University of Guelph-Humber: BAA Justice Studies

Bachelor of Applied Arts in Justice Studies Program Information

The Bachelor in Applied Arts Justice Studies degree program was specifically designed to meet the needs of Canadian law enforcement professionals. Students will become life-long learners and will form new networks and associations with diverse justice orgranizations and agencies through connections made in the program. Additionally, students will benefit from the vast experience of highly trained educators with policing and justice backgrounds. Completion of the program will provide career advancement opportunities and open the possibility of further study at the graduate level.

Course Delivery Format
Classes are delivered in hybrid format, which combines intensive in-class lectures and group discussion with online study. The classroom component is delivered over weekends (three weekends per semester), where students attend class on Friday evening and all day Saturday and Sunday. This delivery of courses allows students to complete 1.0 credits (two courses) in a 14 week semester and 3.0 credits (six courses) during a calendar year. The full program can be completed in two calendar years if full transfer and Prior Learning Assessment credit is earned at admission.

Course Sequencing

Fall - Year One	Fall - Year Two
English Writing Organizational Behaviour	Police and Society Advanced Issues in Community Policing
Winter - Year One	Winter - Year Two
Canadian Social Problems Criminology Theory II	Public Policy: Challenges and Prospects Ethics and the Justice System
Summer - Year One	Summer - Year Two
Research Methods for Social Science Quantitative Methods for Social Science	Trends in Gender Issues Human Resource Management