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Our students represent a variety of backgrounds, from first-time undergraduates and community college transfers to veterans and parents returning to the classroom later in life. We are proud to offer all students an education that adapts to their unique needs, goals, and lives, backed by the resources and prestige of a Boston College degree.
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Applied Liberal Arts
<p>The Applied Liberal Arts degree consists of six major requirements and either five or six courses within a specific discipline.听</p>
<p>Choose from six concentrations:</p>
<ul><li>English</li><li>History</li><li>Interdisciplinary Studies</li><li>Philosophy</li><li>Political Science听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听</li><li>Sociology</li></ul>
<p>Think critically, learn deeply, and analyze a myriad of problems across various different contexts and situations. You'll gain a strong academic foundation, an invaluable skillset for today's world, and a depth of spirit that will help you act as an empathic problem solver.听</p>
Advertising & Public Relations
Journalist
Research Analyst
Educator
Archivist
Public Policy
Law
Business
<p>Students graduate with a skillset that鈥檚 agile, wide-ranging, and informed by data.听 With a solid foundation in data analysis, project managment, communications and more, students are听ready to step forward as socially responsible, ethically-oriented business leaders.</p>
<p>Requirements:</p>
<ul><li>Data Analysis and Probability</li><li>Digital Marketing Strategy</li><li>Principles of Economics</li><li>Project Management</li><li>Financial Accounting</li><li>Management and Organizational Behavior听</li><li>Corporate Communication</li><li>Principles of Finance</li><li>Business Law</li><li>Strategic Leadership</li></ul>
<p>In this Business bachelor鈥檚 degree program, you will build the communication expertise all employers need, as well as in-demand skills including critical thinking, ethical leadership, quantitative analysis, project management, and risk management.听<br />
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Financial Manager
Purchasing Manager
Human Resource Manager
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Criminal & Social Justice
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<p>Students graduate understanding the processes through which criminal laws are made and enforced, the major theories of criminality, and the economic and psychological factors that underpin criminal behavior. They will apply social scientific research methods to particular case studies while honing their written and spoken communication skills.</p>
<p>Sample courses:</p>
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<li>Introduction to Criminology</li>
<li>Criminal Law</li>
<li>Criminal Justice</li>
<li>Research Methods for the Social Sciences</li>
<li>Two upper-level sociology and/or psychology courses</li>
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<p>Explore the social, economic, and psychological factors of criminal behavior and understand how criminal justice operates in modern society. You鈥檒l also assess political, legal, and judicial institutions and the ethical issues surrounding criminality and punishment.</p>
Police Officer
Probation or Parole Officer
Special Agent
Paralegal
Criminal Defense Lawyer
District Attorney
Law Student
Social Work Student
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Cybersecurity
<p>With some 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs around the world, our expert-taught program provides core competencies that will enable you to protect both public and private organizations from today鈥檚 urgent threats. Through in-person, online, and hybrid course options ranging from Computer Networks to Ethical Hacking, our curriculum emphasizes risk management, risk tolerance, and risk mitigation.</p>
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<p>Want to join the fight against cyberattacks and work in one of the world鈥檚 fastest-growing fields? This flexible B.A. program provides a robust foundation that will prepare you to meet the surging demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals and succeed in the ever-changing c