Overview

These disciplines have some common methods and theoretical concerns: the relation between such variables as class, gender, ethnicity and crime; the social construction of deviance; the law as a social phenomenon; and the general social, political, and economic frameworks of society that condition the nature and perception of social problems. This Sociology and Criminology Joint Major program at Simon Fraser University is for those who share these concerns.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Criminology
Psychological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behavior
Sociological Explanations of Criminal and Deviant Behavior
Criminal Justice System - A Total System Approach
Canadian Law and Legal Institutions: A Criminal Justice Perspective
Criminal Law
Classical Sociological Thought
Quantitative Methods
Ethnography and Qualitative Methods

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Burnaby, Canada

Disciplines

Sociology Criminology View 136 other Bachelors in Sociology in Canada

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

program declaration: completion of the program's lower-division declaration requirements (specified courses require minimum grade c-)
minimum 2.25 cumulative gpa (cgpa) to apply for and to maintain program declaration
maintain minimum 2.25 cgpa to remain eligible for upper-division crim courses (cgpa below 2.25 prohibits enrollment in upper-division crim)
bachelor of arts degree: minimum 120 units total
minimum 45 upper-division units overall
at least 20 upper-division criminology units required
upper-division sociology requirement: minimum 20 units
minimum grade c- required in required courses (and c- or better to earn w/q/b credit)
graduation gpa requirements (school of criminology): minimum 2.25 cgpa, 2.25 udgpa, 2.25 criminology-course cgpa, 2.25 criminology-course udgpa
department (sociology & anthropology) graduation requirements: minimum 2.00 sa cgpa and minimum 2.00 sa cudgpa

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Tuition Fees

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37442 CAD / year

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7502 CAD / year

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Burnaby

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1600 - 2700 CAD / month

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