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Criminal Justice and Journalism, BS

2021-2022 Edition

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The School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and School of Journalism offer a combined major in criminal justice and journalism. Criminology and criminal justice courses provide a foundation for understanding crime and our criminal justice system. Journalism courses provide students with the skills and experience needed to succeed as a journalist. Together, the combined major is designed to prepare students to report important stories about crime and justice.  

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.

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
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 with 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 2340
Corporate Security: Securing the Private Sector
CRIM 2350
Policing a Democratic Society
CRIM 3010
Criminal Violence
CRIM 3030
Global Criminology
CRIM 3040
Psychology of Crime
CRIM 3050
Organized Crime
CRIM 3060
Political Crime and Terrorism
CRIM 3070
Corporate and White-Collar Crime
CRIM 3540
Addiction and Recovery
Systemic Issues
These courses consider 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
Creating Knowledge about Crime and Justice
How do we know what we know about crime and justice—and how do we develop new knowledge? These courses study 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
Solutions and Reform
How do we reinvent criminal justice institutions and their practice? The capstone experience is project-based and solution-oriented, drawing on knowledge gained in the classroom and through co-op and other experiences.
CRIM 4949Senior Capstone Seminar4
Criminal Justice Elective
These courses round out our knowledge of crime and justice.
Complete one additional criminal justice elective from the 3000, 4000, or 5000 level.4

Journalism Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Introductory Journalism Course
JRNL 1150Understanding Today’s News4
Journalism Foundation Courses
A grade of C or better is required.
JRNL 1101
and JRNL 1102
Journalism 1: Fundamentals of Reporting
and Journalist’s Toolbox
5
JRNL 2201Journalism 2: Intermediate Reporting4
JRNL 2301Visual Storytelling in Journalism4
JRNL 3610Digital Storytelling and Social Media4
Ethics
JRNL 4650Ethics and Issues in Journalism4

Journalism Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete three additional journalism courses.12

Supporting Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
Introduction
CRIM 1000Criminal Justice at Northeastern1
or JRNL 1000 Journalism at Northeastern
Computer or Data Science
Complete one of the following:4
CS 1100
Computer Science and Its Applications
DS 2000
and DS 2001
Programming with Data
and Data Science Programming Practicum
JRNL 3700
Data Storytelling
Co-op Integration Requirements
Complete before the first co-op:
EESH 2000
Professional Development for Co-op
or EEAM 2000
Professional Development for Co-op
Complete after a criminal justice co-op:
CRIM 3000
Co-op Integration Seminar 2

Integrative Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
JRNL 3550The First Amendment and the Media4
CRIM 1700Crime, Media, and Politics4

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

129 total semester hours required

Four Years, Two Co-ops

Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CRIM 1000 or JRNL 10001Criminology thematic elective4Elective4Elective4
CRIM 11004JRNL 1101
and JRNL 1102
5Elective4Elective4
JRNL 11504Computer or data requirement4  
ENGW 11114Elective4  
Elective4   
 17 17 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CRIM 11104Co-opCo-opCriminology survey elective4
CRIM 11204  Elective4
JRNL 22014   
Journalism elective 14   
EESH 2000 or EEAM 20001   
 17 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CRIM 17004Co-opCo-opElective4
CRIM 36004  Elective4
JRNL 23014   
Journalism elective 24   
CRIM 30001   
 17 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
CRIM 37004CRIM 49494  
Criminology systemwide elective4Criminology elective4  
JRNL 35504JRNL 46504  
JRNL 36104Journalism elective 34  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 132
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