graduation. Students will not normally be eligible to graduate while on Probationary status or Required to Withdraw status. A student denied graduation while on Probationary status or Required to Withdraw status may submit a request for Academic Consideration to the Academic Review Sub-Committee.

Work-Integrated Learning

Starting in the second year, students engage in experiential learning through a progressive sequence of Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) courses and experiences. Students complete placements related to law enforcement, community justice or legal services. They work with employers and in community as ‘professionals in training’, where performance expectations will increase according to the semester level. Throughout the placements, students participate in classroom seminars to critically analyze and share their experiences. For more information, visit: https://www.guelphhumber.ca/programs/justice/high-school#field_work_experience

Police Foundations

In Police Foundations, students take courses that prepare you for employment in the various levels of Canadian policing including municipal (e.g. Toronto Police Service), provincial (e.g. Ontario Provincial Police), and federal (e.g. Royal Canadian Mounted Police) police services. Courses cover topics including community policing, police governance and accountability, investigative techniques, and specialist health and fitness practicums to prepare for applications to police services and other law enforcement agencies (such as the CBSA).

Community and Justice Services

This area of study focuses on both the community and the institutional sectors of the criminal justice system. The curriculum combines both theory and applied skills, providing students with the breadth of knowledge and experience for working with offenders, community groups and other high-risk client groups. The development of community programs, restorative justice initiatives and preventative measures will be covered. In addition, there is a strong emphasis placed on the practices of interpersonal, problem-solving, and assessment skills. Students will learn to build social justice, equity, and inclusion and go purposefully in the pursuit of justice as emerging professionals.

Justice Studies Program – Schedule of Studies

Note: All courses are weighted 0.50 credits unless noted otherwise.

Courses marked with POL are required in the Police Foundations stream.

Courses marked with CJS are required in the Community and Justice Services stream.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Semester 1
AHSS*1130	Principles of Sociology	0.50
AHSS*1150	Introduction to Law	0.50
AHSS*1160	Crime and Criminal Justice	0.50
AHSS*1500	Diversity, Inclusion, Reconciliation and Social Justice	0.50
PSYC*1110	Introduction to Psychology	0.50
Semester 2
JUST*1010	Criminal Offences	0.50
JUST*1020	Introduction to Police Powers	0.50
JUST*1210	Justice Studies Writing & Communication Skills	0.50
JUST*2030	Provincial Legislation	0.50
JUST*2110	Addictions and Mental Health for Justice Services	0.50
Semester 3
JUST*1030	Work-Integrated Learning Preparation	0.50
JUST*2010	Forensic Techniques	0.50
JUST*2020	Federal Legislation	0.50
SCMA*2040	Research Methods for Social Science	0.50
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
JUST*2000	Community Policing: Introduction (POL)	0.50
JUST*2200	Counselling I: Theory and Practice (CJS)	0.50
Semester 4
AHSS*1140	Public Sector Management	0.50
AHSS*2110	Criminological Theory I	0.50
JUST*2050	Work-Integrated Learning I	0.50
0.50 electives		0.50
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
JUST*2040	Police Governance and Accountability (POL)	0.50
JUST*2080	Correctional Institutions (CJS)	0.50
Semester 5
AHSS*3050	Canadian Social Issues	0.50
JUST*3010	Conflict Resolution	0.50
JUST*3050	Work-Integrated Learning II	0.50
SCMA*3040	Quantitative Methods for Social Science	0.50
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
JUST*3060 & JUST*1040	Traffic Investigation and Analysis and Health and Fitness Practicum I (POL)	0.50
JUST*3120	Community Building Practices (CJS)	0.50
Semester 6
AHSS*4050	Youth and the Law	0.50
AHSS*4080	Transition to Work	0.50
JUST*3030	Investigative Techniques	0.50
0.50 electives or restricted electives		0.50
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
AHSS*4060 & JUST*2060	Law and Society and Health and Fitness Practicum II (POL)	0.50
JUST*4100	Restorative Justice (CJS)	0.50
Semester 7
AHSS*3060	Criminological Theory II	0.50
AHSS*4070	Issues in Ethnicity and Class	0.50
AHSS*4090	Ethics and the Justice System	0.50
0.50 electives		0.50
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
JUST*4000 & JUST*2070	Advanced Issues in Community Policing and Health and Fitness Practicum III (POL)	0.50
JUST*4120	Inclusive Community Practices (CJS)	0.50
Semester 8
JUST*4010	Justice Studies: Senior Seminar	0.50
1.50 electives or restricted electives		1.50
Select 0.50 credits from the following:
AHSS*4100	Public Policy: Challenges and Prospects (POL)	0.50
JUST*4060	Community Corrections: Theory and Practice (CJS)	0.50

Restricted Electives

Select 1.00 credits from the following:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
AHSS*3250	Constitutional Law and Advocacy	0.50
AHSS*4200	Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mediation	0.50
JUST*3200	Cybercrime Prevention and Investigations	0.50
JUST*3210	Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Investigations	0.50
JUST*4150	Applied Work-Integrated Learning: Justice Studies	1.00
JUST*4200	Advanced Crime and Intelligence Analysis	0.50
JUST*4210	Drones and Remote Piloted Technologies	0.50

Community and Justice Services (CJS) Stream

Students in this stream must complete a total of 3.00 credits by taking all of the courses listed below:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
JUST*2080	Correctional Institutions	0.50
JUST*2200	Counselling I: Theory and Practice	0.50
JUST*3120	Community Building Practices	0.50
JUST*4060	Community Corrections: Theory and Practice	0.50
JUST*4100	Restorative Justice	0.50
JUST*4120	Inclusive Community Practices	0.50

Police Foundations (POL) Stream

Students in this stream must complete a total of 3.00 credits by taking all of the courses listed below:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
AHSS*4060	Law and Society	0.50
AHSS*4100	Public Policy: Challenges and Prospects	0.50
JUST*1040	Health and Fitness Practicum I	0.00
JUST*2000	Community Policing: Introduction	0.50
JUST*2040	Police Governance and Accountability	0.50
JUST*2060	Health and Fitness Practicum II	0.00
JUST*2070	Health and Fitness Practicum III	0.00
JUST*3060	Traffic Investigation and Analysis	0.50
JUST*4000	Advanced Issues in Community Policing	0.50