Professor Neil Boyd
Director, Graduate Progrm

Neil Boyd is a professor and Associate Director of the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University, educated in psychology at the University of Western Ontario and in law at Osgoode Hall Law School. He is a previous director of the School of Criminology and the author of five books: Big Sister: How Extreme Feminism Has Betrayed the Fight for Sexual Equality; The Beast Within: Why Men Are Violent; High Society: Legal and Illegal Drugs in Canada; Gently into the Night: Aggression in Long Term Care; and The Last Dance: Murder in Canada.; two textbooks, The Social Dimensions of Law, and Canadian Law: An Introduction (now in its 4th Edition), and many academic articles.<<learn more>>

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Course Outlines

About Our Graduate Program

The School of Criminology offers graduate programs leading to the degrees of Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy that are designed for individuals graduating with a Bachelors or Masters degree in criminology or students with a background in one or more of the behavioral or social sciences or with legal training, who are interested in becoming specialists in criminology.

There are a number of options for students interested in pursuing a Masters Degree within the School of Criminology. Students may complete a traditional MA by coursework and thesis, or choose to do an MA by coursework, practicum, and project paper. An MA in Applied Legal Studies is also available in conjunction with the Society of Notaries Public of British Columbia. An MA by coursework and project paper for justice system managers is currently under development and will be offered through SFU’s Surrey campus.

The Doctoral programme involves coursework, comprehensive examinations, and completion of a dissertation.

The School of Criminology has both a strong national and international focus. Undergraduate and graduate students come from all parts of Canada. At the international level, persons enrolled in the M.A. and Ph.D. programs have come from such places as China, Australia, Japan, Belgium, Denmark, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Nigeria, Norway, United Kingdom, South Africa, and the United States, as well as Canada.