Certificate in Justice, Law and Rights

A new certificate will be available for Criminal Justice students starting in 26-27. The joint Criminal Justice Human Rights certificate will focus on 30 credit hours of courses. The details are as follows.

Human Rights (15 credit hours)

Required:

HR-2100 (3) International Human Rights Law in Context

HR-2200 / HIST-2512 (3) History of Human Rights in Canada

HR-3210 (3) Human Rights Institutions

HR/CJ-3471 (3) Human Rights and the Criminal Justice System

Electives:

Three additional credit hours of a Human Rights elective (any other Human Rights course at the 2000 or 3000 level).

Criminal Justice (15 credit hours)

Required:

CJ-1002 (3) Introduction to Criminal Justice

CJ-2130 (3) Criminal Law

CJ-3130 (3) Criminal Procedure

Electives (choose 2 of the following):

CJ-2120 Policing in Canada

CJ-2203 Institutional Corrections

CJ-2204 Community Corrections

CJ-4130 Advanced Criminal Law

IS-1017 Introduction to Indigenous Studies: Politics and Governance

If you are a student and you take these classes, you can achieve this certificate.

This is a stand-alone certificate, which means you can achieve this certificate without completing a degree (if you are headed to law school after 60 credit hours, for example)…

Contact the Criminal Justice Chair and Human Rights Program Lead with questions.