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.

Criminal Justice Requirements 

Introduction to Crime, Law, and Justice System
CRIM 1100Introduction to Criminal Justice4
CRIM 1110Criminal Due Process4
CRIM 1120Criminology4

Criminal Justice Electives 

Current Criminal Justice Issues
Complete one of the following:4
CRIM 1300
The Death Penalty
CRIM 1400
Human Trafficking
CRIM 1500
Corruption, Integrity, and Accountability
CRIM 1700
Crime, Media, and Politics
Crime Problems and Criminal Justice Institutions
Complete one of the following:4
CRIM 2310
Courts: The Third Branch of Government
CRIM 2320
Youth Crime and Justice
CRIM 2330
Punishment in the Age of Mass Incarceration
CRIM 2340
Corporate Security: Securing the Private Sector
CRIM 2350
Policing a Democratic Society
CRIM 2370
Restorative Justice: Transforming the System
CRIM 2380
Black Families and Incarceration
Crime Problems
Complete one of the following:4
CRIM 3010
Criminal Violence
CRIM 3030
Global Criminology
CRIM 3040
Psychology of Crime
CRIM 3050
Organized Crime
CRIM 3060
Political Crime and Terrorism
CRIM 3070
Corporate and White-Collar Crime
CRIM 3100
Criminal Law
CRIM 3120
Race, Crime, and Justice
AFCS 3210
Black Abolition Studies: Carcerality, Liberation, and Resistance
CRIM 3540
Substance Use and Social Justice
Additional Criminal Justice Electives
Complete three additional courses from the range CRIM 3001–CRIM 5999.12

Public Health Requirements  

Public Health Core
PHTH 1260The American Healthcare System4
or PHTH 1261 Comparative Healthcare Systems
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 4540Health Education and Program Planning4

Science Requirements 

Biology
Complete one of the following options:8-10
Option 1
BIOL 1141
Microbes and Society
or BIOL 1143
 Biology 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
Psychology
PSYC 1101Foundations of Psychology4

Public Health Social Science Requirement

Introductory Course
Complete one of the following:4
ANTH 1101
Peoples and Cultures
COMM 1225
Communication Theory
ECON 1115
and ECON 1125
Principles of Macroeconomics
and Recitation for ECON 1115
ECON 1116
and ECON 1126
Principles of Microeconomics
and Recitation for ECON 1116
ENGL 1300
Introduction to Health and Humanities
HUSV 1101
Social Change and Human Services
INTL 1101
Globalization and International Affairs
PHIL 1101
Introduction to Philosophy
POLS 1160
International Relations
SOCL 1101
Introduction to Sociology
Upper-Level Course
Complete one of the following: (categories provided for reference):3-4
Society and Behavior
ANTH 3441
Medical Anthropology
COMM 3201
Health Communication
COMM 4102
Health Communication Campaigns
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
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 and 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

Supporting Course Requirements

Introduction to College
Complete one of the following, based on home college:1
CRIM 1000
Criminal Justice at Northeastern
HSCI 1000
College: An Introduction
Digital Skills
Complete one of the following:5
CS 1100
and CS 1101
Computer Science and Its Applications
and Lab for CS 1100
CS 2000
and CS 2001
Introduction to Program Design and Implementation
and Lab for CS 2000
Statistics
Complete one of the following:4
CRIM 3700
Analyzing and Using Data on Crime and Justice
INSH 3102
Introduction to Statistics in the Social Sciences
PHTH 2210
Foundations of Biostatistics
Research Methods
Complete one of the following:4
CRIM 3600
Criminal Justice Research Methods
PHTH 4202
Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health

Integrative Course

CRIM 3110Gender, Crime, and Justice4

 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 5214
Environmental Health
PHTH 5230
Global Health
PHTH 5236
Food, Nutrition, and Health
PHTH 5603
Qualitative Methods
CSSH
CRIM 4949
Senior Capstone Seminar

 

1

Must complete Health Science Capstone Introduction (HSCI 4700) (0 semester hours) as prerequisite.

2

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

General Electives

Complete any remaining semester hours after major and NUpath courses to reach the minimum semester-hour program requirement.

NUpath Requirements Satisfied

  • Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
  • Exploring Creative Expression and Innovation
  • 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 is satisfied through co-op.

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 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 semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer First Half, Biology Option 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
HSCI 1000 or CRIM 10001CRIM 11104PHTH 23004General elective4
PHTH 12604PHTH 23504PH social science course—introductory4General elective4
PSYC 11014BIOL 11474  
CRIM 11004ENGW 11114  
BIOL 1141 or 11434   
 17 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
HSCI 2000 or EESH 20001Co-opCo-opAdvanced writing in the disciplines NUpath course4
PHTH 2210, INSH 3102, or CRIM 37004  General elective4
PHTH 25154   
CRIM 11204   
CS 2000
and CS 2001		5   
 18 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CRIM elective4Co-opCo-opPHTH 41204
PHTH 4202 or CRIM 36004  PHTH 45404
PH social science course—upper level3-4   
CRIM 31104   
 15-16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
CRIM elective4General elective4  
CRIM elective4CRIM elective4  
Capstone3-4CRIM elective4  
General elective4CRIM elective4  
 15-16 16  
Total Hours: 129-131

Sample Plan of Study: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer Second Half/Fall, Biology Option 2           

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
HSCI 1000 or CRIM 10001PSYC 11014PHTH 23004General elective4
PHTH 12604PHTH 23504PH social science course—introductory4General elective4
CRIM 11004BIOL 1113
and BIOL 1114		5  
BIOL 1111
and BIOL 1112		5General elective4  
ENGW 11114   
 18 17 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CRIM 11104HSCI 2000 or EESH 20001General elective4Co-op
CS 1100
and CS 1101		5PHTH 2210, INSH 3102, or CRIM 37004PHTH 42024 
PHTH 25154CRIM 11204  
General elective4CRIM elective4  
 CRIM elective4  
 17 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opCRIM elective4PHTH 41204Co-op
 CRIM elective4PHTH 45404 
 Advanced writing in the disciplines NUpath course4  
 CRIM 31104  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opCapstone3-4  
 PH social science course—upper level3-4  
 CRIM elective4  
 CRIM elective4  
 0 14-16  
Total Hours: 131-133