Protection, Security and Investigation

Program Overview

Do you want a career in law enforcement but are not sure whether that means being a Canada Border Services officer, special constable, correctional officer, by-law officer or police officer? Join our program to learn about each of these career paths through a diverse curriculum taught by industry professionals and discover which career best suits your interests.

Law Enforcement

Investigations

Experiential Learning

Admission Requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Mature Student Status
Grade 12 English (C, M or U)

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Intakes and Availability

Date	Domestic Availability	International Availability
September 2020	Open	Open
January 2021	Open

Tuition

Year one domestic: $2,722 (CDN)
Year one international: $13,322 (CDN)

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Semester 1 Courses

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Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

Border Services Officer
Bylaw officer
Special Constable
Corporal, Ontario Regiment
Correctional services officer
Mobile security operative
Nuclear security officer
Park warden/provincial offences officer
Police officer
Private investigator
Security Officer
Youth Services Officer

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Program Details

This program will introduce you to a diverse range of career options in law enforcement, offering a blend of academic and practical experience. A general level of fitness is required to successfully complete all of the program requirements. As a graduate, you are eligible to achieve your security guard license number.

Along with a breadth of courses, our program has embedded into the curriculum course content based on the ministry-mandated requirements for eligibility to write the provincial licensing examination for security guards in the province of Ontario as per the training standards prescribed by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services under the Private Security and Investigative Services Act.

Why our students succeed:

Variety of courses allows for discovery and confirmation on career choice.
Students will engage in an Experiential Learning opportunity.
Courses include industry guest speakers who provide insight and tips for job applications.
Annual career fair provides opportunity to meet future employers.

Admission Requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Mature Student Status
Grade 12 English (C, M or U)

POST-ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Current Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation Basic Rescuer Certificate in CPR (Level C) (within one year)
Current standard first aid certificate (within three years)

Courses

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 3

Semester 4

Courses and course descriptions are subject to change.

Costs

YEAR ONE FEES	Domestic	International
Tuition	$2,722	$13,322
Compulsory Ancillary	$1,337	$1,812
Program Incidental	$0	$0
Total Fees:	$4,059	$15,134

Please note: fees are based on the 2019-2020 academic year and do not include textbooks. For more information please see Other fees to consider.

Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

Border Services Officer
Bylaw officer
Special Constable
Corporal, Ontario Regiment
Correctional services officer
Mobile security operative
Nuclear security officer
Park warden/provincial offences officer
Police officer
Private investigator
Security Officer
Youth Services Officer

WHERE YOU COULD WORK:

Border services
Hospitals
Security companies
Police services
Government agencies
Armed Forces
Youth and community services organizations

Program Transfer, Degree Completion and Additional Credentials

Qualified graduates can go on to take Durham College’s 911 Emergency and Call Centre Communications; Court Support Services; Advanced Law Enforcement and Investigations; Paralegal; Victimology; Youth Justice and Interventions; and Police Foundations (fast-track) programs.
Durham College also offers degree completion opportunities with a number of Canadian and international institutions. Sample diploma-to-degree opportunities include:

Please visit www.durhamcollege.ca/pathways to learn more about how you can transfer your credits towards a degree.

Please visit our pathways page to learn more about how you can transfer your credits towards a degree.

Experiential Learning

In September 2019, students will conduct event security for Durham College and Ontario Tech home intramural games and sporting events. Students will have the opportunity to learn, participate, and gain experience in this initiative while providing event security to DC and Ontario Tech athletics.

Project Lord Ridgeback

Project Lord Ridgeback (PLRB) is multi-disciplinary experiential learning exercise that simulates a local disaster. Interacting with actors who play victims, casualties, emotionally distressed persons and the elderly in a staged, choreographed event, students from a wide range of programs learn by acting and responding as they would in real emergencies. Subject matter experts design injects into disaster-related scenarios which simulate authentic workplace demands.

The day following the mock disaster, students participate in follow up exercises to apply learning in mock court testimony, critical incident stress debrief, crime-scene lab work, and form completion specific to their program areas.

Student participants are from a wide range of DC programs including: Practical Nursing, Primary Care Paramedic, Police Foundations, Protection Security & Investigation, Paralegal, 911 Call Centre Communications, Advanced Law Enforcement and Investigations, Journalism Mass Media Program, Social Service Worker, Activation Co-ordination – Gerontology, Court Support Services.

Protection, Security and Investigation

Program Overview

Admission Requirements

Intakes and Availability

Tuition

Semester 1 Courses

Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

Program Details

Admission Requirements

POST-ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Courses

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 3

Semester 4

Costs

Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

WHERE YOU COULD WORK:

Program Transfer, Degree Completion and Additional Credentials

Experiential Learning

Project Lord Ridgeback

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Helpful Resources

College guide September 2020 [PDF]

College guide September 2020 [Interactive]

Graduate Employment Report [PDF]