Office of the Registrar
Faculty of Arts (2006/2007)
3.11 Diploma in Police Studies

Program Coordinator: A. Morris, Department of Sociology

The Diploma Program in Police Studies is offered to students who are recruit cadets of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program or who hold an appropriate undergraduate degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland or another recognized university. The program provides recruit cadets with the academic and experiential learning components of a degree program relevant to their future work as police officers. The diploma is completed concurrently with a degree program or following the award of a first degree.

3.11.1 Admission Requirements

Admission to the diploma program is limited and competitive. Applicants for the Diploma program must be recruit cadets in the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary who satisfy the general admission requirements of the University, and at the time of admission must have completed 6 credit hours in English, Psychology 1000 and 1001, and Sociology 2000.

3.11.2 Program of Study

Following admission to the diploma program and until completion of all diploma program requirements, students must normally carry a course load of 15 credit hours in each of the Fall and Winter semesters. Students must complete a total of 36 credit hours in the following required courses:

3.11.3 Course List

5000

Instructional Field Placement in Police Studies

(6 credit hours)

is a one-semester course, following completion of ten courses specified for the diploma program, designed to integrate knowledge acquired in coursework with the training curriculum provided by the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary to its recruit cadets. In consultation with the course instructor, students will prepare and submit a reflective report linking their observation of and instruction in the practical techniques and methods of police work with the broad range of knowledge acquired in other courses taken in the diploma program. Enrolment in this course is restricted to students admitted to the Diploma Program in Police Studies.

Prerequisites/Co-requisites: Completion of two semesters of course work in the Diploma Program in Police Studies.

In order to maintain the mandatory course load of 15 credit hours in each of the Fall and Winter semesters, students who have previously completed one or more of the required courses will select courses from the alternate list below, or other appropriate courses as recommended by the Program Coordinator.