Bachelor of Arts in Applied Criminology

Douglas College

Launch your criminal justice career with the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Criminology. Whether your goal is to prevent crime in your community, provide legal services to new immigrants or refugees, become a lawyer, or police, parole or probation officer and more, you’ll get the academic knowledge and hands-on experience to make you a top contender both in the job market and for grad school. With the Bachelor of Arts in Applied Criminology, you’ll cultivate these applied skills and have opportunities to strengthen them through work placements with the Vancouver Police Department, private security companies and other agencies. You’ll graduate with 100 hours of work experience in the criminal justice field – giving you a leg up over the competition for jobs.Career opportunities include:Bylaw Officer Crisis Services Coordinator Deputy Sheriff Association of Threat Assessment Professional Forensics Specialist Outreach/Victims Support Educator Police OfficerPolygraph Technician Probation Officer Transit Police Youth Justice Worker

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences