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
| 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 | ||
| PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 |
| 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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Sociology | ||
| SOCL 1101 | Introduction to Sociology | 4 |
| SOCL 3300 | Social Theory | 4 |
| SOCL 2321 | Research Methods in Sociology | 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 | |
| Gender in a Changing Society | ||
| Social Movements | ||
| Class, Power, and Social Change | ||
| 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 Bouvé Co-op | ||
| Professional Development for 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 | |
| Sociology of Health and Illness | ||
| 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| HSCI 1000 or SOCL 1000 | 1 | BIOL 1113 | 4 | ||||
| PHTH 1260 | 4 | BIOL 1114 | 1 | ||||
| BIOL 1111 | 4 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||
| BIOL 1112 | 1 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162 and CHEM 1163 | 5 | ||||
| SOCL 1101 | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | ||||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | ||
| Public health core | 4 | SOCL 3300 | 4 | Public health core | 4 | ||
| ANTH 1101 | 4 | SOCL 2321 | 4 | PHIL 1165 | 4 | ||
| PHTH 2210 or SOCL 2321 | 4 | Social change or social inequality selective | 4 | ||||
| Lower-level sociology elective | 4 | Public health core | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 8 | |||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| HSCI 2000 or EESH 2000 | 1 | Co-op | Co-op | ENGW 3306 or 3308 | 4 | ||
| ANTH 2305 | 4 | 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 | ||||
| Public health core | 4 | Capstone course | 4 | ||||
| SOCL 3441 | 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 | ||
| HSCI 1000 or SOCL 1000 | 1 | ANTH 1101 | 4 | PHTH 2350 | 4 | ||
| PHTH 1260 | 4 | BIOL 1113 | 4 | Open Elective | 4 | ||
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | BIOL 1114 | 1 | ||||
| BIOL 1111 | 4 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||
| BIOL 1112 | 1 | CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162 and CHEM 1163 | 5 | ||||
| SOCL 1101 | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | 8 | |||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| PHTH 2210 or SOCL 2321 | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | ENGW 3306 | 4 | ||
| Public health core | 4 | Open elective | 4 | PHIL 1165 | 4 | ||
| HSCI 2000 or EESH 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| SOCL 2321 | 4 | ||||||
| SOCL 3300 | 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 | ||||
| Social change or social inequality selective | 4 | Capstone course | 4 | ||||
| Advanced sociology elective | 4 | Public health core | 4 | ||||
| HSCI 4700 (if student will complete an HSCI capstone) | 0 | Social change or social inequality selective | 4 | ||||
| Open electives | 8 | Open electives | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 133 | |||||||