Academic programs
Explore our innovative undergraduate and graduate programs
Communication and Digital Media Studies
Learn how individuals, groups, and organizations communicate in society to inform, entertain and persuade, using the Internet, social media, TV and radio, the news and pop culture.
Criminology and Justice
Learn how to explore and critically analyze criminological and sociological theories of why people commit crime.
Forensic Psychology
Learn how Forensic Psychology intersects psychology and the justice system.
General Psychology (BA, BSc)
Psychology at Ontario Tech aims to describe, understand, predict, and when appropriate, adjust characteristics of human emotion, thought and behaviour.
Indigenous Studies Minor
The purpose of the Minor in Indigenous Studies is to foster understanding of Indigenous histories, contemporary perspectives, and lived experiences, and to gain insight into Indigenous ways of knowing.
Legal Studies
Learn how the law responds to social movements, keeps up with technological innovation and shapes our lives.
Liberal Studies
Have the freedom to tailor your degree to your interests and goals; view the world from different perspectives.
Political Science
Experience an intimate program focusing on social justice, the climate crisis, community development, and global politics.
Sustainability Studies Minor
Adding the Sustainability Studies Minor to any program gives students an advantage in competing for the 'jobs of the future' in cutting-edge fields such as environmental psychology, environmental criminology, environmental policy, environmental law, sustainable technology, environmental education, environmental science, and more.
Graduate studies in Criminology and Justice
Our Master of Arts and PhD programs will prepare students for careers related to qualitative and quantitative research, teaching in college and/or university settings, evaluation of community programs, and administration in provincial and federal programs.
Graduate studies in Forensic Psychology
Master of Science and PhD students will conduct cutting-edge research on diverse topics related to the application of psychology to the justice system, such as antisocial personality and psychopathy, domestic violence, eyewitness identification, geographic profiling, investigative interviewing, juvenile offenders, lie detection, sex offenders, and wrongful conviction.
Graduate studies in Social Practice and Innovation
The Master of Arts in Social Practice and Innovation (MSPI) is an interdisciplinary program at the intersections of legal studies, communication and digital media, and political science. Graduate students will take courses across the three disciplines to conceptualize practices which address social problems and build collaborations with diverse communities.
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