Courses
Semester 1
- Aboriginal Justice LAWS0085
Units/ Hours: 30
In this course students will identify and examine issues related to Aboriginal Justice in Canada. Specifically, students will focus on the relationship between the Canadian Justice system and Aboriginal Peoples. Historical and contemporary events will be examined to increase understanding of Aboriginal issues. Students will explore alternative justice, and other possible strategies to address the identified problems. Cultural practices and beliefs will also be discussed.
- College Communications for Law and Justice Professionals COMM0080
Units/ Hours: 37
This first semester course will introduce students to the essential communication skills required to be successful in their chosen post-secondary program. These skills include reading, writing, speaking, listening and critical thinking. Through a series of written assignments, in-class discussions based on readings, and lab activities, students will improve their overall communication skills. Students of COMM80 will engage in a series of activities and assignments designed to provide the essential language skills required for academic success.
- Intro to Political Science & Public Administration LAWS0043
Units/ Hours: 45
This course provides an introduction to the democratic system of governance in Canada. It includes a description of the organization, structure, interaction, and administration of the three (3) levels of government. The course will introduce and identify the daily problems and issues faced by Canadians in a political context, including public opinion and special interest groups. Major themes explored include a brief introduction to political beliefs and values, an examination of cleavages within the Canadian population, the Canadian constitution, nationalism, and political culture and spectrum. These concepts will be examined in the current forum of the daily politics that unfold during the course. Students will begin to develop research writing skills and group discussion skills. This course is a hybrid course comprised of webct and seminar components.
- Introduction to Canadian Justice System LAWS0044
Units/ Hours: 45
This course provides an introductory overview of the Canadian Justice System, with special emphasis on the criminal justice system and the responsibilities of enforcement personnel. Contemporary issues affecting the system will be analyzed and discussed.
- Introduction to Psychology SOCI0036
Units/ Hours: 45
This course offers a systematic approach to exploring human behaviour. The concepts and empirical findings are examined using a variety of theoretical approaches. Major topics include perception, motivation, learning, memory, intelligence, and personality.
- Introduction to Sociology SOCI0123
Units/ Hours: 45
Through this course, learn the special meanings that Sociology, as a language, assigns to words and how they are organized into concepts and theories. We use these words, concepts and theories to see and make sense of our social world and to talk with others about it, develop the ability to understand our social interactions, the society we create and recreate and how it affects us. Your success will depend very much on your ability in English, ability to send and receive e-mail, use a web browser, engage in discussions in bulletin boards, and other standard operations using a computer.
- Introductory Computing COMP0345
Units/ Hours: 45
Working in the Windows environment, this computer course introduces you to computer basics (computer terminology, e-mail, file management) and the application and use of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software using Microsoft Office. Through the extensive use of hands-on activities, you will gain sufficient knowledge and experience to make productive use of computers as a tool in both college and workplace environments.
Semester 2
- Communicating at Work for Law and Justice Professionals COMM0147
Units/ Hours: 45
Successful communicators use knowledge, skills and strategies to create effective messages for a range of audiences and contexts. This course emphasizes critical thinking and problem-solving to meet communication challenges in today's workplace. Students will refine workplace writing, communication skills and presentation techniques through a variety of assignments, assessments and hands-on practice.
- Issues in Diversity SOCI0038
Units/ Hours: 45
In this course students will critically identify and examine issues in diversity. Specifically, students will focus on topics pertaining to inequality in various social settings, including but not limited to: race, gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Incorporating social/legal explanations of diversity, students will develop a clear understanding of the impacted groups and possible strategies of community empowerment.
- General Education Elective
Course Number: GENED
All graduates of diploma programs require general education credits. These courses allow you to explore issues of societal concern by looking at the history, theory and contemporary applications of those issues.
Your program has designated some required general education courses. In addition, you have the opportunity to choose from a list of electives each semester.
Many of these courses and some other general education courses are also available through evening classes, by distance education, or on-line. See our Part-Time Studies Calendar for these opportunities.
You may already possess general education equivalencies from other colleges or universities. Please see the General Education Co-ordinators at the Peterborough and Lindsay locations for possible exemptions.
See this page for a list of approved General Education Courses at Fleming College.
Semester 3
- Customs Report Writing COMM0057
Units/ Hours: 21
This is a half-credit communications course that students must complete as part of the Customs Administration Program. In this course, students will learn how to plan, organize, illustrate, edit, and present written material in both an informational and an analytical style to businesses, service and technological industries, and government. They will also learn how to log reports in the same fashion as the Customs Inspector.
Pre-Requisites
- Interviewing and Enforcement LAWS0041
Units/ Hours: 45
The focus of this course is on the interviewing techniques used by Customs officers to determine whether or not a traveller is complying with Customs regulations. Penalties that will result from non-compliance are also studied and applied.
Pre-Requisites
Semester 4
- Career Search Skills COMM0001
Units/ Hours: 21
This course provides employment-centred training for students preparing to enter the modern workplace. Specific skills in self-assessment, career mapping, and job-market research are emphasized. Students will practice interviewing techniques and produce resumes using different formats.
Pre-Requisites
- Field Placement FLPL0021
Units/ Hours: 175
Field placement is a five-week period (175 hours minimum or 200 hours maximum: according to the field placement agency's regularly scheduled work-hours) performed at the end of the fourth semester that will present students with the opportunity to put into practice the skills and theory learned in the classroom.
- Immigration LAWS0037
Units/ Hours: 21
This course will profile Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and Canada's immigration service since its inception. It will provide an in-depth study of the department and how it plays its part in the Canada Border Services Agency by emphasizing border control, documentation processing, and enforcement functions. The student will be presented with a broad-base of information as it relates to both inland and land-border immigration procedures.
- General Education Elective
Course Number: GENED
All graduates of diploma programs require general education credits. These courses allow you to explore issues of societal concern by looking at the history, theory and contemporary applications of those issues.
Your program has designated some required general education courses. In addition, you have the opportunity to choose from a list of electives each semester.
Many of these courses and some other general education courses are also available through evening classes, by distance education, or on-line. See our Part-Time Studies Calendar for these opportunities.
You may already possess general education equivalencies from other colleges or universities. Please see the General Education Co-ordinators at the Peterborough and Lindsay locations for possible exemptions.
See this page for a list of approved General Education Courses at Fleming College.