2016-17 Undergraduate Admissions Brochure

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

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

2,300

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

67%

Facultyto-student ratio

10

• • • • • 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 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.

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

EXPERIENCE EXCELLENCE # iamcssh


POLITICAL SCIENCE • HUMAN SERVICES • RELIGIOUS STUDIES • SOCIOLOGY

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

2,300

67%

10

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.

#iamcssh

EXPERIENCE EXCELLENCE

360 Huntington Avenue 420 Renaissance Park Boston, Massachusetts 02115 617.373.5173

# iamcssh

northeastern.edu/cssh


POLITICAL SCIENCE • HUMAN SERVICES • RELIGIOUS STUDIES • SOCIOLOGY

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

2,300

67%

10

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.

#iamcssh

EXPERIENCE EXCELLENCE

360 Huntington Avenue 420 Renaissance Park Boston, Massachusetts 02115 617.373.5173

# iamcssh

northeastern.edu/cssh


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

“ I decided to double-major in history, expecting this would enrich my reporting. Instead, my history classes captivated me in their own right.” MADELYN STONE ’16, history and journalism double major

Join our

• Conducted research in South Africa about the relationship between visual art and resistance during apartheid.

COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS

• Presented research on a Viennese journalist, satirist and playwright who was imprisoned during the Holocaust.

CO-OP

• Pursuing a history PhD at Emory University with hopes of a career as an educator and public intellectual.

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.

1,058 131

CSSH students who went on co-op in 2015–16 CSSH students who went on global co-op in 2015-16

716

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.

SUPPORT

47 MAJORS

COMBINED

Merge two areas of study within the college or across the university. Sample of combined majors: • BA in English and Cinema Studies

• Jewish Studies

• BS in Economics and Philosophy

36

• BS in Computer Science and Criminal Justice

MINORS

• BA in International Affairs and Anthropology • BS in Political Science and Business Administration

EXPERIENCE CITIZENSHIP

LOCAL ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL LEADERSHIP “ I want to be a force for good for North­eastern, my com­mu­nity, and the world as a whole.” TAJ AKINBODE ’17, international affairs and economics combined major

• Hailing from Nigeria, serves as a student ambassador for the Global Pathways Program. • Spearheads special events on campus as one of 26 college students nationwide to be selected for the Oxfam America Change Initiative. • Connects the African Diaspora in the greater Boston area as director of operations and strategy for Africans in Boston.


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

“ I decided to double-major in history, expecting this would enrich my reporting. Instead, my history classes captivated me in their own right.” MADELYN STONE ’16, history and journalism double major

Join our

• Conducted research in South Africa about the relationship between visual art and resistance during apartheid.

COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS

• Presented research on a Viennese journalist, satirist and playwright who was imprisoned during the Holocaust.

CO-OP

• Pursuing a history PhD at Emory University with hopes of a career as an educator and public intellectual.

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.

1,058 131

CSSH students who went on co-op in 2015–16 CSSH students who went on global co-op in 2015-16

716

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.

SUPPORT

47 MAJORS

COMBINED

Merge two areas of study within the college or across the university. Sample of combined majors: • BA in English and Cinema Studies

• Jewish Studies

• BS in Economics and Philosophy

36

• BS in Computer Science and Criminal Justice

MINORS

• BA in International Affairs and Anthropology • BS in Political Science and Business Administration

EXPERIENCE CITIZENSHIP

LOCAL ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL LEADERSHIP “ I want to be a force for good for North­eastern, my com­mu­nity, and the world as a whole.” TAJ AKINBODE ’17, international affairs and economics combined major

• Hailing from Nigeria, serves as a student ambassador for the Global Pathways Program. • Spearheads special events on campus as one of 26 college students nationwide to be selected for the Oxfam America Change Initiative. • Connects the African Diaspora in the greater Boston area as director of operations and strategy for Africans in Boston.


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

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

2,300

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

67%

Facultyto-student ratio

10

• • • • • 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 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.

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

EXPERIENCE EXCELLENCE # iamcssh


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