This program focuses on five broad phenomena: the nature and dynamics of behaviour that contravenes social norms; the social construction of norms and of the notion of crime; the criminalization of specific behaviours; individuals and groups in social relations; the goals and workings of the criminal justice system; and contemporary forms of intervention.

You must have at least a secondary school diploma from a Canadian province or territory, or the equivalent (country-specific). If you’re applying for an English-language program and you have not completed at least three years of full-time study in an institution where English is the only language of instruction (aside from in language courses), located in a country where English is an official language, you must submit your official score in one of the following language tests recognized by the University.