- 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.
BA Language Requirements
All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
History Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| History Colloquium | ||
| HIST 1000 | History at Northeastern | 1 |
| HIST 1200 | Historical Research and Writing | 1 |
| HIST 1201 | First-Year Seminar | 4 |
| Introductory Level | ||
| Choose one course from the 1000 level except HIST 1215, which is required by Asian studies. | 4 | |
| History Seminar and Historical Writing | ||
| HIST 2301 | The History Seminar | 4 |
| HIST 2302 | Historical Writing | 1 |
| Pre-1800 History Elective | ||
| Choose one course from the following: | 4 | |
| Introduction to Middle Eastern History | ||
| Pirates, Planters, and Patriots: Making the Americas, 1492–1804 | ||
| Japanese Literature and Culture | ||
| Colonial and Revolutionary America | ||
| Renaissance to Enlightenment | ||
| Advanced History | ||
| Complete one history course 3000 level or above. | 4 | |
History Cluster
In conjunction with your history advisor, define a history cluster by the first semester of your junior year of study. A cluster comprises four history courses with no more than two courses in the 1200–1299 range. These courses may double-count in the requirements above (except History Colloquium).
Asian Studies Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ASNS 1150 | East Asian Studies | 4 |
| HIST 1215 | Origins of Today: Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues | 4 |
| Asia in Global Context | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| History of the Global Economy | ||
| Politics of Developing Nations | ||
| Complete a professional or academic experience abroad in consultation with your advisor. | ||
Language and Elective Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Language Courses | ||
| Complete the following courses in either Chinese or Japanese: | 16 | |
| Chinese | ||
| Elementary Chinese 1 | ||
| Elementary Chinese 2 | ||
| Intermediate Chinese 1 | ||
or CHNS 2301 | Intermediate Chinese Immersion 1 | |
| Intermediate Chinese 2 | ||
or CHNS 2302 | Intermediate Chinese Immersion 2 | |
| Japanese | ||
| Elementary Japanese 1 | ||
| Elementary Japanese 2 | ||
| Intermediate Japanese 1 | ||
| Intermediate Japanese 2 | ||
| Asian Studies Electives | ||
| Complete three courses from the following focus areas. | 12 | |
| Society and Politics Focus Area | ||
| Ethnography of Southeast Asia | ||
| Culture and Politics in Modern India | ||
| Introduction to Asian American Studies | ||
| Competing to Win in Emerging Markets | ||
| Marketing in Asia | ||
| Comparative Ethics | ||
| Politics of Developing Nations | ||
| Language, Literature, and Culture Focus Area | ||
| Japanese Film | ||
| Introduction to Japanese Pop Culture | ||
| Comparative Ethics | ||
| Religious Studies Focus Area | ||
| Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond | ||
| Chinese Philosophy and Religion | ||
| Japanese Buddhism | ||
Capstone
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Asian Studies Capstone Directed Study | ||
| Capstone Seminar | ||
Integrative Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 2351 | Modern Japan | 4 |
| or ASNS 2245 | Introduction to Asian American Studies | |
History and Asian Studies Major Credit Requirement
Complete 82 semester hours in the major.
Experiential Liberal Arts
All students in this College of Social Sciences and Humanities program are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.
Program Requirements
128 total semester hours required
Sample Plan of Study
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| HIST 1000 | 1 | ASNS 1150 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| HIST 1200 | 1 | HIST 1100 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| HIST 1201 | 4 | HIST 1246 | 4 | ||||
| JPNS 1101 | 4 | JPNS 1102 | 4 | ||||
| ASNS Elective | 4 | ||||||
| ASNS Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| HIST 1215 | 4 | HIST 1252 | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | ||
| HIST 2301 | 4 | HIST 2351 | 4 | ||||
| HIST 2302 | 1 | HIST 2360 | 4 | ||||
| HIST 2308 | 4 | JPNS 2102 | 4 | ||||
| JPNS 2101 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CLTR 1700 | 4 | Co-op | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | |
| HIST 3350 | 4 | ||||||
| PHIL 2395 | 4 | ||||||
| HIST Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| HIST 4701 | 4 | ANTH 4350 | 4 | ||||
| ASNS Elective | 4 | POLS 3487 | 4 | ||||
| HIST Elective | 4 | ||||||
| HIST Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 8 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 131 | |||||||