- Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality.
- Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality.
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 4202 | Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public 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 |
| PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 |
Sociology Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Sociology | ||
| SOCL 1101 | Introduction to Sociology | 4 |
| SOCL 2321 | Research Methods in Sociology | 4 |
| or INSH 3101 | Research Methods in the Social Sciences | |
| SOCL 3300 | Social Theory | 4 |
| Cultural Anthropology | ||
| ANTH 1101 | Peoples and Cultures | 4 |
| ANTH 2305 | Global Markets and Local Culture | 4 |
| Lower-Level Electives | ||
| Complete two courses in the following range: | 8 | |
SOCL 1000 to SOCL 2999 (not used to satisfy other requirements) | ||
| Advanced Electives | ||
| Complete two courses in the following range: | 8 | |
SOCL 3000 to SOCL 4999 (not used to satisfy other requirements) | ||
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to College | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 1 | |
| College: An Introduction | ||
| Sociology at Northeastern | ||
| Writing in the First Year | ||
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| Statistics | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Foundations of Biostatistics | ||
| Statistical Analysis in Sociology | ||
or INSH 3102 | Introduction to Statistics in the Social Sciences | |
| Advanced Writing in the Discipline | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Advanced Writing in the Health Professions | ||
| Advanced Writing in the Social Sciences | ||
| NUPath: Ethical Reasoning | ||
| PHIL 1165 | Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare | 4 |
| Capstone (Based on Home College) | ||
| Bouvé | ||
| Complete capstone through a capstone course, a capstone project, or an Honors Project. | 3-4 | |
Capstone Course Options | ||
| Evaluating Health Technologies | ||
| Critical Issues in Health and Public Health Policy | ||
| Addressing Rural Health Inequities | ||
| Environmental Health | ||
| Global Health | ||
| Food, Nutrition, and Health | ||
| Qualitative Methods | ||
Capstone Project Option | ||
| Health Science Capstone—Service (Prerequisite course HSCI 4700) | ||
| Health Science Capstone—Research (Prerequisite course HSCI 4700) | ||
Honors Project Option | ||
| Must meet GPA requirement and complete both courses:* | ||
| Junior/Senior Honors Project 1 and Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 | ||
*HSCI 4970 will count as 4 semester hours toward general electives. | ||
| CSSH | ||
| Senior Seminar | ||
| Open Electives | 24 | |
Integrative Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Medical Anthropology | ||
| Sociology of Health and Illness | ||
Optional Co-op
Students can choose to complete one or two six-month co-op experiences, or none at all, during their course of study. Students must consult with their advisor regarding the prerequisite course for co-op.
Health Sciences GPA Requirement
A grade of C or higher is required for all BIOL, CHEM, HLTH, HSCI, MATH, and PHTH courses.
Program Requirement
132 total semester hours required
Sample Plan of Study: Four Years, One Co-op in Spring/Summer 1
| 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 SOCL 1000 | 1 | CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162 and CHEM 1163 | 5 | ||||
| PHTH 1260 | 4 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| SOCL 1101 | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ANTH 1101 | 4 | SOCL 2321 or INSH 3101 | 4 | PHIL 1165 | 4 | Vacation | |
| PHTH 2210 or SOCL 2321 | 4 | SOCL 3300 | 4 | PHTH core | 4 | ||
| Lower-level SOCL elective | 4 | PHTH core | 4 | ||||
| PHTH core | 4 | Lower-level SOCL elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ANTH 2305 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | ENGW 3306 or 3308 | 4 |
| HSCI 2000 or EESH 20001 | 1 | PHTH core | 4 | ||||
| PHTH core | 4 | ||||||
| Open electives | 4 | ||||||
| Advanced SOCL elective | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| SOCL 3441 or ANTH 3441 | 4 | Open electives | 12 | ||||
| Advanced SOCL elective | 4 | PHTH core | 4 | ||||
| Open elective | 4 | ||||||
| Capstone | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 133 | |||||||
Sample Plan of Study: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| BIOL 1111 | 4 | ANTH 1101 | 4 | Open elective | 4 | Vacation | |
| BIOL 1112 | 1 | BIOL 1113 | 4 | PHTH core | 4 | ||
| HSCI 1000 or SOCL 1000 | 1 | BIOL 1114 | 1 | ||||
| PHTH 1260 | 4 | CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162 and CHEM 1163 | 5 | ||||
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||
| SOCL 1101 | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| HSCI 2000 or EESH 20001 | 1 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | ENGW 3306 | 4 |
| SOCL 2320 or PHTH 2210 | 4 | Open elective | 4 | PHIL 1165 | 4 | ||
| SOCL 2321 or INSH 3101 | 4 | ||||||
| SOCL 3300 | 4 | ||||||
| PHTH core | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ANTH 2305 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | PHTH core | 4 |
| SOCL 3441 or ANTH 3441 | 4 | Open elective | 4 | PHTH core | 4 | ||
| Lower-level SOCL elective | 4 | ||||||
| PHTH core | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Social change or social inequality selective | 4 | PHTH core | 4 | ||||
| Capstone | 4 | Social change or social inequality selective | 4 | ||||
| Advanced SOCL elective | 4 | Open electives | 8 | ||||
| Open elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 133 | |||||||