The combined Bachelor of Science degree program in health science and psychology is designed to provide an interdisciplinary approach to public health and psychology. Through interdisciplinary explorations, students have the opportunity to develop knowledge in health promotion and illness prevention by way of understanding people’s behaviors, perceptions, and emotions within the contexts of relationships and culture. This highly flexible curriculum is enhanced by experiential learning opportunities and prepares students to practice in interdisciplinary settings and be successful in sustaining and promoting health across populations.
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.
Health Science Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health Core | ||
| PHTH 1260 | The American Healthcare System | 4 |
| or PHTH 1261 | Comparative Healthcare Systems | |
| PHTH 2300 | Communication Skills for the Health Professions | 4 |
| or PHTH 2301 | Communication Skills for the Health Professions—Global | |
| PHTH 2350 | Community and Public Health | 4 |
| or PHTH 2351 | Community and Public Health - Global | |
| PHTH 2515 | Healthcare Policy and Administration | 4 |
| PHTH 4120 | Global Perspectives on Discrimination and Health | 4 |
| PHTH 4540 | Health Education and Program Planning | 4 |
| Supporting Courses for Health Science | ||
| BIOL 1111 and BIOL 1112 | General Biology 1 and Lab for BIOL 1111 | 5 |
| BIOL 1113 and BIOL 1114 | General Biology 2 and Lab for BIOL 1113 | 5 |
| CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162 and CHEM 1163 | General Chemistry for Science Majors and Lab for CHEM 1161 and Recitation for CHEM 1161 | 5 |
Psychology Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 2320 | Statistics in Psychological Research | 4 |
| PSYC 3458 | Biological Psychology | 4 |
| Personal/Social Bases of Behavior (Area A) | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| Personality | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Biological/Cognitive Bases of Behavior (Area B) | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Learning and Motivation | ||
| Sensation and Perception | ||
| Psychology of Language | ||
| Cognition | ||
| Psychology Electives | ||
| Complete 12 semester hours from the following subject area: | 12 | |
PSYC | ||
| Psychology Lab | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Laboratory in Research Design | ||
| Laboratory in Biological Psychology | ||
| Laboratory in Psycholinguistics | ||
| Laboratory in Cognition | ||
| Laboratory in Social Psychology | ||
| Laboratory in Personality | ||
| Laboratory in Sensation and Perception | ||
| Laboratory in Affective Science | ||
| Laboratory in Life-Span Emotional Development | ||
| Laboratory in Developmental Psychology | ||
| Psychology Seminar | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Seminar in Behavioral Modification | ||
| Seminar in Biological Psychology | ||
| Seminar in Psycholinguistics | ||
| Seminar in Cognition | ||
| Seminar in Personality | ||
| Seminar in Social Psychology | ||
| Seminar in Clinical Psychology | ||
| Seminar in Sensation and Perception | ||
| Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| Seminar in Developmental Psychology | ||
| Seminar in Social and Affective Neuroscience | ||
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to College | ||
| Complete one of the following | 1 | |
| College: An Introduction | ||
| Psychology at Northeastern | ||
| First-Year Writing | ||
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| Co-op Preparation | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 1 | |
| Professional Development for Bouvé Co-op | ||
| Professional Development for Co-op | ||
| Math | ||
| MATH 1241 | Calculus 1 | 4 |
| Advanced Writing in the Discipline | ||
| ENGW 3306 | Advanced Writing in the Health Professions | 4 |
| Ethical Reasoning | ||
| PHIL 1165 | Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare | 4 |
| Open Electives | ||
| Complete 28 semester hours of general electives. | 28 | |
Integrative Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 3510 | Brain, Behavior, and Immunity | 4 |
| or PSYC 4514 | Clinical Neuroscience | |
| or CAEP 2012 | Health Psychology: An Introduction to Concepts, Theories, and Research | |
Health Sciences Major Requirement
A grade of C or higher is required for all BIOL, CHEM, HLTH, HSCI, MATH, and PHTH courses.
Psychology GPA Requirement
A grade of C or higher is required for all PSYC courses.
Program Requirement
133 total semester hours required
Four Years, One Co-op Plan
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| HSCI 1000 or PSYC 1000 | 1 | BIOL 1113 | 4 | ||||
| PHTH 1260 or 1261 | 4 | BIOL 1114 | 1 | ||||
| BIOL 1111 | 4 | CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162 and CHEM 1163 | 5 | ||||
| BIOL 1112 | 1 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||
| MATH 1241 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | ||||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | ||
| PSYC 2320 | 4 | Public health core | 4 | Psychology elective | 4 | ||
| Area A course | 4 | Public health core | 4 | Area B course | 4 | ||
| Public health core | 4 | Area A course | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 3458 | 4 | Psychology elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 8 | |||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| HSCI 2000 or EESC 2000 | 1 | Co-op | Co-op | ENGW 3306 | 4 | ||
| Psychology lab | 4 | PHTH 4540 | 4 | ||||
| PHIL 1165 | 4 | ||||||
| Open electives | 8 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Public health core | 4 | Psychology seminar | 4 | ||||
| Psychology elective | 4 | PSYC 3510, 4514, or CAEP 2012 | 4 | ||||
| Open electives | 8 | Open electives | 8 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 133 | |||||||
Four Years, Two Co-ops Plan (College: Bouvé)
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| PSYC 1000 or HSCI 1000 | 1 | PSYC Area A selective | 4 | PSYC Area B selective | 4 | Open electives | 8 |
| PHTH 1260 or 1261 | 4 | BIOL 1113 | 4 | public health core | 4 | ||
| BIOL 1111 | 4 | CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162 and CHEM 1163 | 5 | ||||
| BIOL 1112 | 1 | BIOL 1114 | 1 | ||||
| MATH 1241 | 4 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| PSYC 2320 | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | PHIL 1165 | 4 | ||
| Public health core | 4 | ENGW 3306 | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 3458 | 4 | ||||||
| Public health core | 4 | ||||||
| HSCI 2000 or EESC 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Public health core | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | Open electives | 8 | ||
| PSYC Area A selective | 4 | ||||||
| PSYC elective | 4 | ||||||
| Open elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Public health core | 4 | PSYC 3510, 4514, or CAEP 2012 | 4 | ||||
| PSYC lab | 4 | Psychology seminar | 4 | ||||
| PSYCH elective | 4 | PSYC elective | 4 | ||||
| Open elective | 4 | Open Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 133 | |||||||
Four Years, Two Co-ops Plan (College: Science)
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| PSYC 1000 or HSCI 1000 | 1 | PSYC Area A selective | 4 | PSYC Area B selective | 4 | Open electives | 8 |
| PHTH 1260 or 1261 | 4 | BIOL 1113 | 4 | public health core | 4 | ||
| BIOL 1111 | 4 | BIOL 1114 | 1 | ||||
| BIOL 1112 | 1 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||
| MATH 1241 | 4 | CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162 and CHEM 1163 | 5 | ||||
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| PSYC 2320 | 4 | Public health core | 4 | PSYC elective | 4 | Co-op | |
| Public health core | 4 | Public health core | 4 | Open elective | 4 | ||
| PSYC 3458 | 4 | PSYC Area A selective | 4 | ||||
| PHIL 1165 | 4 | PSYC elective | 4 | ||||
| EESC 2000 or HSCI 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | Public health core | 4 | Open electives | 8 | Co-op | ||
| PSYC lab | 4 | ||||||
| ENGW 3306 | 4 | ||||||
| PSYC 3510, 4514, or CAEP 2012 | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | Psychology seminar | 4 | |||||
| PSYC elective | 4 | ||||||
| Open electives | 8 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 133 | |||||||