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NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
360 HUNTINGTON AVENUE
BOSTON, MA 02115
617.373.3327

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

PhD Program

Sample Programs

For students entering PhD program with a Bachelors Degree


For students entering with a Masters Degree Click here

Course# FALL SemesterYear 1
HCJG200 The Criminal Justice Process 3sh
HCJG202 The Criminal Justice Process 3sh
HCJG204 Research & Evaluation Methods 3sh
HCJG205 Research & Evaluation Methods Lab 1sh
Total 10sh
Course# Spring SemesterYear I
HCJG206 Statistical Analysis 3sh
HCJG207 Statistical Analysis Lab 1sh
Law Related Course 3sh
Elective Course 3sh
Total 10sh
Summer
Elective Course 3sh
Total 3sh
Course# FALL SemesterYear 2
HCJG304 Multivariate Analysis 3sh
HCJG300 Criminology & Public Policy I 3sh
Elective 3sh
Total 9sh
Course# Spring SemesterYear 2
HCJG305 Multivariate Analysis II 3sh
HCJG301 Criminology & Public Policy II 3sh
Elective Course 3sh
Total 9sh
Summer
Elective Course 3sh
Total 3sh
Course# FALL SemesterYear 3
HCJG303 Advanced Research & Eval Method 3sh
HCJG300 Teaching or Public Policy I 1sh
Elective 3sh
Elective 3sh
Total 10sh
Course# Spring SemesterYear 3
HCJG310 Advance Data Analysis 3sh
Elective Course 3sh
Elective Course 3sh
Elective Course 3sh
Total 12sh
FALL SemesterYear 4
Research Practicum
Qualifying Examination I
Spring SemesterYear 4
Qualifying Examination II
Year 5
Qualifying Examination III and Dissertion Proposal
Year 6
Dissertation Completion & Defense
A Total of 64 semester hours of course work

Sample Program

For Students entering PhD program with a Masters Degree



Students entering the PhD program with a Masters of Science Degree, a Masters of Arts Degree, or a Juris Doctorate will generally be required to complete 32 additional semester hours of course work. These students will be required to take Criminology and Public Policy 1, Criminology and Public Policy 2, Multivariate Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Advanced Data Analysis, 5 elective courses and two practicum courses. Often students entering with a graduate degree will also be required to take a small number of Masters level courses to prepare them for PhD courses listed above. For example, a student entering with a JD may not have had a statistics course since their undergraduate education. In these cases, the Admissions Committee may recommend that students take the Masters Level Statistic course prior to enrolling in the required Multivariate Statistics course.

Course# FALL SemesterYear 1
HCJG304 Multivariate Analysis I 3sh
HCJG300 Criminology & Public Policy 3sh
Elective Course 3sh
Total 9sh
Course# Spring SemesterYear 1
HCJG305 Multivariate Analysis II 3sh
HCJG301 Criminology & Public Policy II 3sh
Elective Course 3sh
Total 9sh
Course# FALL SemesterYear 2
HCJG303 Adv Research & Eval Methods 3sh
Teaching & Policy Practicum I 1sh
Elective Course 3sh
Qualifying Exam I
Total 7sh
Course# Spring SemesterYear 2
HCJG310 Advanced Data Analysis 3sh
Elective Course 3sh
Qualifying Exam 2
Total 6sh
SemesterYear 3
Research Practicum 1sh
Qualifying Exam II and Dissertation Proposal
Total 1sh
SemesterYear 4
Dissertation Defense
A Total of 32 semester hours of course work

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