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Registrar Home Catalogs Course Descriptions Schedules Calendars Student Services Transcripts & Enrollment Verifications Academic Records Student Billing Husky Card Banner Forms FAQ Contact Us		Undergraduate Catalog Full-Time Day Programs 2010-2011 Page Contents 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. Online Catalog—Complete (large navigable, printable PDF file) Complete Catalog Online Catalog by Sections (small PDF files) The University Admission (pages 2–6) Admission Policy and Entrance Requirements Merit Scholarships Information for Entering Students (pages 7–8) New Student Orientation Parent Programs and Services Orientation for International Students Residence Life Health Requirements—University Health and Counseling Services (UHCS) English Language Center Accommodations for Students with Disabilities College Expenses (pages 9–13) Financial Aid Student/Parent Loans Bill Payment Tuition, Room, Board, and Fees per Semester, 2010–2011 Academic Year Academic Policies and Procedures, Part 1 (pages 14–21) 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 22–28) 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 30–37) 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 University Honors Program Introduction, Part 2 (pages 38–45) 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 46) School of Architecture (pages 47–48) Art + Design (pages 49–60) Cinema Studies (pages 61–72) Communication Studies (pages 73–78) Creative Industries (pages 79–81) School of Journalism (page 82) Music (pages 83–87) Theatre (pages 88–90) Bouvé College of Health Sciences Introduction (pages 91–93) Health Sciences (pages 94–96) Physical Therapy (pages 97–99) Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (pages 100–104) School of Nursing (pages 105–107) School of Pharmacy (pages 108–111) Toxicology (page 112) College of Business Administration Introduction (pages 113–114) Minor (page 115) Accounting (pages 116–117) Entrepreneurship and Innovation (pages 118–119) Finance and Insurance (pages 120–121) International Business and Strategy (pages 122–137) Management (pages 138–139) Management Information Systems (pages 140–141) Marketing (pages 142–143) Supply Chain Management (pages 144–145) School of Technological Entrepreneurship (page 146) Additional Programs (page 147) College of Computer and Information Science Introduction (page 148) Computer Science (pages 149–154) Information Science (pages 155–156) Combined Majors (pages 157–176) College of Engineering Introduction (pages 177–178) Interdisciplinary Minor (page 179) Chemical Engineering (pages 180–183) Civil and Environmental Engineering (pages 184–186) Electrical and Computer Engineering (pages 187–196) Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (pages 197–201) College of Science Introduction (pages 202–203) Behavioral Neuroscience (pages 204–206) Biochemistry (pages 207–210) Biology (pages 211–218) Chemistry and Chemical Biology (pages 219–222) Earth and Environmental Sciences (pages 223–228) Environmental Studies (pages 229–238) Linguistics (pages 239–242) Mathematics (pages 243–246) Physics (pages 247–253) Psychology (pages 254–258) College of Social Sciences and Humanities Introduction (page 259) Interdisciplinary Minors (pages 260–264) African-American Studies (pages 265–266) American Sign Language—English Interpreting (pages 267–270) Asian Studies (pages 271–273) School of Criminology and Criminal Justice (pages 274–277) Economics (pages 278–282) English (pages 283–285) History (pages 286–290) Human Services (pages 291–300) International Affairs (pages 301–323) Jewish Studies (pages 324–326) Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (pages 327–334) Philosophy and Religion (pages 335–339) Political Science (pages 340–349) Sociology and Anthropology (pages 350–354) Appendix Governing Boards and Officers of Northeastern (pages 356–358) Administrative Organization (page 359) Faculty (pages 360–379) Miscellaneous Information (page 381) 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 Combined major with Human Services Combined major with Psychology Combined major with Theatre Anthropology (combined major only) Combined major with International Affairs See also Cultural Anthropology Anthropology, Cultural Architecture Art Art, Digital Combined major with Computer Science Combined major with Game Design Combined major with Interactive Media Art, Studio Asian Studies Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology and Behavioral Neuroscience Biochemistry Biology Concentration: Marine Biology Combined major with Computer Science Combined major with Environmental Geology Combined major with Geology Combined major with Mathematics Biomedical Physics Business Administration Concentrations: Accounting Entrepreneurship and Innovation Finance International Business Management Management Information Systems Marketing Supply Chain Management Combined major with Computer Science Combined major with Information Science Chemical Engineering Combined major with Physics Chemistry Combined major with Environmental Geology Combined major with Geology Cinema Studies (combined majors only) Combined major with Communication Studies Combined major with English Combined major with Journalism Combined major with Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Combined major with Philosophy Combined major with Theatre Civil Engineering Communication Studies Concentrations: Media Studies Organizational Communication Public Advocacy and Rhetoric Combined major with Cinema Studies Computer Engineering Combined major with Electrical Engineering Computer Science Combined major with Biology Combined major with Business Administration Combined major with Cognitive Psychology Combined major with Digital Art Combined major with Environmental Science Combined major with Game Design Combined major with Information Science Combined major with Interactive Media Combined major with Mathematics Combined major with Music (concentration in Music Technology) Combined major with Physics Creative Industries—See Game Design, Interactive Media Criminal Justice Combined major with Human Services Cultural Anthropology Digital Art Combined major with Computer Science Combined major with Game Design Combined major with Interactive Media Economics Combined major with Environmental Studies Combined major with International Affairs Combined major with Mathematics Combined major with Political Science Education (combined major only) Combined major with Psychology Electrical Engineering Combined major with Computer Engineering Combined major with Physics Electrical/Computer Engineering Engineering, Chemical Combined major with Physics Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Combined major with Electrical Engineering Engineering, Electrical Combined major with Computer Engineering Combined major with Physics Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical English Combined major with Cinema Studies Combined major with Linguistics Entrepreneurship and Innovation—See Business Administration Environmental Geology (combined majors only) Combined major with Biology Combined major with Chemistry Combined major with Environmental Studies Combined major with Mathematics Combined major with Physics See also Geology Environmental Science Concentrations: Environmental Geology Marine Science Surficial Processes Wildlife Studies Combined major with Computer Science Combined major with Information Science Environmental Studies Combined major with Economics Combined major with Environmental Geology Combined major with History Combined major with International Affairs Combined major with Philosophy Combined major with Political Science Finance—See Business Administration Game Design (combined majors only) Combined major with Computer Science Combined major with Digital Art Combined major with Graphic Design Geology (combined majors only) Combined major with Biology Combined major with Chemistry Combined major with Mathematics Combined major with Physics See also Environmental Geology Graphic Design Combined major with Game Design Combined major with Interactive Media Health Science History Concentration: Public History Combined major with Environmental Studies Human Services Combined major with American Sign Language Combined major with Criminal Justice Combined major with International Affairs Industrial Engineering Information Science Combined major with Business Administration Combined major with Cognitive Psychology Combined major with Computer Science Combined major with Environmental Science Interactive Media (combined majors only) Combined major with Computer Science Combined major with Digital Art Combined major with Graphic Design Combined major with Music (concentration in Music Technology) International Affairs Concentration: Middle East Studies Combined major with Anthropology Combined major with Economics Combined major with Environmental Studies Combined major with Human Services Combined major with Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Combined major with Political Science Combined major with Religious Studies International Business—See Business Administration Jewish Studies (combined major only) Combined major with Religion Journalism Combined major with Cinema Studies Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (combined majors only) Combined major with Cinema Studies Combined major with International Affairs Languages, Spanish Linguistics Combined major with English Combined major with Psychology Management—See Business Administration Management Information Systems—See Business Administration Marketing—See Business Administration Mathematics Combined major with Biology Combined major with Computer Science Combined major with Economics Combined major with Environmental Geology Combined major with Geology Combined major with Physics Mechanical Engineering Music Concentrations: Music History and Analysis Music Industry Music Technology Combined major with Computer Science (concentration in Music Technology) Combined major with Interactive Media (concentration in Music Technology) Nursing Pharmacy Philosophy Concentrations: Law and Ethics Religious Studies Combined major with Cinema Studies Combined major with Environmental Studies Combined major with Physics See also Religious Studies Physical Therapy Physics Combined major with Chemical Engineering Combined major with Computer Science Combined major with Electrical Engineering Combined major with Environmental Geology Combined major with Geology Combined major with Mathematics Combined major with Philosophy Physics, Applied Physics, Biomedical Political Science Concentrations: International and Comparative Politics Law and Legal Issues Public Policy and Administration Combined major with Economics Combined major with Environmental Studies Combined major with International Affairs Psychology Combined major with American Sign Language Combined major with Computer Science (Computer Science and Cognitive Psychology) Combined major with Education Combined major with Information Science (Information Science and Cognitive Psychology) Combined major with Linguistics Religious Studies Combined major with International Affairs Combined major with Jewish Studies (Jewish Studies and Religion) See also Philosophy Sign Language, American Combined major with Human Services Combined major with Psychology Combined major with Theatre Sociology Spanish Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Studio Art Supply Chain Management—See Business Administration Theatre Concentrations: Performance Production Combined major with American Sign Language Combined major with 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 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 Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Biomechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical English Literature English Writing Entrepreneurship, Technological Environmental Geology Environmental Science Environmental Studies Ethics Ethnomusicology Exercise Physiology French General Music Geology Geology, Environmental 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, Policy, and Society Leadership Studies Linguistics Literature, English Marine Biology Marine Studies Materials Science and Engineering Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Media Production Middle East Studies Modern and Classical Greek Studies Music Industry Music Performance (music majors only) Music, Ethnomusicology Music, General 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 Sociology Spanish Technological Entrepreneurship Theatre Theatre, Musical Toxicology Urban Studies Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Writing, English Online Course Descriptions Online Course Descriptions



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