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Diploma of Justice Studies

Red Deer Polytechnic

  • Red Deer, Canada
  • 2 years
  • English
  • On campus
  • Diploma

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Red Deer Polytechnic campus

About the program

Degree examining the social roots of justice, Crime and law.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: yes
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (3 years): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Develop subject knowledge in Justice Studies and critically examine social or theoretical evidence
  • Assess competing perspectives
  • And construct reasoned arguments.

Career outcomes

  • Pre-law
  • Social justice organisations
  • Human rights
  • Critical criminology

Curriculum

  • 39 credits: introduction to social justice
  • Justice and inequality
  • Theories of justice
  • Research methods
  • Six electives
  • A practicum and field work seminar. Degree total 120 credit hours.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • 60% In ELA 30-1 or 65% in ELA 30-2.

Accepted academic background

Alberta Grade 12 or equivalent, Advanced Accounting requires a four-year degree, Requirements differ by programme.

Language tests

  • IELTS 6.5
  • TOEFL iBT 83
  • TOEFL PBT 557
  • Duolingo 115
  • PTE Academic 59

Documents you’ll need

  • Passport copy
  • Academic transcripts and certificates
  • English proficiency evidence
  • Program-specific admission documents
  • Financial evidence for the study permit
  • Study permit documents after admission.

How to apply

  1. Visit the official website. Choose an available international program and intake. Complete the online application and pay the application fee. Submit academic transcripts
  2. English proficiency evidence
  3. program-specific requirements. Accept the offer and pay the international tuition deposit. Receive the required admission and provincial documents. Apply for the study permit and complete enrollment.

Other costs

Tuition per year$21,220 CAD
Application fee$150 CAD
Deposit$1,425 CAD

Program details

CampusMain Campus, Red Deer
Faculty or schoolHumanities & Social Sciences
DepartmentDepartment of Social Sciences and Humanities
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value60
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay3 years
Scholarship noteRed Deer Polytechnic offers merit-based, Program-specific, Or institutional scholarship opportunities for eligible students. Award availability, Value, Eligibility, And deadlines vary by program and intake.

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    September 2027

    Apply by

    1 May 2027

    168 days left

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 2 years.