• 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.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

International Affairs Requirements

Introduction to College
Complete one of the following:1
International Affairs at Northeastern
Personal Skill Development for Business
Required International Affairs Courses
A grade of C or higher is required for ECON courses.
ECON 1115Principles of Macroeconomics4
or ECON 1116 Principles of Microeconomics
INTL 1101Globalization and International Affairs4
INTL 3400International Conflict and Negotiation4
INTL 4700Senior Capstone Seminar in International Affairs4
POLS 1160International Relations4
International Experiential Learning
Complete one of the following:
One semester of study-abroad experience
One co-op abroad experience
Two Dialogue of Civilizations (summer programs)
Two summer traditional study-abroad experiences
One N.U.in experience and one Dialogue of Civilizations or one summer traditional study-abroad experience
Two approved short-term programs abroad

International Affairs Elective

Complete one of the following:4
Women and World Politics
Race and Global Human Mobility
Global Philanthropy
Cities in a Global Context
Borders and Racial Security
International Law
Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection
Security, Culture, Power
Global Political Economy
Forced Migration: Refugees, Exiles, and Displaced Persons
International Human Rights Law and Policy
Climate and Development

Regional Analysis Requirement

Complete three of the following, two of which must be in one region. Select courses taken during a semester study abroad or specific Dialogue of Civilizations courses may count as regional analysis courses pending approval of the international affairs head faculty advisor. See department for additional courses:12
  
Africa
Possession, Sacrifice, and Divination in African Diasporic Religions
Swahili, Culture, and Politics in Kenya
Community Health, Culture, and Development in Kenya
Introduction to African Studies
Ethnography of Southeast Asia
Anthropology of Africa
Business Economic History of South Africa
Natural Resources and Sustainable Development
Asia
Culture and Politics in Modern India
East Asian Studies
East Asian Studies
Japanese Film
Modern Chinese History and Culture
Introduction to Japanese Pop Culture
World War II in the Pacific
Japanese Literature and Culture
History of Vietnam Wars
Modern Chinese History and Culture
Modern Japan
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond
Chinese Philosophy and Religion
Japanese Buddhism
China: Governance and Foreign Policy
Europe
Anthropology of Eastern Europe
Introduction to French Culture
Introduction to Italian Culture
Cultural History of Spain
Europe: Empires, Revolutions, Wars, and Their Aftermath
Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1500
History of the Soviet Union
Renaissance to Enlightenment
The Tudors, the Stuarts, and the Birth of Modern Britain
Russian Foreign Policy
Russian Foreign Policy
Politics and Governance of Europe and the European Union
Latin America
Afro-Latin American Studies
Latin American Society and Development
Latin American Film
Latin American Culture, History, and Politics
Social Justice in Latin American and Latinx Film
New Narratives: Latin America after 1989
Literature, Arts, and Poverty in Latin America
Latin American Literature
Introduction to Latin American History
Latin American History through Film
Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies
Middle East
Introduction to Arabic Culture
Economic History of the Middle East
Introduction to Middle Eastern History
The Mediterranean World: An Overview
Middle East Studies
Modern Israel
America and the Middle East
Islam: Rituals, Traditions, and Debates
Jewish Religion and Culture
Government and Politics in the Middle East

Business Requirements

Accounting
ACCT 1201Financial Accounting and Reporting4
Finance
FINA 2201Financial Management4
Marketing
MKTG 2201Introduction to Marketing4
Organizational Behavior
ORGB 3201Organizational Behavior4
Business Core Option
Complete one of the following:4
Profit Analysis for Managers and Advisors
Innovation!
Introduction to Information Systems and Digital Technologies
Supply Chain and Operations Management

Required Concentration

Integrative Course Requirements

INTB 4202Executing Global Strategy4
INTL 4700Senior Capstone Seminar in International Affairs4

Supporting Courses

Co-op Preparation
BUSN 1103Professional Development for Business Co-op1
or EESH 2000 Professional Development for Co-op
Statistics Requirement
MGSC 2301Business Statistics4
or INTL 2718 Research Methods in International Affairs

Second Business Concentration (Optional)

A second business concentration is optional and may be chosen from the following: 

Business Cooperative Education

Complete one cooperative education experience.

Business GPA Requirement

A minimum 2.000 GPA is required in business courses.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

The plan below is a sample. Students should consult with their academic advisor to confirm individual academic plans.

This program requires one of the following abroad options:

  • Semester-long student abroad experience
  • Cooperative education abroad experience
  • Two Dialogue of Civilizations summer programs
  • Two summer traditional study-abroad experiences
  • N.U.in experience combined with either Dialogue of Civilizations or traditional summer study-abroad experience
Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BUSN 1102 or INTL 10001ACCT 12014FINA 22014MKTG 22014
ECON 1115 or 11164MGSC 2301 or INTL 27184NUpath 4INTL undergraduate elective4
ENGW 11114INTL undergraduate elective4  
INTB 12054NUpath4  
INTL 11014   
 17 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
BUSN 1103 or EESH 20001Co-op0Co-op0Elective4
INTB 22052  Elective4
INTB 22062  Student may choose to participate in a Dialogue of Civilizations experience
Business Core Option:4   
   
INTL undergraduate elective4   
INTL undergraduate elective4   
 17 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENGW 3304 or 33154Co-op0Co-op0Elective4
INTB 3310, FINA 4320, INTB 4983, MKTG 4512, or SCHM 33014  Elective4
INTL 34004   
ORGB 32014   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
INTL 47004INTB 42024  
INTL undergraduate elective4NUpath4  
NUpath4Elective4  
Elective4Elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 130