Careers
If you’re interested in pursuing a career in any field relating
to law, criminology, or corrections, taking the option in Legal Studies
and Criminology is a good way to find out more about these fields and be
sure of where your interests lie.
- If you would like to go directly into policing or private security,
a good first step would be combining a degree in Sociology or Psychology
with an option in Legal Studies and Criminology.
- If you plan to work with offenders in correctional centres, halfway
houses, or the courts, a good choice would be to combine a program in
Social Work
or Psychology with an option in Legal Studies and Criminology.
- If your goal is to go into law, you might combine a program in Political
Science with an option in Legal Studies and Criminology.
- If you’re planning to become an accountant, you could strengthen
your knowledge of business and taxation law by adding specialized courses
in Legal Studies and Criminology to a program in Accountancy.
Sample Careers
Some graduates with the option in Legal Studies and Criminology have held
jobs such as these:
- Police Officer, Ontario Provincial Police, Gravenhurst
- Police Officer, Waterloo Regional Police, Waterloo
- Lawyer, private practice, Kitchener
- Corrections Officer, Guelph Correctional Centre, Guelph
- Probation Officer, Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services, Waterloo
Further Study
In combination with courses chosen from other programs, the option in
Legal Studies and Criminology can be a good preparation for further studies
in
- criminology
- law
- psychology
- social work
- sociology
