English and Criminal Justice, BA (Boston)

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BA Language Requirements

12 semester hours.

From the catalog
All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.

Foundational Courses

One of:
- ENGL 1160 — Introduction to Rhetoric
- ENGL 1410 — Introduction to Research on Writing
ENGL 1400 — Introduction to Literary Studies
One of:
- ENGL 1700 — Global Literatures 1
- ENGL 1701 — Global Literatures 2

Diversity

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Complete one of the following (you may reuse this course to fulfill an additional English requirement below):

One of:
- ENGL 2296 — Early African-American Literature
- ENGL 2450 — Postcolonial Literature
- ENGL 2455 — American Women Writers
- ENGL 2470 — Asian-American Literature
- ENGL 2760 — Writing in Global Contexts
- ENGL 3678 — Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity

Literary Periods

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Pre-1850
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- ENGL 1600 — Introduction to Shakespeare
- ENGL 2296 — Early African-American Literature
- ENGL 3101 — Early Literatures
- ENGL 3120 — 17th- and 18th-Century Literatures
- ENGL 3160 — Topics in 17th- and 18th-Century British Literatures
- One of:
  - ENGL 3678 — Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
  - JWSS 3678 — Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
From the catalog
Post-1850
Complete one of the following:
One of:
- ENGL 2301 — The Graphic Novel
- ENGL 2450 — Postcolonial Literature
- ENGL 2451 — Postcolonial Women Writers
- ENGL 2455 — American Women Writers
- ENGL 2470 — Asian-American Literature
- ENGL 2600 — Irish Literary Culture
- ENGL 3161 — 20th- and 21st-Century Literatures

Theories and Methods

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- ENGL 1160 — Introduction to Rhetoric
- ENGL 1410 — Introduction to Research on Writing
- ENGL 1450 — Reading and Writing in the Digital Age
- ENGL 2520 — Science Fiction
- ENGL 2620 — What Is Nature?
- ENGL 3325 — Rhetoric of Law
- ENGL 3381 — The Practice and Theory of Teaching Writing
- ENGL 3400 — Opening the Archive
- ENGL 3487 — Film and Text
- ENGL 3700 — Narrative Medicine
- LING 1150 — Introduction to Linguistics
- LING 2350 — Linguistic Analysis
- LING 3450 — Syntax
- LING 3452 — Semantics
- LING 3454 — History of English
- LING 3456 — Language and Gender

Major Seminar

ENGL 3710 — Major Seminar

Writing

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- ENGL 2700 — Creative Writing
- ENGL 2710 — Style and Editing
- ENGL 2760 — Writing in Global Contexts
- ENGL 2770 — Writing to Heal
- ENGL 3375 — Writing Boston
- ENGL 3376 — Creative Nonfiction
- ENGL 3377 — Poetry Workshop
- ENGL 3378 — Fiction Workshop
- ENGL 3380 — Writing Seminar

English Electives

8 semester hours.

From the catalog
Complete any two ENGL courses that have not already been used to fulfill another requirement.

Introduction to Crime, Law, and the Justice System

From the catalog
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.

CRIM 1100 — Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRIM 1110 — Criminal Due Process
CRIM 1120 — Criminology

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:
- CRIM 1300 — The Death Penalty
- CRIM 1400 — Human Trafficking
- CRIM 1500 — Corruption, Integrity, and Accountability
- CRIM 1700 — Crime, Media, and Politics

Crime Problems and Criminal Justice Institutions

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The 2000-level courses in this list ask 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. The 3000-level courses in this list provide 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 2310 — Courts: The Third Branch of Government
- CRIM 2320 — Youth Crime and Justice
- CRIM 2330 — Punishment in the Age of Mass Incarceration
- CRIM 2350 — Policing a Democratic Society
- CRIM 2370 — Restorative Justice: Transforming the System
- CRIM 2380 — Black Families and Incarceration
- CRIM 3010 — Criminal Violence
- CRIM 3030 — Global Criminology
- CRIM 3060 — Political Crime and Terrorism
- CRIM 3040 — Psychology of Crime
- CRIM 3050 — Organized Crime
- CRIM 3100 — Criminal Law
- CRIM 3070 — Corporate and White-Collar Crime
- CRIM 3540 — Substance Use and Social Justice

Creating Knowledge about Crime and Justice

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How do we know what we know about crime and justice—and how do we develop new knowledge? Harnessing data to learn about issues, identify solutions, and advocate for change.

CRIM 3600 — Criminal Justice Research Methods
CRIM 3700 — Analyzing and Using Data on Crime and Justice

Systemic Issues

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A consideration of systemic issues facing the criminal justice system.
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- CRIM 3110 — Gender, Crime, and Justice
- CRIM 3120 — Race, Crime, and Justice

Criminal Justice Electives

48 semester hours.

From the catalog
Rounding out knowledge of crime and justice.
Complete two additional criminal justice electives from the 3000, 4000, or 5000 level.

Introduction to College

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

CRIM 1000 — Criminal Justice at Northeastern
ENGL 1000 — English at Northeastern

Integrative Course

From the catalog
Complete the following course:

ENGL 3325 — Rhetoric of Law

Capstone

One of:
- ENGL 4710 — Capstone Seminar
- CRIM 4949 — Senior Capstone Seminar

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