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BA Africana Studies and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University

Northeastern University, United States

Programme overview

The combined major in Africana studies and criminal justice offers students an opportunity to integrate their studies of both disciplines. Africana studies is an interdisciplinary field focused on the experiences of Black people throughout the world. Criminal justice provides an interdisciplinary and experiential education in the causes and consequences of crime and responses to the criminal justice system. Offered at: Boston.

Faculty: College of Social Sciences and Humanities  |  Department: Cultures Societies Global Studies  |  Duration: 128 semester hours  |  Study mode: co-op  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Requires 128 semester hours. Required courses include AFCS 1101 Introduction to African American and Africana Studies; CRIM 1100 Introduction to Criminal Justice; CRIM 1110 Criminal Due Process; CRIM 1120 Criminology; CRIM 3600 Criminal Justice Research Methods; CRIM 3110 Gender, Crime, and Justice.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year applicants apply for Fall entry through Early Decision I, Early Decision II, Early Action or Regular Decision. Transfer applicants can apply for Fall or Spring entry.

First-year deadlines: Early Decision I and Early Action November 1; Early Decision II and Regular Decision January 1. Decision notifications: ED I by January 1, EA by February 15, ED II by March 1, RD by April 1.

Transfer deadlines: Fall April 1; Spring October 15 (extended).

First-year and transfer applicants apply through the Common Application or Coalition Application; the application fee is $75 (non-refundable). SAT/ACT is optional (test-optional).

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.northeastern.edu/

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