Criminology (BA Honours) at Toronto Metropolitan University

Programme overview

Students will learn to question the assumptions behind both administrative practice and policies that emerge from a variety of sources, and to evaluate them on a range of criteria, including the empirical, theoretical, and ethical bases. This will also include an analysis of the influence of race, class, gender, and other forms of social inequality on the administration of criminal justice and broader institutions.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Department: Department of Criminology | Duration: Full-time, 4-year; Full-time, 5-year co-op | Study mode: full-time; co-op option | Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Semesters One and Two: In the first year, which is shared with the programs in Arts and Contemporary Studies, Economics and Finance, English, Environmental and Urban Sustainability, Geographic Analysis, History, Language and Intercultural Relations, Politics and Governance, Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology, students are introduced to Criminology through introductory core courses that provide an overview and.

Career pathways

Graduates of the Criminology program will be able to pursue careers in a variety of capacities both inside and outside government. These may include working with victims, people in conflict with the law (such as young offenders), policing, the criminal courts, the correctional system, or community-based justice agencies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

O.S.S.D. with six Grade 12 U/M courses, including Grade 12 U English. Notes: ENG4U/EAE4U is the preferred English. A grade of 70 percent or higher will be required in Grade 12 U English. Subject to competition, candidates may be required to present averages/grades above the minimum.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Undergraduate admission is for the Fall term (Fall 2027 admission is open for applications). Some undergraduate programmes accept international applicants for winter admission (January start), subject to space availability.

Fall 2027 admission: the guaranteed consideration date for applications to all programmes is February 1; complete applications and amendments received by this date receive equal consideration, and many programmes continue to accept applications afterwards. The OUAC application deadline is in January. Grades-Plus programmes have programme-specific deadlines for non-academic requirements, submitted through the ChooseTMU Applicant Portal.

Apply through the official page: https://www.torontomu.ca/admissions/undergraduate/apply/

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