Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology - ​Criminology and Law

The Department of Sociology at Queen’s University focuses on critical social inquiry and in-depth research, offering students challenging projects and world-class resources to complete them. Our faculty members are all well-published scholars with national or international reputations, yet they still manage to maintain an open-door policy and establish supportive, mentoring relationships with students. We are part of The Surveillance Studies Centre, a multi-disciplinary international research initiative which studies issues ranging from supermarket loyalty cards to police networks searching for suspects. We also collaborate with other departments in the university including – Development Studies, Gender Studies, Cultural Studies and Kinesiology and Health Studies.Scholars in this cluster explore a wide range of questions regarding the nature of crime, law and criminal justice. More specifically, faculty in this research cluster examine youth in conflict with the law, crime and homelessness, criminal victimization, gender and crime, juvenile justice, policing, drug markets, situational crime prevention, program evaluation, courts and sentencing, bail and pretrial detention, punishment and social control, and the professions of law. Researchers in criminology and law contribute to sociological theories of crime, victimization and social control and employ a vast range of methodologies in their research projects.

BA Honours undergraduate degree and Master's degree in Sociology or equivalent with a minimum A- standing. We also welcome applications from students with alternative academic backgrounds, particularly those with degrees from disciplines or interdisciplinary programs related to our specialty areas, for example, Communications, Criminology, Law, Gender Studies, Media Studies, Cultural Studies. For international students if required a minimum