Criminology and Criminal Justice, MS (Boston)

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Required Core

• CRIM 6200 — Criminology
• CRIM 6202 — The Criminal Justice Process

Research and Statistics

• INSH 6300 — Research Methods in the Social Sciences
• INSH 6500 — Statistical Analysis

Electives

From the catalog

Complete 16 semester hours in the following ranges:

CRIM 5000 to CRIM 7999

INSH 5000 to INSH 7999

POLS 5000 to POLS 7999

PPUA 5000 to PPUA 7999

SOCL 5000 to SOCL 7999

The following courses may also count as electives toward the program:

• Choose 16 semester hours from:
  • Any CRIM course numbered 5000–7999
  • Any INSH course numbered 5000–7999
  • Any POLS course numbered 5000–7999
  • Any PPUA course numbered 5000–7999
  • Any SOCL course numbered 5000–7999
  • ARTG 6460 — Human-Centered AI
  • CS 5047 — Exploring AI Trends and Tools
  • EDUT 6150 — AI in Education
  • HLTH 5800 — AI Across the Health Sciences
  • IE 5640 — Data Mining for Engineering Applications
  • JRNL 6460 — AI in Media Industries
  • PHIL 5110 — Responsible AI

Required

• CY 5001 — Cybersecurity: Technologies, Threats, and Defenses

• From the catalog

  Complete two of the following:

• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • CRIM 6262 — Evidence-Based Crime Policy
  • CY 5010 — Cybersecurity Principles and Practices
  • CY 5200 — Security Risk Management and Assessment
  • CY 5210 — Information System Forensics
  • CY 5240 — Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
  • CY 5250 — Decision Making for Critical Infrastructure

Optional Co-op Experience

• All of:
  • CRIM 6964 — Co-op Work Experience
  • EESH 6000 — Professional Development for Co-op

GPA requirements

• 32 total semester hours required Minimum 3.000 GPA required

Substitutions

Stated by the catalog on this program's requirements:

• Instructor approval is required.

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