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TRENTU.CA / Future Students / Undergraduate / Programs / Policing & Community Well-Being

Policing & Community Well-Being

Be a part of a truly unique degree experience: the only community-inclusive policing program of its kind in Canada.
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Interested in playing a vital role to keep members of your community safe, well, and healthy? Trent’s new Policing & Community Well-Being degree is designed to shape the skills of tomorrow’s policing professionals in Canada. Prepare to empower citizens, and work as an integrated network of professionals that includes not only law enforcement agencies, but not-for-profit organizations, healthcare professionals and social workers. At Trent you can prepare to be part of a transformation that keeps society healthy and secure, as you learn from experts in Sociology, Indigenous Studies and Social Work. Through partnerships with social service, mental health and policing agencies across Ontario you will also gain hands-on experiences that put your course learning into meaningful practice, and give you an edge in the job market by solidifying social networks and enhancing future career development.

Degrees Offered:

  • B.A.
  • B.A. (Honours)

Locations:

  • Durham GTA

Resume Boosters:

  • Undertake an eight-month work placement in the fourth year with social agencies that help to support marginalized community members, as well as police departments, or complete a major research paper
  • Develop verbal and written communication skills vital to working with diverse communities
  • Apply the principles of collaboration, communication and inclusion to enhance community well-being and security through experiential learning
  • Put theory into practice through use and analysis of real-life data and direct exposure to societal issues including mental health, diversity, poverty and addiction
  • Analyze community safety and well-being challenges and initiatives in Ontario municipalities and offer inclusive solutions to community problems
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"It's an absolutely ideal learning environment for a degree that focuses on experience, focuses on working together, and relies on partnerships across the community.”

Peter Lennox
Police Superintendent, Retired

Career Paths:

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Police Officer

Police officers protect the public, detect and prevent crime and perform other activities directed at maintaining law and order. They are employed by municipal and federal governments and some provincial and regional governments. This unit group includes railway police.

$26.45-$55.00/hr
Salary Range
80,100
Jobs in Canada
23,100
10YR Job Outlook
Source: Government of Canada

Career Opportunities

  • Police Officer
  • Correctional Officer
  • Mental Health Worker
  • Canadian Border Security Officer
  • Community Outreach Worker
  • Conflict Mediator
  • Probation Officer
  • Crime Analyst
  • Lawyer
  • Policy Analyst

Popular Courses:

  • Transforming Community Policing
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Restorative Justice
  • Community Problem-Solving
  • Mental Health, Addiction & Community Well-Being
  • Community Consultation and Advocacy
  • Violence in the Community
  • Problem Solving in a Complex and Diverse Community
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Admission Requirements

Ontario Secondary School Requirements:

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
  • A minimum of six Grade 12 4U or 4M courses, including program specific prerequisites

Program Requirements:

  • Minimum 75% admission average
  • ENG 4U with a minimum of 60%
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Related Programs

  • Socio-Legal Studies
  • Law & Policing

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