Graduate Program Admission

MASTER OF ARTS (MA) IN CRIMINOLOGY

Graduate Level Criminology Courses

48-561. Crime and Exclusion
An exploration of research and theory on the conception, construction, and production of crime and other exclusionary processes. Substantive topics may include: violence, victimization, and the impact of culture, borders, inequalities, and regulatory agencies on crime and deviance.

 48-562. Security and Regulation
An examination of research and theory on the regulatory agencies of criminal law and social policy (e.g., courts, police, corrections, social service agencies), modes of regulation (e.g., discipline, surveillance, detention) and their application (e.g., to bodies, spaces, borders, and subjectivities).

48-565. Law and Governance
This course examines perspectives on moral regulation, the social construction of law and law as governance. The focus will be the analysis of various forms of law, policy and regulation. Substantive issues to be covered may include sexuality, immigration and exclusion, labour and economic policies, drug policies and communication, or cultural policies.

48-566. Contemporary Criminological Theory
An advanced analysis of social theories in Criminology. Various perspectives will be covered including feminist, Marxist, cultural, postmodern, and constructionist theories.

48-567. Current Issues in Criminology
An examination of contemporary research in criminology, deviance, and/or social justice. Students will critically engage with the results of recent research central to these areas of investigations

48-568. Critical Perspectives on Policy Development and Evaluation
This course provides an in-depth study of the process of policy formation, development, and implementation in the area of crime and criminal justice broadly defined. Particular attention is devoted to the methodology and techniques of program evaluation as well as the social, political, and economic forces shaping the development and effectiveness of policy in the criminal justice realm. Consideration will also be given to the links between policy formation and the broader goals of social justice and the development of policies that reflect social justice concerns. The expertise gained through this course will help students to excel in both employment and academic contexts and applications.

Admission Requirements

M.A. program applications are available from Liaison and Application Services (download application)

See the Department of Sociology and Anthropology's Graduate Program webpage for further details about the application process and other graduate programs offered by the Department.