- 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 |
| 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 | |
| Law and History | ||
| Introduction to Middle Eastern History | ||
| Introduction to Latin American History | ||
| Pirates, Planters, and Patriots: Making the Americas, 1492–1804 | ||
| Japanese Literature and Culture | ||
| Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1500 | ||
| History of Espionage 1: Antiquity to World War II | ||
| Colonial and Revolutionary America | ||
| Renaissance to Enlightenment | ||
| The Tudors, the Stuarts, and the Birth of Modern Britain | ||
| Africa and the World in Early Times | ||
| Assassinations in World History | ||
| History Elective | ||
| Complete two courses at any level in any field. | 8 | |
| Introductory Level Elective | ||
| Complete one course from the 1000 level (excluding HIST 1200 and HIST 1201). | 4 | |
| Intermediate/Advanced History Cluster | ||
| Complete minimum of one history course numbered 2000 to 2999 (excluding HIST 2301 and HIST 2302). | 4 | |
| Advanced History Elective | ||
| Complete minimum of one history course numbered 3000 to 4999 (excluding HIST 4701). | 4 | |
| History Capstone Seminar or Senior Project | ||
| HIST 4701 | Capstone Seminar | 4 |
Philosophy Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy Required Courses | ||
| PHIL 1115 | Introduction to Logic | 4 |
| PHIL 2325 | Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought | 4 |
| or POLS 2325 | Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought | |
| PHIL 2330 | Modern Philosophy | 4 |
| Advanced Philosophy Electives | ||
| Complete two PHIL courses with a designation of 3000 or above not used to satisfy another requirement, with at least one at 4000 or 5000 level. | 8 | |
| Critical Philosophy Elective | ||
| Take one of the following courses not used to fulfill other requirements: | 4 | |
| Introduction to African American and Africana Studies | ||
| Goddesses, Witches, Saints, and Sinners: Women and Religion | ||
| Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | ||
| Human Rights | ||
| Indigenous Philosophy | ||
| Race and Religion in Film | ||
| Sexuality, Gender, and the Law | ||
| Philosophy of Race and Racism | ||
| Philosophy Electives | ||
| Complete three additional PHIL courses not used to satisfy other requirements. | 12 | |
Integrative Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following not used to meet another requirement: | 4 | |
| Law, Justice, and Society in Modern China | ||
| Japanese Buddhism | ||
History and Philosophy Combined-Major Credit Requirement
Complete 78 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
Sample Plan of Study: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | HIST 1000 | 1 | Elective | 4 | Vacation | |
| HIST 1200 | 1 | PHIL 2330 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| HIST 1201 | 4 | HIST introductory level | 4 | ||||
| PHIL 1115 | 4 | HIST pre-1800 history elective | 4 | ||||
| PHIL 2325 or POLS 2325 | 4 | Critical PHIL elective | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| HIST 2301 | 4 | HIST intermediate/advanced elective | 4 | PHIL elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| HIST 2302 | 1 | HIST intermediate/advanced elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| ANTH area course | 4 | PHIL elective | 4 | ||||
| PHIL elective | 4 | PHIL advanced elective | 4 | ||||
| PHIL elective | 4 | Elective | 1 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | HIST advanced elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| HIST intermediate/advanced elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| PHIL integrative course or elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | ||
| Co-op | 0 | HIST capstone or senior project | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| HIST elective or integrative course | 4 | ||||||
| HIST elective or integrative course | 4 | ||||||
| PHIL advanced elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 4 | |||||
| Total Hours: 128 | |||||||