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.

Overview and Co-op Courses

Overview
HUSV 1000Human Services at Northeastern1
or HSCI 1000 College: An Introduction
Professional Development for Co-op
EESH 2000Professional Development for Co-op1
or HSCI 2000 Professional Development for Bouvé Co-op
Total Hours2

Human Services Requirements

Human Services Required Courses
HUSV 1101Social Change and Human Services4
HUSV 2300Counseling in Human Services4
HUSV 2970Research Methods for Human Services4
or INSH 3101 Research Methods in the Social Sciences
HUSV 3570The Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, and Social Change4
HUSV 3900Social Policy4
Human Services Electives
Complete four of the following:16-18
HUSV 2320
Techniques in Individual and Group Counseling
HUSV 2340
Mindfulness in Mental Health
HUSV 2355
Race, Identity, Social Change, and Empowerment
HUSV 2370
Restorative Justice: Transforming the System
HUSV 2401
Food Justice and Community Development
HUSV 2440
Expressive Therapy
HUSV 2500
Science of Play
HUSV 2800
Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression
HUSV 2960
Intercultural Studies through Human Services DOC course
HUSV 3520
Child Intervention and Treatment
HUSV 3540
Substance Use and Social Justice
HUSV 3580
Sexual Violence: Counseling, Programs, and Policy
HUSV 4994
Human Services Internship
Total Hours36-38

Science Requirement     

Psychology
PSYC 1101Foundations of Psychology4
Biology
Complete one of the following options:8-10
Option 1
BIOL 1143
Biology and Society
or BIOL 1141
 Microbes and Society
BIOL 1147
The Human Organism
Option 2
BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112
General Biology 1
and Lab for BIOL 1111
BIOL 1113
and BIOL 1114
General Biology 2
and Lab for BIOL 1113

Public Health Requirements

Public Health Core
PHTH 1260The U.S. Healthcare System4
or PHTH 1261 Comparative Healthcare Systems
PHTH 2210Foundations of Biostatistics4
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
Public Health Social Science Requirement—Introductory
Complete one of the following:4
ANTH 1101
Peoples and Cultures
COMM 1225
Communication Theory
ECON 1115
Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 1116
Principles of Microeconomics
ENGL 1300
Introduction to Health and Humanities
INTL 1101
Globalization and International Affairs
PHIL 1101
Introduction to Philosophy
POLS 1160
International Relations
SOCL 1101
Introduction to Sociology
Public Health Social Science Requirement—Upper-Level
Complete one of the following (categories are provided for reference):3-4
Society and Behavior
ANTH 3441
Medical Anthropology
COMM 3201
Health Communication
COMM 4102
Health Communication Campaigns
CRIM 3040
Psychology of Crime
HLTH 5280
The (in)Visibility of (dis)Ability in Society
PHTH 5222
Health Advocacy
PSYC 3402
Social Psychology
PSYC 3404
Developmental Psychology
PSYC 3450
Learning and Motivation
SOCL 3241
Violence and Society
SOCL 3441
Sociology of Health and Illness
SOCL 4520
Race, Class, and Gender
Globalization and Global Health
AFCS 3424
Epidemiology of Pandemic Diseases and Health Disparities in the African Diaspora
ECON 3404
International Food Policy
INTL 3200
Cities in a Global Context
or INTL 3201
 Cities in a Global Context (Abroad)
INTL 3400
International Conflict and Negotiation
PHTH 3717
Infectious Disease: Past, Present, Future
POLS 3487
Politics of Developing Nations
Environmental Health and Climate Change
COMM 3500
Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media
ECON 3423
Environmental Economics
INTL 5100
Climate and Development
or PPUA 5100
 Climate and Development
PPUA 5238
Climate Change and Global Urbanization
Law, Policy, and Human Rights
ECON 3424
Law and Economics
PHIL 5001
Global Justice
PHIL 5002
Ethics and Public Policy
POLS 3307
Public Policy and Administration
Healthcare Administration & Management
ECON 3413
Health Economics and Healthcare Policy
MGMT 3340
Healthcare Management, Innovation, and Design
ORGB 3201
Organizational Behavior
PHTH 4511
Healthcare Management
PHTH 5232
Evaluating Healthcare Quality
PHTH 5234
Economic Perspectives on Health Policy

Capstone

Complete one of the following based on home college:3-4
Bouvé
HINF 5301
Evaluating Health Technologies
HSCI 4720
Health Science Capstone—Service 1
HSCI 4730
Health Science Capstone—Research 1
HSCI 4740
Health Science Capstone Seminar
HSCI 4970
and HSCI 4971
Junior/Senior Honors Project 1
and Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 2
PHTH 4515
Critical Issues in Health and Public Health Policy
PHTH 4602
Private Guns, Public Health
PHTH 4616
Addressing Rural Health Inequities
PHTH 4717
Advancing Health Justice Through the Law
PHTH 4818
Let’s Talk About Sex: Exploring Key Topics and Current Issues in Sexual and Reproductive Health
PHTH 5214
Environmental Health
PHTH 5230
Global Health
PHTH 5236
Food, Nutrition, and Health
PHTH 5560
Public and Community Health Program Evaluation
PHTH 5603
Qualitative Methods
College of Social Sciences and Humanities
HUSV 4700
Senior Seminar in Human Services
Total Hours3-4
1

Must complete 0-semester-hour Capstone Project Design and Planning (HSCI 4700)  as prerequisite.

2

Junior/Senior Honors Project 1 (HSCI 4970)will count as 4-semester-hour general elective.

Supporting Courses

First-Year Writing
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
Math
MATH 1213Interactive Mathematics4
or MATH 1215 Mathematical Thinking
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
Complete one of the following:4
ENGW 3306
Advanced Writing in the Health Professions
ENGW 3307
Advanced Writing in the Sciences
ENGW 3315
Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
Total Hours12

Integrative Course

PHTH 4540Health Education and Program Planning4
Total Hours4

General Electives

Complete remaining credits for the required credits with electives (minimum of two courses).

NUpath Requirements Satisfied

  • Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
  • Exploring Creative Expression and Innovation
  • Ethical Reasoning
  • Interpreting Culture
  • Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
  • Understanding Societies and Institutions
  • Analyzing and Using Data
  • Engaging Differences and Diversity
  • Writing-Intensive in the Major
  • Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone
  • Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience

Optional Co-op

Students can choose to complete one or two six-month co-op experiences, or none at all, during their course of study. Students must consult with their advisor regarding the prerequisite course for co-op.

Public Health Grade Requirement

A grade of C or higher is required for the public health core, science requirement, public health social science requirement, and HSCI, HINF, and PHTH capstone courses. Students who take College: An Introduction (HSCI 1000) and Professional Development for Bouvé Co-op (HSCI 2000) must achieve a C or higher.

Program Requirement

128 minimum semester hours required