University of Manitoba offers BA/BS in Criminology, a bachelor's degree in Criminal Law & Justice programme in Winnipeg, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 689 per credit (CAD 164 per credit for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Criminal Law & Justice
Duration: 3 years
Local tuition: CAD 164 / credit
International tuition: CAD 689 / credit
Last checked September 2026 · Source: umanitoba.ca ·
Program details
Overview
The Bachelor of Arts in Criminology examines crime and criminalization through a sociological lens, covering the operation of law and the criminal justice system alongside issues of social justice and human rights. Coursework addresses gender, race, and class dynamics in crime, youth criminality, violence and victimization, criminal law, policing, crime prevention, restorative justice, and criminology from a global perspective. The program is offered as a BA General (three years, 90 credit hours, minimum 2.0 GPA) or a BA Honours (four years, 120 credit hours, minimum 3.0 GPA), with a co-op option available through the Faculty of Arts cooperative education program, which lets students alternate academic terms with paid employment. The program is delivered at the Fort Garry campus, with part-time study available for both degree levels, through the Department of Sociology and Criminology. It suits students aiming for careers in law enforcement, corrections, probation and parole, criminal justice more broadly, crime prevention, private security, counselling, or government policy research, combining sociological theory with applied study of the justice system and options for work-integrated learning.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Admission is first to the Faculty of Arts general B.A. program, not directly to a subject major. Direct Entry from high school requires Manitoba high school graduation with five full Grade 12 credits (S, G, or U) and a minimum 70% average over English 40S, Mathematics 40S, and two more academic 40S courses, with no less than 60% in each. Advanced Entry (transfer, 24+ credit hours) requires a minimum cumulative or adjusted GPA of 2.00 (or, under the Dean's Recommendation pathway, a 2.00 GPA on the best 24 transferable credit hours). Once admitted, a student may declare a Criminology Major (30 credit hours) or Minor (18 credit hours) once its prerequisite is satisfied; the Faculty's rule for entry into any Major or Minor is a grade of C or better in the prerequisite course(s) for Criminology.
Application Details
Start Date:September, January and May
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply directly to the University of Manitoba. As of this September 2026 fetch, the Direct Entry deadlines page shows only the Fall 2026 cycle in full - University 1 and the Diploma in Agriculture at May 1, 2026 domestic / March 1, 2026 international, other Direct Entry programs at March 1, 2026 - a cycle that has already closed, alongside minor Winter 2027 (Dec 1, 2026) and Summer 2027 (Apr 1, 2027) intake deadlines. No Fall 2027 Direct Entry deadline has been published yet, so specific 2027 dates cannot be stated for the university's main intake. The Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Jazz Studies deadline (January 15, applying equally to domestic and international applicants) is likewise confirmed only for the 2026-27 cycle, also closed, with no 2027-28 bulletin posted. These are described as fixed deadlines rather than rolling admission, and the university opens each new cycle's applications on October 1. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
