Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
BA Language Requirements
All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
History Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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History Colloquium | ||
HIST 1000 | History at Northeastern | 1 |
HIST 1200 | Historical Research and Writing | 1 |
HIST 1201 | First-Year Seminar | 4 |
History Seminar and Historical Writing | ||
HIST 2301 | The History Seminar | 4 |
HIST 2302 | Historical Writing | 1 |
Pre-1800 History Elective | ||
Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
Law and History | ||
African History | ||
Introduction to Middle Eastern History | ||
Introduction to Latin American History | ||
Pirates, Planters, and Patriots: Making the Americas, 1492–1804 | ||
Japanese Literature and Culture | ||
Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1500 | ||
Introduction to Russian Civilization | ||
History of Espionage 1: Antiquity to World War II | ||
Colonial and Revolutionary America | ||
Renaissance to Enlightenment | ||
The Tudors, the Stuarts, and the Birth of Modern Britain | ||
Africa and the World in Early Times | ||
Assassinations in World History | ||
History Elective | ||
Complete two courses at any level in any field. | 8 | |
Introductory Level Elective | ||
Complete one course from the 1000 level (excluding HIST 1200 and HIST 1201). | 4 | |
Intermediate/Advanced History Cluster | ||
Complete minimum of one history course numbered 2000 to 2999 (excluding HIST 2301 and HIST 2302). | 4 | |
Advanced History Elective | ||
Complete minimum of one history course numbered 3000 to 4999 (excluding HIST 4701). | 4 | |
History Capstone Seminar or Senior Project | ||
HIST 4701 | Capstone Seminar | 4 |
Philosophy Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Philosophy Required Courses | ||
PHIL 1115 | Introduction to Logic | 4 |
PHIL 2325 | Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought | 4 |
or POLS 2325 | Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought | |
PHIL 2330 | Modern Philosophy | 4 |
Advanced Philosophy Electives | ||
Complete three PHIL courses with a designation of 3000 or above not used to satisfy another requirement, at least one of which must be at the 4000 level or above. | 12 | |
Critical Philosophy Elective | ||
Take one of the following courses not used to fulfill other requirements: | 4 | |
Introduction to African American and Africana Studies | ||
Goddesses, Witches, Saints, and Sinners: Women and Religion | ||
Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | ||
Human Rights | ||
Indigenous Philosophy | ||
Race and Religion in Film | ||
Sexuality, Gender, and the Law | ||
Philosophy of Race and Racism | ||
Philosophy Electives | ||
Complete two additional PHIL courses not used to satisfy other requirements. | 8 |
Integrative Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete one of the following not used to meet another requirement: | 4 | |
Law, Justice, and Society in Modern China | ||
Japanese Buddhism |
History and Philosophy Combined-Major Credit Requirement
Complete 85 semester hours in the major.
Experiential Liberal Arts
All students in this College of Social Sciences and Humanities program are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Sample Plan of Study: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
Year 1 | |||||||
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Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
ENGW 1111 | 4 | HIST 1000 | 1 | PHIL elective | 4 | Vacation | |
HIST 1200 | 1 | PHIL 2330 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
HIST 1201 | 4 | HIST introductory level | 4 | ||||
PHIL 1115 | 4 | HIST pre-1800 history elective | 4 | ||||
PHIL 2325 or POLS 2325 | 4 | PHIL intermediate/advanced elective | 4 | ||||
17 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Year 2 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
HIST 2301 | 4 | HIST intermediate/advanced elective | 4 | PHIL elective | 4 | Co-op | |
HIST 2302 | 1 | HIST intermediate/advanced elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
ANTH area course | 4 | PHIL advanced elective | 4 | ||||
PHIL elective | 4 | PHIL advanced elective | 4 | ||||
PHIL elective | 4 | Elective | 1 | ||||
17 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Year 3 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
Co-op | HIST advanced elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | ||
HIST intermediate/advanced elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
PHIL integrative course | 4 | ||||||
PHIL elective | 4 | ||||||
0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Year 4 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | ||
Co-op | HIST capstone or senior project | 4 | Elective | 4 | |||
HIST elective or integrative course | 4 | ||||||
HIST elective or integrative course | 4 | ||||||
PHIL advanced elective | 4 | ||||||
0 | 16 | 4 | |||||
Total Hours: 128 |