A combined major in human services and criminal justice appeals to students interested in the intersection of social and legal issues and institutions. The human services major prepares students for careers in social change by providing students with the theoretical and skill-based background necessary for practice and research. Students with criminal justice course work gain a rigorous interdisciplinary and experiential education in the causes and consequences of crime and the responses of criminal justice. The addition of human services course work complements a criminal justice perspective and considers the role of social services and community-based organizations to prevent, intervene, and treat the causes and consequences of crime. The degree allows students to combine interests in the justice system, political advocacy, and community development. Students engage in an integrated educational program that emphasizes experiential approaches to learning through service-learning, co-op, and internship opportunities.
- Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality.
- Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Human Services Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Human Services Courses | ||
| HUSV 1101 | Social Change and Human Services | 4 |
| HUSV 2300 | Counseling in Human Services | 4 |
| HUSV 3570 | The Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, and Social Change | 4 |
| HUSV 3900 | Social Policy | 4 |
| Human Services Internship | ||
| HUSV 4994 | Human Services Internship | 6 |
| Human Services Electives | ||
| Complete four additional HUSV courses. | 16 | |
Criminal Justice Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Crime, Law, and the Justice System | ||
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 | 4 |
| CRIM 1110 | Criminal Due Process | 4 |
| CRIM 1120 | Criminology | 4 |
| Current Crime and Justice Issues | ||
These courses introduce students to topical issues related to crime and justice. | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| The Death Penalty | ||
| Human Trafficking | ||
| Corruption, Integrity, and Accountability | ||
| Crime, Media, and Politics | ||
| Understanding and Experiencing Criminal Justice Institutions and Systems | ||
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: | 4 | |
| Courts: The Third Branch of Government | ||
| Youth Crime and Justice | ||
| Punishment in the Age of Mass Incarceration | ||
| Corporate Security: Securing the Private Sector | ||
| Policing a Democratic Society | ||
| Restorative Justice: Transforming the System | ||
| Black Families and Incarceration | ||
| Crime Problems | ||
The following courses offer students a deeper look at a range of crime problems. | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Criminal Violence | ||
| Global Criminology | ||
| Psychology of Crime | ||
| Organized Crime | ||
| Political Crime and Terrorism | ||
| Corporate and White-Collar Crime | ||
| Criminal Law | ||
| Addiction and Recovery | ||
| Creating Knowledge about Crime and Justice | ||
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 3700 | Analyzing and Using Data on Crime and Justice | 4 |
| Systemic Issues | ||
A consideration of systemic issues facing the criminal justice system. | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Gender, Crime, and Justice | ||
| Race, Crime, and Justice | ||
| Digital Skills | ||
Successful students develop digital skills and master digital tools useful for careers related to crime and justice. Students choose one of two courses (each has a required lab). The computer science course introduces students to spreadsheets and databases. The data science course introduces students to programming with data. | ||
| Complete one of the following (and the appropriate lab): | 4-5 | |
| Computer Science and Its Applications and Lab for CS 1100 | ||
| Programming with Data and Data Science Programming Practicum (Social Science practicum section) | ||
| Criminal Justice Electives | ||
Rounding out knowledge of crime and justice. | ||
| Complete two additional criminal justice electives. One must be from the 3000, 4000 or 5000-level. | 8 | |
Additional Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CRIM 1000 | Criminal Justice at Northeastern | 1 |
| or HUSV 1000 | Human Services at Northeastern | |
| Research Methods | ||
| CRIM 3600 | Criminal Justice Research Methods | 4 |
| or HUSV 2970 | Research Methods for Human Services | |
| Cooperative Education | ||
| Students going on co-op should take: | ||
| EESH 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op | 1 |
| Students returning from co-op should take: | ||
| CRIM 3000 | Co-op Integration Seminar 2 | 1 |
| CRIM 4000 | Co-op Integration Seminar 3 | 1 |
| Additional Elective | ||
| Complete one additional course in either CRIM or HUSV. | 4 | |
Integrative Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CRIM 4949 | Senior Capstone Seminar | 4 |
| or HUSV 4700 | Senior Seminar in Human Services | |
Experiential Liberal Arts
All students in this College of Social Sciences and Humanities program are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Sample Plan of Study
Four Year, 2 Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CRIM 1110 | 4 | CRIM 1300, 1400, 1500, or 1700 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | CS 1100 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| HUSV 1000 | 1 | HUSV 2300 | 4 | ||||
| HUSV 1101 | 4 | HSVC elective | 4 | ||||
| MATH 1215 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CRIM 1120 | 4 | EESH 2000 | 1 | CJ Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| CRIM 3600 | 4 | CJ concentration elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| HSVC intermediate/advanced undergraduate elective | 4 | CJ concentration elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | CRIM 3000 | 1 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| CRIM 3700 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| HUSV 3900 | 4 | ||||||
| HSVC organization course | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | CRIM 4000 | 1 | ||||
| CRIM 4949 | 4 | ||||||
| ENGW 3315 | 4 | ||||||
| CJ system-wide elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 132 | |||||||