Criminology and Sociolegal Studies program requirements

What the Criminology and Sociolegal Studies Specialist and Major require, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course they name.

Criminology and Sociolegal Studies - Specialist

  • Arts program
  • 11.0 credits
  • Limited enrolment
  • ASSPE0826

Enrolment

This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 9.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

Each course requirement is individual and cannot be used more than once.

Total credits: 11.0 of which 7.0 credits must be CRI courses (including 3.0 credits at the 300+ level and 1.0 credit at the 400-level).

12.0 credits from CRI100H1/ ECO/ HIS/ PHL/ POL/ PSY/ SOC

2All of CRI205H1, CRI210H1, CRI215H1, CRI225H1, CRI335H1, CRI340H1, CRI350H1

3At least 3.0 credits from Group A

4At least 1.0 credit from Group B

5Additional credits (excluding those already counted) from Groups A, B or C for a total of 11.0 credits

Note:

Students may use a maximum of 1.0 credit from Independent Study courses, 1.0 credit from Research Participation courses and 1.0 credit from CRI389Y0-Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies Abroad towards the Criminology & Sociolegal Studies program.

Students in this program have the option to complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream.

Group A: CRI300H1/ CRI322H1/ CRI343H1/ CRI345H1/ CRI364H1/ CRI365H1/ CRI370H1/ CRI372H1/ CRI380H1/ CRI383H1/ CRI385H1/ CRI386H1/ CRI387H1/ CRI390H1/ CRI391H1/ CRI392H1/ CRI393H1/ CRI394H1/ CRI395H1/ CRI396H1/ CRI450H1

Group B: CRI420H1/ CRI422H1/ CRI423H1/ CRI425H1/ CRI427H1/ CRI428H1/ CRI429H1/ CRI431H1/ CRI435H1/ CRI480H1/ CRI482H1/ CRI483H1/ CRI485H1/ CRI487H1/ CRI490H1/ CRI491H1/ CRI492H1/ CRI493H1/ CRI494H1/ CRI498H1

Group C: HIS324H1/ HIS375H1/ HIS411H1/ PHL271H1/ PHL370H1/ PSY201H1/ PSY202H1/ PSY220H1/ PSY240H1/ PSY328H1/ SOC205H1/ SOC212H1/ SOC313H1/ SOC315H1/ SOC413H1/ TRN412H1/ CRI389Y0

Note about non CRI courses:

Note 1Group C courses are offered by other departments. Registration in these courses may be available only to students who have completed specified prerequisites and/or are enrolled in a program sponsored by the department offering the course. Course enrolment conditions are listed in the Arts and Science timetable. Course descriptions, prerequisites, corequisites and exclusions are listed in the Calendar.

Note 2Students who have completed criminology/sociolegal type courses in the Faculty of Arts and Science that are not included in Group C may email the Program Coordinator to find out if the courses can be used towards the Group C program requirements.

Courses these requirements name

  • CRI100H1True Crime? The Myths and Realities of Media Depictions of Crime and Justice
  • CRI205H1Introduction to Criminology
  • CRI210H1Criminal Justice
  • CRI215H1Introduction to Sociolegal Studies
  • CRI225H1Criminal Law
  • CRI335H1Policing
  • CRI340H1Punishment: Theory and Practice
  • CRI350H1Understanding Criminological Research
  • CRI389Y0Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies Abroad
  • CRI300H1Theories of Criminal Justice
  • CRI322H1Inequality and Criminal Justice
  • CRI343H1Comparative Criminal Justice
  • CRI345H1History of Criminal Justice
  • CRI364H1Indigenous Peoples & Criminal Justice
  • CRI365H1Crime and Mind
  • CRI370H1Youth Justice
  • CRI372H1Regulating Citizenship
  • CRI380H1Crime, Gender and Sex
  • CRI383H1Immigration, Ethnicity and Crime
  • CRI385H1Representing Crime and Authority
  • CRI386H1Origins of Criminal Justice
  • CRI387H1Environmental Justice and Green Criminology
  • CRI390H1Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
  • CRI391H1Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
  • CRI392H1Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
  • CRI393H1Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
  • CRI394H1Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
  • CRI395H1Independent Study
  • CRI396H1Research Participation
  • CRI450H1Advanced Research/Reading
  • CRI420H1Current Issues in Criminal Law
  • CRI422H1Indigenous Law
  • CRI423H1The Making and Unmaking of International Law
  • CRI425H1The Prosecution Process
  • CRI427H1Organized Crime and Corruption
  • CRI428H1Policing the City: Crime, Community and Inequality
  • CRI429H1Youth Culture, Racialization and Crime in the Global Context
  • CRI431H1Mental Health, Morality & Legal Controls
  • CRI435H1Advanced Seminar in Policing
  • CRI480H1Interpersonal Violence
  • CRI482H1Security Governance
  • CRI483H1Human Rights and the Postcolonial Condition
  • CRI485H1Law and Disasters
  • CRI487H1Law, Space, and the City
  • CRI490H1Advanced Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
  • CRI491H1Advanced Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
  • CRI492H1Advanced Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
  • CRI493H1Advanced Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
  • CRI494H1Advanced Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
  • CRI498H1Intensive Course
  • HIS324H1The Criminalization of Protest in Latin American History
  • HIS375H1Crime and Punishment in the Early Modern World
  • HIS411H1Great Trials in History last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • PHL271H1Law and Morality
  • PHL370H1Issues in Philosophy of Law
  • PSY201H1Statistics I
  • PSY202H1Statistics II
  • PSY220H1Introduction to Social Psychology
  • PSY240H1Introduction to Psychopathology and Clinical Science
  • PSY328H1Psychology and the Law
  • SOC205H1Urban Sociology
  • SOC212H1Sociology of Crime & Deviance
  • SOC313H1Social Control
  • SOC315H1Domestic Violence
  • SOC413H1Sociology of Punishment
  • TRN412H1Seminar in Ethics, Society, and Law

Criminology and Sociolegal Studies - Major

  • Arts program
  • 8.0 credits
  • Limited enrolment
  • ASMAJ0826

Enrolment

This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

Students must complete a total of 8.0 credits including a minimum of 2.0 credits from 300+level CRI courses, of these 0.5 CRI credit must be at the 400-level.

12.0 credits from CRI100H1/ ECO/ HIS/ PHL/ POL/ PSY/ SOC

2All of CRI205H1, CRI210H1, CRI215H1, CRI225H1

3At least 2.0 credits at the 300+ level from Group A, at least 0.5 credit must be at the 400-level

4At least 0.5 credit from Group B

5Additional courses (excluding those already counted) from Groups A and C for a total of 8.0 credits

Note:

Note 11. Students may use a maximum of 1.0 credit from Independent Study courses and 1.0 credit from Research Participation courses towards the Criminology & Sociolegal Studies program.

Note 22. Students may use a maximum of 1.0 credit from CRI389Y0 - Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies Abroad courses towards the Criminology & Sociolegal Studies program.

Students in this program have the option to complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream.

Group A: CRI300H1/ CRI322H1/ CRI335H1/ CRI340H1/ CRI343H1/ CRI345H1/ CRI364H1/ CRI365H1/ CRI370H1/ CRI372H1/ CRI380H1/ CRI383H1/ CRI385H1/ CRI386H1/ CRI387H1/ CRI390H1/ CRI391H1/ CRI392H1/ CRI393H1/ CRI394H1/ CRI395H1/ CRI396H1/ CRI420H1/ CRI422H1/ CRI423H1/ CRI425H1/ CRI427H1/ CRI428H1/ CRI429H1/ CRI431H1/ CRI435H1/ CRI480H1/ CRI482H1/ CRI483H1/ CRI485H1/ CRI487H1/ CRI490H1/ CRI491H1/ CRI492H1/ CRI493H1/ CRI494H1/ CRI498H1

Group B: PSY201H1/ PSY202H1/ SOC202H1/ CRI350H1/ POL222H1

Group C: HIS375H1/ HIS411H1/ PHL271H1/ PHL370H1/ PSY220H1/ PSY240H1/ PSY328H1/ SOC205H1/ SOC212H1/ SOC313H1/ SOC315H1/ SOC413H1/ TRN412H1/ CRI389Y0

Important Notes:

Note 3Group C Courses: These courses are offered by other academic units. Registration in these courses may be available only to students who have completed specified prerequisites and/or are enrolled in a program sponsored by the academic unit offering the course. Check the Faculty of Arts and Science's timetable for details.

Note 4Students who have completed criminology/sociolegal type courses in the Faculty of Arts and Science (not included in Group C) may email the Program Coordinator to find out if theses courses can be used towards the Group C requirements.

Courses these requirements name

  • CRI100H1True Crime? The Myths and Realities of Media Depictions of Crime and Justice
  • CRI205H1Introduction to Criminology
  • CRI210H1Criminal Justice
  • CRI215H1Introduction to Sociolegal Studies
  • CRI225H1Criminal Law
  • CRI389Y0Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies Abroad
  • CRI300H1Theories of Criminal Justice
  • CRI322H1Inequality and Criminal Justice
  • CRI335H1Policing
  • CRI340H1Punishment: Theory and Practice
  • CRI343H1Comparative Criminal Justice
  • CRI345H1History of Criminal Justice
  • CRI364H1Indigenous Peoples & Criminal Justice
  • CRI365H1Crime and Mind
  • CRI370H1Youth Justice
  • CRI372H1Regulating Citizenship
  • CRI380H1Crime, Gender and Sex
  • CRI383H1Immigration, Ethnicity and Crime
  • CRI385H1Representing Crime and Authority
  • CRI386H1Origins of Criminal Justice
  • CRI387H1Environmental Justice and Green Criminology
  • CRI390H1Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
  • CRI391H1Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
  • CRI392H1Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
  • CRI393H1Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
  • CRI394H1Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
  • CRI395H1Independent Study
  • CRI396H1Research Participation
  • CRI420H1Current Issues in Criminal Law
  • CRI422H1Indigenous Law
  • CRI423H1The Making and Unmaking of International Law
  • CRI425H1The Prosecution Process
  • CRI427H1Organized Crime and Corruption
  • CRI428H1Policing the City: Crime, Community and Inequality
  • CRI429H1Youth Culture, Racialization and Crime in the Global Context
  • CRI431H1Mental Health, Morality & Legal Controls
  • CRI435H1Advanced Seminar in Policing
  • CRI480H1Interpersonal Violence
  • CRI482H1Security Governance
  • CRI483H1Human Rights and the Postcolonial Condition
  • CRI485H1Law and Disasters
  • CRI487H1Law, Space, and the City
  • CRI490H1Advanced Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
  • CRI491H1Advanced Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
  • CRI492H1Advanced Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
  • CRI493H1Advanced Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
  • CRI494H1Advanced Topics in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
  • CRI498H1Intensive Course
  • PSY201H1Statistics I
  • PSY202H1Statistics II
  • SOC202H1Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Sociology
  • CRI350H1Understanding Criminological Research
  • POL222H1Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning I
  • HIS375H1Crime and Punishment in the Early Modern World
  • HIS411H1Great Trials in History last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • PHL271H1Law and Morality
  • PHL370H1Issues in Philosophy of Law
  • PSY220H1Introduction to Social Psychology
  • PSY240H1Introduction to Psychopathology and Clinical Science
  • PSY328H1Psychology and the Law
  • SOC205H1Urban Sociology
  • SOC212H1Sociology of Crime & Deviance
  • SOC313H1Social Control
  • SOC315H1Domestic Violence
  • SOC413H1Sociology of Punishment
  • TRN412H1Seminar in Ethics, Society, and Law

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