Spanish and Public Health, BA (Boston)

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Spanish Requirements

• SPNS 2102 — Intermediate Spanish 2
• SPNS 3101 — Advanced Spanish 1
• SPNS 3102 — Advanced Spanish 2

Culture, Literature & History Electives

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Complete two of the following:

• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • CLTR 3805 — Culture, Politics, and Media in Spain
  • SPNS 1504 — Cultural History of Spain
  • SPNS 1505 — Latin American Culture, History, and Politics
  • SPNS 1973 — Special Topics in Hispanic Culture
  • SPNS 3240 — Social Justice in Latin American Film
  • SPNS 3715 — New Narratives: Latin America after 1989
  • SPNS 3720 — Literature, Arts, and Poverty in Latin America
  • SPNS 4655 — Latin American Literature

Language & Linguistics Electives

From the catalog

Complete two of the following:

• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • SPNS 2900 — Specialized Instruction in Spanish
  • SPNS 3403 — Spanish for Global Professionals
  • SPNS 3502 — Authentic Spanish Grammar
  • SPNS 3601 — Exploring Spoken Spanish
  • SPNS 3602 — Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
  • SPNS 3603 — Special Topics in Spanish Linguistics
  • SPNS 3800 — Special Topics in Spanish
  • SPNS 3900 — Specialized Instruction in Spanish
  • SPNS 4944 — Cultural Engagement: Dialogue of Civilizations

Experiential Learning

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Complete one of the following options (courses used to satisfy this requirement will also typically satisfy another major requirement):

International co-op in a Spanish-speaking country

Study-abroad in a Spanish-speaking country

Dialogue of Civilizations in a Spanish-speaking country

• One of:
  • SPNS 3601 — Exploring Spoken Spanish

Public Health Core

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

Science Requirement

• PSYC 1101 — Foundations of Psychology

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  Biology

  Complete one of the following options:

  Option 1

  Option 2

• One of:
  • One of:
    • BIOL 1141 — Microbes and Society
    • BIOL 1143 — Biology and Society
  • BIOL 1147 — The Human Organism
  • All of:
    • BIOL 1111 — General Biology 1
    • BIOL 1112 — Lab for BIOL 1111
  • All of:
    • BIOL 1113 — General Biology 2
    • BIOL 1114 — Lab for BIOL 1113

Public Health Social Science Requirement

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Introductory Course

Complete one of the following:

• One of:
  • ANTH 1101 — Peoples and Cultures
  • COMM 1225 — Communication Theory
  • ECON 1115 — Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ECON 1116 — Principles of Microeconomics
  • 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

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  Upper-Level Course

  Complete one of the following:

  Society and Behavior

  Globalization and Global Health

  Environmental Health and Climate Change

  Law, Policy, and Human Rights

  Healthcare Administration and Management

• One of:
  • ANTH 3441 — Medical Anthropology
  • COMM 3201 — Health Communication
  • COMM 4102 — Health Communication Campaigns
  • CRIM 3040 — Psychology of Crime
  • 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
  • AFCS 3424 — Epidemiology of Pandemic Diseases and Health Disparities in the African Diaspora
  • ECON 3404 — International Food Policy
  • One of:
    • INTL 3200 — Cities in a Global Context
    • INTL 3201 — Cities in a Global Context (Abroad)
  • INTL 3400 — International Conflict and Negotiation
  • PHTH 3717 — Infectious Disease: Past, Present, Future
  • POLS 3487 — Politics of Developing Nations
  • COMM 3500 — Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media
  • ECON 3423 — Environmental Economics
  • One of:
    • INTL 5100 — Climate and Development
    • PPUA 5100 — Climate and Development
  • PPUA 5238 — Climate Change and Global Urbanization
  • ECON 3424 — Law and Economics
  • PHIL 5001 — Global Justice
  • PHIL 5002 — Ethics and Public Policy
  • POLS 3307 — Public Policy and Administration
  • ECON 3413 — Health Economics and Healthcare Policy
  • ORGB 3201 — Organizational Behavior
  • PHTH 4511 — Healthcare Management
  • PHTH 5232 — Evaluating Healthcare Quality
  • PHTH 5234 — Economic Perspectives on Health Policy

Integrative Courses

• SPNS 3401 — Spanish for Healthcare Professionals 1
• SPNS 3402 — Spanish for Healthcare Professionals 2

Introduction to College (Based on Home College)

From the catalog

Complete one of the following:

• One of:
  • HSCI 1000 — College: An Introduction
  • INSH 1000 — Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern

Writing in the First Year

• ENGW 1111 — First-Year Writing

Co-op Preparation (Based on Home College)

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Complete one of the following:

• One of:
  • EESH 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op
  • HSCI 2000 — Professional Development for Bouvé Co-op

Advanced Writing in the Discipline

From the catalog

Complete one of the following:

• One of:
  • ENGW 3306 — Advanced Writing in the Health Professions
  • ENGW 3308 — Advanced Writing in the Social Sciences
  • ENGW 3309 — Advanced Writing in the Humanities
  • ENGW 3315 — Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Capstone

From the catalog

Complete one of the following, based on home college:

• Choose 4 semester hours from:
  • Bouvé
    • HSCI 4720 — Health Science Capstone—Service
    • HSCI 4730 — Health Science Capstone—Research
  • CSSH
    • SPNS 4700 — Capstone Seminar

Substitutions

Stated by the catalog on this program's requirements:

• Must complete 0 semester hour Capstone Project Design and Planning (HSCI 4700) pre-requisite.

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

• INTL 5100 ↔ PPUA 5100 (tier B)

What the tiers mean

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