Criminology and Justice Policy, PhD (Boston)

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Pro-Seminar

• CRIM 7001 — PhD Pro-Seminar in Criminology and Justice Policy 1
• CRIM 7002 — PhD Pro-Seminar in Criminology and Justice Policy 2

Criminal Justice Process

• CRIM 7203 — Theories of Criminal Justice Process

Criminological Theory

• CRIM 7710 — Criminology and Public Policy 1
• CRIM 7711 — Criminology and Public Policy 2

Analysis & Methods

• INSH 7300 — Advanced Research Methods in the Social Sciences and Humanities
• INSH 7400 — Quantitative Analysis
• INSH 7500 — Advanced Quantitative Analysis

Practicum

• CRIM 7706 — Practicum in Writing and Publishing
• CRIM 7700 — Practicum in Teaching

Electives

From the catalog

Complete 28 semester hours in the following ranges. Courses in additional disciplines with PhD program director approval.

CRIM 6000 to CRIM 7999

INSH 6000 to INSH 7999

POLS 6000 to POLS 7999

PPUA 6000 to PPUA 7999

SOCL 6000 to SOCL 7999

• Choose 28 semester hours from:
  • Any CRIM course numbered 6000–7999
  • Any INSH course numbered 6000–7999
  • Any POLS course numbered 6000–7999
  • Any PPUA course numbered 6000–7999
  • Any SOCL course numbered 6000–7999

Exam Preparation

From the catalog

Students register for CRIM 8960 when they have completed required coursework but are still taking qualifying exams, and for CRIM 8986 when they have passed qualifying exams and are working on proposals.

• One of:
  • CRIM 8960 — Exam Preparation—Doctoral
  • CRIM 8986 — Research

Dissertation

• One of:
  • CRIM 9990 — Dissertation Term 1
  • CRIM 9991 — Dissertation Term 2

Dissertation Continuation

From the catalog

Following completion of CRIM 9990 and CRIM 9991, registration in the following class is required in each subsequent semester (including the summer if the dissertation is submitted in summer) until the dissertation is completed:

• One of:
  • CRIM 9996 — Dissertation Continuation

GPA requirements

• 54 total semester hours required Minimum 3.500 GPA required

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