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Program
- Award
- BS
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 30.3101
- Total credits (published)
- 4
- Catalog edition
- Catalog 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- This combined major offers students the opportunity to gain cutting-edge artificial intelligence skills and expertise in important and urgent social issues: crime, the law, and the criminal justice system. Artificial intelligence classes allow students to develop skills in the collection, manipulation, storage, retrieval, and computational analysis of data in its various forms including numeric, textual, image, and video data from small to large volumes. Criminology and criminal justice courses provide a foundation for understanding crime, the law, and our criminal justice system. Together, the combined major is designed to prepare students to apply artificial intelligence skills to crime and justice topics.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 167358
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_167358_5a304b3b
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Artificial Intelligence Courses
0 items
Computer Science Overview
2 items
- or: CRIM 1000 Criminal Justice at Northeasternor: INPR 1000 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar1
- or: EESH 2000 Professional Development for Co-op1
Fundamental Courses
0 items
All students can take a self-assessment to attempt to place out of CS 2000 and CS 2001. Students who place out of CS 2000 and CS 2001 will instead substitute 4-5 semester hours of CS, CY, or DS coursework at the 3000 level or higher not otherwise required in the degree.
5 items
- 4
- CS 2000and CS 2001Introduction to Program Design and Implementationand Lab for CS 2000Not resolved to a course5
- CS 2100and CS 2101Program Design and Implementation 1and Lab for CS 2100Not resolved to a course5
- 4
- 4
Artificial Intelligence Foundations
4 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Khoury Approved Electives
electives · 0 items
With advisor approval, directed study, research, project study, and appropriate graduate-level courses may also be taken as upper-division electives.
electives · 1 item
- Complete 4 semester hours from within the following options:Not resolved to a course4
CS 2300 or higher, except CS 5010
0 items
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930
0 items
DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900
3 items
- 4
- EECE 2322and EECE 2323Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organizationand Lab for EECE 2322Not resolved to a course
- 4
Criminal Justice Courses
0 items
Introduction to Crime, Law, and the Justice System
0 items
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.
3 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
Current Crime and Justice Issues
0 items
These courses introduce students to topical issues related to crime and justice.
Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following: · 5 items
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Crime Problems and Criminal Justice Institutions
0 items
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.
Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following: · 16 items
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Systemic Issues
0 items
These courses consider systemic issues facing the criminal justice system.
Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following: · 3 items
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- 4
Creating Knowledge About Crime and Justice
0 items
How do we know what we know about crime and justice—and how do we develop new knowledge? This course covers how to harness data to learn about issues, identify solutions, and advocate for change.
1 item
- 4
Criminal Justice Capstone
1 item
- 4
Criminal Justice Elective
electives · 0 items
These courses round out our knowledge of crime and justice.
1 item
- Complete two additional criminal justice electives from the 3000, 4000, or 5000 level.Not resolved to a course8
Integrative Course Requirement
Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following: · 3 items
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- 4
Supporting Courses
0 items
Mathematics Requirement
1 item
- 4
Statistics Foundation
1 item
- 4
Computing and Social Issues
Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following: · 12 items
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- or: PHIL 1300 Knowledge in a Digital World4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- As published: “Technology and Human Values”8
- 4
- SOCL 4528Technology and SocietyNot resolved to a course
English Requirement
0 items
College Writing
1 item
- or: ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers4
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following: · 4 items
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Required General Electives
electives · 1 item
- Complete 24 semester hours of general electives.Not resolved to a course24
Source. Northeastern University, catalog Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/computer-information-science/computer-information-science-combined-majors/artificial-intelligence-criminal-justice-bs-bos/. Captured page pages/0217.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.