Physics and Philosophy, BS (Boston)

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Introduction to College

One of:
- INSC 1000 — Science at Northeastern
- PHIL 1000 — Philosophy at Northeastern

Experiential Learning Introduction

EESC 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op

Introductory Physics

From the catalog
Physics 1
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- All of:
  - PHYS 1161 — Physics 1
  - PHYS 1162 — Lab for PHYS 1161
  - PHYS 1163 — Recitation for PHYS 1161
- All of:
  - PHYS 1151 — Physics for Engineering 1
  - PHYS 1152 — Lab for PHYS 1151
  - PHYS 1153 — Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1151
- All of:
  - PHYS 1191 — Foundations of Theoretical Physics
  - PHYS 1192 — Lab for PHYS 1191
  - PHYS 1193 — Recitation for PHYS 1191
From the catalog
Physics 2
Complete one of the following:
One of:
- All of:
  - PHYS 1165 — Physics 2
  - PHYS 1166 — Lab for PHYS 1165
- All of:
  - PHYS 1155 — Physics for Engineering 2
  - PHYS 1156 — Lab for PHYS 1155
  - PHYS 1157 — Interactive Learning Seminar for PHYS 1155

Intermediate Physics

PHYS 2303 — Modern Physics
All of:
- PHYS 2371 — Electronics
- PHYS 2372 — Lab for PHYS 2371

Advanced Physics

PHYS 3600 — Advanced Physics Laboratory
PHYS 3602 — Electricity and Magnetism 1
PHYS 4115 — Quantum Mechanics
PHYS 4305 — Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

Physics Elective

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- MATH 4606 — Mathematical and Computational Methods for Physics
- PHYS 4621 — Biological Physics 1
- PHYS 4623 — Medical Physics
- PHYS 4651 — Medical Physics Seminar 1
- PHYS 4652 — Medical Physics Seminar 2
- PHYS 5113 — Particle Physics
- PHYS 5116 — Network Science 1
- PHYS 5260 — Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Philosophy Required Courses

PHIL 1115 — Introduction to Logic
One of:
- PHIL 2325 — Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought
- POLS 2325 — Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought
PHIL 2330 — Modern Philosophy
One of:
- PHIL 4500 — Theory of Knowledge
- PHIL 3050 — Information and Uncertainty

Advanced Philosophy Electives

8 semester hours.

From the catalog
Complete two PHIL courses at the 3000 level or above not used to satisfy another requirement, with at least one at 4000 or 5000 level, excluding 5110.

Critical Philosophy Elective

From the catalog
Complete one of the following courses not used to fulfill another requirement:

One of:
- AFCS 1101 — Introduction to African American and Africana Studies
- PHIL 1104 — Goddesses, Witches, Saints, and Sinners: Women and Religion
- PHIL 1271 — Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
- PHIL 2155 — Human Rights
- PHIL 2410 — Possession, Sacrifice, and Divination in African Diasporic Religions
- PHIL 2619 — Race and Religion in Film
- PHIL 3492 — Indigenous Philosophy
- PHIL 3500 — Sexuality, Gender, and the Law
- PHIL 3512 — Religion, Race, and Politics
- PHIL 3822 — Philosophy of Race and Racism

Philosophy Electives

4 semester hours.

From the catalog
Complete one additional PHIL course not used to satisfy other requirements.

Integrative Course Requirements

One of:
- PHIL 4510 — Philosophy of Science
- PHIL 3360 — Scientific Approaches to Philosophy
PHYS 3601 — Classical Dynamics

Mathematics

MATH 1341 — Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
MATH 1342 — Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering
MATH 2321 — Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering
MATH 2341 — Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering

Writing Requirements

One of:
- ENGW 1111 — First-Year Writing
- ENGW 1102 — First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
One of:
- ENGW 3315 — Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
- ENGW 3308 — Advanced Writing in the Social Sciences
- ENGW 3309 — Advanced Writing in the Humanities

Substitutions

Possible equivalents for this program — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:

ENGW 1102 ↔ ENGW 1111 (tier C)
PHIL 2325 ↔ POLS 2325 (tier B)

What the tiers mean

Parsed from the catalog by NU Map; the structured machine copy is in this college's JSON for the 2027 catalog, under physics-and-philosophy-bs-boston, and the official page is the authority.