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Concurrent Certificate in Criminology


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Department of Sociology 
Kenneth Taylor Hall, Room 627 

http://sociology.mcmaster.ca 

The purpose of this certificate is to provide students with an opportunity to study ancient and contemporary legal systems, forensics, and the social construction of criminalization and punishment from an interdisciplinary perspective.   

Certificate Requirements


Any student in an undergraduate degree program at McMaster may declare the certificate at the time of graduation and upon completion of the following courses. 

Non-McMaster credit may not be utilized in fulfilment of certificate requirements. It is the student’s responsibility to check for pre-requisites, co-requisites and enrolment restrictions of all courses in these lists.  Up to 6 units can overlap with the following minors: Justice, Law and Order; Social Problems, Social Policy and the Law; Sociology. 

Requirements


18-units total 

15 units


from 

  • The following thematic lists. (At least 3 units must be taken from two of the three lists). 

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