Public Safety Programs
The Honours Bachelor of Arts Policing Degree is available exclusively to police officers and is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on the complex dynamics of policing in a modern liberal democracy. All Laurier courses are available online and will be completed on a part-time basis with a maximum of three courses per term. The Honours Bachelor of Arts Policing Combination degree is open to all undergraduate students enrolled in another BA program at any campus, with the exception of online Criminology students. It can be taken on a full- or part-time basis and the courses are only available on-line. The minor is available to any undergraduate student and the courses are only available online. The Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Policing is a completely online program available on a part-time basis to all undergraduate students.
Honours BA, Honours Combination BA, minor:
- Peter Shadgett, MA
- Scott Blandford, DBA, Program Co-ordinator: Public Safety; Graduate Officer: Master of Public Safety
- Oliver Stoetzer, PhD
- Honours BA Policing
- Honours BA Criminology and Policing
- Honours BA Policing in Combination with another Honours BA Program
- Policing Minor
- Honours BA Public Safety
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PD100 | Models of Policing | 0.5 |
| PD101 | Communications for Policing | 0.5 |
| PD200 | Police Psychology | 0.5 |
| PD201 | Intercultural Communication in Policing | 0.5 |
| PD202 | Leadership and Career Development in Law Enforcement | 0.5 |
| PD203 | Diversity in Policing | 0.5 |
| PD205 | Psychology and Law Enforcement | 0.5 |
| PD206 | Public Safety Policy Analysis | 0.5 |
| PD224 | Organizational Leadership | 0.5 |
| PD291 | Introduction to Policing | 0.5 |
| PD300 | Research Methods I (Quantitative Methods) | 0.5 |
| PD301 | Policing a Complex and Diverse Community | 0.5 |
| PD302 | Indigenous Peoples’ Political Structures | 0.5 |
| PD303 | Mental Health, Addiction, and Crime | 0.5 |
| PD304 | Domestic Violence | 0.5 |
| PD305 | Media, Social Media, and Crime | 0.5 |
| PD306 | Ethics, Corruption, and Police Accountability | 0.5 |
| PD312 | Mental Health and Justice | 0.5 |
| PD400 | Research Methods II (Qualitative Methods and Legal Research) | 0.5 |
| PD401 | Civil Unrest: The State's Use of Force Against its Citizens | 0.5 |
| PD402 | Indigenous Communities and Policing | 0.5 |
| PD403 | Immigration and Conflict Zones | 0.5 |
| PD404 | Cybercrime | 0.5 |
| PD426 | Qualitative Methodologies in Criminology | 0.5 |
| SAFE200 | Public Safety Administration and Government Relations | 0.5 |
| SAFE203 | Critical Infrastructures | 0.5 |
| SAFE313 | Principles of Fire and Emergency Services | 0.5 |
| SAFE314 | GIS and Data Analysis in Public Safety | 0.5 |
| SAFE316 | Theories of Correctional Justice | 0.5 |
| SAFE402 | Cultural Competencies and Trauma | 0.5 |
| SAFE416 | Information Security in the 21st Century | 0.5 |
