Outstanding career preparation
This program hones your skills in analysis, communication, information gathering, interviewing, issue identification, researching and problem solving. You’ll learn to use technology to present your investigative findings, and you'll be introduced to key professional skills and industry best practices.

Things you'll learn
Investigative methods
Resource protection techniques
Law enforcement
Surveillance
Threat risk assessments
Forensic investigation techniques
Workplace experience
In Year 2, you'll participate in either an unpaid or paid field placement in consultation with the Field Placement Coordinator in an industry-related private or public organization (in areas such as investigation, insurance, resource protection, loss prevention, physical security, or public safety) where you'll get hands-on work experience in the field.

Acquire a professional licence
After successful completion of the first semester, you can apply for a training completion number, which will make you eligible to be tested, at your own expense, for the provincially regulated licences to be a private investigator and security professional (the Dual Licence). Candidates for the Dual Licence must complete Emergency First Aid and CPR ‘C’ training with a St. John Ambulance certified instructor or with a first aid trainer approved by the WSIB (Workplace Safety and Insurance Board) to comply with the provincial licences and program placement requirements.

Explore your future labs
In Investigation - Public and Private at Sheridan, you'll work in labs and classrooms designed to imitate work environments in the real world. Curious to see what that looks like? Take a virtual tour of the Police Foundations Lab you'll use as a student in this program.

Note: Program duration for September starts is two academic years. Program duration for January starts is 16 months continuous.

As a graduate of Sheridan’s Investigation – Public and Private program, you’ll be ready for an exciting investigative career.

Here are some areas in which you might work:

Asset Protection
Loss Prevention
Careers in Public and Community safety
Bylaw Enforcement
Corporate security
Fraud investigation and/or prevention
Law enforcement
Public and private investigations
Surveillance