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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
FIRE SERVICES
HUMAN SERVICES
Police Foundations
Diploma
• 2-year diploma
• Full-time program
• 4 semesters
• Self-initiated community service
opportunities broaden students’
understanding of the justice role
within the community-at-large
Overview
• This program has an excellent reputation
within the criminal justice community
• Students learn a range of policing, security,
problem-solving and administrative skills
• Practical policing courses, taught by
instructors with real world experience,
give students a competitive edge in
the marketplace
Career Opportunities
• Provincial Police
• Regional/Municipal Police
•RCMP
•Corrections
• Private Security & Investigation Agencies
•Parole/Probation
• Canada Border Services Agency
Pathways
Within Humber:
Police Foundations graduates may apply
for advanced standing in:
• Humber’s Bachelor of Applied Arts
– Criminal Justice Degree Program
• Protection, Security and
Investigation Program
• Protection, Security and Investigation:
Crime Scene Investigation diploma program
Other postsecondary institutions:
• Qualified graduates may be eligible to
apply their academic credits towards
further study or degree completion
Photo: Driving Sim Lab
Police Foundations students learn pursuit driving in
city, highway, snow and rain conditions to build the
best driving skills in a controlled environment. Trained
instructors put students through their paces changing
obstacles while they drive.
Cover Photo:
Criminal Justice students learns real life skills
in the mock courtroom simulation lab.
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Photo: Conflict Simulator
Students find out how they would react when faced
with potentially violent reactions from a person in
crisis. The simulator, controlled by an instructor, allows
students to engage in scenarios where the subject’s
reaction changes based on the student’s approach.
Bachelor of
Applied Arts Criminal Justice
Community &
Justice Services
Diploma
• 4-year degree
• 2-year diploma
• Full-time program
• Full-time program
• 8 semesters
• 4 semesters
• 2 placements: one in second year
and one in third year
• Students will have an opportunity to
practise their skills during a supervised,
comprehensive field placement in an
institutional or community setting in
semesters three and four, two days per week
Overview
Overview
• Small classes enhance courses designed to
meet current needs and integrate theory
with practical learning experiences
Overview
• The program provides students with a
broad-based understanding of the
Criminal Justice System
• Special emphasis is placed on understanding
the societal and individual explanations of
why crime occurs and the best societal and
individual level responses to crime
• Community Justice is an approach to crime
reduction, prevention and rehabilitation
that seeks to include the community in the
criminal justice process and reduce their
reliance on the criminal justice system
Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities
• Community-based Justice Agencies
• This program utilizes social justice and
anti-oppression approaches to prepare
students for careers in the areas of:
• Municipal, Provincial and National
Police Services
• Private Security
• Probation or Parole Officer
• Provincial, Youth or Federal
Correctional Officer
• Immigration Officer
• Justice Worker
• Victim Services Worker
• Crime Prevention
• Insurance Fraud Investigator
• Ministry of Transportation
Enforcement Officer
Pathways
• Recent graduates of the BAA CJ program
have successfully secured jobs with Police
Departments, Correctional Service of
Canada, Ministry of Community Safety
& Correctional Services, Saskatchewan
Correctional Services, Private Security, Youth
Correctional Services, Elizabeth Fry Society,
St. Leonard’s Society and gone on to further
studies for Research Analyst and Master of
Criminal Justice at Niagara University
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- Community Development
- Community Mobilization
-Advocacy
-Corrections
- Community Justice
- Restorative Justice
• Work with offenders, probationers, victims,
clients requiring community-based services
and other groups identified as high risk
• Graduates are in demand by federal and
provincial correctional institutions, justice
agencies, community agencies and
youth facilities
Pathways
Within Humber:
• Community and Justice Services graduates
may apply for advanced standing in:
- Humber’s Bachelor of Applied Arts –
Criminal Justice Degree Program
Outside of Humber:
• Qualified graduates may be eligible to apply
their academic credits towards further study
or degree completion
Protection, Security Protection, Security
& Investigation
& Investigation:
Diploma
Crime Scene
• 2-year diploma
Investigation
• Full-time program
Diploma
• 4 semesters
• This program offers the skills needed to
get employers’ attention in the growing
public safety and private security fields
Career Opportunities
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Security Guard, Security Manager
Corrections, Parole Officer
Customs Agent
Border Patrol Officer
Police Officer
Dispatch Officer
Private, Insurance, Fraud Investigator
Crime, Intelligence Analyst
Risk Analyst
Loss Prevention Specialist
Tax Investigator
Forensic Interviewer
Behaviour Analyst
Security Screener
Pathways
Within Humber:
Graduates may apply for advanced standing in:
• Humber’s Bachelor of Applied Arts –
Criminal Justice Degree Program
Other postsecondary institutions:
• Qualified graduates may be eligible to apply
their academic credits towards further study
or degree completion
• Attain a 2-year diploma in 1 year
• Full-time program
• 2 semesters
Overview
• This unique program is the only one of
its kind in Ontario. It helps fill the ongoing
demand for qualified crime scene
investigators by teaching students
about the most modern techniques
• It is an ideal way for university graduates in
a related field or Police Foundations diploma
graduates to build on knowledge and skills,
enhance credentials and improve their
career prospects in the area of crime
scene investigation
Career Opportunities
• See Protection, Security &
Investigation Diploma
Pathways
Within Humber:
Graduates may apply for advanced standing in:
• Humber’s Bachelor of Applied Arts
- Criminal Justice Degree Program
Other postsecondary institutions:
• Qualified graduates may be eligible to
apply their academic credits towards further
study or degree completion
Career Pathways:
• As a graduate of the PSI diploma program,
you will also be eligible to write the Ministry
of Community Safety and Correctional
Services licensing examinations, which are
mandatory for private investigators and
security guards in Ontario
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Pre-Service
Firefighter Education
& Training Certificate
• 1-year certificate
• 2 semesters, beginning in
September and February
Overview
• Both theory and extensive hands-on practice
• Learn how fire departments operate the kind of
equipment used on the job, techniques, rescue
strategies, fire apparatus operation,
and emergency care for patients
• Courses on fire behaviour and combustion
chemistry as well as hazardous material
awareness
• Firefighter fitness training
• Students experience the everyday reality
of firefighting by practicing skills in a burn tower
Career Opportunities
•Firefighter
• Students receive guidance on finding employment
including support with résumés and job interviews
that will prepare students to build a gratifying
career as a firefighter
Pathways
Professional Membership
• Course taught to the NFPA 1001 Level I and
Level II Firefighter level
• Graduates are eligible to write the OFM
Provincial Firefighter Test
Further Education
• Humber offers Fire and Emergency Services
– Specialized Rescue courses. These courses
will enhance your skills and benefit you in your
pursuit of a career as a firefighter. A Certificate
of Participation is granted upon successful
completion of each course. Specialized rescue
courses are taught by experienced firefighters
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Photo: Firefighter Equipment
Pre-Service Firefighter students learn
real life skills at Humber on industry
standard equipment. Several live burn
exercises at a burn tower give students
the chance to gain professional
confidence while putting their skills
to the test.
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Bachelor of Child
and Youth Care
• 4-year degree
• Full-time program
• 8 semesters
• 1 summer placement
• Advanced standing available to students
with the 3-year CYW diploma with a GPA
70% or more and either grade 12 or College
equivalent English with a grade 70% or more
• CYW graduates could complete the 4-year
BCYC degree with an additional 2 years
• Graduates of SSW, ECE and CJS diploma
programs are also eligible for transfer
credits but will still require the full four
years to complete the BCYC credential
Overview
• Learn psychology, addictions and mental
health, child and adolescent development
• Courses in research, in addition to
completing a praxis based thesis (fully
integrated with student placements)
• Study includes youth empowerment and
mobilization, international youth work
• Field projects as well as a 14-week
summer internship
Career Opportunities
• Youth Shelters, Youth Centres
• LGBTQ Community, School Settings,
Children’s Mental Health Facilities and
Programs and Hospital Programs
• 3-year advanced diploma
• Full-time program
• Complete the 2-year accelerated diploma
in 16 months (post-secondary education
required)
• 6 semesters
• Full-time program
• Eligible to apply for the Child and Youth Care
Degree Program with advanced standing
(entry: semester 5)
• 4 semesters
Overview
• The CYW Advanced Diploma Program
is designed for students to acquire
hands-on learning
• Exposes students to foundational knowledge
in the areas of Psychology, Addictions
& Mental Health, Child & Adolescent
Development and much more
• Students have the ability to utilize their
learning and apply theory to practice, by
completing three internships throughout their
journey. Humber has connections with over
300 community agencies that help students
gain work experience in the field
• Eligible to apply for the Child and Youth Care
Degree Program with advanced standing
(entry: semester 5)
Overview
• The CYW Accelerated Diploma Program
makes it possible for students to fast-track
in 16 consecutive months
• Exposes students to foundational knowledge
in the areas of Psychology, Addictions
& Mental Health, Child & Adolescent
Development and much more
Career Opportunities
• Students have the ability to utilize their
learning and apply theory to practice
by completing three internships throughout
their journey. Humber has connections with
over 300 community agencies that help
students gain work experience in the field
• Youth Shelters
Career Opportunities
• Community Enrichment Programs
• LGBTQ Community Agencies
• See Child and Youth Worker
Advanced Diploma
• Youth Justice Centres, Youth Corrections
Pathways
• Mental Health and Addiction Agencies
Professional Membership
• Prevention, Outreach, Treatment and Care
• Child Protection
• Children’s Aid organizations, Family Groups
Residential Care
• Open Custody Group Homes
Further Education
Pathways
• Residential Care
Professional Membership
• School Based Services
Further Education
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Child and Youth
Worker Accelerated
Diploma
• Graduates may apply for a membership with
the Ontario Association of Child and Youth
Counsellors oacyc.org
• Graduates eligible for membership with
the Ontario Association of Child and Youth
Counsellors oacyc.org
Photo: Play Therapy Lab
Human Services students learn how to
integrate developmental, preventative
and therapeutic approaches in the Play
Therapy Lab at Humber for learning as
close as it gets to real life.
Child and Youth
Worker Advanced
Diploma
• Qualified graduates may be eligible to apply
for their graduate degree at many universities
worldwide including graduate work in Child
and Youth Care, Child Studies, Social Work,
Social Policy, Youth Rights, Education or
Counselling.
• University of Victoria
• Mount St. Vincent
• Brock University
• OISE University of Toronto oise.utoronto.ca
• Hospitals (Child & Youth Psychiatric Unit)
• Addictions, Outreach Worker
• Qualified graduates of the program will
be eligible to apply for advanced standing
in the Child and Youth Care Degree program
at Humber, as well as many other
post-secondary institutions world-wide
• Mental Health Services
• Family Support Services, Foster Care
Pathways
Professional Membership
• Graduates may apply for a membership with
the Ontario Association of Child and Youth
Counsellors oacyc.org
Further Education
• Qualified graduates of the program will
be eligible to apply for advanced standing
in the Child and Youth Care Degree program
at Humber, as well as many other
post-secondary institutions world-wide
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Social Service
Worker Diploma
• 2-year diploma
• Full-time program with part-time option
• 4 semesters
• Three unpaid field placements
Overview
• Both theory and hands-on practice
• Study human behaviour and development,
communication, interviewing and counselling
skills, and how to work with groups and
communities
• Work with people experiencing distressing
events and situations
• Students learn how to help people assert their
rights and meet their responsibilities in ways
that empower them
• 3 field placements allow participation in
more than one type of agency
Career Opportunities
• Graduates may find work as intake workers,
case managers, residential counselors,
community/family support workers and mental
health or outreach workers with a variety of
organizations including:
• 2-year diploma
• Full-time program
• 4 semesters
• 5 field placements including:
• A 3-week placement that takes place
in the fall semester of year one
• The second 3-week placement that
occurs in the winter semester of year one
• The 3 consecutive placements during the
winter semester of year two, for 4-days
per week for 14 weeks
Overview
• Both theory and hands-on approach
• Study the stages of human development,
developmental disabilities, psychology and
pharmacology
• Learn about available community support
services, practical intervention techniques,
person-centered planning, supporting
people with autism, augmentative forms
of communication and effective responses
• Refugee Centres
• Build skills in interpersonal relationships and
counseling, communicating with clients in sign
language, safely administering medication,
creating effective behavioural programming and
assisting individuals with physical disabilities
• Youth Employment Agencies
Career Opportunities
•Hostels
• Residential Counsellor
• Educational/Teaching Assistant in a
School or Childcare Centre
• Counsellor in a Seniors’ Program
• Employment Support Worker
• Recreational Staff
• Autism Intervenor
• Case Manager
•Shelters
• Community Centres
• Drop-in Centres for Homeless People
• Social Assistance Agencies
• Group Homes
• Agencies With Clients Who Have Psychiatric
Issues, Developmental Delays or Disabilities
• Agencies in the Field of Corrections
Pathways
Pathways
Professional Membership
Professional Membership
• Graduates may apply for membership with the
Ontario College of Social Workers and Social
Services Workers ocswssw.org
and the Ontario Social Service Worker
Association osswa.ca
• Students and graduates may apply to become
members of the Ontario Association on
Developmental Disabilities (OADD). Visit
oadd.org and its Developmental Services
Special Interest Group (DSSIG)
Further Education
Further Education
• Qualified graduates may be eligible to apply
for advanced standing in the Child and Youth
Care Degree program at Humber as well as
apply their credits toward study at many other
post-secondary institutions
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Developmental
Services Worker
Diploma
• Graduates may qualify for advanced standing
in Humber’s Bachelor of Child and Youth Care
degree program as well as apply their credits
toward study at many other post-secondary
institutions
Developmental
Services Worker
Accelerated
Diploma
• Full-time accelerated
• 10 months
• 3 consecutive semesters
• During the second semester, students
complete 20 days of placement. Third
semester placement is seven weeks and
takes place during the summer period
(May to June)
Overview
• The accelerated diploma program teaches
skills to effectively promote the physical,
mental and emotional health of individuals
with special needs
• Learn the stages of human development,
the types of developmental disabilities and
the range of available community support
services for this population
• Build expertise in our counselling labs, which
provide an ideal setting to develop abilities
in working with individuals with limited
verbal skills
Career Opportunities
• Graduates support people with intellectual
disabilities, autism, physical challenges or
other special needs. This can lead to a range
of positions, including:
- Residential Counsellor
- Educational/Teaching Assistant in a School or Childcare Centre
- Counsellor in a Seniors’ Program
- Community Support Worker
Pathways
• Qualified graduates may be eligible to apply
their academic credits toward further study at
many postsecondary institutions. Details at
humber.ca/transferguide
• Graduates may qualify for exemption from
PSYC1600 Child Development in our Bachelor
of Child and Youth Care degree program
• Graduates may apply to become members
of the Ontario Association on Developmental
Disabilities (OADD) – oadd.org and its
Developmental Services Special Interest
Group (DSSIG)
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Addictions and
Mental Health
Postgraduate
Certificate
• Full-time, 10-month program
• 3 consecutive semesters
• Postgraduate certificate
• Full-time, 8-week field placement
Overview
• Acquire best practice skills for working in
the field of addictions and mental health
• Develop skills in using standardized
assessment tools and addiction treatment
services
• Gain knowledge in different clinical treatment
models and their application
• Acquire cultural competencies to address
the needs of a diverse population
• Achieve competency in working from an
integrated interprofessional team model
Career Opportunities
Graduates will find employment in a wide
variety of social service settings
Job titles will include positions such as:
• Addictions Counsellor
• Case Manager
• Community Support Worker
• Counsellor/Group Facilitator
• Crisis Worker
• Mental Health Counsellor
• Substance Abuse Counsellor
• Withdrawal Management Counsellor
• Harm Reduction Residential Worker
• Youth Addictions Counsellor
Pathways
• Courses can be used towards the continuing
education requirements of your professional
association
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How to Apply
Important Dates
Step 1:
November 2014
Choose your program area of study.
• Once you have researched your programs and have
two to three programs you would like to discuss, you
can book an advising appointment with one of our
Student Recruitment Advisors, contact the program
coordinators or visit the Open House.
International students should visit
international.humber.ca for information about
programs and services at Humber.
• Visit us on campus. Visit the humber.ca website
more details on campus tours and events.
Global Citizenship
Certificate
Launched in the fall of 2014, Humber’s innovative new
Global Citizenship Certificate (GCC) prepares students
for engaged living in a culturally diverse and rapidly
changing world. Through a combination of academic
courses, travel experiences and extra-curricular
activities, students will gain a highly valued global
perspective, deepening their understanding of human
diversity, interconnectedness, and cultural
complexity and enhancing their sense of personal
and community responsibility.
Transfer Agreements
Bachelor of Applied Arts - Criminal Justice
Griffith University, Queensland Australia
Humber graduates will be considered for direct
admission into the Master of Criminology and
Criminal Justice program provided that all academic
and other entry requirements of the Master’s
degree program are met.
Child and Youth Worker Diploma
25 Transfer options Including
Australia and USA
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February 1, 2015
• All applications received by ontariocolleges.ca on or
before February 1 will be given equal consideration
in the application process.
• Applications received after February 1 will be
considered on a first-come, first-served basis
depending on the availability of space in the
program. Check for program availability.
Step 2
• First release of admission decisions.
• Individuals can apply online at ontariocolleges.ca
or call 519.763.4725 or toll-free 1.888.892.2228
(in Canada only).
​May 1, 2015
• A $95 fee (payable to Ontario Colleges) is required
for each academic year and must be submitted at
the time of application.
• Ontario Colleges receives, records and then forwards
application information to the appropriate college(s)
• For the 2015/2016 academic year, please apply
before February 1st, 2015 for equal consideration.
International students can apply directly to Humber
College.
Step 3
• All educational documents should be forwarded
to ontariocolleges.ca. Grades will be transmitted
electronically for all applicants currently enrolled
in an Ontario high school.
Step 4
Humber Students
Study Abroad
Humber graduates with an overall GPA of 70 per cent
or more will be considered for admission to Humber’s
Bachelor of Child and Youth Care degree program in
over 25 educational institutions.
Global experience is invaluable in today’s
interconnected world. Each year close to 300 Humber
students go abroad for an enriching study and work
experience. Whether just starting to research options,
or actively preparing for departure, here students will
find information and resources to guide them through
every step.
Social Service Worker
25 Transfer options Including
Australia and USA
• Humber may need to contact you during the
admissions process. It is important that ap­plicants
keep their contact information up to date.
Humber graduates with a B average (3.0 GPA) or
higher will be eligible to receive up to 45 transfer
credits toward a four-year Bachelor of Social Work
in over 25 educational institutions.
Step 5
For further information visit humber.ca/transferguide
• Colleges begin to receive application infor­ma­tion
from ontariocolleges.ca for fall 2015 admission.
• Beginning early December, Humber will acknowledge
that applications have been received and provide
MyHumber access details by using the email address
provided on the Ontario College’s application.
• Applicants may begin to track their application online
at MyHumber.
• Access details are provided when we acknowledge
by email, that the application has been received.
• Applicants must confirm which offer of admission
they are accepting. This must be done online at
ontariocolleges.ca or by phone at 1.888.892.2228.
Late confirmations will only be accepted if space is
available in the program.
June 24, 2015
• Tuition fees are due. Please see the Fee section in
this publication. Late fees will only be accepted if
space is available in the program.
• An offer of admission may be withdrawn if an
applicant fails to confirm acceptance and/or pay
fees by the stipulated deadlines.
• Applications for winter and spring will be considered
on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Confirmation dates and fee due dates vary
depending on the approval date. Applicants
should check their documentation closely. Late
confirmations and payments will only be accepted
if space is available in the program.
Resources
Visit humber.ca for:
• Program Availability
• Admission Requirements
• Financial Aid
•Fees
•Residence
• Transfer Credits
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