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Business Administration and Psychology, BS

2021-2022 Edition

  • Undergraduate
    • Admission
    • Information for Entering Students
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    • University Academics
    • College of Arts, Media and Design
    • D'Amore-​McKim School of Business
      • Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, BSBA
      • Bachelor of Science in International Business, BSIB
      • Combined Majors
        • Business Administration and Communication Studies, BS
        • Business Administration and Design, BS
        • Business Administration and Psychology, BS
        • Computer Science and Business Administration, BS
        • Cybersecurity and Business Administration, BS
        • Data Science and Business Administration, BS
        • Economics and Business Administration, BS
        • Health Science and Business Administration, BS
        • International Affairs and International Business, BS
        • Mathematics and Business Administration, BS
        • Political Science and Business Administration, BS
      • Concentrations
      • Minors
      • Accelerated Bachelor/​Graduate Degree Programs
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    • College of Science
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    • Appendix
  • College of Professional Studies Undergraduate
  • Graduate
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  • Program Requirements

This combined major educates students in business and psychology and the interface between the two disciplines. The scope and sequence of psychology courses provide students with a foundation in the interdisciplinary science of psychology, including statistics and research, social psychology, developmental psychology, cognition, and personality. Business courses provide a foundation in accounting, innovation, marketing, management, and organizational behavior, with the opportunity to concentrate in a specific area of business. Students completing this program should be able to understand the relationships between these fields that pertain to explaining and addressing human behavior and business practices.

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.

University-Wide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Business Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Courses
ACCT 1201Financial Accounting and Reporting4
ACCT 2301Managerial Accounting4
ENTR 2301Innovation!4
FINA 2201Financial Management4
INTB 1203International Business and Global Social Responsibility4
MISM 2301Management Information Systems4
or SCHM 2301 Supply Chain and Operations Management
MKTG 2201Introduction to Marketing4
ORGB 3201Organizational Behavior4
STRT 4501Strategy in Action4
Supporting Courses for Business
ECON 1115Principles of Macroeconomics4
or ECON 1116 Principles of Microeconomics
MATH 1231Calculus for Business and Economics4

Business Concentration

Complete one of the following concentrations.

  • Accounting
  • Brand Management
  • Business Analytics
  • Corporate Innovation and Venture
  • Entrepreneurial Startups
  • Family Business
  • Finance
  • Fintech
  • Healthcare Management and Consulting
  • International Business (available only as a second concentration)
  • Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Marketing Analytics
  • Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Supply Chain Management

Psychology Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Courses
PSYC 1101Foundations of Psychology4
PSYC 2320Statistics in Psychological Research4
or MGSC 2301 Business Statistics
PSYC 3402Social Psychology4
PSYC 3466Cognition4
PSYC 3400Personality4
PSYC 3404Developmental Psychology4
Required Seminar
Complete one of the following:4
PSYC 4654
Seminar in Behavioral Modification
PSYC 4656
Seminar in Biological Psychology
PSYC 4658
Seminar in Psycholinguistics
PSYC 4660
Seminar in Cognition
PSYC 4662
Seminar in Personality
PSYC 4664
Seminar in Social Psychology
PSYC 4666
Seminar in Clinical Psychology
PSYC 4668
Seminar in Sensation and Perception
PSYC 4674
Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience
PSYC 4676
Seminar in Developmental Psychology
PSYC 4678
Seminar in Social and Affective Neuroscience
Required Lab
Complete one of the following:4
PSYC 4600
Laboratory in Research Design
PSYC 4606
Laboratory in Biological Psychology
PSYC 4610
Laboratory in Psycholinguistics
PSYC 4612
Laboratory in Cognition
PSYC 4614
Laboratory in Social Psychology
PSYC 4616
Laboratory in Personality
PSYC 4622
Laboratory in Sensation and Perception
PSYC 4624
Laboratory in Affective Science
PSYC 4626
Laboratory in Life-Span Emotional Development
PSYC 4628
Laboratory in Developmental Psychology
Psychology Electives
Complete two PSYC courses not used to fulfill the requirements above:8
PSYC 1001 to PSYC 5999

Supporting Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
Introduction to College
BUSN 1102Personal Skill Development for Business1
or PSYC 1000 Psychology at Northeastern
Co-op Preparation
Complete one of the following:1
BUSN 1103
Professional Development for Business Co-op
or EESC 2000
Professional Development for Co-op

Integrative Course

Course List
Code Title Hours
ORGB 3201Organizational Behavior4

Business GPA Requirement

A minimum 2.000 GPA in business courses is required.

Psychology GPA Requirement

A minimum 2.000 GPA in psychology courses is required.

Business Cooperative Education Requirement

Complete one six-month co-op experience.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

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