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.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
History Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| History Colloquium | ||
| HIST 1200 | Historical Research and Writing | 1 |
| HIST 1201 | First-Year Seminar | 4 |
| Introductory Level | ||
| Complete one history course from the 1000 level except from HIST 1200 and HIST 1201. | 4 | |
| History Seminar and Historical Writing | ||
| HIST 2301 | The History Seminar | 4 |
| HIST 2302 | Historical Writing | 1 |
| Pre-1800 History Elective | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Introduction to Middle Eastern History | ||
| Pirates, Planters, and Patriots: Making the Americas, 1492–1804 | ||
| Japanese Literature and Culture | ||
| Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1500 | ||
| Introduction to Russian Civilization | ||
| Colonial and Revolutionary America | ||
| Renaissance to Enlightenment | ||
| The Tudors, the Stuarts, and the Birth of Modern Britain | ||
| 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 | |
| Supplemental Course for History—Research Methods | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Statistics | ||
| Geographical Information Systems | ||
| Statistics and Software | ||
| Quantitative Techniques | ||
| Statistics in Psychological Research | ||
| Statistical Analysis in Sociology | ||
Economics Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to College | ||
| ECON 1000 | Economics at Northeastern | 1 |
| or HIST 1000 | History at Northeastern | |
| Required Economics Courses | ||
| 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 Electives | ||
| Complete four economics elective courses that are found in the following ranges, with no more than two in the ECON 1200 to ECON 1999 range. Additionally, courses used to satisfy the integrative course requirement may not be used as economics electives: | 16 | |
| ECON 1200 to ECON 1999 | ||
| ECON 2990 to ECON 4689 | ||
| ECON 4900 to ECON 4999 | ||
| ECON 5200 to ECON 5999 | ||
| Supplemental Courses | ||
| Computer Science | 4-5 | |
| Computer Science and Its Applications and Lab for CS 1100 | ||
| Fundamentals of Information Analytics | ||
| Programming with Data and Data Science Programming Practicum | ||
| Calculus | ||
| MATH 1231 | Calculus for Business and Economics | 4 |
| 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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following options (public history concentrations complete HIST 4903 and HIST 4904): | 4 | |
| Senior Economics Seminar | ||
| Capstone Seminar | ||
Integrative Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Economic History of the Middle East | ||
| American Economic History | ||
| Capitalism and Business: A Global History | ||
| History of Capitalism in East Asia | ||
History and Economics Major GPA/Credit Requirement
Grades in the following four economics courses must average to a minimum of C (2.000):
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 2315 | Macroeconomic Theory | 4 |
| ECON 2316 | Microeconomic Theory | 4 |
| ECON 2350 | Statistics | 4 |
| ECON 2560 | Applied Econometrics | 4 |
Complete 98 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 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 |
| ECON 1000 or HIST 1000 | 1 | ECON elective 1 | 4 | ECON elective 2 | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| ECON 1115 | 4 | HIST elective 1 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| HIST 1200 | 1 | HIST elective 2 | 4 | ||||
| HIST 1201 | 4 | ECON 1116 | 4 | ||||
| MATH 1231, 1241, 1245, 1251, 1340, or 1341 | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| HIST 2301 | 4 | HIST elective 3 | 4 | HIST elective 5 | 4 | Co-op | |
| HIST 2302 | 1 | HIST elective 4 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| CS 1100, DS 2000 and DS 2001, or MISM 2510 | 4 | ECON 2316 | 4 | ||||
| ECON 2315 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | ECON 2350 | 4 | ECON 2560 | 4 | Co-op | ||
| ECON elective 3 | 4 | ECON elective 4 | 4 | ||||
| HIST elective 6 | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | ECON 4692 or HIST 4701 | 4 | |||||
| ECON 3470, HIST 2011, or ECON 1292 | 4 | ||||||
| HIST elective 7 | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 131 | |||||||