Public Safety Programs
The Honours Bachelor of Arts Policing Degree is an
interdisciplinary program that focuses on the
complex dynamics of policing in a modern liberal
democracy. Courses required to complete the
program are available online and will be completed
on a part-time basis with a maximum of three
courses per term.
Honours BA, Honours Combination BA, minor:
Full-Time Faculty
- Peter Shadgett, MA
- Scott Blandford, DBA, Program Co-ordinator: Public Safety; Graduate Officer: Master of Public Safety
- Oliver Stoetzer, PhD
Program Information
- 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 |
