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Cybersecurity and Criminal Justice, BS

2021-2022 Edition

  • Undergraduate
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    • College of Arts, Media and Design
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    • Khoury College of Computer Sciences
      • Computer Science
      • Cybersecurity
      • Data Science
      • Khoury Combined Majors
        • Chemical Engineering and Computer Science, BSChE
        • Civil Engineering and Computer Science, BSCE
        • Computer Engineering and Computer Science, BSCmpE
        • Computer Science and Behavioral Neuroscience, BS
        • Computer Science and Biology, BS
        • Computer Science and Business Administration, BS
        • Computer Science and Cognitive Psychology, BS
        • Computer Science and Communication Studies, BS
        • Computer Science and Criminal Justice, BS
        • Computer Science and Design, BS
        • Computer Science and Economics, BS
        • Computer Science and English, BS
        • Computer Science and Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, BS
        • Computer Science and Game Development, BS
        • Computer Science and History, BS
        • Computer Science and Journalism, BS
        • Computer Science and Linguistics, BS
        • Computer Science and Mathematics, BS
        • Computer Science and Media Arts, BS
        • Computer Science and Music with Concentration in Music Technology, BS
        • Computer Science and Philosophy, BS
        • Computer Science and Physics, BS
        • Computer Science and Political Science, BS
        • Computer Science and Sociology, BS
        • Computer Science and Theatre, BS
        • Cybersecurity and Business Administration, BS
        • Cybersecurity and Criminal Justice, BS
        • Cybersecurity and Economics, BS
        • Data Science and Biochemistry, BS
        • Data Science and Biology, BS
        • Data Science and Behavioral Neuroscience, BS
        • Data Science and Business Administration, BS
        • Data Science and Chemistry, BS
        • Data Science and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, BS
        • Data Science and Economics, BS
        • Data Science and Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, BS
        • Data Science and Health Science, BS
        • Data Science and Journalism, BS
        • Data Science and Linguistics, BS
        • Data Science and Mathematics, BS
        • Data Science and Physics, BS
        • Data Science and Psychology, BS
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  • Program Requirements
  • Plan of Study

The cybersecurity and criminal justice combined degree applies a multidisciplinary approach to ensuring the reliability and security of cyberspace. The program will provide students with a strong programming foundation coupled with academic and experiential knowledge of the criminal justice system. Students learn how social behavior, policy, and legal rules can affect cybersecurity and utilize comparative social science to understand, predict, and explain crime.

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.

University-Wide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Cybersecurity Major Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Computer Science Overview
CS 1200First Year Seminar1
or CRIM 1000 Criminal Justice at Northeastern
CS 1210Professional Development for Khoury Co-op1
Computer Science Fundamentals Courses
CS 2500
and CS 2501
Fundamentals of Computer Science 1
and Lab for CS 2500
5
CS 2510
and CS 2511
Fundamentals of Computer Science 2
and Lab for CS 2510
5
CS 1800
and CS 1802
Discrete Structures
and Seminar for CS 1800
5
Computer Science Required Courses
CS 3000Algorithms and Data4
CS 3500
and CS 3501
Object-Oriented Design
and Lab for CS 3500
5
CS 3650Computer Systems4
CS 3700Networks and Distributed Systems4
Cybersecurity Required Courses
CY 2550Foundations of Cybersecurity4
CY 3740Systems Security4
CY 4740Network Security4
Cybersecurity Elective
Complete one of the following:4
CS 2800
Logic and Computation
CS 4710
Mobile and Wireless Systems
or CS 6710
Wireless Network
CS 4400
Programming Languages
CS 4500
Software Development
CS 4240
Large-Scale Parallel Data Processing
CY 4770
Cryptography
DS 4300
Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval
DS 4400
Machine Learning and Data Mining 1
CY 5200
Security Risk Management and Assessment
CY 5210
Information System Forensics
CY 5770
Software Vulnerabilities and Security
IS 4300
Human Computer Interaction
EECE 2322
and EECE 2323
Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organization
and Lab for EECE 2322
EECE 3324
Computer Architecture and Organization
EECE 4534
and EECE 4535
Microprocessor-Based Design
and Lab for EECE 4534
MATH 3527
Number Theory 1
MATH 4575
Introduction to Cryptography
COMM 2551
Free Speech in Cyberspace
LPSC 1101
Introduction to Law
LPSC 2301
Introduction to Law, Policy, and Society
LPSC 3303
Topics in Law and Public Policy
PHIL 1145
Technology and Human Values
POLS 2390
Science, Technology, and Public Policy
POLS 3307
Public Policy and Administration
POLS 3324
Law and Society
POLS 3406
International Law
POLS 3408
International Security
POLS 3420
U.S. National Security Policy
POLS 3423
Terrorism and Counterterrorism

Supporting Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete the following course:
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4

Computer Science Writing Requirement

Course List
Code Title Hours
College Writing
Complete one of the following:4
ENGW 1111
First-Year Writing
ENGW 1102
First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
Complete one of the following:4
ENGW 3302
Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions
ENGW 3308
Advanced Writing in the Social Sciences
ENGW 3311
Advanced Writing for Prelaw
ENGW 3315
Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Criminal Justice Requirements

Course List
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 1100Introduction to Criminal Justice4
CRIM 1110Criminal Due Process4
CRIM 1120Criminology4
Current Crime and Justice Issues
These courses introduce students to topical issues related to crime and justice.
Complete one of the following:4
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
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:4
CRIM 2310
Courts: The Third Branch of Government
CRIM 2320
Youth Crime and Justice
CRIM 2330
Punishment in the Age of Mass Incarceration
CRIM 3010
Criminal Violence
CRIM 3030
Global Criminology
CRIM 3040
Psychology of Crime
CRIM 3070
Corporate and White-Collar Crime
CRIM 3540
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 3600Criminal Justice Research Methods4
CRIM 3700Analyzing and Using Data on Crime and Justice4
Systemic Issues
A consideration of systemic issues facing the criminal justice system.
Complete one of the following:4
CRIM 3110
Gender, Crime, and Justice
CRIM 3120
Race, Crime, and Justice
Criminal Justice Elective
Rounding out knowledge of crime and justice.
Complete one additional criminal justice elective from the 3000, 4000 or 5000-level.4
Criminal Justice Capstone
Complete one of the following:4
CRIM 4949
Senior Capstone Seminar
CY 4930
Cybersecurity Capstone
CY 4940
Research Projects on National Security

Criminal Justice Co-op Integration

Course List
Code Title Hours
Co-op students should complete at least one of the following courses. CRIM 3000 is required for the first co-op. CRIM 4000 is required if a second co-op is taken:
CRIM 3000Co-op Integration Seminar 21
CRIM 4000Co-op Integration Seminar 31

Integrative Requirement

Course List
Code Title Hours
Cybersecurity Integrative Course
CY 4170The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies4
or CY 5240 Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
Criminal Justice Integrative Course
Complete one of the following:4
CRIM 2340
Corporate Security: Securing the Private Sector
CRIM 2350
Policing a Democratic Society
CRIM 3050
Organized Crime
CRIM 3060
Political Crime and Terrorism
CRIM 4040
Crime Prevention
CRIM 5900
Topics in Criminal Justice and Criminology

Required General Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete 24 credits of general electives.24

Khoury College GPA Requirement

Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses.

Experiential Liberal Arts

All undergraduate students in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

Program Requirement

134 total semester hours required.

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 12001CS 2510
and CS 2511
5VacationVacation
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5CY 25504  
CS 2500
and CS 2501
5CRIM 11104  
CRIM 11004CRIM 11204  
ENGW 11114   
 19 17 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 3500
and CS 3501
5CS 30004VacationCo-op
CS 36504CS 12101  
MATH 13414CS 37004  
CRIM 36004CRIM 37004  
 CRIM Elective: Thematic4  
 17 17 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opCY 37404General Elective4Co-op
 CRIM 30001General Elective4 
 CRIM Elective: Survey4  
 CRIM Elective: System-wide4  
 General Elective4  
 0 17 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opCY 47404ENGW 33024Co-op
 CY 41704General Elective4 
 CRIM 40001  
 CRIM Integrative Course4  
 General Elective4  
 0 17 8 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opCapstone4  
 Cybersecurity Elective4  
 CRIM Elective: General4  
 General Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 136
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