Few issues attract as much public debate as those related to crime and victimization. Unfortunately, such debates are too often driven by emotions rather than by the most reliable data. Criminology is the study of crime, criminalization, and issues of social control. It is also an applied discipline, devoted to analyzing various forms of intervention aimed at addressing a range of problems and situations.

During your fourth year, you can explore topics of interest in greater depth through three different options: traditional course format, field placements or research. If you choose our unique research option, you will participate in four seminars on very different themes, facilitated by professors conducting research in the area of study.

The program provides access to a wide range of workplaces in areas of activity such as:

Intervention with vulnerable and criminalized populations

• Individual or group counselor
• Restorative justice case worker or practitioners
• Correctional investigator
• Victim services workers
• Settlement and aid worker (newcomers, immigrants and refugees)

Organizing and assisting community agencies and their initiatives

• Public education worker
• Community outreach worker
• Community engagement manager
• Media relations specialist
• Social media coordinator
• Digital marketer

Research and development

• Policy advisor or developer (government or not for profit)
• Project manager

Global efforts and other areas

• Emergency relief worker (i.e. UNICEF, UN)
• International human rights officer
• Anti‑violence worker (i.e. Amnesty International)
• Sustainability worker