Our comprehensive program offers a variety of courses including: Criminology, Forensic Techniques, Law, Criminal Offences and Community Service. 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 in a variety of segments within the Ontario justice system through community service placements. The combination of academic rigor, strong links to the field and our 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 18.00 core justice studies credits, 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.

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 include Community Policing, Police Governance and Accountability, Investigative Techniques, and Physical Fitness.

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 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 on the practice of interpersonal, problem-solving and assessment skills.

Justice Studies Program – Schedule of Studies

Students are required to complete 20.00 credits, including 18.00 core credits and 2.00 general electives.

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*1110	Introductory Psychology: Dynamics	0.50
AHSS*1130	Principles of Sociology	0.50
AHSS*1150	Introduction to Law	0.50
AHSS*1160	Crime and Criminal Justice	0.50
JUST*1000	Health and Wellness I	0.50
Semester 2
AHSS*1140	Public Sector Management	0.50
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
Semester 3
JUST*1030	Introduction to Community Service	0.50
JUST*2000	Community Policing: Introduction (POL)	0.50
JUST*2010	Forensic Techniques	0.50
JUST*2020	Federal Legislation	0.50
JUST*2200	Counselling I: Theory and Practice	0.50
SCMA*2040	Research Methods for Social Science	0.50
Semester 4
AHSS*1200	Issues in Social Welfare	0.50
AHSS*2110	Criminological Theory I	0.50
JUST*2040	Police Governance and Accountability (POL)	0.50
JUST*2050	Community Service I	0.50
JUST*2080	Correctional Institutions (CJS)	0.50
0.50 electives		0.50
Semester 5
AHSS*3050	Canadian Social Problems	0.50
JUST*1040	Physical Fitness Practicum I (POL)	0.00
JUST*3010	Conflict Resolution	0.50
JUST*3060	Traffic Investigation and Analysis (POL)	0.50
JUST*3120	Community Building Practices (CJS)	0.50
SCMA*3040	Quantitative Methods for Social Science	0.50
0.50 electives		0.50
Semester 6
AHSS*4050	Youth and the Law	0.50
AHSS*4060	Law and Society (POL)	0.50
JUST*2060	Physical Fitness Practicum II (POL)	0.00
JUST*3030	Investigative Techniques	0.50
JUST*3050	Community Service II	0.50
JUST*4100	Restorative Justice (CJS)	0.50
0.50 electives		0.50
Semester 7
AHSS*3060	Criminological Theory II	0.50
AHSS*4070	Issues in Ethnicity and Class	0.50
AHSS*4080	Transition to Work	0.50
AHSS*4090	Ethics and the Justice System	0.50
JUST*2070	Physical Fitness Practicum III (POL)	0.00
JUST*4000	Advanced Issues in Community Policing (POL)	0.50
JUST*4120	Inclusive Community Practices (CJS)	0.50
Semester 8
AHSS*4100	Public Policy: Challenges and Prospects (POL)	0.50
JUST*3040	Police and Society	0.50
JUST*4010	Justice Senior Seminar	0.50
JUST*4020	Justice Management	0.50
JUST*4060	Community Corrections: Theory and Practice (CJS)	0.50
0.50 electives		0.50