This combined degree in human services and economics provides students with the opportunity to obtain the skills and knowledge related to each of these areas of study and an in-depth understanding of how these fields inform and impact each other. The study of economics provides students with an understanding of how individuals, firms, governments, and other organizations behave and interact with each other at both a macro and micro level. The study and practice of human services organizations focus on the impact of economic conditions on individuals, families, and communities. Human services organizations and policies use economic theory to inform responses to societal and economic challenges. Students will pair this knowledge with an understanding of how economics uses data and economic reasoning to help decision makers, businesses, and governments develop better public policy. This degree provides students with both the theoretical and practical curricula utilizing interdisciplinary thinking about inequality and nonprofit/government responses.
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.
Overview and Co-op Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HUSV 1000 | Human Services at Northeastern | 1 |
| or ECON 1000 | Economics at Northeastern | |
| EESH 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op | 1 |
Economics Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Economic Requirements | ||
| ECON 1115 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4 |
| ECON 1116 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4 |
| ECON 2315 | Macroeconomic Theory | 4 |
| ECON 2316 | Microeconomic Theory | 4 |
| ECON 2350 | Statistics | 4 |
| ECON 2560 | Applied Econometrics | 4 |
| Economics Elective Courses | ||
| Complete three economics elective courses found in the following ranges, with no more than one at the 1000 level: | 12 | |
ECON 1200–ECON 1999 | ||
ECON 3000–ECON 4689 | ||
ECON 4900–ECON 4999 | ||
ECON 5200–ECON 5999 | ||
Human Services Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Human Services Overview | ||
| HUSV 1101 | Social Change and Human Services | 4 |
| HUSV 2300 | Counseling in Human Services | 4 |
| HUSV 2970 | Research Methods for Human Services | 4 |
| HUSV 3570 | The Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, and Social Change | 4 |
| HUSV 3900 | Social Policy | 4 |
| HUSV 4994 | Human Services Internship | 6 |
| Human Services and Diverse Populations | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Race, Identity, Social Change, and Empowerment | ||
| Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression | ||
| Intercultural Studies through Human Services | ||
| Human Services Elective Courses | ||
| Complete three additional HUSV courses. | 12 | |
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Calculus for Business and Economics | ||
| Calculus 1 | ||
| Calculus with Applications | ||
| Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1 | ||
| Intensive Calculus for Engineers | ||
| Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Computer Science and Its Applications | ||
| Programming with Data and Data Science Programming Practicum | ||
| Fundamentals of Information Analytics | ||
Capstone
Complete one of the following capstone/senior seminar options:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Economics Capstone Option | ||
| ECON 4692 | Senior Economics Seminar | 4 |
| Complete one additional HUSV elective. | 4 | |
| Human Services Capstone Option | ||
| HUSV 4700 | Senior Seminar in Human Services | 4 |
| Complete one additional ECON elective at the 3000 level or above. | 4 | |
Integrative Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Women’s Labor and the Economy | ||
| Health Economics and Healthcare Policy | ||
| Behavioral Economics | ||
| Labor Economics | ||
Economics Major Grade Requirement
Grades in the following four economics courses must average to a minimum of C (2.000):
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Macroeconomic Theory | ||
| Microeconomic Theory | ||
| Statistics | ||
| Applied Econometrics |
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
128 total semester hours required
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | MATH 1231, 1241, 1245, 1251, 1340, or 1341 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| HUSV 1000 or ECON 1000 | 1 | CS 1100, DS 2000 and DS 2001, or MISM 2510 | 4 | ECON 2315 | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| HUSV 1101 | 4 | HUSV 2300 | 4 | ||||
| ECON 1115 | 4 | ECON 1116 | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| HS diverse populations course | 4 | HUSV 2970 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | |
| HUSV 3570 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| ECON 2350 | 4 | ||||||
| ECON elective 2 | 4 | ||||||
| ECON 2316 | 4 | EESH 2000 | 1 | ||||
| HUSV elective 1 | 4 | ||||||
| ECON elective 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | ECON 2560 | 4 | HUSV elective 2 | 4 | Co-op | ||
| HUSV 3900 | 4 | ENGW 3308 or 3315 | 4 | ||||
| ECON elective 3 | 4 | ||||||
| HUSV 4994 | 6 | ||||||
| 0 | 18 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | Integrative course | 4 | |||||
ECON 3916 (Economics of Race) | |||||||
| Capstone and elective | 8 | ||||||
HUSV 4700 + 1 ECON course (Option A) or ECON 4692 and 1 HUSV course (Option B) | |||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 132 | |||||||