Economics and Psychology, BS (Oakland)

Economics Requirements

Required Courses

1. ECON 1115

   Principles of Macroeconomics
   4
2. ECON 1116

   Principles of Microeconomics
   4
3. ECON 2315

   Macroeconomic Theory
   4
4. ECON 2316

   Microeconomic Theory
   4
5. ECON 2560

   Applied Econometrics
   4

Economics Electives

1. Complete four ECON courses from the following ranges with no more than two at the ECON 1200–1999 range. The course used to satisfy the integrative course requirement may not be used as an economics elective:

   Not resolved to a course
   16

ECON 1200–ECON 1999

ECON 2990–ECON 3559

ECON 3561 - ECON 4689

ECON 4692 or ECON 4997 (Capstone may be taken as an elective.)

ECON 4900–ECON 4996

ECON 5200–ECON 5999

Unless otherwise noted in specific combined majors, required core economics courses cannot be counted as electives by students completing Department of Economics programs.

Psychology Requirements

Required Courses

1. PSYC 1101

   Foundations of Psychology
   4
2. PSYC 3402

   Social Psychology
   4
3. PSYC 3450

   4 PSYC lab

   As published: “Learning and Motivation”
   4
4. PSYC 3466

   Cognition
   4

Statistics

1. Complete the following. Students who receive transfer credit for the Advanced Placement Statistics exam may complete the 1 semester hour PSYC 2315 course (requires department permission):

   Not resolved to a course
   4-5
2. PSYC 2320

   Statistics in Psychological Research
   1

Required Lab

1. Complete one of the following. This requirement may not be fulfilled via transfer credit.

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. PSYC 4600

   Laboratory in Research Design
3. PSYC 4604

   Laboratory in Learning and Motivation
4. PSYC 4606

   Laboratory in Biological Psychology
5. PSYC 4610

   Laboratory in Psycholinguistics
6. PSYC 4612

   Laboratory in Cognition
7. PSYC 4614

   Laboratory in Social Psychology
8. PSYC 4616

   Laboratory in Personality
9. PSYC 4622

   Laboratory in Sensation and Perception
10. PSYC 4624

    Laboratory in Affective Science
11. PSYC 4628

    Laboratory in Developmental Psychology

Required Seminar

1. Complete one of the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. PSYC 4656

   Seminar in Biological Psychology
3. PSYC 4658

   Seminar in Psycholinguistics
   4-5
4. PSYC 4660

   Seminar in Cognition
5. PSYC 4662

   Seminar in Personality
6. PSYC 4664

   Seminar in Social Psychology
7. PSYC 4666

   Seminar in Clinical Psychology
8. PSYC 4668

   Seminar in Sensation and Perception
9. PSYC 4674

   Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience
10. PSYC 4676

    Seminar in Developmental Psychology
    1
11. PSYC 4682

    Seminar in Learning and Motivation

    Not resolved to a course

Psychology Electives

1. Complete three PSYC courses not used to fulfill requirements above.

   Not resolved to a course
   12

Integrative Course

1. ECON 4681

   Information Economics and Game Theory

   or: ECON 3416 Behavioral Economics
   4

Supporting Courses

1. INSC 1000

   1 Foreign language course

   As published: “Science at Northeastern”

   or: ECON 1000 Economics at Northeastern
   1
2. EESC 2000

   Professional Development for Co-op

   or: EESH 2000 Professional Development for Co-op
   1
3. ENGW 1111

   First-Year Writing

   or: ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
   4
4. ENGW 3315

   Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

   or: ENGW 3307 Advanced Writing in the Sciences

   or: ENGW 3308 Advanced Writing in the Social Sciences
   4

Calculus

1. MATH 1231

   Calculus for Business and Economics

   As published: “Calculus for Business and Economics (It is highly recommended that students who take MATH 1231 take sections devoted to econ students only.)”

   or: MATH 1241 Calculus 1

   or: MATH 1245 Calculus with Applications

   or: MATH 1340 Intensive Calculus for Engineers

   or: MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
   4

Digital Skills

1. MISM 2510

   Fundamentals of Information Analytics
   4

NUpath Not Fulfilled by Major

1. NUPath EI—Expression and Innovation

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. NUPath IC—Interpreting Culture

   Not resolved to a course
   4
3. NUPath DD—Difference and Diversity

   Not resolved to a course
   4
4. NUPath ER— Ethical Reasoning

   Not resolved to a course
   4
5. NUPath WD—Advanced Writing in the Discipline

   Not resolved to a course
   4

Open Electives

1. Complete three open electives.

   Not resolved to a course
   12

Combined Major Credit/ GPA Requirement

Grades in the following required courses must average to a minimum of C (2.000):

1. ECON 2315

   Macroeconomic Theory
   4
2. ECON 2316

   Microeconomic Theory
   4
3. ECON 2560

   Applied Econometrics
   4
4. PSYC 2320

   Statistics in Psychological Research
   1