2015-16 Undergraduate Admissions Brochure

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Weave experiential learning into your unique academic journey at Northeastern.

Become an engaged global leader for the 21st century. CSSH undergraduate students

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING The COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES is a leader in the EXPERIENTIAL LIBERAL ARTS, which combines the rigorous study of society, culture, and politics with experiential education.

MORE THAN

CSSH students who are international

16 Majors 21% Distinct CSSH

CSSH classes with 19 or fewer students

1

63%

Facultyto-student ratio

11

Check out the CSSH Ambassadors online to find a current student who matches your interests. Email an Ambassador to ask a question, to set up a meeting when you are on campus, or just to learn more about what life as a CSSH student is like. Start today at northeastern.edu/cssh/ambassadors. Follow @CSSHAmbassadors on Twitter or Instagram to get updates on what CSSH students are doing on campus and around the globe.

Push the boundaries of knowledge in the classroom alongside world-renowned faculty.

2,300

• • • • • ENGLISH • CRIMINAL JUSTICE • INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS • • • •

• AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES • POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY, AND ECONOMICS

ASIAN STUDIES • CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY • ECONOMICS • SPANISH • • •

• • AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE • HISTORY • PHILOSOPHY • • • • • • • • •

POLITICAL SCIENCE • HUMAN SERVICES • RELIGIOUS STUDIES • SOCIOLOGY

A LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION FOR THE 21 ST CENTURY

MEET A CSSH STUDENT

360 Huntington Avenue 420 Renaissance Park Boston, Massachusetts 02115 617.373.5173

EXPERIENCE EXCELLENCE

northeastern.edu/cssh

#iamcssh

# iamcssh


POLITICAL SCIENCE • HUMAN SERVICES • RELIGIOUS STUDIES • SOCIOLOGY

• • AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE • HISTORY • PHILOSOPHY • • • • • • • • •

2,300

63%

11

ASIAN STUDIES • CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY • ECONOMICS • SPANISH • • •

Become an engaged global leader for the 21st century. CSSH students who are international

16 Majors 21% Distinct CSSH

CSSH classes with 19 or fewer students

1

• AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES • POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY, AND ECONOMICS

Weave experiential learning into your unique academic journey at Northeastern. MORE THAN

Facultyto-student ratio

• • • • • ENGLISH • CRIMINAL JUSTICE • INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS • • • •

Push the boundaries of knowledge in the classroom alongside world-renowned faculty.

CSSH undergraduate students

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING The COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES is a leader in the EXPERIENTIAL LIBERAL ARTS, which combines the rigorous study of society, culture, and politics with experiential education.

A LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION FOR THE 21 ST CENTURY

MEET A CSSH STUDENT Check out the CSSH Ambassadors online to find a current student who matches your interests. Email an Ambassador to ask a question, to set up a meeting when you are on campus, or just to learn more about what life as a CSSH student is like. Start today at northeastern.edu/cssh/ambassadors. Follow @CSSHAmbassadors on Twitter or Instagram to get updates on what CSSH students are doing on campus and around the globe.

EXPERIENCE EXCELLENCE

360 Huntington Avenue 420 Renaissance Park Boston, Massachusetts 02115 617.373.5173 northeastern.edu/cssh

# iamcssh

#iamcssh


POLITICAL SCIENCE • HUMAN SERVICES • RELIGIOUS STUDIES • SOCIOLOGY

• • AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE • HISTORY • PHILOSOPHY • • • • • • • • •

2,300

63%

11

ASIAN STUDIES • CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY • ECONOMICS • SPANISH • • •

Become an engaged global leader for the 21st century. CSSH students who are international

16 Majors 21% Distinct CSSH

CSSH classes with 19 or fewer students

1

• AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES • POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY, AND ECONOMICS

Weave experiential learning into your unique academic journey at Northeastern. MORE THAN

Facultyto-student ratio

• • • • • ENGLISH • CRIMINAL JUSTICE • INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS • • • •

Push the boundaries of knowledge in the classroom alongside world-renowned faculty.

CSSH undergraduate students

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING The COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES is a leader in the EXPERIENTIAL LIBERAL ARTS, which combines the rigorous study of society, culture, and politics with experiential education.

A LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION FOR THE 21 ST CENTURY

MEET A CSSH STUDENT Check out the CSSH Ambassadors online to find a current student who matches your interests. Email an Ambassador to ask a question, to set up a meeting when you are on campus, or just to learn more about what life as a CSSH student is like. Start today at northeastern.edu/cssh/ambassadors. Follow @CSSHAmbassadors on Twitter or Instagram to get updates on what CSSH students are doing on campus and around the globe.

EXPERIENCE EXCELLENCE

360 Huntington Avenue 420 Renaissance Park Boston, Massachusetts 02115 617.373.5173 northeastern.edu/cssh

# iamcssh

#iamcssh


EXPERIENCE OUR RESEARCH COMMUNITY

EXPERIENCE CUSTOMIZED OPTIONS

CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH STUDENT-FOCUSED LEARNING

FLEXIBILITY Examples of minors include: • Law, Policy, and Society • Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies • Portuguese • International Security Studies • Ethics

“ As an undergraduate, I made a positive contribution to the important ethnographic analysis that my professor was conducting. It was a truly rewarding experience.” ABDUL HAFIZ ’15, International Affairs/Political Science Combined Major

Join our

COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS

• Studied the Hausa diaspora across Western Africa in collaboration with Political Science Professor William Miles

CO-OP

• Received funding from the CSSH Undergraduate Research Initiative

Enhance your classroom learning and deepen your knowledge through the co-op experience in a variety of fields, including: government, nonprofits, NGOs, education, publishing, law, and more.

1,029 138

CSSH students who went on co-op in 2014–15 CSSH students who went on global co-op in 2014-15

677

CSSH co-op employers include: • Museum of Fine Arts • World Bank Group • Geneva Centre for Security Policy • Library of Congress • National Geographic Learning • Cambodian Center for Human Rights • U.S. Department of Justice

EXPERIENCE NEW PERSPECTIVES

ACADEMIC SKILLS NEW PROFICIENCIES

Shape your academic experience around your intellectual and professional

devoted to creating and exchanging new knowledge about human societies and cultures, past and present.

interests with the help of

HONE YOUR SKILLS

Interact with, conduct research in, and contribute to the rich communities of Boston, and immerse yourself in communities and cultures

in close reading, oral presentation, and critical thinking while learning how to mine texts and visualize big data using cutting-edge digital tools.

CSSH faculty and students use digital tools to mine and visualize texts in new ways. For example, the Viral Texts project maps how content “went viral” in 19th-century newspapers and magazines.

SUPERB SUPPORT SYSTEM.

our

AROUND THE GLOBE.

• Jewish Studies

35

MINORS

SUPPORT

COMBINED

MAJORS

Merge two areas of study within the college or across the university. Sample of combined majors: • BA in English and Cinema Studies • BS in Economics and Philosophy • BA in Jewish Studies and Religion • BA in International Affairs and Anthropology • BS in Political Science and Business Administration

EXPERIENCE CITIZENSHIP

LOCAL ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL LEADERSHIP “ I feel like I’ve made an actual impact on the world, and I didn’t think that was a possibility for a college student. Northeastern provided me with opportunities to make a tangible impact.” CHRISTIE CIVETTA ’15, Human Services Major

• Awarded real-dollar grants to local nonprofits with Northeastern Students4Giving, an experiential philanthropy education program. • Developed a peer education program in Zambia through a Dialogue of Civilizations — a 4-6 week, faculty-led study abroad experience. • Pursuing a master’s degree in social welfare at University of Bristol in England.


EXPERIENCE OUR RESEARCH COMMUNITY

EXPERIENCE CUSTOMIZED OPTIONS

CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH STUDENT-FOCUSED LEARNING

FLEXIBILITY Examples of minors include: • Law, Policy, and Society • Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies • Portuguese • International Security Studies • Ethics

“ As an undergraduate, I made a positive contribution to the important ethnographic analysis that my professor was conducting. It was a truly rewarding experience.” ABDUL HAFIZ ’15, International Affairs/Political Science Combined Major

Join our

COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS

• Studied the Hausa diaspora across Western Africa in collaboration with Political Science Professor William Miles

CO-OP

• Received funding from the CSSH Undergraduate Research Initiative

Enhance your classroom learning and deepen your knowledge through the co-op experience in a variety of fields, including: government, nonprofits, NGOs, education, publishing, law, and more.

1,029 138

CSSH students who went on co-op in 2014–15 CSSH students who went on global co-op in 2014-15

677

CSSH co-op employers include: • Museum of Fine Arts • World Bank Group • Geneva Centre for Security Policy • Library of Congress • National Geographic Learning • Cambodian Center for Human Rights • U.S. Department of Justice

EXPERIENCE NEW PERSPECTIVES

ACADEMIC SKILLS NEW PROFICIENCIES

Shape your academic experience around your intellectual and professional

devoted to creating and exchanging new knowledge about human societies and cultures, past and present.

interests with the help of

HONE YOUR SKILLS

Interact with, conduct research in, and contribute to the rich communities of Boston, and immerse yourself in communities and cultures

in close reading, oral presentation, and critical thinking while learning how to mine texts and visualize big data using cutting-edge digital tools.

CSSH faculty and students use digital tools to mine and visualize texts in new ways. For example, the Viral Texts project maps how content “went viral” in 19th-century newspapers and magazines.

SUPERB SUPPORT SYSTEM.

our

AROUND THE GLOBE.

• Jewish Studies

35

MINORS

SUPPORT

COMBINED

MAJORS

Merge two areas of study within the college or across the university. Sample of combined majors: • BA in English and Cinema Studies • BS in Economics and Philosophy • BA in Jewish Studies and Religion • BA in International Affairs and Anthropology • BS in Political Science and Business Administration

EXPERIENCE CITIZENSHIP

LOCAL ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL LEADERSHIP “ I feel like I’ve made an actual impact on the world, and I didn’t think that was a possibility for a college student. Northeastern provided me with opportunities to make a tangible impact.” CHRISTIE CIVETTA ’15, Human Services Major

• Awarded real-dollar grants to local nonprofits with Northeastern Students4Giving, an experiential philanthropy education program. • Developed a peer education program in Zambia through a Dialogue of Civilizations — a 4-6 week, faculty-led study abroad experience. • Pursuing a master’s degree in social welfare at University of Bristol in England.


Weave experiential learning into your unique academic journey at Northeastern.

Become an engaged global leader for the 21st century. CSSH undergraduate students

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING The COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES is a leader in the EXPERIENTIAL LIBERAL ARTS, which combines the rigorous study of society, culture, and politics with experiential education.

MORE THAN

CSSH students who are international

16 Majors 21% Distinct CSSH

CSSH classes with 19 or fewer students

1

63%

Facultyto-student ratio

11

Check out the CSSH Ambassadors online to find a current student who matches your interests. Email an Ambassador to ask a question, to set up a meeting when you are on campus, or just to learn more about what life as a CSSH student is like. Start today at northeastern.edu/cssh/ambassadors. Follow @CSSHAmbassadors on Twitter or Instagram to get updates on what CSSH students are doing on campus and around the globe.

Push the boundaries of knowledge in the classroom alongside world-renowned faculty.

2,300

• • • • • ENGLISH • CRIMINAL JUSTICE • INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS • • • •

• AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES • POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY, AND ECONOMICS

ASIAN STUDIES • CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY • ECONOMICS • SPANISH • • •

• • AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE • HISTORY • PHILOSOPHY • • • • • • • • •

POLITICAL SCIENCE • HUMAN SERVICES • RELIGIOUS STUDIES • SOCIOLOGY

A LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION FOR THE 21 ST CENTURY

MEET A CSSH STUDENT

360 Huntington Avenue 420 Renaissance Park Boston, Massachusetts 02115 617.373.5173

EXPERIENCE EXCELLENCE

northeastern.edu/cssh

#iamcssh

# iamcssh


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