Health Science and Law, BS (Boston)

The Bachelor of Science in Health Science and Law is designed for students who anticipate working in careers that have frequent involvement with lawyers and/or in heavily regulated areas. Students will attain knowledge and skills that are highly valued across health professions. This major will also be helpful for students who are interested in law school.

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 Science Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Public Health Core
PHTH 1260	The U.S. Healthcare System	4
or PHTH 1261	Comparative Healthcare Systems
PHTH 2210	Foundations of Biostatistics	4
PHTH 2300	Communication Skills for the Health Professions	4
or PHTH 2301	Communication Skills for the Health Professions—Global
PHTH 2350	Community and Public Health	4
or PHTH 2351	Community and Public Health - Global
PHTH 2515	Healthcare Policy and Administration	4
PHTH 4120	Global Perspectives on Discrimination and Health	4
PHTH 4202	Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health	4
PHTH 4540	Health Education and Program Planning	4

Science Requirement

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
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 1241	Calculus 1	4
PSYC 1101	Foundations of Psychology	4

NUPath Ethical Reasoning

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
PHIL 1165	Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare	4

Law Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
LAW 3101	Introduction to Legal Studies 1: Law and Legal Reasoning	4
LAW 3102	Introduction to Legal Studies 2: Statutes and Regulations	4
LAW 3120	Introduction to Law and Strategy	4
LAW 3130	Introduction to Negotiation and Advocacy	4
LAW 3140	Data Regulation and Compliance	4
LAW 3235	Issues in Law and Public Policy	4
LAW 4335	Health Law and Policy	4
Electives
Complete any combination of 1-semester-hour and 3-semester hour courses for minimum of 8 semester hours from the following:		8-9
LAW 3150	Introduction to Law and Organizational Management
LAW 3160	Introduction to International Regulations and Business Strategies
LAW 3170	Introduction to Financial Transactions
LAW 3181	Introduction to Healthcare Compliance
LAW 3182	Introduction to Patient Records, Privacy, Security
LAW 3210	Introduction to Employee Rights and Employer Obligations
LAW 3211	Introduction to Antidiscrimination Law
LAW 3212	Introduction to Wages and Benefits
LAW 3232	Introduction to Intellectual Property and Media
LAW 3236	Introduction to Contract Drafting
LAW 3238	Introduction to Global Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
LAW 3239	Introduction to Sports Law, Business, and Society
LAW 3320	Introduction to Intellectual Property
LAW 3321	Introduction to Identifying and Securing Intellectual Property Rights
LAW 3800	Reflections on Law
LAW 3801	Writing on Legal Issues
LAW 4369	Advanced Intellectual Property
LAW 4501	Patent Law and Practice
LAW 4525	Law and Economic Development
LAW 4600	Issues in Health Law and Policy
LAW 4640	Issues in Information Security Law
LAW 4664	Law and Inequality
LAW 4983	Special Topics in Law

Writing Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
First-Year Writing
ENGW 1111	First-Year Writing	4
Advanced Writing in the Discipline
Complete one of the following:		4
ENGW 3306	Advanced Writing in the Health Professions
ENGW 3311	Advanced Writing for Prelaw
ENGW 3315	Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Supporting Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Intro to College
HSCI 1000	College: An Introduction	1
Professional Development for Coop
HSCI 2000	Professional Development for Bouvé Co-op	1

Capstone

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following:		4
HSCI 4720	Health Science Capstone—Service 1
HSCI 4730	Health Science Capstone—Research 1
PHTH 4515	Critical Issues in Health and Public Health Policy
PHTH 4602	Private Guns, Public Health
PHTH 4717	Advancing Health Justice Through the Law

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Must complete Capstone Project Design and Planning (HSCI 4700) (0 SH) as pre-requisite.

 General Electives

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
General Electives
Complete any remaining semester hours after major and NUpath courses to reach a minimum semester-hour program requirement.

Health Science Major Requirement

A grade of C or higher is required for the Public Health Core, Science Requirement, and Capstone. 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

133 total semester hours required