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History and Economics, BA

2021-2022 Edition

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The Department of History and the Department of Economics offer an interdisciplinary combined major in history and economics. Students interested in the combined major integrate the study of economic systems and theories with the study and analysis of human history.

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.

BA Language Requirements

All BA students are required to complete the BA language requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

History Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
History Colloquium
HIST 1200Historical Research and Writing1
HIST 1201First-Year Seminar4
Introductory Level
Complete one history course from the 1000 level (except from HIST 1200 and HIST 1201).4
History Seminar and Historical Writing
HIST 2301The History Seminar4
HIST 2302Historical Writing1
Pre-1800 History Elective
Complete one of the following: 4
HIST 1185
Introduction to Middle Eastern History
HIST 1218
Pirates, Planters, and Patriots: Making the Americas, 1492–1804
HIST 1252
Japanese Literature and Culture
HIST 1272
Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1500
HIST 1285
Introduction to Russian Civilization
HIST 2370
Renaissance to Enlightenment
HIST 2375
The Tudors, the Stuarts, and the Birth of Modern Britain
HIST 2330
Colonial and Revolutionary America
Intermediate/Advanced History Courses
Complete four history courses numbered 2000 or above, excluding HIST 2301 and HIST 2302.16
Advanced History
Complete one history course at the 3000 level or above.4

Economics Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Introduction to College
ECON 1000Economics at Northeastern1
or HIST 1000 History at Northeastern
Required Economics Courses
ECON 1115Principles of Macroeconomics4
ECON 1116Principles of Microeconomics4
ECON 2315Macroeconomic Theory4
ECON 2316Microeconomic Theory4
ECON 2350Statistics4
ECON 2560Applied Econometrics4
ECON 3520History of Economic Thought4
Economics Electives
Complete two economics elective courses that are found in the following ranges, with no more than one in the ECON 1200 to ECON 1999 range. Additionally, courses used to satisfy the integrative course requirement and ECON 3520 may not be used as economics electives:8
ECON 1200 to ECON 1999
ECON 3000 to ECON 4689
ECON 4900 to ECON 4999
ECON 5200 to ECON 5999
Supplemental Courses
CS 1100Computer Science and Its Applications4
or MISM 2510 Fundamentals of Information Analytics
or DS 2000
and DS 2001
Programming with Data
and Data Science Programming Practicum
MATH 1231Calculus for Business and Economics4
or MATH 1241 Calculus 1
or MATH 1245 Calculus with Applications
or MATH 1251 Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1
or MATH 1340 Intensive Calculus for Engineers
or MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering

Capstone Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following options (Public History concentrations complete HIST 4903 and HIST 4904):4
ECON 4692
Senior Economics Seminar
HIST 4701
Capstone Seminar

Integrative Requirement

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following:4
ECON 3470
American Economic History
ECON 1292
Economic History of the Middle East
HIST 2360
History of Capitalism in East Asia
HIST 2011
Capitalism and Business: A Global History

History and Economics Major GPA/Credit Requirement

Grades in the following four economics courses must average a minimum of C (2.000):

Course List
Code Title Hours
ECON 2315Macroeconomic Theory4
ECON 2316Microeconomic Theory4
ECON 2350Statistics4
ECON 2560Applied Econometrics4

Complete 92 semester hours in the major.

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
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ECON 11154ECON 11164ECON 23154ECON elective 14
ECON 1000 or HIST 10001HIST elective 14HIST elective 34Elective4
HIST 12001CS 1100, DS 2000 and DS 2001, or MISM 25104  
HIST 12014HIST elective 24  
Foreign language or elective4   
MATH 1231, 1241, 1245, 1251, 1340, or 13414   
 18 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ECON 23164ECON 23504Elective4Co-op
HIST 23014HIST elective 44Elective4 
HIST 23021HIST elective 54  
Elective4EESH 20001  
Elective4Foreign language or elective4  
 17 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opECON 25604HIST elective 74Co-op
 HIST elective 64ECON elective 24 
 ENGW 33154  
 ECON 35204  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opECON 4692 or HIST 47014  
 ECON 3470, HIST 2360, HIST 2011, or ECON 12924  
 Elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 132
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