Bachelor of Arts in Criminology

Wilfrid Laurier University

As a Criminology student, your classes will draw on sociology, psychology, and law to examine how crime is defined, why people break the law, and how society responds. Criminologists focus on: theories explaining the causes of crime and social harms the social impact and reaction to crime and deviance the effects of victimization the criminal justice system and law enforcement responses to crime and crime prevention.At Laurier, you'll get a well-rounded education that emphasizes critical thinking, theoretical explanations of behaviour, a foundation in qualitative and quantitative research methods, and communication and writing skills – which just about every employer you meet wants to see.

Faculty of Human and Social Sciences