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Health Humanities and Health Science, BS

2023-2024 Edition

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        • Computer Science and Politics, Philosophy, and Economics, BS
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The combined Bachelor of Science in Health Humanities and Health Science is designed for students who would like to learn how to think about health using humanities, social sciences, and science skills. The humanities train students to navigate the complexities of interpersonal interaction and their ethical implications, to relate the micro to the macro and texts to contexts, to historicize encounters, to communicate accurately and effectively across a variety of media, and to engage in creative analytical thinking about healthcare. The landscape of healthcare is quickly changing, and this training is designed to equip students both for the diverse forms of healthcare professions that exist today and for the varieties of professions in the future. This combined major will appeal to students who want to pursue graduate study and research in public health, medicine, and other clinical professions.

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.

 Health Humanities Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Courses
INSH 1300Introduction to Health and Humanities4
INSH 2300Culture, Technology, and the Future of Health4
Core Humanities Electives
Complete two of the following not used to satsify another requirement:8-9
AFAM 1101
Introduction to African American and Africana Studies
ASNS 2245
Introduction to Asian American Studies
ENGL 1400
Introduction to Literary Studies
HIST 1200
and HIST 1201
Historical Research and Writing
and First-Year Seminar
PHIL 1101
Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 1110
Introduction to Religious Studies
WMNS 1103
Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
WMNS 1105
Introduction to Trans Studies
Core Health Humanities Electives
Complete three of the following not used to satisfy another requirement:12
ENGL 2770
Writing to Heal
ENGL 3700
Narrative Medicine
HIST 1219
History of Global Pandemics
HIST 2233
The History of Medicine in North America
PHIL 1145
Technology and Human Values
PHIL 1165
Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare
WMNS 1225
Gender, Race, and Medicine
or AFAM 1225
Gender, Race, and Medicine
or HIST 1225
Gender, Race, and Medicine
Core Digital Health Humanities Electives
Complete two of the following not used to satisfy another requirement:8
ARCH 5312
Mapping and Building Health
ENGL 3460
The Archives of Public Health
HIST 3344
The History of Western Public Health

Health Science Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Public Health Core
PHTH 1261Comparative Healthcare Systems4
or PHTH 1260 The American Healthcare System
PHTH 2210
and PHTH 2211
Foundations of Biostatistics
and Recitation for PHTH 2210
4
PHTH 2300Communication Skills for the Health Professions4
or PHTH 2301 Communication Skills for the Health Professions—Global
PHTH 2350Community and Public Health4
or PHTH 2351 Community and Public Health - Global
PHTH 2515Healthcare Policy and Administration4
PHTH 4120Global Perspectives on Discrimination and Health4
PHTH 4202Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health4
PHTH 4540Health Education and Program Planning4
Life Sciences Supporting Courses
BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112
General Biology 1
and Lab for BIOL 1111
5
BIOL 1113
and BIOL 1114
General Biology 2
and Lab for BIOL 1113
5
CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
and CHEM 1163
General Chemistry for Science Majors
and Lab for CHEM 1161
and Recitation for CHEM 1161
5
MATH 1241Calculus 14
PSYC 1101Foundations of Psychology4

 Other Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Introduction to College
HSCI 1000College: An Introduction1
or HIST 1000 History at Northeastern
or ENGL 1000 English at Northeastern
or PHIL 1000 Philosophy at Northeastern
Professional Development
HSCI 2000Professional Development for Bouvé Co-op1
or EESH 2000 Professional Development for Co-op
Writing
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
Advanced Writing Course
Courses listed below are preferred but other advanced writing courses will be accepted:
ENGW 3306Advanced Writing in the Health Professions4
or ENGW 3308 Advanced Writing in the Social Sciences
or ENGW 3309 Advanced Writing in the Humanities
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
Capstone
HSCI 4700Health Science Capstone Introduction0
Complete one of the following:4
HSCI 4720
Health Science Capstone—Service
HSCI 4730
Health Science Capstone—Research
HSCI 4740
Health Science Capstone Seminar

Health Sciences Major Requirement

A grade of C or higher is required for all BIOL, CHEM, HLTH, HSCI, MATH, and PHTH courses.

Program Requirement

129 total semester hours required

Four Years/ Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1—CSSH Student Sample

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112
5BIOL 1113
and BIOL 1114
5Public health core course4Vacation
ENGL 1000, HIST 1000, or PHIL 10001CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
and CHEM 1163
5General elective4 
MATH 12414ENGW 11114  
PHTH 12604INSH 13004  
PSYC 11014   
 18 18 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
EESH 20001Co-opCo-opENGW 33154
PHTH 2210
and PHTH 2211
4General elective4 Public health core course4
Core humanities course4   
Public health core course4   
General elective4   
 17 4 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
INSH 23004Co-opCo-opHSCI 47000
PHTH 42024  PHTH 41204
Core humanities course4  PHTH 45404
General elective4   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
HSCI 4720, 4730, or 47404Core digital health humanities course4  
Core digital health humanities course4Core health humanities course4  
Core health humanities course4Core health humanities course4  
General elective4General elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 129

Four Years/ Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall—Bouvé Student Sample

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112
5BIOL 1113
and BIOL 1114
5Public health core course4Vacation
ENGW 11114CHEM 1161
and CHEM 1162
and CHEM 1163
5General elective4 
HSCI 10001INSH 13004  
MATH 12414PSYC 11014  
PHTH 12604   
 18 18 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Core humanities course4HSCI 20001Public health core course4Co-op
Core humanities course4PHTH 2210
and PHTH 2211
4General elective4 
General elective8Public health core course4  
General electiveGeneral elective8  
 General elective  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opINSH 23004PHTH 41204Co-op
ENGW 33064PHTH 42024PHTH 45404 
 Core digital health humanities course4  
 Core health humanities course4  
 4 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opHSCI 4720, 4730, or 47404  
HSCI 47000Core digital health humanities course4  
 Core health humanities course4  
 Core health humanities course4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 129
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