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Health Science and Sociology, BS

2021-2022 Edition

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      • Interdisciplinary
      • School of Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences
      • School of Community Health and Behavioral Sciences
        • Public Health, BA
        • Health Science, BS
        • Data Science and Health Science, BS
        • Environmental Engineering and Health Science, BSEnvE
        • Health Science and Business Administration, BS
        • Health Science and Communication Studies, BS
        • Health Science and Psychology, BS
        • Health Science and Sociology, BS
        • Exercise Science, Minor
        • Global Health, Minor
        • Health Psychology, Minor
        • Health Research Methods, Minor
        • Health, Humanities, and Society, Minor
        • Healthcare System Operations, Minor
        • Mindfulness Studies, Minor
        • Nutrition, Minor
        • Public Health, Minor
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  • Plan of Study

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.

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

Course List
Code Title Hours
Public Health Core
PHTH 1260The American Healthcare System4
or PHTH 1261 Comparative Healthcare Systems
PHTH 2300Communication Skills for the Health Professions4
or PHTH 2301 Communication Skills for the Health Professions—Global
PHTH 2350Community and Public Health4
or PHTH 2351 Community and Public Health - Global
PHTH 2515Healthcare Policy and Administration4
PHTH 4120Global Perspectives on Discrimination and Health4
PHTH 4202Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health4
PHTH 4540Health Education and Program Planning4
Supporting Courses for Health Science
PSYC 1101Foundations of Psychology4
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

Sociology Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Sociology
SOCL 1101Introduction to Sociology4
SOCL 3300Social Theory4
SOCL 2321Research Methods in Sociology4
Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 1101Peoples and Cultures4
ANTH 2305Global Markets and Local Culture4
Social Change Selective
Complete one of the following:4
SOCL 1260
Gender in a Changing Society
SOCL 3468
Social Movements
SOCL 3450
Class, Power, and Social Change
Social Inequality Selective
Complete one of the following:4
SOCL 1245
Sociology of Poverty
SOCL 2225
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

Course List
Code Title Hours
Introduction to College
Complete one of the following:1
HSCI 1000
College: An Introduction
SOCL 1000
Sociology at Northeastern
Writing in the First Year
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
Statistics
Complete one of the following:4
PHTH 2210
Foundations of Biostatistics
SOCL 2320
Statistical Analysis in Sociology
Co-op Preparation (Based on Home College)
Complete one of the following:1
HSCI 2000
Professional Development for Bouvé Co-op
EESH 2000
Professional Development for Co-op
Advanced Writing in the Discipline
Complete one of the following:4
ENGW 3306
Advanced Writing in the Health Professions
ENGW 3308
Advanced Writing in the Social Sciences
NUPath: Ethical Reasoning
PHIL 1165Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare4
Capstone (Based on Home College)
Complete one of the following:4
HSCI 4720
Health Science Capstone—Service (Prerequisite course HSCI 4700))
HSCI 4730
Health Science Capstone—Research (Prerequisite course HSCI 4700)
SOCL 4600
Senior Seminar
Open Electives24

Integrative Requirement

Course List
Code Title Hours
Choose one of the courses below:4
SOCL 3441
Sociology of Health and Illness
ANTH 3441
Medical Anthropology

Health Sciences GPA Requirement

A grade of C or higher is required for all BIOL, CHEM, HLTH, HSCI, MATH, and PHTH courses.

Experiential Liberal Arts

All undergraduate students in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

Program Requirement

133 total semester hours required

Four Years, One Co-op Plan

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHours  
HSCI 1000 or SOCL 10001BIOL 11134  
PHTH 12604BIOL 11141  
BIOL 11114ENGW 11114  
BIOL 11121Elective4  
PSYC 11014CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
and CHEM 1163
5  
SOCL 11014   
 18 18  
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1Hours 
Public health core4SOCL 33004Public health core4 
ANTH 11014SOCL 23214PHIL 11654 
PHTH 2210 or SOCL 23214Social change or social inequality selective4  
Lower-level sociology elective4Public health core4  
 16 16 8 
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
HSCI 2000 or EESH 20001Co-opCo-opENGW 3306 or 33084
ANTH 23054  PHTH 45404
Public health core4   
Social inequality and social change selective4   
Open electives4   
 17 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Public health core4Capstone course4  
SOCL 34414Open electives12  
Advanced sociology elective4   
Open electives4   
 16 16  
Total Hours: 133

Four Years, Two Co-ops Plan

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1Hours 
HSCI 1000 or SOCL 10001ANTH 11014PHTH 23504 
PHTH 12604BIOL 11134Open Elective4 
PSYC 11014BIOL 11141  
BIOL 11114ENGW 11114  
BIOL 11121CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
and CHEM 1163
5  
SOCL 11014   
 18 18 8 
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PHTH 2210 or SOCL 23214Co-opCo-opENGW 33064
Public health core4 Open elective4PHIL 11654
HSCI 2000 or EESH 20001   
SOCL 23214   
SOCL 33004   
 17 0 4 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ANTH 23054Co-opCo-opPHTH 45404
SOCL 34414 Open elective4Public health core4
Lower-level sociology elective4   
Public health core4   
 16 0 4 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Social change or social inequality selective4Capstone course4  
Advanced sociology elective4Public health core4  
HSCI 4700 (if student will complete an HSCI capstone)0Social change or social inequality selective4  
Open electives8Open electives4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 133
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