Demand for graduates with a criminology degree is high – and that demand is even higher for grads with applied skills in areas such as crime prevention, risk assessment, demographic research, crisis intervention and conflict de-escalation. With the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Criminology with Honours, students will cultivate these applied skills and have opportunities to strengthen them through work placements with the Vancouver Police Department, private security companies and other agencies. Students will graduate with 100 hours of work experience in the criminal justice field – giving you a leg up over the competition for jobs. In the third and fourth years of the degree, students will complete an applied specialization in one of the following areas: Community and Institutional Practice - launch a career in probation, parole or institutional corrections; Crime Analysis and Prevention- lay the groundwork for careers in security management, school-based gang and bullying prevention, community crime prevention and more. Legal Studies - qualify for positions with agencies overseeing government regulations or that provide legal services, advocacy, policy analysis and more.

Admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Criminology will occur after the completion of 60 credits. Students must have the following: a) a two year Liberal Arts or Science Diploma or Associate Arts (or equivalent) with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. Douglas College's Criminology and Legal Studies diplomas meet this requirement. b) completion of the following courses (or equivalent): CRIM 1100 (Introduction to Criminal Justice); CRIM 1150 (Introduction to Criminology); CRIM 1160 (Introduction to the Canadian Legal System); CRIM 2140 (Interviewing and Professional Behaviour); CRIM 2254 (Research Methods); CRIM 2260 (Criminal Law) AND One of CRIM 1120 (Introduction to Policing) or CRIM 1170(Introduction to Corrections) AND One of CRIM 2251 (Psychological Explanations to Crime and Deviance) or CRIM 2252 (Sociological Explanations to Crime and Deviance) AND One of PSYC 2300 (Data Analysis in Psychology) or MATH 1160 (Introduction to Statistics). Admission to the honours program will typically occur at the beginning of the fourth year of the program. Admission to the honours program will require: a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 maintained from entrance to completion of program (or approval by the Chair/Coordinator of the program in special circumstances); a minimum of 90 credits completed; completion of CRIM 3325 or PSYC 3300 or PSYC 3301 with a minimum of a C (60%); a completed application form, including agreement from a Criminology faculty member to supervise the honours thesis.