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Police Foundations

Program at a glance

Program code: 
010503
Accreditation: 
Ontario College Diploma
Length of study: 
2 years
Study options: 
Full-time
Campus location: 
Commerce Court

Start an exciting career in the field of law enforcement and become a leader in your community. Learn from experienced professors, inside and outside of the classroom. Throughout your training you will work on a number of projects with policing agencies and may have the opportunity to be paired with a serving police officer mentor. Canadore has close partnerships with municipal, regional, and provincial police services, providing you with vital experience and networking opportunities.

Admission Requirements: 

Program Prerequisites

OSSD or equivalent Grade 12 Compulsory English (ENG4C or ENG4U)

Additional Requirements

Although no criminal record check is required for acceptance into Police Foundations, some course-related activities will require the student to consent to a police background check.

Curriculum: 

Semester One:

PFP101 Canadian Criminal Justice

PFP102 Psychology

HUM200 Group Dynamics

CMM125 Communications I

PFP105 Political Science

PFP106 Principles of Ethical Reasoning

PFP107 Issues in Diversity

PFP108 Fitness and Lifestyle Management I

Semester Two:

PFP201 Criminology

SOC100 Foundations of Sociology

CMM230 Communications II

IPE100 Collaborating Across Professions

PFP205 Public Administration

PFP206 Community and Social Services

PFP207 First Nations Peoples

PFP208 Fitness and Lifestyle Management II

Semester Three:

PFP301 Criminal and Civil Law

PFP302 Criminal Code

PFP303 Police Powers I

PFP304 Interviewing and Investigations

PFP305 Youth in Conflict with the Law

PFP306 Community Policing I

PFP307 Traffic Management I

PFP308 Fitness and Lifestyle Management III

Semester Four:

PFP401 Provincial Offences

PFP402 Criminal Code and Federal Statutes

PFP403 Police Powers II

PFP404 Interviewing and Investigations II

PFP405 Conflict Management

PFP406 Community Policing II

PFP407 Traffic Management II

PFP408 Fitness and Lifestyle Management IV

Career opportunities: 
  • Provincial police agencies
  • Municipal police agencies
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • Public and private law enforcement agencies
  • Canadian military
What You Will Learn: 
  • Criminology
  • Criminal and civil law
  • Interviewing and investigation
  • Psychology
  • Fitness and lifestyle management
  • Provincial offences
  • Community policing
  • First Nations communities
  • Traffic management
Courses title override: 
What You Will Learn