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.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide 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 3458 | Biological Psychology | 4 |
| Statistics | ||
| Complete the following course. Students who receive transfer credit for the Advanced Placement Statistics exam may complete the 1 SH PSYC 2315 course (requires department permission). | 4-5 | |
| Statistics in Psychological Research | ||
| Personal/Social Bases of Behavior (Area A) | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| Personality | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| Clinical Psychology and Mental Health | ||
| 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 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 | ||
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to College | ||
| Complete one of the following | 1 | |
| College: An Introduction | ||
| Science at Northeastern | ||
| Psychology at Northeastern | ||
| First-Year Writing | ||
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| Co-op Preparation | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 1 | |
| Professional Development for Co-op | ||
| Professional Development for Bouvé 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 | |
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 | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| BIOL 1111 | 4 | BIOL 1113 | 4 | Vacation | Vacation | ||
| BIOL 1112 | 1 | BIOL 1114 | 1 | ||||
| HSCI 1000 or PSYC 1000 | 1 | CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162 and CHEM 1163 | 5 | ||||
| MATH 1241 | 4 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||
| PHTH 1260 or 1261 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| PSYC 2320 | 4 | Area A course | 4 | Area B course | 4 | Vacation | |
| PSYC 3458 | 4 | Public health core | 4 | Psychology elective | 4 | ||
| Area A course | 4 | Public health core | 4 | ||||
| Public health core | 4 | Psychology elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 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 | ||
| PHIL 1165 | 4 | PHTH 4540 | 4 | ||||
| Psychology lab | 4 | ||||||
| Open electives | 8 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Public health core | 4 | PSYC 3510, 4514, or CAEP 2012 | 4 | ||||
| Psychology elective | 4 | Psychology seminar | 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 |
| BIOL 1111 | 4 | BIOL 1113 | 4 | PSYC Area B selective | 4 | Open electives | 8 |
| BIOL 1112 | 1 | BIOL 1114 | 1 | Public health core | 4 | ||
| MATH 1241 | 4 | CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162 and CHEM 1163 | 5 | ||||
| PHTH 1260 or 1261 | 4 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 1000 or HSCI 1000 | 1 | PSYC Area A selective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| HSCI 2000 or EESC 2000 | 1 | Co-op | Co-op | ENGW 3306 | 4 | ||
| PSYC 2320 | 4 | PHIL 1165 | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 3458 | 4 | ||||||
| Public health core | 4 | ||||||
| Public health core | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| PSYC Area A selective | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | Open electives | 8 | ||
| Public health core | 4 | ||||||
| PSYC elective | 4 | ||||||
| Open elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| PSYC lab | 4 | PSYC 3510, 4514, or CAEP 2012 | 4 | ||||
| Public health core | 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 |
| BIOL 1111 | 4 | BIOL 1113 | 4 | PSYC Area B selective | 4 | Open electives | 8 |
| BIOL 1112 | 1 | BIOL 1114 | 1 | Public health core | 4 | ||
| MATH 1241 | 4 | CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162 and CHEM 1163 | 5 | ||||
| PHTH 1260 or 1261 | 4 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 1000 or HSCI 1000 | 1 | PSYC Area A selective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| PHIL 1165 | 4 | EESC 2000 or HSCI 2000 | 1 | PSYC elective | 4 | Co-op | |
| PSYC 2320 | 4 | PSYC Area A selective | 4 | Open elective | 4 | ||
| PSYC 3458 | 4 | Public health core | 4 | ||||
| Public health core | 4 | Public health core | 4 | ||||
| PSYC elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | ENGW 3306 | 4 | Open electives | 8 | Co-op | ||
| PSYC 3510, 4514, or CAEP 2012 | 4 | ||||||
| Public health core | 4 | ||||||
| PSYC lab | 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 | |||||||