Criminal Justice and Psychology, BS (Boston)
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Introduction to Crime, Law, and the Justice System
From the catalog
What do we know about crime and justice? In these three courses, students have an opportunity to develop a foundational understanding of three related phenomena: why crime exists, how our criminal justice system responds to crime, and the constitutional and legal oversight of this process.
- CRIM 1100 — Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CRIM 1110 — Criminal Due Process
- CRIM 1120 — Criminology
- CRIM 3600 — Criminal Justice Research Methods
Current Crime and Justice Issues
From the catalog
These courses introduce students to topical issues related to crime and justice.
Complete one of the following:
- One of:
Understanding and Experiencing Criminal Justice Institutions and Systems
From the catalog
How does justice work and for whom? These courses introduce students to the systems and institutions tasked with providing justice. Each includes experiential learning components in cooperation with local criminal justice institutions.
Complete one of the following:
- One of:
Crime Problems
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The following courses offer students a deeper look at a range of crime problems.
Complete one of the following:
- One of:
- AFCS 3210 — Black Abolition Studies: Carcerality, Liberation, and Resistance
- CRIM 3010 — Criminal Violence
- CRIM 3030 — Global Criminology
- CRIM 3050 — Organized Crime
- CRIM 3060 — Political Crime and Terrorism
- CRIM 3070 — Corporate and White-Collar Crime
- CRIM 3100 — Criminal Law
- CRIM 3540 — Substance Use and Social Justice
Systemic Issues
From the catalog
A consideration of systemic issues facing the criminal justice system.
Complete one of the following:
Criminal Justice Electives
12 semester hours.
From the catalog
Rounding out knowledge of crime and justice.
Complete three additional criminal justice electives from the 3000, 4000 or 5000-level.
Introductory Course
- PSYC 1101 — Foundations of Psychology
Statistics
From the catalog
Complete the following. Students who receive transfer credit for the Advanced Placement Statistics exam may complete the 1 semester hour PSYC 2315 course (requires department permission).
- PSYC 2320 — Statistics in Psychological Research
Personality/Social Bases of Behavior
From the catalog
Complete two of the following:
- Choose 8 semester hours from:
Biological/Cognitive Bases of Behavior
From the catalog
Complete two of the following:
- Choose 8 semester hours from:
Research Experience
From the catalog
Complete one of the following. This requirement may not be fulfilled via transfer credit.
- One of:
- PSYC 4600 — Laboratory in Research Design
- PSYC 4604 — Laboratory in Learning and Motivation
- PSYC 4606 — Laboratory in Biological Psychology
- PSYC 4610 — Laboratory in Psycholinguistics
- PSYC 4612 — Laboratory in Cognition
- PSYC 4614 — Laboratory in Social Psychology
- PSYC 4616 — Laboratory in Personality
- PSYC 4622 — Laboratory in Sensation and Perception
- PSYC 4624 — Laboratory in Affective Science
Psychology Seminar
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
- One of:
- PSYC 4656 — Seminar in Biological Psychology
- PSYC 4658 — Seminar in Psycholinguistics
- PSYC 4660 — Seminar in Cognition
- PSYC 4662 — Seminar in Personality
- PSYC 4664 — Seminar in Social Psychology
- PSYC 4666 — Seminar in Clinical Psychology
- PSYC 4668 — Seminar in Sensation and Perception
- PSYC 4674 — Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience
- PSYC 4676 — Seminar in Developmental Psychology
- PSYC 4682 — Seminar in Learning and Motivation
Electives
8 semester hours.
From the catalog
Complete two PSYC courses.
Integrative Requirement
- CRIM 3040 — Psychology of Crime
Introduction to College
Experiential Learning Introduction
Writing Requirements
- One of:
- One of:
Mathematics Requirement
From the catalog
Complete one of the following courses:
- One of:
- CS 1800 — Discrete Structures
- MATH 1213 — Interactive Mathematics
- MATH 1215 — Mathematical Thinking
- MATH 1231 — Calculus for Business and Economics
- MATH 1241 — Calculus 1
- MATH 1242 — Calculus 2
- MATH 1340 — Intensive Calculus for Engineers
- MATH 1341 — Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
- MATH 1342 — Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering
Substitutions
Possible equivalents for this program — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:
- EESC 2000 ↔ EESH 2000 (tier B)
- ENGW 1102 ↔ ENGW 1111 (tier C)
- ENGW 3307 ↔ ENGW 3315 (tier C)
- ENGW 3307 ↔ ENGW 3308 (tier C)
- MATH 1231 ↔ MATH 1241 (tier C)
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