The combined Bachelor of Science in Health Science and Sociology integrates social scientific perspectives to the study of health, illness, and healthcare. Students explore basic sociological concepts relevant for the study of health and healthcare, such as social construction and medicalization. Students explore why, for instance, despite having the most expensive healthcare system, the United States ranks comparatively low in life expectancy and health and well-being outcomes. Provides students with an opportunity to explore the ways that societal factors such as race, class, and gender interplay with health, healthcare, and health disparities.
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 |
| SOCL 3300 | Social Theory | 4 |
| Cultural Anthropology | ||
| ANTH 1101 | Peoples and Cultures | 4 |
| ANTH 2305 | Global Markets and Local Culture | 4 |
| Social Change Selective | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Sociology of Gender | ||
| Class, Power, and Social Change | ||
| Social Movements | ||
| Social Inequality Selective | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Sociology of Poverty | ||
| Sociology of Disability | ||
| Lower-Level Elective | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
SOCL 1000 to SOCL 3999 | ||
| Advanced Elective | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
SOCL 4000 to SOCL 4999 | ||
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 | ||
| Co-op Preparation (Based on Home College) | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 1 | |
| Professional Development for Co-op | ||
| Professional Development for Bouvé Co-op | ||
| 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) | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Health Science Capstone—Service (Prerequisite course HSCI 4700)) | ||
| Health Science Capstone—Research (Prerequisite course HSCI 4700) | ||
| Senior Seminar | ||
| Open Electives | 24 | |
Integrative Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Choose one of the courses below: | 4 | |
| Medical Anthropology | ||
| Sociology of Health and Illness | ||
Health Sciences GPA Requirement
A grade of C or higher is required for all BIOL, CHEM, HLTH, HSCI, MATH, and PHTH 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 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 | 4 | PHIL 1165 | 4 | Vacation | |
| PHTH 2210 or SOCL 2321 | 4 | SOCL 3300 | 4 | Public health core | 4 | ||
| Lower-level sociology elective | 4 | Public health core | 4 | ||||
| Public health core | 4 | Social change or social inequality selective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ANTH 2305 | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | ENGW 3306 or 3308 | 4 | ||
| HSCI 2000 or EESH 2000 | 1 | PHTH 4540 | 4 | ||||
| Public health core | 4 | ||||||
| Social inequality and social change selective | 4 | ||||||
| Open electives | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| SOCL 3441 | 4 | Capstone course | 4 | ||||
| Public health core | 4 | Open electives | 12 | ||||
| Advanced sociology elective | 4 | ||||||
| Open electives | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 133 | |||||||
Four Years, Two Co-ops Plan
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| BIOL 1111 | 4 | ANTH 1101 | 4 | PHTH 2350 | 4 | Vacation | |
| BIOL 1112 | 1 | BIOL 1113 | 4 | Open Elective | 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 2000 | 1 | Co-op | Co-op | ENGW 3306 | 4 | ||
| PHTH 2210 or SOCL 2321 | 4 | Open elective | 4 | PHIL 1165 | 4 | ||
| SOCL 2321 | 4 | ||||||
| SOCL 3300 | 4 | ||||||
| Public health core | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ANTH 2305 | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | PHTH 4540 | 4 | ||
| SOCL 3441 | 4 | Open elective | 4 | Public health core | 4 | ||
| Lower-level sociology elective | 4 | ||||||
| Public health core | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| HSCI 4700 (if student will complete an HSCI capstone) | 0 | Capstone course | 4 | ||||
| Social change or social inequality selective | 4 | Public health core | 4 | ||||
| Advanced sociology elective | 4 | Social change or social inequality selective | 4 | ||||
| Open electives | 8 | Open electives | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 133 | |||||||