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Registrar Home Catalogs Course Descriptions Schedules Calendars Student Billing Husky Card Academic Records Student Services Banner Forms FAQ Contact Us		Undergraduate Catalog Full-Time Day Programs 2011-2012 Page Contents Printed Copy of Catalog Online Catalog—Complete (large navigable, printable PDF file) Online Catalog by Sections (small PDF files) Online Catalog—Directory of Academic Programs Majors and Concentrations PlusOne Bachelor’s/Master’s Programs Minors Online Course Descriptions The online catalog material on this page requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the documents. You can download this software for free at Adobe’s Web site. Printed Copy of Catalog In addition to the online copy below, a bound, printed copy of the 2011–2012 Northeastern University Undergraduate Catalog may be purchased from NU Reprographics. Please e-mail nucopycenter@neu.edu for details. Note: The 2011–2012 Northeastern University Undergraduate Catalog does not contain course descriptions. A bound, printed volume of current course descriptions (undergraduate day and graduate schools) may be purchased separately from NU Reprographics. Please e-mail nucopycenter@neu.edu for details. Online Catalog—Complete (large navigable, printable PDF file) Complete Catalog Online Catalog by Sections (small PDF files) The University Admission (pages 2–9) Admission Policy and Entrance Requirements Specialized Entry Programs Merit Scholarships Information for Entering Students (pages 10–12) New Student Orientation Orientation for International Students Parent Programs and Services Residence Life Health Requirements—University Health and Counseling Services (UHCS) Academic English Language Center Accommodations for Students with Disabilities College Expenses (pages 13–19) Financial Aid Student/Parent Loans Bill Payment Tuition, Room, Board, and Fees per Semester, 2011–2012 Academic Year Academic Policies and Procedures, Part 1 (pages 20–29) Academic Integrity Policy Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Attendance Requirements Student Evaluation of Courses (TRACE) Registration and Taking Courses Examinations Course Credit Guidelines Grading System Academic Policies and Procedures, Part 2 (pages 30–38) Academic Progression Standards Graduation Requirements Degrees, Majors, and Minors Personal Information Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Student Right-to-Know Act Leaves of Absence and University Withdrawal Academic Programs and Curriculum Guide Introduction, Part 1 (pages 40–49) NU Core Additional Requirements for BA Students Writing-Intensive Courses Experiential Learning Cooperative Education Research and Creative Activity Service-Learning Global Experience World Languages Center Program for Undeclared Students University Honors Program Introduction, Part 2 (pages 50–62) Premedical and Other Preprofessional Health Career Preparation Prelaw Preparation Education ROTC, Military Officers’ Training Program General Studies Program About Sample Curricula Undergraduate Degrees College of Arts, Media and Design Introduction (page 63–65) School of Architecture (pages 66–69) Art + Design (pages 70–85) Cinema Studies (pages 86–100) Communication Studies (pages 101–109) Creative Industries (pages 110–123) School of Journalism (page 124–130) Music (pages 131–141) Theatre (pages 142–148) College of Business Administration Introduction (pages 149–151) Interdisciplinary Minors (page 152–155) Accounting (pages 156–159) Entrepreneurship and Innovation (pages 160–163) Finance and Insurance (pages 164 –167) International Business (pages 168–192) Management (pages 193–196) Management Information Systems (pages 197–200) Marketing (pages 201–204) Supply Chain Management (pages 205–208) School of Technological Entrepreneurship (page 209–210) Combined Majors (page 211–217) College of Computer and Information Science Introduction (page 218–219) Computer Science (pages 220–227) Information Science (pages 228–230) Combined Majors (pages 231–256) College of Engineering Introduction (pages 257–259) Interdisciplinary Minor (page 260–261) Chemical Engineering (pages 262–267) Civil and Environmental Engineering (pages 268–271) Electrical and Computer Engineering (pages 272–284) Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (pages 285–291) Bouvé College of Health Sciences Introduction (pages 292–294) Health Sciences (pages 295–298) Physical Therapy (pages 299–302) Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (pages 303–309) School of Nursing (pages 310–313) School of Pharmacy (pages 314–319) College of Science Introduction (pages 320–322) Behavioral Neuroscience (pages 323–326) Biochemistry (pages 327–332) Biology (pages 333–344) Chemistry and Chemical Biology (pages 345–350) Earth and Environmental Sciences (pages 351–361) Environmental Studies (pages 362–374) Linguistics (pages 375–381) Mathematics (pages 382–392) Physics (pages 393–405) Psychology (pages 406–417) College of Social Sciences and Humanities Introduction (page 418–420) Interdisciplinary Minors (pages 421–427) African-American Studies (pages 428–430) American Sign Language—English Interpreting (pages 431–436) Asian Studies (pages 437–440) School of Criminology and Criminal Justice (pages 441–447) Economics (pages 448–462) English (pages 463–471) History (pages 472–479) Human Services (pages 480–492) International Affairs (pages 493–539) Jewish Studies (pages 540–545) Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (pages 546–557) Philosophy and Religion (pages 558–574) Political Science (pages 575–588) Sociology and Anthropology (pages 589–598) Appendix Governing Boards and Officers of Northeastern (pages 600–602) Administrative Organization (page 603–604) Faculty (pages 605–627) Miscellaneous Information (page 631) Online Catalog—Directory of Academic Programs Majors and Concentrations Listed below are the majors and, where applicable, concentrations offered by the undergraduate full-time day colleges at Northeastern University. Each listing includes a link to the catalog section containing information about the the program. Accounting—See Business Administration African-American Studies Applied Physics American Sign Language Includes combined majors with each of the following: Human Services Psychology Theatre Anthropology (combined major only) Includes combined major with the following: International Affairs See also Cultural Anthropology Anthropology, Cultural Architecture Architecture, Landscape Art Art, Digital Includes combined majors with each of the following: Cinema Studies Computer Science Game Design Interactive Media Art, Studio Asian Studies Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology and Behavioral Neuroscience Biochemistry Biology Includes combined majors with each of the following: Computer Science Environmental Geology Geology Mathematics Biology, Marine Biomedical Physics Business Administration Concentrations: Accounting Entrepreneurship and Innovation Finance International Business Management Management Information Systems Marketing Supply Chain Management Combined majors: Computer Science Information Science Chemical Engineering Includes combined major with the following: Physics Chemistry Includes combined majors with each of the following: Environmental Geology Geology Cinema Studies (combined majors only) Includes combined majors with each of the following: Communication Studies Digital Art English Journalism Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Mathematics Philosophy Theatre Civil Engineering Communication Studies Includes the following concentrations: Media Studies Organizational Communication Public Advocacy and Rhetoric Includes combined major with the following: Cinema Studies Computer Engineering Includes combined major with the following: Electrical Engineering Computer Science Computer Science major Combined majors with each of the following: Biology Business Administration Cognitive Psychology Digital Art Environmental Science Game Design Information Science Interactive Media Journalism Mathematics Music (concentration in Music Technology) Physics Creative Industries—See Game Design, Interactive Media Criminal Justice Includes combined major with the following: Human Services Cultural Anthropology Digital Art Includes combined majors with each of the following: Cinema Studies Computer Science Game Design Interactive Media Economics Includes combined majors with each of the following: Environmental Studies International Affairs Mathematics Political Science Education (combined major only) Includes combined major with the following: Psychology Electrical Engineering Includes combined majors with each of the following: Computer Engineering Physics Electrical/Computer Engineering Engineering, Chemical Includes combined major with the following: Physics Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Includes combined major with the following: Electrical Engineering Engineering, Electrical Includes combined majors with each of the following: Computer Engineering Physics Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical English Includes combined majors with each of the following: Cinema Studies Linguistics Entrepreneurship and Innovation—See Business Administration Environmental Geology (combined majors only) Includes combined majors with each of the following: Biology Chemistry Environmental Studies Mathematics Physics See also Geology Environmental Science Includes the following concentrations: Environmental Geology Marine Science Surficial Processes Wildlife Studies Includes combined majors with each of the following: Computer Science Information Science Environmental Studies Includes combined majors with each of the following: Economics Environmental Geology History International Affairs Philosophy Political Science Finance—See Business Administration Game Design (combined majors only) Includes combined majors with each of the following: Computer Science Digital Art Graphic Design Geology (combined majors only) Includes combined majors with each of the following: Biology Chemistry Mathematics Physics See also Environmental Geology Graphic Design Includes combined majors with each of the following: Game Design Interactive Media Health Science History Includes the following concentration: Public History Includes combined major with the following: Environmental Studies Human Services Includes combined majors with each of the following: American Sign Language Criminal Justice International Affairs Industrial Engineering Information Science Information Science major Combined majors with each of the following: Business Administration Cognitive Psychology Computer Science Environmental Science Combined major with Journalism Interactive Media (combined majors only) Includes combined majors with each of the following: Computer Science Digital Art Graphic Design Music (concentration in Music Technology) International Affairs Includes the following concentration: Middle East Studies Includes combined majors with each of the following: Anthropology Economics Environmental Studies Human Services Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Political Science Religious Studies International Business—See Business Administration Jewish Studies (combined major only) Includes combined major with the following: Religion Journalism Includes combined majors with each of the following: Cinema Studies Combined major with Computer Science Combined major with Information Science Landscape Architecture Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (combined majors only) Includes combined majors with each of the following: Cinema Studies International Affairs Languages, Spanish Linguistics Includes combined majors with each of the following: English Psychology Management—See Business Administration Management Information Systems—See Business Administration Marine Biology Marketing—See Business Administration Mathematics Includes combined majors with each of the following: Biology Cinema Studies Computer Science Economics Environmental Geology Geology Physics Mechanical Engineering Music Includes the following concentrations: Music History and Analysis Music Industry Music Technology Includes combined majors with each of the following: Computer Science (concentration in Music Technology) Interactive Media (concentration in Music Technology) Nursing Pharmacy Philosophy Includes the following concentrations: Law and Ethics Religious Studies Includes combined majors with each of the following: Cinema Studies Environmental Studies Physics See also Religious Studies Physical Therapy Physics Includes combined majors with each of the following: Chemical Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Environmental Geology Geology Mathematics Philosophy Physics, Applied Physics, Biomedical Political Science Includes the following concentrations: International and Comparative Politics Law and Legal Issues Public Policy and Administration Includes combined majors with each of the following: Economics Environmental Studies International Affairs Psychology Includes combined majors with each of the following: American Sign Language Computer Science (Computer Science and Cognitive Psychology) Education Information Science (Information Science and Cognitive Psychology) Linguistics Religious Studies Includes combined majors with each of the following: International Affairs Jewish Studies (Jewish Studies and Religion) See also Philosophy Sign Language, American Includes combined majors with each of the following: Human Services Psychology Theatre Sociology Spanish Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Studio Art Supply Chain Management—See Business Administration Theatre Includes the following concentrations: Performance Production Includes combined majors with each of the following: American Sign Language Cinema Studies PlusOne Bachelor’s/Master’s Programs Listed below are the PlusOne bachelor’s/master’s degree programs offered by the undergraduate full-time day colleges and the graduate schools at Northeastern University. Each listing includes a link to the catalog section containing information about the the program. Applied Physics and Engineering Biochemistry/Biotechnology Biology/Biotechnology Chemical Engineering Chemistry Civil Engineering Communication Studies/Communication, Media, and Cultural Studies Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Science Criminal Justice Economics Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering, Applied Physics and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical English Health Science/Public Health History Industrial Engineering Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Physics, Applied, and Engineering Political Science Sociology Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Minors Listed below are the minors offered by the undergraduate full-time day colleges at Northeastern University. Each listing includes a link to the catalog section containing information about the the program. African-American Studies American Sign Language Anthropology, Cultural Arabic Architectural History Art + Design (non–Art + Design majors only) Art History Art, Digital (graphic design majors only) Asian Studies, East Biochemical Engineering Biology Biology, Marine Biomechanical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Business Administration Business Practices, Sustainable Chemistry Chinese Cinema Studies Communication Studies Computer Engineering Computer Science Creative Industries Criminal Justice Cultural Anthropology Digital Art (graphic design majors only) Early Intervention (speech-language pathology and audiology majors only) East Asian Studies Economics Education, Elementary Education, Secondary Electrical Engineering Elementary Education Emerging Markets Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Biomechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical English Literature English Writing Entrepreneurship, Global Social Entrepreneurship, Technological Environmental Geology Environmental Science Environmental Studies Ethics Ethnomusicology Exercise Physiology French Geology Geology, Environmental Global Social Entrepreneurship Graphic Design (art majors and digital art majors only) Greek Studies, Modern and Classical Health Science History Human Services Industrial Engineering Information Science International Affairs Italian Japanese Jewish Studies Journalism Languages, Arabic Languages, Chinese Languages, French Languages, Italian Languages, Japanese Languages, Spanish Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies Law and Public Policy Leadership Studies Linguistics Literature, English Marine Biology Marine Studies Markets, Emerging Materials Science and Engineering Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Media Production (communication studies majors only) Middle East Studies Modern and Classical Greek Studies Music Music, Ethnomusicology Music History and Analysis Music Industry Music Performance Music Recording Musical Theatre Oratory and Public Speaking Philosophy Physics Physiology, Exercise Political Communication Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Rhetoric Secondary Education Sign Language, American Social Activism Social Entrepreneurship, Global Sociology Spanish Sustainable Business Practices Technological Entrepreneurship Theatre Theatre, Musical Urban Studies Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Writing, English Online Course Descriptions Online Course Descriptions



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