Economics and Criminal Justice, BS (Boston)
Undergraduatemajor2027 catalogSocial Sciences HumanitiesBoston128 semester hours totalunverified parse — check the source
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Core Courses
- ECON 1115 — Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 1116 — Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 2315 — Macroeconomic Theory
- ECON 2316 — Microeconomic Theory
- ECON 2560 — Applied Econometrics
Electives
From the catalog
Complete four ECON courses from the following ranges with no more than one at the ECON 1200–1999 range (the course used to satisfy the integrative course requirement may not be used as an economics elective):
ECON 1200–ECON 1999
ECON 2990–ECON 3559
ECON 3561–ECON 4689
ECON 4900–ECON 4996
ECON 5200–ECON 5999
- Choose 16 semester hours from:
- Any ECON course numbered 1200–1999
- Any ECON course numbered 2990–3559
- Any ECON course numbered 3561–4689
- Any ECON course numbered 4900–4996
- Any ECON course numbered 5200–5999
Introduction to Crime, Law, and the Justice System
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What do we know about crime and justice? In these three courses, successful students will 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.
Current Criminal Justice Issues
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
- One of:
Criminal Justice Institutions
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
- One of:
Crime Problems
From the catalog
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 3040 — Psychology of Crime
- 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
Research Methods
- CRIM 3600 — Criminal Justice Research Methods
Systemic Issues
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
Additional Criminal Justice Electives
4 semester hours.
From the catalog
Complete one course in the CRIM 3001–5999 range not used to fulfill other requirements of this program.
Supporting Courses
- One of:
- EESH 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op
Calculus
From the catalog
Complete one of the following (it is highly recommended that students who take MATH 1231 take sections devoted to economics students only):
- One of:
Digital Skills
- MISM 2510 — Fundamentals of Information Analytics
Data Analyses
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
- One of:
Integrative Courses
- One of:
- One of:
Capstone
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
- One of:
Writing Courses
Experiential Learning
1 semester hours.
From the catalog
Complete one of the following options:
Option 1: Co-op
Students may choose to complete one or multiple co-op experiences during their course of study. Students must consult with their advisor.
Option 2: Course Approved for NUpath Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience
Any course(s) designated with NUpath attribute EX, including courses used to fulfill other requirements of this program.
GPA requirements
- Grades in the following required ECON courses must average to a minimum of C (2.000):
Substitutions
Possible equivalents for this program — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:
- MATH 1231 ↔ MATH 1241 (tier C)
- MATH 1241 ↔ MATH 1251 (tier C)
- MATH 1241 ↔ MATH 1341 (tier C)
- MATH 1241 ↔ MATH 1245 (tier C)
- MATH 1241 ↔ MATH 1340 (tier C)
Parsed from the catalog by NU Map; the structured machine copy is in this college's JSON for the 2027 catalog, under economics-and-criminal-justice-bs-boston, and the official page is the authority.