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BA History and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University

Northeastern University, United States

Programme overview

This combined major educates students in history and criminal justice, emphasizing the complementarity between these two disciplines. Students successfully completing this program will be able to critically evaluate and draw connections between past and present practices in law, punishment, incarceration, justice, and the social institutions and cultural contexts in which these systems operate. Offered at: Boston.

Faculty: College of Social Sciences and Humanities  |  Department: History  |  Duration: 128 semester hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Requires 128 semester hours. Required courses include HIST 1200 Historical Research and Writing; CRIM 1100 Introduction to Criminal Justice; CRIM 1110 Criminal Due Process; CRIM 1120 Criminology; CRIM 3700 Analyzing and Using Data on Crime and Justice; HIST 1100 Law and History.

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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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