Graduate Catlog

Graduate Catalog
2018–2019
Table of Contents
Graduate ....................................................................................................... 9 Graduate Schools Academic Policies ................................................ 27
General Admission and Transfer Credit ................................................... 10 Academic Calendars ........................................................................... 28
Regulations Applying to All Degree Programs .................................. 10 Student Records and Transcripts ...................................................... 29
Regulations Applying only to Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Programs Final Examinations and Related Policies on Other Exams ............... 32
............................................................................................................... 11
Graduation Requirements .................................................................. 32
General Regulations and Requirements for Nondegree Certificate
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) ........................ 32
Programs ............................................................................................. 11
Student Right-to-Know Act ................................................................. 33
General Regulations and Requirements for the Master's Degree
............................................................................................................... 11 Code of Student Conduct ................................................................... 33
General Regulations and Requirements for the Certificate of Appeals Policies and Procedures ...................................................... 33
Advanced Graduate Study .................................................................. 12
General Regulations ........................................................................... 35
General Regulations and Requirements for the Research Doctorate
Students' Bill of Academic Rights and Responsibilities ................... 41
(PhD and EdD) ..................................................................................... 12
PhD Programs ............................................................................................ 43
General Regulations and Requirements for Interdisciplinary Graduate
Degrees ................................................................................................ 13 Experiential PhD Leadership, Graduate Certificate ........................... 44
Information for Entering Students ............................................................ 15 College of Arts, Media and Design ........................................................... 45
Living in Boston .................................................................................. 15 Academic Policies and Procedures ................................................... 45
Information for International Students .............................................. 15 General Information ..................................................................... 45
Academic Resources .......................................................................... 16 Master’s Degree Policies ............................................................. 45
Libraries ........................................................................................ 16 Graduate Student Classification ................................................. 46
Office of the Registrar ................................................................. 17 School of Architecture ........................................................................ 46
Information Technology Services ...................................................... 17 Master of Architecture—One-Year Program ............................... 47
Campus Resources ............................................................................. 18 Master of Architecture—Two-Year Program ............................... 48
Career Development .................................................................... 18 Master of Architecture—Three-Year Program ............................ 48
Campus Recreation ..................................................................... 18 Master of Architecture—Three-Year Program—Advanced Degree

Entrance ....................................................................................... 50
Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning Through Research
........................................................................................................ 18 Master of Design for Sustainable Urban Environments—One-Year
Program ........................................................................................ 51
Disability Resource Center .......................................................... 19
Master of Design for Sustainable Urban Environments—Two-Year
Graduate Student Government ................................................... 19
Program ........................................................................................ 51
Husky Card Services .................................................................... 19
Art + Design ........................................................................................ 52
John A. and Marcia E. Curry Student Center .............................. 19
Experience Design, MFA .............................................................. 53
Northeastern University Bookstore ............................................. 19
Information Design and Visualization, MFA ............................... 54
Parking .......................................................................................... 20
Interdisciplinary Arts, MFA .......................................................... 55
Public Safety ................................................................................ 20
Experience Design, MS ................................................................ 56
University Health and Counseling Services ................................ 20
Game Science and Design, MS ................................................... 57
We Care ........................................................................................ 21
Experience Design, Graduate Certificate .................................... 58
College Expenses ....................................................................................... 22
Game Analytics, Graduate Certificate ......................................... 59
Tuition and Fees ................................................................................. 22
Information Design and Visualization, Graduate Certificate ...... 59
Student Refunds ................................................................................. 22
School of Journalism ......................................................................... 60
Financial Aid Assistance .................................................................... 23
Journalism, MA ............................................................................ 60
Bill Payment ........................................................................................ 25
Media Advocacy, MS ................................................................... 61
University-Wide Academic Policies and Procedures ............................... 27
Music ................................................................................................... 62
Music Industry Leadership, MS .................................................. 62 Corporate Renewal, Graduate Certificate ................................... 92
Music Industry Leadership, JD/MS ............................................ 63 Corporate Renewal—Online Program, Graduate Certificate ....... 93
NEC/NU Joint Certificate Program—Professional Studies Healthcare Administration and Policy, Graduate Certificate ...... 93
Certificate in Music Performance ............................................... 63
Innovation Management, Graduate Certificate .......................... 94
Interdisciplinary Programs ................................................................. 65
International Business, Graduate Certificate .............................. 94
Arts Administration and Cultural Entrepreneurship, MS ............ 65
International Business—Online Program, Graduate Certificate
Urban Planning and Policy, MS ................................................... 66 ........................................................................................................ 95
Arts Administration, Graduate Certificate .................................. 69 Investments, Graduate Certificate .............................................. 95
Cultural Entrepreneurship, Graduate Certificate ......................... 69 Leadership and Human Capital, Graduate Certificate ................ 96
D'Amore-McKim School of Business ........................................................ 71 Marketing, Graduate Certificate .................................................. 96
Master of Science ............................................................................... 71 Marketing—Online Program, Graduate Certificate ..................... 96
Business Analytics, MS ............................................................... 71 Mutual Fund Management, Graduate Certificate ....................... 97
Innovation, MS ............................................................................. 72 Supply Chain Management, Graduate Certificate ...................... 97
International Management, MS ................................................... 72 Supply Chain Management—Online Program, Graduate Certificate

........................................................................................................ 98
Technological Entrepreneurship, MS .......................................... 73
Technological Entrepreneurship, Graduate Certificate .............. 98
Accounting, MSA ......................................................................... 73
College of Computer and Information Science ........................................ 99
Finance, MSF ............................................................................... 74
Academic Policies and Procedures ................................................... 99
Finance—Evening/Part-Time Program, MSF .............................. 75
Absenteeism ................................................................................. 99
Finance—Online Program, MSF .................................................. 75
Academic Integrity ....................................................................... 99
International Business, MSIB ...................................................... 75
Academic Probation and Dismissal .......................................... 100
Taxation, MST .............................................................................. 76
Transfer of Credit ....................................................................... 100
Taxation—Online Program, MST ................................................. 76
Computer Science ............................................................................ 100
Master of Business Administration ................................................... 77
Computer Science, PhD ............................................................. 100
MBA—Full-Time Program ............................................................ 77
Computer Science, PhD—Advanced Entry ................................ 103
MBA—Part-Time Program ............................................................ 80
Data Science, MS ....................................................................... 104
MBA—Online Program ................................................................. 83
Health Data Analytics, MS ........................................................ 105
Dual Degrees ....................................................................................... 84
MSCS—Master of Science in Computer Science ..................... 106
MS/MBA—Nursing and Business Administration ...................... 84
MSCS—Master of Science in Computer Science—ALIGN Program
MSA/MBA—Accounting and Business Administration .............. 84
...................................................................................................... 107
MSF/MBA—Finance and Business Administration—Full-Time
Computer Science, Graduate Certificate .................................. 108
........................................................................................................ 86
Data Analytics, Graduate Certificate ......................................... 109
MSF/MBA—Finance and Business Administration—Part-Time
........................................................................................................ 86 Health Informatics ............................................................................ 109
MSF/MBA—Finance and Business Administration—Online ...... 87 Personal Health Informatics, PhD ............................................ 109
JD/MBA—Juris Doctorate and MBA ........................................... 87 Health Data Analytics, MS ........................................................ 105
Certificate Programs ........................................................................... 88 Health Informatics, MS ............................................................. 112
Accounting and Financial Decision Making, Graduate Certificate Information Assurance ..................................................................... 113
........................................................................................................ 89
Information Assurance, PhD ..................................................... 114
Accounting and Financial Decision Making—Online Program,
Information Assurance, PhD—Advanced Entry ........................ 115
Graduate Certificate ..................................................................... 89
Cybersecurity, MS ...................................................................... 116
Business Administration, Graduate Certificate .......................... 90
Cybersecurity, Graduate Certificate .......................................... 117
Business Administration—Online Program, Graduate Certificate
........................................................................................................ 91 Interdisciplinary ................................................................................. 117
Corporate Finance, Graduate Certificate .................................... 92 Game Science and Design, MS ................................................... 57
Corporate Finance—Online Program, Graduate Certificate ........ 92 Data Analytics, Graduate Certificate ......................................... 109
College of Engineering ............................................................................ 120 Data Science, MS ....................................................................... 104
Academic Policies and Procedures ................................................. 120 Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in
Communications, Control, and Signal Processing, MSECE ..... 164
Learning Outcomes ................................................................... 120
Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in
Admission Requirements .......................................................... 120
Computer Systems and Software, MSECE ............................... 166
Cooperative Education Policies ................................................ 120
Online and Video Streaming Examination Policy ..................... 122 Computer Networks and Security, MSECE ............................... 168
Course Registration and Withdrawal ........................................ 122 Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in
Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Algorithms, MSECE
Academic Standards and Degree Requirements ..................... 123
...................................................................................................... 171
Administrative Procedures ........................................................ 125
Petitions ..................................................................................... 125 Electromagnetics, Plasma, and Optics, MSECE ....................... 173
Re-enrollment Policy for Full-time Students ............................ 126 Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in
Microsystems, Materials, and Devices, MSECE ....................... 175
Bioengineering .................................................................................. 126
Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in Power
Bioengineering, PhD .................................................................. 127
Systems, MSECE ........................................................................ 177
Bioengineering, PhD—Advanced Entry ..................................... 133
Electrical and Computer Engineering Leadership, MSECEL .... 180
Bioengineering, MSBioE ............................................................ 135
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering ........................................... 180
Chemical Engineering ....................................................................... 137
Industrial Engineering, PhD ....................................................... 181
Chemical Engineering, PhD ....................................................... 137
Industrial Engineering, PhD—Advanced Entry .......................... 184
Chemical Engineering, PhD—Advanced Entry .......................... 139
Mechanical Engineering, PhD ................................................... 186
Chemical Engineering, MSCHE ................................................. 141
Mechanical Engineering, PhD—Advanced Entry ...................... 189
Process Safety Engineering, Graduate Certificate ................... 142
Data Analytics Engineering, MS ................................................ 192
Civil and Environmental Engineering ............................................... 142
Robotics, MS .............................................................................. 195
Civil Engineering, PhD ................................................................ 143
Industrial Engineering, MSIE ..................................................... 196
Civil Engineering, PhD—Advanced Entry .................................. 145
Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in General
Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Energy & Mechanical Engineering, MSME ............................................... 198
Environment, MS ........................................................................ 146
Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in Materials Science,
Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in MSME ......................................................................................... 200
Infrastructure Resilience, MS .................................................... 147
Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in Mechanics and
Civil Engineering with Concentration in Construction Design, MSME ............................................................................ 202
Management, MSCivE ............................................................... 148
Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in Mechatronics,
Civil Engineering with Concentration in Environmental and Water MSME ......................................................................................... 203
Systems, MSCivE ....................................................................... 149
Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in Thermofluids,
Civil Engineering with Concentration in Geotechnical/ MSME ......................................................................................... 205
Geoenvironmental Engineering, MSCivE .................................. 150
Operations Research, MSOR ..................................................... 207
Civil Engineering with Concentration in Structural Engineering,
Data Analytics Engineering, Graduate Certificate .................... 209
MSCivE ....................................................................................... 151
Data Mining Engineering, Graduate Certificate ........................ 210
Civil Engineering with Concentration in Transportation, MSCivE
...................................................................................................... 152 Multidisciplinary Programs .............................................................. 210
Environmental Engineering, MSENVE ....................................... 154 Computer Systems Engineering with Concentration in the
Internet of Things, MSCSE ........................................................ 211
Sustainable Building Systems, MSSBS .................................... 155
Computer Systems Engineering with Concentration in Software
Electrical and Computer Engineering .............................................. 156
Design Engineering, MSCSE ...................................................... 212
Computer Engineering, PhD ...................................................... 157
Engineering Management, MSEM ............................................. 213
Computer Engineering, PhD—Advanced Entry ......................... 158
Energy Systems, MSENES ........................................................ 215
Electrical Engineering, PhD ....................................................... 159
Energy Systems, MSENES—Academic Link Program .............. 217
Electrical Engineering, PhD—Advanced Entry .......................... 160
Information Systems, MSIS ...................................................... 218
Applied Physics and Engineering, MS ...................................... 161
Telecommunication Networks, MS ........................................... 219
Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership ................................... 221 Health Data Analytics, MS ........................................................ 105
Engineering Leadership, Graduate Certificate .......................... 222 Health Informatics, MS ............................................................. 251
Interdisciplinary PhD Programs ....................................................... 223 Pharmacy and Public Health, PharmD/MPH ............................ 251
Information Assurance, PhD ..................................................... 114 Physician Assistant Studies and Public Health, MS/MPH ...... 252
Information Assurance, PhD—Advanced Entry ........................ 115 Public Health and Exercise Science with a concentration in
Physical Activity and Public Health, MPH/MS ......................... 253
Interdisciplinary Engineering, PhD ............................................ 226
Public Health and Health Informatics, MPH/MS ..................... 254
Network Science, PhD ............................................................... 226
Exercise Science for Clinicians, Graduate Certificate .............. 254
Population Health, PhD ............................................................. 228
Health Informatics Management and Exchange, Graduate
Graduate School of Engineering Certificates .................................. 229
Certificate ................................................................................... 255
Bouvé College of Health Sciences .......................................................... 232
Health Informatics Privacy and Security, Graduate Certificate
Academic Policies and Procedures ................................................. 232 ...................................................................................................... 255
Health Certification .................................................................... 232 Health Informatics Software Engineering, Graduate Certificate
...................................................................................................... 255
Requirements for Clinical, Internships, and Practicum Courses
...................................................................................................... 232 School of Nursing ............................................................................. 255
Background Checks ................................................................... 233 Nursing, PhD (Post-BSN) ........................................................... 256
Liability Insurance ...................................................................... 234 Nursing, PhD—Advanced Entry (Post-MSN) ............................. 257
Advising ...................................................................................... 234 Nursing Practice, DNP (Post-Masters) ..................................... 257
Transfer of Credit ....................................................................... 234 Nursing Practice with Concentration in Nurse Anesthesia, DNP
...................................................................................................... 258
Course Substitution ................................................................... 234
Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care, CAGS ........ 258
Academic Progression .............................................................. 234
Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, CAGS ..... 259
Student’s Academic Standing ................................................... 235
Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, CAGS ........................... 259
Academic Probation Policy ....................................................... 236
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, CAGS .......................................... 259
Financial Awards ....................................................................... 236
Nurse Anesthesia, CAGS ........................................................... 260
Graduation Policies ................................................................... 237
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care, CAGS ....................... 260
Academic Dismissal .................................................................. 237
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute and Primary Care, CAGS
Applied Psychology .......................................................................... 239
...................................................................................................... 261
Counseling Psychology, PhD ..................................................... 239
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, CAGS .................... 261
School Psychology, PhD ............................................................ 240
Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care, MS ............ 261
Applied Behavior Analysis, CAGS ............................................. 241
Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, MS ......... 262
Counseling Psychology, CAGS .................................................. 242
Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, MS ............................... 262
Applied Behavior Analysis, MS ................................................. 242
Family Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, MS ........................... 263
College Student Development and Counseling, MS ................. 243
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, MS .............................................. 263
Counseling Psychology, MSCP ................................................. 243
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute and Primary Care, MS ...... 264
School Psychology, MS/CAGS .................................................. 244
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, MS ........................ 264
Applied Behavior Analysis, Graduate Certificate ...................... 245
Nursing—Direct Entry, MS ......................................................... 265
Early Intervention, Graduate Certificate .................................... 245
Nursing Administration, MS ...................................................... 266
Communication Sciences and Disorders ........................................ 246
Nursing Anesthesia, MS ............................................................ 266
Speech-Language Pathology, MS ............................................. 246
Nursing and Business Administration, MS/MBA ..................... 267
Health Sciences ................................................................................ 247
Nursing Informatics, Graduate Certificate ................................ 267
Population Health, PhD ............................................................. 228
School of Pharmacy ......................................................................... 268
Public Health, MPH .................................................................... 248
Biomedical Sciences, PhD ......................................................... 268
Exercise Science with Concentration in Physical Activity and
Medicinal Chemistry, PhD ......................................................... 269
Public Health, MS ...................................................................... 249
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD ................................................. 269
Pharmacology, PhD .................................................................... 270 Intellectual Property Law, Graduate Certificate ............................... 299
Pharmacy, PharmD .................................................................... 271 College of Professional Studies .............................................................. 301
Pharmacy, PharmD—Direct Entry .............................................. 271 Academic Policies and Procedures ................................................. 301
Biomedical Nanotechnology, MS .............................................. 274 Master’s Degree Admission Requirements .............................. 301
Biomedical Sciences, MS .......................................................... 275 Transfer Credit Policies ............................................................. 301
Medicinal Chemistry, MS ........................................................... 275 Special Student Status .............................................................. 301
Pharmaceutical Sciences, MS .................................................. 276 Personal Professional Enrichment (PPE) ................................. 302
Pharmacology, MS ..................................................................... 276 New Student Orientation (On-Ground and Online) ................... 302
Pharmacy and Public Health, PharmD/MPH ............................ 251 Academic Resources ................................................................. 302
Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Sciences ........... 278 Attendance Requirements ......................................................... 302
Physical Therapy, DPT ............................................................... 278 Reentry to Program ................................................................... 303
Physical Therapy—Postbaccalaureate Entry ............................ 279 Readmission to Program .......................................................... 303
Occupational Ergonomics and Health, MS ............................... 281 Full-Time Status ......................................................................... 303
Occupational Ergonomics and Health, Graduate Certificate ... 282 Active-Duty Military Personnel .................................................. 304
Physician Assistant .......................................................................... 282 Registration and Taking Courses .............................................. 304
Physician Assistant Studies, MS .............................................. 283 Student Evaluation of Courses (EvaluationKit) ........................ 305
Physician Assistant Studies and Health Informatics, MS/MS Academic Progression Standards ............................................ 306
...................................................................................................... 283
Reinstatement after Academic Dismissal ................................ 306
Physician Assistant Studies and Public Health, MS/MPH ...... 252
Completing Degree Requirements ............................................ 306
Physician Assistant Leadership and Management, Graduate
Degrees, Majors, and Concentrations ....................................... 306
Certificate ................................................................................... 285
Seeking more than One Certificate or Degree .......................... 307
Interdisciplinary ................................................................................. 286
Graduation Requirements ......................................................... 307
Personal Health Informatics, PhD ............................................ 286
Global Partnership Programs .................................................... 308
Biotechnology, MS ..................................................................... 286
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities ...................... 308
Health Data Analytics, MS ........................................................ 105
Personal Information ................................................................. 308
Health Informatics, MS ............................................................. 112
Graduate Campus ...................................................................... 308
Law and Urban Public Health, JD/MPH ................................... 290
Doctoral Degree Programs ............................................................... 308
Physician Assistant Studies and Health Informatics, MS/MS
...................................................................................................... 283 Education, EDD ........................................................................... 308
Public Health and Health Informatics, MPH/MS ..................... 254 Law and Policy, DLP .................................................................. 311
Biopharmaceutical Analytical Sciences, Graduate Certificate Physical Therapy, DPT ............................................................... 311
...................................................................................................... 293
Physical Therapy, DPT—Direct Entry ........................................ 312
Early Intervention, Graduate Certificate .................................... 245
Master's Degree Programs ............................................................... 313
Homeland Security, MA ............................................................. 313
Certificate ................................................................................... 294
Strategic Intelligence and Analysis, MA ................................... 314
...................................................................................................... 294 Teaching, Elementary Licensure, MAT ..................................... 315
Health Informatics Software Engineering, Graduate Certificate Teaching, Secondary Licensure, MAT ....................................... 316
...................................................................................................... 294
Education, MEd .......................................................................... 317
School of Law .......................................................................................... 296
Analytics, MPS ........................................................................... 320
Legal Studies, MS—Online ............................................................... 296
Digital Media, MPS .................................................................... 321
Business Law, Graduate Certificate ................................................. 297
Digital Media, MPS—Connect .................................................... 322
Health Law, Graduate Certificate ..................................................... 298
Enterprise Intelligence, MPS ..................................................... 324
Healthcare Compliance, Graduate Certificate ................................. 298
Geospatial Services, MPS ......................................................... 324
Human Resources Law, Graduate Certificate ................................. 299
Informatics, MPS ....................................................................... 325
Applied Nutrition, MS ................................................................ 327 Forensic Accounting, Graduate Certificate ............................... 359
Commerce and Economic Development, MS ........................... 328 Game Design, Graduate Certificate ........................................... 359
Corporate and Organizational Communication, MS ................. 328 Geographic Information Systems, Graduate Certificate .......... 359
Criminal Justice, MS .................................................................. 331 Global Student Mobility, Graduate Certificate .......................... 360
Global Studies and International Relations, MS ....................... 333 Global Studies And International Relations, Graduate Certificate
...................................................................................................... 360
Human Services, MS ................................................................. 334
Health Management, Graduate Certificate ............................... 361
Leadership, MS .......................................................................... 335
Higher Education Administration, Graduate Certificate ........... 361
Nonprofit Management, MS ...................................................... 337
Human-Centered Informatics, Graduate Certificate ................. 362
Program and Portfolio Project Management, MS .................... 338
Human Resources Management, Graduate Certificate ........... 362
Project Management, MS .......................................................... 339
Information Security Management, Graduate Certificate ........ 362
Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices with
Concentration in Clinical Research Regulatory Affairs, MS ..... 342 Interactive Design, Graduate Certificate ................................... 363
Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices with Interdisciplinary Professional Studies, Graduate Certificate ... 363
Concentration in General Regulatory Affairs, MS .................... 343
International Biopharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs, Graduate
Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices with Certificate ................................................................................... 364
Concentration in International Regulatory Affairs, MS ............ 344
Leadership, Graduate Certificate .............................................. 365
Leading And Managing Technical Projects, Graduate Certificate
Concentration in Medical Devices, MS ..................................... 345
...................................................................................................... 365
Leading Communication Strategy and Talent Development,
Concentration in Operational Regulatory Affairs, MS .............. 346
Graduate Certificate ................................................................... 366
Learning Analytics, Graduate Certificate .................................. 366
Concentration in Regulatory Compliance, MS ......................... 347
Medical Devices Regulatory Affairs, Graduate Certificate ....... 367
Concentration in Strategic Regulatory Affairs, MS .................. 348 Nonprofit Management, Graduate Certificate .......................... 367
Regulatory Affairs of Food and Food Industries, MS ............... 350 Organizational Communication, Graduate Certificate ............. 367
Respiratory Care Leadership, MS ............................................. 350 Port Security, Graduate Certificate ........................................... 368
Technical Communication, MS ................................................. 351 Professional Sports Administration, Graduate Certificate ....... 368
Sports Leadership, MSLD .......................................................... 352 Program And Portfolio Management, Graduate Certificate ..... 368
Graduate Certificate Programs ........................................................ 353 Project Business Analysis, Graduate Certificate ...................... 369
3-D Animation, Graduate Certificate ......................................... 354 Project Management, Graduate Certificate .............................. 369
Adult And Organizational Learning, Graduate Certificate ........ 354 Public and Media Relations, Graduate Certificate ................... 369
Advanced Study in Orthopedics, Graduate Certificate ............. 354 Remote Sensing, Graduate Certificate ..................................... 370
Agile Project Management, Graduate Certificate ..................... 355 Respiratory Specialty Practice, Graduate Certificate ............... 370
Cloud Computing Application and Management, Graduate Social Media And Online Communities, Graduate Certificate
Certificate ................................................................................... 355 ...................................................................................................... 371
Collegiate Athletics Administration, Graduate Certificate ....... 356 Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages, Graduate
Certificate ................................................................................... 371
Computer Industry Writing, Graduate Certificate ..................... 356
College of Science ................................................................................... 373
Construction Management, Graduate Certificate .................... 356
Academic Policies and Procedures ................................................. 373
Cross-Cultural Communication, Graduate Certificate .............. 356
Grading Policies ......................................................................... 373
Digital Media Management, Graduate Certificate .................... 357
Course Registration ................................................................... 373
Digital Video, Graduate Certificate ............................................ 357
Transfer Credit ........................................................................... 373
Domestic Biopharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs, Graduate
Certificate ................................................................................... 357 Awards ........................................................................................ 373
eLearning and Instructional Design, Graduate Certificate ....... 358 Satisfactory Progress ................................................................ 374
Emergency Management, Graduate Certificate ....................... 358 Time Limitation .......................................................................... 374
Financial Markets And Institutions, Graduate Certificate ........ 359 Changes in Requirements ......................................................... 374
The Doctor of Philosophy Degree (PhD) ................................... 374 Applied Physics and Engineering, MS ...................................... 161
The Master’s Degree Academic Requirements ........................ 375 Graduate Certificate Programs ........................................................ 410
Biology ............................................................................................... 375 College of Social Sciences and Humanities .......................................... 412
Biology, PhD ............................................................................... 375 School of Criminology and Criminal Justice ................................... 412
Biology, PhD—Advanced Entry .................................................. 376 Criminology and Justice Policy, PhD ........................................ 413
Bioinformatics, MS .................................................................... 376 Criminology and Justice Policy, PhD—Advanced Entry ........... 413
Bioinformatics, Graduate Certificate ........................................ 378 Criminology and Criminal Justice, MS ...................................... 414
Chemistry and Chemical Biology ..................................................... 379 Law, Criminology and Justice Policy, JD/PhD .......................... 415
Chemistry, PhD ........................................................................... 379 Law, Criminology and Justice Policy, JD/PhD—Advanced Entry
...................................................................................................... 416
Chemistry, PhD—Advanced Entry .............................................. 380
Law, Criminology and Criminal Justice, JD/MS ....................... 417
Biotechnology, MS ..................................................................... 286
Economics ......................................................................................... 417
Chemistry, MS ............................................................................ 383
Economics, PhD ......................................................................... 418
Biopharmaceutical Analytical Sciences, Graduate Certificate
...................................................................................................... 293 Economics, PhD—Advanced Entry ............................................ 419
Biotechnology, Graduate Certificate ......................................... 383 Economics, MA .......................................................................... 421
Biotechnology Enterprise, Graduate Certificate ....................... 383 English ............................................................................................... 421
Experimental Biotechnology, Graduate Certificate ................... 384 English, PhD ............................................................................... 422
Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate Certificate ........................ 384 English, PhD—Advanced Entry .................................................. 423
Pharmaceutical Technologies, Graduate Certificate ................ 384 English, MA ................................................................................ 424
Process Science, Graduate Certificate ..................................... 384 Digital Humanities, Graduate Certificate .................................. 425
Regulatory Science, Graduate Certificate ................................. 385 History ............................................................................................... 426
Marine and Environmental Sciences ............................................... 386 History, PhD ................................................................................ 426
Marine and Environmental Sciences, PhD ............................... 386 History, PhD—Advanced Entry .................................................. 427
Marine and Environmental Sciences, PhD—Advanced Entry History, MA ................................................................................. 428

...................................................................................................... 388
Public History, Graduate Certificate .......................................... 429
Environmental Science and Policy, MS .................................... 389
Political Science ............................................................................... 429
Marine Biology, MS—Three Seas Program ............................... 391
Political Science, PhD ................................................................ 429
Mathematics ..................................................................................... 392
Political Science, PhD—Advanced Entry ................................... 430
Mathematics, PhD ..................................................................... 392
Political Science, MA ................................................................. 431
Mathematics, PhD—Advanced Entry ........................................ 394
Public Administration, MPA ...................................................... 433
Applied Mathematics, MS ......................................................... 396
Security and Resilience Studies, MS ........................................ 434
Mathematics, MS ....................................................................... 396
Security and Resilience Studies, Graduate Certificate ............. 436
Operations Research, MSOR ..................................................... 397
School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs ...................................... 436
Physics .............................................................................................. 398
Public Policy, PhD ...................................................................... 437
Physics, PhD .............................................................................. 398
Public Policy, PhD—Advanced Entry ......................................... 439
Physics, PhD—Advanced Entry ................................................. 401
International Affairs, MA ........................................................... 441
Physics, MS ................................................................................ 403
Public Administration, MPA ...................................................... 433
Nanomedicine, Graduate Certificate ......................................... 404
Public Policy, MPP ..................................................................... 443
Psychology ........................................................................................ 405
Urban Informatics, MS .............................................................. 444
Psychology, PhD ........................................................................ 405
Urban Planning and Policy, MS ................................................... 66
Psychology, PhD—Advanced Entry ........................................... 406
Urban and Regional Policy, MS ................................................. 447
Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in
Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Energy &

Environment, MS ........................................................................ 146
Public Policy Analysis, Graduate Certificate ............................ 452
Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, and Social Change, Graduate

Certificate ................................................................................... 452
Urban Analytics, Graduate Certificate ...................................... 453
Urban Studies, Graduate Certificate ......................................... 454
Law and Public Policy, JD/MS .................................................. 454
Sociology ........................................................................................... 455
Sociology, PhD ........................................................................... 455
Sociology, PhD—Advanced Entry .............................................. 457
Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Energy &

Environment, MS ........................................................................ 146

Data Analytics, Graduate Certificate ......................................... 109
Digital Humanities, Graduate Certificate .................................. 425
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Graduate Certificate

...................................................................................................... 465
Faculty ...................................................................................................... 467
Appendix ................................................................................................... 506
Governing Boards and Officers of Northeastern ............................. 506
University Leadership ....................................................................... 507
Statements of Accreditation and State Authorization .................... 508
Institutional Calendars and Online Resources ................................ 510
General Information .......................................................................... 510
Index ......................................................................................................... 512

Northeastern University 9
Graduate
10 General Admission and Transfer Credit
General Admission and Transfer Credit

• Regulations Applying to All Degree Programs (p. 10) Transfer Credit
• Regulations Applying only to Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Programs A maximum of 9 semester hours of credit (or 12 quarter hours) obtained
(p. 11) at another institution may be accepted toward the degree, provided
• General Regulations and Requirements for Nondegree Certificate the credits consist of work taken at the graduate level for graduate
Programs (p. 11) credit, carry grades of 3.000 or better, have been earned at an accredited
• General Regulations and Requirements for the Master's Degree institution, and have not been used toward any baccalaureate or
(p. 11) advanced degree or certificate at another institution.
• General Regulations and Requirements for the Certificate of Transfer credits must be no more than five academic years old at the time
Advanced Graduate Study (p. 12) the student is admitted to graduate study. Courses older than five years
• General Regulations and Requirements for the Research Doctorate will be accepted only in rare circumstances.
(PhD and EdD) (p. 12)
• General Regulations and Requirements for Interdisciplinary Graduate Grades earned in transferred credits are not counted as part of the overall
Degrees (p. 13) grade-point average earned at Northeastern.
Transfer credits will only be accepted at the discretion of the academic

Regulations Applying to All Degree Programs department and the college’s graduate office.
Note: The College of Professional Studies’ (CPS) transfer policy (p. 301)

A copy of each graduate degree program as approved by the Board of
is available in the CPS section of the catalog.
Trustees and as officially amended is on file in the Office of the Provost.
This record contains the goals of all requirements for the program. All Special Student Status
descriptions of the program in the university, college, and department
Those students who are not pursuing a specific degree program are
publications must conform to this officially approved record. Descriptions
classified as special students. Special students must satisfy the
of PlusOne programs are also on file in the provost’s office.
requirements for admission and perform at a satisfactory level in course
Standards of admission are specific to certificate and degree programs. work in order to continue as special students. Performance of a special
student in graduate courses should average at least 3.000 in order for the
Admission Requirements student to be allowed to register for any subsequent classes. The number
Prior to beginning a graduate program, students must meet one of the of credits that may be earned by a student enrolled as a special student
following conditions: is at the discretion of each graduate office. However, only a maximum
of 12 graduate semester hours may be applied to a graduate program.
• Have received a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited Students interested in pursuing a degree program must make a formal
college or university application to the degree program. Special students who do not register
• Have received a master’s degree or equivalent degree from an for four consecutive semesters, excluding summer semester, will be
accredited college or university subject to review and possible withdrawal.
• Have received a first professional or equivalent degree from an Special students are not eligible for Northeastern financial aid awards or
accredited college or university federal financial aid.
• Have been accepted into an approved bachelor’s-to-graduate-degree
program Provisional Student Status
Provisional students are students whose academic records do not
Registration qualify them for acceptance as regular students. Provisional students
Northeastern University has a policy of continuous registration while must obtain a 3.000 grade-point average in the first 9 semester hours
enrolled full-time in a graduate degree program. of graduate courses in order to continue in the graduate program or
meet specifically delineated departmental requirements to qualify for
All students must register for course work, research, thesis, dissertation,
full acceptance to a degree program. Students may not earn more
or continuation courses for each semester in order to be in good
than 9 semester hours while enrolled in provisional status. After the
standing in the program. Registration is continuous with the exception
completion of 9 semester hours, students must either satisfy regular
of summer. A student must be registered in summer only if he or she will
admission standards or be denied further registration in the graduate
be graduating in the summer or holds an award that requires registration.
program.
Students must be registered during the semester in which they complete
all requirements for their degree. Provisional students are not eligible for Northeastern financial aid awards
or federal financial aid.
When circumstances warrant, e.g., medical exigency, a student may seek
a leave of absence. International students cannot be admitted provisionally or conditionally.
The university parental leave policy is available in the University Policies Undergraduate Credit for Graduate Courses
section of the Office of the Provost (https://provost.northeastern.edu/
Undergraduate students who are juniors or seniors may enroll in graduate
policies) website.
courses for credit toward their undergraduate degrees if they meet all
prerequisites as determined by the graduate director and they receive
permission from the instructor of the course and from the student’s
undergraduate academic advisor. General Regulations and Requirements for Nondegree
Certificate Programs
Inter- and Intracollege Graduate Courses
In colleges that have a graduate school, units within the college that Certificates That Appear on the Transcript
do not offer graduate degree programs may offer a maximum of two DEFINITION
courses per year if the courses are approved within a unit or units offering A nondegree certificate program is a program of study requiring at least
a graduate degree program. These courses will be subject to the same four graduate courses, or 12 semester hours of graduate credit, but
review process as other graduate courses. no more than 30 semester hours of graduate credit. In the College of
Professional Studies (CPS), the number of credits for a certificate varies
University-Mandated Training from 16 quarter hours to 30 quarter hours. Successful completion of
All students must fulfill all university-mandated ethics and safety training. such a certificate program will be recorded on the student’s transcript.
Appropriate graduate credits taken as part of a nondegree certificate
program may be counted toward a regular graduate degree at the
Regulations Applying only to Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
discretion of the committee in charge of the graduate program.
Programs
ADMISSION
Committee in Charge of the Graduate Student’s Degree All students admitted to a certificate program must satisfy the general
Program requirements for admission as a graduate student and the requirements
The committee in charge of the graduate student’s degree program is for the specific certificate program.
that body charged with overseeing all academic and administrative
PROCEDURES FOR THE APPROVAL OF NEW CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
matters relating to the program. This committee will be a departmental or, New certificate programs are developed following the procedure outlined
in the case of colleges without departments, a college committee. in the Guidelines for New Degree Programs found on the Office of the
Provost (http://www.northeastern.edu/provost/policies) website.
PhD Dissertation Committees
No dissertation committee shall have fewer than three faculty members, PROCEDURES FOR CERTIFICATE PROGRAM REVIEW
two of whom shall be from Northeastern University. The chair of the Certificate programs will be reviewed in the context of departmental
dissertation committee will be a full-time tenured or tenure-track member reviews. Information about these reviews can be found on the Office of
of the faculty of Northeastern University and will hold an appropriate the Provost (http://www.northeastern.edu/provost/policies) website.
doctorate. A research faculty member may chair a dissertation
committee if he or she holds an appropriate doctorate and has received GENERAL REGULATIONS
Except as indicated herein, certificate programs shall be subject to the
the approval to do so from the tenured and tenure-track faculty members
same regulations and procedures as master’s degree programs.
of the unit(s) in which his or her appointment resides.
If a student’s major advisor leaves Northeastern, that person may Course Programs That Do Not Appear on the Transcript
continue the research direction of the dissertation or thesis. However, a Colleges offering graduate programs may choose to recognize the
co-advisor must be appointed from the academic department or program. completion of sequences of courses requiring fewer courses than a
The student will then have two advisors, one an official member of the certificate program. No such recognition shall be placed on the student’s
Northeastern faculty who will be available for research and administrative transcript. Such a nontranscript program shall not involve more than
matters and the ex-Northeastern advisor. If a new major advisor is four graduate courses or 12 semester hours of graduate credit. The
appointed, the ex-Northeastern faculty member may serve as an outside requirements of any such nontranscript program will be forwarded to the
member of the committee. vice provost for graduate education for record-keeping purposes.
The PhD committee should be appointed early enough to advise in the

formulation of the student’s program and in refining the research topic
General Regulations and Requirements for the Master's Degree
for the dissertation. Within the constraints of the above criteria, the
PhD program faculty will determine the process by which dissertation Admission
committees are established. The final list of dissertation committee All students admitted to a master’s program must satisfy the general
members shall be reported to the associate dean for graduate education. requirements for admission as a graduate student and the requirements
for the specific master’s program.
Each PhD student shall have an annual review of his or her progress
toward the degree. A copy of the review shall be submitted to the student. Academic Classifications
Those students who have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited
After reaching candidacy, students must register for Dissertation for
college or university and satisfy the admissions requirements of the
a minimum of two semesters in order to fulfill their formal residency
appropriate graduate school are classified as regular students. Domestic
requirement. Continuation status enrollment is for students who are
students whose records are not of acceptable quality may be accepted
postcandidacy, have completed all course work, and are actively engaged
as provisional students. International students cannot be accepted
in completing a thesis or dissertation.
provisionally. Provisional students must obtain a 3.000 grade-point
average in the first 9 semester hours or otherwise fulfill the delineated
departmental requirements to continue in the graduate program;
they then become regular students. Any student whose record is not
satisfactory may be dropped by action of the committee in charge of the
degree program.
12 General Regulations and Requirements for the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study
Course Requirements candidate must complete a minimum of 24 semester hours or, in the case
A candidate for the master’s degree must satisfactorily complete an of the College of Professional Studies, 32 quarter hours of credit beyond
approved program conforming to the requirements of the graduate school the master’s degree.
and department or program in which the candidate is registered.
Time Limitation
The requirements for the master’s degree are a minimum of 30 semester Course credits earned in the program of graduate study, or accepted
hours of graduate work beyond the bachelor’s degree, except in the by transfer, are valid for a maximum of seven years unless the relevant
College of Professional Studies, in which 45 quarter hours of graduate graduate office grants an extension.
work are required. There may also be other study required by the graduate
school and department or program concerned. Students enrolled in a
General Regulations and Requirements for the Research
PlusOne program will be allowed to double-count prescribed graduate
courses as part of their undergraduate degree.
Doctorate (PhD and EdD)
Language Requirement The formal requirements for the PhD degree are the following:
The committee in charge of the degree program may establish a • Completion of the course work mandated by the individual degree
language requirement. program.
Comprehensive Examination • Fulfillment of the residency requirement.
At the discretion of the committee in charge of the degree program, final • Formal training in the Responsible Conduct of Research (http://
written or oral comprehensive examination(s) may be required. Such ori.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/rcrintro.pdf) for students as
examinations will be given at least two weeks before the Commencement appropriate.
at which the degree is to be awarded. • A comprehensive examination or equivalent if required by the degree
program.
Thesis • Continuous registration.
If a thesis is required in partial fulfillment of degree requirements, it must • A final examination conducted by the student’s PhD committee.
show independent work based, in part, on original material and must
• Submission of a dissertation to the relevant graduate office and to
meet the approval of the student’s thesis committee. The committee in
ProQuest for archiving. The dissertation must be based on original
charge of the degree program is responsible for providing instructions
and independent research.
concerning preparation of the thesis.
The student must submit the thesis to ProQuest in sufficient time to

Admission
allow for acceptance before the Commencement clearance deadline. All students admitted to a doctor of philosophy program must satisfy
Information on archiving a thesis with ProQuest is available in the the general requirements for admission as a graduate student and the
program-relevant graduate office. requirements for the specific PhD program.
Time Limitation Academic Classification and Degree Candidacy

Course credits earned in the program of graduate study, or accepted DOCTORAL STUDENT
Students in this classification have been admitted to a doctoral program.
by transfer, are valid for a maximum of seven years unless the relevant
graduate office grants an extension. DOCTORAL CANDIDATE
Every degree program shall have a policy defining candidacy. Students
General Regulations and Requirements for the Certificate of in this classification will have completed all departmental, college,
Advanced Graduate Study and university requirements except for the dissertation. These
requirements vary by program but minimally include completion of
approximately 30 semester hours of acceptable graduate work beyond
The Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) provides specialized
the bachelor’s degree or possession of a previously earned master’s
study above the master’s degree. It is a course of study that falls between
degree that is acceptable to the department and certified by the graduate
the master’s and doctoral degree and culminates in a graduate certificate.
office. The requirements frequently include a comprehensive examination
Admission or a proposal defense.
An applicant for the CAGS must hold a master’s degree in a related
Residence
field from an accredited institution and must complete the admission
Every degree program shall have a policy defining residency for
procedure described in the material of the graduate school. All students
candidates for doctoral degrees. The committee in charge of the degree
admitted to a CAGS program must satisfy the general requirements for
program defines residency and specifies the method by which any
admission as a graduate student and the requirements for the specific
residence requirement is satisfied.
CAGS program.
Academic Classifications and Degree Candidacy Course Requirements

The program committee in charge of the degree program specifies the
Students admitted to a CAGS program will be designated as candidates
doctoral course requirements.
for the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study.
Course Requirements Language Requirements

The committee in charge of the degree program establishes the nature of
A candidate for the CAGS must satisfactorily complete an approved
the language requirement, if any.
program conforming to the requirements of the graduate school and
department or program in which the candidate is registered. The
Responsible Conduct of Research

General Regulations and Requirements for Interdisciplinary
By the end of their third year, all doctoral students for whom the
Responsible Conduct of Research training is required must have
Graduate Degrees
completed this training. Training sessions are highly recommended
Northeastern University offers individually designed and ongoing
for all doctoral students. The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is
interdisciplinary graduate programs. The individually designed program
responsible for ensuring that appropriate training is available for doctoral
is for the student who wishes to pursue graduate studies in an area
students.
that substantially overlaps two or more units. In such cases, that
Qualifying Examination(s) student may design, in consultation with his or her faculty advisor(s),
an interdisciplinary program. The program will correspond in scope and
In departments that require qualifying examinations, students must
depth to Northeastern’s established degree standards but need not agree
be notified in writing of the nature and regulations governing these
exactly with the regulations of individual units. There are also ongoing
examinations and of how their performance on the examinations will
programs for students who wish to pursue graduate studies in areas in
affect their normal progress toward the degree. The graduate office
which two or more units have jointly established a graduate program. As
should be made aware of the department regulations concerning such
with individually designed programs, ongoing programs correspond in
examinations.
scope and depth to Northeastern’s established degree standards but do
Comprehensive Examination(s) not agree exactly with the regulations of individual units.
Degree programs may require a comprehensive examination as the The general regulations and requirements for graduate programs apply to
final step before becoming a PhD candidate. The purpose of this interdisciplinary programs. Additional regulations and requirements are
examination(s) is to test the knowledge and skills of the student in a stated below.
particular area and his or her knowledge of recent research developments
in the field. The PhD program faculty will determine the process by which Admission
comprehensive examination committees are established. UNIVERSITY-APPROVED INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS
Ongoing interdisciplinary programs are university-approved programs in
Dissertation areas of study that combine study in two or more units.
Candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy must complete a
dissertation that embodies the results of extended research and makes Each interdisciplinary graduate program shall be managed as established
an original contribution to the field. This work should give evidence of in the approved design of the program. All interdisciplinary programs,
the candidate’s ability to carry out independent investigation and to both master’s and PhD, shall identify a committee with representation
interpret in a logical manner the results of the research. The committee in from all of the units involved to oversee the administration of the program
charge of the degree program establishes the method of approval of the in accordance with the guidelines established above. All administrative
dissertation. details, including but not limited to admission, probation notification,
and graduation clearance, shall be carried out by the registration unit.
Candidates for the degree of Doctor of Education must complete Curriculum design and any subsequent modifications to a program
a dissertation that embodies the results of extended, creative, and shall be approved by the established procedures within all of the units
independent research and proper evaluation and interpretation of the involved.
results. The committee in charge of the degree program establishes the
method of approval of the dissertation. INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS
In order to pursue an individually designed interdisciplinary graduate
Final Oral Examination and Submission of Dissertation program, a student must have been accepted into an approved graduate
The final oral examination will be carried out after the completion of program that will serve as the registration unit for the interdisciplinary
all other requirements of the degree. The final oral examination will program.
be on the subject matter of the doctoral dissertation and significant
Successful application for admission to an individually designed
developments in the field of the dissertation. Other fields may be included
interdisciplinary program consists of a carefully thought-out, written
if recommended by the examining committee.
proposal describing the areas of proposed study and research. Part
Students must have completed all degree conferral requirements of this proposal will be a list of courses to be taken; a description of
(including having successfully defended their thesis and having the qualifying and comprehensive examination process to be used,
submitted their approved thesis as required by the department and if any; a timeline; and any other requirements of the program. This
to ProQuest) by the last day of the final exam period in order to be proposal must be designed and prepared in consultation with a terminally
graduated in that semester. Graduate students must be continuously prepared faculty member at Northeastern University. In the case of
enrolled through the end of the term in which they have successfully an interdisciplinary PhD proposal, this faculty member must meet the
completed all degree conferral requirements. qualifications defined in the section on PhD Dissertation Committees
(p. 11). At least two units must be participating in order for the
Time Limitation proposal to be deemed interdisciplinary. The proposal must correspond
After the establishment of degree candidacy, a maximum of five years in scope and depth to Northeastern’s established degree standards.
will be allowed for the completion of the degree requirements. Under All of the units and the associate dean(s) for graduate education of
extenuating circumstances, a student may request an extension of this the participating college(s) must approve the proposal. Approval of the
time frame. proposal indicates that appropriate curricular and other academic norms
for the specified degree are satisfied. A proposal for a PhD must define an
area of study in which original and independent research can take place.
Admission of the student to the interdisciplinary program of study

requires favorable recommendation by all units involved, including the
14 General Regulations and Requirements for Interdisciplinary Graduate Degrees
registration unit. It also requires the commitment by a faculty member

at Northeastern University to be the advisor of the student and chair
of the interdisciplinary committee for the student. In the case of an
interdisciplinary PhD program, this faculty member must meet the
qualifications defined in the section on PhD Dissertation Committees
(p. 11). This faculty member may or may not be a member of the
registration unit. The committee must be assembled within the first
semester of the program and must include faculty members from all of
the participating units. At least two units must be represented on the
committee.
This committee will be responsible for overseeing the completion of the

degree requirements. It will also be responsible for the administrative
elements of the program, such as the monitoring of satisfactory progress;
the design and grading of the preliminary and comprehensive exams, if
applicable; graduation clearance; etc. This interdisciplinary committee is
also responsible for an annual review of the progress of the student and
for reporting this progress to the registration unit on an annual basis.
Information for Entering Students

Graduate education at Northeastern integrates the highest level of 617.373.8788 (fax)
scholarship across disciplinary boundaries with significant research
and experiential learning opportunities in Boston and around the world. The Office of Global Services (OGS) offers a vast array of programs and
Northeastern offers more than 165 graduate programs, ranging from services to more than 13,000 international students and scholars who
doctoral and full-time master’s programs to part-time programs and represent approximately 147 nations.
graduate certificates, including an array of innovative PhD and master’s
The OGS also works to promote meaningful interaction and intercultural
programs designed to prepare students for emerging new fields. Students
understanding among citizens of other countries and their peers from
are able to take courses on campus, online, or in hybrid formats. This
the United States, providing educational and cultural enrichment
multidimensional learning environment offers students the knowledge
opportunities for all members of Northeastern and the community at
and experience to excel and the flexibility to create the educational
large.
experience that best meets their needs. Our graduates are well positioned
to meet the diverse demands of careers in academia, industry, and the The OGS oversees the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System
professions. (SEVIS) at Northeastern, as mandated by the U.S. federal government,
in order to ensure compliance with regulations and procedures affecting
• Living in Boston (p. 15)
those international students and scholars in specified nonimmigrant visa
• Information for International Students (p. 15) classifications.
• Academic Resources (p. 16)
Affiliation with the OGS begins with admission to the academic program
• Information Technology Services (p. 17)
and continues through such initiatives as the OGS’s cultural festival in
• Campus Resources (p. 18)
February, “OGS Carnevale,” which celebrates the cultural diversity of the
entire university community. For a list of OGS services and programs, visit
Living in Boston the OGS website (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/information-
entering-students/international-students/northeastern.edu/ogs).
Boston is an exciting city that is the perfect place for students. For links
International students must maintain full-time status at Northeastern
to Boston landmarks, cultural institutions, news sources, city guides, and
to be in compliance with immigration and SEVIS regulations. Also, they
off-campus apartment listings, visit the links below.
must not engage in any type of employment unless authorized by the
OGS. Note that timely registration for courses is especially important so
Off Campus Student Services
that they may remain in compliance with current federal regulations. They
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should consult with the OGS if they have questions about their individual
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status.
offcampus@northeastern.edu
Off Campus Student Services provides a wide range of information,

Coming to Boston
resources, and educational workshops for students who are interested in Preparing to travel to Boston and begin your studies at Northeastern
living off campus or who already live off campus. University is exciting, and you have many things to do in preparation for
both. When you plan carefully, your travels and arrival in Boston should go
Off Campus Student Services provides assistance in searching for smoothly. Here are some of the key things you should do to prepare.
off-campus housing, finding roommates, and learning more about the
communities surrounding Northeastern University. Our website offers a • Obtain your F-1 or J-1 visa from the U.S. embassy or consulate in
host of resources including an apartment search database, information your home country to be eligible to study in the United States. An
on transportation, and City of Boston tenant services, as well as contact international student may attend Northeastern in a nonimmigrant
information for area real estate professionals. status other than F-1 or J-1 only if U.S. immigration regulations allow
for study in the United States under that specific nonimmigrant
Off Campus Student Services publishes a monthly e-newsletter that visa classification. Some international students must apply and
provides valuable tips and information on upcoming programs and events be approved for a change of status (e.g., from B-2 to F-1) before
both on campus and off campus. Individuals interested in receiving our beginning the program at Northeastern. For detailed information/
newsletter can email us at offcampus@northeastern.edu or stop into the instructions specific to your current nonimmigrant status, as well
office Monday through Friday. as eligibility to participate in co-op or other forms of experiential
learning required by your academic program, contact the OGS (http://
For more information, visit the Off Campus Student Services website www.northeastern.edu/ogs/visaprocess.html).
(http://www.northeastern.edu/offcampus).
• Mandatory Student Health Insurance: Since September 1989,
Massachusetts law (M.G.L. c.15A, § 18) has required every full-time
Information for International Students and part-time student enrolled in a certificate, diploma, or degree-
granting program in a Massachusetts institution of higher learning
Office of Global Services to participate in a Student Health Insurance Program (SHIP) or in a
health benefit plan with comparable coverage. The Student Health
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/ogs)
Program defines a part-time student as a student enrolled in at
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Studies graduate students—7 credits, part-time graduate students— SEVIS Compliance

6 credits). The OGS is required to comply with immigration regulations governing
• Health report: Prior to entering Northeastern, all enrolled students your student status and must submit information every semester as
must complete and submit a health report to University Health required by the Department of Homeland Security.
and Counseling Services (UHCS). It must be completed and
returned by the stated deadline. The required record of immunity The OGS: Your Resource for SEVIS Advice and Assistance
section is necessary for compliance with the Massachusetts The OGS advises students on the complexities of immigration
immunization requirements for college-age students. Failure to meet compliance and interfaces with various U.S. government agencies. The
the requirement will prevent future course registration. Additionally, OGS maintains and updates the SEVIS system and advises students
further documentation of immunity is mandatory for students in on relevant issues related to nonimmigrant student status by individual
Bouvé College of Health Sciences. Visit the UHCS webpage (http:// appointments or through workshops and information sessions. Consult
www.northeastern.edu/uhcs) to access the health report online. the OGS whenever you have a question relating to your nonimmigrant
student status or any aspect of SEVIS compliance.
Planning Information
As a new international student you are expected to arrive by the start
date of your program stated on the I-20 issued by Northeastern or on
Academic Resources
the DS-2019 issued by Northeastern or by your sponsoring agency/
government. • Libraries (p. 16)
• Office of the Registrar (p. 17)
When you make your travel arrangements, you should seek admission to
the United States no more than 30 days prior to the report date on your
I-20 or DS-2019, and you should not arrive after the report date on your Libraries
I-20 or DS-2019.
Website (http://www.library.northeastern.edu)
All international students will need to attend the scheduled international Northeastern University Libraries
student orientation program and complete the international student 617.373.8778
online check-in process. For further details on the OGS international
student orientation and online check-in process, and for other information Snell Library is the university’s primary research library, with
pertinent to international students, check the OGS website (http:// collections and services supporting research and teaching across
www.northeastern.edu/ogs). disciplines. Holdings are extensive, with a large proportion available
digitally. Collections include more than 800,000 print volumes, more
International Student Orientation than 500,000 e-books, 70,000 serial subscriptions, 74,000 licensed e-
At the beginning of each semester the OGS organizes sessions, journals, and more than 6,300 feet of archival and manuscript collections.
events, and activities designed to ensure you have completed all U.S. Additionally, Northeastern University Libraries is a selective federal
documentation requirements and to provide you with information depository, maintaining a collection of materials (mostly online)
and support to ease your transition to life in the United States and at published and distributed by the federal government.
Northeastern University. During these sessions, you will also have the
Snell Library is also the primary study environment on campus,
opportunity to meet other international students, learn from shared
open 24/7 to the whole university community, year-round. Spaces
experiences, and find any assistance you may need.
include group, quiet, and silent work areas, with more than 30 group
Orientation week is very important. Make sure you are following all the study rooms with whiteboards and plug-in displays for collaborative
instructions provided by your academic department and the OGS about group work. Individual study rooms are also available for graduate
the program, and attend as many scheduled events as you can to ensure students. In partnership with Information Technology Services, the library
a smooth transition during your first few weeks on campus. supports the Digital Media Commons and InfoCommons computing
areas, providing high-level media creation and editing capabilities. The
For a schedule of required sessions and other events, see the OGS Digital Media Commons also includes a 3D printing studio with a full
website (http://www.northeastern.edu/ogs/schedule.html). suite of fabrication technologies and professional-level audio and video
recording studios.
If you are a U.S. citizen living abroad, you are not required to complete
OGS’s activities and sessions. You are more than welcome, however, Services provided by Snell Library include both on-site and distance
to attend other sessions and events planned by the OGS during reference, the latter including 24/7 live chat with a reference librarian;
orientation. Visit the orientation schedule on the OGS website (https:// subject-specialist librarians who provide in-depth consultation and
www.northeastern.edu/ogs/home/new-students/orientation) to see a full research support for each academic program at the university; and an
listing of other sessions and events. interlibrary loan system for providing materials not readily available at
Northeastern. Digital scholarship project support and tools are also
Participate in Cultural Events available through an institutional repository and data management
We are proud to offer cultural events throughout the academic year to the services. The library also teaches workshops on digital media tools and
Northeastern community. For more information and to register, check the resources and instructional sessions about library research for students
schedule of events on the OGS website. (https://www.northeastern.edu/ and faculty.
ogs/home/new-students/orientation)
A free, university-operated shuttle service provides students with a
safe ride home (within a mile radius of campus) from Snell Library
every 20 minutes from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
The School of Law Library, located on five floors in the Knowles Law staff also offers support for ITS-managed printers and answers general
Center, includes a comprehensive collection of U.S. legal materials in computing questions. Contact the ITS Service Desk for the following
print and in electronic format. Of particular note is the library’s collection services:
in the areas of public interest law; international human rights law; and
public health, death penalty issues, and progressive lawyering. Access • Assisting students with Northeastern University–provided accounts
to print and electronic materials is provided through Scholar OneSearch, and applications, including email, myNortheastern, and Blackboard
the university’s online library catalog. More information can be found at • Investigating wired and wireless network connection problems
the School of Law Library webpage (http://www.northeastern.edu/law/ • Troubleshooting network printer problems
library). • Support with ITS-managed labs
• Access to equipment available for loan, including AV equipment,
Office of the Registrar laptops, and laptop adapters
The ITS Service Desk is located at the Help and Information Desk on the
Walk-in address
first floor of Snell Library near the InfoCommons and provides assistance
271 Huntington Avenue
on computer-related issues to students, faculty, and staff with a valid
Mailing address Northeastern ID.
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617.373.5351 (fax) a central resource for students, faculty, and staff. Your myNortheastern
registrar@northeastern.edu username and password provide access to key university platforms, from
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/registrar) the myNortheastern portal to other university systems, including wireless
network access, printing, and email.
The Office of the University Registrar provides an important link between
the university’s academic programs and policies and the student. It The myNortheastern portal offers services tailored to your role at
administers a number of specific services, including class scheduling, Northeastern for all academic, personal, and recreational needs.
registration, record functions, verification of enrollment, reporting, Resources available for students include links to student email,
transcript services, and Commencement. information channels, financial aid, Blackboard, and online course
registration. NU Alert, our real-time university emergency notification
The registrar’s office utilizes the myNEU web portal (http:// system, utilizes the contact information provided within myNortheastern.
myneu.neu.edu/cp/home/displaylogin) to provide students convenient It is your responsibility to maintain accurate personal and emergency
access to information and services, including class schedules and contact information.
registration, most recent grades, unofficial transcripts, and transcript and
enrollment verification requests. Additional information is available at ResNet and the ResNet Resource Center
the registrar's office website (http://www.northeastern.edu/registrar). Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/resnet)
Speare Commons
Information Technology Services 617.373.HELP (x4357)
resnet@northeastern.edu
Website (https://its.northeastern.edu)
ResNet—a service of Information Technology Services and Housing
617.373.4357 (xHELP)
Services—provides internet access to all students living in Northeastern
help@northeastern.edu
residence halls. The ResNet Resource Center, located in Speare
Information Technology Services (ITS) is the centralized technology Commons, provides students with support for the HuskyCable HDplus
resource for students, faculty, and staff. ITS provides secure, high-speed service, mobile devices, gaming systems and other devices, student
internet access through the on-campus networks NUnet and ResNet; email, computer troubleshooting, and repair services for Apple and Dell
wireless internet connectivity through NUwave; centralized computer labs computers.
—the InfoCommons and the Digital Media Commons (DMC)—with the
Printing
latest software; on-site and remote printing; access to the Blackboard
learning management system; a vast array of software applications Website (https://www.northeastern.edu/its/services/printing-plan)
for Windows and Mac; access to myNortheastern, Northeastern’s help@northeastern.edu
online portal; on-site and online training on popular software; and high-
The Northeastern Printing Program provides a free allowance for printing
performance research computing.
each year to students, faculty, and staff. Each September, as an active
member of the community, you are given an allowance of printing credit
ITS Service Desk
equivalent to $120 on your Husky Card to use at your discretion at any
Help and Information Desk, Snell Library, First Floor
of the ITS-managed printers located across all Northeastern campuses.
617.373.4357 xHELP
Print credits do not carry over from one academic year to the next.
help@northeastern.edu
chat at https://northeastern.service-now.com/sp Print jobs can be directly sent to the appropriate printer queue from any
ITS computer labs or from your own computer by using the Virtual Print
The ITS Service Desk provides phone-based and walk-up technology
Client software available from Software Downloads on myNortheastern
support services to students, faculty, and staff. The ITS Service Desk
18 Campus Resources
(https://myneu.neu.edu) to print remotely. When you locate a printer

associated with the appropriate printing queue, simply swipe your Husky Career Development
Card, select your print job, and it will print.
Website (https://www.northeastern.edu/careers)
Appropriate Use Policy
103 Stearns Center
Appropriate Use Policy webpage (http://www.northeastern.edu/aup)
617.373.2430
The information systems of Northeastern University are intended for 617.373.4231 (fax)
the use of authorized members of the community in the conduct of their careerservices@northeastern.edu
academic and administrative work. The Appropriate Use Policy (AUP)
Career Development provides resources, guidance, and opportunities that
describes the terms and conditions of Northeastern information systems
help students and alumni with the following:
use.
• Choose a major and explore career options that fit their unique
Training Services attributes
Snell Library
• Make career decisions that will engage them in productive and
training@northeastern.edu
fulfilling work
Information Technology Services provides a variety of web-based courses • Prepare for and conduct successful job searches
to all members of the Northeastern community including Mac tutorials, • Create meaningful and effective engagement with employers
MS Office tutorials, some application-specific training provided by the • Contribute to meeting global and societal needs
application vendors, and via Lynda.com. Using Lynda.com, students
with a myNortheastern username and password have 24/7 access to Northeastern’s Career Development does not guarantee employment nor
an extraordinary breadth of training modules. Web-based training is an do student referrals to prospective employers regarding job openings.
innovative, self-paced learning method that allows students, faculty, and
staff to train anytime or anywhere, using a computer with an internet
Campus Recreation
connection.
To register for a class, visit the training section of the ITS website. Marino Recreation Center
617.373.4433
Academic Technology Services (ATS) Website (https://www.northeastern.edu/campusrec)
Website (http://www.ats.neu.edu)
Exercise your body, mind, and spirit. The campus recreation program
212 Snell Library
provides many outlets to help clear your mind and recharge your spirit.
ats@northeastern.edu
Our fitness facilities, unique among Boston-area colleges and universities,
For graduate students performing teaching assistant/graduate assistant are open year-round. All programs were designed with you in mind; so
work, Academic Technology Services (ATS) is a resource for choosing whether you enjoy group fitness classes, ice hockey or street hockey,
and implementing technological solutions for a wide range of classroom basketball, weight training, or swimming, campus recreation has
goals. Whether creating online classes or incorporating flipped classroom something for everyone.
techniques into on-ground classes, ATS offers consultation and support
Full-time Northeastern students in good standing who are enrolled
for implementation. Additionally, ATS manages the Discovery Lab, located
in classes and/or co-op, or scheduled for vacation but have paid the
on the first floor of Snell Library, which is a space for showcasing ideas
campus recreation fee, have access to the Marino Recreation Center,
and innovations at Northeastern. The Discovery Lab is an area to host
Cabot Center, and the Badger and Rosen SquashBusters Center. Part-
both events and exhibitions.
time students in good standing have access during any academic quarter
in which they are enrolled and attending classes, as long as they have
Campus Resources requested and paid the campus recreation fee. Help us maintain a safe
and secure environment. Your Northeastern photo ID card—which must
• Career Development (p. 18) be a current, valid, and active card—must be swiped upon arrival in order
• Campus Recreation (p. 18) to enter all facilities.
• Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning Through Research
(p. 18) Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning Through Research
• Disability Resource Center (p. 19)
• Graduate Student Government (p. 19) 215 Snell Library
617.373.3157
• Husky Card Services (p. 19)
617.373.7779 (fax)
• John A. and Marcia E. Curry Student Center (p. 19)
learningresearch@northeastern.edu
• Northeastern University Bookstore (p. 19) Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/learningresearch)
• Parking (p. 20)
The Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning Through Research
• Public Safety (p. 20)
(CATLR) provides professional development for all graduate students
• University Health and Counseling Services (p. 20)
at Northeastern in their roles as teaching assistants, instructors, and
• We Care (p. 21) future faculty and professionals. We provide a range of opportunities for
graduate students to develop effective teaching skills, including course
design and communication. CATLR is committed to supporting your • Sponsors graduate orientation programs
success at Northeastern and beyond, and we welcome you to: • Fosters interdepartmental and intercultural communication and
appoints graduate representatives to serve on university committees
• Participate in workshops and other events to learn about effective
practices in teaching and course design and to adapt them for your All graduate students are eligible to be part of the GSG Senate.
own current or future use. Representatives from the eight graduate and professional schools assist
• Meet one-on-one with a CATLR consultant to discuss any aspect of the executive board in the affairs of this governing organization. The
teaching or preparing for the academic job market and postdoctoral senate meets regularly during the fall and spring semesters, and all
careers, including developing course syllabi, teaching statements, meetings are open to all students.
teaching portfolios, and diversity statements.
• Invite a CATLR consultant to observe your class, recitation, lab, Husky Card Services
studio, or guest lecture and to meet with you afterward to share
and discuss their observations in relation to your own goals and 4 Speare Commons
reflections. 617.373.8740
• Register for the self-paced Future Faculty Program to prepare for and HuskyCard@northeastern.edu
reflect on the various dimensions of teaching in higher education.
Husky Card Services prints Husky Cards, the official identification card
All of CATLR's services are provided on a formative and confidential of Northeastern University. The Husky Card is used for many purposes,
basis. including access to locations, parking, laundry, printing, vending
machines, dining services, off- and on-campus vendors, and library book
Disability Resource Center checkout.
Students who are registered for courses on the Boston campus of

20 Dodge Hall Northeastern University can come to the Husky Card Services office to
617.373.2675 obtain their card. A government-issued photo ID must be presented when
617.373.7800 (fax) receiving your Husky Card.
www.northeastern.edu/drc
Students who have registered for courses at the Charlotte and Seattle
Northeastern University and the Disability Resource Center (DRC) are campuses may contact their campus to obtain a Husky Card.
committed to providing disability services that enable students who
qualify under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans Students who are registered in online courses only are eligible
with Disabilities Act as Amended (ADAAA) to participate fully in the to have their Husky Cards mailed to them. If you are an online
activities of the university. According to the ADAAA definitions, a person student and would like a Husky Card mailed to you, send an email to
with a disability is one with a physical, mental, emotional, or chronic HuskyCard@northeastern.edu (HuskyCard@neu.edu) with your name,
health impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity Northeastern University ID number, address, and college/degree. Once we
such as caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, have this information, we will open the photo upload option through your
eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, reading, myNEU account, which will allow you to upload a photo. Once your photo
breathing, learning, working, concentrating, thinking, communicating, and is submitted, it will take up to two weeks for the photo to be approved and
nonvolitional bodily functions. the Husky Card to be mailed to you. Allow more time for international
mail.
Students should provide documentation to the DRC at their earliest
convenience to allow for sufficient time for review. After the
documentation has been reviewed, a disability specialist will contact the John A. and Marcia E. Curry Student Center
student regarding appropriate next steps.
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/curry)
434 Curry Student Center
Graduate Student Government 617.373.2642
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/gsg) This campus “living room” serves as a hub of student activity. It is the
236 Curry Student Center crossroads of community life at Northeastern, offering cultural, social,
617.373.4502 and recreational programs and services.
GSG@northeastern.edu
The center offers ATM machines, an art gallery, the afterHOURS late-night
The Graduate Student Government (GSG) represents graduate students club, food court and cafeteria, game room, lounge space, meeting rooms,
at Northeastern University, serving as a liaison among the administration, Starbucks Coffee, student organization offices, a TV viewing area, and
faculty, staff, and students. The role of the GSG is to address the WRBB-FM.
professional, financial, social, and representative needs of the graduate
community as follows: Student center facilities may be reserved by recognized student
organizations and university departments. The university reserves the
• Seeks to improve the quality of graduate student life, academic right to limit the use of its facilities when the general public is involved.
affairs, and research
• Offers access to professional development resources and networking
Northeastern University Bookstore
• Facilitates cooperation among the graduate student groups and
organizations Main Campus
• Distributes the graduate activity fee Curry Student Center, ground floor
20 Parking
617.373.2286 The University Police Department is the largest and most visible unit
Website (http://www.northeastern.bncollege.com) of the division and consists of professionally trained officers charged
with the protection of life and property and the prevention and detection
The bookstore operates during the entire academic year, but days and of crime on campus. University police officers have the same authority
hours may vary in accordance with the university’s calendar. as municipal police officers and enforce both the Massachusetts laws
and university regulations. Regulations mandate that students show
Purchases can be made by cash, check, American Express, MasterCard,
their university ID cards whenever requested to do so by any university
VISA, Discover, or Husky Card.
police officer. For more information, visit the public safety website (http://
www.northeastern.edu/publicsafety).
Parking
The Public Safety Division takes pride in its comprehensive plan
Student Financial Services to minimize crime and protect the safety of the Northeastern
354 Richards Hall community. But the division needs students’ help and urges students
617.373.7010 to take responsibility for creating and maintaining a safe and secure
Commuting Services (http://www.northeastern.edu/commutingservices) environment. For tips on safety around campus and in the neighborhood,
pick up a brochure or visit the website.
Parking spaces in the university lots and garages are filled on a first-
come, first-served basis. To park in a university lot or garage, students Fire egress drills are held each semester in all residence halls to
must have a valid parking permit displayed on their vehicles. A parking familiarize residents and staff with the alarm system and the evacuation
permit does not guarantee a parking space. routes. Special fire safety and evacuation training is provided for
students, faculty, researchers, and staff in high-risk laboratories. All
New students may purchase a day-parking permit. Only eligible students building occupants are required to participate when an egress drill is held.
will receive a permit. To be eligible, students must be registered for a For tips on fire safety, pick up a brochure or visit the website.
class or on co-op. The cost of the permit will be charged to the student’s
tuition account. The Personal Safety Escort Service provides a door-to-door escort
from one on-campus location to another whenever personal safety is a
Overnight parking permits are limited. concern. After receiving your call, the university police dispatcher will
assign an officer or cooperative education cadet within 10 to 15 minutes
To apply for a parking permit, visit the self-service tab on myNEU and (if necessary, the dispatcher will advise you of any expected delays).
select “Apply for Parking.”
A special, nighttime off-campus escort service runs from dusk to dawn
To park in a handicap space, individuals must purchase a parking decal to transport students who reside within approximately one mile of
and display a state-issued handicap license plate, placard, or hangtag. the campus from the campus to their residence after dark. The only
Handicap parking spaces are located throughout campus. Please use destination this service will take you to is your residence. A van stops
the campus map (http://www.northeastern.edu/commutingservices/wp- at Snell Library and the Ruggles Public Safety Substation on the hour
content/uploads/2015/08/CampusMap2015_11x17.pdf) as a guide for from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. to pick up students.
handicap-accessible parking spaces on campus.
If you are sexually assaulted, either by a stranger or an acquaintance,
Operators of vehicles driven or parked on university property are get to a safe place, then telephone the university police and a friend
responsible for knowing and complying with university driving and or family member. A university police officer who is a state-certified
parking regulations. sexual assault investigator will meet with you and address your physical
and emotional needs, as well as inform you of your rights and options
Refer to the parking website (http://www.northeastern.edu/
regarding filing charges against the perpetrator. The police will provide
commutingservices) for more information.
you with important information about on-campus as well as off-campus
counseling services as well as other options regarding changing your
Public Safety residence or class schedule.
Public Safety Division Administrative Offices If the sexual assault took place off campus, the University Police
100 Columbus Place Department can still provide emergency medical treatment,
617.373.2696 transportation to a medical facility, and counseling referrals. However,
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/publicsafety) the criminal investigation of such cases is the responsibility of the police
department that has jurisdiction in the locale where the assault took
Police Operations Center place, and university police will assist you with making contact with the
100 Columbus Place appropriate agency.
617.373.3333 (EMERGENCY—police, fire, or medical)
617.373.2121 (nonemergency regular business)
University Health and Counseling Services
617.373.3934 (TTY emergency or nonemergency)
Personal Safety Escort Service Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/uhcs)

617.373.2121 Forsyth Building, Suite 135
617.373.2772
The Public Safety Division’s mission is to provide a comprehensive UHCS@northeastern.edu
program of police, security, fire safety, and emergency medical services to
help ensure the campus remains a safe and pleasant place to live, work, The University Health and Counseling Services team is eager to serve
and learn. you. We hope that you will use our center as a resource to help stay
healthy, physically and mentally, and for care when you are ill or injured,
depressed, or stressed.
We Care
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/wecare)
104 Ell Hall
617.373.4384
we_care@northeastern.edu
We Care is a program that assists students experiencing unexpected

challenges maintaining their academic progress. We Care works with the
student to coordinate among university offices and to offer appropriate
on- and off-campus referrals to support successfully resolving issues.
22 College Expenses
College Expenses
• Tuition and Fees (p. 22) Physical Therapy— $11,901
• Student Refunds (p. 22) postbaccalaureate direct entry
• Financial Aid Assistance (p. 23) (DPT) clinical (per semester)
• Bill Payment (p. 25) Physician Assistant (per term) $14,955
RN to BSN online $830
Science $1,503
Tuition and Fees
Social Sciences and Humanities $1,295
Dissertation (flat rate) Equivalent to 1.5 times the college
Tuition
per-credit-hour rate listed above
Graduate Program Cost per Credit Hour
Master's or doctoral continuation Equivalent to the college per-credit-
Applied Behavioral Analysis $1,140 fee (flat rate) hour rate listed above
Arts, Media and Design $1,505
Audiology (AuD) (per term) $12,894 Fees
Audiology (AuD) clinical (per term) $9,585 Item Fee
Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, $1,503 Student center fee (per term, Boston $70 full-time
Applied Math campus only)
Bouvé College of Health Sciences $1,500 $10 part-time
Business Administration, including $1,600 College of Professional Studies $8.25
online graduate programs student center fee (per quarter,
College of Professional Studies— $829 Boston campus only)
Doctorate in Education Student recreation fee (per term) $56 full-time
College of Professional Studies— $698 $25 part-time
Graduate on campus and online College of Professional Studies $10
(excluding MEd and MAT) student recreation fee (per quarter,
College of Professional Studies— $574 Boston campus only)
MEd and MAT programs Student activities fee (per year, $15
College Professional Studies - MPS $760 Boston campus only)
Analytics and Commerce Econ. Health and counseling fee $225
Developement-Students Entering Health plan fee (yearly, optional) Visit the NUSHP website:
07/01/18
www.northeastern.edu/nushp
College Professional Studies - MPS $738 (http://www.northeastern.edu/
Informatics & MPS Digital Media - nushp)
Students Entering 07/01/18 Parking (optional, per semester) Visit the parking website:
College Professional Studies - $607 www.northeastern.edu/
Master of Education Higher Ed. commutingservices (http://
Administration Concentration - www.northeastern.edu/
Students Entering 07/01/18 commutingservices)/
Computer and Information Science $1,540 International student fee $350
Direct Entry PharmD (per term) $25,225
Direct Entry PharmD Clinical $14,875
Student Refunds
Engineering $1,569
Health Informatics $1,212 Refund Policies
Information Assurance $1,450 Inquiries about credit balances should be directed to Student Accounts.
Marine Biology $1,390 Refund requests for credit balances are made via the "Services &
MS in Accounting $1,600 Links" section on the student’s myNortheastern portal (https://
MS in Innovation $1,600 my.northeastern.edu). Credit balances will be refunded to the student,
unless otherwise directed by the student or the bill payer.
MS/MBA (full program) $68,000
Nurse Anesthetist clinical (in $3,755 Note the following exception: If the credit in your account is due to a
addition to tuition) Parent Plus/Alternative Loan and/or payment plan payment(s), the
Nursing, direct entry (per term) $17,290 borrower or bill payer must complete the Refund Authorization form
Physical Therapy— $17,450 (https://studentfinance.northeastern.edu/forms) prior to releasing the
postbaccalaureate direct entry funds requested.
(DPT) (per semester)
Official Withdrawal Adjustments

Financial Aid Assistance
Students who officially withdraw, either from a course or from the
university, during an academic term will receive a tuition refund based on
the policy specified below. Institutional funds awarded by Northeastern Student Financial Services
University will be adjusted based on the actual charges incurred during 354 Richards Hall
the semester. Funds from federal Title IV programs will be returned to the 617.373.5899
government according to federal regulations. The federal government 617.373. 2897 (College of Professional Studies)
Return of Funds Policy dictates that a student’s eligibility for federal sfs@northeastern.edu
financial aid is determined by the number of days enrolled during the studentfinance.northeastern.edu (https://
semester. The refund will be calculated from the day the student submits studentfinance.northeastern.edu)
a notification of withdrawal to the Office of the University Registrar.
Northeastern University is available to assist students in developing a
Tuition credits are granted through the first five weeks of a semester plan for financing a Northeastern education. Through a variety of options
or first four weeks of a half-semester, based on the date of the official —including federal financial aid, Northeastern’s monthly payment plan,
withdrawal processed by the Office of the University Registrar. supplemental loans, and your own resources—a plan can be designed
Nonattendance does not constitute official withdrawal. Credit policies that will make your education costs affordable. Visit the Student
vary according to the duration of the course. Typical tuition adjustments Financial Services website (https://studentfinance.northeastern.edu) or
are made according to the following schedule. (The end of week three call 617.373.5899 for additional information.
corresponds with the last day to drop a class without a W grade.)
Federal Financial Aid
DURING FULL SEMESTER Student Financial Services is committed to working with you to identify
During weeks one through three—100% refund federal financial aid options that can help make a Northeastern education
During the fourth week—60% refund affordable. To apply for federal financial aid programs, students must
During the fifth week—40% refund submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) (https://
After the fifth week—no refund fafsa.gov) form. Meeting priority filing dates will allow the review of
your eligibility for all available financial aid programs. The priority
SUMMER HALF SEMESTERS AND COURSES OFFERED IN PART-OF-TERM
deadline for graduate students is March 1. For information regarding
FORMAT
During weeks one through two—100% refund your financial aid application, log into your myNortheastern (https://
During the third week—50% refund my.northeastern.edu), click on "Services & Links" and select “My Financial
During the fourth week—25% refund Aid Status.”
After the fourth week—no refund
Students in the graduate colleges must meet the following criteria to be
eligible for federal financial aid:
Leave of Absence Tuition and Fee Adjustments
Leaves are granted when a student cannot complete the current • Be enrolled in at least 6 credits per term for federal financial aid,
academic period for health or personal reasons but is confident that unless you are on a co-op, clinical rotation, or residency or are
he or she will reenroll (additional information about leaves of absence enrolled in a full-time or part-time stand-alone course.
(p. 27)). Northeastern’s medical and emergency leave policy states • Be citizens or eligible noncitizens of the United States
that all tuition paid for such periods of leave will be held by the university
• Be matriculated in a degree-granting program
and applied to future charges. Outstanding balances (including unpaid
• Have received a high school diploma or GED
balances) for the academic semester in which the leave is taken are
still due to the university during that semester. Financial aid recipients • Be registered with Selective Service (if required)
should contact the graduate financial aid office to understand the effects • Not be convicted of a drug-related crime in the last year
on aid received. Medical leave information is available at the University • Not be in default from previous student loans
Health and Counseling Services website (https://www.northeastern.edu/ • Maintain satisfactory academic progress
uhcs). Students who take a leave of absence should be aware that
more than six months on leave will cause many student loans to go into How to Apply
repayment.
File the FAFSA by March 1 in order to be considered for all available
federal aid. Northeastern’s FAFSA school code is 002199.
Disability Resource Center Tuition Adjustments
Students who are registered with Northeastern University’s Disability To electronically sign your FAFSA, you will need your Federal Student Aid
Resource Center (DRC) and are approved for reduced course loads may ID (FSA ID). If you do not have one or have forgotten your FSA ID, visit the
be eligible to petition the center for tuition adjustments directly related Federal Student Aid (https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa/filling-out/#get-
to their documented disability. Further information is available from the fsaid) webpage to obtain one before starting the FAFSA online.
DRC.
Awarding Timelines
State-Specific Refund Policies New students are awarded on an ongoing basis throughout the spring
For refund information for Maryland, Oregon, and Wisconsin after we have been notified that they have been accepted into their
residents, visit the Student Financial Services website (https:// program.
studentfinance.northeastern.edu/policies-procedures).
Returning students are awarded throughout the summer.
24 Financial Aid Assistance
Typical Graduate Financial Aid Award application that can be found at Student Financial Services (https://
Students who file the FAFSA will be eligible to receive up to $20,500 in studentfinance.northeastern.edu/billing-payments/financing-options).
a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loan, assuming that all eligibility
requirements have been met.
Supplemental Student Loans
There are a number of educational loan programs available to assist
For more information about the Federal Direct Loan Program, students in covering their expenses over and above any federal financial
visit the Student Financial Services website (https:// aid that may be awarded to them from Student Financial Services.
studentfinance.northeastern.edu/applying-for-aid/graduate/types-of-aid). Most private lenders have credit and income requirements that must be
met before being approved for these programs. Additional information
Graduate Assistantships and Scholarships regarding private loans is available at Student Financial Services
These positions and awards are offered directly by the individual (https://studentfinance.northeastern.edu/billing-payments/financing-
graduate schools or academic departments. Students seeking such options). Student Financial Services recommends to students that,
assistance should contact their graduate school for eligibility criteria. when researching the loan and lender that best meets their needs, they
make sure they take into consideration the interest rate, origination,
To review a description of available graduate assistantships and disbursement, or repayment fees and the quality of customer service.
scholarships, visit the Student Financial Services website (https://
studentfinance.northeastern.edu/applying-for-aid/graduate/types-of-aid). General Financial Policies and Procedures
FINANCIAL AID POLICIES
Health Professions Student Loans and Nursing Student Loans Student Financial Services reserves the right to adjust a student’s
These federal loan programs carry a 5 percent interest rate during initial Offer of Financial Assistance based upon information brought
repayment. You must demonstrate financial need and meet to the office’s attention subsequent to extension of the offer, including,
Northeastern’s priority filing date for consideration, as funds are limited. but not limited to, increased or new institutional scholarships, outside
Northeastern serves as the lender, and the loan is made with government scholarships, or revised family financial data.
funds. Repayment is made to Northeastern. For nursing loans, there
is a 9-month grace period prior to repayment following graduation, APPEAL/CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES
withdrawal, or a drop below half-time status. The grace period is 12 If the student feels that the aid process does not accurately reflect
months for Health Professions Student Loans. Repayment on the loan is his or her situation, or if family circumstances change during the
for a period of up to 10 years with a minimum 40 dollar monthly payment. year, the student should notify his or her graduate student financial
The loan may be prepaid at any time without penalty. services counselor for further evaluation. We may request additional
documentation from you that might indicate a change in financial
To be eligible for the Health Professions Loan Program, applicants must circumstances.
be enrolled full-time in the School of Pharmacy in the Bouvé College of
Health Sciences. To be eligible for the Federal Nursing Student Loan, CHANGE IN ENROLLMENT STATUS
applicants must be enrolled at least half-time in the School of Nursing in Students must notify Student Financial Services about any change
the Bouvé College of Health Sciences. in planned period of enrollment, whether due to withdrawal from a
class, a leave of absence, a change in co-op or academic division,
Physician Assistant Loan or withdrawal from the university. Students should be aware that
The Physician Assistant Loan is awarded to full-time students in the any change in enrollment status may result in a change in federal or
graduate physician assistant program who demonstrate financial need institutional aid eligibility. It is the student’s responsibility to notify
after filing the FAFSA. The interest rate is fixed at 7 percent. Northeastern Student Financial Services about any change in enrollment status and to
University is the lender, and repayment is made directly to Northeastern. ensure understanding of the ramifications of such changes. It is highly
The loan amounts range from $1,000 to $3,000, depending upon the recommended that whenever possible, students discuss the impact of
student’s financial need. Repayment begins one month after the student such changes with their financial aid counselor before making them.
ceases to be enrolled full-time at Northeastern University.
OUTSIDE SOURCES OF AID
Students must notify Student Financial Services of any aid received from
Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan
outside sources, such as scholarships. Receipt of these sources may
Unlike Federal Direct Stafford Loans, the Federal Direct Graduate PLUS require an adjustment to a student's financial aid award.
Loan requires credit approval by the direct loan servicer. Application
requests are submitted to Student Financial Services. Students have up REAPPLICATION PROCESS
to 25 years to repay the Federal Direct Graduate PLUS Loan. The Federal Students must reapply for financial aid each year by filing the FAFSA
Direct Graduate PLUS Loan can be consolidated with Federal Direct (https://fafsa.ed.gov) online. To receive priority consideration for aid, the
Stafford and Perkins loans upon graduation. federal processor must receive the FAFSA by March 1.
Graduate PLUS loans do not have a grace period. Repayment begins SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS
after a student is no longer enrolled at least half-time. Students who drop To continue receiving financial aid, graduate students must maintain
below half-time status and then reenroll above half-time status will need the academic requirements for satisfactory progress set forth by
to request their loans be deferred again through their assigned direct loan their college. Refer to the Student Financial Services website (https://
servicer. studentfinance.northeastern.edu/policies-procedures/satisfactory-
academic-progress) for more information about how satisfactory
Graduate students with myNortheastern access can apply for a Federal progress impacts financial aid eligibility.
Direct Graduate PLUS Loan through the student portal by clicking on
the “Federal Graduate PLUS Loan Application” link under "Services VERIFICATION
& Links." Students who do not have portal access or have trouble If a student is selected for verification, Student Financial Services may be
applying via the portal should download, print, and complete the paper required to collect additional documents, including tax returns and other
financial documents, to verify the information provided on the FAFSA. Aid Student Financial Responsibility Agreement
cannot be disbursed until this process is completed. As compelled by federal law, all students who enroll in classes at
Northeastern University are required to complete and accept the Student
RETURN OF TITLE IV FUNDS
Northeastern University is required by federal statute to recalculate Financial Responsibility Agreement (SFRA). This agreement must be
federal financial aid eligibility for students who withdraw, drop out, are completed once per academic year and is located on the student’s
dismissed, or take a leave of absence prior to completing 60 percent of myNortheastern portal. Failure to complete the SFRA will result in a hold
a term. Recalculation is based on the percentage of earned aid using that prevents registration.
the Federal Return of Title IV funds formula. Federal regulations require
Discrepancies in Your Bill
students to obtain at least one A, B, C, D, or S in at least one course for
the term; students who receive all unsuccessful grades for a term (F, Discrepancies in your bill should be addressed in writing via email to
NE, W, I, U) may be considered unofficially withdrawn from the term and Student Financial Services at studentaccounts@northeastern.edu.
subject to an aid recalculation, including the possible loss of financial aid Include your name, account number, dollar amount in question, date of
for that term. invoice, and any other information you believe is relevant.
If there is a billing problem, pay the undisputed part of the bill to avoid
Bill Payment responsibility for any late fees.
Student Financial Services Late Fees

Late fees can be placed on accounts any time after the due date if
354 Richards Hall
the account remains fully or partially unpaid. The university typically
617.373.2270
waits, however, until after the conclusion of the add/drop period, for
617.373.8222 (fax)
the specified semester, prior to assessment of late fees. These fees are
studentaccounts@northeastern.edu
based on the amount past due at the time of assessment, and can range
Full payment of tuition and other related charges is due prior to the start from $75 to $200. Late fees are assessed once per semester.
of the term as specified on the original bill. For questions related to the
If a student or payer wishes to dispute a late fee assessment, they must
billing process, late fees, payment methods, tuition payment plan, and
do so, in writing, to studentaccounts@northeastern.edu. Please be sure
refunds, contact us at the phone number and email address provided
to include the student’s name, NU ID, and reason for the dispute in the
above.
email.
Payment of Tuition In cases where students default on financial obligations, the student is
Full payment of tuition, residence hall fees, and other related charges liable for the outstanding balance, collection costs, and any legal fees
is due before the start of each semester. Payments will be accepted for incurred by the university during the collection process.
billable charges only. The university is not able to process payments for
more than the balance due on the student’s account. Accepted methods Tuition Paid Directly by Employers
of payment are: When a third party pays tuition directly to the university, the student
must provide the Office of Student Accounts with a purchase order or
• Electronic check (e-check). Payments can be made online via NUPay
a written statement of intent to pay by the third party prior to the first
on the myNortheastern portal (https://my.northeastern.edu) and are
week of classes. If there are stipulations associated with the payment
processed the same day they are received by the university.
agreement, such as a minimum grade level, then the student must
• Through the monthly payment plan, administered through Tuition
either pay the university directly or enroll in one of the payment options.
Management Systems. For additional information, visit the Student
Documents pertaining to a third-party agreement can be emailed to
Financial Services website (https://studentfinance.northeastern.edu/
thirdparty@northeastern.edu or mailed to the address below.
billing-payments/financing-options).
• Supplemental loans. Review options at the Student Financial Student Financial Services/Third Party
Services website (https://studentfinance.northeastern.edu/billing- 354 Richards Hall
payments/financing-options). 360 Huntington Avenue
• Additional payment options and details can be found at the Student Boston, MA 02115
Financial Services website (https://studentfinance.northeastern.edu/
617.373.8222 (fax)
billing-payments/payment-methods).
thirdparty@northeastern.edu
• International payments using Flywire. Northeastern University has
partnered with Flywire to streamline the international wire payment Tuition Reimbursement
process to the university. This service provides students and their Many companies, embassies, and agencies directly reimburse students
families a safe, cost-effective, and convenient method of making for their educational expenses upon successful completion of courses.
payments to Northeastern University in foreign currencies. Review In these situations, the student is responsible for paying the bill at the
how to initiate payment at the Student Financial Services website beginning of the semester or selecting another payment option. Tuition
(https://studentfinance.northeastern.edu/billing-payments/payment- may not be left unpaid pending reimbursement by a third party.
methods).
Tuition and Fees and Default Policy
Bills must be paid promptly. If a bill has not been received by the first
Tuition rates, all fees, rules and regulations, and courses and course
week of the semester, contact Student Accounts. Transcripts and other
content are subject to revision by the president and the Board of Trustees
academic records will not be released until all financial obligations to the
at any time. In cases where the student defaults on his or her tuition,
university have been met.
the student shall be liable for the outstanding tuition and all reasonable
26 Bill Payment
associated collection costs incurred by the university, including attorneys’

fees.
Mandatory Student Health Plan

Since September 1989, Massachusetts law (M.G.L. c.15A, § 18) has
required every full-time and part-time student enrolled in a certificate,
diploma, or degree-granting program in a Massachusetts institution of
higher learning to participate in a Student Health Insurance Program
(SHIP) or in a health benefit plan with comparable coverage. Under SHIP,
a part-time student is defined as one who is enrolled in at least 75 percent
of the full-time curriculum (College of Professional Studies graduate
students—7 credits; part-time graduate students—6 credits).
Students who have comparable health plan coverage may waive the
Northeastern University Student Health Plan (NUSHP) by completing a
waiver on their myNortheastern portal (https://my.northeastern.edu) by
the designated deadline date each academic year. For deadlines
and additional information, visit the NUSHP website. (http://
www.northeastern.edu/nushp)
University-Wide Academic Policies and Procedures

• Graduate Schools Academic Policies (p. 27) making available to the said student such opportunity. No adverse or
• Academic Calendars (p. 28) prejudicial effects shall result to any student because of availing himself/
• Student Records and Transcripts (p. 29) herself of the provisions of this section. (Massachusetts General Laws,
Chapter 151C, Section 2B, 1985)
• Final Examinations and Related Policies on Other Exams (p. 32)
• Graduation Requirements (p. 32) Absence Because of Jury Duty
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (p. 32) Members of the university community are expected to fulfill their
• Student Right-to-Know Act (p. 33) obligations to serve on a jury if called upon.
• Code of Student Conduct (p. 33)
A student selected for jury duty should inform his or her instructors
• Appeals Policies and Procedures (p. 33) and/or activity advisors. They will provide a reasonable substitute or
• General Regulations (p. 35) compensatory opportunities for any required work missed. Absence will
• Students' Bill of Academic Rights and Responsibilities (p. 41) not be penalized in any way.
University Leave of Absence Policies

Graduate Schools Academic Policies GENERAL POLICY
Students who wish to take a leave of absence are encouraged to apply for
Note that this information applies to both undergraduate and graduate the leave by submitting a petition through the myNEU web portal (http://
students. Not all of the policies and procedures apply to both types of myneu.neu.edu) one month prior to the start of the semester during
students. Note: International students must consult with Office of Global which they plan to take the leave.
Services (OGS) (http://www.northeastern.edu/ogs) advisors concerning
any of the following items in order to maintain compliance with Student The usual limit for a leave of absence is one academic
and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) regulations and semester. International students must contact the OGS (http://
institutional policy. It is best to set up an appointment to discuss www.northeastern.edu/ogs) regarding specific leave of absence
individual cases and learn about appropriate procedures to follow. procedures. A leave of absence (general, medical, or emergency), if
approved, will take into account the following conditions:
Attendance Requirements
• Students who do not return at the end of the leave will be withdrawn
The university expects students to meet attendance requirements in
and must submit a petition for subsequent readmission to the
all courses to qualify for credit. Attendance requirements vary; it is the
program.
student’s responsibility to ascertain what each instructor requires.
• Students must return to classes, not cooperative education (co-op).
Failure to meet attendance requirements may force a student to drop the • Students must be currently enrolled in academic courses or co-op.
course, as recommended by the instructor and the college. If a student is withdrawn for any reason, a request for a leave of
absence cannot be considered until the withdrawal is resolved.
Permission to make up work may be granted by instructors for
reasonable cause. Requests must be made immediately upon a student’s • Students who receive financial aid should meet with a financial aid
return to class. counselor before going on a leave.
• Students in university housing should refer to Residental Life and
Absence Because of Student Activities Housing for policy information.
If students must miss classes to participate in athletic contests or other • Students’ enrollment status cannot include more than one academic
forms of scheduled intercollegiate activity, they are entitled to makeup year of consecutive nonclass enrollments.
privileges. Faculty members may require a written statement from the • After the 11th week of the semester, a student may apply for a leave
administrator in charge of the activity. of absence only for medical reasons or due to military deployment.
• Students who take leaves should be aware that more than
Absence Because of Illness
six months on leave will cause many student loans to go into
A student who is absent from school for an extended period of time repayment. Students should see their financial aid counselor for
must inform his or her college by email from an official university email more information on how their loans may be affected by a leave of
account or by telephone. absence.
Absence Because of Religious Beliefs RETURNING FROM A GENERAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE

The university maintains the following guidelines regarding student Students returning from an approved leave of absence may be required
absences because of religious beliefs: to submit to their college’s student services office a notification of intent
to return. It should be submitted no later than one month prior to the
Any student who is unable, because of his/her religious beliefs, to attend start of the semester in which they intend to return. Students are required
classes or to participate in any examination, study, or work requirement to preregister for courses upon returning from a leave of absence.
shall be provided with an opportunity to make up such examination, International students returning from a leave of absence should contact
study, or work requirement that he/she may have missed because of the OGS (http://www.northeastern.edu/ogs) regarding SEVIS procedures
such absence on any particular day; provided, however, that such makeup three to four months prior to anticipated return time.
examination or work shall not create an unreasonable burden upon
such school. No fees of any kind shall be charged by the institution for
28 Academic Calendars
LEAVE OF ABSENCE DUE TO MILITARY DEPLOYMENT Emergency leave petitions are available in college academic student
When a student in the Reserves or in the National Guard is called to services offices and specify the conditions and procedures under which
active duty, the student must notify his or her college dean’s office and such leaves may be granted.
provide proof of deployment prior to being deployed. The proof may be
faxed, mailed, or hand-carried to the college dean’s office. It may take the MEDICAL WITHDRAWAL
form of general orders cut by the company commander. Permanent departure from the university due to the diagnosis of a major
medical illness or injury, or psychiatric illness, necessitates a petition for
When a student is activated during the term, the university will: medical withdrawal. The procedure follows that for the medical leave of
absence.
• Excuse tuition for that term. Any payment made will be credited to the
student’s account. University Withdrawal
• Place a “W” on the student’s transcript for each class enrollment. Students seeking to withdraw from the university for any reason should
contact the student services office of their college.
If a student is called to active duty near the end of the term, the student
and faculty members may determine that incomplete (I) grades are more Students may be withdrawn from the university for financial, disciplinary,
appropriate. In this case, tuition will not be waived. academic, or health reasons. In the last case, a committee will review
the recommendations of the director of health services to determine
When a student returns to the university after completion of a tour of
whether the student should withdraw. The student has an opportunity
duty, he or she will notify the college dean’s office. The college dean’s
to present his or her case to the committee. Withdrawals are made
office will assist the student with registration.
only when it is determined that the student is a danger to himself or
MEDICAL OR EMERGENCY LEAVE OF ABSENCE herself, or to other members of the university community, or when the
Medical leave is an option available to those Northeastern students who student has demonstrated behavior detrimental to the educational
develop a major medical condition that precludes class attendance, mission of the university. International students must contact the OGS
completion of requirements, and/or co-op. Medical leave petitions (http://www.northeastern.edu/ogs) regarding any compliance issues
must be initiated at University Health and Counseling Services (UHCS). implications deriving from university withdrawal.
Students are not allowed to take courses for credit toward their degree at
Northeastern while on medical leave of absence. International students
University-Sponsored Travel
must contact the OGS (http://www.northeastern.edu/ogs) regarding Northeastern University is committed to the health, safety, and security
medical leave of absence procedures. Students can petition their college of its students and all other members of the university community. As
for an exception to take courses elsewhere based on extenuating a global institution, our university members undertake international
circumstances. travel in pursuit of teaching, research, consulting, service, cocurricular
activities, and work intended to advance learning and the interests
Students who wish to reenter the university following a medical leave of the university. As a result, the university supports standards and
must contact UHCS. Reentry from a medical leave requires receipt of expectations associated with international travel that are designed to
all documentation delivered to UHCS on or around one month prior to reduce personal and university risk.
the planned reentry to classes. Once all documentation is received by
UHCS, it will be reviewed and the student will be notified of the decision. To ensure the safety of our students, you are required to comply with the
Students must attend classes on the Northeastern campus for the university international travel policy when traveling abroad on university-
semester they wish to return from medical leave of absence. sponsored travel. Such travel may include teaching, research, co-op,
service, field studies, and volunteer and administrative work.
More specific information about the medical leave and reentry process,
along with the application for leave, can be found at the UHCS webpage In order to provide assistance and support to you while traveling abroad,
(http://www.northeastern.edu/uhcs/access-to-care/medical-leave-of- the university maintains a travel registry. In advance of any planned
absence). international travel, all students are required to enter their travel plans
along with other requested information into the travel registry. To
Emergency leaves may be granted when a student cannot continue access the registry, go to the myNEU web portal (http://myneu.neu.edu),
attending class after the start of the term due to life-changing situations “Services and Links,” and register your travel.
beyond the student’s control.
Students are responsible for familiarizing themselves with the university
The university’s medical leave of absence and emergency leave policy international travel policy and are encouraged to visit the international
states that all tuition charged for the term in which the leave has been travel website for guidance.
granted will be held by the university and applied toward future tuition
charges in the same academic program. Outstanding balances (including
Academic Calendars
unpaid balances) for the academic term in which the leave is taken are
still due the university. Tuition adjustments are made depending on the
The graduate schools’ programs are offered on a semester calendar
timing of the leave. The adjustments would follow the same schedule as
consisting of fifteen weeks. The College of Professional Studies graduate
the official withdrawal adjustments. Financial aid recipients must contact
programs are offered on a quarter calendar consisting of twelve weeks.
their financial aid counselor to understand the effects on aid received.
If the leave extends more than six months, student loans may go into Quarter Programs
repayment. Students enrolled in the Northeastern University Student For student records that include quarter hours, the approved semester-
Health Plan (NUSHP) will remain enrolled in the plan for the plan year, hour conversion rate is (quarter hours) x 0.750. For example, a 4-credit
ending August 31. quarter course is equivalent to a 3-credit semester course.
Semester Programs C 2.000 Satisfactory

Traditional semester hours apply. achievement
C– 1.667
Student Records and Transcripts F 0.000 Failure

I Incomplete
Full-Time Status IP In progress
Note: Full-time status may be defined differently for federal loan NE Not enrolled
purposes. NG Grade not reported by
faculty
A graduate student is considered a full-time student if enrolled in
S Satisfactory (pass/
a minimum of 8 semester hours of credit for the semester with the
fail basis; counts
following considerations:
toward total degree
• Students who hold stipended graduate assistantships will be requirements)
considered full-time if enrolled for a minimum of 6 semester hours of U Unsatisfactory (pass/
credit. fail basis)
• Students for whom English is a second language, at the discretion of X Incomplete (pass/fail
their departments, will be considered full-time if they are enrolled in a basis)
minimum of 8 semester hours or three courses, whichever is less. L Audit (no credit given)
• Students holding Dean’s scholarships, Diversity fellowships, Double T Transfer
Husky awards, or being supported by Graduate Student Scholarships W Course withdrawal
(GSSs) will be considered full-time if they are enrolled in a minimum
of 8 semester hours. An I, IP, or X grade shows that the student has not completed the course
• Students enrolled in Dissertation or Continuation are considered full- requirements.
time.
Note: In the College of Professional Studies, the incomplete, or I, grade
• International students enrolled in graduate programs at Northeastern
may be given only when the student was approved to make up a single
University must consult with the Office of Global Services (OGS)
key requirement of a course, such as a paper or major report. The student
(http://www.northeastern.edu/ogs) on all matters regarding the
and instructor must complete an Incomplete-Grade Contract (http://
maintenance of full-time status.
www.northeastern.edu/registrar/form-inc-grade.pdf) before the end
Overload Conditions for Graduate Assistants of the course. The completed contract should be sent to the Office
of Academic and Student Support Services for the signature from
Graduate assistants are expected to devote full-time effort to their
the Office of the Dean: 50 Nightingale Hall; fax 617.373.5545; email
studies and the duties of their award.
(cpsadviser@neu.edu). The university has a one-year-limit policy to
They are not permitted to hold any other job during the term of their make up incomplete grades. Students have access to their online course
assistantship; however, they may be offered limited extra work on materials in Blackboard for up to one year.
campus. Graduate assistants who are not on F-1 or J-1 visas can be
The IP grade is intended for courses that extend over several semesters.
offered overload work that does not exceed an average of 6 hours a
The time restrictions on the incomplete grade do not apply to the
week or 90 hours a semester, for a total of 270 hours a year (or three
IP grade. While the IP grade is left unchanged, it is not included in
semesters). As part of this work, graduate assistants may be hired
computing the grade-point average (GPA). If the IP grade is never
to teach one 3-semester-hour course as an overload during the year
changed, the course does not count toward graduation requirements.
(180 hours). The hours worked during the weeks between semesters are
included in this total.
Dropping Courses
The OGS issues and verifies on-campus work authorization to eligible Not attending class does not constitute withdrawal. Students receiving a
students in nonimmigrant visa classifications. Due to federal regulations, grade of W or NE in any course are responsible for the costs associated
international graduate assistants cannot be offered overload work. All with that course. Students must drop courses using processes described
international students must acquire the appropriate work authorization below.
from the OGS, 405 Ell Hall, prior to engaging each and every time in any
IN FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS
form of employment.
• Through the third week of the semester, students may withdraw
without any grade being posted to the transcript. Courses may be
Grading System
dropped via the myNEU web portal (http://myneu.neu.edu/cp/home/
Grades are officially recorded by letters, evaluated as follows.
displaylogin).
Letter Grade Numerical Equivalent Explanation • Between the fourth week and the last day of classes, course
withdrawals are indicated by a W on the student’s record. Courses
A 4.000 Outstanding
may be dropped via the myNEU web portal. (http://myneu.neu.edu/
achievement
cp/home/displaylogin) No financial adjustment is made for courses
A– 3.667
receiving a W grade.
B+ 3.333
• After the last day of classes, no withdrawals are accepted for any
B 3.000 Good achievement reason. A letter grade for the course will be posted on the transcript.
B– 2.667
C+ 2.333
30 Student Records and Transcripts
• Dropping below full-time enrollment may affect financial aid, health your academic advisor before repeating a course. Students are required
insurance eligibility, and the maintenance of proper nonimmigrant to pay normal tuition charges for all repeated course work.
visa status.
Substituting Courses
IN SUMMER HALF SEMESTERS In some cases, it may not be possible to repeat a course if a student
• Through the second week of the half semester, students may
wishes to do so. In certain, unusual circumstances, students may petition
withdraw without any grade being posted to the transcript. Courses
to substitute one course for another they have already taken, as long
may be dropped via the myNEU web portal (http://myneu.neu.edu/
as the subject matter of both courses is substantially alike. With the
cp/home/displaylogin).
approval of the student’s academic advisor and the agreement of the
• Between the third week and the last day of classes, course department that offered the first course taken, a grade received in the
withdrawals are indicated by a W on the student’s record. Courses new course will be labeled “Substitute” on the transcript and will be
may be dropped via the myNEU web portal (http://myneu.neu.edu/ treated in the GPA calculation as a “repeat” grade, as described above.
cp/home/displaylogin). No financial adjustment is made for courses The original grade will remain on the student’s Northeastern transcript.
receiving a W grade. Consult your academic advisor before enrolling in any proposed
• After the last day of classes, no withdrawals are accepted for any substitute course. Students are required to pay normal tuition charges for
reason. A letter grade for the course will be posted on the transcript. all substitute course work.
• Dropping below full-time enrollment may affect financial aid.
Audit Policy
Pass/Fail System Graduate students may, with permission, audit one class per term with no
The individual schools and colleges state how and when the pass/fail additional charge. Students are permitted to petition from the end of the
system may be used. course-add period to the end of the third week of classes. Permission is
based on the availability of a seat in the class and is at the discretion of
Clearing an Incomplete or Changing Other Grades the instructor and college.
An incomplete grade may be reported by the instructor when a student
Students must obtain advisor approval and meet the prerequisites and
has failed to complete a major component of a required course, such
any other required approvals for the class. Instructor permission as well
as homework, a quiz or final examination, a term paper, or a laboratory
as approval by the associate dean of the college offering the course is
project. Students can make up an incomplete grade by satisfying the
required. The course work required is at the discretion of the instructor.
requirements of the instructor or, if the instructor is absent, the chair of
Once a student opts to audit a course, the audit status of the course
the department. Be aware that instructors’ policies on the granting of
cannot be changed. A signed Petition to Audit must be presented to the
incomplete grades may vary and that the final decision on an incomplete
Office of the Registrar during the designated audit-add period. Excluded
grade is up to the instructor. The period for clearing an incomplete grade
courses are co-op, labs, language courses, any off-campus course, any
and for changing a grade other than an incomplete or failure (F or U) is
online course, and any course required for the major or degree. Audits
restricted to one calendar year from the date it is first recorded on the
carry no academic credit.
student’s permanent record.
To clear an incomplete grade, a student must obtain an Incomplete-Grade Clearing an Academic Deficiency
Contract (http://www.northeastern.edu/registrar/form-inc-grade.pdf)on An academic deficiency occurs when a student fails to complete a course
which the precise agreement for clearing an incomplete grade is specified with a satisfactory grade. The deficiency may occur because the student
and that is signed by the student and the instructor. The student must has failed the course or because the student has passed the course but
make an appointment with the instructor to arrange for clearing the with a grade that does not meet the minimum required by the student’s
incomplete grade. He or she must then complete the form, sign the program.
agreement, and obtain the instructor’s signature; leave a copy with the
Students who have academic deficiencies may be required to clear
instructor, take one copy to the college academic student services office,
them before progressing within the curriculum, especially if the course
and retain a copy as a personal receipt. Any exception to this policy on
work is a prerequisite for future course work. Deficiencies can affect the
change of grades must be recommended by the Academic Standing
student’s expected year of graduation.
Committee (ASC) of the college in which the course was offered and must
be forwarded in writing by the ASC to the registrar for implementation. With the approval of the appropriate program faculty and/or academic
(Finishing the agreed-upon course work must be completed within one advisor, students can clear deficiencies in the following ways:
calendar year from the end of the semester in which the course was
offered.) 1. Repeat the same course at one of Northeastern’s colleges, which will
result in a “repeat” grade (see “Repeating Courses” policy above).
Commencing with grades given in the fall of 1986, the university policy is
2. Substitute a comparable course at one of Northeastern’s colleges,
that any grade outstanding for 12 or more months cannot be changed.
which will result in a “repeat” grade.
Any exception to this policy on change of grades must be recommended
by the ASC of the college in which the course was offered and must be
Appeal of Final Grades
forwarded in writing by the dean to the registrar for implementation. Under certain circumstances, students have the right to appeal final
grades given by either academic faculty or cooperative education
Repeating Courses coordinators. Criteria and procedures can be found under Appeals
When the appropriate course is available, courses may be repeated in Policies and Procedures.
order to earn a better grade. In all cases, the most recent grade earned in
a course is the one used in calculating the overall GPA; however, previous
GPA
grades remain on the transcript followed by the word “Repeat.” Consult Numerical equivalents for scholastic averages are weighted according to
the number of hours the course carries. For example, suppose a student
receives a grade of B in a course carrying 4 semester hours and a grade Survey, foundation, and introductory
of A in a course carrying 1 semester hour. The weightings for these courses, normally with no
example courses are as follows: prerequisites and designed
primarily for students with no prior
Grade Numerical Semester Hours Weight background
Equivalent
2000–2999 Intermediate level (sophomore/
B 3.000 4 12 junior year)
A 4.000 1 4 Normally designed for sophomores
Totals: 5 16 and above but in some cases
open to freshman majors in the
The GPA for both courses would then be the total weight (16) divided by department
the total semester hours (5), or 3.200. Grades of I, IP, S, U, and X are not
3000–3999 Upper-intermediate level (junior
included in the calculation of the GPA.
year)
Minimum Cumulative GPA Designed primarily as courses for
juniors; prerequisites are normally
Grades submitted to satisfy, in whole or in part, the requirements for any
required, and these courses are
graduate degree or certificate of advanced study must yield a cumulative
prerequisites for advanced courses
GPA of 3.000 or higher. This requirement may be supplemented by
additional restrictions established by the graduate program or the 4000–4999 Advanced level (senior year)
college’s graduate office such as, but not limited to, the maximum Designed primarily for juniors and
number of individual courses with grades below 3.000 that may be seniors; also includes specialized
obtained without being required to withdraw or a minimum GPA in each courses such as research,
semester. capstone, and thesis
Students falling below 3.000 are placed on academic probation. If the GRADUATE

student remains on academic probation for two semesters, he or she may 0001–0999 Orientation and basic
be terminated from the graduate program. No degree credit
Not more than two courses or 6 semester hours of credit, whichever is 5000–5999 First-level graduate
greater, may be repeated to satisfy the requirements for the degree. The Courses primarily for graduate
last grade earned in each of these repeated courses is counted in the students and qualified
calculation of the cumulative GPA. undergraduate students with
permission
Any incomplete grades must be made up within one calendar year from 6000–6999 Second-level graduate
the semester in which the student took the class that resulted in the
Generally for master’s and clinical
incomplete course grade.
doctorate only
More information regarding course grading and academic disputes may 7000–7999 Third-level graduate
be found at “Academic Appeals” under “Appeals Policies and Procedures.” Master’s- and doctoral-level
courses; includes master’s thesis
Grade Reports
8000–8999 Clinical/research/readings
Grades are available to students approximately three days after the end
Includes comprehensive exam
of each semester via the myNEU web portal (http://myneu.neu.edu/cp/
preparation
home/displaylogin). A missing grade means that none was received from
the instructor. Grades received late from faculty are processed as they are 9000–9999 Doctoral research and dissertation
received.
Maintenance of Student Records
Transcripts The university registrar is responsible for ensuring appropriate
Currently enrolled students may obtain unofficial transcripts from the maintenance and safekeeping of student records. The transcript, which is
myNEU web portal (http://myneu.neu.edu/cp/home/displaylogin) stored electronically and maintained indefinitely, is the holistic record of
and may also order official transcripts through myNEU. For further student attendance and degree progress. In the event that the university
information on transcript requests, visit the registrar's website. (http:// discontinues operations, the archive of student records would be
www.northeastern.edu/registrar/trans_request.html) All questions maintained by:
concerning transcript requests should be directed to 617.373.2300,
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
(TTY) 617.373.5360.
One Ashburton Place
Northeastern University Course Numbering Room 1401
Boston, MA 02108
UNDERGRADUATE
0001–0999 Orientation and basic
Course Cancellations
No degree credit Northeastern University reserves the right to cancel any course if
1000–1999 Introductory level (first year) minimum enrollments, appropriate faculty, or academic facilities do not
meet standards.
32 Final Examinations and Related Policies on Other Exams
• Sports activity participation, showing weight/height of members of

Final Examinations and Related Policies on Other Exams athletic teams
• Participation in officially recognized activities
All final examinations, term papers, or projects must be returned to the
student or be retained by the department for a period of one year. If Northeastern currently has permission to release data and you do not
want the university to disclose directory information without your prior
written consent, you must notify the university by coming to the Office of
Graduation Requirements
the Registrar, 271 Huntington Avenue.
All eligible degree candidates must complete the graduation application

Notification of Rights under FERPA
by the applicable deadline. Before you apply to graduate through your
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students
myNEU account, we recommend you take the time to review your current
certain rights with respect to their education records. These rights are:
program information, i.e., degree, major, and concentration. To review this
information, log in to your myNEU account; under the “Self-Service” tab 1. The right to inspect and review the student’s education records
click “Student Self-Service.” within 45 days of the day the university receives a request for
access. Students should submit to the registrar, dean, or head of the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) academic department (or appropriate official) written requests that
identify the record(s) they wish to inspect. The university official will
make arrangements for access and notify the student of the time
FERPA for Students—General Information
and place where the records may be inspected. If the records are
FERPA is a federal law that applies to educational institutions. Under
not maintained by the university official to whom the request was
FERPA, schools must allow students who are 18 years or over or
submitted, that official shall advise the student of the correct official
attending a postsecondary institution:
to whom the request should be addressed.
• Access to their education records 2. The right to request the amendment of the student’s education record
• An opportunity to seek to have the records amended (see the Student that the student believes is inaccurate or misleading. Students may
Handbook for this procedure) ask the university to amend a record that they believe is inaccurate
or misleading. They should write the university official responsible for
• Some control over the disclosure of information from the records
the record, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed,
FERPA General Guidance for Parental Disclosure and specify why it is inaccurate or misleading. If the university
decides not to amend the record as requested by the student, the
When a student turns 18 years of age or attends a postsecondary
university will notify the student of the decision and advise the
institution, the student, and not the parent, may access, seek to amend,
student of his or her right to a hearing regarding the request for
and consent to disclosures of his or her education records.
amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures
If you are an undergraduate day student and you choose not to share will be provided to the student when notified of the right to a hearing.
information with your parents, Northeastern will, if asked, indicate that 3. The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable
you have restricted access to your records. information contained in the student’s education records, except to
the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. One
Release of Directory Information exception, which permits disclosure without consent, is disclosure
The primary purpose of directory information is to allow Northeastern to school officials with legitimate educational interest. A school
University to confirm attendance for employers, health insurance official is defined as a person employed by the university in an
companies, and loan agencies. Northeastern may disclose appropriately administrative, supervisory, academic, or support staff position
designated “directory information” without written consent, unless (including law enforcement unit and health staff); a person or
you have advised the university to the contrary in accordance with the company with whom the university has contracted (such as an
procedures below. If you choose not to release directory information, all attorney, auditor, or collection agent); a person serving on the
communications with all third parties and agencies will need to be done Board of Trustees; or a person assisting another school official
through your written request to the university or in person. in performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate
educational interest if the official needs to review an education record
As of June 30, 2016, Northeastern directory information includes: in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility.
• Student name 4. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education
concerning alleged failures by the university to comply with the
• Home address (city, state, country only)
requirements of FERPA. At Northeastern, the Office of the University
• Major field of study Registrar, 271 Huntington Avenue, administers FERPA.
• College
• Class year Additional Information
• Enrollment status (e.g., undergraduate or graduate, full-time or part- Additional information can be obtained at the U.S. Department of
time) Education’s website (http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa) or
by writing to:
• Dates of attendance
• Degrees, honors, and awards received Family Policy Compliance Office
• Most recent educational agency or institution attended U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-5920
If the student chooses to pursue an appeal, the process is described in

Student Right-to-Know Act the appeals section that follows.
For information about the Student Right-to-Know Act, visit the registrar's Appeal of Final Grades
website. (http://www.northeastern.edu/registrar/right-to-know.html) It is the policy of the university that all students will be treated fairly
in evaluations made of their academic performance, standing, and
Code of Student Conduct progress. The university presumes that academic judgments by its
faculty are fair, consistent, and objective. Students must understand that
The Code of Student Conduct is online at the Office of Student Conduct the substitution of a different academic judgment for that of the original
and Conflict Resolution (http://www.northeastern.edu/osccr/code-of- evaluator is a serious intrusion upon teaching prerogatives. Nonetheless,
student-conduct) website. the university believes it is essential to provide an appeals mechanism
to students who believe that they were erroneously, capriciously, or
otherwise unfairly treated in an academic or cooperative education
Appeals Policies and Procedures determination. This includes claims of misinterpretation or inequitable
application of any academic provision of the university’s undergraduate
Graduate Student Appeals Procedures or graduate catalog, student handbook, or Faculty Handbook. However,
Northeastern University affirms that it is essential to provide an appeals graduate student issues involving admission or readmission in a program
mechanism to students who believe that they have been erroneously, cannot be appealed beyond the college level.
capriciously, inappropriately, or otherwise unfairly treated.
In most cases, students should first discuss their concerns with
Academic Appeals the faculty member who taught the course to see if it is possible to
reach agreement on the issue(s). If the student is not satisfied with
It is the policy of the university that all students shall be treated fairly
the outcome of this discussion, or if the student is not comfortable
with respect to evaluations made of their academic performance,
discussing the issue with the instructor, the student should request a
standing, and progress. The university presumes that academic
meeting with the department chair, or a person named by the chair, to
judgments by its faculty are fair, consistent, and objective. Students
attempt a department-level resolution of the appeal. If these informal
must understand that the substitution of a different academic judgment
attempts to resolve the issue fail, the student can enter the formal
for that of the original evaluator is a serious intrusion upon teaching
procedure at the college level as follows.
prerogatives. Nonetheless, the university believes it is essential to
provide an appeals mechanism to students who believe that they were STEP 1
erroneously, capriciously, or otherwise unfairly treated in an academic A student may appeal an academic determination by submitting a written
or cooperative education determination. This includes claims of statement (the Statement) that specifies the details of the action or
misinterpretation or inequitable application of any academic provision of judgment. This Statement should include when the problem occurred,
the student handbook or Faculty Handbook. Issues concerning admission who was involved, the basis of the appeal, and the resolution sought
or readmission into a program cannot be appealed beyond the college by the student. For students in the College of Professional Studies
level. (CPS), the Statement is submitted to the school official designated by
the Vice President for Professional and Continuing Studies. Graduate
Before invoking the appeals procedures, students are always encouraged
students (other than CPS) should submit the Statement to the graduate
to speak informally to their instructors or academic advisors about any
coordinator in the department (where one exists). If there is no
determination or grade about which they have questions. If students
department-level coordinator, the appeal should proceed to Step 2. All
choose to pursue an appeal, the process is described in the appeals
appeals of grades should be initiated and resolved before the student
section that follows.
graduates. If a student wishes to dispute a grade in his or her final term,
this must be done within forty-five calendar days of graduation. If the
Scientific or Research Misconduct
appeal concerns a cooperative education determination, it is submitted
Scientific or research misconduct is defined as fabrication, falsification,
to the dean of the college in which the student is enrolled. The Statement
plagiarism, or other practices that seriously deviate from those that
must specify the details of the action or judgment and the basis for the
are commonly accepted within the academic and scientific community
appeal. All parties shall cooperate and act expeditiously in processing the
for proposing, conducting, or reporting research and does not include
appeal to completion.
honest error or honest differences in interpretation or judgments of
data. (Further information can be obtained from the U.S. Office of Though students are always entitled to seek the advice of legal counsel,
Research Integrity, Department of Health and Human Services. (https:// students may not be represented by a lawyer in the informal or formal
ori.hhs.gov) Possible incidences of misconduct are to be reported academic appeal procedures. A student may consult with the Vice
immediately to the vice provost for graduate education, who will initiate Provost for Graduate Education, Vice President for Professional and
the appropriate procedures. Findings of scientific or research misconduct Continuing Studies (in the case of CPS students), or their designees
cannot be appealed through the process below. at any point in this procedure for advice or assistance. The dean, vice
president, or provost may take whatever steps they deem reasonably
Nonacademic Appeals appropriate to achieve voluntary resolution of the problem at any stage of
It is the policy of the university that all students shall be treated with these procedures.
respect and that all evaluations of their employment performance will be
fair, consistent, and objective. This includes claims of misinterpretation The Statement should be submitted within twenty-eight working days
or inequitable application of any employment provision of the student (or twenty working days [four calendar weeks] for CPS students) of the
handbook. The student is always encouraged to speak informally to his day when the student learns of the academic determination in question.
or her supervisor about any determination about which he or she has For course grade appeal in the CPS, the Statement must be submitted
questions prior to invoking the appeals procedures. within twenty days after grades are posted to the student academic
34 Appeals Policies and Procedures
record. Grades are typically available the Tuesday after the term ends and president or committee shall be without authority to reverse or modify the
are viewable through the student’s myNortheastern account. Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity finding(s) or resolution.
If a student feels that he or she has been the victim of harassment or of STEP 4
discrimination prohibited by law or by university policy, he or she should If the student or the involved faculty member is not satisfied with the
consult with the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity as soon as he dean’s or CPS vice president’s disposition of the matter or if the appeal
or she becomes aware of alleged prohibited harassment or discrimination is not resolved within thirty calendar days after originally submitted to
and is not required to wait until a term grade or determination is received the dean or CPS vice president pursuant to step 1, he or she may further
before seeking advice or redress. If the Office of Institutional Diversity pursue the matter by requesting in writing within fourteen calendar days
and Equity is advised of such alleged prohibited conduct as part of that the university convene an academic appeals resolution committee
an academic appeal (see below), the appeal shall be pursued and to review the issue. Students may obtain information on this process
investigated first through the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity. in either the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs (104 Ell) or
In such cases, the student should submit the appeal to the appropriate the Office of the Provost (110 CH). This committee has been designated
dean(s) described in this step, with a copy also given to the Office of as the final authority on these matters. This request must be made
Institutional Diversity and Equity. Following a resolution of the sexual within fourteen calendar days of the finding of the academic standing
harassment/discrimination issues, any remaining academic issues will committee in step 3.
be addressed, at the request of the student, according to the academic
1. Academic Appeals Resolution Committee
appeals procedures.
The academic appeals resolution committee includes:
STEP 2
The dean or CPS vice president shall respond to the student in writing, • The Vice Provost for Graduate Education or a designee.
including specific instructions for the student to seek an informal
• The student’s faculty advisor will be appointed by the appropriate
resolution to the matter, unless such course of action, as outlined
vice provost except in cases where no specific advisor exists,
by the student in his or her Statement, is demonstrably futile. These
or where the faculty advisor is involved in the dispute. In those
directions shall include discussing the matter with the person whom
cases, a faculty member from the student’s major college,
the student identifies as involved in the matter. If the student is not
department, or area of specialization will be appointed.
satisfied with the informal resolution, the dean or CPS vice president
shall discuss the matter with the department chair (where one exists), • Two faculty members appointed by the Faculty Senate Agenda
graduate coordinator, consultant, program director, or associate dean Committee (if the appeal is based on a cooperative education
(as appropriate) or equivalent supervisor and the dean of the college determination, one of the faculty members shall be a member
in which the faculty member involved in the matter serves, who shall of the cooperative education faculty, but not from the student’s
attempt to effect an informal resolution. The student shall also have the area of study) and a representative of the Office of Institutional
right to discuss the matter with the chair (where one exists) or equivalent Diversity and Equity (if the appeal had at any point involved a
supervisor in which department the faculty member involved in the matter of sexual harassment/discrimination).
matter serves.
• The chair shall be elected from among the committee’s three
If the appeal involves allegations of prohibited harassment or faculty members but cannot be the student’s faculty advisor.
discrimination, the dean shall consult with the Office of Institutional
Diversity and Equity before making this response and shall, as part of 2. Preliminary Matters
this response, explain the role that the Office of Institutional Diversity and If the academic appeals resolution committee determines, by a
Equity will play in steps 2 and 3 of this procedure. majority vote, that the appeal is patently without substance or merit,
it may dismiss the appeal.
A copy of this response shall be sent to the department chair or
3. Investigation
equivalent supervisor of the appropriate unit.
The academic appeals resolution committee shall investigate the
STEP 3 matter under appeal as quickly as possible by studying the relevant
If the appeal cannot be resolved informally within thirty calendar days of documents, interviewing the parties (especially the student and
the student’s original submission of his or her Statement to the dean or the involved faculty member), and taking any other action it deems
CPS vice president, or if he or she is not satisfied with the disposition of appropriate. At no time shall the committee be bound by rules of
the matter at Step 2, the student may proceed with the appeal through his evidence but shall at all times conduct itself in a manner that is not
or her college’s or school’s established academic appeals procedure. The arbitrary or capricious. The academic appeals resolution committee
dean or the academic standing committee, as applicable, must provide may, but is not required to, hold a hearing prior to resolving the
the student and the involved faculty member with a written report of the issues. However, in all instances, the student and the involved faculty
finding(s) and decision. member shall have the right to appear and testify separately and
privately before the academic appeals resolution committee. The
This step involves a review by an academic standing committee making student shall have the right to have an advocate from the university
the recommendation to the dean or CPS vice president. The student may community present during his or her testimony to the academic
obtain a copy of the operating rules of the academic standing committee appeals resolution committee.
from the dean of the college involved. 4. Authority to Act
The academic appeals resolution committee has been designated
In appeals involving allegations of prohibited harassment or
as the final authority on these matters. At the conclusion of its
discrimination, the dean or academic standing committee shall receive
investigation, the academic appeals resolution committee shall
a report of the findings of the investigation of the Office of Institutional
resolve, by majority vote, the issue by either upholding the finding
Diversity and Equity for incorporation into its own report on matters left
of the academic standing committee or dean/CPS vice president, in
unresolved by that finding that were referred to it. The dean/CPS vice
which case no further appeal is available, or granting such relief to 4. If the grievance is not satisfactorily resolved, the student should
the student as the appeals resolution committee deems appropriate. complete a grievance form and file a written request for a formal
a. The academic appeals resolution committee may not determine hearing with the Grievance Committee for Disabled Students.
a resolution that contradicts the prior findings or actions of The request should be filed with the vice president for student
the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity with respect to affairs. Upon receipt of a written request for a formal hearing,
elements of this appeal. the grievance committee (including one faculty member from
b. In the event of a tie vote, the action of the academic standing the student’s college, one faculty member not from the student’s
committee or dean/CPS vice president shall be considered college, one representative from the Disability Resource Center, a
upheld. representative from the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equality,
the vice president for student affairs or a designee, and another
5. Resolution
administrator not from student affairs) must hold a hearing within
All direct parties to the appeal, including but not limited to the
three calendar weeks. The grievance committee must allow a full
student, the CPS vice president or provost, the dean, the department
and fair opportunity for the presentation of evidence relevant to
chair or equivalent supervisors, graduate coordinator or equivalent
the reason(s) for the hearing request and must render a decision in
supervisor, and the faculty member shall be promptly informed in
writing to the requesting student within one week of the conclusion
writing of the decisions and actions taken (i.e., the Report) during this
of the hearing. The director of the Office of Institutional Diversity and
academic appeals procedure.
Equality is compliance officer for Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
6. Report
Act of 1973.
A written Report of the appeal and its resolution shall be submitted
by the chair of the academic appeals resolution committee to the GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE—SEXUAL HARASSMENT
student, the involved faculty member, the Faculty Senate Agenda No employee, agent, supervisory personnel, or faculty member shall
Committee, the vice president for student affairs, the appropriate exercise his or her responsibilities or authority in such manner as to
vice provost, the registrar, and the dean or CPS vice president, as make submission to “sexual advances, requests for sexual favors,
appropriate. or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature” as an explicit
7. Action or implicit term or condition of evaluation, employment, admission,
The dean(s) or CPS vice president or his or her designee in the advancement, or reward within the university. Neither shall any employee,
involved college(s) shall take whatever action is necessary to agent, supervisory personnel, or faculty member make submission to
implement fully the resolution of the academic appeals resolution or rejection of such conduct the basis for employment or academic
committee. This includes reporting the change of grade to the decisions affecting any employee or student. Neither shall any employee,
registrar. agent, supervisory personnel, or faculty member conduct himself or
8. Appeal herself with respect to verbal or physical behavior of a sexual nature
No further appeal can be instituted by the student or the involved where such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering
faculty member with respect to the issue(s) raised at any level of the with an individual’s work or academic performance or creating an
formal appeals resolutions procedures once adjudicated. intimidating, hostile, or offensive work or classroom environment.
Though sexual harassment will not be tolerated, the university recognizes

General Regulations that it is difficult to regulate emotional relationships between consenting
adults. However, a consensual relationship may be suspect in instances
Review the general regulations that follow as well as all other regulations in which one of the individuals has authority over the other. Therefore, no
or limitations included throughout this catalog. Your success at faculty or employee involved romantically or sexually with a student may
Northeastern depends, in part, on understanding your rights and fulfilling teach or supervise that person either individually or as part of a group in
your responsibilities. any activity connected to the university.
Any student, teaching assistant, employee, or faculty member who feels

Legal Rights and Responsibilities
that he or she has been the victim of sexual harassment may bring
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE FOR DISABLED STUDENTS
the matter to the attention of the director of the Office of Institutional
It is the policy of Northeastern University to comply with all laws
Diversity and Equality. Copies of the sexual harassment grievance
governing access by and discrimination against disabled students.
procedure can be obtained from the Office of Institutional Diversity and
Accordingly, any student who believes that there has been a violation of
Equality, 424 Columbus Place.
these laws is encouraged to discuss the matter with the director of the
Disability Resource Center and other persons identified by the director, HAZING—CHAPTER 269 OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS
or with the director of the Office of Institutional Diversity and Equality, to Section 17. Whoever is a principal organizer or participant in the
resolve the matter in a prompt and equitable manner. If such discussions crime of hazing, as defined herein, shall be punished by a fine of
do not resolve the matter, the student may then initiate a grievance by not more than three thousand dollars or by imprisonment in a
taking the steps outlined below. house of correction for not more than one year, or both such fine
and imprisonment. The term hazing as used in this section and in
1. All grievances made by students on the basis of being disabled are
sections eighteen and nineteen, shall mean any conduct or method
considered as being made to the president of the university.
of initiation into any student organization, whether on public or
2. In the case of a grievance, the student should discuss the objection private property, which willfully or recklessly endangers the physical
with the individual responsible for the office or department where the or mental health of any student or other person. Such conduct
objection was initially raised. shall include whipping; beating; branding; forced calisthenics;
3. If not satisfied, the student should discuss the objection with the exposure to weather; forced consumption of any food, liquor,
dean of the college or director under which the department falls. beverage, drug, or other substance; or any other brutal treatment
or forced physical activity which is likely to adversely affect the
physical health or safety of any such student or other person, or
36 General Regulations
which subjects such student or other person to extreme mental STUDENT RIGHT-TO-KNOW AND CAMPUS SECURITY ACT
stress, including extended deprivation of sleep or rest or extended In compliance with the Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act,
isolation. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section to information regarding graduation rates may be obtained in the Office of
the contrary, consent shall not be available as a defense to any the Registrar, 271 Huntington Avenue, and in the Department of Athletics,
prosecution under this action. 219 Cabot Physical Education Center; information regarding safety and
security may be obtained in the Office of Admissions and the Public
Section 18. Whoever knows that another person is the victim of Safety Division, 100 Columbus Place. It is Northeastern University’s policy
hazing as defined in section seventeen and is at the scene of such to disclose to an alleged victim of any crime of violence the results of any
crime shall, to the extent that such person can do so without danger disciplinary proceeding against the alleged perpetrator of such crime.
or peril to himself or others, report such crime to an appropriate law Further information is available in the Office of Student Conduct and
enforcement official as soon as reasonably practicable. Whoever Conflict Resolution, 202 Ell Hall.
fails to report such crime shall be punished by a fine of not more
than one thousand dollars. USE OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS
The unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or
Section 19. Each institution of secondary education and each use of a controlled substance is prohibited in or on any Northeastern
public and private institution of postsecondary education shall property. Any university employee or student determined to have violated
issue to every student group, student team, or student organization this policy may be subject to disciplinary action up to and including
that is part of such institution or is recognized by the institution dismissal. The use of alcohol while on Northeastern property is prohibited
or permitted by the institution to use its name and facilities or is except where specifically authorized by the university. No employee
known by the institution to exist as an unaffiliated student group, may report to work while under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs.
student team, or student organization, a copy of this section Violation of these regulations may be reason to require evaluation/
and sections seventeen and eighteen; provided, however, that an treatment for substance abuse in coordination with the University Center
institution’s compliance with the section’s requirements that an for Counseling and Student Development and/or for disciplinary action
institution issue copies of this section and sections seventeen and up to and including dismissal. Northeastern University works to provide
eighteen to unaffiliated student groups, teams, or organizations a drug-free workplace for all university employees and students. The
shall not constitute evidence of the institution’s recognition Center for Counseling and Student Development provides resources for
or endorsement of said unaffiliated student groups, teams, or treatment and referral for students and employees with substance abuse
organizations. problems. Educational programs for students, employees, and managers
are presented through Human Resources Management, the Office of
Each such group, team, or organization shall distribute a copy Residential Life, and the Center for Counseling and Student Development
of this section and sections seventeen and eighteen to each of and cover the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse, the availability of
its members, plebes, pledges, or applicants for membership. assistance for counseling and rehabilitation, and penalties for violating
It shall be the duty of each such group, team, or organization, university policies. To comply with federal law, the university requires
acting through its designated officer, to deliver annually to the that employees directly engaged in performance of a grant or contract
institution an attested acknowledgement stating that such group, must notify their employers of any criminal drug statute conviction for
team, or organization has received a copy of this section and a violation occurring in the workplace no later than five days after the
said sections seventeen and eighteen, that each of its members, conviction. The university must notify any federal contracting agency
plebes, pledges, or applicants has received a copy of sections within ten days of having received notice that an employee engaged
seventeen and eighteen, and that such group, team, or organization in the performance of such contract has had a criminal drug statute
understands and agrees to comply with the provisions of this conviction for a violation occurring in the workplace. The university will
section and sections seventeen and eighteen. Each institution take appropriate action up to and including dismissal and/or require
of secondary education and each public or private institution of participation in an approved abuse assistance or rehabilitation program.
postsecondary education shall, at least annually, before or at the
start of enrollment, deliver to each person who enrolls as a full- USE OF WEAPONS
time student in such institution a copy of this section and sections The use or possession on campus of firearms, explosive agents of any
seventeen and eighteen. kind, as well as chemicals, mace, and tear gas, is specifically forbidden
by the Code of Student Conduct. Violation of this university policy is
Each institution of secondary education and each public or private cause for disciplinary action up to and including expulsion. In addition,
institution of postsecondary education shall file, at least annually, it is worth noting that Massachusetts law states: “Whoever, not being
a report with the regents of higher education and, in the case of a law enforcement officer and notwithstanding any license obtained by
secondary institutions, the board of education, certifying that him under the provisions of chapter one hundred and forty, carries on
such institution has complied with its responsibility to inform his person a firearm as hereinafter defined, loaded or unloaded, in any
student groups, teams, or organizations and to notify each full-time building or on the grounds of any college or university without the written
student enrolled by it of the provisions of this section and sections authorization of the board or officer in charge of said college or university
seventeen and eighteen and also certifying that said institution shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by
has adopted a disciplinary policy with regard to the organizers and imprisonment for not more than one year or both. For the purpose of this
participants of hazing and that such policy has been set forth with paragraph, ‘firearm’ shall mean any pistol, revolver, rifle, or smoothbore
appropriate emphasis in the student handbook or similar means of arm from which a shot, bullet, or pellet can be discharged by whatever
communicating the institution’s policies to its students. The board means.”
of regents and, in the case of secondary institutions, the board of
education shall promulgate regulations governing the content and Massachusetts general law prohibits the possession of nunchaku or
frequency of such reports and shall forthwith report to the attorney karate sticks; switchblades; knives; starter’s pistols; ammunition; leather
general any such institution that fails to make such report. armbands or other clothing that has metallic spikes, points, or studs;
or other dangerous weapons or articles. A student who possesses any
articles for sporting purposes (for example, bow and arrows) should write-ups), the analysis, interpretation, and reporting of the data must be
check with the University Police Department or the Department of each individual’s.
Residential Life to determine whether such articles are among those
prohibited by statute or university regulation. Northeastern University Participation in Academically Dishonest Activities
Examples:
also prohibits the possession of knives other than food utensils.
• Stealing an examination
Policies and Procedures
• Purchasing a prewritten paper through a mail-order or other service,
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY
including via the internet
Essential to the mission of Northeastern University is the commitment
to the principles of intellectual honesty and integrity. Academic integrity • Selling, loaning, or otherwise distributing materials for the purpose of
is important for two reasons. First, independent and original scholarship cheating, plagiarism, or other academically dishonest acts
ensures that students derive the most from their educational experience • Alteration, theft, forgery, or destruction of the academic work of other
and the pursuit of knowledge. Second, academic dishonesty violates the students, library materials, laboratory materials, or academic records
most fundamental values of an intellectual community and depreciates including transcripts, course registration cards, course syllabi, and
the achievements of the entire university community. examination/course grades
• Intentionally missing an examination or assignment deadline to gain
Accordingly, Northeastern University views academic dishonesty as
an unfair advantage
one of the most serious offenses that a student can commit while in
college. The following is a broad overview of what constitutes academic Facilitating Academic Dishonesty
dishonesty but is not meant to be an all-encompassing definition. Defined as intentionally or knowingly helping or attempting to violate any
provision of this policy. Examples:
Cheating
Defined as intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized • Inaccurately listing someone as coauthor of a paper, case write-up, or
materials, information, or study aids in any academic exercise. Examples: project who did not contribute
• Sharing with another student a take-home examination, homework
• Unauthorized use of notes, text, or other aids during an examination
assignment, case write-up, lab report, and so on, without expressed
• Copying from another student’s examination, research paper, case
permission from the instructor
write-up, lab report, homework, computer disc, and so on
• Taking an examination or writing a paper for another student
• Talking during an examination
• Handing in the same paper for more than one course without the All members of the Northeastern University community—students,
explicit permission of the instructor faculty, and staff—share the responsibility to bring forward known
• Perusing a test before it is given acts of apparent academic dishonesty. Any member of the academic
community who witnesses an act of academic dishonesty should report
• Hiding notes in a calculator for use during an examination
it to the appropriate faculty member or to the director of the Office of
Fabrication Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution. The charge will be investigated
Defined as intentional and unauthorized falsification, misrepresentation, and if sufficient evidence is presented, the case will be referred to
or invention of any information, data, or citation in an academic exercise. the Northeastern University Student Judicial Hearing Board. If found
Examples: responsible for an academic dishonesty violation, a minimum sanction
of deferred suspension will follow. If found responsible for a second
• Making up the data for a research paper violation, the student will be expelled from the university.
• Altering the results of a lab experiment or survey
• Listing a citation for a source not used
APPROPRIATE USE OF COMPUTER AND NETWORK RESOURCES POLICY
The information systems of Northeastern University are intended for
• Stating an opinion as a scientifically proven fact the use of authorized members of the Northeastern community in
Plagiarism the conduct of their academic and administrative work. To protect
Defined as intentionally or knowingly representing the words or ideas of the integrity of computer resources against unauthorized or improper
another as one’s own in any academic exercise without providing proper use, and to protect authorized users from the effects of unauthorized
documentation of source by way of a footnote, endnote, or intertextual or improper usage, the university reserves the right, with or without
note. The following sources demand notation: notice, to monitor, record, limit, or restrict any account holder’s usage.
The university may also monitor, record, inspect, copy, remove, or
• Word-for-word quotation from a source, including another student’s otherwise alter any data, file, or system resources. The university reserves
work the right to periodically check these systems and to take any other
• Paraphrase: using the ideas of others in your own words action necessary to protect the computer and network facilities. The
university also retains access rights to all files and electronic mail on
• Unusual or controversial facts—facts not apt to be found in many
its computing and network facilities. Anyone using these systems or
places
networks expressly consents to such monitoring.
• Interviews, radio and television programs, and telephone
conversations Any unauthorized, inappropriate, illegal, or illegitimate use of the
university’s computing resources, or failure to comply with these
Unauthorized Collaboration
guidelines, shall constitute a violation of university policy and will subject
This refers to instances when students, each claiming sole authorship,
the violator to disciplinary action by the university and may result in legal
submit separate reports that are substantially similar to one another.
action. When a violation is identified, the appropriate system manager or
While several students may have the same source material (as in case
unit head will undertake a review and initiate action in accordance with
university policy. In addition, the university may require restitution for
any use of computer or network services that violate these guidelines. schemes; or for any purpose contrary to local, state, and/or federal
The university may also provide evidence of possible illegal or criminal law.
activity to law enforcement authorities. 9. Use of university information systems must comply with the
provisions of copyright law and fair use. Copyright law limits the right
Notwithstanding any other provision of this policy, authorization to
of a user to copy, edit, or transmit electronically another’s intellectual
access the information systems of Northeastern University ends
property, including written materials, images, sounds, music, and
at the termination of employment, the end of a recognized role or
performances, even in an educational context, without permission,
relationship, or the loss of sponsorship. Students may continue to use
except in compliance with the fair use doctrine exception.
their Northeastern electronic mail account for up to six months after
10. Users are responsible for the timeliness, accuracy, and content/
graduation. Any questions about this policy or the applicability of this
consequences of their web pages. Posting of personal, family, or
policy to a particular situation should be referred to the information
other identifying information is at the sole discretion of the user.
technology security manager or the director of internal audit. The
Users are advised to exercise discretion when posting personal
university’s information systems consist of all networking wiring,
information to minimize the risk to personal privacy and safety.
equipment, networks, security devices, servers, computer systems,
computers, computer laboratory equipment, workstations, internet 11. University information systems may not be used for commercial
connections, and all other intermediary equipment, services, and purposes, except only as permitted with explicit prior written approval
facilities. These assets are the property of Northeastern University. of university counsel and the senior vice president for administration
and finance.
1. Access to and use of Northeastern information systems is a privilege 12. Internet use must comply with the terms of service stipulated by
granted by the university to its faculty, staff, and students. Access for our internet service provider(s). These policies are incorporated by
up to one academic year for others, including “sponsored” individuals reference. In addition, the acceptable use, terms of service, and/
whose relationship with Northeastern is a result of a university- or other policies of the system(s) also bind users of the internet
recognized affiliation or relationship, must be approved by the connection and resources to which they connect. At the time of
authorizing unit’s dean or vice president. Such access may not be writing, the internet service provider for Northeastern University is
renewed without the written approval of the senior vice president for Genuity (http://www.genuity.com).
administration and finance.
13. Users may not use information systems irresponsibly, wastefully, or
The university retains sole discretion over the extent to which access
in a manner that adversely affects the work or equipment of others at
privileges are granted.
Northeastern or on the internet.
2. Users may only use those computer accounts that have been
14. The university strives to maintain the security and privacy of all
authorized by the university for their use. Use of another person’s
electronic communications and content passed on the Northeastern
account, security devices, and/or the presentation of false or
network and, therefore, will not arbitrarily or frivolously review
misleading information or credentials for the purpose of obtaining
or inspect user files or electronic mail. However, all electronic
access to information systems is prohibited.
communications and content presented to and/or passed on
3. Users are responsible for all use of information systems conducted the Northeastern network, including that presented to and/or
under their user ID(s) and are expected to take all precautions passed to and from the internet connection(s), may be monitored,
including password security and file protection measures to prevent examined, saved, read, transcribed, stored, or retransmitted in
use of their accounts and files by unauthorized persons. Sharing of the course of daily operations by any duly authorized employee
passwords is prohibited. or agent of Northeastern University in the exercise of their duties
4. Users may not offer, provide, lend, rent, or sell access to university or by law enforcement authorities who are called upon to assist
information systems. Users may not provide access to individuals the university in investigating possible wrongdoing. Electronic
outside the university community. communications and content may be examined by automated
5. Use of university information systems for hosting nonuniversity means. Further, Northeastern reserves the right to reject from the
activities must have the explicit written authorization of the senior network electronic communications and content deemed not in
vice president for administration and finance prior to the use. compliance with policies governing the use of information systems at
6. While the university attempts to protect electronic communication the university. By accessing Northeastern information systems, users
and files from unauthorized access, this cannot be guaranteed. Users give Northeastern permission to conduct each of the operations
may not access, copy, or move files including, but not limited to, described above.
programs, data, and electronic mail that belong to another account 15. The confidentiality of any message or material should not be
without prior authorization from the account holder. Files may not be assumed. Even when a message or material is deleted, it may still
moved to other computer sites without permission from the holder of be possible to retrieve and read that message or material. Further,
the account under which the files reside. the use of passwords for security does not guarantee confidentiality.
7. Users may not use remote resources such as printer and file systems, Messages read in HTML may identify the reader to the sender. Aside
regardless of location on or off the Northeastern network, unless the from the right of the university to retrieve and read any electronic
administrator of the remote resource has first granted permission. communications or content, such messages or materials should be
treated as confidential by other students or employees and accessed
8. Northeastern information systems may be used for lawful purposes
only by the intended recipient. Without prior authorization, students
only. Users must not use their accounts or Northeastern information
and employees are not permitted to retrieve or read electronic mail
systems for unlawful purposes including, but not limited to, the
messages that are not sent to them.
installation of fraudulently or illegally obtained software; illegal
dissemination of licensed software; sharing of content where the 16. All users are required to honor and observe the rules of confidentiality
disseminator does not hold lawful intellectual property rights; and protection of privacy when accessing and using any information
propagating chain letters, pyramid, Ponzi, other unlawful or deceptive that resides on Northeastern information systems and/or any
information that pertains to university programs, students, faculty,
and staff. All disclosures of student information must comply with
the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act • Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 266,
(FERPA) of 1974. Subsections 33(a) and 120(f), which impose sanctions for, among
17. Northeastern reserves the right at any time, without prior notice other acts, destroying electronically processed and stored data or
or permission from the user or users of a computer or other gaining unauthorized access to a database or computer system.
Northeastern-owned computing device, to copy or have copied any • United States Code, Title 18, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act,
and all information from the data-storage mechanisms of such which imposes sanctions for, among other acts, knowingly
devices, as may be required at the sole discretion of the university, in accessing a computer without authorization or in excess of
connection with investigations of possible wrongdoing. authorized access, knowingly causing damage to protected
18. The Appropriate Use of Computer and Network Resources Policy computers, or trafficking in password information.
specifically prohibits the use of Northeastern University’s information • United States Code, Title 18, Electronic Communications Privacy
systems to: Act, which imposes sanctions for, among other acts, interception
• Harass, threaten, defame, slander, or intimidate any individual or of wire, oral, or electronic communications.
group.
BEHAVIOR ON CO-OP, ON EXTERNSHIPS, AND IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
• Generate and/or spread intolerant or hateful material, which
As an urban institution, Northeastern University is a part of the vibrant
in the sole judgment of the university is directed against any
community and business life of the surrounding neighborhoods.
individual or group, based on race, religion, national origin,
Maintaining amicable and considerate relations between the university
ethnicity, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran
and local residents and businesses is essential to the continued
status, or disability.
cooperation of the university and its neighbors in civic projects and
• Transmit or make accessible material, which in the sole judgment issues and to the furtherance of the university’s broader mission to
of the university is offensive, violent, pornographic, annoying, or contribute to the general good of society. The university endeavors
harassing, including use of Northeastern information systems to foster conditions under which such beneficial relations exist.
to access and/or distribute obscene or sexually explicit material Consequently, the university must consider conduct on the part of
unrelated to university-sanctioned work or bona fide scholarship. members of the university community, whether on or off campus and
• Generate unsolicited electronic mail such as chain letters, whether isolated or continuing in nature, that is disruptive of these
unsolicited job applications, or commercial announcements. relations; that impairs, interferes with, or obstructs the lawful missions,
• Generate falsely identified messages or message content, processes, and functions of the university; or that is found by the
including use of forged content of any description. university to be abhorrent or offensive to generally accepted standards of
• Transmit or make accessible password information. social behavior, as inimical to the university’s interests.
• Attempt to access and/or access information systems and/or The university’s Code of Student Conduct governs student behavior on
resources for which authority has not been granted by the system co-op, externships, and in the community surrounding the university. In
owner(s). addition, misbehavior in these settings may violate the law, policies of the
• Capture, decipher, or record user IDs and/or passwords. co-op employer, or rules of the externship sponsor.
• Intercept electronic communications not intended for the
recipient.
BICYCLES
Wherever possible, students should use the bike racks available at
• Probe, by any means, the security mechanisms of any resource various locations on campus. Bicycles should not be chained to fences,
on the Northeastern network or on any other network through a doors, trees, or other objects, and under no circumstances may bicycles
connection to the Northeastern network. be brought into any university building. The fire code dictates that all
• Disclose or publish, by any means, the security vulnerabilities of entrances, exits, corridors, and stairwells must be free and clear at all
or the means to defeat or disable the security mechanisms of times. Bicycles found in violation of this code will be removed from the
any resource connected to or part of the Northeastern University area.
network.
• Alter, degrade, damage, or destroy data. CARD PLAYING AND GAMBLING
The university does not permit card playing of any kind in classrooms
• Transmit computer viruses or malicious/destructive code of any
unless it is a regularly scheduled activity of an organization recognized
description.
officially by the Office of Student Activities. Social card games are
• Conduct illegal, deceptive, or fraudulent activity. permitted in the residence halls and in the Curry Student Center. Students
• Obtain, use, or retransmit copyrighted information without may not gamble, play pyramid games, or sell lottery tickets. Casino or
permission of the copyright holder. other game events are permitted in designated areas that are approved
• Place bets, wagers, or operate games of chance. by city and state laws, as part of properly scheduled events, and in strict
• Tax, overload, impede, interfere with, damage, or degrade the accordance with regulations issued by the Office of the Vice President for
normal functionality, performance, or integrity of any device, Student Affairs.
service, or function of Northeastern information systems, content,
COPYRIGHTABLE MATERIALS
components, or the resources of any other electronic system, It is the general policy of the university that student papers or projects
network, service, or property of another party, corporation, submitted in partial fulfillment of course requirements remain the
institution, or organization. property of the student authors.
• The above enumeration is not all-inclusive. If there is a question
as to whether a specific use is appropriate or acceptable under This policy does not apply to:
this policy, the university’s sole determination shall prevail.
1. “Work for hire” as defined by intellectual property laws
19. Use of Northeastern University information systems must comply
2. Work derived wholly or in part from other patented or copyrighted
with all applicable local, state, and federal laws, including, but not
material
limited to, the following, which are incorporated by reference:
3. Work done as part of external grants or contracts in which the courses. It is the university’s intention, where applicable, to disclose and
contracting documents or regulations define ownership authorize the use of such technology, programs, or work to nonprofit
4. Work in which the university or its agents or employees contribute organizations and to government agencies without a fee. The university
substantial time or resources may also have the opportunity to license such materials to a commercial
enterprise, and in this event, it is the university’s intention to share any
5. Work considered a thesis or dissertation
revenue from such a license with student contributors in an amount
The university owns the copyright to any work created or developed by determined in accordance with the then-existing university policy or plan.
one or more students with the significant use of funds, space, facilities, Students are informed early in the semester if the course in which they
equipment, materials, or other university resources. The university will are enrolled falls within this category and will be asked to sign a letter of
not normally construe the payment of salary from unrestricted funds or agreement. Should the student decline to sign an agreement, he or she
the provision of office and library facilities as constituting significant will be assigned to another course section—one in which such agreement
use of funds, space, facilities, equipment, materials, or other resources is not required—or will be given alternative activities not involving such
of or administered by the university. Use of laboratory and/or computer assignments or projects.
facilities or assistance from one or more faculty or staff members to a
student author specifically pertaining to the work constitutes significant
COPYRIGHTS AND PATENTS
Any student who makes, as sole or joint inventor, an invention that
use of university resources. In all cases, the provost or his or her designee
involved significant use of university resources, including funds, space,
shall make a good-faith determination concerning significant use, which
facilities, equipment, or materials, or that is subject to terms of a
shall be final and binding on all parties.
sponsored research or other agreement between the university and
In the case of a thesis generated by research performed in whole or another party, shall assign this invention and all associated applications
in part by a student in the course of or pursuant to an agreement for and patents to the university or its designee unless the invention
sponsored research or other written agreement, including an agreement has been released to the inventor in accordance with the applicable
between the author(s) and the university, or utilizing equipment or provisions of the university patent policy. Any student, whether before
facilities provided to the university under conditions that impose or after terminating his or her association with the university, shall do
copyright restrictions, ownership or control shall be determined in whatever is necessary to enable the university or its designee to take out
accordance with such agreement or restrictions. In the absence of such patents in any and all countries on such invention. The cost and expense
agreement or restrictions, copyright ownership in such a thesis shall of making such assignments and procuring such patents shall be borne
reside in the student. However, the student, as a condition of a degree by the university or its designee. When an invention is made by a student
award, must grant the university the royalty-free right to reproduce and not involving significant use of funds, space, facilities, equipment,
publicly distribute copies of the thesis for limited and noncommercial materials, or other resources of or administered by the university, the
purposes. university will waive its rights, and the invention will be the exclusive
property of the student, provided the student’s rights in the invention are
Where necessary to secure to the university an ownership of copyright, not altered by the terms of any financial aid received, including external
students shall assign such rights of copyright, or grant the specified sponsorship, scholarships, fellowships, traineeships, thesis expenses,
rights of reproduction and distribution, to the university. The university or other assistance, whether or not administered by the university and
reserves the right to employ, at its discretion, the materials or portions of provided the invention is not subject to third-party rights.
any work created or developed in the course of an author’s relationship
with the university, or otherwise covered by the University Patent and DEMONSTRATIONS
Copyright Policy, for promotional, professional, or noncommercial The university supports as fundamental to the democratic process the
purposes on a royalty-free basis. Certain courses taught at Northeastern rights of all members of the university community to express their views
University involve students in individual or group assignments or and to protest actions or opinions with which there is disagreement.
projects involving the creation of materials, objects, or techniques that A university is where individuals express diverse ideas and viewpoints
may be patentable or copyrightable. These courses generally require in an atmosphere free of any physical force. The university insists that
extraordinary levels of faculty organization and participation and/or all demonstrations be peaceful and orderly and abide by university
substantial university resources. regulations.
1. Individual teachers or academic units may require that originals or • Demonstrators must not block corridors or entrances or use loud
copies of such papers or projects be retained either temporarily or noise to disrupt a conference, meeting, or assembly.
permanently by the individual teacher or by the unit. • Demonstrations may not be conducted in faculty or administrative
2. A thesis is a student work representing significant original or offices, classrooms, libraries, or study areas.
independent research and for which the student receives a • Moving picket lines in university corridors are prohibited. (Protests
substantial amount of credit toward a degree or certificate. Where may be registered by individuals or groups standing in a single line
there is a question concerning whether or not a student’s work is against a corridor wall, but corridors must be kept open at all times
a thesis, the provost or his or her designee shall make a good-faith for the free passage of other members of the community.)
determination concerning same, which shall be final and binding on
Students, faculty, or other members of the university community who
all parties.
violate these regulations will be subject to disciplinary action; violators
3. Copies of the university patent and copyright policies are available
also jeopardize their right to remain in the university community.
from the Division of Research Development, 405 Lake Hall,
617.373.4587. DEPARTMENTAL JURISDICTION
Certain departments of the university shall have the power to set down
In accordance with university patent and copyright policies, in such rules and regulations governing the operation of the departments’
courses the university is the owner of all rights in technology, computer respective areas of responsibility. Such rules and regulations shall
programs, or other creative work that may be developed by the be in accord with the “General Statement of Student Rights and
undergraduate or graduate student as part of the student’s work in those
Responsibilities” as well as with the policies pertaining to student speakers. Such use requires the prior approval of the director of student
conduct as defined in this document. activities and will be granted only during the Wednesday and Thursday
activity periods. The use of facilities such as residence halls or cafeterias
DISMISSAL FROM CLASS for distribution of literature or for speakers is prohibited.
Students dismissed from classes for insubordination or other disciplinary
reasons may not return without the approval of the college and the vice SAFETY GLASSES
president for student affairs. Safety glasses must be worn in all chemistry laboratories and other
facilities as required.
IDENTIFICATION CARDS
All students must have in their possession at all times the officially SALES AND SOLICITATIONS
approved and properly validated photo identification card. It will be Northeastern University is not a marketplace. Sales of material or
necessary to show this card as a means of identification when using solicitations, such as newspapers and other printed matter, insurance,
the library and campus recreational facilities, at athletic contests, at foodstuffs, and all other articles are prohibited without the express
student elections, at University Health and Counseling Services, at written permission of designated officials of the university. Solicitations
Student Accounts, at the Office of the Registrar, to campus police, and of any kind are also prohibited without the express written permission of
elsewhere around the university. All members of the community should designated officials. Exceptions to this policy are made for recognized
be prepared and willing to identify themselves and their guests upon student organizations and residence hall residents. Residence hall
request by authorized personnel. An official photo identification card will residents should request permission to sell within their housing unit from
be issued to new students during their initial orientation and registration the director of residential life; recognized student organizations should
periods. Replacements for lost cards can be obtained at the Office of the request permission for sales from the director of student activities; all
Registrar, 271 Huntington Avenue. others should apply to the business manager of the university. Such
permission, when granted, is for designated areas within the university
JURY DUTY and is subject to the restrictions imposed by the approving officials.
Northeastern expects students to fulfill their civic duties; the university General solicitation, especially in such areas as classrooms, lounges, and
cannot interfere in this process. Students who miss classes because of cafeterias, is not permitted.
this obligation must notify their professors in writing, explaining which
classes will be missed on which days. The professors will work with SMOKING
students to make up missed assignments or exams. Upon completion of All university administrative and classroom buildings are smoke
their jury duty, students must bring a copy of the documentation of their free and tobacco free. The policy relates to all campuses. The only
service to the appropriate professors. Students on co-op are expected to university facilities not covered by this policy are residence halls and
inform their supervisors if called to jury duty. apartment buildings. The sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products is
prohibited on campus. Smoking cessation information and programs are
MEDIA AND PUBLIC APPEARANCES available. For further information, contact the Office of Human Resources
In all personal communications to newspapers or other media, as well as Management or University Health and Counseling Services.
personal public appearances in which students identify themselves as
members of the Northeastern University community, it should be made TAPE RECORDERS
clear that the opinions presented are a student’s own and not necessarily Students may not use tape recorders in the classroom without the
those of the university. Students who appear on public programs as instructor’s consent. Students with disabilities who need a tape recorder
representatives of Northeastern University must be particularly careful to in the classroom may make arrangements through the Disability
avoid language or presentations that could be considered in bad taste or Resource Center, 20 Dodge Hall.
offensive.
TEXTBOOKS
PETS Students should purchase or have in their possession the assigned
Pets are prohibited in all university buildings out of consideration for the textbooks, problem books, manuals, and other supplies that may be
general community and to maintain a clean and healthy environment. necessary in a classroom or laboratory.
Exceptions are made for guide dogs and other guide animals.
PUBLIC ACCESS Students' Bill of Academic Rights and Responsibilities

Access by the general public to attend special programs or functions is
limited to those events approved for such attendance. The facilities of This bill was drafted by the Student Senate, the vice president for student
the university were designed for the use of members of this academic affairs, and members of the Faculty Senate. It was passed in the spring
community. When appropriate, access may be permitted for events and of 1992.
programs when it is apparent that the students, faculty, staff, and alumni
of the university and their guests will not fill the facility reserved for Academic Rights
such use. In such cases, special provisions must be made to ensure that We, the students of Northeastern University, believe that a quality
members of this academic community have priority to attend and are not education is the paramount goal of all students. In order to fulfill this
precluded from attendance by the general public. Certain facilities, such goal, the university must recognize certain rights, which are set down
as residence halls, classrooms, and laboratories, are designed for and are in this document. (The student rights, through their representatives
to be used by residence hall residents only, or in the case of classrooms in the Student Government Association [SGA], described in these
and laboratories, by members of this academic community. In all cases, sections arise from faculty and staff employment responsibilities and
the essential educational purpose of the university cannot be interrupted obligations to the university. Northeastern University students recognize
or disturbed by the access of the general public. Officials of the university and accept that it is the sole prerogative of the university to enforce
may restrict or prevent access by the public if such access disturbs or these obligations and responsibilities and to determine whether and to
has the potential to disturb classes or other functions of Northeastern what extent they are being carried out or violated in specific instances.
University. Occasionally, access to an area such as the Krentzman Quad Northeastern University students recognize and accept that their ability
will be granted to distribute free literature or provide a public forum for
42 Students' Bill of Academic Rights and Responsibilities
to effect redress of complaints arising from these rights is limited to the Article 14 Students have the right of access to their academic and
procedures specified in “Appeals Policies and Procedures.” financial aid records and maintenance of the privacy of these records, as
provided by the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
COURSE-RELATED RIGHTS
Article 1 Students have the right to instructors who attend scheduled Article 15 Students have the right to be free from harassment by other
classes on time. members of the university community.
Article 2 Students have the right to view work they submit to satisfy Article 16 Students have the right to the redress of academic grievances.
course requirements after it is graded.
Student Responsibilities
Article 3 Students have the right to adequate access to instructors.
It is each student’s responsibility to:
Article 4 Students have the right to receive a course outline, which
1. Contribute to a climate of open inquiry and honesty in all aspects of
includes a fair and explicit grading policy, at the beginning of each
the university’s academic life.
course.
2. Commit sufficient time and effort for study and the use of library,
Article 5 Students have the right to instructors who communicate the studio, and computational facilities in connection with each course.
material pertaining to the course effectively in the English language, 3. Contribute to the classroom/laboratory/studio learning environment
except in the case of foreign language instruction. through discussion and active participation.
4. Acquire the necessary prerequisites for full participation in each
Article 6 Students have the right to participate in and have access to
academic course.
Student Government Association student teacher course evaluations.
5. Attend scheduled classes regularly and on time.
RIGHTS TO UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC SERVICES 6. Obtain help with problems encountered in a given course by seeking
Article 7 Students have the right to adequate access to effective out faculty and teaching assistants outside class time.
academic services, as described in the student handbook and other
7. Respect the concept of academic freedom of each faculty member.
university publications, provided by the university.
8. Assist the university in its self-evaluation by responding honestly and
Article 8 Students have the right to an environment conducive to learning. conscientiously.
(Because the university operates on a 12-month calendar in an urban
environment, many construction, remodeling, renovation, and repair
projects must take place while the university is in session and while
other potential distractions from the learning process arise from the
surrounding urban environment on which it is dependent but over which
it exerts little or no control. Thus, though the university is committed
to maintaining an appropriate learning environment for its students,
Northeastern University students recognize and accept, as part of their
relationship with the university, that the conditions described above may
cause occasional disturbances to that environment. The articles shall
be interpreted by the Office of the Provost in conjunction with the Office
of the Vice President for Student Affairs, and shall be monitored by the
Student Government Association. Further, should any student discover
that he or she has been subject to any violation of the principles stated
herein, the student should follow the appropriate complaint resolution
procedure in “Appeals Policies and Procedures (p. 33).” The Student
Government Association, if requested by the student, will monitor the
progress of any student academic grievances.)
Article 9 Disabled students have the right to be treated in a

nondiscriminatory fashion in accordance with the policies described in
university publications and consonant state and federal laws.
SCHEDULING RIGHTS
Article 10 Students have the right to nonconflicting final exam schedules.
Article 11 Students have the right to final exam schedules in accordance

with established university policy.
Article 12 Students have the right to be excused from academic

commitments for a religious observance.
GENERAL ACADEMIC RIGHTS

Article 13 Students have the right to be informed, in a timely fashion, of
proposed or actual university action to be taken against them.
PhD Programs
PhD Programs S
Northeastern offers the following PhD programs: • School Psychology, PhD (p. 239)
• Sociology, PhD (p. 455)
B
• Bioengineering, PhD (p. 127) PhD Network
• Biology, PhD (p. 375) The Northeastern PhD Network is an organization designed to build
• Biomedical Sciences, PhD (p. 268) community among PhD students. The PhD Network provides students
with support and resources university-wide to enhance their educational
C experience and career preparation.
• Chemical Engineering, PhD (p. 137)
Shared values unite PhD-centered activities at Northeastern, which
• Chemistry, PhD (p. 379) prepares critical thinkers to tackle society’s most challenging problems:
• Civil Engineering, PhD (p. 143)
• Computer Engineering, PhD (p. 157) • Excellence with purpose: All PhD programs combine academic rigor
with societal impact.
• Computer Science, PhD (p. 100)
• Innovative thinking: Our education programs, mentoring activities,
• Counseling Psychology, PhD (p. 239)
and research scholarship promote novel content and pathfinding
• Criminology and Justice Policy, PhD (p. 412) approaches.
E • Crossing boundaries: PhD students transcend disciplinary and

international boundaries during their innovative educational journey.
• Economics, PhD (p. 418)
• Integrative education: The integration of scholarship and research
• Electrical Engineering, PhD (p. 157)
training with collaborative fieldwork and professional development
• English, PhD (p. 422) provides a uniquely experiential education.
H • Inclusive diversity: Students and faculty from diverse cultures

and backgrounds drive excellence by bringing a wide range of
• History, PhD (p. 426)
perspectives to our distinctive programs.
I At Northeastern, every PhD student has opportunities to acquire
• Industrial Engineering, PhD (p. 181) experience beyond traditional dissertation research. Exposure to and
• Information Assurance, PhD (p. 114) integration with our many industry and academic partners—through
• Interdisciplinary Engineering, PhD (p. 224) internships, fieldwork, and other collaborations—and in authentic settings
—from laboratories, startup companies, and nonprofit institutions—lead
L to research with greater impact and broader career opportunities, both
• Law, Criminology and Justice Policy, JD/PhD (p. 412) within and beyond academia.
M Explore the PhD Network website (https://phd.northeastern.edu/network/

resources) to learn more about:
• Marine and Environmental Sciences, PhD (p. 386)
• Mathematics, PhD (p. 392) • Resources that support PhD students’ educational, professional, and
• Mechanical Engineering, PhD (p. 181) personal lives
• Medicinal Chemistry, PhD (p. 268) • Events created especially for PhD students, both at Northeastern and
through our partners
N • Funding in support of fellowships, internships, and conference
• Network Science, PhD (p. 407) attendance
• Nursing, PhD (p. 255)
Experiential PhD
P Northeastern’s Experiential PhD programs enable students to expand
• Personal Health Informatics, PhD (p. 109) critical inquiry, learn, work, and chart a path to professional success
• Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD (p. 268) through challenging assignments at organizations in industry,
government, and the nonprofit sector. Beyond the comfort zone of
• Pharmacology, PhD (p. 268)
their own university research group, PhD students enjoy immersive
• Physics, PhD (p. 398)
experiences that help shape their research perspective. They also bring
• Political Science, PhD (p. 429) fresh ideas and talent to their host organizations.
• Population Health, PhD (p. 228)
The immersive Experiential PhD transforms lives by:
• Psychology, PhD (p. 405)
• Public Policy, PhD (p. 437) • Challenging students to solve problems in the context of society’s
needs and limitations, a quest that helps shape the questions they
raise and answer through their dissertation research
44 Experiential PhD Leadership, Graduate Certificate
• Equipping students for a lifetime with the creativity, cultural agility, and guidance for contextual integration within the context of leadership
and professional skills—public speaking and communications, development. All students pursuing this leadership certificate will be
project management, leadership, and teamwork—they’ll need to turn mentored by their sponsor supervisor and dissertation advisor(s).
discoveries into solutions
Program Requirements
• Enriching fields of expertise by introducing new mentors and Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
collaborators to each student’s professional network, host institution, indicated.
and university research laboratory
A B or higher is required in each course.
Experiential PhD offers major benefits to both students and institutional
partners. As students work to solve complex problems and chart careers
Requirements
as future innovators, their host institutions gain advantages like these: Code Title Hours
PHDL 7600 Leading Self and Others 4
• A deeper engagement in rapidly evolving fields of research
PHDL 7660 Experiential PhD Challenge Project 1 4
• Access to university facilities and senior faculty expertise PHDL 7662 Experiential PhD Challenge Project 2 4
PHDL 7666 Contextual Integration 0
• Opportunities for senior leadership to mentor and co-publish with
students and to serve on their dissertation committees Program Credit/GPA Requirements
• A chance to recruit emerging talent 12 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required
• Opportunities to partner with Northeastern, an entrepreneurial
research university known for its innovative collaborations with
academia, government, and industry
Northeastern is one of the only universities in the world to offer students

options for learning and pursuing research outside of their primary
research group in all of its doctoral degree programs. These real-world
placements are highly flexible and customizable, tailored to the needs of
Northeastern’s PhD students and institutional partners.
Experiential PhD Leadership, Graduate Certificate
At Northeastern, PhD students enjoy a uniquely broad range of immersive

opportunities to expand critical inquiry, learn, perform original research,
and chart a path to professional success. Experiential PhD opportunities
enable PhD students to step outside the comfort zone of their campus
research group where students can pursue challenging, creative,
customized assignments within industry, government, or the nonprofit
sector that inform and enhance their pursuit of a research doctorate.
This Graduate Certificate in Experiential PhD Leadership aims to:
• Challenge students to address complex problems through experience

within the context of real-world needs and their associated limitations
in complex industry, government, or nonprofit sector organizations,
broadening their view of stakeholders and value, shaping the very
questions they raise and answer.
• Equip students for a lifetime with the cultural agility, creativity, and
professional skills—public speaking and communications, meeting
goals and expectations (e.g., project management for personal and
professional purposes), teamwork, leadership, peer influence, leading
from the middle—that they will need to translate their findings into
impactful solutions.
• Enrich every student’s research group and, ultimately, fields of expertise

by fostering a collaborative, entrepreneurial, innovative approach to
knowledge creation that expands their network far beyond academia to
include intellectual and professional mentors and collaborators.
This graduate certificate designed for PhD students across all of

Northeastern’s research-based PhD programs provides students
embarking on an experiential PhD with the preparation, project delivery,
College of Arts, Media and Design

Website (https://camd.northeastern.edu) such as the registrar’s office. Familiarize yourself with the university’s
graduate school website (http://www.northeastern.edu/graduate) to
Elizabeth Hudson, PhD, Dean explore numerous links to graduate resources, policies, and student
organizations.
Andrea Raynor, MFA, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
Jane Amidon, MLA, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Research We look forward to getting to know you and to incorporating your
Hilary Poriss, PhD, Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs individual education and career interests into the graduate community of
Thomas Michael, MBA, Associate Dean for Administration and Finance CAMD.
Katherine Calzada, M.Ed, Assistant Dean for Research Development
Adam Smith, MBA, Assistant Dean for Academic Programs
Academic Policies and Procedures
102 Ryder Hall
617.373.3682 • General Information (p. 45)
617.373.5084 (fax) • Master’s Degree Policies (p. 45)
camd@northeastern.edu (camdadvising@northeastern.edu)
• Graduate Student Classification (p. 46)
Graduate Enrollment and Student Services
100 Meserve Hall
General Information
617.373.5329 or 617.373.2566
gradcamd@northeastern.edu
Five units in the College of Arts, Media and Design offer programs at the
The College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD) offers graduate programs graduate level:
that build on existing knowledge and establish innovative areas of inquiry
• Architecture
and practice. We work with students to frame, research, and answer
• Art + Design
transformative questions. Together, we challenge, engage, and shape
global cultures and marketplaces. • Game Design
• Journalism
Our Mission • Music
We create a distinctive experiential education by leveraging emergent
practices and scholarship in the arts, media, and design. Our unique
combination of disciplines empowers innovative thinking and making. Master’s Degree Policies
Our students become informed citizens and creative leaders with an
entrepreneurial spirit. The College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD) graduate studies
sets minimum standards for all students to fulfill. In addition,
Graduate Studies in the College of Arts, Media and Design departments and programs may have requirements that exceed the
Welcome to graduate studies at CAMD. This is an exciting time to pursue standards outlined below. Finally, the CAMD Graduate Programs
advanced education and scholarship in creative fields. Never have the General Regulations booklet (found at the college's webpage (https://
arts and culture been so clearly essential to our social, economic, and camd.northeastern.edu/academics/graduate/current-students))
environmental future. From artist outreach in underserved communities further summarizes the expectations for student conduct, academic life,
to “serious” game design for health and security; from green building and the responsibilities of the students and the college to one another.
innovation to sustainable urban design; from international entertainment
A candidate for the master’s degree must complete a minimum
and media to provocative performances in “found spaces”; from incisive
of 30 semester hours of graduate-level course work and such other
data visualization that changes how we view the world to cutting-edge
study as may be required by the department in which the student is
journalism—our faculty and students are involved in a wealth of academic
registered. To qualify for the degree, a minimum cumulative grade-point
experiences, creative enterprises, and professional endeavors.
average (GPA) of 3.000, equivalent to a grade of B, must be obtained. This
At CAMD, we take our mission and vision very seriously. We deliver an average will be calculated each semester. A student who does not make
outstanding graduate education in traditional areas while exploring new satisfactory progress toward degree requirements, as specified by the
approaches to this generation’s transformative questions. The “space individual department, may be terminated from the program.
between our disciplines” is intellectually rich, educationally vibrant, and
To maintain current student status within CAMD, graduate students must
professionally productive. Our interdisciplinary degree options provide a
make satisfactory progress in their degree, including working toward the
strong foundation of use-inspired, experientially informed course work
graduation requirement of a GPA of 3.000 and the timely completion of
and research opportunities. Our programs are designed to produce
course work. See the university’s policy on academic standing (“Minimum
graduates equipped to engage the international marketplace and shape
Cumulative Grade-Point Average (p. 29)”).
global culture.
All students must be registered in the last semester of their program. Any
Take a moment to introduce yourself to the faculty and graduate
student who does not attend Northeastern University for a period of one
coordinators in your field of interest. Become familiar with the many
year will be required to apply for readmission.
events offered across CAMD and the campus. Stop by CAMD’s graduate
programs website (https://camd.northeastern.edu/academics/
graduate) often, where you’ll find current news and links to services
46 Graduate Student Classification
Electives Thesis
No more than 8 credit hours (6 credit hours for students in the music Theses are required in some programs and should demonstrate the
industry leadership program) of electives may be taken outside of CAMD. individual’s capacity to execute independent work based on original
Any additional non–CAMD elective hours will not count toward the material. Registration for the thesis course is required. Theses must be
degree. approved by the departmental graduate committee and must receive
a grade of B (3.000) or better to be accepted. Students who have not
Graduate Student Scholarship (GSS) completed their thesis after having registered for the specified number of
Students who are registered in degree programs are eligible for a CAMD thesis credits must register and pay for Thesis Continuation.
Graduate Student Scholarship (GSS). Award recipients will receive an
official award letter from CAMD graduate studies. Pay attention to this
Graduate Student Classification
letter as it is an official contract that should be read carefully. Graduate
Student Scholarships (GSS) are contingent on satisfactory academic
progress toward the degree and meeting department-specific guidelines. Regular Student
Recipients must be in full-time status and be registered for a minimum Those students who are admitted to a degree program.
of 8 semester hours. Receipt of financial support administered by CAMD
graduate studies requires that all students receiving awards must Conditional Student
maintain a 3.000 cumulative GPA. Students whose cumulative GPA is Students whose admissions files are missing documentation. Conditional
below 3.000 will be placed on academic probationary status and are students must submit the requested documentation, to the satisfaction
not eligible to receive the award while on probation. The GSS can be of College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD) graduate studies, no later
reactivated by raising the cumulative GPA to 3.000 in the subsequent than the completion of their first month of study. Once the documentation
semester; students who do not meet the minimum GPA requirement has been submitted, the student’s status will be reevaluated.
at the end of the next semester cannot receive additional probationary
periods. Provisional Student
Students whose academic records do not qualify them for acceptance as
Leave of Absence regular students. Provisional students must obtain a B (3.000) average
Full-time students who are not involved in any academic endeavor for a in the first 9 semester hours of study or meet specifically delineated
period of time are required to petition the manager of student services, departmental requirements to qualify for full acceptance to a degree
through their department, for a leave of absence by completing the program. Provisional students are not eligible for awards or financial aid.
leave of absence petition through the myNortheastern web portal.
CAMD graduate studies will not accept retroactive leave requests. Note Special Student
that if a student is requesting a leave for medical reasons, students Special students are enrolled on a part-time basis (no more
should contact University Health and Counseling Services (http:// than 6 semester hours per semester). Credit can be earned for a
www.northeastern.edu/uhcs/forms) at 617.373.2772. Leaves of absence maximum of 9 semester hours over time. Students interested in taking
generally are not approved for more than one calendar year at a time. more than 9 semester hours must make a formal application to the
International students should consult with an advisor at the Office degree program. Use the Internal Admission Application Notification
of Global Services (https://www.northeastern.edu/ogs) for proper form (https://camd.northeastern.edu/academics/graduate/current-
guidance. Leaves of absence are not appropriate for master’s degree students). Special students who do not register for four consecutive
students who are working on a thesis but are away from the Northeastern semesters (excluding summer semester) will be subject to review and
campus. Except in the case of medical leaves, being on an approved possible withdrawal by CAMD graduate studies.
leave of absence does not extend the amount of time allowed for degree
completion or the makeup of incomplete grades. School of Architecture
Time Limitation
Daniel Adams, MArch
For the master’s degree, course credits earned in the program of graduate
Associate Professor and Director of the School of Architecture
study are valid for a maximum of seven years.
151 Ryder Hall
If students wish to apply for an extension of the time limit, they must 617.373.4637
submit a petition to their department of study. The petition must include da.adams@northeastern.edu
a detailed plan for completion of all remaining degree requirements. In
Master of Architecture
the case of time-limit extension requests for master’s degree course
work, the department must certify that the content of each of the courses Timothy Love, M.Arch, FAIA
has not changed since the time the student completed the course. If Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator
deemed appropriate, the department will recommend approval of the 151 Ryder Hall
extension to CAMD graduate studies. 617.373.4637
t.love@northeastern.edu
Changes in Requirements
Northeastern offers a Master of Architecture degree accredited by the
The continuing development of CAMD graduate studies forces regular
National Architectural Accreditation Board (http://www.naab.org).
revision of curricula. When no hardship is imposed on the student
because of changes and the facilities of the school permit, the student The program leverages the school’s outstanding faculty and
is expected to meet the most recent requirements. However, if it can pragmatically grounded curriculum. The physical and cultural context
be demonstrated that doing so imposes a substantial hardship, the of Boston serves as a laboratory for the program’s design studios and
requirements of the year in which the student matriculated will be is design focused but with a different approach than many schools. We
applicable. find opportunities for innovation within the real estate and construction
industries and current policy debates—rather than outside them. This is Programs
how we intend to move architects to the center of the discussion about
Master of Architecture (MArch)
the future of our cities.
• One-Year Program (p. 47)
Students take courses in urban housing, practice-integrated design, • Two-Year Program (p. 48)
and do original research on market-driven building types. The final • Three-Year Program (p. 48)
degree project in the design studio offers an opportunity to leverage
• Three-Year Program—Advanced Degree Entrance (p. 50)
this research with real innovations in hybrid types, strategic alterations
to existing ones, and to take on the challenge of finding prototypical Master of Design for Sustainable Urban Environments (MDes-
solutions for systemic problems. SUEN)
In addition to studio courses, graduate students take seminars in • One-Year Program (p. 51)
architectural theory and design strategy; and electives are available • Two-Year Program (p. 51)
in real estate development, sustainable building techniques, urban
landscape, and other topics. There is also a unique course that looks
Master of Architecture—One-Year Program
at case studies of architecture firms in practice, problem solving, and
innovation. We seek to have students leave our program with a unique
This program gives eligible candidates the opportunity to get a NAAB-
balance of technical, theoretical, and strategic tools to make a real
accredited (http://www.naab.org) Master of Architecture degree in one
difference in the profession.
year.
Master of Design for Sustainable Urban Environments Open to candidates with either a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from
Nicholas Brown Northeastern University or a professional Bachelor of Architecture degree
Associate Teaching Professor and Graduate Coordinator from an accredited North American program with at least one year of IDP-
617.373.4637 approved professional experience.
nic.brown@northeastern.edu
Students engage in a two-semester research and design project based
The Master of Design for Sustainable Urban Environments (MDes-SUEN) on pertinent contemporary topics chosen by the graduate faculty, or
brings together the allied professional fields of environmental design, students may propose an independent research and design project. Team
landscape architecture, and urban planning to offer advanced study and research is conducted and compiled into online and physical research
research opportunities in the design of ecologically and economically books. This body of compiled research then becomes the basis of the
productive urban environments. The program seeks to supply graduates intellectual framework for the individual students' design projects. This
for the rapidly growing field of sustainable urbanism through a dynamic final degree project parallels an in-depth two-semester professional
curricular mix of design, dialogue, and technical courses, enriched by practice sequence that analyzes all of the contingencies of successful
diverse interdisciplinary electives. architectural projects, including architectural offices and their project
management strategies, real estate development criteria, and associated
The pedagogic and research focus of the MDes is the design,
project finance.
implementation, and management of sustainable urban environments
from the scale of individual parcels to regional systems. Key topics Program Requirements
include brownfield and waterfront revitalization, sustainable and secure
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
pedestrian environments, urban habitat design and management, and
indicated.
green and blue infrastructure design and planning with an emphasis
handling increased storm water and tidal influx in the urban landscape. Core Requirements
The MDes is a unique program of study in which urban landscape Code Title Hours
design, planning, and policy dovetail with environmental engineering, Professional Practice
environmental science, art, and visualization. Boston’s history of ARCH 6430 Case Studies 1 4
innovation in environmental design as well as its legacy of urban
ARCH 6440 Case Studies 2 4
redevelopment provide a rich backdrop and laboratory of urban,
Topics and Seminars
infrastructural, and ecological prototypes that ideally position the
program to creatively and critically explore local issues with global ARCH 6330 Seminar in Modern Architecture 4
implications. ARCH 6340 Graduate Topics in Architecture 4
Research and Project
Contemporary urban theory includes a significant body of writing in the
ARCH 7130 Master’s Research Studio 6
area of “Landscape-” and “Ecological-Urbanism,” a critical discourse
that looks at the full range of environmental strategies for urban sites ARCH 7140 Master’s Degree Project 6
with an emphasis on ecological thinking. The paradigm of sustainable
environmental design is moving away from form-based planning toward Elective
dynamic ecosystem services. This program seeks to prepare students to Code Title Hours
be innovative and entrepreneurial designers able to combine economic, Students must complete a 4-semester-hour graduate elective. 4
environmental, and social priorities to make next-generation public
spaces and systems. Program Credit/GPA Requirements
32 total semester hours required
48 Master of Architecture—Two-Year Program
Plan of Study Topics and Seminars

Year 1 ARCH 5310 Design Tactics and Operations 4
Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer 1 Hours Summer 2 Hours ARCH 6330 Seminar in Modern Architecture 4
ARCH 6330 4 ARCH 6340 4 Vacation 0 Vacation 0 ARCH 6340 Graduate Topics in Architecture 4
ARCH 6430 4 ARCH 6440 4 Research and Project
ARCH 7130 6 ARCH 7140 6 ARCH 7130 Master’s Research Studio 6
Elective 4
ARCH 7140 Master’s Degree Project 6
18 14 0 0
Electives
Total Hours: 32 Code Title Hours
Complete 8–16 semester hours (5000 level or above) from 8-16
Master of Architecture—Two-Year Program outside the following subject area:
ARCH
This program offers students who have earned a Bachelor of Science in
Architecture from an institution other than Northeastern to engage in the Program Credit/GPA Requirements
urban-focused curriculum that is offered at the School of Architecture. 60–68 total semester hours required
Students are awarded a M.Arch degree, which is NAAB-accredited (http:// Minimum 3.000 GPA required
www.naab.org).
Plan of Study
YEAR ONE Year 1
Options Studio offers topical content that best aligns with the research Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer 1 Hours Summer 2 Hours
and practice expertise of the faculty, which provides students with
ARCH 5115 6 ARCH 5120 6 Vacation 0 Vacation 0
the latest concepts in architectural design, theory, and research on
a consistently updated and rotating basis. Students select their top ARCH 5210 4 ARCH 5220 4
choices of studio topics and instructors, giving them more flexibility and
ARCH 5211
in the areas for which they would like to focus their education. The
Comprehensive Design Studio challenges the students to consider ARCH 5310 4 Elective 4
architectural connections at all scales, from the nut and bolt to the scale (Required)
of the door or window to the scale of the whole building and the city. Elective 4 Elective 4
Additionally, students take classes in technology as well as architecture (Required) (Optional)
seminars. 18 18 0 0
Year 2
YEAR TWO
Fall Hours Spring Hours
In the final year, students engage in a two-semester research and design
project based on pertinent contemporary topics chosen by the graduate ARCH 6330 4 ARCH 6340 4
faculty, or students may propose an independent research and design ARCH 6430 4 ARCH 6440 4
project. Team research is conducted and compiled into online and ARCH 7130 6 ARCH 7140 6
physical research books. This body of compiled research then becomes
Elective 4
the basis of the intellectual framework for the individual students' design
(Optional)
projects. This final degree project parallels an in-depth two-semester
18 14
professional practice sequence that analyzes all of the contingencies of
successful architectural projects, including architectural offices and their Total Hours: 68
project management strategies, real estate development criteria, and
associated project finance.
Master of Architecture—Three-Year Program
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Open to candidates who do not have a Bachelor of Science in
indicated. Architecture or equivalent.
Applicants from all disciplines are welcome. Those who have some
Core Requirements architecture course work may be eligible for advanced placement.
Code Title Hours The program requires three years of study. Students have the option
Building and Environment to spend a semester at the school’s Segovia program (https://
ARCH 5210 Environmental Systems 4 camd.northeastern.edu/architecture/experiential-learning-co-op/
ARCH 5220 Integrated Building Systems 4 experiential-learning/segovia-program) as well as the option to pursue a
summer co-op opportunity managed by the university’s co-op program.
Studio
ARCH 5115 Option Studio 6 After completing a first-year introductory curriculum, students in the
ARCH 5120 Comprehensive Design Studio 6 three-year program merge into the two-year MArch curriculum. This is a
Case Study NAAB-accredited (http://www.naab.org) degree program.
YEAR ONE ARCH 6100 Graduate Skills Studio 6

In the first year, students take intensive studios, technology classes, ARCH 6200 Graduate Studio 1: Architectural Design 6
and architectural history classes to immerse them in the studio culture Professional Practice
of the school and to give them a strong foundation to begin the upper- ARCH 6430 Case Studies 1 4
level studios. The introductory graduate skills and design studios are
specifically designed for the students in this program who do not have
experience doing architectural drawing and designing. Students complete Topics and Seminars
a series of projects that will give them an opportunity to develop the skills ARCH 5310 Design Tactics and Operations 4
and the critical thinking needed in the graduate curriculum. or ARCH 3361 Architecture and Urbanism Abroad
ARCH 6330 Seminar in Modern Architecture 4
YEAR TWO
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: 8
Students in their second year have the option to either study in our
ARCH 6340 Graduate Topics in Architecture
Segovia program (https://camd.northeastern.edu/architecture/
experiential-learning-co-op/experiential-learning/segovia-program) in Research and Project
Spain or study in Boston. ARCH 7130 Master’s Research Studio 6
ARCH 7140 Master’s Degree Project 6
The Option Studio offers topical content that best aligns with the
research and practice expertise of the faculty, which provides students
Electives
with the latest concepts in architectural design, theory, and research
Code Title Hours
on a consistently updated and rotating basis. Students select their top
choices of studio topics and instructors, giving them more flexibility Required Electives
in the areas for which they would like to focus their education. The Complete 8 semester hours of non-ARCH courses (required). 8
Comprehensive Design Studio in the second semester challenges Optional Electives
the students to consider architectural connections at all scales, from Complete 4 semester hours of ARCH courses (optional).
architectural detail, to architectural systems, to the whole building and its Electives outside architecture may be taken in consultation
urban context. with your faculty advisor.
YEAR THREE Program Credit/GPA Requirements

In the final year, students engage in a two-semester research and design
96–104 total semester hours required
project based on pertinent contemporary topics chosen by the graduate
faculty, or students may propose an independent research and design
project. Team research is conducted and compiled into online and Plan of Study
physical research books. This body of compiled research then becomes
Year 1
the basis of the intellectual framework for the individual students' design
projects. This final degree project parallels an in-depth two-semester Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer 1 Hours
professional practice sequence that analyzes all of the contingencies of ARCH 2240 4 ARCH 2340 4 Vacation 0
successful architectural projects, including architectural offices and their and
project management strategies, real estate development criteria, and ARCH 2341
associated project finance. ARCH 2330 4 ARCH 3450 4
(and) (or Required
Program Requirements Elective)
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise ARCH 2331 ARCH 6200 6
indicated. ARCH 5210 4 Elective 4
(and) (Optional)
Core Requirements
ARCH 5211
Code Title Hours
ARCH 6100 6
History
18 18 0
ARCH 2330 Architecture, Modernity, and the City, 4
1800 to 1910 Year 2
ARCH 2340 Architecture, Modernity, and the City, 4 Fall Hours Spring Hours
1910 to 1980 ARCH 5115 6 ARCH 3450 4
Building, Design, and Environment (or Global (or Required
Study Elective)
ARCH 2240 Architectonic Systems 4 Abroad)
ARCH 3450 Advanced Architectural Communication 4
ARCH 5230 4 ARCH 5120 6
ARCH 5210 Environmental Systems 4 (or Global
ARCH 5220 Integrated Building Systems 4 Study
Abroad)
ARCH 5230 Structural Systems 4
ARCH 5310 4 ARCH 5220 4
Studio
(or Global
ARCH 5115 Option Studio 6 Study
or ARCH 3155 Studio Abroad Abroad)
ARCH 5120 Comprehensive Design Studio 6
50 Master of Architecture—Three-Year Program—Advanced Degree Entrance
Optional 4 ARCH 6340 4 ARCH 2340 Architecture, Modernity, and the City, 4

Elective (or (1 of 2) 1910 to 1980
Global Study
Building, Design, and Environment
Abroad)
ARCH 2240 Architectonic Systems 4
18 18
ARCH 5210 Environmental Systems 4
Year 3
ARCH 5230 Structural Systems 4
ARCH 6330 4 ARCH 6340 4 Core Requirements
(2 of 2)
Code Title Hours
ARCH 6430 4 ARCH 6440 4 Building, Design, and Environment
ARCH 7130 6 ARCH 7140 6 ARCH 3450 Advanced Architectural Communication 4
Elective 4 ARCH 5220 Integrated Building Systems 4
(Optional)
Studio
18 14
ARCH 5115 Option Studio (or) 6
Total Hours: 104 or ARCH 3155 Studio Abroad
ARCH 5120 Comprehensive Design Studio 6
Total credits for the three-year track may range from 96–104 depending
on optional electives. For students attending Segovia, the range will be ARCH 6100 Graduate Skills Studio 6
96–102. ARCH 6200 Graduate Studio 1: Architectural Design 6
Students must take Arch 5230 in the fall of year three if participating in Professional Practice
the Segovia program in the fall of year two. ARCH 6430 Case Studies 1 4
Master of Architecture—Three-Year Program—Advanced Degree Topics and Seminars
Entrance ARCH 5310 Design Tactics and Operations 4
or ARCH 3361 Architecture and Urbanism Abroad
Open to candidates who do not have a Bachelor of Science in
ARCH 6330 Seminar in Modern Architecture 4
Architecture or an equivalent degree.
Students with some background in architecture may be eligible for Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: 8
advanced placement into the program. Advanced placement will be ARCH 6340 Graduate Topics in Architecture
determined by an applicant’s transcript and portfolio. Research and Project
ARCH 7130 Master’s Research Studio 6
After completing a first-year introductory curriculum, students in the
three-year program merge into the two-year MArch curriculum. This is ARCH 7140 Master’s Degree Project 6
a NAAB-accredited (http://www.naab.org)degree program.
Electives
Only select courses in the first year of the program will be waived. All Code Title Hours
waivers are at the discretion of the school and applicants will be required Required Electives
to provide documentation for any waivers (78–100 credits total based on
Complete 8 semester hours of non-ARCH courses. 8
waivers).
Additional Elective or Topics
The minimum course work for all students in the first year of the program Complete 8 semester hours of non-ARCH courses. 8
is:
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
• Two studio courses (minimum 10 credits total)
• Two graduate electives (minimum 8 credits total) Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Plan of Study
Program Requirements Year 1
indicated.
ARCH 2240 4 ARCH 2340 4
All advanced-entry students must complete a minimum of 10 semester and ARCH 2341
hours per semester in the first year. Course waivers are determined by the ARCH 2330 (and) 4 ARCH 3450 (or 4
faculty and students should consult with their advisor. Required Elective)
ARCH 2331 ARCH 6200 6
Prerequisites
ARCH 5210 (and) 4 Elective (Optional) 4
Courses listed below may be waived as determined by faculty advisor.
ARCH 5211
Code Title Hours ARCH 6100 6
History 18 18
ARCH 2330 Architecture, Modernity, and the City, 4
1800 to 1910
Year 2 Technology
Fall Hours Spring Hours SUEN 7230 Urban Ecologies and Technologies 1 4
ARCH 5115 (or 6 ARCH 3450 (or 4 SUEN 7240 Urban Ecologies and Technologies 2 4
Global Study Required Elective)
Abroad) Electives
ARCH 5230 (or 4 ARCH 5120 6 Electives in other disciplines may be taken in consultation with your
Global Study faculty advisor.
Abroad)
ARCH 5310 (or 4 ARCH 5220 4 Code Title Hours
Global Study Complete 8 semester hours from the following subject areas: 8
Abroad) SUEN, ARCH, LARC, PPUA, LPSC, and SBSY
Optional Elective 4 ARCH 6340 (1 of 2) 4
(or Global Study Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Abroad)
18 18 Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Year 3
Plan of Study
Year 1
ARCH 6430 4 ARCH 6340 (2 of 2) 4
ARCH 6330 4 ARCH 6440 4
SUEN 7130 6 SUEN 7140 (or co- 6
ARCH 7130 6 ARCH 7140 6
op*)
Elective (Optional) 4
SUEN 7230 4 SUEN 7240 4
18 14
SUEN 7320 4 SUEN 7320 (or) 4
Total Hours: 104 Elective (Required) 4 SUEN 6340
Elective (Required) 4
Total credits for the AP track may range from 78–104 depending on
waivers and optional electives. For students attending Segovia, the range 18 18
will be 78–102. Total Hours: 36
Note: Only courses in year one may be waived. Course waivers are at the
discretion of the program director. *Students may opt to do a graduate co-op. Co-op does not count toward
Students must take ARCH 5230 in the fall of year three if participating in degree credits.
the Segovia program in the fall of year two.
Master of Design for Sustainable Urban Environments—Two-

Master of Design for Sustainable Urban Environments—One- Year Program
Year Program
The two-year Master of Design for Sustainable Urban Environments
The one-year Master of Design for Sustainable Urban Environments (MDes-SUEN) is open to students entering with a bachelor’s degree in any
(MDes-SUEN) is open to students holding an accredited, first-professional field. The 64-credit program provides a full year of core skill sets including
degree in landscape architecture, architecture, planning, or urban design. design; site analysis, implementation, and visualization; history/theory;
The 36-credit program offers a core sequence of advanced design and policy. This includes introduction to basic earthworks, water, and
research studios, proseminars, and urban ecology and technology plants systems as well as the principles of landscape and urban ecology.
workshops complemented by interdisciplinary electives.
Program Requirements Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.
indicated.
Core Requirements
Core Requirements Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours Studio
Studio SUEN 6110 Graduate Studio 1: Sustainable Urban 6
SUEN 7130 Master’s Research Studio: Design and 6 Sites
the Resilient City SUEN 6120 Graduate Studio 2: Sustainable Urban 6
SUEN 7140 Master’s Research Studio: Master’s 6 Systems
Project SUEN 7130 Master’s Research Studio: Design and 6
Proseminar the Resilient City
Complete 8 semester hours from the following (repeatable) 8 SUEN 7140 Master’s Research Studio: Master’s 6
courses: Project
SUEN 7320 Pro-Seminar: Issues in Designed Urban Cities: Design and Planning
Environments SUEN 6310 Cities, Nature, and Design in 4
SUEN 6340 Topics in Urban Environmental Design Contemporary History and Theory
52 Art + Design
LPSC 7312 Cities, Sustainability, and Climate 4

Change Art + Design
Proseminar
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/camd/artdesign/academics/
Complete 8 semester hours from the following (repeatable) 8 graduate)
courses:
SUEN 7320 Pro-Seminar: Issues in Designed Urban Tad Hirsch, PhD
Environments Chair
SUEN 6340 Topics in Urban Environmental Design
239 Ryder Hall
Technology 617.373.4340
SUEN 6210 Implementation and Visualization for 4 Nhora Delgado, Administrative Assistant, n.delgado@northeastern.edu
Urban Environments 1
Graduate Program Coordinators
SUEN 6220 Implementation and Visualization for 4
Urban Environments 2 Dietmar Offenhuber, PhD
SUEN 7230 Urban Ecologies and Technologies 1 4 Assistant Professor and Information Design and Visualization
SUEN 7240 Urban Ecologies and Technologies 2 4 Graduate Coordinator
311 Ryder Hall
Electives 617.373.3378
Electives in other disciplines may be taken in consultation with your www.northeastern.edu/visualization (http://www.northeastern.edu/
faculty advisor. visualization)
Code Title Hours Christoffer Holmgård Pederson, PhD

Assistant Professor and Game Science and Design and Game
Complete 8 semester hours from the following subject areas: 8
Analytics Graduate Coordinator
SUEN, ARCH, LARC, PPUA, LPSC, SBSY
210B Lake Hall
www.northeastern.edu/camd/gamedesign (https://
camd.northeastern.edu/gamedesign)
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Sarah Kanouse, MFA
Associate Professor and Interdisciplinary Arts Graduate Coordinator
Plan of Study 319 Ryder Hall
Year 1 617.373.6371
Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer 1 Hours Summer 2 Hours camd.northeastern.edu/artdesign/academic-programs/mfa-
interdisciplinary-arts/ (https://camd.northeastern.edu/artdesign/
SUEN 6110 6 SUEN 6120 6 Vacation 0 Vacation 0
academic-programs/mfa-interdisciplinary-arts)
SUEN 6210 4 SUEN 6220 4
SUEN 6310 4 LPSC 7312 4 Kristian Kloeckl, PhD
Associate Professor and Experience Design Graduate Coordinator
Elective 4 Elective 4
(Required) (Required)
448D Ryder Hall
617.373.6987
18 18 0 0
camd.northeastern.edu/artdesign/academic-programs/experience-
Year 2 design/ (https://camd.northeastern.edu/artdesign/academic-
Fall Hours Spring Hours programs/experience-design)
SUEN 7130 6 SUEN 7140 6
* The graduate programs in the Department of Art + Design are designed
(or co-op)
to cultivate capacity and fluency in a range of disciplines and practices
SUEN 7320 4 SUEN 7320 4 to create and deliver value and benefit for an increasingly connected and
(or)
diverse world. Spanning many subjects, interests, and intentions across
SUEN 7230 4 SUEN 6340 disparate fields and manifold practices of art, media, and design, our
Elective 4 SUEN 7240 4 master's and certificate programs will challenge and inspire you to push
(Optional) the boundaries of cultural production and stewardship and social and
Elective 4 civic impact. We strive to empower you to bring your ideas to life through
(Optional) design conversations, media making, and artistic expression and enjoy
richly rewarding careers and lives.
18 18
Total Hours: 72 Programs

*Note: Students may opt to do a graduate co-op. Co-op does not count
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
toward degree credits. • Experience Design (p. 53)
Total credits required are 64 (with two optional electives, 72). • Information Design and Visualization (p. 54)
• Interdisciplinary Arts (p. 55)
Master of Science (MS) ARTG 5600 Experience Design Studio 1: Principles 4

• Experience Design (p. 56) ARTG 5610 Design Systems 4
• Game Science and Design (p. 57) ARTG 5620 Notational Systems for Experience 4
ARTG 5640 Prototyping for Experience Design 4
Graduate Certificate
ARTG 6310 Design for Behavior and Experience 4
• Experience Design (p. 58)
ARTG 6600 Experience Design Studio 2: Group and 4
• Game Analytics (p. 59) Interpersonal
• Information Design and Visualization (p. 59) ARTG 6700 4
Thesis
Experience Design, MFA ARTG 7100 Thesis Seminar for Design 4
ARTG 7990 Thesis 8
The Master of Fine Arts in Experience Design embraces research-
driven design thinking for entrepreneurship, innovation, and other areas, Electives
preparing students to be vital contributors and leaders at the intersection
Code Title Hours
of innovation and design.
Complete 16 semester hours from the following: 16
Experience design is a holistic and integrative approach to design that ARTD 5001 Art, Context, Action 1
utilizes investigation into the human experience in specific situations ARTG 5310 Visual Cognition
to improve its quality, given an understanding of human goals, needs,
ARTG 5320 Statistics Basics for Designers
and desires. For example, in the context of healthcare, an experience
designer does not focus on the design of any one technology product, ARTG 5330 Visualization Technologies 1
information system, or physical space. Instead, the designer is charged ARTG 6320 Design of Information-Rich
with understanding and improving the overall sequence of events that Environments
impact the patient before and during a hospital stay as well as through ARTG 6330 Information Design Mapping Strategies
follow-up care. Other electives may be chosen in consultation with
program coordinator.
The experience design program moves beyond design thinking to produce
outcomes that demonstrate the value of human-centered research
and design methods. It draws on findings from a range of professional
and scholarly disciplines (including business, psychology, human-
computer interaction, engineering, cybernetics) to understand and shape
specific situations. It extends across many industries and aspects of
Plan of Study
life: healthcare, technology, services, travel, education, entertainment,
shopping, dining, and the nature of work itself. Sample Two Years, One Co-op (Optional) Plan of Study
Year 1
Through examining how people behave in a real context in relation
Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer Full Hours
to emerging technologies, the Master of Fine Arts in Experience
Semester
Design allows graduates from design and related disciplines (such
ARTG 5600 4 ARTG 6600 4 Co-op 0
as communications, computer science, business, architecture, art,
(optional)
journalism, humanities, and the social sciences) to gain knowledge
and experience in the design competencies. To accomplish these ARTG 5620 4 ARTG 6310 4
goals, students will learn how to invoke cooperation, collaboration, and ARTG 5610 4 ARTG 5640 4
integration across disciplines and practices. Elective 4 ARTG 5120 4
The Master of Fine Arts in Experience Design seeks to prepare students 16 16 0

to be vital contributors and leaders of professional experience design Year 2
teams where technological innovation intersects with design. Successful Fall Hours Spring Hours
graduates will be able to analyze how people undergo real-world
ARTG 6700 4 ARTG 7990 8
situations, enabling them to enrich experience by orchestrating new
design-driven relationships. They will be equipped with the skills to ARTG 7100 4 Elective 4
identify shortcomings as well as opportunities for improved engagement Elective 4

between systems and elements—virtual or physical—with the humans Elective 4
who encounter them.
16 12
Program Requirements Total Hours: 60

indicated. Sample Two Years, No Co-op Plan of Study
Year 1
Core Requirements Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer Full Hours
Code Title Hours Semester
Required Core ARTG 5600 4 ARTG 6600 4 Vacation 0
ARTG 5120 Research Methods for Design 4 ARTG 5620 4 ARTG 6310 4
54 Information Design and Visualization, MFA
ARTG 5610 4 ARTG 5640 4 Fall semester 4 is finally all about finalizing the thesis and the thesis
Elective 4 ARTG 5120 4 exhibition.
16 16 0 Program Requirements
Year 2 Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
Fall Hours Spring Hours indicated.
ARTG 6700 4 ARTG 7990 8
Core Requirements
ARTG 7100 4 Elective 4
Code Title Hours
Elective 4
Studio
Elective 4
ARTG 5100 Information Design Studio 1: Principles 4
16 12
ARTG 6100 Information Design Studio 2: Dynamic 4
Total Hours: 60 Mapping and Models
ARTG 6200 Information Design Studio 3: Synthesis 4
Information Design and Visualization, MFA Theory and Research Methods
ARTG 5120 Research Methods for Design 4
The Master of Fine Arts in Information Design and Visualization focuses ARTG 5330 Visualization Technologies 1 4
on the analytical and visual communication of information. Successful ARTG 6110 Information Design Theory and Critical 4
graduates are experts in the visual languages of data who produce Thinking
effective and meaningful visual displays of abstract information. They
Typography and History
collaborate with other professionals, researchers, or clients in a variety of
fields and settings. ARTG 5110 Information Design History 4
ARTG 5130 Visual Communication for Information 4
Students have an opportunity to gain an understanding of the principles Design
of translating data and information into visual, material, and dynamic Thesis
forms and to learn to integrate theoretical, visual, and technical
ARTG 7100 Thesis Seminar for Design 4
aspects of structuring and representing data to provide a broad
range of audiences increased access to socially relevant issues. The ARTG 7990 Thesis 8
curriculum is built upon an established undergraduate program in
graphic, information, and interaction design and seeks applicants
Electives
from diverse fields of study—not just visual communications—who are Code Title Hours
interested in information visualization and communication of information In consultation with faculty advisor, complete four courses 16
through visual and analytical means. Practicing professionals and from the following:
recent undergraduates in a variety of fields (architecture, graphic design, ARTG 5310 Visual Cognition
journalism, communications, business, the humanities, and sciences)
ARTG 5320 Statistics Basics for Designers
who desire a fluency in information design should apply.
ARTG 6310 Design for Behavior and Experience
Graduates are prepared to work effectively in a dynamic and burgeoning ARTG 6320 Design of Information-Rich
field of practice and research in environments including design firms, Environments
research centers, corporations, academic institutions, and government ARTG 6330 Information Design Mapping Strategies
and urban agencies. The program seeks to produce professionals skilled
ARTG 6900 Special Topics in Design
in design principles and practices needed to assume leadership roles in
DA 5020 Collecting, Storing, and Retrieving Data
an evolving interdisciplinary field. Students will also be well positioned to
pursue PhDs and academic careers. DA 5030 Introduction to Data Mining/Machine
Learning
Fall semester 1 is dedicated to foundations, including an introductory PPUA 5301 Introduction to Computational
course in information visualization and visual communication, a seminar Statistics
on the history of visualization, a studio course, and an introduction
to programming with d3. Students with strong prior experience in Program Credit/GPA Requirements
programming can replace the latter course with an elective. 60 total semester hours required
Spring semester 2 is dedicated to the exploration of diverse research
topics. In Studio 2 you will create an interactive visualization project;
Plan of Study
in information design theory, you will obtain theoretical background
in design theory and concept mapping; the research methods class Sample Two Years, One Optional Co-op Plan of Study
will prepare you for the thesis process by introducing you to different Year 1
research methods; and an open elective will allow you to pick a research Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer Full Hours
theme you are interested in. Semester
ARTG 5100 4 ARTG 5120 4 ARTE 6964
Fall semester 3 is dedicated to developing your thesis in theory and
practice. All courses in this semester are dedicated to this goal, including ARTG 5110 4 ARTG 6100 4
the research seminar and the Studio 3 course. Two electives allow you to ARTG 5130 4 ARTG 6110 4
add competencies related to your thesis topic.
ARTG 5330 4 Open 4 Over the course of the two-year program, successful students learn to
elective articulate their goals, context, and audience and develop the professional
16 16 0 skills necessary to sustain their practices. Successful graduates are
prepared to forge their own paths as publicly engaged artists working
Year 2
independently or in arts organizations, social entrepreneurship ventures,
Fall Hours Spring Hours the nonprofit sector, and as faculty in academic institutions.
ARTG 6200 4 ARTG 7990 8
ARTG 7100 4 ARTG 7991 4
Open 4 Open 4
elective elective indicated.
Open 4 Core Requirements

elective
Code Title Hours
16 16
Seminars
Total Hours: 64
Enrollment in a section of each course is required each term. 16
The format of the course is critique-seminar.
Sample Two Years, No Co-op Plan of Study
ARTD 5001 Art, Context, Action 1
Year 1
ARTD 5002 Art, Context, Action 2
ARTD 6001 Art, Media, Participation 1
Semester
ARTD 6002 Art, Media, Participation 2
ARTG 5100 4 ARTG 5120 4 Vacation 0
Research Methods
ARTG 5110 4 ARTG 6100 4
In consultation with your faculty advisor, complete one course 4
ARTG 5130 4 ARTG 6110 4
from the following:
ARTG 5330 4 Open 4
ARTG 5120 Research Methods for Design
elective
ARTE 6210 Research Methods for the Creative Arts
16 16 0
GSND 5130 Mixed Research Methods for Games
Year 2
Project
ARTD 5301 Independent Research Project 1 4
ARTG 6200 4 ARTG 7990 8
Thesis and Exhibition
ARTG 7100 4 ARTG 7991
ARTE 7100 Thesis Proposal 4
Open 4 Open 4
ARTE 7990 Thesis 4
elective elective
ARTE 7996 Thesis Continuation 0
Open 4
elective
Electives
16 12
Code Title Hours
Total Hours: 60 Studio Electives
In consultation with your faculty advisor, complete four 16
Interdisciplinary Arts, MFA courses from the following:
ARTD 5582 Collaborative Video and Community
Students in the Master of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts use creative Engagement
work to inquire and intervene in today’s most pressing social and ARTE 5901 Special Topics in Art and Design Studio
ecological concerns. Positioned at the intersection of the visual arts, ARTG 5100 Information Design Studio 1: Principles
architecture, music, visual and media studies, and the expanded field of
ARTG 5310 Visual Cognition
design, the curriculum supports the development of ambitious projects
ARTG 5330 Visualization Technologies 1
by a diverse, international group of creative practitioners.
ARTG 5620 Notational Systems for Experience
Our students use the tools and insights of contemporary creative ARTG 6100 Information Design Studio 2: Dynamic
practice to intervene in public discourse and the social imagination Mapping and Models
through media, research-, and/or community-based approaches. The
ARTS 5100 Visual Ideation
curriculum centers around a series of core critique seminars that provide
ARTS 6000 Studio
a foundation and home base. Students then customize their education
from a wide range of studio and academic courses. Regular workshops ARTS 7896 Studio Continuation
with visiting faculty emphasize hands-on engagement in the creative Art History Electives
process of leading artists, while summer residency or co-op experiences In consultation with your faculty advisor, complete three 12
allow students to complete self-directed projects, supported by faculty courses from the following:
and peer mentoring. The MFA degree requires a thesis project and ARTH 5100 Contemporary Art Theory and Criticism
companion paper, as well as a minimum 3.000 GPA over 60 semester
ARTH 5200 Issues in Contemporary Art
hours of study.
ARTH 5400 Contemporary Visual Culture
56 Experience Design, MS
ARTH 5902 Special Topics in Art and Design Studio 4 Studio 4

History elective elective
16 16 4 4
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Year 2
ARTD 6001 4 ARTD 6002 4
Plan of Study ARTE 7100 4 ARTE 7990 4
Sample Two Years, One Internship or Co-op (Optional) Plan History, 4
of Study theory, and
critical
Year 1
studies
Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer 1 Hours Summer Full Hours elective
Semester
12 8
ARTD 5001 4 ARTD 5002 4 ARTD 5301 4 Internship 0
or co-op Total Hours: 60
(optional)
History, 4 History, 4 Note: Experience Design, MS
theory, and theory, and Many art
critical critical residencies
The Master of Science in Experience Design embraces research-driven
studies studies can be
elective elective pursued
design thinking for entrepreneurship, innovation, and other areas,
not as preparing students to be vital contributors and leaders at the intersection
internships of innovation and design.
but for
credit as Experience design is a holistic and integrative approach to design that
independent utilizes investigation into the human experience in specific situations
research, to improve its quality, given an understanding of human goals, needs,
ARTD 5301, and desires. For example, in the context of healthcare, an experience
or ARTD designer does not focus on the design of any one technology product,
6301. information system, or physical space. Instead, the designer is charged
Studio 4 Research 4 with understanding and improving the overall sequence of events that
elective methods impact the patient before and during a hospital stay as well as through
Studio 4 Studio 4 follow-up care.
elective elective
The experience design program moves beyond design thinking to produce
16 16 4 0
outcomes that demonstrate the value of human-centered research
Year 2 and design methods. It draws on findings from a range of professional
Fall Hours Spring Hours and scholarly disciplines (including business, psychology, human-
ARTD 6001 4 ARTD 6002 4 computer interaction, engineering, cybernetics) to understand and shape
specific situations. It extends across many industries and aspects of
ARTE 7100 4 ARTE 7990 4
life: healthcare, technology, services, travel, education, entertainment,
History, 4 shopping, dining, and the nature of work itself.
theory, and
critical Through examining how people behave in a real context in relation
studies to emerging technologies, the Master of Science in Experience
elective
Design allows graduates from design and related disciplines (such
Studio 4 as communications, computer science, business, architecture, art,
elective journalism, humanities, and the social sciences) to gain knowledge
16 8 and experience in the design competencies. To accomplish these
goals, students will learn how to invoke cooperation, collaboration, and
Total Hours: 60
integration across disciplines and practices.
Sample Two Years, No Co-op Plan of Study The Master of Science in Experience Design seeks to prepare students
Year 1 to be vital contributors and leaders of professional experience design
Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer 1 Hours Summer 2 Hours teams where technological innovation intersects with design. Successful
graduates will be able to analyze how people undergo real-world
ARTD 5001 4 ARTD 5002 4 Studio Studio
elective or elective or situations, enabling them to enrich experience by orchestrating new
design-driven relationships. They will be equipped with the skills to
History, 4 History, 4 ARTD 5301 4 ARTD 6301 4
identify shortcomings as well as opportunities for improved engagement
theory, and theory, and
critical critical
between systems and elements—virtual or physical—with the humans
studies studies who encounter them.
elective elective
The MS degree is intended for graduate students from related fields—
Studio 4 Research 4
media, design, communications, data science, and more—who would like
elective methods
to acquire competencies in experience design to complement their skills psychology, middleware, graphics tools, game mechanics, game
and address their professional needs. Embedded in the course offering of evaluation methods, and advanced artificial intelligence and narrative
our Master of Fine Arts in Experience Design (p. 53) program, students techniques. It has become an increasingly competitive space.
in the MS program will have the opportunity to join MFA students for
activities such as attending guest lectures and workshops. The selectiveness of the industry and the diversity of the skills required
mean that students seeking entry need both broad and deep skills. As an
Program Requirements emergent industry using diverse technology and collaborative practices,
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise the game industry needs professionals with interdisciplinary skill sets
indicated. who can meld knowledge about development with knowledge about
evaluation methods and players’ behavior and psychology.
Core Requirements
Jointly offered by Northeastern’s Colleges of Arts, Media and Design and
Code Title Hours Computer and Information Science (http://www.ccs.neu.edu), the Master
ARTG 5600 Experience Design Studio 1: Principles 4 in Science in Game Science and Design is a one-of-a-kind interdisciplinary
ARTG 5610 Design Systems 4 program that seeks to prepare students to meet this need by weaving
ARTG 5620 Notational Systems for Experience 4 together science and design. This is a two-year, 34-credit-hour program.
ARTG 5630 4 The degree offers three concentrations:
ARTG 6310 Design for Behavior and Experience 4
ARTG 6600 Experience Design Studio 2: Group and 4 • Game analytics: focusing on data analysis of gameplay and other
Interpersonal game data to make the game successful
• Game user research: focusing on gauging the user experience to
Electives enable designers to develop an enjoyable game experience
Code Title Hours • Game design and development: focusing on the design or technical
Complete two of the following: 8 side of game development
ARTG 5310 Visual Cognition All admitted students will be assigned to an advisor who will help them
ARTG 5320 Statistics Basics for Designers select a pathway with a coherent set of electives depending on their
ARTG 5330 Visualization Technologies 1 career goals. The advisor will also monitor their progress through the
ARTG 5640 Prototyping for Experience Design master’s degree.
Other electives may be chosen in consultation with

program coordinator.
indicated.
32 total semester hours required Core Requirements
Code Title Hours
Plan of Study Required Core
Year 1 GSND 5110 Game Design and Analysis 4
Fall Hours Spring Hours GSND 5111 Seminar for GSND 5110 1
ARTG 5600 4 ARTG 5120 4 GSND 5122 Business Models in the Game Industry 1
ARTG 5610 4 ARTG 6310 4
GSND 5130 Mixed Research Methods for Games 4
or PPUA 5301 Introduction to Computational Statistics
ARTG 5620 4 ARTG 6600 4
Thesis
Elective 4 Elective 4
GSND 7990 Thesis 4
16 16
Total Hours: 32 Specializations

In consultation with your faculty advisor, declare one specialization
*Students may opt to do a graduate co-op. Co-op does not count toward option by spring of your first year.
credits required for the degree. Complete one of the following specializations:
Game Science and Design, MS GAME ANALYTICS

Code Title Hours
The Master of Science (MS) in Game Science and Design is a program Complete three of the following: 12
that seeks to give students a comprehensive understanding of how DA 5020 Collecting, Storing, and Retrieving Data
successful game products are created in a player-centric environment. DA 5030 Introduction to Data Mining/Machine
Focusing on the science of game development, students have an Learning
opportunity to learn the design and technological skills needed to build a GSND 6350 Data-Driven Player Modeling
game and develop a deep understanding of playability and analytics that
PPUA 5302 Information Design and Visual
make products successful in an increasingly competitive marketplace.
Analytics
The game industry has expanded to include social and mobile gaming;
games in health, education, and training; and innovations in play
58 Experience Design, Graduate Certificate
GAME USER RESEARCH Year 2

Code Title Hours Fall Hours Spring Hours
Complete three of the following: 12 GSND 5122 1 General 4
CS 5340 Computer/Human Interaction elective
GSND 6320 Psychology of Play Concentration 4 GSND 7990 4
GSND 6330 Player Experience elective
GSND 6340 Biometrics for Design General 4

elective
GAME DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 9 8
Code Title Hours
Total Hours: 34
Complete three of the following: 12
CS 5150 Game Artificial Intelligence Sample Two Years, No Co-op Plan of Study
CS 5850 Building Game Engines Year 1
GSND 6240 Exploratory Concept Design
GSND 6250 Spatial and Temporal Design Semester
GSND 5110 4 Concentration 4 Vacation 0
Electives elective
Note: In consultation with your faculty advisor, you may complete two GSND 5111 1 Concentration 4
other related courses offered by all options. elective
GSND 5130 4
Code Title Hours
or PPUA
Complete two of the following: 8 5301
CS 5150 Game Artificial Intelligence
9 8 0
CS 5340 Computer/Human Interaction
Year 2
CS 5850 Building Game Engines
GSND 5122 1 General 4
DA 5030 Introduction to Data Mining/Machine elective
Learning
Concentration 4 GSND 7990 4
GSND 6240 Exploratory Concept Design elective
GSND 6250 Spatial and Temporal Design General 4
GSND 6320 Psychology of Play elective
GSND 6330 Player Experience 9 8
GSND 6340 Biometrics for Design Total Hours: 34
GSND 6350 Data-Driven Player Modeling
Experience Design, Graduate Certificate
Analytics
Program Credit/GPA Requirements The Graduate Certificate in Experience Design embraces research-
driven design thinking for entrepreneurship, innovation, and other areas,
preparing students to be vital contributors and leaders at the intersection
of innovation and design.
Plan of Study Experience design is a holistic and integrative approach to design that
Sample Two Years, One Co-op (Optional) Plan of Study utilizes investigation into the human experience in specific situations
Year 1 to improve its quality, given an understanding of human goals, needs,
and desires. For example, in the context of healthcare, an experience
Semester designer does not focus on the design of any one technology product,
information system, or physical space. Instead, the designer is charged
GSND 5110 4 Concentration 4 Co-op 0
with understanding and improving the overall sequence of events that
elective (Optional)
impact the patient before and during a hospital stay as well as through
GSND 5111 1 Concentration 4
follow-up care.
elective
GSND 5130 4 The Graduate Certificate in Experience Design moves beyond design
or PPUA thinking to produce outcomes that demonstrate the value of human-
5301 centered research and design methods. It draws on findings from a range
9 8 0 of professional and scholarly disciplines (including business, psychology,
human-computer interaction, engineering, cybernetics) to understand and
shape specific situations. It extends across many industries and aspects
of life: healthcare, technology, services, travel, education, entertainment,
shopping, dining, and the nature of work itself.
Through examining how people behave in a real context in relation to As game companies have realized the importance of data analytics in
emerging technologies, the Graduate Certificate in Experience Design the process of design and production, they have dramatically increased
allows working professionals or graduates from design and related the demand for qualified game analysts. Northeastern’s unique Graduate
disciplines (such as communications, computer science, business, Certificate in Game Analytics is a one-year, 20-semester-hour program
architecture, art, journalism, humanities, and the social sciences) to gain developed to meet this need.
knowledge and experience in the design competencies. To accomplish
these goals, students need to learn how to invoke cooperation, Program Requirements
collaboration, and integration across disciplines and practices. Complete all five courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
The Graduate Certificate in Experience Design is designed to prepare
students to be vital contributors and leaders of professional experience Core Requirements
design teams where technological innovation intersects with design.
Code Title Hours
Successful graduates will be able to analyze how people undergo real-
Data Science Core
world situations, enabling them to enrich experience by orchestrating
new design-driven relationships. They will be equipped with the skills to DA 5020 Collecting, Storing, and Retrieving Data 4
identify shortcomings as well as opportunities for improved engagement DA 5030 Introduction to Data Mining/Machine 4
between systems and elements—virtual or physical—with the humans Learning
who encounter them. PPUA 5302 Information Design and Visual 4
Analytics
The certificate is intended for practitioners and graduate students
Game Science and Design Core
from related fields—media, design, communications, data science, and
more—who would like to acquire competencies in experience design to GSND 5110 Game Design and Analysis 4
complement their skills and address their professional needs. Embedded GSND 6350 Data-Driven Player Modeling 4
in the course offering of our Master of Fine Arts in Experience Design
(p. 53) program, students in the certificate program will have the Program Credit/GPA Requirements
opportunity to join MFA students for activities such as attending guest 20 total semester hours required
lectures and workshops. Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Information Design and Visualization, Graduate Certificate
indicated.
The Graduate Certificate in Information Design and Visualization focuses
Core Requirements on the data-driven analytical and visual design of information, preparing
students to communicate visually while engaging advanced data
Code Title Hours
analytics to produce meaningful information environments.
ARTG 5610 Design Systems 4
ARTG 5620 Notational Systems for Experience 4 Successful graduates of the Certificate in Information Design and
ARTG 6310 Design for Behavior and Experience 4 Visualization are professionals who are prepared to tackle new
information communication challenges and communicate and
Elective collaborate with researchers in a variety of fields, as well as stakeholders
and the public. Throughout the course of the certificate, students master
Code Title Hours
how to think visually, while also learning how to produce effective,
Complete 4 semester hours of 5000- to 6000-level course 4 meaningful visual information from various sources of data.
work in the following subject area:
ARTG The certificate is intended for practitioners and graduate students from
related fields—media, design, communications, data science, and more—
Program Credit/GPA Requirements who would like to acquire competencies in information design and data
16 total semester hours required visualization to complement their skills and address their professional
Minimum 3.000 GPA required needs. Embedded in the course offering of our Master of Fine Arts in
Information Design and Visualization (http://www.northeastern.edu/
camd/artdesign/academic-programs/mfa-in-information-design-and-
Game Analytics, Graduate Certificate visualization) program, students in the certificate program will have the
opportunity to join MFA students for activities such as attending guest
The Graduate Certificate in Game Analytics offers students an lectures and workshops.
opportunity to obtain the ability to analyze vast amounts of data, which
has become critical as big data has rapidly become a competitive space Program Requirements
across multiple industries from games to healthcare, urban planning, and Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
social media. indicated.
In the game industry, data-driven techniques for analyzing game data Core Requirements
have become a strategic necessity. The game development process has
Code Title Hours
shifted from “design, develop, release” to “design, develop, release, and
continuously fine-tune based on analytics.” All free-to-play games on ARTG 5130 Visual Communication for Information 4
mobile, tablets, touch devices, and web-delivered platforms use analytics Design
to develop strategies for monetization and assessment. ARTG 5330 Visualization Technologies 1 4
60 School of Journalism
Electives Programs
Code Title Hours Master of Arts (MA)
Complete two from the following: 8 • Journalism (p. 60)
ARTG 5100 Information Design Studio 1: Principles
Master of Science (MS)
ARTG 5110 Information Design History
• Media Advocacy (p. 61)
ARTG 6100 Information Design Studio 2: Dynamic
Mapping and Models Journalism, MA
The School of Journalism offers two pathways in a Master of Arts degree
ARTG 6320 Design of Information-Rich
that seeks to prepare students for the challenges faced by legacy and
Environments
new media in the digital age.
ARTG 6330 Information Design Mapping Strategies
ARTG 6900 Special Topics in Design Students new to the field or those with experience can choose programs
ARTG 5000 or 6000 level course tailored to help them thrive during this time. Our programs are designed
to merge traditional journalism with the latest information technology.
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Our professional track is designed for those with little or no journalism
experience who want to pursue a career in journalism. Our media
innovation track is designed for students with previous journalism
experience who want to learn digital and multimedia skills.
School of Journalism Program Requirements

Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/camd/journalism) indicated.
Jonathan Kaufman, MA Core Requirement

Professor and Director
Code Title Hours
102 Lake Hall JRNL 6340 Fundamentals of Digital Journalism 4
617.373.3236
617.373.8773 (fax) Tracks
Complete one of the following two tracks:
Gladys Mckie, MS, Graduate Coordinator, g.mckie@northeastern.edu
PROFESSIONAL TRACK
Welcome to the graduate programs at Northeastern University’s School Code Title Hours
of Journalism. Our school offers a Master of Arts in Journalism and a
JRNL 6200 Enterprise Reporting 1 4
Master of Science in Media Advocacy. The Master of Arts in Journalism
JRNL 6201 Enterprise Reporting 2 4
degree is designed to merge traditional journalism with the latest
technology. Students new to the field or those with experience can JRNL 6202 Perspective on Journalism Ethics 4
choose one of two tracks—professional journalism or media innovation
MEDIA INNOVATION TRACK
—to prepare them for the challenges faced by legacy and new media in
Code Title Hours
the digital age. The Master of Science in Media Advocacy is designed
to teach strategic advocacy skills and prepare graduates to succeed as JRNL 6306 Media Innovation Studio 1 4
resilient, media-empowered citizens in a global society. Moreover, these JRNL 6307 Media Innovation Studio 2 4
programs offer students hands-on training in preparation for careers in JRNL 6341 Telling Your Story with Data 4
reporting, editing, multimedia design and production, social media, and
data journalism. Electives
Code Title Hours
As part of Northeastern's College of Arts, Media and Design, our graduate
students are also part of an interdisciplinary and creative community. Complete 20 semester hours from the following areas: 20
Our core curriculum is supplemented by electives that take advantage JRNL 5309 to JRNL 7976
of course offerings from within our college and from other colleges in Courses from other disciplines may be taken in consultation
the university. And with our experiential education opportunities and with your faculty advisor.
outstanding co-op program, students do not have to wait until after No more than two courses outside of CAMD may be taken.
graduation to begin developing skills as reporters, media advocates, or
public relations professionals. Program Credit/GPA Requirements
It is our goal to help you put your passion into practice. To that end, our 36 total semester hours required
graduate programs afford students the opportunity to study in Boston Minimum 3.000 GPA required
with a small and dedicated faculty of specialists with years of experience
and extensive contacts in the media world.
Plan of Study LW 6400 Law, Policy and Legal Argument 4

Professional Track: Sample Two Years with Co-op LW 7667 Law and Ethics of Advocacy 3
Year 1
Electives
Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer 1 Hours Summer 2 Hours
Code Title Hours
JRNL 6100 1 JRNL 6201 4 Vacation 0 Co-op 0
JRNL 6200 4 JRNL 6202 4
Advocating for Change
JRNL 6340 4 Elective 2 4
Complete 9–12 semester hours from the following:
Elective 1 4
JRNL 6202 Perspective on Journalism Ethics
13 12 0 0 LAW 7428 State Local Government
Year 2 LAW 7600 Current Issues in Health Law and Policy
Fall Hours Spring Hours LAW 7651 Human Rights in the United States
Co-op 0 Eletive 3 4 LW 7329 Environmental Law
Elective 4 4 LW 7335 Health Law
Elective 5 4 LW 7488 Sexuality, Gender and the Law
0 12 LW 7491 International Human Rights and the
Global Economy
Total Hours: 37
Techniques of Advocacy
Media Innovation Track: Sample One-and-a-Half Years with Complete 9–12 semester hours from the following:
No Co-op ARTD 5001 Art, Context, Action 1
Year 1 ARTD 5002 Art, Context, Action 2
Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer 1 Hours Summer 2 Hours ARTD 5582 Collaborative Video and Community
JRNL 6340 4 JRNL 6306 4 Vacation 0 Vacation 0 Engagement
JRNL 6341 4 Elective 2 4 ARTG 5100 Information Design Studio 1: Principles
Elective 1 4 Elective 3 4
ARTG 5110 Information Design History
12 12 0 0
Year 2
ARTG 5600 Experience Design Studio 1: Principles
Fall Hours
ARTG 5610 Design Systems
JRNL 6307 4
ARTG 5620 Notational Systems for Experience
Elective 4 4
Elective 5 4
12 Environments
Total Hours: 36 JRNL 5310 Photojournalism
JRNL 6340 Fundamentals of Digital Journalism
Media Advocacy, MS LAW 7635 Laboratory Seminar in Applied Design
and Legal Empowerment
The Master of Science in Media Advocacy places particular focus on
developing direct and indirect advocacy skills: that is, to influence Program Credit/GPA Requirements
government decision makers directly and to change minds indirectly 32 total semester hours required
through shifting public opinion. The program uniquely combines Minimum 3.000 GPA required
grounding in governmental structures and the legal system with
sophisticated training in the latest communication techniques including Plan of Study
social media, web communications, and videography, as well as data Sample One-and-a-Half Years with No Co-op
analytics and data-driven storytelling. Successful graduates will be Year 1
empowered to promote the public agenda of employers ranging from
mission-driven organizations, such as the ACLU or the Sierra Club,
to industry leaders, such as hospitals and technology companies, to JRNL 5400 4 JRNL 5XXX 4 Vacation 0 Vacation 0
Media and Advocacy
lobbying and strategic communications groups and political consulting
Advocacy in Research
firms.
Theory and
Practice
LW 6400 3 Elective 2 3-4
Core Requirements Introduction
Code Title Hours to Law,
JRNL 5400 Media and Advocacy in Theory and Practice 4 Policy
and Legal
JRNL Advocacy Research
(TBA) Argument
62 Music
Elective 1 3-4 Elective 3 3-4 Professor Kara Swanson, JD/MS faculty advisor, during the fall or winter
10-11 10-12 0 0
of their first or second year for further information.
Year 2 Curriculum
Fall Hours The MS.MIL program requires a minimum of 33 semester hours and 11
LW 6XXX 3 courses with a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.000 for graduation. Under
Ethics of consultation with the graduate coordinator, students choose courses
Advocacy and other curricular options (such as co-ops, research theses, directed
Elective 4 3-4 studies, or entrepreneurial capstones) to highlight a student’s strengths
Elective 5 3-4 and longer-term goals.
Elective 6 3-4 Programs

12-15 Master of Science (MS)
Total Hours: 32-38 • Music Industry Leadership (p. 62)
Dual Degree (JD/MS)

Music
• Music Industry Leadership (p. 63)
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/camd/music) Certificate

Daniel Strong Godfrey, PhD • NEC/NU Joint Certificate Program—Professional Studies Certificate in
Professor and Chair Music Performance (p. 63)
351 Ryder Hall
Music Industry Leadership, MS
617.373.2776
617.373.4129 (fax)
Andrew Mall, Assistant Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Engaged with the Industry—and the World
a.mall@northeastern.edu Leveraging Northeastern’s excellence in global experiential learning,
our program allows students to study in Boston and gain real-world
The Master of Science in Music Industry Leadership (MS.MIL) program experience in New York, Nashville, Los Angeles, and other music capitals
is an intensive one-year leadership program designed for individuals who across the world.
want to manage the next generation of music companies (students who
choose to do a co-op typically take longer than one year to complete the Expert Faculty
MS.MIL program). The MS.MIL offers advanced education in the areas With real-world research and professional experience with the issues
of music management, leadership, research, and entrepreneurship with facing today’s music industry, our exceptional faculty bring fresh insight
opportunities for immediate and ongoing application to each student’s and innovation to their teaching.
unique professional aspiration.
Options
The Master of Science program focuses on the core scholarly areas Students shape their own curriculum, following paths that meet
of music industry. Courses seek to provide a solid foundation in music personal and professional aspirations through a focus on practice,
industry theory and analysis while offering students the opportunity entrepreneurship, the profession, and research. We also offer a joint JD/
to apply the foundational skills to an area of personal interest. Music Industry Leadership program in partnership with the Northeastern
Elective courses emphasize the creation and sustainability of music University School of Law.
organizations in a rapidly evolving environment. Using an active-
learning approach, the program focuses on developing music executives Program Requirements
intellectually and ethically, while providing them with a keen appreciation Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
for the complexities of managing in the creative industries. This approach indicated.
focuses on long-term skill sets that enhance the potential of graduates
within a fluid and ever-changing field. The program also emphasizes Core Requirements
global leadership qualities that provide a broader vision of the music
Code Title Hours
industry on an international level.
Required Core
The JD/MS in Music Industry Leadership is a dual-degree program that MUSI 6000 Management of Music Organizations 3
offers students a variety of opportunities for real-world, experiential MUSI 6100 Music Industry Research Methodology 3
learning at the intersection of law and music business. Candidates for
MUSI 6200 Financial Management in the Music 3
the JD/MS program must independently apply and gain admission to
Industry
the School of Law and the College of Arts, Media and Design. Admission
to one school does not ensure admission to the other. Candidates may MUSI 6300 Intellectual Property for Music 3
apply to both schools prior to matriculation at the law school, or students Management
may wait until they are enrolled in the School of Law before seeking MUSI 6400 Marketing Strategies in the Music 3
admission to the College of Arts, Media and Design. During either the Industry
first or second year of law school, students may apply to the MS program
during the winter or spring for enrollment the following September.
Students enrolled in law school who are interested in pursuing this dual
degree should contact the Office of Academic and Student Affairs and
Electives Year Three

Summer—music industry courses (p. 62)
Code Title Hours
1 Fall—law school courses
Complete 18 semester hours in the following subject areas: 18
Winter—law co-op
MUSI 5000 level or above Spring—law school courses
AACE 6000 level or above
Year Four
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Summer—law co-op
33 total semester hours required Fall—law school courses
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Winter—law co-op
Spring—law school courses
1
Electives in other disciplines may be taken in consultation with your
faculty advisor. A maximum of 6 semester hours of electives may be Plan of Study
taken outside the College of Arts, Media and Design. Year 1
Hours
Plan of Study
Insert
Sample One Year, No Co-op law
Year 1 school
year
one
MUSI 6000 3 MUSI 6200 3 2 Electives 6 Elective 3
0
MUSI 6100 3 MUSI 6400 3
Year 2
MUSI 6300 3 2 Electives 6
Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer Hours Summer Hours
Elective 3 1 2
12 12 6 3 MUSI 6000 3 MUSI 6200 3 2 6 Elective 3
electives
Total Hours: 33
MUSI 6100 3 MUSI 6400 3
Sample Two Year, One Co-op MUSI 6300 3 2 6
Year 1 electives
Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer 1 Hours Summer 2 Hours Elective 3
MUSI 6000 3 MUSI 6200 3 2 Electives 6 Co-op 12 12 6 3
MUSI 6100 3 MUSI 6400 3 Year 3
MUSI 6300 3 2 Electives 6 Hours
Elective 3 Insert
law
12 12 6 0
school
Year 2 year
Fall Hours two
Co-op 0
Elective 3 Year 4
3 Fall Hours
Insert
Total Hours: 33
law
school
Music Industry Leadership, JD/MS year
three
Over the course of 45 months, the program enrolls students successively 0

in the School of Law and the College of Arts, Media and Design. JD/MS Total Hours: 33
candidates must complete the first and last years of the program in the
School of Law. The year of music industry courses in the College of Arts,
Media and Design may be taken during either the second or third year. NEC/NU Joint Certificate Program—Professional Studies
Certificate in Music Performance
Program Sequence The School of Continuing Education at the New England Conservatory
Year One (NEC) and the Department of Music at Northeastern University (NU) offer
Fall and spring—traditional first-year law curriculum a Professional Studies Certificate in Music Performance (48 credits). This
program is geared toward NU undergraduate and graduate students who
Year Two are interested in improving their abilities to perform on an instrument or
Summer—law co-op voice in the classical or jazz styles.
Fall, winter, and spring—music industry courses (p. 62)
64 NEC/NU Joint Certificate Program—Professional Studies Certificate in Music Performance
The certificate in music performance is in addition to the student’s Recital Preparation and Performance
Northeastern undergraduate or graduate degree—it is an entirely MUSC 3410 Recital 1 1
separate and distinct credential. Credits for courses toward the music
MUSC 4622 Recital 2 1
performance certificate are accumulated and billed separately from
credits toward Northeastern undergraduate or graduate degree programs 1
By replacing “Musicianship 1 (MUSC 1241)” with “Music Theory 2
and are not eligible for financial aid.
(MUSC 1202)”.
Courses are offered at NEC (predominantly related to music performance)
and at NU (predominantly related to music history and music theory).
New England Conservatory Requirements
NEC courses are scheduled during evenings and weekends. Complete 26 credits of course work at New England Conservatory School
of Continuing Education as indicated below.
Code Title Hours
Northeastern University Requirements
Private Studio Instruction
Complete 22 credits of course work at Northeastern University as
Complete 16 credits of (repeatable) private studio instruction 16
indicated below.
with New England Conservatory School of Continuing
Code Title Hours Education faculty. These credits may be accumulated in units
of 2, 3, or 4 credits per semester. All private lessons require
Music Theory and Musicianship Placement
audition by NEC/NU faculty in order to assign private teacher
All students must take a theory placement exam. Students
placement. After being placed with a private teacher, and
who do not place into MUSC 1201 or MUSI 1203 must first
working with their certificate advisor, students must confirm
take the following course:
with that teacher the length and number of lessons they will
MUSC 1119 Fundamentals of Western Music Theory receive.
Credits for MUSC 1119 do not count toward the certificate. MPNC 1102 Music Instruction
Music Theory and Musicianship MPNC 1103 Music Instruction
Music theory and musicianship courses should be taken MPNC 1104 Music Instruction
1
concurrently.
Music Technology
MUSC 1201 Music Theory 1 4
MPNC 1201 Contemporary Music Production and 1
MUSC 1202 Music Theory 2 4 Technology 1
Music in Context (Traditional, Ethnomusicological, Electives
Contemporary)
Complete 7 credits from the following: 7
Complete one of the following: 4
MPNC 1301 Build Your Voice: Art/Skillful Singing
MUSC 1104
MPNC 1401 Jazz Ear Training 1
MUSC 1105
MPNC 1411 Jazz Theory 1
MUSC 1111 Rock Music
MPNC 1421 Finale Chart Writing
MUSC 1112 Jazz
MPNC 1451 Jazz History 1
Note: Since the following course is repeatable, music majors
MPNC 1501 Introduction to Music-in-Education
and combined majors may count the credits for the second
MPNC 1612 Group Piano Class
time they take this course toward the music performance
certificate: MPNC 1621 The Art of Musical Sight-Reading
MUSC 3550 Historical Traditions: Special Topics MPNC 1622 The Art of Practice and Performance
Ensembles MPNC 1623 Developing Perfect Pitch 1
Complete 6 credits of music ensembles: 6 MPNC 1631 The Accidental Music Teacher: From
Musical Artist to Creative Educator
MUSC 1904 Chorus
MPNC 1642 Sight-Singing for Singers
MUSC 1905 Concert Band
MPNC 1801 Introduction to Composition 1
MUSC 1906 Orchestra
MPNC 1802 Contemporary Improvisation: Skill
MUSC 1907 Wind Ensemble
Building
MUSC 1911 Jazz Ensemble
MPNC 1803 Contemporary Improvisation: Music of
MUSC 1912 Rock Ensemble
the World—The African Diaspora
MUSC 1913 Blues/Rock Ensemble
MPNC 1901 Art and Soul of Cinema: An
MUSC 1914 Create Your Own Music Appreciation of Film Music
MUSC 1915 Chamber Ensemble MPNC 1911 Latin American Classical Traditions 1
MUSC 1916 Contemporary Music Ensemble MPNC 2401 Jazz Ear Training 2
MUSC 1917 Jazz Choir and Combo MPNC 2411 Jazz Theory 2
MUSC 1918 World Music Ensemble MPNC 2431 Jazz Composition and Analysis
MUSC 1919 Fusion Ensemble MPNC 2451 Jazz History 2
MUSC 1920 Pep Band MPNC 2511 Music-in-Education Seminar
MUSC 1921
MPNC 2512 Models for Teaching and Learning for

Music-in-Education Interdisciplinary Programs
MPNC 2525 Art and Science of Assessing Music
The “space between our disciplines” is intellectually rich, educationally
Learning
vibrant, and professionally productive. Our interdisciplinary degree
MPNC 2526 Music, Brain Development, and options provide a strong foundation of use-inspired, experientially
Learning
informed course work and research opportunities. Our programs are
MPNC 2547 Cross-Cultural Alternatives for Music-in- designed to produce graduates equipped to engage the international
Education marketplace and shape global culture.
MPNC 2548 Teaching and Learning with Music
Technology Programs
MPNC 2556 Improvisation in Music Education Master of Science
MPNC 2561 String Pedagogy • Arts Administration and Cultural Entrepreneurship (p. 65)
MPNC 2571 Performing Artists in Schools • Urban Planning and Policy (p. 66)
MPNC 2601 Music Production for Media
MPNC 2612 Piano Pedagogy
• Arts Administration (p. 69)
MPNC 2623 Developing Perfect Pitch 2
• Cultural Entrepreneurship (p. 69)
MPNC 2624 Advanced Perfect Pitch
MPNC 2644 Bach Arias for Singers and
Instrumentalists Arts Administration and Cultural Entrepreneurship, MS
MPNC 2801 Introduction to Composition 2
The arts and cultural industries are key drivers of each nation's economy,
MPNC 2911 Latin American Classical Traditions 2
contributing more than $730 billion annually in the United States
MPNC 3401 Jazz Ear Training 3 alone. While the economic impact of the arts and cultural industries
MPNC 3411 Jazz Theory 3 can be measured, their social impacts are often underestimated. Music,
MPNC 3431 Jazz Arranging dance, visual art, and theatre are critical to how we perceive, interpret,
MPNC 3611 Piano Interpretation/Performance and critique the world and people around us. The arts articulate our
Seminar beliefs, politics, familial and community ties, and history.
MPNC 3631 18th-Century Tonal Counterpoint Arts administrators are the bridge between creative practitioners and
MPNC 3633 Modal Counterpoint audiences and between arts institutions and supportive stakeholders. In
MPNC 3641 Dramatic Coaching of Songs and Arias today’s digitally driven, highly competitive, and increasingly global
MPNC 3643 Vocal Repertoire: Coaching and economy, traditional institutions for visual and performing arts face
Performance critical sustainability challenges. Leaders in the arts must adopt the
creative thinking and problem-solving skills of an entrepreneur in order
MPNC 3801 Composition Seminar 1
to envision new models for creative practice, audience engagement, and
MPNC 3802 Composition Seminar 2 funding.
MPNC 4401 Jazz Ear Training 4
MPNC 4411 Jazz Theory 4 The interdisciplinary Master of Science in Arts Administration and
Cultural Entrepreneurship (AACE) prepares arts leaders to both convey
MPNC 4581 Music-in-Education Guided Internship
the human necessity of creative expression and apply creative thinking
MPNC 4591 Music-in-Education Portfolio to manage resources, inspire audience engagement, and sustain financial
Ensembles support. The arts, and audience opportunities to experience them, are
Complete two music ensembles: 2 more dynamic and diverse than ever before, flourishing in major arts
MPNC 1712 Baroque Ensemble institutions as well as non-hierarchical organizations, from artist-run
spaces and community organizations to annual festivals and pop-up
MPNC 1713 NEC Voices: A New Choral Experience
exhibitions. It is time for a transformation in leadership training that
MPNC 1714 Renaissance Ensemble
matches the ingenuity of today’s most exciting experiments in music,
MPNC 1716 Contemporary Improvisation Ensemble: dance, theatre, and the visual arts. Arts leaders must also be equipped
Walking between Worlds with the administrative, analytical, and technological skill sets necessary
MPNC 1721 Guitar Ensemble 1 to excel within the complex, interdependent arts ecosystem.
MPNC 1731 Jazz Ensemble
The AACE curriculum is designed to meet the changing needs of arts
MPNC 1741 Chamber Music Ensemble
leaders, from administrators in arts institutions to creative practitioners
MPNC 1742 Chamber Music Duo and entrepreneurs eager to make their art startup a reality. The program
MPNC 1751 Vocal Chamber Music focuses on leadership innovation in a range of performance, visual arts,
MPNC 1771 Improvisation and Composition and cultural organizations. As an intellectual and practical course of
Ensemble study that merges the expertise of academics, creative professionals,
MPNC 1781 Medieval Folk Roots Ensemble administrators, and entrepreneurs, the program’s aim is to support
sustainable creative practice.
MPNC 3642 Opera Ensemble Skills
66 Urban Planning and Policy, MS
Program Requirements Plan of Study

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Sample Plans of Study:
indicated.
One Year
Core Requirements Year 1
Code Title Hours Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer 1 Hours
Arts Administration Foundation AACE 6000 3 AACE 6020 3 Cultural 3

entrepreneurship
AACE 6000 Arts and Culture Organizational 3
directed
Leadership
elective
AACE 6010 Planning for Arts and Cultural 3
AACE 6010 3 AACE 6220 3 Experiential 3
Organizations elective 2
AACE 6020 Experiential Study in Arts 3
AACE 6200 3 Arts 3
Administration administration
Cultural Entrepreneurship Foundation directed
AACE 6200 Programming and Community 3 elective
Engagement for Cultural Entrepreneurs AACE 6210 3 Experiential 3
AACE 6210 Building Value Through Cultural 3 elective 1
Enterprise 12 12 6
AACE 6220 3 Total Hours: 30
Electives One and a Half Years

Code Title Hours Year 1
Arts Administration Directed Elective Fall Hours Spring Hours
AACE 6110 Information Technology for Arts and 3 AACE 6000 3 AACE 6020 3
Cultural Organizations
AACE 6010 3 AACE 6220 3
Cultural Entrepreneurship Directed Elective
AACE 6200 3 Arts administration 3
Complete one of the following: 3 directed elective
ENTR 6212 Business Planning for New Ventures AACE 6210 3
ENTR 6210 Managing Operations in Early Stage
12 9
Ventures
Year 2
ENTR 6214 Social Enterprise
Fall Hours
ENTR 6216 Global Social Entrepreneurship and
Innovation Cultural 3
entrepreneurship
ENTR 6218 Business Model Design and Innovation
directed elective
TECE 6222 Emerging and Disruptive Technologies
Experimental 3
TECE 6250 Lean Design and Development elective 1
Experiential Electives in Arts Leadership Experiential 3
Complete two of the following courses not taken to fulfill 6 elective 2
above requirements: 9
AACE 6100
Total Hours: 30
AACE 6120
Urban Planning and Policy, MS
MUSI 5540 Special Topics in Music Industry
MUSI 6000 Management of Music Organizations The Master of Science in Urban Planning and Policy (MUPP) program
MUSI 6300 Intellectual Property for Music trains leaders interested in building just and sustainable solutions
Management to today’s critical urban problems, including challenges of affordable
MUSI 6400 Marketing Strategies in the Music housing provision, equitable and sustainable economic growth,
Industry sustainable transportation, and climate change adaptation and
mitigation. This innovative program combines the expertise in urban
Program Credit/GPA Requirements planning and policy analysis and data analytics of the School of Public
30 total semester hours required Policy and Urban Affairs with expertise in physical planning, design, and
Minimum 3.000 GPA required data visualization at the School of Architecture. The core curriculum
of the program provides students with a solid foundation in essential
skills and concepts, including research design and statistics, economic
analysis, legal foundations of urban planning and policy, and the history
of urban development and urban planning. Students also have the
opportunity to develop substantial expertise in a specialization area,
including urban analytics, urban sustainability and resilience, urban
design and physical planning, and urban development policy and URBAN DESIGN AND PHYSICAL PLANNING
planning. Code Title Hours
Gateway Course
The optional cooperative education experience (co-op) is available
to eligible students. Cooperative education is central to both the ARCH 6340 Graduate Topics in Architecture 4
Northeastern experience and to the College of Social Sciences and Tracks
Humanities experiential liberal arts framework. Northeastern’s signature Complete one of the following tracks: 8
co-op ecosystem provides qualified master's students with six-month Urban Design and Real Estate
work experiences in businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies ARCH 5310 Design Tactics and Operations
in Boston and across the United States. Graduate students take their
ARCH 5530 Innovative Models in Real Estate
work from campus learning spaces, apply their knowledge outside of the
Development and Design
classroom, and then bring knowledge and skills gained in community
learning spaces back to our campus learning spaces during the Physical Planning and Design for Sustainable Urbanism
cocurricular experiential integration course. SUEN 7230 Urban Ecologies and Technologies 1
SUEN 7240 Urban Ecologies and Technologies 2
In addition to the co-op option, students in the MUPP program have
Urban Experience Track
opportunities to gain experience in the application of their knowledge
and skills via internships, class projects, and a capstone research ARTG 5150 Information Visualization Principles
report. They graduate prepared for careers working for state and local and Practices
government, federal agencies, community development corporations and ARTG
other nonprofit organizations, research institutes, and as private-sector Capstone
planning consultants. SUEN 6120 Graduate Studio 2: Sustainable Urban 6
Systems
This program is not accepting applicants until spring 2019.
URBAN ANALYTICS
Code Title Hours
Gateway Course
indicated.
PPUA 5262 Big Data for Cities 4
Core Requirements Required Courses
Code Title Hours ARTG 5150 Information Visualization Principles 4
Planning and Policy and Practices
LPSC 5201 4 PPUA 5263 Geographic Information Systems for 4
Urban and Regional Policy
PPUA 6201 The 21st-Century City: Urban 4
Opportunities and Challenges in a Capstone
Global Context PPUA 7673 Capstone in Public Policy and Urban 4
PPUA 6502 Economic Institutions and Analysis 4 Affairs
SUEN 6340 Topics in Urban Environmental Design 4
SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE
Research Design Code Title Hours
PPUA 6205 Research Design and Methodology in 4 Gateway Course
Quantitative Techniques Change
Students in the urban analytics focus area are encouraged to or SUEN 6310 Cities, Nature, and Design in Contemporary History
take PPUA 5301. and Theory
Choose one from the following: 4 Methods
LPSC 7305 Research and Statistical Methods Complete one of the following: 4
or INSH 6500 Statistical Analysis PPUA 5261 Dynamic Modeling for Environmental
or POLS 7202 Quantitative Techniques Decision Making
or PPUA 5301 Introduction to Computational Statistics PPUA 5263 Geographic Information Systems for
Focus Areas SUEN 7230 Urban Ecologies and Technologies 1
Complete one of the following focus areas: Capstone
• Urban Design and Physical Planning (p. 67) PPUA 7673 Capstone in Public Policy and Urban 4
Affairs
• Urban Analytics (p. 67)
Elective
• Sustainability and Resilience (p. 67)
• Urban Development Policy and Planning (p. 68)
PPUA 5260 Ecological Economics
PPUA 5261 Dynamic Modeling for Environmental
Decision Making
PPUA 7231 Transportation Policy
PPUA 7234 Land Use and Urban Growth Policy ARCH 5530 Innovative Models in Real Estate
PPUA 7249 Urban Coastal Sustainability Development and Design
SUEN 6110 Graduate Studio 1: Sustainable Urban ARCH 6100 Graduate Skills Studio
Sites ARCH 6330 Seminar in Modern Architecture
SUEN 6120 Graduate Studio 2: Sustainable Urban ARCH 6340 Graduate Topics in Architecture
Systems ARTG 5100 Information Design Studio 1: Principles
SUEN 6220 Implementation and Visualization for ARTG 5120 Research Methods for Design
Urban Environments 2 ARTG 5130 Visual Communication for Information
SUEN 6310 Cities, Nature, and Design in Design
Contemporary History and Theory ARTG 5330 Visualization Technologies 1
SUEN 6340 Topics in Urban Environmental Design ARTG 6330 Information Design Mapping Strategies
SUEN 7230 Urban Ecologies and Technologies 1 DA 5020 Collecting, Storing, and Retrieving Data
SUEN 7240 Urban Ecologies and Technologies 2 DA 5030 Introduction to Data Mining/Machine
SUEN 7320 Pro-Seminar: Issues in Designed Urban Learning
Environments PPUA 5260 Ecological Economics
URBAN DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND PLANNING PPUA 5261 Dynamic Modeling for Environmental
Code Title Hours Decision Making
Gateway Course PPUA 5263 Geographic Information Systems for

PPUA 5270 Food Systems and Public Policy
PPUA 7230 Housing Policy
Analytics
PPUA 7233 Contemporary Community
PPUA 6506 Techniques of Policy Analysis
Development
PPUA 6530 State and Local Public Finance
Methods
PPUA 6551 Nonprofit Organizations and Social
PPUA 5263 Geographic Information Systems for 4
Change
PPUA 7245 Education Policy in the United States
or PPUA 7236 Introduction to Real Estate Development for Urban
Policy Makers PPUA 7230 Housing Policy
Capstone PPUA 7231 Transportation Policy
PPUA 7673 Capstone in Public Policy and Urban 4 PPUA 7232 Immigration and Urban America
Affairs PPUA 7233 Contemporary Community
Elective Development
Complete one of the following: 4 PPUA 7234 Land Use and Urban Growth Policy
PPUA 5270 Food Systems and Public Policy PPUA 7236 Introduction to Real Estate
Development for Urban Policy Makers
PPUA 7237 Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban
Systems
PPUA 7249 Urban Coastal Sustainability
Change
SUEN 6110 Graduate Studio 1: Sustainable Urban
Sites
PPUA 7232 Immigration and Urban America Systems
PPUA 7233 Contemporary Community SUEN 6210 Implementation and Visualization for
Development Urban Environments 1
PPUA 7234 Land Use and Urban Growth Policy SUEN 6220 Implementation and Visualization for
PPUA 7236 Introduction to Real Estate Urban Environments 2
Development for Urban Policy Makers SUEN 6310 Cities, Nature, and Design in
SUEN 6110 Graduate Studio 1: Sustainable Urban Contemporary History and Theory
Sites SUEN 6340 Topics in Urban Environmental Design
SUEN 6120 Graduate Studio 2: Sustainable Urban SUEN 7230 Urban Ecologies and Technologies 1
Systems
SUEN 7320 Pro-Seminar: Issues in Designed Urban
Environments
Electives
Code Title Hours
Complete two of the following: 8
ARCH 5310 Design Tactics and Operations
Optional Co-op Experience AACE 6210 Building Value Through Cultural

Code Title Hours Enterprise (Building Value through
Cultural Enterprise)
Requires two consecutive semesters of Co-op Work 2
Experience and Experiential Integration:
PPUA 6964 Co-op Work Experience
and INSH 6864 and Experiential Integration

48 total semester hours required (50 with optional co-op) Cultural Entrepreneurship, Graduate Certificate
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ecosystem. experiences, cultural entrepreneurs play a crucial role in ensuring
the vitality of artistic engagement, advancing community goals, and
The Graduate Certificate in Arts Administration offers an interdisciplinary
strengthening society.
graduate program focused on leadership innovation in performance, visual
arts, cultural, and community organizations. The Graduate Certificate in Cultural Entrepreneurship empowers students
with a critical, creative perspective on arts programming and management
The Graduate Certificate in Arts Administration challenges students
and a myriad of creative management tools that harness new technologies
to create diverse, viable, and sustainable arts and culture projects
for artistic engagement.
and organizations; to use entrepreneurial practices in order to create
transformation; to develop and deploy new arts and culture sector- The Graduate Certificate in Cultural Entrepreneurship offers an
focused business and analytic skills; and to design innovative interdisciplinary program to create diverse and viable projects and
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arts management approaches. and cultural disciplines, from music, visual art, theater, and dance to
community-building and transformation. The curriculum offers students
The required curriculum includes three core and one directed elective for a
the opportunity to identify opportunities for evolution in the arts and
total of 12 credit hours. All courses can be completed online.
cultural sectors and to develop critical, creative practices; leadership
Program Requirements acumen; and skill sets in arts management, strategic planning, and
performance analysis to conceive and implement creative, cultural
programming for community engagement and positive impact.
indicated.
The program learning objectives provide students with opportunities to:
Core Requirements
Code Title Hours • Develop an understanding of methods and tools used to conceptualize,
AACE 6000 Arts and Culture Organizational 3 scope, pilot, evaluate, iterate and launch cultural entrepreneurship
Leadership projects;
AACE 6010 Planning for Arts and Cultural 3 • Align creative practice and arts enterprise strategies with
Organizations opportunities, challenges and resources to achieve desired impact;
AACE 6020 Experiential Study in Arts 3
Administration • Apply communication, engagement and evaluation techniques to
develop and sustain diverse audiences and stakeholder relationships;
Elective
• Engage in critical analysis of the work of peers and industry leaders by
Code Title Hours
analyzing and contextualizing the quality, viability and sustainability of
Complete one of the following: 3 culturally-driven entrepreneurship.
AACE 6110 Information Technology for Arts and
Cultural Organizations The required curriculum includes three core courses and one directed
AACE 6200 Programming and Community elective for a total of 12 credit hours. All courses can be completed online.
Engagement for Cultural Entrepreneurs
70 Cultural Entrepreneurship, Graduate Certificate
indicated.
Core Requirements
Code Title Hours
AACE 6200 Programming and Community 3
Engagement for Cultural Entrepreneurs
AACE 6210 Building Value Through Cultural 3
Enterprise (Building Value through
Cultural Enterprise)
AACE 6220 (Experiential Study in Cultural 3
Entrepreneurship)
Elective
Code Title Hours
AACE 6000 Arts and Culture Organizational
Leadership
AACE 6010 Planning for Arts and Cultural
Organizations
AACE 6110 Information Technology for Arts and
Cultural Organizations
ENTR 6212 Business Planning for New Ventures

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Website (http://www.damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/academic- Accelerate your career whether it’s pursuing your ideal profession or
programs/graduate-programs?utm_source=neu-course- advancing in your current field with a degree in:
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• Finance
Emery A. Trahan, PhD, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty and Research
Jeffrey A. Born, PhD, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs • Innovation and entrepreneurship
Kate E. Klepper, MBA, Associate Dean of Graduate Programs • International management and business
Maureen Underhill, MEd, Associate Dean of Finance and Administration • Taxation
D’Amore-McKim School of Business

Programs
360 Huntington Avenue
350 Dodge Hall Master of Science (MS)
Boston, MA 02115-5000 • Business Analytics (p. 71)
617.373.5992
• Innovation (p. 72)
Boston campus Graduate Degrees: gradbusiness@northeastern.edu
Online MBA, Online MS in Finance, Online MS in • International Management (p. 72)
Taxation: onlinegradbusiness@northeastern.edu
• Technological Entrepreneurship (p. 73)
Boston campus Graduate Certificates: gradcertificates@northeastern.edu
Online Graduate Certificates: onlinegradbusiness@northeastern.edu
MS in Business Analytics: j.pierce@northeastern.edu Master of Science in Accounting (MSA)
MS in International Management: igaul.ipbs@gmail.com • Accounting (p. 73)
Graduate School of Professional Accounting Master of Science in Finance (MSF)

360 Huntington Avenue • Finance (p. 74)
412 Dodge Hall
• Finance—Evening/Part-Time Program (p. 75)
Boston, MA 02115-5000
• Finance—Online Program (p. 75)
617.373.3244
gspa@northeastern.edu
Master of Science in International Business (MSIB)
The D’Amore-McKim School of Business offers a unique model of • International Business (p. 75)
business education that purposefully blends innovative classroom
learning with real-world business application. Its students explore Master of Science in Taxation (MST)
cutting-edge theory with professors, fusing knowledge with learning • Taxation (p. 76)
experiences that include cooperative education or corporate residency • Taxation—Online Program (p. 76)
(six-month, full-time paid work assignments), study abroad, and
community service. The school’s resulting connections with the
Business Analytics, MS
corporate world influence its research agendas, which, in turn, shape
innovative new business practice. This synergy enables D’Amore-McKim
Businesses are looking for professionals who can connect the dots
students to become successful business leaders who are both thinkers
and build successful marketing strategies based on massive amounts
and doers and, thus, highly qualified to think critically and leave their
of structured and unstructured data. Become one of them with
mark on the global business world.
our Master of Science in Business Analytics (http://www.damore-
Graduate students can choose from a number of different full-time mckim.northeastern.edu/academic-programs/graduate-programs/ms/
and part-time MBA and MS programs and graduate certificates (both business-analytics) degree with a marketing focus.
residential and online) designed to enable motivated professionals to
This program addresses a critical need for those who can interpret
accelerate their success in business. The school’s approach reflects a
and apply data in an increasingly competitive and technology-driven
commitment to embedding a global mind-set into all of these programs,
business environment. Core courses will introduce you to data analytics
as well as in its research and outreach activities.
concepts, and our marketing track courses will build upon this foundation
to emphasize the practice-oriented application of business analytics.
Master of Science
At D’Amore-McKim School of Business, we designed our master's in Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
business programs to prepare students for a rich and challenging indicated.
career in the evolving 21st-century business world. If you are looking to
expand your experience and broaden your professional horizons, we offer
graduate business programs in multiple areas of study to provide you
with the focused education needed to advance your career.
72 Innovation, MS
Core Requirements BUSN 6280 How Executives Shape and Lead

Code Title Hours Innovation and Enterprise Growth
Required Core Online Only
MISM 6200 Introduction to Business Analytics 3 ENTR 6225 Corporate Entrepreneurship through

Global Growth, Acquisitions, and
MISM 6202 Foundations of Data Analysis for 3
Alliances
Business
Accounting and Finance
MISM 6203 Business Analytics Methods 3
ACCT 6280 Planning and Budgeting for Innovation 3
MISM 6210 Information Visuals and Dashboards for 3
Business FINA 6284 Financing Innovation and Growth 3
MISM 6212 Data Mining and Machine Learning for 3 Entrepreneurship

Business ENTR 6217 Lean Innovation 3
MISM 6213 Business Information Design, Quality, 3 ENTR 6222 Competing in Dynamic, Innovation- 3
and Strategy Driven Markets
MISM 6214 Business Analytics Capstone 3 Management
Marketing HRMG 6280 The Human Side of Innovation 3
MKTG 6232 Engaging Customers and Markets 3 MGMT 6280 Innovation for Next-Generation 3
MKTG 6294 Customer-Centric Research Methods 3 Products and Systems
for Marketing MGSC 6281 Service Innovation and Management 3
MKTG 6295 Customer Performance Modeling 3 Marketing
MKTG 6280 Gaining Customer Insight 3
Program Credit/GPA Requirements MKTG 6283 Marketing and Selling Innovation 3
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Innovation, MS Minimum 3.000 GPA required
The Master of Science in Innovation is a part-time program, offered on International Management, MS

Northeastern University’s Boston campus and 100 percent online. The
program is designed specifically for working professionals who want The MS in International Management is a full-time program that allows
to become innovation leaders. Through project work, case studies, and students to live, study, and learn in two countries. This master’s program
real-world application, possibly at your own organization, you will study is available in single and double degree options. With a curriculum
the principles of innovation from multiple perspectives. You’ll have an focusing on topics ranging from international trade to globalization of the
opportunity to learn about product and service development, financing world economy, the MS in International Management is designed to help
innovation, go-to-market strategies, lean development, managing high- young professionals thrive in today’s international marketplace.
performance teams, and more.
The Single Degree MS in International Management is a one-year global
Build expertise in: management program designed for young professionals. You may elect
to study at D'Amore-McKim for either your fall or spring semester and at
• Next-generation product, system, and service design
a partner business school in a different country for the other term. This
• Designing and leading innovation teams master’s program is collaboratively offered by six leading international
• Reinventing business processes and introducing change business schools through the International Partnership of Business
• Exploring new business models and ventures Schools (https://ipbsmim.com) (IPBS). The classes always start in fall.
• Selling new products and services The length of the program varies depending on your choice of schools
and their thesis requirements. D’Amore-McKim does not require a thesis,
Learn more about this program (http://www.damore- but you may elect to complete one in lieu of an elective course.
mckim.northeastern.edu/academic-programs/graduate-
programs/ms/innovation?utm_source=neu-course- The Double Degree MS in International Management is an 18-month,
catalog&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=msi-mofu) on the challenging program that attracts high caliber students from around
D’Amore-McKim website. the world. You may elect to study at D'Amore-McKim for either your fall
or spring semester and at NEOMA Business School (http://www.reims-
Program Requirements ms.fr/fusion) for the other term. The classes always start in fall. After
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise completing one semester of study on each campus, preparing a thesis
indicated. for NEOMA, and undertaking a experiential learning opportunity (project
work in the U.S. or a six-month internship in the European Union), you will
Core Requirements graduate with degrees from both business schools.
Code Title Hours
Learn more about this program (http://www.damore-
Required Core mckim.northeastern.edu/academic-programs/graduate-programs/
Complete one of the following: 3 ms/international-management?utm_source=neu-course-
On-campus only
catalog&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=mim-mofu) on the
D’Amore-McKim website. Technological Entrepreneurship, MS
Program Requirements To achieve success, you need more than just a good idea. You
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise need entrepreneurial know-how to create new product lines
indicated. and services from innovations, strong business models, go-to-
market strategies, and business plans for investors. The Master of
Core Requirements Science in Technological Entrepreneurship (http://www.damore-
Code Title Hours mckim.northeastern.edu/academic-programs/graduate-programs/
ms/technological-entrepreneurship?utm_source=neu-course-
Required core
catalog&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=mste-mofu) offers
FINA 6209 Introduction to International 3 an immersion in the frameworks and methods needed for successful
Accounting and Finance entrepreneurship.
INTB 6226 Becoming a Global Leader 3
INTB 6260 Advanced Topics in Global 3 You will be encouraged to start companies and help coach other startups
Management and Strategy within our on-campus accelerator, IDEA. IDEA supports more than 200
student and alumni ventures at any given time, with about one venture
MGSC 6209 Business Statistics 3
launched as a funded or self-sustaining company each month.
Electives Our Master of Science in Technological Entrepreneurship program
Code Title Hours will strengthen your personal network, provide exposure to Boston's
Complete six electives from the following: 18 ecosystem and its technology companies, and help you plan and
ENTR 6200 Enterprise Growth and Innovation start your own company. Our teaching faculty have deep expertise in
innovation, marketing, and finance, and many of the teachers have
ENTR 6220 Family Business Leadership and
started their own companies.
Governance
ENTR 6225 Corporate Entrepreneurship through The Master of Science in Technological Entrepreneurship is offered in
Global Growth, Acquisitions, and both a full- and part-time options.
Alliances
FINA 6204 International Finance Management Program Requirements
INTB 6201 International Business Management Core Requirements
INTB 6232 Doing Business in Emerging Markets Code Title Hours
MECN 6203 Global Managerial Economics Entrepreneurship
MKTG 6206 International Marketing ENTR 6200 Enterprise Growth and Innovation 3
SCHM 6213 Global Supply Chain Strategy ENTR 6212 Business Planning for New Ventures 3
STRT 6210 Workforce Metrics and Analytics ENTR 6218 Business Model Design and Innovation 3
ENTR 6219 Financing Ventures from Early Stage to 3
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Exit
30 total semester hours required Technology
Minimum GPA 3.000 required TECE 6222 Emerging and Disruptive Technologies 3
Plan of Study TECE 6230 Entrepreneurial Marketing and Selling 3

TECE 6250 Lean Design and Development 3
Year 1
TECE 6300 Managing a Technology-Based 3
Business
FINA 6209 3 INTB 6226 3
TECE 6340 The Technical Entrepreneur as Leader 3
MGSC 6209 3 INTB 6260 3
Complete three 9 Complete three 9 Elective
electives from the electives from the
Code Title Hours
following: following:
INTB 6201 FINA 6204
ACCT, BUSN, ENTR, FINA, HRMG, INTB, MECN, MKTG,
MECN 6203 ENTR 6200
MGMT, SCHM, STRT, or TECE
MKTG 6206 STRT 6210
ENTR 6220 SCHM 6213 Program Credit/GPA Requirements
ENTR 6225 INTB 6232 30 total semester hours required
15 15
Total Hours: 30
Accounting, MSA
Heading for a great career in public accounting? You want to get

there as soon as possible. With our MS in Accounting (http://
www.damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/academic-programs/
74 Finance, MSF
graduate-programs/ms/accounting?utm_source=neu-course- TAXATION TRACK

catalog&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=msa-mofu), you will Code Title Hours
prepare to sit for the CPA exam in just seven months. Our program is Required Core
approved by the Board of Public Accountancy in Massachusetts.
ACCT 6231 Corporations and Shareholders 3
Your success will begin in the classroom. Our faculty includes a number ACCT 6235 Partners and Partnerships 3
of CPAs, many of whom are former partners in national and regional CPA ACCT 6254 Accounting Research and 3
firms. They are currently active consultants in the business community, Communication
ready to present you with real-world public accounting issues and Electives
challenges. Complete 6 semester hours from the following: 6
What’s more, our audit and tax track offerings allow you to specialize Note: An alternative course may be substituted for one of
your studies even further. In the audit track, students take courses the electives listed below with the approval of the program
geared toward being a professional in the audit and assurance industry. administrator.
This means extensive exposure to ethics, auditing research, forensic ACCT 6239 State and Local Taxation
accounting, and a detailed understanding of the industry environment. ACCT 6240 International Taxation: Inbound
In the tax track, students are exposed to the intricacies of the tax Transactions
industry with detailed course work and experience with tax research and
ACCT 6246 Retirement Plans
communications, state and local taxation, income tax accounting, and
ACCT 6248 Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates
international taxation.
Program Requirements Program Credit/GPA Requirements

indicated.
Core Requirements Finance, MSF

Code Title Hours
Accounting It’s time to make a short-term investment in yourself, for long-term
ACCT 6203 Business Entity Taxation 3 returns. We will prepare you to take your place among global financial
leaders tackling real-world challenges.
ACCT 6204 Financial Reporting for Integrated 3
Multinational Enterprises Our full-time Master of Science in Finance (http://
ACCT 6229 Accounting for Foreign Currency 1 www.damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/academic-programs/
Transactions graduate-programs/ms/finance?utm_source=neu-course-
Ethics catalog&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=msf-mofu) offers
ACCT 6253 Ethics in the Accounting Profession 3 rigorous training in finance, helping you to develop strong analytic and
problem-solving skills that will set you apart from other professionals in
Financial Reporting
the market. At our program’s core is a top-tier curriculum that consists of
ACCT 6207 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in 3 challenging course work, real-world applications, and a commitment to
Financial Reporting ethics.
ACCT 6216 Financial Reporting for Governments 2
and Nonprofit Entities You will learn firsthand from distinguished faculty dedicated to your
success. You will gain the confidence in yourself to be a financial leader,
Tracks determining how your company will meet its strategic goals.
Complete one of the following tracks:
The full-time Master of Science in Finance is a 12-month program that
AUDIT TRACK has a strong emphasis on quantitative methods and finance theory.
Code Title Hours Students complete a lockstep curriculum together as a cohort.
Required Core
ACCT 6205 Auditing in a Big Data Environment 3
ACCT 6217 Corporate Governance, Ethics, and 3 indicated.
Financial Reporting
ACCT 6254 Accounting Research and 3 Core Requirements
Communication Code Title Hours
Electives Required Core
Note: An alternative course may be substituted for one of FINA 6201 Financial Theory and Policy 3
the courses listed below with the approval of the program FINA 6202 Analysis of Financial Institutions and 3
administrator. Markets
ACCT 5255 Forensic Accounting 3 FINA 6203 Investment Analysis 3
ACCT 5256 Internal Auditing 3 FINA 6204 International Finance Management 3
FINA 6205 Financial Strategy 3
FINA 6206 Finance Seminar 3
Optional Electives
BUSN 6200 Career Management Code Title Hours
Finance Electives
Electives
Complete 9 semester hours of FINA courses. 9
Code Title Hours
Business Elective
Complete four electives (course offerings are at the discretion 12
Complete 3 semester hours in one of the following subject 3
of the finance department):
areas. Note that this course may be a finance course:
FINA 6211 Financial Risk Management
ACCT, ENTR, FINA, HRMG, INTB, MECN, MKTG, MGMT,
FINA 6212 Fixed Income Securities and Risk SCHM, or STRT
FINA 6214 Mergers and Acquisitions
FINA 6217 Real Estate Finance and Investment Program Credit/GPA Requirements
FINA 6219 Portfolio Management 30 total semester hours required
FINA 6231 Disrupting the Finance and Insurance Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Service Industries
FINA 6260 Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation Finance—Online Program, MSF
Valuation, and Private Equity
FINA 6292 Advanced Topics in Finance The practice-oriented curriculum of Online Master of Science in Finance
explores a comprehensive range of relevant financial topics. Designed
Program Credit/GPA Requirements to serve the needs of working professionals in the finance field, this 30-
30 total semester hours required credit-hour program—which includes six core courses and four electives
Minimum 3.000 GPA required —can be completed entirely online in as few as 16 months. Students in
the Online MS in Finance are classified as part-time and participate in one
course at a time, completing core courses in the first year and capstone
Finance—Evening/Part-Time Program, MSF and elective courses in the second year.
It’s time to make a short-term investment in yourself, for long-term Program Requirements
returns. We will prepare you to take your place among global financial Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
leaders tackling real-world challenges. indicated.
Our part-time MS in Finance (http://www.damore- Core Requirements

Code Title Hours
programs/ms/finance?utm_source=neu-course-
catalog&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=msf-mofu) offers FINA 6201 Financial Theory and Policy 3
rigorous training in finance, helping you to develop strong analytic and FINA 6202 Analysis of Financial Institutions and 3
problem-solving skills that will set you apart from other professionals in Markets
the market. At our program’s core is a top-tier curriculum that consists of FINA 6203 Investment Analysis 3
challenging course work, real-world applications, and a commitment to FINA 6204 International Finance Management 3
ethics.
You will learn firsthand from distinguished faculty dedicated to your FINA 6206 Finance Seminar 3
success. You will gain the confidence in yourself to be a financial leader,
determining how your company will meet its strategic goals. Electives
Code Title Hours
The part-time Master of Science in Finance program provides flexibility
Complete 12 semester hours in the following range: 12
for working professionals seeking to brush up on their finance skills and
advance in their current roles. FINA 6211 to FINA 6219

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise 30 total semester hours required
indicated. Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Core Requirements International Business, MSIB

Code Title Hours
FINA 6201 Financial Theory and Policy 3 The Master of Science in International Business (http://www.damore-
FINA 6202 Analysis of Financial Institutions and 3 mckim.northeastern.edu/academic-programs/graduate-
Markets programs/ms/international-business?utm_source=neu-course-
FINA 6203 Investment Analysis 3 catalog&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=msib-mofu) is designed
to expose talented, driven students to the global business environment
FINA 6204 International Finance Management 3
that will distinguish them as they enter the workforce. This program
offers the opportunity to learn in the heart of Boston, home to one of the
76 Taxation, MST
largest, most vibrant, and highly regarded global marketplaces in the Code and other tax platforms and anticipate and respond to changes in
United States. regulation.
Successful graduates of this master’s program will be culturally sensitive, Courses are taught by leading professionals currently working in taxation,
with an international orientation, business acumen, and the analytic skills finance, and accounting. They bring a deep level of seasoned expertise
needed to best be prepared to navigate an increasingly interconnected to the courses they teach. In fact, many of our faculty are partners
and fast-paced world. You will have an opportunity to develop critical and managers at competitive firms. As they work with you one-on-one,
skills to handle the opportunities and challenges in organizations and you have an opportunity to gain a deep understanding of the relevant,
businesses operating internationally. practical insights that drive the industry today.
The Master of Science in International Business offers both a full- and Program Requirements
part-time option. Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Core Requirements
indicated.
Code Title Hours
Core Requirements ACCT 5230 Federal Tax Issues and Analysis 3

ACCT 5232 Estate and Gift Taxation 3
Code Title Hours
ACCT 6231 Corporations and Shareholders 3
Required Core
ACCT 6233 Tax Research Methodology 1.5
ACCT 6234 Tax Practice, Procedure, and Ethics 1.5
FINA 6209 Introduction to International 3
Accounting and Finance ACCT 6235 Partners and Partnerships 3
INTB 6200 Managing the Global Enterprise 3
Electives
INTB 6226 Becoming a Global Leader 3
Code Title Hours
MECN 6203 Global Managerial Economics 3
MKTG 6206 International Marketing 3
ACCT 6236 Reorganizations
SCHM 6213 Global Supply Chain Strategy 3
ACCT 6238 Income Tax Accounting
International Field Study
ACCT 6239 State and Local Taxation
INTB 6230 International Field Study 3
ACCT 6240 International Taxation: Inbound
Electives Transactions
ACCT 6241 International Taxation: Outbound
Code Title Hours
Transactions
ACCT 6243 Advanced Flow-Through Entities
ACCT, BUSN, ENTR, FINARMG, INTSTRT, TECEB, MECN,
MKTG, MGMT, MGSC, SCHM, Students may also consider
political science or sociology courses. ACCT 6248 Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates
ACCT 6249 Financial Planning for Investments
Program Credit/GPA Requirements ACCT 6250 Financial Planning for Insurance
30 total semester hours required ACCT 6262 Advanced Topics in Accounting
ACCT 6264 Planning for Estate Tax Issues
ACCT 6265 Tax Accounting for Income Taxes
Taxation, MST
The next step in your taxation career. 30 total semester hours required
Always changing and increasingly complex, the issue of taxes
demands a professional who can confidently advise executives
and organizations on a wide range of critical issues. Our Master of Taxation—Online Program, MST
Science in Taxation (http://www.damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/
academic-programs/graduate-programs/ms/taxation?utm_source=neu- Our Online Master of Science in Taxation has been specifically designed
course-catalog&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=mst-mofu) and structured for working professionals like you. To accommodate your
program meets this demand head-on with a sharp focus on preparing schedule, there are six start dates available throughout the year, so you
professionals who are ready to step up and put their expertise into action. can get started at your convenience. Students in the Online Master of
Science in Taxation are classified as part-time and participate in one
This program is ideal for those with an accounting or tax background course at a time, completing core courses in the first year and elective
seeking career progression as advisors and consultants, executives in courses in the second year.
public and private enterprises, and leaders in the field of taxation. As you
sharpen your technical skills and command of current tax legislation,
you learn how to research and navigate the current Internal Revenue
Program Requirements graduate-programs/mba/full-time?utm_source=neu-course-

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise catalog&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftmba-mofu) delivers the
indicated. proficiency you need to accelerate your career.
The first powerful component of our program is the outstanding

Core Requirements
classroom experience. MBA course work is taught by leading professors
Code Title Hours in their fields, bringing years of expertise and decision making directly to
ACCT 5230 Federal Tax Issues and Analysis 3 the academic setting. The knowledge you gain gives you the skills that
ACCT 5232 Estate and Gift Taxation 3 are in demand, helping you understand the intricacies of business and,
ACCT 6231 Corporations and Shareholders 3 more specifically, your field of interest.
ACCT 6235 Partners and Partnerships 3 The second dynamic component is your corporate residency. Far
ACCT 6292 Tax Research, Practice, and Ethics 3 removed from the typical internship, this will take your work experience to
a whole new level. As a valued member of the team at a leading business,
Electives you will be fully integrated in your company, working side-by-side with
Code Title Hours staff members to deliver on organizational goals. As you contribute to
Complete 15 semester hours from the following: 15 projects that are business critical, you not only gain experience but also
gain confidence in your abilities.
ACCT 6239 State and Local Taxation
ACCT 6240 International Taxation: Inbound Whether you’re in the classroom or working in a company through your
Transactions corporate residency, you’ll form relationships with students, employers,
ACCT 6241 International Taxation: Outbound and world-class faculty who have rich backgrounds in a variety of
Transactions companies and industries. Without a doubt, this network will serve you
ACCT 6243 Advanced Flow-Through Entities well throughout your career.
ACCT 6248 Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates
ACCT 6249 Financial Planning for Investments indicated.
ACCT 6250 Financial Planning for Insurance
A GPA of 3.000 or higher is required at the end of each term.
ACCT 6264 Planning for Estate Tax Issues
ACCT 6265 Tax Accounting for Income Taxes Core Requirements
Code Title Hours
Required Core
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Marketing
MKTG 6318 Customer Value and the Enterprise 2
Master of Business Administration Strategic Decision Making

ACCT 6318 Analyzing Accounting Data for 2
At the D’Amore-McKim School of Business, our global view guides us. Strategic Decision Making
The integration of academics with authentic experiential learning is fast STRT 6318 Strategic Planning for the Future 2
becoming the proven method for developing essential skills to meet Management
today’s business demands. D’Amore-McKim was built on a foundation FINA 6318 Financial Management 2
of this very approach to business education, which was pioneered by
HRMG 6318 Managing the Organization 2
Northeastern University.
SCHM 6318 Managing Operations and the Supply 2
It’s this approach that frames our unique MBA programs. Whether you Chain
choose to study full-time, part-time, or online, an MBA from D’Amore- Innovation and Social Impact
McKim will offer distinctive opportunities for study and work across the BUSN 6363 Social Impact of Business 2
country and around the world.
ENTR 6318 Innovating and Creating Futures 2
Programs Career Management
• MBA—Full-Time Program (p. 77) BUSN 6200 Career Management 0
• MBA—Part-Time Program (p. 80) BUSN 6950 MBA Skills Workshop 0
• MBA—Online Program (p. 83) Experiential Experiences
Complete 3 semester hours. 1-3
Corporate Residency
Business Administration, MBA—Full-Time Program
BUSN 6964 Co-op Work Experience 0
As the business world undergoes more and more complex changes, Three-month, six-month, or two six-month Corporate
you need the expertise and insight to keep up—and keep ahead. Residency placement options
You’ll gain that knowledge with an MBA program that offers both
academic rigor and valuable experience. Our Full-Time MBA (http:// Concentration Options
www.damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/academic-programs/ Complete two of the following concentrations:
78 Business Administration, MBA—Full-Time Program
• Analytics (p. 78) CONCENTRATION IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

• Corporate Innovation and Venturing (p. 78) Code Title Hours
• Entrepreneurship (p. 78) Required Core
• Finance—Corporate or Investment Track (p. 78) ENTR 6320 Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and 3
• Healthcare Management (p. 79) Dynamic Competition
Electives
• International Business (p. )
• Leading People and Organizations (p. )
ENTR 6200 Enterprise Growth and Innovation
• Marketing (p. 79)
• Operations and Supply Chain Management (p. 79)
CONCENTRATION IN ANALYTICS ENTR 6219 Financing Ventures from Early Stage to
Code Title Hours Exit
Required Core ENTR 6224 Intellectual Property and Other Legal
BUSN 6365 Business Analytics 3 Aspects of Business and Innovation
Electives ENTR 6225 Corporate Entrepreneurship through
Complete 9 semester hours from the following: 9 Global Growth, Acquisitions, and
CS 5100 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence Alliances
CS 5200 Database Management Systems FINA 6260 Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation

ECON 5140 Applied Econometrics
GE 5030 Iterative Product Prototyping for
MISM 6203 Business Analytics Methods
Engineers
MISM 6210 Information Visuals and Dashboards for
GE 5100 Product Development for Engineers
Business
TECE 6230 Entrepreneurial Marketing and Selling
MISM 6212 Data Mining and Machine Learning for
Business TECE 6300 Managing a Technology-Based
Business
MISM 6213 Business Information Design, Quality,
and Strategy CONCENTRATION IN FINANCE
MKTG 6218 Marketing in Service Sector Code Title Hours
MKTG 6230 Driving Marketing Performance: Required Core
Measure, Analyze, Profit FINA 6320 Advanced Financial Management 3
PPUA 5302 Information Design and Visual Track
Analytics
SCHM 6215 Supply Chain Analytics
Corporate Finance Track
CONCENTRATION IN CORPORATE INNOVATION AND VENTURING Complete 3 semester hours from the following: 3
Code Title Hours FINA 6203 Investment Analysis
Required Core FINA 6216 Valuation and Value Creation
ENTR 6320 Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and 3 FINA 6260 Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation
Dynamic Competition Valuation, and Private Equity
Electives Complete 6 semester hours from the following: 6
Complete 9 semester hours from the following: 9 FINA 6204 International Finance Management
ARTG 5610 Design Systems FINA 6205 Financial Strategy
ENTR 6218 Business Model Design and Innovation FINA 6211 Financial Risk Management
ENTR 6224 Intellectual Property and Other Legal FINA 6213 Investment Banking
Aspects of Business and Innovation FINA 6214 Mergers and Acquisitions
ENTR 6225 Corporate Entrepreneurship through FINA 6215 Business Turnarounds
FINA 6216 Valuation and Value Creation
Alliances
FINA 6217 Real Estate Finance and Investment
FINA 6260 Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation
HRMG 6212 Creating an Innovative Organization
HRMG 6280 The Human Side of Innovation
Investments Track
MGMT 6280 Innovation for Next-Generation
Products and Systems
FINA 6219 Portfolio Management
FINA 6204 International Finance Management
FINA 6213 Investment Banking CONCENTRATION IN LEADING PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS

FINA 6214 Mergers and Acquisitions Code Title Hours
FINA 6216 Valuation and Value Creation Complete the following 12 semester hours: 12
FINA 6217 Real Estate Finance and Investment HRMG 6219 Leadership for Environmental
Sustainability
HRMG 6221 Power and Influence
FINA 6260 Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation
Valuation, and Private Equity HRMG 6223 Global Talent Management
FINA 6360 Fund Management for Analysts MGMT 6214 Negotiations
FINA 6361 Fund Management for Managers CONCENTRATION IN MARKETING

Code Title Hours
CONCENTRATION IN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
Code Title Hours Required Core
Required Core MKTG 6320 (Advanced Marketing Management)
HINF 5105 The American Healthcare System 3 Electives
HRMG 6220 Health Organization Management 3 Complete 9 semester hours from the following: 9
FINA 6220 Healthcare Finance 3 MKTG 6210 Marketing Research
or SCHM 6223 Managing Healthcare Supply Chain Operations MKTG 6212 International Marketing
STRT 6220 Strategic Management for Healthcare 3 MKTG 6214 New Product Development

Organizations or TECE 6250 Lean Design and Development
Optional Electives MKTG 6216 Market Focused Strategy
Note: electives are not required, the following course(s) are 3-9 MKTG 6218 Marketing in Service Sector
suggested beyond the concentration: MKTG 6222 Digital Marketing
ENTR 6214 Social Enterprise MKTG 6223 Brand and Advertising Management
FINA 6220 Healthcare Finance MKTG 6224 B2B and Strategic Sales
HINF 6202 Business of Healthcare Informatics MKTG 6226 Consumer Behavior
HINF 6205 Creation and Application of Medical MKTG 6230 Driving Marketing Performance:
Knowledge Measure, Analyze, Profit
HRMG 6213 Leadership MKTG 6260 Special Topics in Marketing
MGMT 6214 Negotiations
CONCENTRATION IN OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
MKTG 6218 Marketing in Service Sector
Code Title Hours
MKTG 6226 Consumer Behavior
Required Core
PHTH 5232 Evaluating Healthcare Quality
PPUA 7247 Seminar in U.S. Health Policy and
Electives
Management
SCHM 6223 Managing Healthcare Supply Chain
Operations SCHM 6211 Logistics and Transportation
Management
CONCENTRATION IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHM 6212
Code Title Hours SCHM 6214 Sourcing and Procurement
Required Core SCHM 6215 Supply Chain Analytics
INTB 6208 Global Management 3 SCHM 6221 Sustainability and Supply Chain
Electives Management
Complete 9 semester hours from the following: 9 SCHM 6223 Managing Healthcare Supply Chain
FINA 6204 International Finance Management Operations
INTB 6212 Cultural Aspects of International SCHM 6224 Demand Planning and Forecasting
Business
INTB 6224 Competing to Win in Emerging Markets Electives
INTB 6226 Becoming a Global Leader Code Title Hours
INTB 6230 International Field Study In consultation with faculty advisor, complete 6 semester 6
hours:
INTB 6232 Doing Business in Emerging Markets
ACCT, ENTR, FINA, HRMG, INTB, MECN, MKTG, SCHM, STRT,
INTB 6260 Advanced Topics in Global
and TECE
Management and Strategy
Complete 6 semester hours outside of D'Amore-Mckim School 6
MKTG 6206 International Marketing
of Business; please consult program director for course
options:
AACE 6000 Arts and Culture Organizational
Leadership
80 Business Administration, MBA—Part-Time Program
ARTG 6310 Design for Behavior and Experience HRMG 6200 Managing People and Organizations 3
CS 5100 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence INTB 6200 Managing the Global Enterprise 3
CS 5200 Database Management Systems MGSC 6204 Managing Information Resources 1.5
ECON 5140 Applied Econometrics SCHM 6201 Operations and Supply Chain 3
GE 5030 Iterative Product Prototyping for Management
Engineers Marketing
GE 5100 Product Development for Engineers MKTG 6200 Creating and Sustaining Customer 3
INTL 5200 Political Economy: Interdisciplinary Markets
Perspectives MECN 6200 Global Competition and Market 3
JRNL 5311 Design and Graphics Dominance
LPSC 6313 Economic Analysis for Law, Policy, and Analysis
Planning FINA 6200 Value Creation through Financial 3
ME 5645 Environmental Issues in Manufacturing Decision Making
and Product Use MGSC 6200 Information Analysis 3
PPUA 5301 Introduction to Computational STRT 6200 Strategic Decision Making in a 3
Statistics Changing Environment
PPUA 5302 Information Design and Visual Entrepreneurship
Analytics ENTR 6200 Enterprise Growth and Innovation 3
PPUA 6553 Nonprofit Financial Resource Electives
Development Note: Elective courses are either 1 or 3 credits. Of the 27 27 credits
elective credits, no more than 6 can be drawn from 1-credit
Program Credit/GPA Requirements courses.
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Concentration Options
Students in the part-time program may apply for up to two
Business Administration, MBA—Part-Time Program concentrations. Each concentration requires 9 credits (unless noted
otherwise) of course work as outlined below:
You know where you want to go. Our Part-Time MBA (http://
• Corporate finance (p. 80)
www.damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/academic-programs/
graduate-programs/mba/part-time?utm_source=neu-course- • Corporate renewal (p. 81)
catalog&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ptmba-mofu) will help • Entrepreneurship (p. 81)
you get there. Experience an educational path designed by you, delivered • Healthcare management (p. 81)
at a pace you determine, surrounded by a learning network that inspires • International business (p. 81)
you to push your boundaries.
• Investments (p. 81)
Our Part-Time MBA program is made for motivated professionals like • Marketing (p. 81)
you, who seek to expand their skill set and accelerate their career. Learn • Mutual fund management (p. 82)
from our faculty thought leaders who apply their unique practice-oriented • Supply chain management (p. 81)
approach that has established Northeastern University as a leader in
• Technical entrepreneurship (p. 82)
experiential education.
Consult your college administrator for more information.
Become an agile leader with the confidence to make a meaningful
impact. Grow to be a resilient agent of change, prepared to tackle modern CONCENTRATION IN CORPORATE FINANCE
business challenges in your current role and beyond. Code Title Hours
The D’Amore-McKim Part-Time MBA is the catalyst you need to reach new Required Core
professional destinations. FINA 6205 Financial Strategy 3
Restricted Electives
Program Requirements Complete two of the following: 6
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise FINA 6204 International Finance Management
indicated.
FINA 6213 Investment Banking
Core Requirements FINA 6214 Mergers and Acquisitions
Code Title Hours FINA 6215 Business Turnarounds
Accounting FINA 6216 Valuation and Value Creation
ACCT 6200 Financial Reporting and Managerial 3 FINA 6231 Disrupting the Finance and Insurance
Decision Making 1 Service Industries
ACCT 6201 Financial Reporting and Managerial 1.5 FINA 6260 Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation
Decision Making 2 Valuation, and Private Equity
Management
CONCENTRATION IN MARKETING FINA 6217 Real Estate Finance and Investment

Code Title Hours FINA 6218 Personal Financial Planning
Restricted Electives FINA 6219 Portfolio Management
Complete three of the following: 9 FINA 6292 Advanced Topics in Finance
MKTG 6210 Marketing Research
MKTG 6212 International Marketing CONCENTRATION IN CORPORATE RENEWAL
Code Title Hours
MKTG 6214 New Product Development
MKTG 6216 Market Focused Strategy
MKTG 6222 Digital Marketing
ENTR 6224 Intellectual Property and Other Legal
MKTG 6223 Brand and Advertising Management
Aspects of Business and Innovation
MKTG 6224 B2B and Strategic Sales
FINA 6215 Business Turnarounds
MKTG 6260 Special Topics in Marketing
CONCENTRATION IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT HRMG 6213 Leadership
Code Title Hours MGMT 6210 Law for Managers and Entrepreneurs
Restricted Electives MGMT 6214 Negotiations
Complete three of the following: 9 MKTG 6214 New Product Development
SCHM 6211 Logistics and Transportation MKTG 6216 Market Focused Strategy
Management
SCHM 6213 Global Supply Chain Strategy CONCENTRATION IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Code Title Hours
SCHM 6214 Sourcing and Procurement
Required Core
SCHM 6215 Supply Chain Analytics
INTB 6212 Cultural Aspects of International 3
SCHM 6221 Sustainability and Supply Chain
Business
Management
Operations Complete two of the following: 6
SCHM 6224 Demand Planning and Forecasting ENTR 6225 Corporate Entrepreneurship through

CONCENTRATION IN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT Alliances
Code Title Hours FINA 6204 International Finance Management
Required Core INTB 6217 Creating Sustainable Competitive
HINF 5105 The American Healthcare System 3 Advantage through Global Innovation
STRT 6220 Strategic Management for Healthcare 3 INTB 6224 Competing to Win in Emerging Markets
Organizations INTB 6226 Becoming a Global Leader
HRMG 6220 Health Organization Management 3 INTB 6230 International Field Study
Restricted Elective INTB 6232 Doing Business in Emerging Markets
Complete one of the following: 3 MKTG 6212 International Marketing
PHTH 5234 Economic Perspectives on Health SCHM 6213 Global Supply Chain Strategy
Policy
PHTH 5232 Evaluating Healthcare Quality CONCENTRATION IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Code Title Hours
HINF 5101 Introduction to Health Informatics and
Health Information Systems Restricted Electives
SCHM 6223 Managing Healthcare Supply Chain Complete three of the following: 9

Operations ENTR 6212 Business Planning for New Ventures
FINA 6220 Healthcare Finance ENTR 6214 Social Enterprise
CONCENTRATION IN INVESTMENTS
ENTR 6219 Financing Ventures from Early Stage to
Code Title Hours
Exit
Required Core
FINA 6203 Investment Analysis 3 Governance
Restricted Electives ENTR 6222 Competing in Dynamic, Innovation-
Complete two of the following: 6 Driven Markets
FINA 6211 Financial Risk Management ENTR 6224 Intellectual Property and Other Legal
FINA 6212 Fixed Income Securities and Risk Aspects of Business and Innovation
82 Business Administration, MBA—Part-Time Program
ENTR 6225 Corporate Entrepreneurship through Finance Group B

Global Growth, Acquisitions, and FINA 6205 Financial Strategy
Alliances FINA 6204 International Finance Management
MKTG 6214 New Product Development FINA 6213 Investment Banking
TECE 6300 Managing a Technology-Based FINA 6214 Mergers and Acquisitions
Business
CONCENTRATION IN TECHNICAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP FINA 6216 Valuation and Value Creation
Code Title Hours FINA 6260 Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation
Restricted Electives Valuation, and Private Equity
Complete three of the following: 9 Supply Chain Management
ENTR 6212 Business Planning for New Ventures SCHM 6211 Logistics and Transportation
ENTR 6224 Intellectual Property and Other Legal Management
Aspects of Business and Innovation SCHM 6213 Global Supply Chain Strategy
FINA 6260 Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation SCHM 6214 Sourcing and Procurement
Valuation, and Private Equity SCHM 6215 Supply Chain Analytics
TECE 6222 Emerging and Disruptive Technologies SCHM 6221 Sustainability and Supply Chain
TECE 6230 Entrepreneurial Marketing and Selling Management
TECE 6250 Lean Design and Development SCHM 6223 Managing Healthcare Supply Chain
TECE 6300 Managing a Technology-Based Operations
Business Entrepreneurship
TECE 6340 The Technical Entrepreneur as Leader ENTR 6212 Business Planning for New Ventures
CONCENTRATION IN MUTUAL FUND MANAGEMENT
Code Title Hours
ENTR 6219 Financing Ventures from Early Stage to
Required Core
Exit
FINA 6203 Investment Analysis 3
FINA 6219 Portfolio Management 3 Governance
Restricted Elective ENTR 6222 Competing in Dynamic, Innovation-
Complete 3 semester hours of restricted electives. At least 3 Driven Markets
one credit must be from FINA 6361 MGMT 6210 Law for Managers and Entrepreneurs
FINA 6360 Fund Management for Analysts MKTG 6214 New Product Development
or FINA 6361 Fund Management for Managers TECE 6300 Managing a Technology-Based
Business
Electives
Technical Entrepreneurship
Code Title Hours
Marketing
MKTG 6210 Marketing Research
TECE 6250 Lean Design and Development
TECE 6300 Managing a Technology-Based
MKTG 6214 New Product Development Business
MKTG 6216 Market Focused Strategy TECE 6340 The Technical Entrepreneur as Leader
MKTG 6218 Marketing in Service Sector ENTR 6212 Business Planning for New Ventures
MKTG 6222 Digital Marketing ENTR 6222 Competing in Dynamic, Innovation-
MKTG 6223 Brand and Advertising Management Driven Markets
MKTG 6224 B2B and Strategic Sales FINA 6260 Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation
MKTG 6226 Consumer Behavior Valuation, and Private Equity
MKTG 6260 Special Topics in Marketing Healthcare
Finance Group A HINF 5105 The American Healthcare System
FINA 6203 Investment Analysis HRMG 6220 Health Organization Management
FINA 6204 International Finance Management STRT 6220 Strategic Management for Healthcare
FINA 6211 Financial Risk Management Organizations
FINA 6212 Fixed Income Securities and Risk HINF 5101 Introduction to Health Informatics and
Health Information Systems
FINA 6217 Real Estate Finance and Investment
PHTH 5234 Economic Perspectives on Health
FINA 6218 Personal Financial Planning
Policy
SCHM 6223 Managing Healthcare Supply Chain MGSC 6204 Managing Information Resources 1.5
Operations MGMT 6213 Managing Ethics in the Workplace and 2
Mutual Fund Management Marketplace
FINA 6203 Investment Analysis Marketing
FINA 6219 Portfolio Management MKTG 6200 Creating and Sustaining Customer 3
FINA 6360 Fund Management for Analysts Markets
FINA 6361 Fund Management for Managers MECN 6200 Global Competition and Market 3
Dominance
International Business
Analysis
INTB 6212 Cultural Aspects of International
Business FINA 6200 Value Creation through Financial 3
Decision Making
MGSC 6200 Information Analysis 3
INTB 6217 Creating Sustainable Competitive
Advantage through Global Innovation STRT 6200 Strategic Decision Making in a 3
Changing Environment
INTB 6226 Becoming a Global Leader
Entrepreneurship
INTB 6230 International Field Study
ENTR 6200 Enterprise Growth and Innovation 3
SCHM 6213 Global Supply Chain Strategy
Electives
Corporate Renewal
Code Title Hours
Choose 15 semester hours from the following subject areas: 15
ENTR, FINA, HRMG, INTB, MKTG, MGMT, MGSC, SCHM
HRMG 6212 Creating an Innovative Organization Concentration Options
HRMG 6213 Leadership • Finance (p. 83)
MGMT 6214 Negotiations • Healthcare management (p. 83)
MKTG 6214 New Product Development • High-technology management (p. 84)
MKTG 6216 Market Focused Strategy • Innovation entrepreneurship (p. 84)
• International management (p. 84)
Program Credit/GPA Requirements • Marketing (p. 84)
• Operations and supply chain management (p. 84)
• Sustainability (p. 84)
Business Administration, MBA—Online Program CONCENTRATION IN FINANCE

Code Title Hours
Our online MBA is a 100 percent online program with no campus Choose 9 semester hours from the following: 9
residency requirements. Students may enter the program at one of nine FINA 6203 Investment Analysis
start dates per academic year. By adhering to a schedule established
at the semester of entry, the program may be completed in as little as
FINA 6205 Financial Strategy
two years. Students in the online MBA are classified as part-time and
participate in one course at a time, completing core courses in the first FINA 6213 Investment Banking
year and capstone and elective courses in the second year. FINA 6214 Mergers and Acquisitions
Program Requirements FINA 6216 Valuation and Value Creation
FINA 6220 Healthcare Finance
indicated.
FINA 6225 Entrepreneurial Finance for High Tech
Core Requirements Companies
Code Title Hours MECN 6205 Sustainability and the Economics of

Markets
Accounting
ACCT 6272 Financial Statement Preparation and 2.25 CONCENTRATION IN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
Analysis Code Title Hours
ACCT 6273 Identifying Strategic Implications in 2.25 Choose 9 semester hours from the following: 9
Accounting Data FINA 6220 Healthcare Finance
Management MGSC 6221 Introduction to Health Informatics and
SCHM 6201 Operations and Supply Chain 3 Health Information Systems
Management MGMT 6222 Healthcare Industry
HRMG 6200 Managing People and Organizations 3
84 Dual Degrees
MGMT 6223 Strategic Decision Making for SCHM 6221 Sustainability and Supply Chain
Healthcare Professionals Management
CONCENTRATION IN HIGH-TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION IN SUSTAINABILITY

Code Title Hours Code Title Hours
Choose 9 semester hours from the following: 9 Choose 9 semester hours from the following: 9
FINA 6225 Entrepreneurial Finance for High Tech MECN 6205 Sustainability and the Economics of
Companies Markets
HRMG 6217 Virtual, Vicious Teams: Building and MGMT 6225 Sustainability and Leadership
Leading High-Performance Teams MGMT 6226 Sustainability and the Business
MGMT 6283 Business Law, Corporate Governance, Environment
and Intellectual Property Strategies SCHM 6221 Sustainability and Supply Chain
Management
CONCENTRATION IN INNOVATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Code Title Hours Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Choose 9 semester hours from the following: 9 50 total semester hours required
ENTR 6210 Managing Operations in Early Stage Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Ventures
ENTR 6211 Entrepreneurship: Services and Retail
Dual Degrees
Business Creation
ENTR 6212 Business Planning for New Ventures If your interests and goals include multiple areas of expertise, customize
ENTR 6216 Global Social Entrepreneurship and your career path by combining the rigorous graduate coursework of the
Innovation D’Amore-McKim MBA with a specialized master’s degree. You'll have the
FINA 6225 Entrepreneurial Finance for High Tech opportunity to double your expertise and maximize your network. Not to
Companies mention, you’ll leave with two degrees from one of the world's leading
MKTG 6214 New Product Development research institutions.
CONCENTRATION IN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT Programs

Code Title Hours • MS/MBA—Nursing and Business Administration (p. 84)
Choose 9 semester hours from the following: 9 • MSA/MBA—Accounting and Business Administration (p. 84)
ENTR 6216 Global Social Entrepreneurship and • MSF/MBA—Finance and Business Administration—Full-Time
Innovation (p. 86)
INTB 6212 Cultural Aspects of International • MSF/MBA—Finance and Business Administration—Part-Time
Business (p. 86)
INTB 6217 Creating Sustainable Competitive • MSF/MBA—Finance and Business Administration—Online (p. 87)
Advantage through Global Innovation • JD/MBA—Juris Doctorate and MBA (p. 87)
MS/MBA—Nursing and Business Administration
As a partnership between the Bouvé College of Health Sciences and the
CONCENTRATION IN MARKETING
D’Amore-McKim School of Business, our Ms in Nursing/MBA dual-degree
Code Title Hours
program is a powerful combination that positions candidates to operate
Choose 9 semester hours from the following: 9 with equal facility in the increasingly interdependent health and business
MKTG 6210 Marketing Research spheres.
See Bouvé College of Health Sciences Nursing MS/MBA program
(p. 267) for curriculum information.
MSA/MBA—Accounting and Business Administration
MKTG 6223 Brand and Advertising Management Nonaccounting majors get on the fast track to a career in accounting
with our Master of Science in Accounting/Master of Business
CONCENTRATION IN OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Administration dual-degree program (http://www.damore-
Code Title Hours
Choose 9 semester hours from the following: 9 programs/dual-degrees/accounting-mba?utm_source=neu-course-
SCHM 6211 Logistics and Transportation catalog&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=msamba-mofu). In just
Management 15 months you will earn two degrees while gaining the skills, expertise,
SCHM 6213 Global Supply Chain Strategy and confidence to walk right in and start working at a top accounting
SCHM 6214 Sourcing and Procurement firm.
Your 15-month experience begins with a curriculum that has been MECN 6200 Global Competition and Market 3
designed in partnership with some of the region’s leading accounting Dominance
firms. This relevant industry-focused education maintains a sharp focus MKTG 6200 Creating and Sustaining Customer 3
on business and accounting insights that you will put to work every day Markets
in your new career. In addition, you will be immersed in contemporary
issues related to audit and tax, giving you a valuable perspective that is Co-op Requirement
always fresh and topical.
Code Title Hours
You will put your new skills and insights to work during the busiest time BUSN 6964 Co-op Work Experience 0
of the year in a three-month, paid accounting internship at one of the top
accounting firms in the business. In this role, you will have the one-on- Program Credit/GPA Requirements
one guidance of a seasoned mentor, where your exchange of ideas and 72 total semester hours required
insights will be mutually beneficial. Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Program Requirements Plan of Study

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Term 1
indicated. Summer 1 Hours Summer 2 Hours
Core Requirements Corporate Corporate

Reporting 1 Reporting 2
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS
Code Title Hours ACCT 6220 3 ACCT 6221 6
Required Core Management Global

Competition
ACCT 6223 Audit and Other Assurance Services 6
HRMG 6200 3 MECN 6200 3
ACCT 6224 Taxation of Individuals and Business 6
Entities Information
Analysis
ACCT 6226 Strategic Cost Management 3
MGSC 6200 3
ACCT 6227 Accounting for Business Combinations 3
6 12
ACCT 6228 Contemporary Issues in Accounting 3
Theory Term 2
Financial Reporting Fall Hours
ACCT 6217 Corporate Governance, Ethics, and 3 Corporate

Financial Reporting Government
ACCT 6220 Corporate Financial Reporting and 3 ACCT 6217 3

Decision Making 1 ACCT 6222 6
ACCT 6221 Corporate Financial Reporting and 6 Audit
Decision Making 2
ACCT 6223 6
ACCT 6222 Corporate and Governmental/Nonprofit 6
Taxation
Financial Reporting and Decision
ACCT 6224 6
Making
Information
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS Systems
Code Title Hours MGSC 6201 3
Entrepreneurship 24
ENTR 6211 Entrepreneurship: Services and Retail 3 Term 3
Business Creation
Spring Hours
Analysis
Internship
FINA 6200 Value Creation through Financial 3
BUSN 6964 0
Decision Making
MGSC 6200 Information Analysis 3 Cost
Management
MGSC 6201 Information Systems and Technology 3
ACCT 6226 3
STRT 6200 Strategic Decision Making in a 3
Changing Environment Service and
Manufacturing
Management Operations
SCHM 6210 3
6
MGMT 6211 Business Law and Professional Ethics 3
Term 4
SCHM 6210 Supply Chain Management 3
Summer 1 Hours Summer 2 Hours
Marketing
Accounting Accounting
86 MSF/MBA—Finance and Business Administration—Full-Time
ACCT 6227 3 ACCT 6228 3 ENTR 6208 Innovation and Enterprise Growth 2

Entrepreneurship Business HRMG 6208 Effective Organizational and Human 3
Law and Behavior
Ethics
INTB 6208 Global Management 3
ENTR 6211 3 MGMT 6211 3 INTB 6238 Global Project 3
Financial Global MGSC 6205 Management of Information Resources 2
Decision Enterprise
MGSC 6207 Data Analysis for Decision Making 2
Making
MECN 6208 Economics for Managerial Decision 2
FINA 6200 3 INTB 6200 3
Making
Customer Strategic
MKTG 6208 Marketing and Customer Value 4
Markets Decision
Making SCHM 6200 Supply Chain and Operations 4
MKTG 6200 3 STRT 6200 3
Management
STRT 6208 Strategic Decisions for Growth 3
12 12
Electives
Total Hours: 72
Complete 12 semester hours in the following subject areas. 12
Note that these courses may be finance courses:
MSF/MBA—Finance and Business Administration—Full-Time ACCT, ENTR, FINA, HRMG, INTB, MECN, MKTG, MGMT,
SCHM, STRT, and TECE
PENDING - NEW FULL TIME MBA MAY IMPACT THIS PROGRAM - PLEASE
SPEAK TO DMSB Program Credit/GPA Requirements
As the business world undergoes more and more complex changes, you
need the expertise and insight to keep up—and keep ahead. Through
our Full-Time Master of Science in Finance/Master of Business A
(http://www.damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/academic-programs/ MSF/MBA—Finance and Business Administration—Part-Time
graduate-programs/dual-degrees/finance-mba-full-time?utm_source=neu-
course-catalog&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftmsfmba- You know where you want to go. Our Part-Time MS in
mofu)dministration dual-degree program, you’ll gain the knowledge and Finance/MBA (http://www.damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/
proficiency you need to accelerate your career. academic-programs/graduate-programs/dual-degrees/
finance-mba-part-time?utm_source=neu-course-
The MS in finance/MBA will develop your managerial potential and catalog&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ptmsfmba-mofu) dual-
your practical finance skills in key areas such as valuation, mergers degree program will help you get there. Gain the vital knowledge, skills,
and acquisitions, risk management, insurance, and investments. Gain and expertise you need to accelerate your career while you build a
knowledge and experience through courses taught by leading professors strong personal portfolio of core business skills and specialized financial
in their fields and your corporate residency. expertise.
Program Requirements Our Part-Time MS in Finance/MBA program is made for motivated

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise professionals like you. It allows you to complete your degree on your
indicated. own timetable, set your schedule, and specialize in an area that meets
your career goals. Learn from our faculty thought leaders who apply their
Core Requirements unique practice-oriented approach that has established Northeastern
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FINANCE University as a leader in experiential education.
Code Title Hours
Become an agile leader with the confidence to make a meaningful
Required Core
impact. Grow to be a resilient agent of change, prepared to tackle modern
FINA 6203 Investment Analysis 3 business challenges in your current role and beyond.
FINA 6205 Financial Strategy 3 The D’Amore-McKim Part-Time MS in Finance/MBA is the catalyst you
need to reach new professional destinations.
FINA 6208 Financial Management for Value 4 Program Requirements
Creation Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
Electives indicated.
Core Requirements
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours
Accounting
Required Core
ACCT 6200 Financial Reporting and Managerial 3
ACCT 6208 Financial Reporting and Managerial 4 Decision Making 1
Decision Making
ACCT 6201 Financial Reporting and Managerial 1.5
BUSN 6200 Career Management 0 Decision Making 2
BUSN 6950 MBA Skills Workshop 0
Management Program Requirements

HRMG 6200 Managing People and Organizations 3 Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
INTB 6200 Managing the Global Enterprise 3 indicated.
MGSC 6204 Managing Information Resources 1.5
Core Requirements
SCHM 6201 Operations and Supply Chain 3
Code Title Hours
Management
ACCT 6272 Financial Statement Preparation and 2.25
Marketing
Analysis
MKTG 6200 Creating and Sustaining Customer 3
ACCT 6273 Identifying Strategic Implications in 2.25
Markets
Accounting Data
MECN 6200 Global Competition and Market 3
Dominance
Analysis
MGMT 6213 Managing Ethics in the Workplace and 2
Marketplace
Decision Making
MGSC 6204 Managing Information Resources 1.5
SCHM 6201 Operations and Supply Chain 3
Management
Entrepreneurship
Markets
Additional Required Finance Courses
Dominance
FINA 6205 Financial Strategy 3 Changing Environment
FINA 6206 Finance Seminar 3 MGSC 6200 Information Analysis 3
Electives Decision Making
Code Title Hours
Finance Electives
Business Electives
Complete 15 semester hours of courses from the following 15
subject areas. Note that these courses may include finance Electives
courses:
Code Title Hours
ACCT, ENTR, FINA, HRMG, INTB, MECN, MKTG, MGMT,
Finance Electives
SCHM, and STRT
Complete 9 semester hours of finance electives. 9
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Business Electives
72 total semester hours required Complete 6 semester hours in the following subject areas. 6
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Note that these courses may include finance courses:
MGSC, ENTR, FINA, HRMG, MKTG, MGMT, SCHM, SUST
MSF/MBA—Finance and Business Administration—Online

Our online Master of Science in Finance/Master of Business
Administration dual-degree program is designed to help you develop your
managerial potential and practical finance skills in key areas such as
valuation, mergers and acquisitions, risk management, insurance, and JD/MBA—Juris Doctorate and MBA
investments. The online MS in finance/MBA can be completed in as little
as three years. As a partnership between the School of Law and the D’Amore-McKim
School of Business, our JD/MBA dual-degree program is a powerful
All interested candidates will start by enrolling in the online MBA and may
combination that positions candidates to operate with equal facility in
apply to move into the dual program at any point during their second year.
the increasingly interdependent legal and business spheres.
Our 100 percent online dual-degree program is available to second-year
online MBA students who have achieved a minimum of a 3.000 grade- The JD/MBA program is a full-time, four-year course of study that
point average and a B grade in Financial Statement Preparation and includes four one-quarter co-op work experiences at the intersection of
Analysis (ACCT 6272), Identifying Strategic Implications in Accounting law and business arranged through the law school co-op office. Starting
Data (ACCT 6273), and Value Creation through Financial Decision Making in the fall term, JD/MBA candidates complete three years of law school,
(FINA 6200). taking a break after either year one or year two to complete one year of
business school. Within the business school, candidates will take the
88 Graduate Certificate Programs
first two semesters of the full-time MBA program and 13 credits of MBA MKTG 6208 4 ENTR 6208 2-3 Complete 13
electives. Information detailing the three years of JD course work and co- 13 semester
op is available at the School of Law (http://www.northeastern.edu/law/ hours
academics/curriculum/dual-degrees/jdmba.html) website. from the
following
Program Requirements subject
areas:
indicated. MECN 6208 2 FINA 6208 4 ACCT,
ENTR,
Core Requirements FINA,
HRMG,
Concurrent degree candidates follow a set schedule for the MBA
INTB,
requirements, as follows: MECN,
MKTG,
Code Title Hours MGMT,
Management SCHM,
ENTR 6208 Innovation and Enterprise Growth 2,3 STRT,
and TECE
FINA 6208 Financial Management for Value 4
Creation HRMG 6208 3 SCHM 6200 4
INTB 6200 Managing the Global Enterprise 3 Elective
MGSC 6205 Management of Information Resources 2 Complete 3

3 semester
SCHM 6200 Supply Chain and Operations 4
hours of
Management course work
Financial Reporting from the
ACCT 6208 Financial Reporting and Managerial 4 following
Decision Making subject
areas:
Marketing
ACCT,
MKTG 6208 Marketing and Customer Value 4
ENTR,
Economics FINA,
MECN 6208 Economics for Managerial Decision 2 HRMG,
Making INTB,
MECN,
Human Resources
MKTG,
HRMG 6208 Effective Organizational and Human 3 MGMT,
Behavior SCHM,
Analysis STRT,
and TECE
MGSC 6207 Data Analysis for Decision Making 2
15 18-19 16
STRT 6208 Strategic Decisions for Growth 3
Total Hours: 49-50
Electives
Code Title Hours Graduate Certificate Programs
Complete 16 semester hours from the following subject 16
areas: Business professionals are much like businesses themselves—as
ACCT, ENTR, FINA, HRMG, INTB, MECN, MKTG, MGMT, opportunities emerge and the marketplace evolves, their needs change.
SCHM, STRT, and TECE Designed for working professionals, our graduate certificates are a way to
quickly gain specialized knowledge and a professional credential in order
Program Credit/GPA Requirements to advance your career. Our certificates require 12 to 15 credits that you
49 total semester hours required may accelerate and take in as little as one semester, or spread out and
Minimum 3.000 GPA required take up to three years to complete. With three start dates each year and
no GMAT required for admission, you can quickly gain the skills you need
Plan of Study most in your career—now!
Year 1
Just-in-Time Learning. Our graduate certificate programs are designed to
give you training that you can use immediately. The skills you learn in an
Semester
evening class will be useful to you the next morning at work. At D’Amore-
MGSC 6205 2 MGSC 6207 2 INTB 6200 3 McKim School of Business, you won’t just find theoretical training for a
ACCT 6208 4 STRT 6208 3 Electives theoretical future—you’ll also have the opportunity to gain practical, real-
world knowledge rooted in the realities of working life.
Shape your own experience. When you pursue a graduate certificate, you

have the opportunity to focus your studies and specialize in the area of
business that provides you with the best career opportunities.
Study on your own terms. Our graduate certificate programs are designed Once you have completed your D’Amore-McKim Graduate Certificate in
with working professionals in mind. Courses are offered on weeknights Accounting and Financial Decision Making, endless opportunities lie
and Saturdays. You may even take one of our courses online. You can ahead. Apply to a master’s degree program and the credits you have
choose to come to campus just one night a week or accelerate the already earned may be applied toward an eligible program, or explore new
program by taking a heavier course load each semester. Start your opportunities for career growth.
graduate certificate at a time that works for you. You can enter your
program in January, May, or September. Learn more about this program (http://www.damore-
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earn a graduate-level credential from a top 40 U.S. research university, as D’Amore-McKim website.
ranked by U.S. News & World Report. And that’s just the beginning. When
you are ready to pursue a full graduate degree at D’Amore-McKim—now or Program Requirements
in the future—the credits you earn during the certificate program may be Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
applied to eligible master’s programs, including the part-time MBA. This is indicated.
a valuable opportunity to turn your career-enhancing graduate certificate
into a more advanced professional credential. Core Requirements
Code Title Hours
Learn more about graduate certificates (http://www.damore-
ACCT 6200 Financial Reporting and Managerial 4.5
mckim.northeastern.edu/academic-programs/graduate-programs/
and ACCT 6201 Decision Making 1
certificates) on the D’Amore-McKim website.
and Financial Reporting and Managerial
Programs Decision Making 2
• Accounting and Financial Decision Making (p. 89) MGSC 6200 Information Analysis 3
• Accounting and Financial Decision Making—Online (p. 89) FINA 6200 Value Creation through Financial 3
Decision Making
• Business Administration (p. 90)
• Business Administration—Online (p. 91) Elective
• Corporate Finance (p. 92)
Code Title Hours
• Corporate Finance—Online (p. 92)
Complete one of the following: 1.5-3
• Corporate Renewal (p. 92)
MGSC 6204 Managing Information Resources
• Corporate Renewal—Online (p. 93)
Any MBA core course titled 6200 (see below):
• Healthcare Administration and Policy (p. 93)
• Innovation Management (p. 94)
HRMG 6200 Managing People and Organizations
• International Business (p. 94)
INTB 6200 Managing the Global Enterprise
• International Business—Online (p. 95)
MKTG 6200 Creating and Sustaining Customer
• Investments (p. 95) Markets
• Leadership and Human Capital (p. 96) MECN 6200 Global Competition and Market
• Marketing (p. 96) Dominance
• Marketing—Online (p. 96) STRT 6200 Strategic Decision Making in a
• Mutual Fund Management (p. 97) Changing Environment
• Supply Chain Management (p. 97)
• Supply Chain Management—Online (p. 98)
12 total semester hours required, may complete a maximum of 15
• Technological Entrepreneurship (p. 98)
semester hours
Accounting and Financial Decision Making, Graduate Certificate
Accounting and Financial Decision Making—Online Program,
Sharpen your insight into how businesses succeed. Accounting and
financial decision-making skills are the foundation of any successful
business venture. Individuals with the knowledge and experience to make
Sharpen your insight into how businesses succeed. Accounting and
informed financial decisions are highly valued contributors in businesses
financial decision-making skills are the foundation of any successful
across the globe.
business venture. Individuals with the knowledge and experience to make
In the Graduate Certificate in Accounting and Financial Decision Making, informed financial decisions are highly valued contributors in businesses
you will have the opportunity to explore topics such as financial risk across the globe.
management, value creation, and information analysis. Exposure to
In the Graduate Certificate in Accounting and Financial Decision
decision-making theory will assist your conceptual understanding of how
Making, you will have the opportunity to explore topics such as financial
investors, money managers, and corporate managers make economic
statement preparation, value creation, and information analysis. Exposure
and financial decisions.
to decision-making theory will assist your conceptual understanding
90 Business Administration, Graduate Certificate
of how investors, money managers, and corporate managers make performance in the courses can make you eligible to waive the GMAT
economic and financial decisions. requirement.
Once you have completed your D’Amore-McKim Graduate Certificate in BUILD YOUR OWN CURRICULUM
Accounting and Financial Decision Making, endless opportunities lie Do you need specialized knowledge in a particular area of business?
ahead. Apply to an eligible master’s degree program and the credits you Building your own (http://www.damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/
have already earned may be applied toward that program, or explore new academic-programs/certificates/business-administration/
opportunities for career growth. academics/build-your-own?utm_source=neu-course-
catalog&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=gcba-mofu) Graduate
Program Requirements Certificate in Business Administration gives you the power to create
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise the business curriculum you need. Custom select any five courses (15
indicated. credits) from our MBA program—just the courses you need to propel you
toward your career goals and personal aspirations.
Core Requirements
EIGHT-MONTH INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COHORT
Code Title Hours
Are you ready to study in the United States.? This full-time, eight-
ACCT 6272 Financial Statement Preparation and 2.25
month program is tailored to meet the needs of international students.
Analysis
You'll complete this rigorous course work as part of a small, intimate
ACCT 6273 Identifying Strategic Implications in 2.25 cohort. The International Student Cohort (http://www.damore-
Accounting Data mckim.northeastern.edu/academic-programs/certificates/business-
FINA 6200 Value Creation through Financial 3 administration/academics/international-cohort?utm_source=neu-course-
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MGSC 6200 Information Analysis 3 to help you build your knowledge of essential business practices like
MGSC 6204 Managing Information Resources 1.5 financial decision making, innovation, and management. You will have the
opportunity to gain relevant, in-demand skills that will help you to tackle
Program Credit/GPA Requirements today’s business challenges.
12 total semester hours required ACCELERATED FOUR-MONTH CURRICULUM
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Where do you want to be four months from now? With our
Accelerated Four-Month Curriculum (http://www.damore-
Business Administration, Graduate Certificate mckim.northeastern.edu/academic-programs/certificates/business-
administration/academics/accelerated?utm_source=neu-course-
Northeastern University’s Graduate Certificates in Business catalog&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=gcba-mofu), you can
Administration can help you quickly gain specialized knowledge and a learn meaningful business skills in just one semester. Open to both
professional credential to advance your career. The Graduate Certificate U.S. and international students, this option is perfect for professionals
in Business Administration at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business with the ability to dedicate four months to an intensive, condensed
is designed to help you learn the skills you need to excel today, while educational experience. If you are an international student returning to
earning credits to drive you toward tomorrow’s goals. your home country after your semester at D’Amore-McKim, you may be
able to transfer credits back to your home program.
Your program will consist of four to six essential business courses.
You may accelerate the curriculum and complete in as little as eight Through successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Business
months, or spread out and take up to three years to complete. You may Administration, you will earn credits that may be applied to eligible
choose to focus on one area of specialty or gain fundamental business master’s programs, both within D’Amore-McKim School of Business or
knowledge around financial reporting and managerial decision making, in the College of Professional Studies. Upon acceptance to one of the
managing people and organizations, information analysis, and managing eligible degree programs, you may be able to apply the credits you have
information resources. already earned toward the completion of your degree.
You can gain this specialized knowledge in four ways: Learn more about this program (http://www.damore-
mckim.northeastern.edu/academic-programs/certificates/
PART-TIME MBA PATH business-administration?utm_source=neu-course-
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isn’t the right fit for your life? Do you want to gain experience in D’Amore-McKim website.
graduate-level classes before committing to a full degree? Our Part-
Time MBA Path (http://www.damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/ Program Requirements
academic-programs/certificates/business-administration/ Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
academics/part-time-mba-path?utm_source=neu-course- indicated.
catalog&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=gcba-mofu) has been
designed for you. This program offers six foundational classes (15 Tracks
credits) from the D’Amore-McKim MBA curriculum to prepare you now for Complete one of the following three tracks. Note: The part-time MBA
emerging opportunities in your field. track and the international student track require an additional 3 semester
hours.
Once you have completed your Graduate Certificate in Business
Administration through the Part-Time MBA Path and you have applied
and been accepted to our part-time MBA, then the credits you’ve earned
during your certificate program will apply. Not only that, but your
PART-TIME MBA TRACK HRMG 6200 Managing People and Organizations

Code Title Hours FINA 6200 Value Creation through Financial
ACCT 6200 Financial Reporting and Managerial 3 Decision Making
Decision Making 1 ACCT 6272 Financial Statement Preparation and
ACCT 6201 Financial Reporting and Managerial 1.5 Analysis
Decision Making 2 ACCT 6273 Identifying Strategic Implications in
FINA 6200 Value Creation through Financial 3 Accounting Data
Decision Making FINA 6203 Investment Analysis
HRMG 6200 Managing People and Organizations 3 FINA 6204 International Finance Management
MGSC 6200 Information Analysis 3 FINA 6205 Financial Strategy
MGSC 6204 Managing Information Resources 1.5 FINA 6211 Financial Risk Management
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TRACK FINA 6213 Investment Banking

Code Title Hours FINA 6214 Mergers and Acquisitions
ACCT 6200 Financial Reporting and Managerial 3 FINA 6215 Business Turnarounds
Decision Making 1 FINA 6216 Valuation and Value Creation
ENTR 6200 Enterprise Growth and Innovation 3 FINA 6217 Real Estate Finance and Investment
HRMG 6200 Managing People and Organizations 3 MECN 6205 Sustainability and the Economics of
INTB 6200 Managing the Global Enterprise 3 Markets
MKTG 6200 Creating and Sustaining Customer 3 ENTR 6211 Entrepreneurship: Services and Retail
Markets Business Creation
ENTR 6216 Global Social Entrepreneurship and
BUILD YOUR OWN TRACK Innovation
Customize your schedule by taking any 12 credits within the part-time
MBA program assuming you meet prerequisites per course.
Program Credit/GPA Requirements ENTR 6210 Managing Operations in Early Stage
12 total semester hours required Ventures
Minimum 3.000 GPA required MKTG 6212 International Marketing
MECN 6200 Global Competition and Market
Business Administration—Online Program, Graduate Certificate Dominance
MKTG 6200 Creating and Sustaining Customer
Our 100 percent online Graduate Certificate in Business Administration Markets
can help you quickly gain specialized knowledge and a professional MKTG 6210 Marketing Research
credential to advance your career. The Graduate Certificate in Business MKTG 6214 New Product Development
Administration at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business is designed to MKTG 6216 Market Focused Strategy
help you learn the skills you need to excel today, while earning credits to
drive you toward tomorrow’s goals.
Your program will consist of four essential business courses. You may MKTG 6223 Brand and Advertising Management
accelerate the curriculum and complete it in as little as eight months, or MKTG 6212 International Marketing
spread it out and take up to three years to complete. You may choose to
MGMT 6222 Healthcare Industry
focus on one area of specialty or gain fundamental business knowledge
in topics such as financial reporting and managerial decision making, MGMT 6223 Strategic Decision Making for
managing people and organizations, and marketing. Healthcare Professionals
MGMT 6225 Sustainability and Leadership
Once you have completed your D’Amore-McKim Graduate Certificate MGMT 6226 Sustainability and the Business
in Business Administration, endless opportunities lie ahead. Apply to Environment
an eligible master’s degree program, including the online MBA, and the
MGMT 6283 Business Law, Corporate Governance,
credits you have already earned may be applied to that program, or you
and Intellectual Property Strategies
may opt to explore new opportunities for career growth.
MGSC 6221 Introduction to Health Informatics and
Program Requirements Health Information Systems
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise INTB 6200 Managing the Global Enterprise
indicated. INTB 6212 Cultural Aspects of International
Business
Core Requirements INTB 6217 Creating Sustainable Competitive
Code Title Hours Advantage through Global Innovation
Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12 HRMG 6217 Virtual, Vicious Teams: Building and
MGSC 6200 Information Analysis Leading High-Performance Teams
MGSC 6204 Managing Information Resources SCHM 6213 Global Supply Chain Strategy
92 Corporate Finance, Graduate Certificate
SCHM 6211 Logistics and Transportation MKTG 6200 Creating and Sustaining Customer

Management Markets
SCHM 6201 Operations and Supply Chain MECN 6200 Global Competition and Market
Management Dominance
SCHM 6214 Sourcing and Procurement STRT 6200 Strategic Decision Making in a
SCHM 6221 Sustainability and Supply Chain Changing Environment
Management
Program Credit/GPA Requirements 12 total semester hours required, may complete a maximum of 15
12 total semester hours required semester hours
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Corporate Finance, Graduate Certificate Corporate Finance—Online Program, Graduate Certificate
Sharpen your financial perspective. Financial acumen is the foundation Sharpen your financial perspective. Financial acumen is the foundation
of any successful business venture. Now you can explore this essential of any successful business venture. Now you can explore this essential
business knowledge through a flexible, part-time program and gain business knowledge through a flexible, 100 percent online program
insight into strategies needed for tackling real-world financial challenges. and gain insight into strategies needed for tackling real-world financial
challenges.
Through the Graduate Certificate in Corporate Finance, you will develop
foundational financial knowledge through the study of global markets. Through the online Graduate Certificate in Corporate Finance, you
Your course work will introduce methods of implementing financial will develop foundational financial knowledge through the study
strategy by stressing the impact of ethical and legal considerations. You of global markets. Your course work will introduce methods of
may also choose to examine the financial, managerial, accounting, and implementing financial strategy by stressing the impact of ethical and
legal factors affecting corporate mergers or explore advanced financial legal considerations. You may also choose to examine the financial,
risk management. managerial, accounting, and legal factors affecting corporate mergers or
explore advanced financial risk management.
Once you have completed your D’Amore-McKim Graduate Certificate in
Corporate Finance and apply to an eligible master’s degree program, the Once you have completed your D’Amore-McKim online Graduate
credits you have already earned may be applied. Certificate in Corporate Finance, endless opportunities lie ahead. Apply to
an eligible master’s degree program—including the online MBA—and the
Learn more about this program (http://www.damore- credits you have already earned may be applied toward that program, or
mckim.northeastern.edu/academic-programs/ explore new opportunities for career growth.
certificates/corporate-finance?utm_source=neu-course-
catalog&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=gccf-mofu) on the Program Requirements
D’Amore-McKim website. Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Core Requirement
indicated. Code Title Hours
Core Requirement
Code Title Hours Electives
FINA 6205 Financial Strategy 3 Code Title Hours
Electives
Code Title Hours
FINA 6215 Business Turnarounds Program Credit/GPA Requirements
FINA 6216 Valuation and Value Creation 12 total semester hours required
FINA 6260 Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Any MBA core course titled 6200 (see below): Corporate Renewal, Graduate Certificate
ACCT 6200 Financial Reporting and Managerial
Decision Making 1 Are you looking for a short course of study to help you enhance your
HRMG 6200 Managing People and Organizations understanding of the analysis and planning required to help struggling
INTB 6200 Managing the Global Enterprise companies transform a successful future? The Graduate Certificate in
Corporate Renewal at Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School Program Requirements

of Business is for you.
Core Requirement
Through the Graduate Certificate in Corporate Renewal, you will have Code Title Hours
the opportunity to build your knowledge of business turnarounds, value Complete one of the following: 3
creation, negotiations, and more to help you propel your success in this FINA 6200 Value Creation through Financial
exciting and challenging field. Decision Making
Once you have completed your D’Amore-McKim Graduate Certificate in MKTG 6200 Creating and Sustaining Customer
Corporate Renewal, endless opportunities lie ahead. Apply to a master’s Markets
degree program and the credits you have already earned may be applied HRMG 6200 Managing People and Organizations
toward an eligible program, or explore new opportunities for career
growth. Electives
Code Title Hours
certificates/corporate-renewal?utm_source=neu-course- FINA 6215 Business Turnarounds
catalog&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=gccr-mofu) on the FINA 6216 Valuation and Value Creation
D’Amore-McKim website. MKTG 6214 New Product Development
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Program Credit/GPA Requirements
indicated.
Core Requirements
Code Title Hours
Healthcare Administration and Policy, Graduate Certificate
Through Northeastern University’s Graduate Certificate in Healthcare
FINA 6215 Business Turnarounds Administration and Policy, you will have the opportunity to explore
FINA 6216 Valuation and Value Creation fundamental business strategy concepts as they apply to the healthcare
HRMG 6212 Creating an Innovative Organization industry.
The D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University
MKTG 6216 Market Focused Strategy creates a rich learning environment where theories and concepts
MGMT 6214 Negotiations are applied to real-world business issues. In a dynamic classroom
environment, you will have the opportunity to gain exposure to the
Program Credit/GPA Requirements fundamental principles of health organization management. You may
12 total semester hours required, may complete a maximum of 15 choose to study topics such as the impact of global economics on the
semester hours American healthcare system or management of supply chain operations
Minimum 3.000 GPA required in the healthcare sector.
Through successful completion of your Graduate Certificate in Healthcare

Corporate Renewal—Online Program, Graduate Certificate Administration and Policy, you will earn credits that may be applied
to eligible master’s programs, both within D’Amore-McKim School of
Are you looking for a short course of study to help you enhance your Business or in the College of Professional Studies. Upon acceptance to
understanding of the analysis and planning required to help struggling one of the eligible degree programs, you may be able to apply the credits
companies transform for a successful future? Our 100 percent online you have already earned toward the completion of your degree.
Graduate Certificate in Corporate Renewal is for you.
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have the opportunity to build your knowledge of business turnarounds, certificates/healthcare?utm_source=neu-course-
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this exciting and challenging field. D’Amore-McKim website.
Once you have completed your D’Amore-McKim Graduate Certificate in Program Requirements
Corporate Renewal, endless opportunities lie ahead. Apply to an eligible
master’s degree program—including the online MBA—and the credits you
indicated.
have already earned may be applied toward that program, or you may opt
to explore new opportunities for career growth.
94 Innovation Management, Graduate Certificate
Core Requirements Electives

HINF 5105 The American Healthcare System 3 Complete 9 semester hours from the following: 9
STRT 6220 Strategic Management for Healthcare 3 ENTR 6212 Business Planning for New Ventures
Organizations ENTR 6214 Social Enterprise
HRMG 6220 Health Organization Management 3 ENTR 6218 Business Model Design and Innovation
Elective Governance
Code Title Hours ENTR 6222 Competing in Dynamic, Innovation-
Complete 3 semester hours from the following: 3 Driven Markets
HINF 5101 Introduction to Health Informatics and ENTR 6224 Intellectual Property and Other Legal
Health Information Systems Aspects of Business and Innovation
LAW 7617 Economic Perspectives on Health ENTR 6225 Corporate Entrepreneurship through
Policy Global Growth, Acquisitions, and
PHTH 5232 Evaluating Healthcare Quality Alliances
SCHM 6223 Managing Healthcare Supply Chain MGMT 6210 Law for Managers and Entrepreneurs
Operations MKTG 6214 New Product Development
Business
Innovation Management, Graduate Certificate
TECE 6340 The Technical Entrepreneur as Leader
Creative thinkers bring new ideas to life. They embrace critical thinking
and seek continuous improvement. However, with any business venture,
there are challenges that must be overcome to establish sustainable
growth.
Are you interested in learning about the techniques required to manage International Business, Graduate Certificate
an innovative business environment? In our Graduate Certificate in
Innovation Management, you will have the opportunity to build a strong Delve into the driving forces behind today’s global business landscape
conceptual understanding of the processes behind developing a business with our Graduate Certificate in International Business. Benefit from
plan, the legal environment for innovation, the new product development the expertise of international business professionals and earn valuable
process, and much more. This targeted curriculum will help you learn to business perspective to accelerate your career and impact your current
introduce an innovative culture and mindset to your business to develop job, while still working full-time.
and sustain its growth.
In this targeted curriculum, you will have the opportunity to understand
Once you have completed your D’Amore-McKim Graduate Certificate what influences multinational corporations and what are key
in Innovation Management, endless opportunities lie ahead. Apply to a considerations when entering business partnerships with foreign
master’s degree program and the credits you have already earned may companies. You can analyze why and how firms internationalize their
be applied toward an eligible program, or explore new opportunities for operations, key features of successful global partnerships, and study
career growth. areas of international business operations, such as manufacturing,
marketing, and organizational management. You may also choose to
develop your understanding of emerging markets and how emerging
market companies compete with developed companies to support future
innovation-management?utm_source=neu-course-
viability and success.
catalog&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=gcim-mofu) on the
D’Amore-McKim website. Once you have completed your D’Amore-McKim Graduate Certificate
in International Business, endless opportunities lie ahead. Apply to a
master’s degree program and the credits you have already earned may
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise be applied toward an eligible program, or explore new opportunities for
indicated. career growth.
Core Requirement Learn more about this program (http://www.damore-

Code Title Hours mckim.northeastern.edu/academic-programs/certificates/
ENTR 6200 Enterprise Growth and Innovation 3 international-business?utm_source=neu-course-
catalog&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=gcib-mofu) on the
D’Amore-McKim website.
Program Requirements Electives

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Code Title Hours
indicated. Complete 6 semester hours from the following: 6
Core Requirements
Code Title Hours
MECN 6200 Global Competition and Market
Dominance
Business
Electives
Code Title Hours
Investments, Graduate Certificate
INTB 6224 Competing to Win in Emerging Markets
INTB 6230 International Field Study Investment skills are a foundation of any successful business venture.
MECN 6200 Global Competition and Market Individuals with the knowledge and experience to make informed
Dominance investment decisions are highly valued contributors in businesses across
MKTG 6212 International Marketing the globe.
Through our Graduate Certificate in Investments, you will have the
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International Business—Online Program, Graduate Certificate
programs, both within D’Amore-McKim School of Business or in the
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indicated.
companies compete with developed companies to support future viability
and success.
Core Requirement
Once you have completed your online Graduate Certificate in International Code Title Hours
Business, endless opportunities lie ahead. Apply to an eligible master’s FINA 6203 Investment Analysis 3
degree program—including the online MBA—and the credits you have
already earned may be applied toward that program, or you may opt to Electives
explore new opportunities for career growth. Code Title Hours
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise FINA 6211 Financial Risk Management
indicated. FINA 6212 Fixed Income Securities and Risk
Core Requirements FINA 6217 Real Estate Finance and Investment
Code Title Hours FINA 6218 Personal Financial Planning
INTB 6200 Managing the Global Enterprise 3 FINA 6219 Portfolio Management
Business Program Credit/GPA Requirements
12 total semester hours required, may take a maximum of 15 credits
96 Leadership and Human Capital, Graduate Certificate
Minimum 3.000 GPA required This program will help you enhance your understanding of marketing
fundamentals to build customer connections through targeted
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among them?
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Once you have completed your D’Amore-McKim Graduate Certificate in
Capital will help you enhance your potential to grow into leadership
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Program Requirements Code Title Hours
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Core Requirement Electives

HRMG 6200 Managing People and Organizations 3 Complete 9 semester hours from the following: 9
Electives
Code Title Hours
or TECE 6250 Lean Design and Development
HRMG 6210 Managing Professionals and High
Performance Teams
MKTG 6223 Brand and Advertising Management
HRMG 6213 Leadership
MKTG 6224 B2B and Strategic Sales
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Resource Management
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Through our 100 percent online Graduate Certificate in Marketing, you will
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carry out essential marketing functions—from branding new products to
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will have the opportunity to gain the core knowledge and skills necessary of marketing fundamentals to build customer connections through
to carry out essential marketing functions—from branding new products targeted messaging and advertising. Your course work will introduce
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drive customers to make purchase decisions. You may explore the latest
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may also expand your knowledge of mobile platforms, branding, social Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
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growth. FINA 6200 Value Creation through Financial 3
Decision Making
Program Requirements FINA 6202 Analysis of Financial Institutions and 3
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Markets
indicated.
Core Requirement FINA 6212 Fixed Income Securities and Risk 3

FINA 6219 Portfolio Management 3
Code Title Hours
FINA 6360 Fund Management for Analysts 1
Markets or FINA 6361 Fund Management for Managers
Electives Program Credit/GPA Requirements

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in the College of Professional Studies. Upon acceptance to one of the Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
eligible degree programs, you may be able to apply the credits you have indicated.
already earned toward the completion of your degree.
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98 Supply Chain Management—Online Program, Graduate Certificate
Electives Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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SCHM 6211 Logistics and Transportation
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SCHM 6221 Sustainability and Supply Chain are developing and bring your innovative ideas to the next level. Through
Management this program, you will take four or five classes to assist you in developing
SCHM 6223 Managing Healthcare Supply Chain your knowledge and entrepreneurial potential.
Operations
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to eligible master’s programs. Once you have applied and been accepted
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credits you’ve earned during your certificate program will apply. Not only
that, but your performance in the courses can make you eligible to waive
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become an even more fascinating and rewarding field. Through this 100 indicated.
percent online program, you will take four or five classes to assist you in
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Code Title Hours
Once you have completed your online Graduate Certificate in Supply ENTR 6200 Enterprise Growth and Innovation 3
Chain Management, endless opportunities lie ahead. Apply to an eligible
ENTR 6212 Business Planning for New Ventures 3
master’s degree program, including the online MBA, and the credits you
have already earned may be applied to that program, or you may opt to
Electives
explore new opportunities for career growth.
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Program Requirements Complete 6 semester hours from the following: 6
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Exit
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Management
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Management
SCHM 6214 Sourcing and Procurement Minimum 3.000 GPA required
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Management

College of Computer and Information Science

Website (http://www.ccis.northeastern.edu) The Align program enables intellectually curious students to earn a
Master of Science in Computer Science without a background in the field.
Carla E. Brodley, PhD, Dean Regardless of undergraduate major or current experience, Align's custom
curricula prepares students for high-demand industries.
Bryan Lackaye, EdD, Associate Dean for Graduate School Administration
Rajmohan Rajaraman, PhD, Associate Dean and Director of Graduate Three student laboratories house a mix of Linux and Windows
Studies workstations and separate research lab facilities. In addition, the
Karen Rosen, MEd, Director of Graduate Co-op Program Information Assurance Laboratory provides students with hands-on
experience in information assurance exercises in an isolated network
202 West Village H
environment.
617.373.6840
gradschool@ccs.neu.edu Our college is a tightly knit community, and the faculty, staff, and
students interact regularly through yearly town hall meetings, weekly
At the College of Computer and Information Science (CCIS), we are
teas, and seminars. A diverse, multicultural graduate student body and
inspired by our information-driven world and strive to make it a better
faculty members encourage rich extracurricular interaction. The student
place. Our students engage in rigorous learning and real-world co-op
chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery organizes a number
experiences. Our renowned faculty shapes minds, sparks innovation, and
of social events to promote friendship and camaraderie within the CCIS
inspires ideas. Our interdisciplinary research breaks new ground to solve
community.
everyday problems.
CCIS maintains a strong research program with significant funding Academic Policies and Procedures
from the major federal research agencies and private industry. With a
substantial increase in faculty strength and research funding in recent • Absenteeism (p. 99)
years, we are actively seeking highly motivated, bright, hardworking
• Academic Integrity (p. 99)
students who are interested in pursuing a PhD degree in computer
science or in the interdisciplinary field of information assurance, • Academic Probation and Dismissal (p. 100)
network science, or personal health informatics. Graduate students and • Transfer of Credit (p. 100)
faculty members are involved in exciting projects in a wide range of
research areas, including programming languages, software engineering,
distributed and parallel computing, cryptography, network security,
Absenteeism
health informatics, network science, databases, information retrieval, and
Students are expected to attend all classes and lab sections for their
artificial intelligence. Colloquia and weekly research seminars contribute
registered courses. Any student who anticipates missing a class due to
to the vibrant research atmosphere in the college.
illness or emergency situations is expected to contact their professor as
Our curriculum encompasses both the breadth and depth needed for soon as possible.
graduate school. Specialized, advanced courses for PhD students
While students are welcome to travel over winter and summer breaks,
in computer science, information assurance, and personal health
the College of Computer and Information Science expects students to
informatics are designed to prepare all students for research early in their
return to campus in a timely manner and to be present for the first week
doctoral education.
of classes each term. Students who do not arrive back to campus on time
The MS curriculum in computer science combines the study of basic may be dropped from their classes until they return to campus. The Office
algorithms and theoretical computer science principles with advanced of the Registrar posts current and future academic calendars (https://
programming and software design methods. It offers students the registrar.northeastern.edu/article/calendar-2017-2018) on their website
opportunity to develop the analytical and problem-solving skills needed to so travel plans can be made accordingly.
pursue challenging professional careers.
Further, students who are hired as teaching assistants will forfeit their
In addition, we offer five interdisciplinary master’s degree programs: position if they are not present on campus for TA training, which takes
the Master of Science in Health Informatics program, which seeks to place in the first week of classes.
prepare graduates to use information technology to improve healthcare
delivery and outcomes; the Master of Science in Information Assurance
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
program, which focuses on information technology and incorporates
the understanding of the social sciences, law, criminology, and
management needed to prevent and combat cyberattacks; the Master
College Academic Integrity Committee and Policy
of Science in Data Science program, which is designed to give students The college has formed academic integrity committees for each of
a comprehensive framework for processing, modeling, analyzing, and the doctoral and master's programs in order to assess violations
reasoning about data; the Master of Science in Health Data Analytics in light of the unique nature of each program. It is necessary that
program, which prepares students to succeed in an emerging field at academic integrity violations be considered at the program level given the
the intersection of health informatics, data science, and computational distinctive requirements of each level of student.
modeling; and the Master of Science in Game Science and Design, which
The overriding goal of the committee is to enforce the university’s
gives students a comprehensive understanding of how successful game
academic integrity policy utilizing the highest level of content expertise
products are created in a player-centric environment.
necessary to make the most informed decision. Much like the Office of
100 Academic Probation and Dismissal
Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution (OSCCR), the academic integrity innovative research, experiential learning, and a collaborative
committee will consider all cases submitted by CCIS faculty, conduct environment rich in faculty expertise.
interviews with students and faculty, as well as gather all relevant
academic information to evaluate the situation in question. Our research-driven doctoral programs offer students an opportunity
to engage in exciting projects, a vibrant community, and a challenging
The committee will issue decisions on graduate student standing. curriculum that offers breadth and depth in areas both within computer
Judgments will include but not be limited to written warnings, program science and across disciplines throughout Northeastern.
suspension, co-op and/or internship removal, and program dismissal.
The committee reserves the right to act in the best interest of the college, Graduate education in computer science also features the top-ranked
academic program, faculty, and student. As such, decisions on student Northeastern co-op program, enabling students to supplement their
standing will be made in full consideration of the evidence and may be classroom education with real-world experience in the field. We have
more lenient or severe than those issued by university bodies, such as consistently placed more than 95 percent of our students in co-op
OSCCR. positions. The college partners with several high-profile companies,
including:
In accordance with university policy, the college has final discretion over
academic performance decisions. • Amazon
• Bloomberg
• EMC Corporation
Academic Probation and Dismissal
• Fidelity Investments
A student whose overall GPA falls below 3.000 will be automatically • IBM Corporation
placed on academic probation and will be notified by the college. Once • Intuit
on probation, a student has one academic semester (summer excluded) • Kronos
to achieve a 3.000 GPA. If the GPA is still unsatisfactory at the end of
• MathWorks
that semester, the student will be eligible for dismissal from the graduate
• Microsoft
program.
• Nokia
Students should refer to their program’s requirements page regarding the • Phase Forward
core GPA requirement.
• SeaChange International
• Verizon Communications
Transfer of Credit
Programs
A maximum of 9 semester hours of credit obtained at another institution
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
may be accepted toward the degree, provided the credits meet the
• Computer Science (p. 100)
following criteria:
• Computer Science—Advanced Entry (p. 103)
• Work is completed at the graduate level for graduate credit
• Student received a grade of 3.000 or better Master of Science (MS)
• Credits were earned at an accredited institution • Data Science (p. 104)
• Credits have not been used toward any other degree • Health Data Analytics (p. 105)
Transfer credit will be offered only for courses that match a course Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS)
offered at Northeastern University and that have been approved by the • Computer Science (p. 106)
graduate committee. However, no transfer credit will be given for courses • Computer Science—Align Program (p. 107)
listed as Interdisciplinary courses.
Students can submit a request for transfer of credit after they have begun
• Computer Science (p. 108)
taking courses in the College of Computer and Information Science
• Data Analytics (p. 109)
(CCIS). Please see your academic advisor for the procedure to submit a
request.
Computer Science, PhD
Computer Science
Academic Requirements for PhD in Computer Science
At the College of Computer and Information Science (CCIS), we are A minimum of 48 semester hours of course work beyond the BS/BA
inspired by an increasingly interconnected society, informed by a rapidly degree is required of all students.
changing job market, and focused on addressing the challenges of a
complex world. Our goal is to equip students with knowledge as diverse Admission to Candidacy
as it is deep. Our programs provide a strong technical foundation and All students must demonstrate sufficient knowledge in the fundamentals
an essential understanding of computing concepts while integrating of computer science, as well as the ability to carry out research in an area
computer, data, and information sciences across disciplines and of computer science.
industries.
The student must maintain a minimum grade-point average (GPA)
Our master's degrees are advanced programs that are designed of 3.500 among the six core courses satisfying the above course
to prepare students to be job ready through a rigorous curriculum, requirements and receive a grade of B or better in each of these courses.
Students who have taken equivalent courses in other institutions may including the relevant background materials from the literature. The
petition to be exempted from the course(s) (subject to the approval of proposal should clearly specify the research problems to be attacked, the
the PhD CS curriculum committee). Each student may repeat a course techniques to be used, and a schedule of milestones toward completion.
once for no more than three out of the six courses if they do not receive
a B or better in the course. Students with an Master of Science in The dissertation proposal must be approved by the dissertation
Computer Science may petition to the PhD CS curriculum committee for committee. With the help of the advisor, a student selects the committee,
an exemption from these courses. Petition forms are available on the consisting of at least four members, to be approved by the PhD CS
college website. curriculum committee. The four members must include the advisor, two
internal members, and an external examiner.
The fields listed do not necessarily represent areas of specialization or
separate tracks within the PhD program. Rather, they attempt to delineate Upon approval of the written proposal, the student has to present the
areas on which the student must be examined in order to measure his proposed work orally in a public forum, followed by a closed-door oral
or her ability to complete the degree. Therefore, they may be adjusted in examination from the dissertation committee. The student may take the
the future to reflect changes in the discipline of computer science and in dissertation proposal examination twice, at most.
faculty interests within the College of Computer and Information Science
(CCIS). Similarly, these fields do not represent the only areas in which a
Doctoral Dissertation
student may write his or her dissertation. They are, however, intended Upon successful completion of solving the research proposed in the
to serve as a basis for performing fundamental research in computer dissertation proposal, the candidate has an opportunity to prepare the
science. dissertation for approval by the dissertation committee. The dissertation
must contain results of extensive research and make an original
Paper Requirement contribution to the field of computer science. The work should give
To demonstrate research ability, the student is required to submit to the evidence of the candidate’s ability to carry out independent research. It
PhD committee a research or a survey paper in an area of specialty under is expected that the dissertation should be of sufficient quality to merit
the supervision of a faculty advisor. A submitted paper from a student is publication in a reputable journal in computer science.
considered to have fulfilled the paper requirement if:
DOCTORAL COMMITTEE
With the help of the advisor, a student selects the committee, consisting
1. The paper has been submitted to a selective conference.
of at least four members, to be approved by the PhD CS curriculum
2. The student has made a substantial contribution to the paper.
committee. The four members must include the advisor, two internal
3. The advisor has endorsed the paper with a written statement members, and an external examiner.
indicating the student’s contribution.
4. The PhD CS curriculum committee has voted on a positive DISSERTATION DEFENSE
recommendation. The committee may require a presentation from the The dissertation defense is held in accordance with the regulations of
student before making a recommendation. the University Graduate Council. It consists of a lecture given by the
candidate on the subject matter of the dissertation. This is followed by
Upon completion of the course and the research paper requirements, questions from the dissertation committee and others in attendance
the student is admitted to candidacy for the PhD degree. It is highly concerning the results of the dissertation as well as any related matters.
recommended that the student complete the candidacy requirement by The examination is chaired by the PhD advisor.
the end of his or her second year but no later than the third year.
TIME AND TIME LIMITATION
Residency After the establishment of degree candidacy, a maximum of five years
will be allowed for the completion of the degree requirements, unless an
One year of continuous full-time study is required after admission to
extension is granted by the college graduate committee.
the PhD candidacy. It is expected that during this period the student
will make substantial progress in preparing for the comprehensive LEARNING OUTCOMES
examination. Students graduating with a PhD in Computer Science must:
Teaching Requirement • Gain a broad understanding of computer science fundamentals,

All computer science PhD students must satisfy the teaching spanning a substantial portion of the following core areas: artificial
requirement in order to graduate. This requirement is fulfilled when the intelligence and data science, human-centered computing, software,
student works as a teaching assistant (TA) or instructor of record (IoR) systems, and theory.
for one semester and during this semester: • Gain significant expertise in at least one research area in computer
science.
• Teaches at least 3 hours of classes
• Produce and defend original research in an area of computer science.
• Prepares at least one assignment, or quiz, or equivalent
• Be able to communicate research results effectively in both oral and
PhD students are expected to satisfy the teaching requirement some written forms.
time after completing their first year and at least one semester prior to
scheduling their PhD defense. Program Requirements
Comprehensive Examination/Dissertation Proposal indicated.
The examination is taken after the student has achieved sufficient
depth in a field of study in order to prepare a prospectus for the PhD Milestones
dissertation. This process should take place no later than the end of Course requirements
the fifth year in residence. Prior to taking the examination, the student Paper requirement
prepares a dissertation proposal, which describes the proposed research, Dissertation proposal
102 Computer Science, PhD
Dissertation defense CS 6140 Machine Learning

CS 7140 Advanced Machine Learning
Core Requirements
CS 7180 Special Topics in Artificial Intelligence
A grade of B or higher is required in each course. A cumulative 3.500 GPA
Computer-Human Interface
is required for the core requirement.
CS 5520 Mobile Application Development
Code Title Hours CS 6350 Empirical Research Methods
Breadth Areas CS 7260 Visualization for Network Science
Complete one course from four of the five following breadth 16 CS 7295 Special Topics in Data Visualization
areas: CS 7340 Theory and Methods in Human
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Computer Interaction
CS 6140 Machine Learning Data Science
Human-Centered Computing CS 5200 Database Management Systems
CS 7340 Theory and Methods in Human CS 6140 Machine Learning
Computer Interaction CS 6200 Information Retrieval
CS 7250 Information Visualization: Theory and CS 6220 Data Mining Techniques
Applications
CS 6240 Large-Scale Parallel Data Processing
Software
CS 7400 Intensive Principles of Programming
CS 7280 Special Topics in Database
Languages
Management
CS 6410 Compilers
CS 7290 Special Topics in Data Science
Systems
Graphics
CS 7600 Intensive Computer Systems
CS 5310 Computer Graphics
Theory
CS 5330 Pattern Recognition and Computer
CS 7800 Advanced Algorithms Vision
CS 7805 Theory of Computation Information Security
Specialization Courses CS 5770 Software Vulnerabilities and Security
Complete 8 semester hours from the specialization course 8 CS 6740 Network Security
lists. (p. 102)
CS 6750 Cryptography and Communications
Security
Electives
CS 6760 Privacy, Security, and Usability
Code Title Hours
CS 7580 Special Topics in Software Engineering
Complete 24 semester hours in the following: 24
CS 7810 Foundations of Cryptography
Note: Consult faculty advisor for the other acceptable
courses. Networks
CS 5100 to CS 5850, except CS 5340 CS 5700 Fundamentals of Computer Networking
CS 6110 to CS 6810 CS 6710 Wireless Network
CS 7340 Theory and Methods in Human CS 6740 Network Security

Computer Interaction CS 6750 Cryptography and Communications
CS 8982 Readings Security
Dissertation CS 7775 Seminar in Computer Security
Code Title Hours CS 7780 Special Topics in Networks
Upon achieving PhD candidacy, complete the following Programming Languages
(repeatable) courses for two consecutive semesters: CS 5400 Principles of Programming Language
CS 9990 Dissertation CS 6410 Compilers
CS 8982 Readings CS 6510 Advanced Software Development
For remaining semester(s), complete the following CS 7400 Intensive Principles of Programming
(repeatable) course until graduation: Languages
CS 9996 Dissertation Continuation CS 7480 Special Topics in Programming
Language
Specialization Course Lists
CS 7485 Special Topics in Formal Methods
Code Title Hours
Software Engineering
Artificial Intelligence
CS 5610 Web Development
CS 5100 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
CS 6510 Advanced Software Development
CS 5335 Robotic Science and Systems
CS 6120 Natural Language Processing
Systems
CS 6620 Fundamentals of Cloud Computing Year 6

CS 6650 Building Scalable Distributed Systems Fall Hours Spring Hours
CS 6740 Network Security CS 9996 0 CS 9996 0
CS 7600 Intensive Computer Systems 0 0
CS 7610 Foundations of Distributed Systems Total Hours: 48
CS 7680 Special Topics in Computer Systems
Theory
Computer Science, PhD—Advanced Entry
Security
Academic Requirements for Advanced-Entry PhD in
CS 6800 Application of Information Theory
Computer Science
CS 7485 Special Topics in Formal Methods
A minimum of 16 semester hours of course work beyond the master’s
CS 7800 Advanced Algorithms degree (excluding the six required core courses) is required of all
CS 7805 Theory of Computation students.
CS 7880 Special Topics in Theoretical Computer
Science Admission to Candidacy
Game Design Refer to the Computer Science, PhD, overview for admission to
candidacy requirements.
CS 5310 Computer Graphics Paper Requirement
CS 5340 Computer/Human Interaction Refer to the Computer Science, PhD, overview, for research/survey paper
CS 5850 Building Game Engines requirements.
Residency
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Refer to the Computer Science, PhD, overview, for residency requirements.
Minimum overall 3.000 GPA required
Comprehensive Examination/Dissertation Proposal
Refer to the Computer Science, PhD, overview, for comprehensive
Plan of Study examination requirements.
Sample Curriculum
Doctoral Dissertation
Year 1
Refer to the Computer Science, PhD, overview, for doctoral dissertation
Fall Hours Spring Hours and completion requirements.
Breadth course 4 Breadth course 4
Core elective 4 Core elective 4
8 8
indicated.
Year 2
Fall Hours Spring Hours Milestones
Breadth course 4 Breadth course 4 Course requirements
Paper requirement
Open elective 4 Open elective 4
Comprehensive exam/dissertation proposal
8 8 Dissertation Defense
Year 3
Fall Hours Spring Hours Core Requirements
Complete 16 semester hours of approved course work. Consult your
CS 9990 4 CS 9990 4
faculty advisor for acceptable courses. Students must maintain a
CS 8982 4 CS 8982 4
minimum GPA of 3.500 as well as earn a grade of B or better in each
8 8 course.
Year 4
Dissertation
Code Title Hours
CS 9996 0 CS 9996 0
Upon achieving PhD candidacy, complete the following
0 0
(repeatable) courses for two consecutive semesters:
Year 5
CS 9990 Dissertation
CS 8982 Readings
CS 9996 0 CS 9996 0 For remaining semester(s), complete the following
0 0 (repeatable) course until graduation:
CS 9996 Dissertation Continuation
104 Data Science, MS
Program Credit/GPA Requirements communicate the applicability and the advantages/disadvantages of

16 total semester hours required the methods in the specific problem to nondata experts
Minimum overall 3.000 GPA required • Carry out the full data analysis workflow, including unsupervised
class discovery, supervised class comparison, and supervised class
prediction; Summarize, interpret, and communicate the analysis of
Data Science, MS results
• Organize visualization of data for analysis, understanding, and
The College of Computer and Information Science (CCIS) and the
communication; choose appropriate visualization method for a given
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) jointly offer a
data type using effective design and human perception principle
new interdisciplinary Master of Science program in data science. This
program is designed to give students a comprehensive framework for • Develop methods for modeling, analyzing, and reasoning about data
processing, analyzing, modeling, and reasoning about data. Students will arising in one or more application domains such as social science,
engage in an extensive course work intended to develop depth in data health informatics, web and social media, climate informatics, urban
collection, storage, retrieval, processing, modeling, and visualization. informatics, geographical information systems, business analytics,
Students will also be able to choose elective courses from a variety of bioinformatics, complex networks, public health, and game design
offerings in CCIS, the College of Engineering (COE), and throughout the • Manage, process, analyze, and visualize data at scale. This outcome
campus to explore areas that generate data, or specialized data science allows students to handle data where the conventional information
applications. Successful program graduates will be well positioned to technology fail.
attain data scientist and data engineer positions in a fast-growing field or
to progress into doctoral degrees in related disciplines. Placement Exams
Each incoming masters student, regardless of his or her background,
Course Requirements takes two placement exams administered one week prior to the beginning
The Master of Science in Data Science curriculum requires five core of the semester. The two exams cover fundamentals of computer
courses that jointly represent the essential technical skills in data science and programming skills and basic statistics, probability, and
science. Two courses in algorithms and data processing examine linear algebra. If the student does not get a B or above in a part of
foundational concepts and languages, focusing on data representation, the placement exam, then the student must take the corresponding
storage, manipulation, and query, as well as large-scale computing and introductory course.
optimization. Two core courses in machine learning and data mining
• Introduction to Programming for Data Science (DS 5010) The
introduce concepts on data modeling, representation, uncovering
introductory course on fundamentals of programming and data
associations, and making predictions. The capstone course presents
structures covers data structures (lists, arrays, trees, hash tables,
a holistic view of data science. Through experiential learning, students
etc.), program design, programming practices, testing, debugging,
are exposed to the real-world challenges of implementing data science
maintainability, data collection techniques, and data cleaning and
techniques to solve meaningful problems and effectively communicate
preprocessing. This course will have a class project where the
with data. The courses are tailored toward technically or mathematically
students will use the concepts they learn to collect data from the
trained students.
web, clean, and preprocess and ready for analysis.
The five core courses include: • Introduction to Linear Algebra and Probability for Data Science
(DS 5020) The introductory course on basics of statistics, probability,
• Two core courses in algorithms and data processing and linear algebra covers random variables, frequency distributions,
• Two core courses in machine learning and data mining measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, moments of a
• One core course in information visualization distribution, discrete and continuous probability distributions, chain
rule, Bayes' rule, correlation theory, basic sampling, matrix operations,
Three elective courses are drawn from a selection of courses across trace of a matrix, norms, linear independence and ranks, inverse of
Northeastern. a matrix, orthogonal matrices, range and null space of a matrix, the
determinant of a matrix, positive semidefinite matrices, eigenvalues
Learning Outcomes and eigenvectors.
Students who complete the MS degree will be able to:
• Collect data from numerous sources (databases, files, XML, JSON,

CSV, and Web APIs) and integrate them into a form in which the data Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
is fit for analysis indicated.
• Use R and Python to explore data, produce summary statistics,

Core Requirements
perform statistical analyses; use standard data mining and machine-
A cumulative GPA of 3.000 or higher is required in the following core
learning models for effective analysis
courses:
• Select, plan, and implement storage, search, and retrieval
components of large-scale structure and unstructured repositories Code Title Hours
• Retrieve data for analysis, which requires knowledge of standard Algorithms
retrieval mechanisms such as SQL and XPath, but also retrieval Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4
of unstructured information such as text, image, and a variety of
CS 5800 Algorithms
alternate formats
EECE 7205 Fundamentals of Computer Engineering
• Match the methodological principles and limitations of machine
learning and data mining methods to specific applied problems and Data Management and Processing
DS 5110 Introduction to Data Management and 4 Bouvé College of Health Sciences

Processing NRSG 5121 Epidemiology and Population Health
Machine Learning and Data Mining PHTH 5202 Introduction to Epidemiology
DS 5220 Supervised Machine Learning and 4 PHTH 5210 Biostatistics in Public Health
Learning Theory PHTH 5224 Social Epidemiology
DS 5230 Unsupervised Machine Learning and 4 College of Arts, Media and Design
Data Mining
GSND 5110 Game Design and Analysis
Presentation and Visualization
DS 5500 Information Visualization: Applications 4
in Data Science Note: Students that take electives worth less than 4 credits (i.e., Bouvé,
CSSH courses) will register for an accompanying data science project
Electives course in the same semester to bring the cumulative credits to 4. In
Code Title Hours order to earn this additional credit, students will be expected to work with
Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12 faculty to design an additional project in line with the curricular aims of
their chosen elective and the data science core learning outcomes.
College of Computer and Information Science
CS 5100 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence Program Credit/GPA Requirements
CS 6120 Natural Language Processing 32 total semester hours required
CS 6200 Information Retrieval Minimum 3.000 GPA required
CS 6350 Empirical Research Methods
CS 7180 Special Topics in Artificial Intelligence Health Data Analytics, MS
Management The digitization of healthcare systems in clinical settings, in combination
College of Engineering with the explosion of personal data collection devices, provides the
CIVE 7388 Special Topics in Civil Engineering opportunity of using data for revolutionizing approaches to care at all
levels with an emphasis on precision medicine and person-centered
EECE 5639 Computer Vision
care. The ability to take advantage of this “Big Data” opportunity,
EECE 5640 High-Performance Computing
however, requires expertise at the intersection of health informatics,
EECE 7337 Information Theory data science, and computational modeling. The Master of Science
EECE 7360 Combinatorial Optimization in Health Data Analytics is designed to prepare students to succeed
EECE 7370 Advanced Computer Vision in this emerging field. This program offers a strong, competency-
EECE 7397 Advanced Machine Learning based curriculum that addresses data analytics ranging from data
acquisition from traditional and emerging data streams, data aggregation
IE 5640 Data Mining for Engineering
methods, data mining algorithms, predictive computational modeling,
Applications
and visualization techniques. Students can expect to amass a broad
IE 7275 Data Mining in Engineering and deep understanding of the various methods, software tools, and
IE 7280 Statistical Methods in Engineering topical expertise needed to discover meaningful patterns in health-related
College of Social Sciences and Humanities data and effectively communicate their implications to a number of
PPUA 5261 Dynamic Modeling for Environmental diverse stakeholders. Successful graduates of the Master of Science in
Decision Making Health Data Analytics will be effective practitioners and leaders in the
rapidly developing domain of data analytics with a focus on health and
PPUA 5262 Big Data for Cities
healthcare.
PPUA 5263 Geographic Information Systems for
Urban and Regional Policy The interdisciplinary Master of Science in Health Data Analytics consists
PPUA 5266 Urban Theory and Science of 12 courses, drawn from the College of Computer and Information
PPUA 7237 Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban Science and the Bouvé College of Health Science; a capstone project;
Systems and an ongoing series of seminars on topics in health data analytics. Two
tracks will be available to matriculating students: standard and research
POLS 7200 Perspectives on Social Science Inquiry
based.
POLS 7201 Research Design
POLS 7202 Quantitative Techniques LEARNING OUTCOMES
• Proficiency in the health and healthcare ecosystem, including
D'Amore-McKim School of Business
stakeholder roles such as payers, providers, and government; social
BUSN 6320 Business Analytics Fundamentals
determinants of health; wellness promotion; acute vs.chronic care
BUSN 6324 Predictive Analytics for Managers
• Ability to acquire, store, and validate data; familiarity with common
College of Science health-related data sources and formats
MATH 7340 Statistics for Bioinformatics • Proficiency in analyzing data using statistical, epidemiological, and
PHYS 5116 Complex Networks and Applications data-mining methods along with appropriate software tools and
PHYS 7305 Statistical Physics programming languages
PHYS 7321 Computational Physics • Ability to interpret and present analytical results to nontechnical
PHYS 7331 Network Science Data stakeholders using visualization and accessible narrative structures
106 Computer Science, MSCS
Program Requirements PHTH 5226 Strategic Management and Leadership

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise in Healthcare
indicated. PHTH 5232 Evaluating Healthcare Quality
Core Requirements Policy
Code Title Hours
Analytics/Modeling/Statistics Program Credit/GPA Requirements
DA 5020 Collecting, Storing, and Retrieving Data 4 37 total semester hours required
DA 5030 Introduction to Data Mining/Machine 4
Learning
HINF 6400 Introduction to Health Data Analytics 3 Computer Science, MSCS
PPUA 5301 Introduction to Computational 4
Statistics Northeastern University’s Master of Science in Computer Science is
designed to prepare students for a variety of careers in computer science.
PPUA 5302 Information Design and Visual 4
The program combines both computing and important application
Analytics
domains—enabling you to increase your broad-based knowledge in the
Healthcare
field while focusing on one curricular concentration selected from a range
HINF 5102 Data Management in Healthcare 3 of options including artificial intelligence, computer human interaction,
HINF 5105 The American Healthcare System 3 graphics, programming languages, software engineering, data science,
HINF Predictive Analytics and Modeling
(TBA) 3 networks, theory, game design, systems, and information security.
1 Learning Outcomes
Please see college administrator for course information.
• Exhibit proficiency in the design and maintenance of large application
Thesis/Capstone
software
Code Title Hours
• Develop the ability to maintain network infrastructure
Complete either Thesis or Capstone: 3
• Build familiarity with basic algorithms and theoretical computer
Thesis science principles
HINF Health Informatics Thesis
(TBA) • Demonstrate ability in advanced programming and software design
Capstone materials
HINF 7701 Health Informatics Capstone Project
Electives Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
At least one course must be chosen from the methods list. indicated.
Code Title Hours Core Requirements

Methods A cumulative 3.000 GPA is required for the three core courses:
Complete 3–6 semester hours from the following: 3-6
Code Title Hours
PHTH 6202 Intermediate Epidemiology
Programming
PHTH 6210 Applied Regression Analysis
CS 5010 Programming Design Paradigm 4
PHTH 6440 Advanced Methods in Biostatistics
Development
CS 5500 Managing Software Development 4
CAEP 7712 Intermediate Statistical Data Analysis
or CS 5600 Computer Systems
Techniques
Algorithms
CAEP 7716 Advanced Research and Data Analyses
2 CS 5800 Algorithms 4
Other Electives
Electives
Code Title Hours
Complete 20 semester hours from the following. A 20
minimum of 8 semester hours must be taken from the same
Environments
specialization.
HINF 5200 Theoretical Foundations in Personal
CS 5100 to CS 5850
Health Informatics
CS 6110 to CS 6810
HINF 5300 Personal Health Interface Design and
CS 7140 to CS 7380
Development
CS 7470 to CS 7580
HINF 6215 Project Management
CS 7670 to CS 7785
HINF 6220 Database Design, Access, Modeling,
and Security CS 7810 to CS 7880
CS 8674 Master’s Project
CS 8982 Readings CS 5400 Principles of Programming Language

CS 7990 Thesis CS 6410 Compilers
Specializations CS 6510 Advanced Software Development
Artificial Intelligence CS 7480 Special Topics in Programming
CS 5100 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence Language
CS 5335 Robotic Science and Systems Software Engineering
CS 6120 Natural Language Processing CS 5610 Web Development
CS 6140 Machine Learning CS 6510 Advanced Software Development
CS 7140 Advanced Machine Learning CS 6650 Building Scalable Distributed Systems
CS 7180 Special Topics in Artificial Intelligence CS 7580 Special Topics in Software Engineering
Computer-Human Interface Systems
CS 5340 Computer/Human Interaction CS 6740 Network Security
CS 6350 Empirical Research Methods CS 7680 Special Topics in Computer Systems
CS 7140 Advanced Machine Learning Theory
Data Science CS 6750 Cryptography and Communications
Security
CS 5200 Database Management Systems
CS 6800 Application of Information Theory
CS 6140 Machine Learning
CS 7805 Theory of Computation
CS 6200 Information Retrieval
CS 7880 Special Topics in Theoretical Computer
CS 6220 Data Mining Techniques
Science
CS 7280 Special Topics in Database Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Management
CS 7290 Special Topics in Data Science Minimum 3.000 GPA required
CS 7295 Special Topics in Data Visualization
Game Design Computer Science, MSCS—ALIGN Program
CS 5310 Computer Graphics MSCS-Align students come from a wide variety of backgrounds—with
CS 5340 Computer/Human Interaction undergraduate majors ranging from math, biology, history, engineering,
CS 5850 Building Game Engines and classics. In this program, students have an opportunity to acquire
both the knowledge needed to transition into a new career and the
practical skills to build the next great app. In this program, students may
Graphics learn to:
CS 5310 Computer Graphics
CS 5330 Pattern Recognition and Computer • Develop the ability to recognize and solve problems arising in modern
Vision computing
CS 5520 Mobile Application Development • Assimilate ideas and concepts from theoretical studies and hands-on
design and programming
Information Security
• Acquire skills in software and application design, network
CS 5770 Software Vulnerabilities and Security
infrastructure, and other dynamic and emerging computer science
CS 6740 Network Security areas
Security Program Requirements
CS 6760 Privacy, Security, and Usability Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
CS 7485 Special Topics in Formal Methods indicated.
Core Requirements
CS 7810 Foundations of Cryptography
A grade of B or higher is required in each course.
Networks
CS 5700 Fundamentals of Computer Networking Code Title Hours
CS 6710 Wireless Network ALIGN Course Work
CS 6740 Network Security Fundamentals
CS 6750 Cryptography and Communications CS 5001 Intensive Foundations of Computer 4
Security and CS 5003 Science
CS 6760 Privacy, Security, and Usability and Recitation for CS 5001
CS 7775 Seminar in Computer Security Discrete Structures
CS 7780 Special Topics in Networks CS 5002 Discrete and Data Structures 4
Programming Languages Object-Oriented Design
108 Computer Science, Graduate Certificate
CS 5004 Object-Oriented Design 4 CS 6750 Cryptography and Communications

and CS 5005 and Recitation for CS 5004 Security
Addtional ALIGN courses CS 6760 Privacy, Security, and Usability
CS 5006 Algorithms 2 CS 7580 Special Topics in Software Engineering
CS 5007 Computer Systems 2 Networks
Development CS 5700 Fundamentals of Computer Networking
CS 5500 Managing Software Development 4 CS 6710 Wireless Network
or CS 5600 Computer Systems CS 6740 Network Security
Algorithms CS 6750 Cryptography and Communications
CS 5800 Algorithms 4 Security
Electives CS 7775 Seminar in Computer Security
Code Title Hours CS 7780 Special Topics in Networks
Complete 20 semester hours from the following. A 20 Programming Languages
minimum of 8 semester hours must be taken from the same CS 5400 Principles of Programming Language
specialization.
CS 6410 Compilers
CS 5100 to CS 5850
CS 6110 to CS 6810
CS 7480 Special Topics in Programming
CS 8674 Master’s Project Language
CS 8982 Readings Software Engineering
CS 7990 Thesis CS 5610 Web Development
Specializations CS 6510 Advanced Software Development
Artificial Intelligence CS 6650 Building Scalable Distributed Systems
CS 5100 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence CS 7580 Special Topics in Software Engineering
CS 5335 Robotic Science and Systems Systems
CS 6120 Natural Language Processing CS 6740 Network Security
CS 6140 Machine Learning CS 7680 Special Topics in Computer Systems
CS 7140 Advanced Machine Learning Theory
CS 7180 Special Topics in Artificial Intelligence CS 6750 Cryptography and Communications
Computer-Human Interface Security
CS 5340 Computer/Human Interaction CS 6800 Application of Information Theory
CS 6350 Empirical Research Methods CS 7805 Theory of Computation
CS 7140 Advanced Machine Learning CS 7880 Special Topics in Theoretical Computer
Database Management Science
Computer Science, Graduate Certificate
Management
The postbaccalaureate certificate is designed to give students a
Game Design solid foundation in the mathematical and theoretical underpinnings
CS 5150 Game Artificial Intelligence of computer science, including the areas of discrete mathematics,
CS 5310 Computer Graphics basic programming, data structures, object-oriented programming,
CS 5340 Computer/Human Interaction algorithms, and computer systems. The goal of the certificate is to
provide foundational knowledge in computer science that is valuable in
both the workplace for career advancement, as well as to those looking to
move into graduate programs within the discipline.
Graphics
CS 5310 Computer Graphics The Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Computer Science will serve as
the foundational premasters’ courses in the ALIGN program. Students
that successfully complete the five certificate courses with a B in each
Vision
course or better will be eligible to matriculate into the Master of Science
in Computer Science program.
Information Security
CS 6740 Network Security
Program Requirements in health informatics, you have an opportunity to gain the knowledge
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise and skills needed to use information technology to improve healthcare
indicated. delivery and outcomes—and to advance your career in this growing field.
Northeastern’s health informatics master’s degree and certificate

Core Requirements
programs seek to provide:
Code Title Hours
CS 5001 Intensive Foundations of Computer 4 • The expertise of both the College of Computer and Information
and CS 5003 Science Science (http://www.ccs.neu.edu/about) and Bouvé College of Health
and Recitation for CS 5001 Sciences (http://www.northeastern.edu/bouve)
CS 5002 Discrete and Data Structures 4 • Faculty (http://www.ccs.neu.edu/graduate/degree-programs/m-s-in-
CS 5004 Object-Oriented Design 4 health-informatics/faculty) who are senior leaders in the field
and CS 5005 and Recitation for CS 5004 • The ability to communicate effectively with clinicians, administrators,
CS 5006 Algorithms 2 and IT professionals and to understand each of their needs and
constraints
CS 5007 Computer Systems 2
• Strong industry connections
Program Credit/GPA Requirements • The opportunity to learn from students with backgrounds in
16 total semester hours required healthcare or technology—nurses, pharmacists, physicians,
Minimum 3.000 GPA required programmers, project managers, analysts, and others
• Flexible course schedules and formats designed to meet the needs of
both working professionals and full-time students
Data Analytics, Graduate Certificate
• Research opportunities and an academic lead-in to the PhD in
Personal Health Informatics (http://phi.ccs.neu.edu)
The interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics is
offered through a collaboration between the College of Computer Whether you want to take on new responsibilities in your current
and Information Sciences and the College of Social Sciences and workplace or to launch a new career, Northeastern’s graduate degree and
Humanities. The certificate curriculum emphasizes the skills needed certificate programs in health informatics prepare you for leadership and
to bridge between emerging technological capacities and traditional specialist roles in a variety of health-related organizations. And you’re
policymaking processes. The program is designed to provide ready to make an immediate impact on healthcare.
students with foundational knowledge in data science—including data
management, machine learning, data mining, statistics, and visualizing Learning Outcomes
and communicating data—that can be applied to data-driven decision In the program, students will learn data management and analysis;
making in any discipline. business implementation and management; and how to apply the
technical and business knowledge to improving the health care system.
For more information on the certificate, refer to the program’s website
(http://www.northeastern.edu/datascience). Programs
Program Requirements Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
• Personal Health Informatics (p. 109)
indicated.
Core Requirements • Health Data Analytics (p. 105)
• Health Informatics (p. 112)
Code Title Hours
DA 5020 Collecting, Storing, and Retrieving Data 4 Graduate Certificate
DA 5030 Introduction to Data Mining/Machine 4 • Health Informatics Management and Exchange (p. 294)
Learning
• Health Informatics Privacy and Security (p. 294)
• Health Informatics Software Engineering (p. 294)
Statistics
Analytics Personal Health Informatics, PhD
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Northeastern’s Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Personal Health Informatics
16 total semester hours required (PHI) is a transdisciplinary doctoral program focused on educating
Minimum 3.000 GPA required top researchers in the theoretical underpinnings, design, evaluation,
and dissemination of consumer- and patient-focused health systems.
Personal health technologies are those that non–health professionals
Health Informatics interact with directly, both in and out of a clinical setting and in various
life stages of illness and wellness.
Meet the demand for health informatics professionals
Examples include:
Professionals who understand the relationship between information
technology, people, health, and the healthcare system are in short supply. • Assistive technologies that aid persons with disabilities
With Northeastern University’s interdisciplinary graduate programs • Consumer wellness promotion technologies
110 Personal Health Informatics, PhD
• Patient education and counseling systems DISSERTATION ADVISING

• Interfaces for reviewing personal health records Each student will have one primary advisor from the personal health
informatics doctoral program faculty.
• Advanced ambulatory monitoring for supporting health
• Automated elder care systems that monitor health and support DISSERTATION COMMITTEE
independent living The committee will consist of at least three members: the dissertation
• Social networking systems connecting families and their social and advisor, one additional personal health informatics doctoral program
medical support networks faculty member, and one member external to Northeastern who is an
expert in the specific personal health informatics topic of research.
Developing personal health interface technologies requires that The dissertation committee shall include experts with both health and
professionals have skills and experience designing systems for technology backgrounds. The dissertation advisor must be a full-time
individual patients and consumers with a wide range of backgrounds in member of the Northeastern University faculty.
different contexts using a variety of media, while ensuring that fielded
technologies are effective, reliable, and responsive to the needs of QUALIFYING EXAMINATION
at-risk and patient populations. Critical skills and knowledge include The qualifying examination consists of a three-part exam conducted
needs assessment, theories of interface design and health behavior, by a committee of three personal health informatics doctoral program
rapid prototyping and implementation, experimental design with human faculty members, each overseeing one part of the exam. The research
subjects in challenging settings, and statistical data analysis and core of the exam is fulfilled with submission of a high-quality paper to a
validation. Moreover, these skills must be deployed while working with, or strong peer-reviewed conference or journal. The health component of the
leading, transdisciplinary teams. exam is fulfilled when the student passes a written exam developed by
a faculty member with a health sciences background, and the technical
The interdisciplinary nature of the program targets students who are component of the exam is fulfilled when the student passes an exam
interested in improving health and wellness using novel technologies developed by a faculty member with a technical background. The content
that directly impact the lives of consumers and patients. This is a of the written exams and the paper topic are developed in consultation
program for students who are not only technically strong but also socially with each faculty member.
conscious, design oriented, and interested in rigorously evaluating
the technologies they imagine and build. The program provides a path DEGREE CANDIDACY
A student is considered a PhD degree candidate upon meeting these
for technical students to acquire more experience in the deployment
conditions:
and evaluation of health technologies in the field but also a path for
students with health backgrounds to develop the technical skills needed • Completion of core courses with a minimum GPA of 3.000 overall on
to prototype and assess creative ideas they envision for improving care. the core courses
The expected length of study is five years after the bachelor’s degree.
• Completion of the qualifying examination
Admission Requirements COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
Students will be accepted with either of the following: A PhD student must submit a written dissertation proposal to the
dissertation committee. The proposal should identify the research
• A bachelor’s or higher degree in a technical discipline (e.g., computer
problem, the research plan, and its potential impact on the field. A
science or information science, computer systems engineering) with
presentation of the proposal will be made in an open forum, and the
either academic or work experience demonstrating a commitment to
student must successfully defend it before the dissertation committee.
working in health.
• A bachelor’s or higher degree in a health science discipline (e.g., DISSERTATION DEFENSE
nursing, medicine, physical therapy, pharmacy, public health) A PhD student must complete and defend a dissertation that involves
with either some academic course work in technology, such as a original research in personal health informatics.
course in programming or design, or work experience where the
applicant participated in the development, adaptation, or evaluation Curriculum Requirements
of consumer- or patient-facing health technology. (Otherwise REQUIRED AND ELECTIVE COURSES
outstanding applicants without programming skills may be advised The curriculum is designed to provide all PhD students with a strong
to take an introductory programming course prior to entry, and foundation in principles critical to the design and evaluation of personal
otherwise outstanding applicants without any formal experience health interfaces. All students take six core courses (24 semester hours)
working in health settings may be advised to spend some time and the user-interface practicum (1 semester hour). All students must
volunteering in a medical or community health setting prior to entry.) also fulfill the programming fundamentals requirement (4 semester
hours) and the statistics fundamentals requirement (4 semester
Applicants will be expected to have: hours), where some flexibility in course selection allows tailoring based
on background and experience. Two additional research electives
• A minimum 3.000 undergraduate grade-point average (GPA) (8 semester hours) are selected based on research interests from the
• A minimum total GRE score of 300 or equivalent personal health informatics electives list. Students are also expected
• A minimum GRE academic writing score of 3.5 to participate in the personal health informatics seminar series each
• For international applicants, a minimum TOEFL score of 105 semester.
Minimum Academic Standards and Requirements Program Assessment

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
The residency requirement will follow the University Graduate Council By- This program seeks to produce graduates who are capable of leading and
Law policy. performing independent, new research projects related to personal health
informatics and who are well prepared to enter into a number of potential
career paths, including industrial research positions, government Program Credit/GPA Requirements
consultants, or postdoctoral or junior faculty positions in academic 48 total semester hours required
institutions in either technology programs or schools of health science, Minimum 3.000 GPA required
public health, or medicine.
Plan of Study
DEGREE OUTCOMES
The dissertation committee evaluates whether the student has produced Sample Curriculum
a significant contribution to personal health informatics research. The Year 1
process used by the dissertation committee is based on an assessment Fall Hours Spring Hours
of the goals and objectives described in the written PhD proposal.
HINF 5200 4 CS 5010 or 5520 4
Student success can also be measured in the number and quality of
publications generated by the research. CS 5340 4 CS 6350 4
Additionally, 1
IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS students should
Publication venues will provide a means to assess the quality of the participate in
program, as well as the research projects. External research funding and the Personal
incoming student quality will be used to measure program strength. In Health Informatics
addition, graduates will be asked for feedback concerning their training Usability Evaluation
and program preparation. Practicum
8 9
Program Requirements Year 2
indicated.
HINF 5300 4 HINF 5301 4
Milestones PHTH 5210 (or 3 PHI elective 3-4
Qualifying examinations (3) PHTH 6210 or
Annual review CAEP 7712 or CAEP
7716)
Dissertation proposal
Dissertation committee 7 7-8
Dissertation defense Year 3
Core Requirements
HINF 9990 2-4 HINF 9990 2-4
Code Title Hours
HINF 8982 1-8 PHI elective 3-4
Foundations
3-12 5-8
HINF 5200 Theoretical Foundations in Personal 4
Health Informatics Year 4
Program Design and Development Fall Hours Spring Hours
CS 5010 Programming Design Paradigm 4 HINF 9996 0 HINF 9996 0

CS 5340 Computer/Human Interaction 4 0 0
HINF 5300 Personal Health Interface Design and 4 Year 5
Development Fall Hours Spring Hours
Methods and Statistics HINF 9996 0 HINF 9996 0
CS 6350 Empirical Research Methods 4
0 0
PHTH 5210 Biostatistics in Public Health 3
Total Hours: 39-52
Evaluation
HINF 8982 Readings 1-8
HINF 5301 Personal Health Technologies: Field 4 Health Data Analytics, MS
Deployment and System Evaluation
The digitization of healthcare systems in clinical settings, in combination
Electives with the explosion of personal data collection devices, provides the
opportunity of using data for revolutionizing approaches to care at all
Code Title Hours
levels with an emphasis on precision medicine and person-centered
Complete 6 to 8 semester hours in the following subject area: 6-8
(Note: Please see faculty advisor for other acceptable elective however, requires expertise at the intersection of health informatics,
courses.) data science, and computational modeling. The Master of Science
HINF in Health Data Analytics is designed to prepare students to succeed
in this emerging field. This program offers a strong, competency-
Dissertation based curriculum that addresses data analytics ranging from data
Code Title Hours acquisition from traditional and emerging data streams, data aggregation
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: methods, data mining algorithms, predictive computational modeling,
CS 9990 Dissertation
and deep understanding of the various methods, software tools, and
112 Health Informatics, MS
topical expertise needed to discover meaningful patterns in health-related Code Title Hours
data and effectively communicate their implications to a number of Methods
diverse stakeholders. Successful graduates of the Master of Science in
Health Data Analytics will be effective practitioners and leaders in the
rapidly developing domain of data analytics with a focus on health and PHTH 6202 Intermediate Epidemiology
healthcare. PHTH 6210 Applied Regression Analysis
The interdisciplinary Master of Science in Health Data Analytics consists
of 12 courses, drawn from the College of Computer and Information
Science and the Bouvé College of Health Science; a capstone project;
Techniques
and an ongoing series of seminars on topics in health data analytics. Two
tracks will be available to matriculating students: standard and research CAEP 7716 Advanced Research and Data Analyses
based. 2
Other Electives
LEARNING OUTCOMES
stakeholder roles such as payers, providers, and government; social ARTG 5330 Visualization Technologies 1
determinants of health; wellness promotion; acute vs.chronic care ARTG 6320 Design of Information-Rich
• Ability to acquire, store, and validate data; familiarity with common Environments
health-related data sources and formats HINF 5200 Theoretical Foundations in Personal
• Proficiency in analyzing data using statistical, epidemiological, and Health Informatics
data-mining methods along with appropriate software tools and HINF 5300 Personal Health Interface Design and
programming languages Development
• Ability to interpret and present analytical results to nontechnical HINF 6215 Project Management
stakeholders using visualization and accessible narrative structures HINF 6220 Database Design, Access, Modeling,
and Security
Program Requirements PHTH 5226 Strategic Management and Leadership
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise in Healthcare
indicated. PHTH 5232 Evaluating Healthcare Quality
Core Requirements
Policy
Code Title Hours
Analytics/Modeling/Statistics Program Credit/GPA Requirements
DA 5020 Collecting, Storing, and Retrieving Data 4 37 total semester hours required
DA 5030 Introduction to Data Mining/Machine 4 Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Learning
HINF 6400 Introduction to Health Data Analytics 3 Health Informatics, MS
Statistics Northeastern’s interdisciplinary Master of Science in Health Informatics
PPUA 5302 Information Design and Visual 4 was the first MS in the field. The program seeks to prepare students
Analytics to address the combined clinical, technical, and business needs of
Healthcare health-related professionals. Successful students graduate with the
knowledge of how technology, people, health, and the healthcare system
HINF 5102 Data Management in Healthcare 3
interrelate; the ability to use technology and information management to
HINF 5105 The American Healthcare System 3 improve healthcare delivery and outcomes; and the skills to communicate
(TBA) 3 effectively among healthcare practitioners, administrators, and
1 information technology professionals.
With approval from the health informatics program director, selected
Thesis/Capstone students can substitute one course from the Graduate Certificate in Data
Code Title Hours Analytics for a technical core requirement in the MS in Health Informatics
degree, and up to two more courses from the Graduate Certificate in Data
Analytics can be counted as electives for the MS in Health Informatics
Thesis
degree.
(TBA)
Capstone Northeastern also offers graduate certificate programs in health
informatics. Three certificate programs enable you to choose the one that
addresses your specific goals. These programs are listed separately in
Electives this catalog:
At least one course must be chosen from the methods list. • Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics Management and
Exchange
• Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics Privacy and Security PHTH 6400 Principles of Population Health 1
• Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics Software Engineering
One course from the following may count toward the
technical core requirement:
Courses in the certificate program also apply toward master’s degree
requirements. This gives you the flexibility to complete a certificate and DA 5020 Collecting, Storing, and Retrieving Data
be well on your way to earning a degree if you decide later to continue DA 5030 Introduction to Data Mining/Machine
your education. Learning
PPUA 5301 Introduction to Computational
Program Requirements Statistics
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise PPUA 5302 Information Design and Visual
indicated. Analytics

A grade of B– or higher is required in each course. Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours Complete two courses from the following. Any course not 6
taken to complete a core requirement may be taken as an
Required Core
elective.
HINF 5101 Introduction to Health Informatics and 3
HINF 6345 Design for Usability in Healthcare
HINF 5105 The American Healthcare System 3
DA 5030 Introduction to Data Mining/Machine
HINF 7701 Health Informatics Capstone Project 3
Learning
Business Management
Complete two courses from the following: 6 Statistics
HINF 6201 Organizational Behavior, Work Flow PPUA 5302 Information Design and Visual
Design, and Change Management Analytics
HINF 6202 Business of Healthcare Informatics
HINF 6215 Project Management Program Credit/GPA Requirements
HINF 6335 Management Issues in Healthcare Minimum 33 total semester hours required
Information Technology Minimum 3.000 GPA required
HINF 6240 Improving the Patient Experience
through Informatics Information Assurance & Cybersecurity
PHTH 5226 Strategic Management and Leadership
in Healthcare Students can apply for admission to two distinct degree programs:
Health Informatics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Information Assurance degree. A research-
Complete two courses from the following: 6
based, interdisciplinary PhD in information assurance combines a strong
HINF 5102 Data Management in Healthcare security technical foundation with a security policy and social sciences
HINF 5110 Global Health Information Management perspective. It seeks to prepare graduates to advance the state-of-
HINF 5200 Theoretical Foundations in Personal the-art of security in systems, networks, and the internet in industry,
Health Informatics academia, and government. The interdisciplinary nature of the program
HINF 6205 Creation and Application of Medical distinguishes it from traditional doctoral degree programs in computer
Knowledge science, engineering, or social sciences and makes it unique in the
Boston area.
HINF 6350 Public Health Surveillance and
Informatics Master of Science (MS) in Cybersecurity degree. An industry-focused,
HINF 6404 Patient Engagement Informatics and interdisciplinary Master of Science in Cybersecurity combines knowledge
Analytics of information security technology and cybersecurity tools with relevant
HINF 6405 Quantifying the Value of Informatics knowledge from law, the social sciences, criminology, and management.
PHTH 5232 Evaluating Healthcare Quality The Master of Science in Cybersecurity is designed for students focused
on cybersecurity careers in companies or government agencies, thus
Technical
applying their knowledge to their workplaces to assess security threats
Complete two courses from the following: 6 and manage information security risks and technical and policy controls.
and Security MSIA-Align. Students who have a strong desire to pursue a career
HINF 6355 Key Standards in Health Informatics in cybersecurity but lack a technical background are advised to
Systems apply to MSIA-Align. MSIA-Align students enter the Align program
with backgrounds in social sciences, business, economics,
HINF 6400 Introduction to Health Data Analytics
sciences, and other disciplines. The MSIA-Align courses prepare
PHTH 5202 Introduction to Epidemiology MSIA-Align students to gain admission to the Master of Science in
PHTH 5210 Biostatistics in Public Health Cybersecurity.
114 Information Assurance, PhD
Northeastern University designations by the National Security Agency government, and academia worldwide, the Institute’s faculty
(NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): and students develop, protect, and enhance technologies
on which the world relies—from mobile devices and “smart”
• Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber IoT applications to tomorrow’s self-driving cars and delivery
Defense Education, with focus area in Cyber Investigations drones. Their expertise spans algorithm auditing, cloud security,
cryptography, differential privacy, embedded device security,
• Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Research
Internet-scale security measurements, machine learning, big data,
• Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations and security, malware and advanced threats, network protocols
and security, Web and mobile security, wireless network security.
Programs • The International Secure Systems Lab (http://www.iseclab.org),

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) affiliated with Northeastern, a collaborative effort of European
and U.S. researchers focused on web security, malware and
• Information Assurance (p. 114)
vulnerability analysis, intrusion detection, and other computer
• Information Assurance—Advanced Entry (p. 115) security issues
Master of Science • The ALERT Center (http://www.northeastern.edu/alert), where

• Cybersecurity (p. 116) Northeastern is the lead institution, a multiuniversity Department
of Homeland Security Center of Excellence involved in research,
Graduate Certificate education, and technology related to threats from explosives
• Cybersecurity (p. 117)
The benefits of the Boston area:

Information Assurance, PhD
• World-renowned for academic and research excellence, the Boston
A research-based, interdisciplinary Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in area is also home to some of the nation’s largest Department of
Information Assurance combines a strong security technical foundation Defense contractors and government and independent labs such as
with a security policy and social sciences perspective. It seeks to MIT Lincoln Lab, MITRE, and Draper Lab
prepare graduates to advance the state-of-the-art of security in systems,
networks, and the internet in industry, academia, and government. The
Degree Requirements
interdisciplinary nature of the program distinguishes it from traditional The PhD in information assurance degree requires completion of at least
doctoral degree programs in computer science, engineering, or social 48 semester credit hours beyond a bachelor’s degree. Students who enter
sciences and makes it unique in the Boston area. with an undergraduate degree will typically need four to five years to
complete the program, and they will be awarded a master’s degree en
Students who choose the PhD in information assurance program have a route to the PhD.
strong desire to pursue academic research solving critical cybersecurity
challenges facing today’s society. The PhD program is a natural path for Doctoral Degree Candidacy
students in the college’s Master of Science in Information Assurance and A student is considered a PhD degree candidate after completing the
Cybersecurity (http://www.ccs.neu.edu/graduate/degree-programs/m- core courses with at least a 3.400 grade-point average (GPA) and either
s-in-information-assurance)program who want to pursue research and publishing a paper in a strong conference or journal or passing an oral
students with bachelor’s degrees and an interest in research-focused exam that is conducted by a committee of three information assurance
careers. Students who pursue careers in advancing the state-of-the art of faculty members and based on paper(s) written by the student.
cybersecurity have an opportunity to gain:
RESIDENCY
• A strong technical foundation in cybersecurity and an One year of continuous full-time study is required after admission to the
interdisciplinary perspective based on policy and social science PhD candidacy. During this period, the student will be expected to make
• A path to a research-focused career coupled with depth in substantial progress in preparing for the comprehensive examination.
information assurance research at a leading institution, one of the
DISSERTATION ADVISING
earliest designees by NSA/DHS as a National Center of Academic The doctoral dissertation advising team for each student consists of two
Excellence (http://www.nsa.gov/ia/academic_outreach/nat_cae/ information assurance faculty members, one in a technical area. When
index.shtml) in Information Assurance Research, Information appropriate, the second faculty advisor will be from the policy/social
Assurance/Cyber Defense, and Cyber Operations science area.
• The opportunity to work with and learn from faculty who are DISSERTATION COMMITTEE
recognized internationally for their expertise and contributions in A PhD student’s dissertation committee consists of the two members of
information assurance from Northeastern’s College of Computer the dissertation advising team plus two others: One is a member of the
and Information Science, the Department of Electrical and Computer information assurance faculty, and the other is an external examiner who
Engineering, and the College of Social Sciences and Humanities is knowledgeable about the student’s research topic.
• Access to research projects at Northeastern’s research centers COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION

focused on security: A PhD student must submit a written dissertation proposal and present it
to the dissertation committee. The proposal should identify the research
• The Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute (https://
problem, the research plan, and the potential impact of the research on
cyber.ccis.northeastern.edu/about): The mission of
the field. The presentation of the proposal will be made in an open forum,
Northeastern's Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute is to safeguard
critical technology. Forging partnerships with experts in industry,
and the student must successfully defend it before the dissertation CS 6200 Information Retrieval
committee after the public presentation. EECE 7204 Applied Probability and Stochastic
Processes
DISSERTATION DEFENSE
A PhD student must complete and defend a dissertation that involves EECE 7205 Fundamentals of Computer Engineering
original research in information assurance. EECE 7337 Information Theory
SOCL 7211 Research Methods
AWARDING OF MASTER’S DEGREES
Students who enter the PhD in information assurance program with a or CS 6350 Empirical Research Methods
bachelor’s degree have the option of obtaining a master's degree from
one of the departments participating in the program. To do so, they must Dissertation
meet all of the department’s degree requirements. Code Title Hours
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice:
Program Requirements IA 9990 Dissertation
Bachelor’s Degree Entrance Complete the following (repeatable) course until graduation:
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise IA 9996 Dissertation Continuation
indicated.
Milestones
Qualifying exam and area exam
Annual review
Dissertation committee Information Assurance, PhD—Advanced Entry
Dissertation defense
A research-based, interdisciplinary Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in
Core Requirements Information Assurance combines a strong security technical foundation
A cumulative 3.400 GPA is required for the core requirement. with a security policy and social sciences perspective. It seeks to
prepare graduates to advance the state-of-the-art of security in systems
Code Title Hours networks and the internet in industry, academia, and government. The
Fundamentals interdisciplinary nature of the program distinguishes it from traditional
CS 5700 Fundamentals of Computer Networking 4 doctoral degree programs in computer science, engineering, or social
sciences and makes it unique in the Boston area.
or EECE 7336 Digital Communications
Software Students who choose the PhD in information assurance program have a
CS 5770 Software Vulnerabilities and Security 4 strong desire to purse academic research solving critical cybersecurity
Security and Cyberlaw challenges facing today’s society. The PhD program is a natural path for
students in the college’s Master of Science in Information Assurance and
CS 6740 Network Security 4
Cybersecurity program who want to pursue research and students with
or CS 6750 Cryptography and Communications Security
bachelor’s degrees and an interest in research-focused careers. Students
IA 5200 Security Risk Management and 4 who pursue careers in advancing the state-of-the art of cybersecurity
Assessment have an opportunity to gain:
IA 5240 Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital 4
Rights • A strong technical foundation in cybersecurity and an
interdisciplinary perspective based on policy and social science
Electives and Specializations • A path to a research-focused career coupled with depth in
Code Title Hours information assurance research at a leading institution, one of the
earliest designees by NSA/DHS as a National Center of Academic
Excellence in Information Assurance Research, Information
Consult faculty advisor for other acceptable courses.
Assurance/Cyber Defense, and Cyber Operations
Track 1: Network/Communication Security
CS 6710 Wireless Network • The opportunity to work with and learn from faculty who are
recognized internationally for their expertise and contributions in
EECE 5666 Digital Signal Processing
information assurance from Northeastern’s College of Computer
Track 2: System Security
and Information Science, the Department of Electrical and Computer
CS 5600 Computer Systems Engineering, and the College of Social Sciences and Humanities
or EECE 7352 Computer Architecture
• Access to research projects at Northeastern’s research centers
IA 6120 Software Security Practices
focused on security:
Track 3 Policy/Society
CRIM 7246 Security Management • The Institute of Information Assurance (IIA), an interdisciplinary
POLS 7341 Security and Resilience Policy research center overseen by both the College of Computer
and Information Science and the department of Electrical and
General Electives
Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering, and the
CS 5500 Managing Software Development
116 Cybersecurity, MS
recipient of a National Science Foundation grant to train the Dissertation

country’s next generation of cybercorps
Code Title Hours
• The International Secure Systems Lab, affiliated with Complete the following (repeatable) course twice:
Northeastern, a collaborative effort of European and U.S. IA 9990 Dissertation
researchers focused on web security, malware and vulnerability Complete the following (repeatable) course until graduation:
analysis, intrusion detection, and other computer security issues
IA 9996 Dissertation Continuation
• The ALERT Center, where Northeastern is the lead institution,
a multiuniversity Department of Homeland Security Center of
Excellence involved in research, education, and technology 16 total semester hours required
related to threats from explosives Minimum 3.000 GPA required
The benefits of the Boston area: Cybersecurity, MS
• World renowned for academic and research excellence, the Boston Our Master of Science in Cybersecurity combines an understanding
area is also home to some of the nation’s largest Department of of information security technology with relevant knowledge from law,
Defense contractors and government and independent labs such as the social sciences, criminology, and management. The MS program
MIT Lincoln Lab, MITRE, and Draper Lab is designed for working professionals and recent graduates who want
knowledge they can apply in their workplaces to assess and manage
Degree Requirements information security risks effectively.
The PhD in information assurance master entry degree requires
completion of at least 16 semester credit hours beyond a bachelor’s Learning Outcomes:
degree. Students also must complete the required core courses. • Building core knowledge surrounding computer system security and
network security theory, processes, and practices
Doctoral Degree Candidacy • Planning and implementing security strategies to reduce risk and
Refer to the information assurance, PhD, overview for admission to enhance protection of information assets and systems
candidacy requirements.
• Identifying and addressing legal and ethical issues associated with
RESIDENCY information security, privacy, and digital rights and identifying how
Refer to the information assurance, PhD, overview they inform specific IA plan/decisions
for residency requirements. • Communicating effectively, verbally and in writing, with corporate
management on IA-related issues
DISSERTATION ADVISING
Refer to the information assurance, PhD, overview for dissertation GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP
advising requirements. Master's Degree in Cybersecurity with Graduate Certificate in Engineering
Leadership
DISSERTATION COMMITTEE
Refer to the information assurance, PhD, overview for dissertation Students may complete a Master of Science in Cybersecurity in addition
committee requirements. to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students
must apply and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering Leadership
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION Program in order to pursue this option. The certificate program requires
Refer to the information assurance, PhD, overview for comprehensive
fulfillment of the 16-semester-hour curriculum required to earn the
examination requirements.
Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership, which includes an
DISSERTATION DEFENSE industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors. The integrated
Refer to the information assurance, PhD, overview for dissertation 40-semester-hour master’s degree and certificate require 24 hours of
defense and completion requirements. information assurance course work.
Program Requirements Engineering Leadership (p. 222)

indicated.
Core Requirement
Milestones Code Title Hours
Qualifying exam and area exam Foundations
Annual review IA 5010 Foundations of Information Assurance 4
Technical Track
Dissertation committee
Dissertation defense Complete 8 semester hours from the following: 8
IA 5120 Applied Cryptography
Core Requirement IA 5130 Computer System Security
Complete 16 semester hours of approved course work. A cumulative IA 5150 Network Security Practices
3.400 GPA is required for the core requirement. Consult your faculty
IA 6120 Software Security Practices
advisor for acceptable courses.
Contextual Track
IA 5200 Security Risk Management and information systems, to explore issues involved in the security of
Assessment computer systems, and to explore the techniques used in computer
IA 5210 Information System Forensics forensic examination. The goal of the certificate is to provide prospective
cybersecurity professionals with an entry point to industry positions
IA 5240 Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital
within eight months from admission and with reduced financial
Rights
investment.
IA 5250 Decision Making for Critical
Infrastructure Program Requirements
Capstone Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
IA 7900 Capstone Project/Seminar 4 indicated.
Electives Core Requirements

Complete 8 semester hours from the following: 8 IA 5010 Foundations of Information Assurance 4
IA 5040 Introduction to Cyberspace IA 5130 Computer System Security 4
Programming IA 5210 Information System Forensics 4
IA 5120 Applied Cryptography
IA 5130 Computer System Security Elective
IA 5150 Network Security Practices Code Title Hours
IA 5200 Security Risk Management and Complete one of the following: 4
Assessment IA 5200 Security Risk Management and
IA 5210 Information System Forensics Assessment
IA 5240 Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital IA 5150 Network Security Practices
Rights IA 5240 Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital
IA 6120 Software Security Practices Rights
CS 5600 Computer Systems Minimum 3.000 GPA required
CS 5700 Fundamentals of Computer Networking
Interdisciplinary
CS 6710 Wireless Network
1
CS 6740 Network Security The College of Computer and Information Science features two additional
CS 6750 Cryptography and Communications interdisciplinary programs. We partner with the College of Arts, Media and
Security Design to offer the Master of Science in Game Science and Design. We
CS 7805 Theory of Computation also partner with the College of Social Sciences and Humanities to offer
the Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics.
CRIM 7312 Special Topics in Criminology and
Public Policy
Programs
PPUA 6503 Public Personnel Administration
Master of Science
PPUA 6505 Public Budgeting and Financial
• Game Science and Design (p. 57)
Management
PPUA 6507 Institutional Leadership and the Public Graduate Certificate
Manager • Data Analytics (p. 109)
POLS 7341 Security and Resilience Policy
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Game Science and Design, MS

Minimum 3.000 GPA required The Master of Science (MS) in Game Science and Design is a program
that seeks to give students a comprehensive understanding of how
1
Students who took Network Security Practices (IA 5150) (technical successful game products are created in a player-centric environment.
track) and are interested in taking Network Security (CS 6740) Focusing on the science of game development, students have an
(approved elective, non–IA course) should inform the network security opportunity to learn the design and technological skills needed to build a
instructor and the director/associate director of IA. game and develop a deep understanding of playability and analytics that
make products successful in an increasingly competitive marketplace.
Cybersecurity, Graduate Certificate The game industry has expanded to include social and mobile gaming;
games in health, education, and training; and innovations in play
The certificate is designed to give students a solid foundation in psychology, middleware, graphics tools, game mechanics, game
cybersecurity. In the course work, students have the opportunity to evaluation methods, and advanced artificial intelligence and narrative
be exposed to the basic principles and security concepts related to techniques. It has become an increasingly competitive space.
118 Game Science and Design, MS
The selectiveness of the industry and the diversity of the skills required GSND 6320 Psychology of Play
mean that students seeking entry need both broad and deep skills. As an GSND 6330 Player Experience
emergent industry using diverse technology and collaborative practices,
GSND 6340 Biometrics for Design
the game industry needs professionals with interdisciplinary skill sets
who can meld knowledge about development with knowledge about GAME DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
evaluation methods and players’ behavior and psychology. Code Title Hours
Jointly offered by Northeastern’s Colleges of Arts, Media and Design and Complete three of the following: 12
Computer and Information Science (http://www.ccs.neu.edu), the Master CS 5150 Game Artificial Intelligence
in Science in Game Science and Design is a one-of-a-kind interdisciplinary CS 5850 Building Game Engines
program that seeks to prepare students to meet this need by weaving GSND 6240 Exploratory Concept Design
together science and design. This is a two-year, 34-credit-hour program.
GSND 6250 Spatial and Temporal Design
The degree offers three concentrations:
Electives
• Game analytics: focusing on data analysis of gameplay and other Note: In consultation with your faculty advisor, you may complete two
game data to make the game successful other related courses offered by all options.
• Game user research: focusing on gauging the user experience to
enable designers to develop an enjoyable game experience Code Title Hours
• Game design and development: focusing on the design or technical Complete two of the following: 8
side of game development CS 5150 Game Artificial Intelligence
All admitted students will be assigned to an advisor who will help them
select a pathway with a coherent set of electives depending on their
career goals. The advisor will also monitor their progress through the DA 5020 Collecting, Storing, and Retrieving Data
master’s degree. DA 5030 Introduction to Data Mining/Machine
Learning
Program Requirements GSND 6240 Exploratory Concept Design
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise GSND 6250 Spatial and Temporal Design
indicated.
GSND 6320 Psychology of Play
Core Requirements GSND 6330 Player Experience
Code Title Hours GSND 6340 Biometrics for Design
Required Core GSND 6350 Data-Driven Player Modeling
GSND 5110 Game Design and Analysis 4 PPUA 5302 Information Design and Visual
Analytics
GSND 5111 Seminar for GSND 5110 1
GSND 5122 Business Models in the Game Industry 1 Program Credit/GPA Requirements
GSND 5130 Mixed Research Methods for Games 4 34 total semester hours required
or PPUA 5301 Introduction to Computational Statistics Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Thesis
GSND 7990 Thesis 4
Plan of Study
Sample Two Years, One Co-op (Optional) Plan of Study
Specializations Year 1
In consultation with your faculty advisor, declare one specialization Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer Full Hours
option by spring of your first year. Semester
Complete one of the following specializations:
GSND 5110 4 Concentration 4 Co-op 0
elective (Optional)
GAME ANALYTICS
Code Title Hours GSND 5111 1 Concentration 4
elective
GSND 5130 4
or PPUA
Learning
9 8 0
Year 2
Analytics
GAME USER RESEARCH elective
Code Title Hours Concentration 4 GSND 7990 4
Complete three of the following: 12 elective

General 4 Program Credit/GPA Requirements

elective 16 total semester hours required
9 8 Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Total Hours: 34
Sample Two Years, No Co-op Plan of Study

Year 1
Semester
GSND 5110 4 Concentration 4 Vacation 0
elective
GSND 5111 1 Concentration 4
elective
GSND 5130 4
or PPUA
5301
9 8 0
Year 2
elective
Concentration 4 GSND 7990 4
elective
General 4
elective
9 8
Total Hours: 34
Data Analytics, Graduate Certificate
The interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics is

offered through a collaboration between the College of Computer
and Information Sciences and the College of Social Sciences and
Humanities. The certificate curriculum emphasizes the skills needed
to bridge between emerging technological capacities and traditional
policymaking processes. The program is designed to provide
students with foundational knowledge in data science—including data
management, machine learning, data mining, statistics, and visualizing
and communicating data—that can be applied to data-driven decision
making in any discipline.

(http://www.northeastern.edu/datascience).
indicated.
Core Requirements
Code Title Hours
DA 5020 Collecting, Storing, and Retrieving Data 4
Learning
Statistics
Analytics
120 College of Engineering
College of Engineering
Website (http://www.coe.neu.edu/academics/graduate-school- Master of Science
engineering) The MS programs’ student learning outcome is:
Nadine Aubry, PhD, Dean • Ability to use basic engineering concepts flexibly in a variety of
contexts.
Thomas C. Sheahan, ScD, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
130 Snell Engineering Center

Admission Requirements
617.373.2711
The Graduate School of Engineering (GSE) offers research and To be minimally qualified to pursue admission, a candidate must have
professional degree programs organized around a core curriculum that successfully completed or be in the process of completing an appropriate
equips students with a solid foundation for technical and leadership undergraduate bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college
positions in industry organizations, government laboratories, research or university or its equivalent from a foreign college or university. Any
laboratories, and educational institutions. By involving students in offer of acceptance is contingent upon a candidate’s successful
many levels of research, encouraging collaboration across departments, completion of an undergraduate bachelor’s degree from a regionally
and partnering with outside institutions and organizations globally, accredited U.S. college or university or its equivalent from a foreign
Northeastern engineering graduate students have the opportunity to gain college or university.
a rich and experiential education in their chosen discipline.
Application requirements:
Master of Science and doctoral degree programs are offered, as well
• Online application.
as numerous graduate certificate programs that can be applied toward
master’s degree programs for lifelong learning. GSE offers traditional full- • Statement of purpose.
time day and part-time evening master's and doctoral degree programs • Professional resumé.
and part-time evening certificate programs. Programs are offered in • Transcript(s) from any and all colleges or universities attended
Boston and at regional campuses. A number of courses and degree evidencing all courses, grades, and credits, as well as any
programs are also available in a flexible online or hybrid format, which diploma(s) or provisional certificate(s) evidencing that degree(s) have
are well suited for distance learners. Innovative programs, such as been conferred.
interdisciplinary degrees, business/entrepreneurship pathways, and the • Two letters of recommendation.
Academic Link (AL) program for students without an undergraduate
• GRE scores are required of most applicants. For complete
engineering degree (or who need additional preparatory course work),
information on this requirement, visit the Graduate Admissions
enable students to personalize their learning experience.
website. (http://www.coe.neu.edu/degrees/graduate-admissions)
• TOEFL or IELTS scores are required of most applicants whose
Academic Policies and Procedures native language is not English. For complete information on
this requirement, visit the Graduate Admissions website (http://
• Learning Outcomes (p. 120) www.coe.neu.edu/degrees/graduate-admissions).
• Admission Requirements (p. 120)
• Cooperative Education Policies (p. 120)
Cooperative Education Policies
• Online and Video Streaming Examination Policy (p. 122)
• Course Registration and Withdrawal (p. 122) The College of Engineering Graduate Cooperative Education Program
• Academic Standards and Degree Requirements (p. 123) (co-op) is one option for experiential learning and is available to selected
• Administrative Procedures (p. 125) students enrolled full-time at Northeastern University in a degree-granting
program. Students registered only in a graduate certificate program are
• Petitions (p. 125)
not eligible.
• Re-enrollment Policy for Full-time Students (p. 126)
The goals of cooperative education are to:
Learning Outcomes • Apply knowledge and skills in new, authentic contexts

• Develop new knowledge and skills
Doctor of Philosophy • Integrate and use the deepened knowledge and skills in your
The PhD programs’ student learning outcomes are: academic programs
• Reflect on and articulate how you used your knowledge and
• Ability to use basic engineering concepts flexibly in a variety of
skills, how you gained new knowledge and skills, and how
contexts
“theory and practice” work together
• Ability to formulate a research plan
• Ability to communicate orally a research plan Students who wish to participate in co-op must meet the eligibility
• Ability to conduct independent research requirements and follow the guidelines that follow. Co-op is not
guaranteed for any student; students must compete and be selected for
a limited number of co-op opportunities. These guidelines apply to all Required preparation courses ENCP
graduate students in the College of Engineering. 6100 or
EECE
Eligibility Requirements 6000
1. Students must successfully complete Career Management Minimum number of semester hours completed 16 SH
for Engineers (ENCP 6000) or Introduction to Cooperative
Education (ENCP 6100) or Introduction to Cooperative Education Code Title Hours
(EECE 6000) (depending on their major). Students MUST meet all Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering,
co-op eligibility requirements to enroll in Career Management for Data Analytics, Engineering and Public Policy, Environmental
Engineers (ENCP 6000) or Introduction to Cooperative Education Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,
(ENCP 6100). A complete list of requirements is found on the Operations Research, and Sustainable Building Systems
Graduate School of Engineering website (http://www.coe.neu.edu/co-
GPA > 3.2
op-advantage/graduate-co-op).
Minimum TOEFL requirement 95
2. To be eligible for co-op, College of Engineering graduate students
must be: Minimum IELTS requirement 7
• Enrolled full-time at Northeastern University Note: If below TOEFL/IELTS requirement at matriculation, a
new TOEFL/IELTS meeting requirement is needed.
• Meet the minimum GPA and minimum semester-hour Required preparation course ENCP
requirements for their program described in the table below, as 6100
applicable
Minimum number of semester hours completed 16 SH
• Meet all English-language requirements described in the table
below, as applicable Code Title Hours
Computer Systems Engineering, Energy Systems, Engineering
• Have no disciplinary or academic probation issues and no Management, Information Systems, and Telecommunication
incomplete courses (i.e., no I grade in their records) Networks
GPA Student
• Have at least one term left in their program after completing co-
must be
op (i.e., students must return to Northeastern to take courses for
in good
at least one term prior to graduating)
academic
• Have a valid I-20 (for international students) standing
Minimum TOEFL requirement Student
3. Co-op performance standards encourage professional and ethical must be
behaviors throughout the co-op process and clarify procedures in good
required for continued success of our students and the co-op academic
program. The College of Engineering Co-op Performance Standards standing
are communicated to all students in the Career Management for Minimum IELTS requirement Student
Engineers (ENCP 6000) / Introduction to Cooperative Education must be
(ENCP 6100) / Introduction to Cooperative Education (EECE 6000) in good
course as part of their preparation for the first co-op experience. The academic
standards establish co-op professional expectations of the student standing
throughout the co-op search process and during the co-op term and
Required preparation course ENCP
address co-op related issues that may involve performance. In the
6000
event that a situation arises that requires special consideration, the
College of Engineering Co-op Standing Committee may be consulted. Minimum number of semester hours completed 16 SH
4. Students who are dismissed from or resign from a co-op job for
Guidelines
circumstances under their control will receive a U (unsatisfactory)
1. For the purposes of these guidelines, internships, practicums,
grade for co-op work experience and be ineligible for other future co-
clinicals, cooperative education, residencies, or similar programs, are
op experiences.
all treated as a co-op and are not considered separate experiences
5. Students must receive academic and co-op advisor approval prior to
in the Graduate School of Engineering. See below for a special note
accepting a placement.
for international PhD student internships only (NOT part of the co-op
program).
Code Title Hours
2. Students may not hold a graduate stipend assistantship at the
Electrical and Computer Engineering
university during the semesters planned for co-op.
GPA > 3.2
3. Students may participate in co-op activities with a single company
Minimum TOEFL requirement 90
for a four-, six-, or eight-month period. The total duration of co-op
Minimum IELTS requirement 7 cannot exceed eight months or be shorter than four months. Co-
Note: If below TOEFL/IELTS requirement at matriculation, a ops are aligned with academic terms (fall, spring, and full summer or
new TOEFL/IELTS meeting requirement is needed. summer 1 and summer 2). For purposes of determining the length of
a co-op, it is based on the terms participated in—a co-op in any one
term is a four-month co-op (full summer, fall, or spring); six-month
co-ops are spring and summer 1 or summer 2 and fall; eight-month
122 Online and Video Streaming Examination Policy
co-ops are two consecutive terms (spring and full summer or full academic advisor, department chair, and the Graduate School of
summer and fall); fall and spring co-op is not allowed. Engineering.
4. Students on four-month co-op assignments are allowed to have their
co-op extended to a maximum of eight months (aligning with terms Internships, Co-op, and Pre-OPT
as stated above (fall and spring co-op is not allowed), provided they A position that a student finds on their own in a field related to their
have approval from their academic and co-op advisor. program of study, to provide funding during the summer, or to supplement
5. Co-ops are required to be full-time (35+ hours per week) and, thus, their income does not qualify for internship CPT authorization, though
students are allowed to take at most one course during the fall and the position might qualify as a co-op or Pre-OPT experience—provided the
spring semesters while participating in co-op activities; students student meets all the qualifications for the relevant authorization. Like
are required to seek approval from their co-op coordinator prior to co-op, internships are not part of a jobs program, even if they do provide
registering for a course during a fall or spring co-op term. Students experience that would be beneficial to employment after graduation. The
participating in co-op during the full summer are only allowed to take key is that any internship must have a very direct and strong relationship
a single course over the entire summer (i.e., a full summer, summer 1, to the student’s research or dissertation.
or summer 2, not one in each period); students are required to seek
approval from their co-op coordinator prior to registering for a course Online and Video Streaming Examination Policy
during a summer co-op term.
6. Students are permitted to participate in one co-op experience as Exam Administration
a graduate student. A student who in the process of seeking a Students who are enrolled in online and video-streaming sections may
cooperative education experience and is disqualified because of be required to have their exams proctored. If a proctor is required, it is
violation of co-op performance standards described in guideline the student's responsibility to find a proctor and then have the proctor
number 3 above is ineligible to seek a future cooperative education approved by the Graduate School of Engineering. Students must make
experience. In other words, the student forfeits the opportunity to arrangements for an exam proctor following the proctor application
participate in co-op. guidelines. The Graduate School of Engineering reserves the right to
7. Students who wish are allowed to create their own co-op placement reject any proctor application if the guidelines are not followed.
outside of NUcareers but must meet all the requirements and follow
all the guidelines. Video-streaming students living within 30 miles of their home campus
8. Final decision regarding any exceptions to the above requirements (Boston, Charlotte, Silicon Valley, or Seattle) and who are enrolled in
needs to be approved by the co-op faculty of the appropriate program. video-streamed sections may be strongly encouraged by the faculty
to take exams at their home campus if there is a campus designee to
Seattle and Silicon Valley Campus MSIS Students Only provide proctoring services. In cases where a student is unable to travel
Seattle and Silicon Valley multidisciplinary graduate engineering students to campus for exams, a proctor can be used.
only are permitted to participate in a second co-op experience. In addition
For successful proctoring, the following responsibilities are delineated.
to the collegewide graduate co-op eligibility requirements and guidelines,
the supplemental second co-op must additionally meet the following Student Responsibilities
requirements:
Students must make arrangements for a proctor. Students are required to
1. The student must obtain the second co-op on their own, without use complete and submit a Proctor Application form to the Graduate School
of the NUcareers co-op database. of Engineering office by the end of the third week of class.
2. Total co-op length for the two co-op experiences combined cannot Proctor Responsibilities
exceed eight months.
The proctor is responsible for administering exams to the students per
3. The first and second co-op experiences may not occur in consecutive the instructor’s directions and in accordance with the Academic Honesty
fall and spring terms. and Integrity Policy in order to maintain the security and integrity of the
4. Students must receive academic advisor and faculty co-op exam process.
coordinator approval prior to initiating a search for a second co-op
position and also before accepting a second co-op position. Faculty Responsibilities
To administer each exam, the instructor will make arrangements for the
International PhD Student Internships exchange of exam materials with the proctor.Once a proctor is approved,
An internship at Northeastern is a special case of experiential learning the faculty is in charge of coordinating and interacting with the proctor.
that applies only to international PhD students. Like co-op, it is classified
as Curricular Practical Training (CPT) for F-1 visa holders or pre-
Academic Training (pre-AT) for J-1 visa holders. An internship must be
Course Registration and Withdrawal
integral to a student’s research or dissertation. As such, the student’s
research or dissertation would suffer greatly without this experience. Overview
Generally, because of the close relationship to the student’s research Students must follow their program of study curriculum as published
or dissertation, internships are arranged by the student’s faculty in this University Graduate Catalog (2012 and beyond), or the Graduate
advisor. Further, it is incumbent upon the faculty advisor to sign and School of Engineering Student Guide and Catalog (prior to 2012), for the
verify that this experience is integral to the student’s dissertation or year in which they matriculate. Any change in the course work or program
research as part of the CPT approval process, allowing the student requirements must be approved by the student’s program advisor and/or
to have this experience. Paid or unpaid internships have the same the department. Additionally, students must complete any preparatory
requirements. Internships are never authorized in a student’s final courses stipulated at the time of admission within the stated time frame.
semester. CPT internship requests must be approved by the student's
Registration in classes is mandatory to maintain an active status with Students who need assistance with course selection, course sequencing,
the university. Students must be registered in all courses for a given term waivers, and/or transfer credits should contact their academic advisor or
prior to the university course add deadline. Students should not register Graduate Student Services in the Graduate School of Engineering.
for an excessive number of courses or for multiple sections of the same
course with the intention of dropping half or more of the courses during MS Thesis and Thesis Continuation
the first week of classes. Master’s degree students who are completing a thesis must register for
a total of 8 semester hours of Thesis. Students who have not completed
Students must be registered in their last semester of study. Students their thesis but have already registered for the required number of thesis
finishing their requirements in the summer semester must be registered hours, and have no remaining course work to complete the degree, may
either in the full summer, summer 1, or summer 2 term. register for Thesis Continuation in their last semester (including summer
term) to maintain full-time status. There is a 1-semester-hour tuition
Any student who is financially withdrawn by Student Accounts prior to
charge for Thesis Continuation. Thesis Continuation may be taken only
the start of any given semester will not be permitted to register for that
once.
semester until he or she rectifies the outstanding financial obligation.
During graduation clearance, the Graduate School of Engineering will
Due to last-minute scheduling changes, the Graduate School of
retroactively register students who fail to register correctly for Thesis
Engineering must occasionally substitute faculty or change class
Continuation. Once these retroactive registrations are posted on a
schedules after the registration period has begun. Any student registered
student’s record, Student Accounts will send a tuition bill to the student.
for the original course will automatically be registered for the updated
section should no major schedule conflicts be apparent. Otherwise, the
Dissertation and Dissertation Continuation
graduate school or the department will contact all affected students for
Once program requirements are met for the PhD candidacy, PhD
alternatives.
candidates must register for two consecutive semesters (may include
Northeastern University reserves the right to cancel, postpone, combine, the summer term) of Dissertation (XXXX 9990). Candidates must then
or modify any class. register for Dissertation Continuation in each subsequent semester
(excluding the summer term) until the dissertation is complete and
Course Selection approved by the Graduate School of Engineering. Students completing
Full-time students (domestic and international) in the Graduate School their dissertation in the summer term must register for Dissertation
of Engineering must register for classes on an ongoing basis and carry Continuation in the summer term. There is a 1-semester-hour tuition
a minimum of 8 semester hours of course work per semester. Any charge for Dissertation Continuation.
student who is appointed to a stipended graduate assistantship (SGA)
During graduation clearance, the Graduate School of Engineering
is considered full-time for the term(s) of appointment if enrolled for a
will retroactively register students who fail to register for the correct
minimum of 6 semester hours.
sequence of Dissertation and/or Dissertation Continuation. If tuition is
All graduate students who are registered for Dissertation, Dissertation owed by the student once these retroactive registrations are posted on a
Continuation, Thesis Continuation, PhD Candidacy Preparation, PhD Exam student’s record, Student Accounts will send a tuition bill to the student.
Preparation, or a zero-semester-hour Research course are considered full-
time. Registration in these courses is restricted to students who qualify Attendance Policy
for registration in these courses. In each term, continuing students are expected to be on campus by the
first day of classes and online students are expected to log-in and stay
The graduate school does not require part-time students to be enrolled attentive starting from the first class of each term. Course instructors
for a certain minimum number of semester hours in any term. However, are not expected to make accommodations for students who arrive
part-time students who are not enrolled for more than one term after the first day of classes. Students who do not attend their class
(excluding summer terms) should take a leave of absence from the during the first week of a semester risk being dropped from the course.
university to maintain active student status to keep their student account Students should not expect that they will be added to the classes after
active. the university course add deadline.
The maximum number of semester hours approved for a student in

each term varies by the degree program. However, a student can petition Academic Standards and Degree Requirements
his or her program advisor to request permission to register for more
than the allowed maximum number of semester hours for a given term. Academic Requirements
Normally, no more than 9 semester hours (inclusive of transfer credits In order to earn a degree in the graduate program in which a student
and advanced standing for MS programs) may be taken outside the is enrolled, he or she must complete all program and departmental
College of Engineering. requirements in a satisfactory manner.
Students should formulate a program of study in consultation with their A student must attain a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.000 or
assigned program advisor at the beginning of their program, during fall or higher with no more than 8 semester hours below the grade of B– in all
spring orientation. Students should preselect courses whenever possible courses applied toward that degree and exclusive of any prerequisite
and plan to take them when offered, maintaining flexibility with alternate courses required of students admitted provisionally to their program. A
courses in mind. Courses other than the required courses are offered student must also earn a grade of C or higher in all required core courses.
based on demand and are subject to faculty availability. Not all courses Please note that individual programs may have additional requirements.
are offered every year; however, the graduate school will do everything
possible to assure continuity of programs and permit students to make Prerequisite Courses/Undergraduate Courses
continuous progress toward earning their degrees. Students are not awarded credit toward graduate degree requirements for
prerequisite courses unless expressly stated by the student’s academic
124 Academic Standards and Degree Requirements
department. Students may occasionally be permitted by their advisor probation policy. To initiate an appeal, the student must send a written
to take undergraduate courses. However, undergraduate courses do not request to the associate dean of the graduate school detailing the
count toward a graduate degree and may affect a student’s eligibility to reasons the student is appealing the dismissal. The written request
receive federal financial aid. Undergraduate courses do not count toward must be signed by the student, and the appeal must be received by the
the graduate-level course load requirement for full-time students. Graduate School of Engineering within 30 business days from the day the
student received written notification of dismissal. The graduate school
Pass/Fail Grading Policy will respond to the appeal within 10 business days of the date of receipt.
The Graduate School of Engineering does not allow College of
Engineering (COE) graduate students to elect a pass/fail grading scheme Academic Probation (Part-Time Students)
for courses normally letter graded. Students in official part-time status with the University are considered
on academic probation if the cumulative GPA is below 3.000 after
Degree Conferral completion of 8 semester hours. Part-time students must raise the
A degree is awarded at the end of the term (fall, spring, or summer) in cumulative GPA to 3.000 or higher after completion of 8 additional
which the final requirement for the degree is satisfied. semester hours to regain good academic standing status.
Academic Probation (Full-Time Students) If the student’s cumulative GPA remains below 3.000 after completion
STUDENT’S ACADEMIC STANDING of 16 semester hours, the student will be dismissed from the degree
Academic standing at Northeastern University is determined by a program. The student may appeal to attempt an additional final 8
student’s cumulative GPA. All graduate students are expected to maintain semester hours to raise the cumulative GPA to 3.000 or higher. The
a cumulative GPA of 3.000 or higher each term to remain in good appeal is reviewed by the academic probation appeals committee for the
academic standing and to progress toward graduation. Students falling student’s degree program. If denied, the academic dismissal stands.
below a cumulative GPA of 3.000 are placed on academic probation for
each academic term in which the cumulative GPA is below 3.000. This will Course Repeat/Course Substitution Policy for Students on
be noted on the student’s unofficial transcript. Academic Probation
The Graduate School of Engineering allows students to repeat (or
ACADEMIC PROBATION POLICY substitute) a total of up to 8 semester hours of course work beyond
Academic probation is a period of time when a student must address and stated minimum degree requirements in order to attain the required
remediate academic deficiencies. cumulative 3.000 GPA for good academic standing.
A student placed on academic probation will receive a written notification COURSE REPEAT
by the Graduate School of Engineering (hereafter referred to as the When the appropriate course is available, courses may be repeated
graduate school). The student’s academic advisor will also receive once in order to earn a better grade. In all cases, the most recent grade
notification of the student’s probationary status. An academic probation earned in a course is the one used in calculating the overall GPA; however,
action plan to clear the deficiency must be developed by the student previous grades remain on the transcript with a note that the grade is
and the student’s academic advisor. It is the student’s responsibility to “excluded.” This means that the course is excluded from the GPA and
complete an action plan (with input from the advisor) that documents earned credit calculation. Students must obtain approval from their
how the deficiency will be remediated. This action plan must be signed academic advisor and the Graduate School of Engineering prior to
by the academic advisor and the student, and a copy must be submitted repeating a course. Students are required to pay normal tuition charges
to the graduate school as soon as possible and no later than seven for all repeated course work.
business days from the start of the next academic term. If the action
plan is not received by this deadline, the graduate school will cancel the Within the above limitations for extra or repeated courses, a student must
student’s course registration(s). Failure to file a complete and meaningful repeat any required core course in which he or she earns a grade below C.
action plan may be cause for dismissal from the program. The graduate Individual programs may have additional requirements.
school reserves the right to reject or change the action plan.
COURSE SUBSTITUTION
DISMISSAL FROM PROGRAM In cases where repeating a course is not possible, a student may petition
A student (part-time or full-time) placed on academic probation for a to substitute one course for another they have already taken, as long
cumulative GPA of less than 3.000 will have one academic term to raise as the course content is significantly similar and is not a core required
the cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.000. Students whose course.
cumulative GPA is below 3.000 for two consecutive terms in which they
The student’s academic advisor, graduate school, and in some cases
took courses for credit (excluding Career Management for Engineers
the graduate director of the student’s department must approve of
(ENCP 6000) or Introduction to Cooperative Education (ENCP 6100),
the substitution. If approved, the grade in the new course taken will be
if taken) will automatically be dismissed from their degree program at
included in the GPA calculation, and the first course taken will remain
the end of the second term. Students in this situation may submit an
on the transcript with a note that the grade is “excluded” from the GPA
academic dismissal appeal plan to the graduate school to request a final
and earned credit calculation. Students are required to pay normal tuition
one-term extension. In this case, the student may submit an appeal to
charges for all substituted course work.
the associate dean of the graduate school as per the university appeals
process.
Course Repeat Policy for Students in Good Academic
Students being dismissed from their program will receive a written Standing
notification from the Graduate School of Engineering. Students who are in good academic standing may repeat up to 8
semester hours of course work in order to earn a better grade. A course
APPEALS PROCESS may only be repeated once.
A student may appeal a dismissal from his or her program of study due
to failure to achieve academic standards set forth in this academic
In all cases, the most recent grade earned in a course is the one used and the Graduate School of Engineering. The waived course must be
in calculating the overall GPA; however, previous grades remain on the replaced by an advisor-approved course.
transcript with a note that the grade is “excluded.” This means that the
course is excluded from the GPA and earned credit calculation. Students Extension of Time Limit to Complete Program
must obtain approval from their academic advisor and the Graduate All Northeastern University graduate course credits earned in a program
School of Engineering prior to repeating a course. Students are required of study, or accepted for transfer credit, are valid for a maximum of
to pay normal tuition charges for all repeated course work. seven years. To request an extension, students may submit a petition
to their academic advisor, including the reason(s) for the request, an
Course substitution is not an option for students in good academic intended course of action, and length of time needed to complete degree
standing. requirements.
In the case of the Doctor of Philosophy degree, after the establishment of

Administrative Procedures
degree candidacy, a maximum of five years is allowed for the completion
of degree requirements. To request an extension, students may submit a
Husky Email petition to their academic advisor, including the reason(s) for the request,
University communications will always be sent to the student’s Husky an intended course of action, and length of time needed to complete
email address. Students are responsible for checking their Husky email degree requirements.
account email regularly.
Change in Status (Full-Time, Part-Time)
Petitions Students may petition to change their student status from full-time
to part-time study within the same program by filing a petition form,
signed by their program advisor, graduate program director (in some
Overview
departments), and submitted to the Graduate School of Engineering.
Petition procedures described below are required in all cases so that In all cases, students who hold an assistantship, or whose department
the Graduate School of Engineering may maintain a complete and requires full-time students to complete a project or thesis, must have
accurate record for all students. All petitions, unless otherwise noted, departmental approval to change status.
must be formally made on a Graduate School of Engineering petition
form and approved by a student’s academic advisor, department graduate Students who wish to change status from part-time to full-time study
director (if applicable), and by the Graduate School of Engineering. within the same program must have completed a minimum of 8 semester
Other approvals may be required as stipulated by the graduate school hours of course work with a minimum 3.000 grade-point average (GPA).
upon petition review. Students should refer to the Graduate School of Students in this case must submit a petition to change status to their
Engineering (http://www.coe.neu.edu/academics/graduate-school- advisor or departmental graduate officer for approval.
engineering) website for additional instructions.
Students should discuss the financial implications of changing their
Elective Outside of the Approved Program Curriculum student status with the Office of Student Financial Services.
Courses approved for each degree program are found in the
International students are subject to the rules governing their
Northeastern University Graduate Catalog. Students must follow the
immigration status and should consult with an advisor in the Office of
curriculum of their program of study published in the year in which
Global Services before filing a status change petition.
they matriculate. If a student wishes to take a course that is not on
the list of approved courses for his or her program, the student must
Change in Degree Concentration
request permission from the academic advisor to take the course prior
A student who wishes to change degree concentration within the
to registering for that course. Failure to obtain permission to take a
same program must submit a completed Change of Degree Program/
course that is not part of the approved curriculum, as listed in the
Concentration form to the program advisor of the new concentration
catalog, may result in that course not counting toward the student’s
—and, in some cases, to the chair of the graduate committee of their
graduate degree. The petition must be submitted to the Graduate School
department—for approval. The form must then be forwarded to the
of Engineering for review. Final decision on all the requests made by a
Graduate School of Engineering for final review and processing.
petition form rests with the Graduate School of Engineering.
Students should refer to the Graduate School of Engineering (http://
Note: Students enrolled in a PhD program are not subject to this www.coe.neu.edu/academics/graduate-school-engineering) website for
requirement. Course selection is considered a matter among the student, additional instructions.
academic advisor, and department.
Change in Degree Program
Course Waiver A student who wishes to change his or her degree program must
A student may petition to waive any core course (also known as a apply for admission to the desired program. This means a new online
required course) when he or she has completed equivalent or similar admission application must be submitted. The application fee is waived.
course work elsewhere. The student must submit a completed petition If admitted, the student must submit a completed Change of Degree
form along with a course description and an official transcript from the Program form to the advisor of the new program. The form must then
institution where he or she completed the course. be forwarded to the Graduate School of Engineering for final review and
processing. Students should refer to the Graduate School of Engineering
Note: Course waivers do not decrease the number of required semester (http://www.coe.neu.edu/academics/graduate-school-engineering)
hours in any program of study. Submission of a waiver petition does website for additional instructions.
not guarantee a waiver. All waiver petitions are subject to review by the
academic advisor, department graduate director (in applicable cases),
126 Reenrollment Policy for Full-time Students
Change in Degree Level Professor and Chair

A student who wishes to change the degree level from MS to PhD must
206 Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex
apply for admission to the PhD program. This means a new online
617.373.7805
admission application must be submitted. The application fee is waived.
l.makowski@northeastern.edu
If admitted, the student must submit a completed Graduate School of
Engineering Change of Degree Level form to the director of the PhD Jeffrey Ruberti, PhD
program. The form must then be forwarded to the Graduate School of Professor and Graduate Director
Engineering for final review and processing. Students should refer to the
Graduate School of Engineering (http://www.coe.neu.edu/academics/ 206 Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex
graduate-school-engineering) website for additional instructions. 617-373-3984
j.ruberti@northeastern.edu
A student who wishes to change the degree level from PhD to MS within
the same degree program need not submit a new online application but Shiaoming Shi, PhD
must submit a Change of Degree Level form to the academic advisor Assistant Teaching Professor and Master of Science Advisor
—and, in some departments, to the chair of the graduate committee
563 Holmes Hall
—for approval. If approved, the Change of Degree Level form must
617-373-8743
then be submitted to the Graduate School of Engineering for final
s.shi@northeastern.edu
review and processing. Students should refer to the Graduate School
of Engineering (http://www.coe.neu.edu/academics/graduate-school- The Department of Bioengineering is driven by the conviction that the
engineering) website for additional instructions. interface of engineering and medicine will be one of the great intellectual
adventures of the 21st century and strives to create an atmosphere
Reenrollment Policy for Full-time Students of innovation and creativity that fosters excellence in instruction and
research and provides a foundation for programs that drive forward the
Students who enroll and complete at least one graduate engineering cutting edge of knowledge while establishing translational collaborations
course can apply to their academic department to take an official leave of with clinical and industrial researchers.
absence from the time they complete said course(s) and be automatically
Bioengineering is a relatively new field built on the recognition that
readmitted without department review. Automatic readmission applies
engineering of biological systems or systems that interface with living
only to the original program and concentration (if applicable), and only
systems requires a multidisciplinary approach that takes into account
for students who took an official approved leave of absence. Catalog year
the mechanical, electrical, chemical, and materials properties of the
of entry does not change and students must complete the curriculum
biological system. Students with backgrounds from biochemistry
requirements outlined in the University Graduate Catalog for their original
to computer science and many fields in between are attracted to
academic year of admission.
bioengineering as a field with the potential to make a great impact on
If a student without official leave of absence approval does not enroll in human health. The MS and PhD programs are designed to integrate
classes for two consecutive fall/spring semesters, they will be declared students with very different backgrounds and provide them with the
inactive. To return from inactive status, a student must submit an course work and research experience that will take advantage of
updated application to refresh their student record, and this application their unique backgrounds and, where appropriate, fill in gaps in their
will be approved provided the student was in good standing at the time backgrounds to help them grow into a more broadly informed student.
their absence started.
Recognizing the breadth of disciplines that contribute to bioengineering
If a student without official leave of absence approval does not enroll in projects, the MS program allows students to choose one of four
classes for three consecutive fall/spring semesters, or does not indicate concentrations (bioimaging and signal processing, cell and tissue
their intent in writing to the Graduate School of Engineering by the engineering, biomechanics, or biomedical devices) to develop deep
end of the third consecutive semester, they will be withdrawn from the expertise in an area of particular interest and encourages individual
program. In the case of withdrawal, a student will be required to submit research through a one-semester master's project or two-semester
a new admission application for graduate studies without guarantee of master's thesis.
readmission. If the student is admitted after being withdrawn, they will
The PhD program is organized into eight tracks, spanning the breadth
be admitted into the current catalog year and must meet the curriculum
of bioengineering research: bioimaging and signal processing;
requirements in the current University Graduate Catalog.
biomechanics and mechanobiology; bioMEMs/bioNANO; biochemical
In cases where the student has seven or more years of nonenrollment, and bioenvironmental engineering; motor control; biocomputing; cell and
the student’s previous course work completed at the university will tissue engineering; general bioengineering studies. Course work during
first undergo departmental review for technical content and relevance the first year is designed to strengthen student backgrounds in those
to current degree, followed by institutional review mapping courses areas most relevant to the interests of each student.
completed to the current degree program requirements. The institutional
review will determine how many credits, if any, completed more than Mission of the Department
seven years prior will be applied to the current degree. The mission of the Department of Bioengineering is the education of
students in the fundamental principles and practice of bioengineering
and, through basic and applied research, the creation of new knowledge
Bioengineering at the interface of engineering and medicine to support development of
new technologies for improvement of human health and healthcare.
Website (http://www.bioe.neu.edu)
Lee Makowski, PhD

Overview of Programs Offered The field of bioengineering is broad and includes all research at the
The Department of Bioengineering offers a Master of Science (MS) and interface of engineering and biology—this includes bioprocesses,
a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Bioengineering. The MS and PhD degree environmental microbiology, biomaterials and tissue engineering,
programs are only offered as full-time programs. bioelectricity, biomechanics, biomedical and biological imaging,
nanotechnology in medicine and the environment, and engineering
Candidates pursuing an MS or PhD are able to select thesis topics from design for human interfacing. At Northeastern, bioengineering PhD
a diverse range of faculty research. New graduate students may learn students have an opportunity to be trained to appreciate advances in
about ongoing research topics from individual faculty members, faculty bioengineering across a wide range of disciplines while they perform
websites, and bioengineering seminars. highly focused and cutting-edge bioengineering research with one of our
many core or affiliated faculty members.
Graduate Certificate Options
Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Completion of the PhD degree requires students to successfully complete
pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in
the following requirements:
addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should
consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229). • Curriculum: The curriculum comprises a strong fundamental, broad
GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP OPTION core of courses that is then coupled with one of a series of available
Students have the opportunity to pursue the Gordon Engineering tracks for depth in a particular field of study. The detailed course
Leadership Program (p. 221) in combination with the MS degree. requirements are outlined below.
• Qualifying exam (written and oral): To qualify to continue in the PhD
Programs program, students must pass the bioengineering comprehensive
qualifying examination, which comprises the synthesis of knowledge
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) derived from the core curriculum and current literature presented
• Bioengineering (p. 127) in the form of an R21 NIH-style proposal. Successful oral defense
• Bioengineering—Advanced Entry (p. 133) of the proposal is required to pass the exam as well as satisfactory
research progress and satisfactory academic standing. Details of
Master of Science in Bioengineering (MSBioE) the formal qualification exam procedure and timing are available in
• Bioengineering (p. 135) the bioengineering office and may be requested electronically from
the graduate director. The qualifying examinations (written and oral)
must be successfully completed within three years of entry.
Bioengineering, PhD • Qualifying examination committee: The qualifying examination
committee is composed of a minimum of three members, two of
Our interdisciplinary Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program in whom must be selected from the list of bioengineering-affiliated
bioengineering draws on faculty across the university and reflects faculty. In addition, one of the two affiliated faculty must have a
the significant strengths of bioengineering research in multiple areas. primary appointment in the College of Engineering. The student's
Students accepted to the bioengineering program will undertake a primary advisor may not sit on the qualifying exam committee.
rigorous core curriculum in basic bioengineering science followed by an
• Dissertation committee: The dissertation committee is composed of
immersion track curriculum. There are currently eight tracks from which
a minimum of three members, two of whom must be selected from
to choose:
the list of bioengineering-affiliated faculty. In addition, one of the two
Track 1: Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing affiliated faculty must have a primary appointment in the College of
Track 2: Biomechanics and Mechanobiology Engineering. The student's primary advisor should be a member of
Track 3: BioMEMs/BioNANO and chair the dissertation committee.
Track 4: Biochemical and Bioenvironmental Engineering • Area exam (dissertation prospectus/proposal): PhD students must
Track 5: Motor Control submit a “dissertation proposal” to their dissertation committee
Track 6: Biocomputing in the form of an R-21 NIH-style research plan and successfully
Track 7: Cell and Tissue Engineering defend the research plan in the form of an open presentation to their
Track 8: General Bioengineering Studies dissertation committee. The area exam should be completed as
soon as is practical after successful completion of course work and
Biology can inspire engineering. Increasingly, discoveries in the life qualifying exams.
sciences reveal processes, complexity, and control without analogy
• Dissertation: PhD candidates must satisfactorily complete and
in the limited world of traditional engineering. Current methods of
defend a dissertation describing original research in bioengineering in
producing nanoscale control over molecules cannot reproduce the
an open presentation to their dissertation committee.
organization found in even the simplest organisms. Energy capture,
• Dissertation course requirements: After achieving PhD candidacy,
robust control, remediation, and self-assembly are all employed with
the doctoral candidate, in consultation with his or her research
efficiency unparalleled by anything in today’s laboratories. At the
advisor, must register in two consecutive semesters (may include
same time, traditional engineering disciplines struggle to find new and
full summer term) for Dissertation (BIOE 9990) . Upon completion
complex challenges. The last 50 years of basic life science research
of this sequence, the student must then register for Dissertation
have gradually peeled the layers of complexity from biological processes,
Continuation (BIOE 9996) in every semester (in each fall and spring
unmasking the fundamental underpinnings on which biological systems
term and also in the summer term if summer is the student's last
are constructed. Bioinspired engineering has the potential to transform
semester) until the dissertation is completed. Students may not
the technological landscape of the 21st century. Astonishingly, it
register for Dissertation Continuation (BIOE 9996) until they fulfill the
represents merely one of the myriad opportunities presented at the
two-semester sequence of Dissertation (BIOE 9990) .
interface of biology and engineering.
128 Bioengineering, PhD
To meet the full-time registration requirement for PhD students who this track must take all of the restricted electives in addition to the
have completed the majority of their course work and not yet reached bioengineering core curriculum and sufficient unrestricted electives to
PhD candidacy, a zero-credit course, Exam Preparation—Doctoral meet course requirements as specified by their degree program.
(BIOE 8960) , can be taken if needed to fulfill the full-time course
registration requirement. Exam Preparation—Doctoral (BIOE 8960) TRACK 3: BIOMEMS/BIONANO
The bioMEMs/bioNANO track reflects Northeastern University’s strength
is an individual instruction course, billed at one semester hour, and
as indicated by the NSF Center for High Rate Nanomanufacturing,
graded S or U. Exam Preparation—Doctoral (BIOE 8960) does not
the NSF/NCI Nanomedicine IGERT training grant, and the strong
have any course content, and students must register in a section for
pharmaceutical sciences department. In addition, Northeastern
which their research advisor is listed as the “instructor."
also has a research presence in MEMs that, when combined with
the bioengineering curriculum, presents significant interdisciplinary
For students possessing a baccalaureate in a suitable quantitative or opportunities for students in the program. Students may choose to
technical field, the required course distribution is shown in the table complete this track by taking three of the restricted electives in addition
below. to their core bioengineering curriculum and sufficient unrestricted
electives to meet course requirements of their degree program.
Requirements Credits
Required core courses 24 SH TRACK 4: BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Required and elective track courses 24 SH The track reflects strengths in biochemical engineering and
bioenvironmental engineering by active research programs focused in
Advanced seminar (register and 0 SH
pharmaceutical bioprocessing, biomaterials, tissue engineering, drug
complete four semesters)
delivery, environmental microbiology, biotreatment/bioremediation,
Dissertation 0 SH
and environmental modeling. Students wishing to pursue this track
Minimum semester hours required 48 SH should take two of the restricted electives listed below in addition to the
bioengineering core curriculum and sufficient unrestricted electives to
The core emphasizes the breadth of topics that our graduates must
meet the course requirements of their degree program.
appreciate as internationally competitive bioengineers. It utilizes existing
courses within the College of Engineering as well as introducing new/ TRACK 5: MOTOR CONTROL
external courses that are necessary and will be developed. The motor control track is designed to capitalize on the collective
expertise of cross-disciplinary collaborations between existing
TRACK 1: BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND SIGNAL PROCESSING Northeastern faculty whose research lies at the intersection of
The biomedical imaging and signal processing track reflects
sensorimotor control systems, neuroscience, and dynamical systems.
Northeastern University’s outstanding research profile in various aspects
Insights into learning and coordination of functional motor behavior
of biological and biomedical imaging and image processing and signal
provide the basis for a better understanding of neurological diseases
processing. This is evidenced by the Gordon Center for Subsurface
of motor function such as stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and cerebral
Sensing and Imaging Systems, the Center for Communications and
palsy. Insights will be the foundation for designing better therapy and
Digital Signal Processing Research, and the strong externally funded
rehabilitation.
active research groups and faculty whose interests lie at the intersection
of imaging, signal processing technologies, and biological and medical Students who select this track must take four out of five restricted
applications. electives in addition to the bioengineering core curriculum and
unrestricted elective courses to meet requirements of the track program.
The courses listed under program requirements concentrate largely on
general mathematical methods for signal and image processing and TRACK 6: BIOCOMPUTING
image formation and on image acquisition modalities and applications. The biocomputing track draws on strengths in computer engineering
Research in this area takes place at the intersection of these technical and computation applied to bioengineering applications. Bioengineering
streams, and students completing the track will have a sufficiently strong MS or PhD candidates may complete this track by taking both of the
background in the component areas to be able to carry out high-quality restricted electives and sufficient unrestricted electives to meet course
research efforts. Bioengineering PhD candidates may complete this requirements as specified by their degree program.
track by taking at least two of the restricted electives and sufficient
unrestricted electives to meet course requirements as specified by their TRACK 7: CELL AND TISSUE ENGINEERING
degree program in addition to their core bioengineering curriculum. Cell and tissue engineering is a major strength at Northeastern
University with several research labs focused on understanding
TRACK 2: BIOMECHANICS AND MECHANOBIOLOGY and engineering living cells and tissues. These labs are elucidating
Biomechanics and mechanobiology are linked by the biological response the quantitative principles that govern cell fate decisions and are
to applied forces and strains. To understand the overall effect of load on developing design strategies to promote the assembly and patterning
biological systems, it is important to consider not only the deformation of multicellular systems into viable, functional tissues. Cells are
and shear rates that result from force application but also the short- and remarkable physicochemical systems that sense, respond, and actively
long-term biological responses. The biomechanics and mechanobiology reshape their rich microenvironment. Parsing the dialogue between the
track reflects this understanding and leverages the strong faculty microenvironment and cells and elucidating design strategies to engineer
research at Northeastern, which is attempting to tie biomechanics to the dynamic cellular milieu has far-reaching implications for biomedicine,
biological responses at multiple scales. including applications such as tissue engineering and the development of
novel therapeutic strategies.
The biomechanics track is designed to capitalize on the substantial
expertise in the mechanical and industrial engineering department, which This pioneering, multidisciplinary research is enabled by strengths
has a strong fundamental research program in biomechanics. Faculty at Northeastern in key foundational areas, such as biomolecular
in the department perform investigations that comprise theoretical, engineering, computational modeling, developmental biology, imaging,
computational, and experimental investigations. Students who select
materials science, micro- and nanofluidics, mechanobiology, molecular • General Bioengineering Studies Track (p. )
cell biology, and systems biology.
BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND SIGNAL PROCESSING TRACK
Cell and tissue engineering is widely recognized as a core subfield of
Code Title Hours
bioengineering. A formal track in this area offers our students a program
of study that capitalizes on a major strength at Northeastern. Required Course work
EECE 7200 Linear Systems Analysis 4
TRACK 8: GENERAL BIOENGINEERING STUDIES EECE 7203 Complex Variable Theory and 4
The general bioengineering studies track provides students with
Differential Equations
the flexibility to create a custom course plan depending on their
EECE 7204 Applied Probability and Stochastic 4
individual interests, under the strong advisement of the bioengineering
Processes
graduate director.
Mathematical Methods
Program Requirements Complete 4 semester hours from the following:
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise CHME 7320 Chemical Engineering Mathematics
indicated. EECE 7200 Linear Systems Analysis
Milestones EECE 7203 Complex Variable Theory and

Annual review
Qualifying examination (within three years of entry) ME 7205 Advanced Mathematical Methods for
Dissertation committee Mechanical Engineers
Area examination (dissertation prospectus/proposal) Electives
Dissertation defense Complete 16 semester hours from the following: 16
BIOE 5235 Biomedical Imaging
Core Requirements
BIOE 5320 Advanced Biomedical Measurements
Code Title Hours and Instrumentation
Seminar BIOE 7100 Special Topics in Biomedical Imaging
BIOE 7390 Seminar (Register and complete four 0 and Signal Processing
semesters) BIOL 5581 Biological Imaging
Required Core BIOL 5587 Comparative Neurobiology
BIOE 6100 Medical Physiology 4 CHEM 5612 Principles of Mass Spectrometry
BIOE 7000 Principles of Bioengineering 4 CHEM 5613 Optical Methods of Analysis
Additional Course Work EECE 5648 Biomedical Optics
Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12 EECE 7202 Electromagnetic Theory 1
BIOE 5430 Principles and Applications of Tissue EECE 7271 Computational Methods in
Engineering Electromagnetics
BIOE 5650 Multiscale Biomechanics EECE 7293 Modern Imaging
BIOE 5820 Biomaterials EECE 7310 Modern Signal Processing
CHME 5630 Biochemical Engineering EECE 7311 Two Dimensional Signal and Image
EECE 5664 Biomedical Signal Processing Processing
EECE 7312 Statistical and Adaptive Signal
Dissertation Processing
Code Title Hours EECE 7323 Numerical Optimization Methods
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: EECE 7337 Information Theory
BIOE 9990 Dissertation PHYS 7741 Biological Physics 2
PSYC 5120 Proseminar in Sensation
Track Options
PSYC 5130 Proseminar in Perception
Complete one of the following tracks:
PSYC 7300 Advanced Quantitative Analysis
• Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing Track (p. ) PT 5138 Neuroscience
and PT 5139 and Lab for PT 5138
• Biomechanics and Mechanobiology Track (p. 129)
SLPA 5111 Anatomy and Physiology of the
• BioMEMs/BioNANO Track (p. 130) Auditory System
SLPA 6301 Speech Science
• Biochemical and Bioenvironmental Engineering Track (p. 130)
BIOMECHANICS AND MECHANOBIOLOGY TRACK
• Motor Control Track (p. )
Code Title Hours
• Biocomputing Track (p. 131) Required Course work
BIOE 5630 Physiological Fluid Mechanics 4
• Cell and Tissue Engineering Track (p. )
ME 5665 Musculoskeletal Biomechanics 4
ME 5667 Solid Mechanics of Cells and Tissues 4 CHME 5699 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering
Mathematical Methods EECE 5606 Micro- and Nanofabrication
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4 NNMD 5470 Nano/Biomedical Commercialization:
CHME 7320 Chemical Engineering Mathematics Concept to Market
EECE 7200 Linear Systems Analysis PHSC 5100 Concepts in Pharmaceutical Science
EECE 7203 Complex Variable Theory and PHSC 6210 Drug Design, Evaluation, and
Differential Equations Development
ME 7205 Advanced Mathematical Methods for PHYS 7731 Biological Physics 1
Mechanical Engineers PMST 6250 Advanced Physical Pharmacy
Electives PMST 6252 Pharmacokinetics and Drug
Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12 Metabolism
BIOE 5380 Advanced Biomolecular Dynamics and PMST 6254 Advanced Drug Delivery System
Control
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOENVIRONMENTAL TRACK
BIOE 5410 Molecular Bioengineering
Code Title Hours
BIOE 5630 Physiological Fluid Mechanics
Required Course Work
BIOE 7300 Special Topics in Biomechanics
BIOL 5601 Multidisciplinary Approaches in Motor
BIOL 6300 Biochemistry
Control
CHME 5630 Biochemical Engineering
ME 5650 Advanced Mechanics of Materials
CHME 7340 Chemical Engineering Kinetics
ME 5655 Dynamics and Mechanical Vibration
CHME 7350 Transport Phenomena
ME 5657 Finite Element Method
CIVE 7251 Environmental Biological Processes
ME 5659 Control Systems Engineering
ME 5667 Solid Mechanics of Cells and Tissues
ME 7210 Elasticity and Plasticity
CHME 7320 Chemical Engineering Mathematics
ME 7238 Advanced Finite Element Method
EECE 7200 Linear Systems Analysis
ME 7245 Fracture Mechanics and Failure
EECE 7203 Complex Variable Theory and
Analysis
ME 7255 Continuum Mechanics
ME 7205 Advanced Mathematical Methods for
ME 7275 Essentials of Fluid Dynamics
Mechanical Engineers
ME 7280 Statistical Thermodynamics
Electives
PT 5133 Kinesiology
BIOL 5581 Biological Imaging
PT 6215 Assistive Technology
BIOL 6301 Molecular Cell Biology
CHEM 5612 Principles of Mass Spectrometry
BIOMEMS/BIONANO TRACK CHEM 5613 Optical Methods of Analysis
Code Title Hours CHEM 5620 Protein Chemistry
Required Course Work CHEM 5621 Principles of Chemical Biology for
EECE 5606 Micro- and Nanofabrication 4 Chemists
ME 6260 Introduction to Microelectromechanical 4 CHEM 5660 Analytical Biochemistry
Systems (MEMS) CHEM 7317 Analytical Biotechnology
PHYS 5260 Introduction to Nanoscience and 4 PHSC 5100 Concepts in Pharmaceutical Science
Nanotechnology
PHSC 6218 Biomedical Chemical Analysis
PHSC 6290 Biophysical Methods in Drug Discovery
PHYS 7731 Biological Physics 1
PMST 6252 Pharmacokinetics and Drug
EECE 7200 Linear Systems Analysis Metabolism
EECE 7203 Complex Variable Theory and PMST 6254 Advanced Drug Delivery System
ME 7205 Advanced Mathematical Methods for MOTOR CONTROL TRACK
Mechanical Engineers Code Title Hours
Electives Required Course Work
Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12 BIOL 5601 Multidisciplinary Approaches in Motor 4
CHEM 5613 Optical Methods of Analysis Control
CHEM 5638 Molecular Modeling ME 5659 Control Systems Engineering 4
CHEM 7247 Advances in Nanomaterials ME 5665 Musculoskeletal Biomechanics 4
Mathematical Methods CS 5310 Computer Graphics

Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4 CS 5330 Pattern Recognition and Computer
CHME 7320 Chemical Engineering Mathematics Vision
EECE 7200 Linear Systems Analysis CS 5400 Principles of Programming Language
EECE 7203 Complex Variable Theory and CS 5600 Computer Systems
Differential Equations CS 5800 Algorithms
ME 7205 Advanced Mathematical Methods for CS 6140 Machine Learning
Mechanical Engineers CS 6200 Information Retrieval
Electives CS 6410 Compilers
Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12 EECE 7200 Linear Systems Analysis
BIOL 5587 Comparative Neurobiology EECE 7203 Complex Variable Theory and
CS 5335 Robotic Science and Systems Differential Equations
EECE 7200 Linear Systems Analysis EECE 7204 Applied Probability and Stochastic
EECE 7204 Applied Probability and Stochastic Processes
Processes EECE 7352 Computer Architecture
EECE 7213 System Identification and Adaptive EECE 7353 VLSI Design
Control EECE 7364 Mobile and Wireless Networking
EECE 7214 Optimal and Robust Control EECE 7368 High-Level Design of Hardware-
EECE 7310 Modern Signal Processing Software Systems
IE 7280 Statistical Methods in Engineering OR 6205 Deterministic Operations Research
IE 7315 Human Factors Engineering OR 7230 Probabilistic Operation Research
CELL AND TISSUE TRACK
ME 6200 Mathematical Methods for Mechanical
Code Title Hours
Engineers 1
Required Course work
BIOE 5420 Cellular Engineering 4
Engineers 2
BIOE 5430 Principles and Applications of Tissue 4
PHYS 7301 Classical Mechanics/Math Methods
Engineering
PHYS 7321 Computational Physics
BIOL 6401 Research Methods and Critical Analysis 4
in Molecular Cell Biology
PSYC 5180 Quantitative Methods 1
PT 5138 Neuroscience
PT 5150 Motor Control, Development, and
and PT 5151 Learning
and Lab for PT 5150
ME 7205 Advanced Mathematical Methods for
BIOCOMPUTING TRACK Mechanical Engineers
Required Course Work Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12
EECE 7205 Fundamentals of Computer Engineering 4 BIOE 5380 Advanced Biomolecular Dynamics and
EECE 7360 Combinatorial Optimization 4 Control
Mathematical Methods BIOE 5410 Molecular Bioengineering
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4 BIOE 5630 Physiological Fluid Mechanics
CHME 7320 Chemical Engineering Mathematics BIOE 7200 Special Topics in Cell and Tissue
EECE 7200 Linear Systems Analysis Engineering
EECE 7203 Complex Variable Theory and BIOL 5307 Biological Electron Microscopy
Differential Equations BIOL 5543 Stem Cells and Regeneration
ME 7205 Advanced Mathematical Methods for BIOL 5581 Biological Imaging
Mechanical Engineers CHME 5699 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering
Electives CHME 7340 Chemical Engineering Kinetics
Complete 16 semester hours from the following: 16 CHME 7350 Transport Phenomena
BIOL 5581 Biological Imaging EECE 5648 Biomedical Optics
BIOL 5587 Comparative Neurobiology ME 5667 Solid Mechanics of Cells and Tissues
NNMD 5470 Nano/Biomedical Commercialization: CHME 7350 Transport Phenomena

Concept to Market CIVE 7251 Environmental Biological Processes
PHYS 7741 Biological Physics 2 CS 5100 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
GENERAL BIOENGINEERING STUDIES TRACK
Code Title Hours CS 5310 Computer Graphics
Mathematical Methods CS 5330 Pattern Recognition and Computer

Vision
CS 5335 Robotic Science and Systems
CS 5600 Computer Systems
CS 5800 Algorithms
Differential Equations CS 6140 Machine Learning
Electives CS 6200 Information Retrieval
Complete 24 semester hours from the following: 24 CS 6410 Compilers
BIOE 5250 Design, Manufacture, and Evaluation of EECE 5606 Micro- and Nanofabrication

Medical Devices EECE 5648 Biomedical Optics
BIOE 5380 Advanced Biomolecular Dynamics and EECE 7200 Linear Systems Analysis
Control EECE 7202 Electromagnetic Theory 1
BIOE 5420 Cellular Engineering EECE 7203 Complex Variable Theory and
BIOE 5430 Principles and Applications of Tissue Differential Equations
Engineering EECE 7204 Applied Probability and Stochastic
BIOE 5630 Physiological Fluid Mechanics Processes
BIOE 5650 Multiscale Biomechanics EECE 7205 Fundamentals of Computer Engineering
BIOE 7100 Special Topics in Biomedical Imaging EECE 7211 Nonlinear Control
and Signal Processing EECE 7213 System Identification and Adaptive
BIOE 7300 Special Topics in Biomechanics Control
BIOL 5307 Biological Electron Microscopy EECE 7214 Optimal and Robust Control
BIOL 5543 Stem Cells and Regeneration EECE 7271 Computational Methods in
BIOL 5581 Biological Imaging Electromagnetics
BIOL 5587 Comparative Neurobiology EECE 7293 Modern Imaging
BIOL 5601 Multidisciplinary Approaches in Motor EECE 7310 Modern Signal Processing

Control EECE 7311 Two Dimensional Signal and Image
BIOL 6300 Biochemistry Processing
BIOL 6301 Molecular Cell Biology EECE 7312 Statistical and Adaptive Signal

Processing
BIOL 6401 Research Methods and Critical Analysis
in Molecular Cell Biology EECE 7323 Numerical Optimization Methods
BINF 6200 Bioinformatics Programming EECE 7337 Information Theory
BINF 6308 Bioinformatics Computational Methods EECE 7352 Computer Architecture

1 EECE 7353 VLSI Design
BINF 6309 Bioinformatics Computational Methods EECE 7360 Combinatorial Optimization
2 EECE 7364 Mobile and Wireless Networking
CAEP 6202 Research, Evaluation, and Data Analysis EECE 7368 High-Level Design of Hardware-
CHEM 5612 Principles of Mass Spectrometry Software Systems
CHEM 5613 Optical Methods of Analysis IE 7280 Statistical Methods in Engineering
CHEM 5620 Protein Chemistry IE 7315 Human Factors Engineering
CHEM 5621 Principles of Chemical Biology for ME 5650 Advanced Mechanics of Materials
Chemists ME 5655 Dynamics and Mechanical Vibration
CHEM 5638 Molecular Modeling ME 5657 Finite Element Method
CHEM 5660 Analytical Biochemistry ME 5659 Control Systems Engineering
CHEM 7247 Advances in Nanomaterials ME 5665 Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
CHEM 7317 Analytical Biotechnology ME 5667 Solid Mechanics of Cells and Tissues
CHME 5630 Biochemical Engineering ME 6200 Mathematical Methods for Mechanical
CHME 5699 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering Engineers 1
CHME 7260 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering ME 6201 Mathematical Methods for Mechanical
CHME 7330 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics Engineers 2

ME 6260 Introduction to Microelectromechanical curriculum in basic bioengineering science followed by an immersion

Systems (MEMS) track curriculum. There are currently eight tracks from which to choose:
Track 1: Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing
ME 7238 Advanced Finite Element Method Track 2: Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
ME 7245 Fracture Mechanics and Failure Track 3: BioMEMs/BioNANO
Analysis Track 4: Biochemical and Bioenvironmental Engineering
ME 7255 Continuum Mechanics Track 5: Motor Control
ME 7275 Essentials of Fluid Dynamics Track 6: Biocomputing
Track 7: Cell and Tissue Engineering
Track 8: General Bioengineering Studies
OR 6205 Deterministic Operations Research
OR 7230 Probabilistic Operation Research Biology can inspire engineering. Increasingly, discoveries in the life
NNMD 5470 Nano/Biomedical Commercialization: sciences reveal processes, complexity, and control without analogy
Concept to Market in the limited world of traditional engineering. Current methods of
producing nanoscale control over molecules cannot reproduce the
PHSC 5100 Concepts in Pharmaceutical Science
organization found in even the simplest organisms. Energy capture,
PHSC 6210 Drug Design, Evaluation, and robust control, remediation, and self-assembly are all employed with
Development efficiency unparalleled by anything in today’s laboratories. At the same
PHSC 6218 Biomedical Chemical Analysis time, traditional engineering disciplines struggle to find new and complex
PHSC 6290 Biophysical Methods in Drug Discovery challenges. The last fifty years of basic life science research have
PHYS 5260 Introduction to Nanoscience and gradually peeled the layers of complexity from biological processes,
Nanotechnology unmasking the fundamental underpinnings on which biological systems
are constructed. Bioinspired engineering has the potential to transform
the technological landscape of the twenty-first century. Astonishingly,
it represents merely one of the myriad opportunities presented at the
PHYS 7731 Biological Physics 1 interface of biology and engineering.
The field of bioengineering is broad and includes all research at the
PMST 6250 Advanced Physical Pharmacy
interface of engineering and biology—this includes bioprocesses,
PMST 6252 Pharmacokinetics and Drug
environmental microbiology, biomaterials and tissue engineering,
Metabolism
bioelectricity, biomechanics, biomedical and biological imaging,
PMST 6254 Advanced Drug Delivery System nanotechnology in medicine and the environment, and engineering
PSYC 5120 Proseminar in Sensation design for human interfacing. At Northeastern, bioengineering PhD
PSYC 5130 Proseminar in Perception students have an opportunity to be trained to appreciate advances in
PSYC 5180 Quantitative Methods 1 bioengineering across a wide range of disciplines while they perform
highly focused and cutting-edge bioengineering research with one of our
many core or affiliated faculty members.
PSYC 7300 Advanced Quantitative Analysis
PT 5133 Kinesiology DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Completion of the PhD degree requires students to successfully complete
PT 5134 Lab for PT 5133
the following requirements:
PT 5138 Neuroscience
PT 5139 Lab for PT 5138 • Curriculum: The curriculum comprises a strong fundamental, broad
PT 5150 Motor Control, Development, and core of courses that is then coupled with one of a series of available
Learning tracks for depth in a particular field of study.
PT 5151 Lab for PT 5150 • Qualifying examination (written and oral): To qualify to continue
in the PhD program, students must pass the bioengineering
PT 6215 Assistive Technology
comprehensive qualifying examination, which comprises the
SLPA 5111 Anatomy and Physiology of the
synthesis of knowledge derived from the core curriculum and current
Auditory System
literature presented in the form of an R21 NIH-style proposal. Oral
SLPA 6301 Speech Science defense of the proposal is required to pass the exam as well as
satisfactory research progress and satisfactory academic standing.
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Details of the formal qualification exam procedure and timing
48 total semester hours required are available in the bioengineering office and may be requested
Minimum 3.000 GPA required electronically at any time from the graduate director. Advanced
Entry PhD students must successfully complete the qualifying
Bioengineering, PhD—Advanced Entry examination (written and oral) within two years of entry.
• Qualifying examination committee: The qualifying examination
Our interdisciplinary Doctor of Philosophy program in bioengineering committee is composed of a minimum of three members, two of
draws on faculty across the university and reflects the significant whom must be selected from the list of bioengineering-affiliated
strengths of bioengineering research in multiple areas. Students faculty. In addition, one of the two affiliated faculty must have a
accepted to the bioengineering program will undertake a rigorous core primary appointment in the College of Engineering. The student's
primary advisor may not sit on the qualifying examination committee.
134 Bioengineering, PhD—Advanced Entry
• Dissertation committee: The dissertation committee is composed of Sensing and Imaging Systems, the Center for Communications and
a minimum of three members, two of whom must be selected from Digital Signal Processing Research, and the strong externally funded
the list of bioengineering-affiliated faculty. In addition, one of the two active research groups and faculty whose interests lie at the intersection
affiliated faculty must have a primary appointment in the College of of imaging, signal processing technologies, and biological and medical
Engineering. applications.
• Area exam (dissertation prospectus/proposal): PhD students must
The courses in this track concentrate largely on general mathematical
submit a "prospectus" to their dissertation committee in the form
methods for signal and image processing and image formation and on
of an R21 NIH-style research plan and successfully defend the
image acquisition modalities and applications. Research in this area
research plan in the form of an open presentation to their dissertation
takes place at the intersection of these technical streams, and students
committee. The area exam should be completed as soon as is
completing the track will have a sufficiently strong background in the
practical after successful completion of course work and qualifying
component areas to be able to carry out high-quality research efforts.
exams.
• Dissertation: PhD candidates must satisfactorily complete and TRACK 2: BIOMECHANICS AND MECHANOBIOLOGY
defend a dissertation describing original research in bioengineering in Biomechanics and mechanobiology are linked by the biological response
an open presentation to their dissertation committee. to applied forces and strains. To understand the overall effect of load on
• Dissertation Course Requirements: After achieving PhD candidacy, biological systems, it is important to consider not only the deformation
the doctoral candidate, in consultation with his or her research and shear rates that result from force application but also the short- and
advisor, must register in two consecutive semesters (may include long-term biological responses. The biomechanics and mechanobiology
full summer term) forDissertation (BIOE 9990). Upon completion track reflects this understanding and leverages the strong faculty
of this sequence, the student must then register for Dissertation research at Northeastern, which is attempting to tie biomechanics to
Continuation (BIOE 9996) in every semester (in each fall and spring biological responses at multiple scales.
term and also in the summer term if summer is the student's last
The biomechanics track is designed to capitalize on the substantial
semester) until the dissertation is completed. Students may not
expertise in the mechanical and industrial engineering department, which
register for Dissertation Continuation (BIOE 9996) until they fulfill the
has a strong fundamental research program in biomechanics. Faculty
two-semester sequence of Dissertation (BIOE 9990) .
in the department perform investigations that comprise theoretical,
To meet the full-time registration requirement for PhD students who have computational, and experimental investigations.
completed the majority of their course work and not yet reached PhD
TRACK 3: BIOMEMS/BIONANO
candidacy, a zero-credit course, Exam Preparation—Doctoral (BIOE 8960)
The bioMEMs/bioNANO track reflects Northeastern University’s strength
, can be taken if needed to fulfill the full-time course registration
as indicated by the NSF Center for High Rate Nanomanufacturing,
requirement. Exam Preparation—Doctoral (BIOE 8960) is an individual
the NSF/NCI Nanomedicine IGERT training grant, and the strong
instruction course, billed at 1 semester hour, and graded S or U. Exam
pharmaceutical sciences department. In addition, Northeastern
Preparation—Doctoral (BIOE 8960) does not have any course content,
also has a research presence in MEMs that, when combined with
and students must register in a section for which their research advisor is
the bioengineering curriculum, presents significant interdisciplinary
listed as the “instructor."
opportunities for students in the program.
The curriculum for PhD students with advanced standing will be selected
TRACK 4: BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOENVIRONMENTAL
from the available core and elective courses under the guidance of The track reflects strengths in biochemical engineering and
the program director and the student's primary advisor. The advanced bioenvironmental engineering by active research programs focused in
standing PhD degree requires a minimum of 16 semester hours of course pharmaceutical bioprocessing, biomaterials, tissue engineering, drug
work to be approved by the graduate director and a completed PhD delivery, environmental microbiology, biotreatment/bioremediation, and
dissertation. Advanced standing constitutes receipt of a relevant and environmental modeling.
accepted master's degree at a qualified institution.
TRACK 5: MOTOR CONTROL
The core emphasizes the breadth of topics that our graduates must The motor control track is designed to capitalize on the collective
appreciate as internationally competitive bioengineers. It utilizes existing expertise of cross-disciplinary collaborations between existing
courses within the College of Engineering as well as introducing new/ Northeastern faculty whose research lies at the intersection of
external courses that are necessary and will be developed. sensorimotor control systems, neuroscience, and dynamical systems.
Insights into learning and coordination of functional motor behavior
Track electives may be replaced with up to 12 semester hours of relevant
provide the basis for a better understanding of neurological diseases
independent studies Independent Study (BIOE 7978).
of motor function such as stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and cerebral
Requirements Credits palsy. Insights will be the foundation for designing better therapy and
rehabilitation.
Advisor-approved course work 16 SH (minimum)
Advanced seminar (register and 0 SH TRACK 6: BIOCOMPUTING
complete four semesters) The biocomputing track draws on strengths in computer engineering and
Dissertation 0 SH computation applied to bioengineering applications.
Minimum semester hours required 16 SH TRACK 7: CELL AND TISSUE ENGINEERING
Cell and tissue engineering is a major strength at Northeastern
TRACK 1: BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND SIGNAL PROCESSING
University with several research labs focused on understanding
The biomedical imaging and signal processing track reflects
and engineering living cells and tissues. These labs are elucidating
Northeastern University’s outstanding research profile in various aspects
the quantitative principles that govern cell fate decisions and are
of biological and biomedical imaging and image processing and signal
developing design strategies to promote the assembly and patterning
processing. This is evidenced by the Gordon Center for Subsurface
of multicellular systems into viable, functional tissues. Cells are Concentrations

remarkable physicochemical systems that sense, respond, and actively A concentration is required. Each concentration has two required courses
reshape their rich microenvironment. Parsing the dialogue between the and a list of technical electives from which the student should select
microenvironment and cells and elucidating design strategies to engineer three to five courses, depending on whether he or she selects the thesis
the dynamic cellular milieu has far-reaching implications for biomedicine, option, project option, or course-only option.
including applications such as tissue engineering and the development of
novel therapeutic strategies. CONCENTRATION IN BIOIMAGING AND SIGNAL PROCESSING
This concentration is appropriate for students interested in biomedical
This pioneering, multidisciplinary research is enabled by strengths imaging and processing of a wide array of signals from biological
at Northeastern in key foundational areas, such as biomolecular systems and biomedical instruments. Two courses (Linear Systems
engineering, computational modeling, developmental biology, imaging, Analysis (EECE 7200) and Applied Probability and Stochastic Processes
materials science, micro- and nanofluidics, mechanobiology, molecular (EECE 7204) are required of all students choosing this option. Extensive
cell biology, and systems biology. additional options are available as approved technical electives.
Cell and tissue engineering is widely recognized as a core subfield of CONCENTRATION IN CELL AND TISSUE ENGINEERING
bioengineering. A formal track in this area offers our students a program The cell and tissue engineering concentration is appropriate for
of study that capitalizes on a major strength at Northeastern. students interested in molecular, cell, and tissue engineering. Two
courses (Molecular Bioengineering (BIOE 5410) and Cellular Engineering
TRACK 8: GENERAL BIOENGINEERING STUDIES (BIOE 5420) are required of all cell and tissue engineering students. There
The general bioengineering studies track provides students with the
is an extensive list of approved technical electives to choose from to
flexibility to create a custom course plan depending on their individual
complete the degree.
interests, under the strong advisement of the graduate director.
CONCENTRATION IN BIOMECHANICS
Program Requirements Students who join the biomechanics concentration will cover multiscale
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise mechanics, including whole-body movement, mechanical properties
indicated. of biomaterials, and fluid mechanics of physiological fluids. The two
courses required of all biomechanics concentration students are
Milestones Multiscale Biomechanics (BIOE 5650) and Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
Annual review (ME 5665).
Qualifying examination (within two years of entry)
Dissertation committee CONCENTRATION IN BIOMEDICAL DEVICES
Area examination (dissertation prospectus/proposal) The biomedical devices concentration is appropriate for students
Dissertation defense interested in the design and implementation of biological devices and
implants. Two core courses, Design of Biomedical Instrumentation
Core Requirements (BIOE 5810) andDesign, Manufacture, and Evaluation of Medical Devices
(BIOE 5250), are required for all students in this concentration.
Code Title Hours
Seminar Graduate Certificate Options
BIOE 7390 Seminar (Register and complete four 0 Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also
semesters) pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in
Approved Course Work addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should
Select courses in consultation with faculty advisor. 16 consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229).
Dissertation GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP

Master's Degree in Bioengineering with Graduate Certificate in
Code Title Hours Engineering Leadership
BIOE 9990 Dissertation Students may complete a Master of Science in Bioengineering in addition
to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students
Program Credit/GPA Requirements must apply and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering Leadership
Program in order to pursue this option. The program requires fulfillment
of the 16-semester-hour-curriculum required to earn the Graduate
Certificate in Engineering Leadership, which includes an industry-based
challenge project with multiple mentors. The integrated 33-semester-
Bioengineering, MSBioE hour degree and certificate will require 17 hours of advisor-approved
bioengineering technical courses.
Students accepted to the Master of Science in Bioengineering program
have four concentrations from which to choose: Engineering Leadership (p. 222)
• Concentration 1: Bioimaging and Signal Processing Program Requirements

• Concentration 2: Cell and Tissue Engineering Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
• Concentration 3: Biomechanics indicated. Note: This major requires a concentration: biomechanics,
biomedical devices, bioimaging and signal processing, or cell and tissue
• Concentration 4: Biomedical Devices
engineering. Consult your college administrator.
136 Bioengineering, MSBioE
Core Requirements Course Work Option

Code Title Hours Complete 20 semester hours from the course list. 20
Seminar Project Option
BIOE 7390 Seminar 0 BIOE 7890 Master’s Project 4
Required Core Electives
A grade of C or higher is required in each course: Complete 16 semester hours from the course list. 16
BIOE 5100 Medical Physiology 4 Thesis Option
BIOE 6000 Principles of Bioengineering 1 Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: 8
BIOE 7990 Thesis
Concentrations Electives
Complete one of the following four concentrations: Complete 12 semester hours from the course list. 12
• Bioimaging and Signal Processing (p. 136) Course List
• Cell and Tissue Engineering (p. 136) BIOE 5250 Design, Manufacture, and Evaluation of
Medical Devices
• Biomechanics (p. 136)
BIOE 5430 Principles and Applications of Tissue
• Biomedical Devices (p. 137)
Engineering
BIOIMAGING AND SIGNAL PROCESSING BIOE 5820 Biomaterials
Code Title Hours BIOL 5543 Stem Cells and Regeneration
Required Course Work BIOL 6301 Molecular Cell Biology
A grade of C or higher is required. ME 5667 Solid Mechanics of Cells and Tissues
EECE 7200 Linear Systems Analysis 4 NNMD 5370 Nanomedicine Research Techniques
EECE 7204 Applied Probability and Stochastic 4 NNMD 5470 Nano/Biomedical Commercialization:
Processes Concept to Market
Course Work Option
Complete 20 semester hours from the course list. 20 BIOMECHANICS
Code Title Hours
Project Option
BIOE 7890 Master’s Project 4
A grade of C or higher is required.
Electives
ME 5665 Musculoskeletal Biomechanics 4
Complete 16 semester hours from the course list. 16
BIOE 5650 Multiscale Biomechanics 4
Thesis Option
Course Work Option
BIOE 7990 Thesis
Project Option
Electives
BIOE 7890 Master’s Project 4
Electives
Course List
BIOE 5320 Advanced Biomedical Measurements
and Instrumentation Thesis Option
BIOE 5235 Biomedical Imaging Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: 8
BIOE 7100 Special Topics in Biomedical Imaging BIOE 7990 Thesis

and Signal Processing Electives
BIOL 5581 Biological Imaging Complete 12 semester hours from the course list. 12
EECE 5639 Computer Vision Course List
EECE 5648 Biomedical Optics BIOE 5630 Physiological Fluid Mechanics
EECE 7203 Complex Variable Theory and BIOE 7300 Special Topics in Biomechanics
Differential Equations BIOL 5601 Multidisciplinary Approaches in Motor
EECE 7204 Applied Probability and Stochastic Control
Processes EECE 7200 Linear Systems Analysis
PHSC 6226 Imaging in Medicine and Drug EECE 7203 Complex Variable Theory and
Discovery Differential Equations
CELL AND TISSUE ENGINEERING
Code Title Hours
ME 5667 Solid Mechanics of Cells and Tissues
BIOE 5410 Molecular Bioengineering 4
BIOE 5420 Cellular Engineering 4
ME 7238 Advanced Finite Element Method The department offers a Master of Science and a Doctor of Philosophy
ME 7245 Fracture Mechanics and Failure in Chemical Engineering. The MS degree is offered as either a thesis MS
Analysis or a course work (nonthesis) MS degree. Most courses are in the late
afternoon or early evening to make them accessible to part-time students
with full-time industrial careers. A full-time MS student may apply for
BIOMEDICAL DEVICES participation in the cooperative (co-op) education plan. MS students
Code Title Hours pursuing the thesis MS option should first gain the consent of their
advisors prior to participating in the co-op plan. The course work MS may
be taken part-time, but the thesis MS and PhD degrees are only offered
as a full-time program. Any deviations from the curriculum must be
BIOE 5810 Design of Biomedical Instrumentation 4 addressed by petition to the graduate committee and will be considered
BIOE 5250 Design, Manufacture, and Evaluation of 4 on a case-by-case basis.
Medical Devices
Candidates pursuing a thesis MS or a PhD can select thesis topics from
Course Work Option
a diverse range of faculty research interests. New graduate students can
Complete 20 semester hours from the course list. 20 learn about ongoing research from individual faculty members, faculty
Project Option websites, and graduate student seminars. Graduate student seminars are
BIOE 7890 Master’s Project 4 held on a regular basis and provide an interactive forum for learning and
Electives exchanging research ideas.
Thesis Option
Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: 8 pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in
BIOE 7990 Thesis addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should
Electives consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229).
GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP OPTION
Course List Students have the opportunity to pursue the Gordon Engineering
BIOL 5587 Comparative Neurobiology Leadership Program (p. 221) in combination with the MS degree.
BIOE 5850 Design of Implants
Programs
BIOE 7400 Special Topics in Biomedical Devices
CHEM 7247 Advances in Nanomaterials
• Chemical Engineering (p. 137)
EECE 5606 Micro- and Nanofabrication
• Chemical Engineering—Advanced Entry (p. 139)
ME 5665 Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (MSCHE)
ME 5667 Solid Mechanics of Cells and Tissues • Chemical Engineering (p. 141)
NNMD 5470 Nano/Biomedical Commercialization:
Concept to Market Graduate Certificate
NNMD 5370 Nanomedicine Research Techniques • Process Safety Engineering (p. 142)
PHSC 6226 Imaging in Medicine and Drug
Discovery Chemical Engineering, PhD
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Each student admitted to the PhD program in chemical engineering will
32 total semester hours required initially be designated a doctoral student. Upon successful completion
Minimum 3.000 GPA required of the requirements for doctoral candidacy as described below, a student
is reclassified as a doctoral candidate. After establishing candidacy,
Chemical Engineering a student must complete a program of academic course work and a
dissertation under the direction of a dissertation advisor. All doctoral
candidates must also pass a final oral examination.
Website (http://www.che.neu.edu)
Thomas J. Webster, PhD Qualifying for Doctoral Candidacy

Professor and Chair To qualify for doctoral candidacy, the student must demonstrate mastery
Art Zafiropoulo Chair in Engineering of the four core courses of chemical engineering (thermodynamics,
th.webster@northeastern.edu kinetics, transport, and mathematics). To become a doctoral candidate,
students must maintain a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.500 or above in
Richard West, PhD the four core courses and have no individual grade below a B in the four
Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies core courses.
r.west@northeastern.edu
In addition, each student must also demonstrate critical thinking,
313 Snell Engineering Center analysis, and experimental planning skills related to their dissertation
617.373.2989 research topic through a written candidacy proposal and an oral defense
617.373.2209 (fax) of this proposal. The student must pass, as determined by the student’s
138 Chemical Engineering, PhD
dissertation committee, this oral candidacy proposal defense in order committee must have a minimum of four members, in addition to the
to advance to doctoral candidacy. The oral presentation will be open primary advisor. The primary dissertation advisor and at least one other
to students, faculty, and the student’s dissertation committee. The committee member must be faculty members in the Department of
student earns the classification of doctoral candidate upon successful Chemical Engineering. Additionally, one of the committee members
completion of these requirements. must be external to the Department of Chemical Engineering. Committee
membership is not limited to faculty at Northeastern University, nor
Course Requirements to engineering faculty. The student is encouraged to consider experts
A minimum of 24 semester hours (SH) of academic course work, not in the dissertation topic and to work with the dissertation advisor to
including any independent study credits, beyond the bachelor's degree is create a meaningful and helpful committee. The dissertation committee
required. The 24 SH must include at least 16 SH of academic course work will approve the dissertation in its final form. The graduate school
(exclusive of thesis or dissertation) taken at Northeastern University. All requirements for dissertation formatting and electronic submittal
four of the core courses (see table under Program Requirements) must be instructions can be found on the College of Engineering's webpage
included in the student’s academic graduate course work. (http://www.coe.neu.edu/student-services/dissertation/thesis-
instructions). Students are responsible for contacting the Graduate
To meet the full-time registration requirement for PhD students School of Engineering for any updates to dissertation requirements and
who have completed the majority of their course work and not yet appropriate deadlines.
reached PhD candidacy, a zero-credit course, Candidacy Preparation—
Doctoral (CHME 8960), can be taken if needed to fulfill full-time course Dissertation Defense and Final Oral Examination
registration. The course is an individual instruction course, billed at 1 SH, This comprehensive examination includes the public dissertation defense
and graded S or U. There is no course content, and students must register as well as a final oral examination to include the subject matter of the
in a section with their research or academic advisor as the “instructor.” doctoral dissertation and significant developments in the field of the
dissertation work. The oral presentation will be open to the public,
After obtaining PhD candidacy, students are required to register
including students, faculty, and the student’s committee.
for Dissertation (CHME 9990) for two consecutive semesters. This is
then followed by registration for Dissertation Continuation (CHME 9996)
Departure Prior to Dissertation Completion
in each semester thereafter until the dissertation has been completed
Occasionally, students have to leave the Department of Chemical
and defended. Note: No course credits are awarded for Dissertation
Engineering prior to completion of all degree requirements. In such
(CHME 9990) or Dissertation Continuation (CHME 9996) ; however, a
instances, a student cannot submit a dissertation for credit beyond three
student is considered full-time if registered for either of these courses.
years after he or she stops actively pursuing the research. Exceptions
All students pursuing a doctoral degree must enroll in the department’s may be granted upon petition to the departmental graduate committee.
seminar course for each semester they are working toward their degree. Petitions must demonstrate extenuating circumstances and prove that
the research is still of value to the profession.
Students will be advised on their courses for the first semester by the
associate chair for graduate studies. After the first semester, students Program Requirements
will work with their dissertation advisor to determine appropriate courses Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
and course schedule to meet their educational needs and aspirations. indicated.
Upon consultation with the dissertation advisor, a student may take up
to 44 SH of course credit without additional financial penalty. Students Milestones
and dissertation advisors should keep in mind that the university Biannual review: at the end of fall and spring semesters
residency requirement requires two semesters of academic studies after Dissertation proposal: within a year of completing all core courses
becoming a doctoral candidate. Dissertation defense: required before graduation
Language Requirement Core Requirements

There is no foreign language requirement for the PhD degree. However, A minimum of 24 semester hours of academic course work is required.
each candidate must be proficient in technical writing and oral Independent study credits do not count toward the 24 required semester
presentation in the English language. The graduate committee may hours.
require additional course work to improve language proficiency, if
necessary. Code Title Hours
Core Courses
Residence Requirement A cumulative 3.500 GPA is required for the 4 core classes.
A student satisfies the residence requirement by completing one
CHME 7320 Chemical Engineering Mathematics 4
academic year of full-time graduate studies during two consecutive
academic semesters after qualifying for doctoral candidacy. Additional CHME 7330 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 4
required course work (exclusive of seminars) may be completed during (Statistical Thermodynamics may be
this period. Students are required to be continually enrolled while taken in the place of Thermodynamics )
pursuing the completion of the dissertation. or CHME 7235 Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics
CHME 7340 Chemical Engineering Kinetics 4
Dissertation CHME 7350 Transport Phenomena 4
After a student establishes doctoral candidacy, they must complete a
Seminar
dissertation that embodies the results of extended original research and
Must be taken each semester:
includes material suitable for publication. The student is responsible for
proposing a dissertation committee to be approved by the dissertation CHME 7390 Seminar
advisor at least one month prior to the dissertation defense. The
Electives Qualifying for Doctoral Candidacy

Code Title Hours To qualify for doctoral candidacy, the student must demonstrate mastery
Complete 8 semester hours. Consult your faculty advisor for of the four core areas of chemical engineering (thermodynamics, kinetics,
acceptable courses: transport, and mathematics) through course performance. To become a
doctoral candidate, students must have no grades below a B and must
CHME 5101 Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering
maintain a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.500 or above, typically at the
Analysis
end of the first year, as an average considering all four core courses.
CHME 5137 Computational Modeling in Chemical
Engineering In addition, each student must also demonstrate critical thinking,
CHME 5160 Drug Delivery: Engineering Analysis analysis, and experimental planning skills related to their dissertation
CHME 5240 Introduction to Polymer Science research topic through a written candidacy proposal and an oral defense
of this proposal. The student must pass, as determined by the student’s
CHME 5510 Fundamentals in Process Safety
dissertation committee, this oral candidacy proposal defense in order
Engineering
to advance to doctoral candidacy. The oral presentation will be open to
CHME 5520 Process Safety Engineering—Chemical students, faculty, and the student’s committee. The student earns the
Reactivity, Reliefs, and Hazards classification of doctoral candidate upon successful completion of these
Analysis requirements.
CHME 5621 Electrochemical Engineering
CHME 5630 Biochemical Engineering Course Requirements
CHME 5631 Biomaterials Principles and A minimum of 24 semester hours (SH) of academic course work, not
Applications including any independent study credits, beyond the master's degree is
CHME 5632 Advanced Topics in Biomaterials required. The 24 SH must include at least 16 SH of academic course work
(exclusive of thesis or dissertation) taken at Northeastern University. All
CHME 5699 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering
four of the core courses (see table under Program Requirements tab)
CHME 6610 Computational Programs in Process must be included in the student’s academic graduate course work.
Safety for Relief and Scenario Modeling
CHME 7235 Introduction to Statistical To meet the full-time registration requirement for PhD students
Thermodynamics who have completed the majority of their course work and not yet
CHME 7240 Polymer Science reached PhD candidacy, a zero-credit course, Candidacy Preparation—
Doctoral (CHME 8960), can be taken if needed to fulfill full-time course
CHME 7260 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering
registration. The course is an individual instruction course, billed at 1 SH,
CHME 7262 Special Topics in Process Safety and graded S or U. There is no course content, and students must register
CHME 7978 Independent Study in a section with their research or academic advisor as the “instructor.”
ENGR 5670 Sustainable Energy: Materials,
Conversion, Storage, and Usage After reaching PhD candidacy, students are required to register for
Dissertation (CHME 9990) for two consecutive semesters. This is then
EMGT 5220 Engineering Project Management
followed by registration for Dissertation Continuation (CHME 9996) in
EMGT 6225 Economic Decision Making each semester thereafter until the dissertation has been completed and
EMGT 6305 Financial Management for Engineers defended.
ME 5374 Special Topics in Mechanical
Engineering Note: No course credits are awarded for Dissertation (CHME 9990) or
Dissertation Continuation (CHME 9996); however, a student is considered
BIOE 5410 Molecular Bioengineering
full-time if registered for either of these courses. All students pursuing a
doctoral degree must enroll in the department’s seminar course for each
Dissertation
semester they are matriculating toward their degree.
Code Title Hours
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: Students will be advised on their courses for the first semester by the
associate chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering. After the first
CHME 9990 Dissertation
semester, students will work with their dissertation advisor to determine
Program Credit/GPA Requirements appropriate courses and course schedule to meet their educational
needs and aspirations. Upon consultation with the dissertation advisor, a
student may take up to 44 SH of course credit without additional financial
penalty. Students and dissertation advisors should keep in mind that the
requirements for doctoral candidacy include all four core courses and the
Chemical Engineering, PhD—Advanced Entry proposal defense and that the university residency requirement requires
two semesters of academic studies after becoming a doctoral candidate.
Each student admitted to the PhD program in chemical engineering will
initially be designated a doctoral student. Upon successful completion Language Requirement
of the requirements for doctoral candidacy as described below, a student There is no foreign language requirement for the PhD degree. However,
is reclassified as a doctoral candidate. After establishing candidacy, each candidate must be proficient in technical writing and oral
a student must complete a program of academic course work and a presentation in the English language. The graduate committee may
dissertation under the direction of a dissertation advisor. All doctoral require additional course work to improve language proficiency, if
candidates must also pass a final oral examination. necessary.
140 Chemical Engineering, PhD—Advanced Entry
Residence Requirement CHME 7390 Seminar

A student satisfies the residence requirement by completing one Core Courses
academic year of full-time graduate studies during two consecutive A cumulative 3.500 GPA is required for the 4 core classes.
academic semesters after qualifying for doctoral candidacy. Additional CHME 7320 Chemical Engineering Mathematics 4
required course work (exclusive of seminars) may be completed during
CHME 7330 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 4
this period. Students are required to be continually enrolled while
(Statistical Thermodynamics may be
pursuing the completion of the dissertation.
taken in place of Thermodynamics )
Dissertation or CHME 7235 Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics
After a student establishes doctoral candidacy, they must complete a CHME 7340 Chemical Engineering Kinetics 4
dissertation that embodies the results of extended original research and CHME 7350 Transport Phenomena 4
includes material suitable for publication. The student is responsible for
proposing a dissertation committee to be approved by the dissertation Electives
advisor at least one month prior to the dissertation defense. The Code Title Hours
committee must have a minimum of four members, in addition to the
CHME 5101 Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering 4
primary advisor. The primary dissertation advisor must be a faculty
Analysis
member in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Additionally, one
CHME 5137 Computational Modeling in Chemical 4
of these committee members must be external to the Department of
Engineering
Chemical Engineering. Committee membership is not limited to faculty
at Northeastern University, nor to engineering faculty. The student is CHME 5160 Drug Delivery: Engineering Analysis 4
encouraged to consider experts in the dissertation topic and to work with CHME 5240 Introduction to Polymer Science 4
the dissertation advisor to create a meaningful and helpful committee. CHME 5510 Fundamentals in Process Safety 4
The dissertation committee will approve the dissertation in its final form. Engineering
Required dissertation format is the same as for the MS thesis, and the CHME 5520 Process Safety Engineering—Chemical 4
graduate school requirements and electronic submittal instructions can Reactivity, Reliefs, and Hazards
be found on the College of Engineering website (http://www.coe.neu.edu/ Analysis
student-services/dissertation/thesis-instructions). Students are
CHME 5621 Electrochemical Engineering 4
responsible for contacting the Graduate School of Engineering for any
updates to dissertation requirements and appropriate deadlines. CHME 5630 Biochemical Engineering 4
CHME 5631 Biomaterials Principles and 4
Dissertation Defense and Final Oral Examination Applications
This comprehensive examination includes the public dissertation defense CHME 5632 Advanced Topics in Biomaterials 4
as well as a final oral examination to include the subject matter of the CHME 5699 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering 4
doctoral dissertation and significant developments in the field of the
CHME 6610 Computational Programs in Process 4
dissertation work. The oral presentation will be open to the public,
including students, faculty, and the student’s committee.
CHME 7235 Introduction to Statistical 4
Departure Prior to Dissertation Completion Thermodynamics
Occasionally, students have left the Department of Chemical Engineering CHME 7240 Polymer Science 4
prior to completion of all degree requirements. In such instances, a CHME 7260 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering 4
student cannot submit a dissertation for credit beyond three years CHME 7262 Special Topics in Process Safety 4
after he or she stops actively pursuing the research. Exceptions may CHME 7978 Independent Study 1-4
be granted upon petition to the departmental graduate committee.
ENGR 5670 Sustainable Energy: Materials, 4
Petitions must demonstrate extenuating circumstances and prove that
Conversion, Storage, and Usage
EMGT 5220 Engineering Project Management 4
Program Requirements EMGT 6225 Economic Decision Making 4
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise EMGT 6305 Financial Management for Engineers 4
indicated. ME 5374 Special Topics in Mechanical 4
Engineering
Milestones
BIOE 5410 Molecular Bioengineering 4
Biannual review: at the end of fall and spring semesters
Dissertation proposal: within a year of completing all core courses
Dissertation
Dissertation defense: required before graduation
Code Title Hours
Core Requirements Complete the following (repeatable) course twice:
A minimum of 24 semester hours of academic course work is required. CHME 9990 Dissertation
Independent study credits do not apply to the 24 required semester
hours. Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Code Title Hours Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Seminar
Must be taken each semester:
chair. See the graduate school requirements and electronic submittal

Chemical Engineering, MSCHE instructions (http://www.coe.neu.edu/student-services/dissertation/
thesis-instructions). MS with thesis students must also complete an oral
The Master of Science in Chemical Engineering is normally pursued by master’s thesis defense in order to successfully complete the program.
students with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering or closely The student will be expected to form a master’s thesis committee,
allied fields. Students wishing to pursue the master’s degree but with composed of a minimum of three members—one who is the advisor, one
undergraduate educational backgrounds other than chemical engineering other faculty member from the chemical engineering department, and one
may be required to complete supplementary undergraduate course work. member from outside the department. The oral presentation will be open
These courses are in addition to the minimum course requirements. to the public, including students, faculty, and the candidate’s committee.
Students enrolled in the program are encouraged to seek guidance from
their instructors and advisor regarding additional course work that may Part-time Students
supplement the graduate curriculum. Part-time students may progress according to their plans and
time constraints but within the seven-year time limit. A minimum
Students originally admitted to the master’s degree program who wish to
of 32 semester hours of academic course work is required for part-time
switch to the PhD program must petition the associate chair for graduate
students. The thesis and seminar course are not required for part-time
studies and follow the procedure detailed under the administrative
students pursuing a master’s degree.
procedure section (p. 125) for the College of Engineering. If admission
is granted, then the student must satisfy all the requirements of the Master of Science students wishing to change their status from part-time
doctoral degree program, including the requirements for doctoral to full-time must notify the chemical engineering department and make
candidacy. a formal petition to the Graduate School of Engineering. Refer to the
regulations of the Graduate School of Engineering for further information
Course Requirements on academic administrative policies.
A minimum of 32 semester hours of academic work is required to qualify
for the Master of Science degree in chemical engineering. Departure Prior to Thesis Completion
Occasionally, students have to leave the chemical engineering
If pursuing a thesis option, at least 8 semester hours of thesis credit
department prior to completion of all degree requirements. In such
must be included as part of these 32 semester hours of credits. In
instances, longtime intervals have often elapsed before thesis or
addition, each student pursuing a thesis option must enroll in the
manuscript submission. Accordingly, the department has adopted the
department’s seminar course for each semester they are matriculating
guideline that a student cannot submit a thesis for credit beyond three
toward their degree. Students enrolled in the department’s seminar
years after the student stops actively pursuing the research. Exceptions
course are encouraged to participate in the seminar by providing a
may be granted upon petition to the departmental graduate committee.
research presentation regarding their research project under the guidance
Petitions must demonstrate extenuating circumstances and prove that
of their advisor. The faculty advisor and the student establish the
sequence of courses that students take to pursue the Master of Science
in Chemical Engineering. Graduate Certificate Options
If pursuing a nonthesis option, students must complete a minimum Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also
of 32 semester hours of course work and no enrollment in the seminar pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in
course is required. See required core courses and example elective addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should
courses for all graduate students (p. 141). consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229).
Degree Requirements Thesis Option Nonthesis Option

GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP
Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering with Graduate Certificate in
Required core courses 16 SH 16 SH
Engineering Leadership
Master of Science Required N/A
proposal Students may complete a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
Master of Science 8 SH N/A in addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership.
thesis Students must apply and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering
Leadership Program in order to pursue this option. The program requires
Seminar 0 SH N/A
1 fulfillment of the 16-semester-hour curriculum required to earn the
Elective courses 8 SH 16 SH
Minimum semester 32 SH 32 SH industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors and 16 semester
2
hours required hours of required chemical engineering course work.
1
Students may complete a maximum of 8 semester hours (thesis Engineering Leadership (p. 222)
option) or 12 semester hours (nonthesis options) of course work for
credit outside the Department of Chemical Engineering under the Program Requirements
guidance of their advisor and approval of the chemical engineering Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
graduate program director. indicated.
2
Exclusive of any preparatory undergraduate courses.
Thesis Requirements
Students pursuing a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering with
thesis must submit to the Graduate School of Engineering a written
thesis that is approved by the thesis committee and department
142 Process Safety Engineering, Graduate Certificate
Core Requirements EMGT 6225 Economic Decision Making 4

Code Title Hours EMGT 6305 Financial Management for Engineers 4
CHME 7320 Chemical Engineering Mathematics 4 ME 5374 Special Topics in Mechanical 4
CHME 7330 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 4 Engineering
(Statistical Thermodynamics can be BIOE 5410 Molecular Bioengineering 4
substituted for Thermodynamics )
or CHME 7235 Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics Program Credit/GPA Requirements
CHME 7340 Chemical Engineering Kinetics 4
CHME 7350 Transport Phenomena 4
Options Process Safety Engineering, Graduate Certificate

Complete one of the following options:
The Graduate Certificate in Process Safety Engineering focuses on the
COURSE WORK OPTION integration of chemical engineering skills with the knowledge of process
Code Title Hours safety and regulation with specific attention on designing and developing
Complete 16 semester hours from the course list below. 16 solutions for industrial firms with the goal of creating environments that
(p. 142) are safer and in compliance with regulatory rules and regulations.
THESIS OPTION This four-course graduate certificate seeks to provide students

Code Title Hours with opportunities to apply the fundamentals of chemical
Thesis engineering knowledge and skills to lead efforts within companies to
plan and implement process safety designs that assist in meeting the
Complete 8 semester hours from the following (CHME 7990 is 8
regulatory requirements and confirming code compliance within an
repeatable):
industrial firm in order to maintain the safety, health, and welfare of their
CHME 7390 Seminar employees and the public as well as making industrial firms safer and
CHME 7990 Thesis profitable.
Electives
Complete 8 semester hours from the course list below. 8 Program Requirements
(p. 142) Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
Course List
Core Requirements
Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours
CHME 5101 Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering 4
Analysis Process Safety
CHME 5137 Computational Modeling in Chemical 4 CHME 5510 Fundamentals in Process Safety 4

Engineering Engineering
CHME 5160 Drug Delivery: Engineering Analysis 4 CHME 5520 Process Safety Engineering—Chemical 4

Reactivity, Reliefs, and Hazards
CHME 5240 Introduction to Polymer Science 4
Analysis
CHME 5510 Fundamentals in Process Safety 4
Relief and Scenario Modeling
Engineering
CHME 5520 Process Safety Engineering—Chemical 4
Reactivity, Reliefs, and Hazards
Analysis Special Topics
CHME 5630 Biochemical Engineering 4 CHME 7262 Special Topics in Process Safety 4

CHME 5631 Biomaterials Principles and 4
Applications
CHME 5632 Advanced Topics in Biomaterials 4
CHME 5699 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering 4
Civil and Environmental Engineering
CHME 7235 Introduction to Statistical 4
Website (http://www.civ.neu.edu)
Thermodynamics
CHME 7240 Polymer Science 4 Jerome F. Hajjar, PhD, PE
CHME 7260 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering 4 CDM Smith Professor and Chair
CHME 7262 Special Topics in Process Safety 4
Haris N. Koutsopoulos, PhD
CHME 7978 Independent Study 1-4 Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies
ENGR 5670 Sustainable Energy: Materials, 4
Conversion, Storage, and Usage 400 Snell Engineering Center
617.373.2444
EMGT 5220 Engineering Project Management 4
617.373.4419 (fax) PhD program either directly after earning a suitable bachelor’s degree or
after earning a master’s degree (advanced entry).
Overview
With a strategic focus in urban engineering, and through a range of The doctoral program is designed to be flexible with respect to subject
teaching and research strengths, anchored by several multidisciplinary, area and may be adapted to any subject area in civil and environmental
multi-institutional centers and programs, the Department of Civil and engineering, including interdisciplinary options within the department or
Environmental Engineering at Northeastern University prepares future across departments or colleges. The PhD is awarded to students who
master's and PhD graduates to address the global, complex, and ever- demonstrate high academic achievement and research competence in
evolving engineering challenges of our time by building on the department’s the field of civil engineering. Students must pursue the PhD program on a
current strengths and expanding into vital areas. Three overarching basis consistent with the residence requirements for the degree that may
themes are emphasized: environmental health, civil infrastructure security, be found under the Degree Requirements tab.
and sustainable resource engineering. These themes are aligned with
the department’s premier strengths in simulation (both computational
and experimental), smart sensing, data and network science, and urban Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also
informatics. pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in
The department’s strategic focus on urban engineering gives our consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229).
graduates the opportunity to make real-world impact on and long-
lasting contributions to the well-being and development of society. Within GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP OPTION
Students have the opportunity to pursue the Gordon Engineering
our graduate programs, students work alongside world-class faculty on
Leadership Program (p. 221) in combination with the MS degree.
advanced research and courses, developing a solid base for their careers.
Mission of the Department Programs

The mission for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
is to provide a premier undergraduate and graduate education to help • Civil Engineering (p. 143)
prepare globally oriented civil and environmental engineering leaders;
to conduct world-class, use-inspired disciplinary and interdisciplinary • Civil Engineering—Advanced Entry (p. 145)
research; and to serve a diverse constituency through public service and
outreach. Master of Science (MS)
• Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Energy and
Academic Programs Environment (p. 146)
MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE
The department offers four MS degree programs and concentration • Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Infrastructure
options. Students in all MS programs must complete a minimum Resilience (p. 147)
of 32 semester hours of approved course work with a minimum grade-
point average (GPA) of 3.000. Options for a master’s thesis or report
Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MSCivE)
in place of course work are available. All civil and environmental
• Civil Engineering with Concentration in Construction Management
engineering master's programs are available on a full-time or part-time
(p. 148)
basis. At the master’s level, the following degrees are offered:
• Civil Engineering with Concentration in Environmental and Water
1. Master of Science in Civil Engineering with a concentration in: Systems (p. 149)
• Civil Engineering with Concentration in Geotechnical/
• Construction management
Geoenvironmental Engineering (p. 150)
• Environmental and water systems • Civil Engineering with Concentration in Structural Engineering
(p. 151)
• Geotechnical/geoenvironmental engineering
• Civil Engineering with Concentration in Transportation (p. 152)
• Structural engineering
Master of Science in Environmental Engineering (MSENVE)
• Transportation engineering • Environmental Engineering (p. 154)
Master of Science in Sustainable Building Systems (MSSBS)

2. Master of Science in Environmental Engineering
• Sustainable Building Systems (p. 155)
3. Master of Science in Engineering and Public Policy with a
concentration in:
Civil Engineering, PhD
• Energy and environment
Awarding of the Doctor of Philosophy degree is based on exceptional
• Infrastructure resilience performance in course work as well as evidence of ability to formulate and
execute original research. The PhD program has two components:
4. Master of Science in Sustainable Building Systems
1. An academic program of graduate-level courses that provides depth
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PHD) DEGREE in a specific area of civil engineering (the major field) as well as other
The department offers the following PhD degrees: PhD in Civil course work that provides additional exposure at an advanced level to
Engineering and Interdisciplinary PhD. Applicants are admitted to the one or more disciplines
144 Civil Engineering, PhD
2. The dissertation, an extended independent research effort on a proposal and name a civil and environmental engineering (CEE) faculty
relevant technical problem resulting in an original contribution to the member as the dissertation advisor. A doctoral dissertation committee
field formed by the student and his or her dissertation advisor will monitor
progress and approve the final document. The doctoral dissertation
Upon acceptance into the program, an applicant is designated as a committee shall have no fewer than four members, at least two of whom
doctoral student. This designation is changed to doctoral candidate must be full-time faculty from the CEE department.
upon successful completion of the doctoral qualifying examinations (both
written and oral area exams) and all the required course work. Each student, along with a faculty advisor, must jointly develop a
proposal defining the content of the academic program, subject to
Each student’s mastery of subject matter is measured by a qualifying review by the dissertation committee. Intellectual rigor, connectivity
examination covering a subset of topics selected from the major field. A of subject matter, and compatibility with departmental interests are
doctoral dissertation committee periodically monitors research progress, critical issues. The doctoral dissertation committee’s approval of the
and the candidate is required to present and defend his or her research proposal represents a mutual agreement between the student and
results before the doctoral dissertation committee upon completion of the the committee. The CEE department encourages flexibility in program
work. definition, especially in areas where complementary courses exist in
other departments or where expertise resides outside the department and
Course Work Requirement where the objective is to introduce new technology in civil engineering
The academic program must include at least 52 semester hours of practice.
graduate-level course work beyond the bachelor’s degree. Students with
a master’s degree in civil engineering must complete a minimum of Each doctoral candidate must defend his or her dissertation within seven
20 semester hours of course work at Northeastern University. A student years from the start of the PhD program.
may count no more than 4 semester hours of independent study (such
as special project in civil engineering) toward the minimum course Residence Requirement
requirements. A minimum of 40 semester hours must be related to After achieving PhD candidacy, students must complete at least
the major field but may include courses from other departments when two successive semesters of full-time study on campus to establish
appropriate. residence. The total effort for a PhD program involves a minimum of three
years of full-time work beyond the bachelor’s degree. Students who enter
To meet the full-time registration requirement for PhD students who have the doctoral program with a Master of Science degree may complete the
completed the majority of their course work and not yet reached PhD requirements in less time but should anticipate at least two years of full-
candidacy, a zero-credit course, Exam Preparation—Doctoral (CIVE 8960), time effort.
can be taken if needed to fulfill full-time course registration. The course is
an individual instruction course, billed at 1 semester hour, and graded S Language Requirement
or U. There is no course content, and students must register in a section Each doctoral candidate must be proficient in technical writing and
with their research or academic advisor as the “instructor.” oral presentation in the English language. The qualifying examination
committee may require additional course work in the case of any
Upon successful completion of the qualifying exam and the majority
deficiency in these areas.
of required course work, each doctoral candidate must register in two
consecutive semesters for Dissertation (CIVE 9990). Upon completion of
this sequence, the candidate must register for Dissertation Continuation
(CIVE 9996) in every semester until the dissertation is complete. Students
indicated.
may not register for Continuation until they fulfill the two-semester
dissertation sequence.
Milestones
Qualifying Examination and Degree Candidacy Qualifying examination and comprehensive examination
Annual review
The qualifying exam includes written and oral components. Its content
depends upon the educational background and objectives of the student.
In general, the written component covers subject matter at the master’s
degree level selected from the major field and includes basic engineering
and science disciplines, as well as civil engineering application areas.
Core Requirements
The oral component measures general comprehension and aptitude
Complete 52 semester hours of approved course work. Consult your
for research. If a student fails the exam, he or she may retake it one
faculty advisor for acceptable courses. Please note that a maximum of
more time with the permission of the qualifying examination committee.
4 semester hours of Independent Study (CIVE 7978) will be accepted
PhD students who start their graduate program at Northeastern with a toward the 52-semester-hour requirement.
BS degree shall take the qualifying exam within the first 30 months after
entering the program. Upon successful completion of the exam and all Dissertation
required course work, the student is classified as a doctoral candidate. Code Title Hours
Comprehensive Examination CIVE 9990 Dissertation
The comprehensive exam is a defense of the doctoral research work and
an examination on subject matter related to the dissertation area. Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Dissertation
Once degree candidacy is established, a doctoral candidate may proceed
with his or her dissertation. The candidate must write a dissertation
Students must take the qualifying exam during the first 18 months of
Civil Engineering, PhD—Advanced Entry their PhD program. Upon successful completion of the exam and all
required course work, the student is classified as a doctoral candidate.
Awarding of the Doctor of Philosophy degree is based on exceptional
performance in course work as well as evidence of ability to formulate and Comprehensive Examination
execute original research. The PhD program has two components: The comprehensive exam is a defense of the doctoral research work and
an examination on subject matter related to the dissertation area.
1. An academic program of graduate-level courses that provides depth
in a specific area of civil engineering (the major field) as well as other Dissertation
course work that provides additional exposure at an advanced level to
Once degree candidacy is established, a doctoral candidate may proceed
one or more disciplines
with his or her dissertation. The candidate must write a dissertation
2. The dissertation, an extended independent research effort on a proposal and name a civil and environmental engineering faculty member
relevant technical problem resulting in an original contribution to the as the dissertation advisor. A doctoral dissertation committee formed by
field the student and his or her dissertation advisor will monitor progress and
approve the final document. The doctoral dissertation committee shall
Upon acceptance into the program, an applicant is designated as a
have no fewer than four members, at least two of whom must be full-
doctoral student. This designation is changed to doctoral candidate
time faculty from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
upon successful completion of the doctoral qualifying examinations (both
(CEE).
written and oral area exams) and all the required course work.
Each student, along with a faculty advisor, must jointly develop a
Each student’s mastery of subject matter is measured by a qualifying
proposal defining the content of the academic program, subject to
examination covering a subset of topics selected from the major field. A
review by the dissertation committee. Intellectual rigor, connectivity
doctoral dissertation committee periodically monitors research progress,
of subject matter, and compatibility with departmental interests are
and the candidate is required to present and defend his or her research
critical issues. The doctoral dissertation committee’s approval of the
results before the doctoral dissertation committee upon completion of the
proposal represents a mutual agreement between the student and
work.
the committee. The CEE department encourages flexibility in program
Course Work Requirement definition, especially in areas where complementary courses exist in
other departments or where expertise resides outside the department and
The academic program must include at least 52 semester hours of
where the objective is to introduce new technology in civil engineering
graduate-level course work beyond the bachelor’s degree. Students with
practice.
a master’s degree in civil engineering must complete a minimum of
20 semester hours of course work at Northeastern University. A student Each doctoral candidate must defend his or her dissertation within seven
may count no more than 4 semester hours of independent study (such years from the start of the PhD program.
as special project in civil engineering) toward the minimum course
requirements. A minimum of 40 semester hours must be related to Residence Requirement
the major field but may include courses from other departments when After achieving PhD candidacy, students must complete at least
appropriate. two successive semesters of full-time study on campus to establish
residence. The total effort for a PhD program involves a minimum of three
To meet the full-time registration requirement for PhD students who have
years of full-time work beyond the bachelor’s degree. Students who enter
completed the majority of their course work and not yet reached PhD
the doctoral program with a Master of Science degree may complete the
candidacy, a zero-credit course, Exam Preparation—Doctoral (CIVE 8960),
requirements in less time but should anticipate at least two years of full-
can be taken if needed to fulfill full-time course registration. The course is
time effort.
an individual instruction course, billed at 1 semester hour, and graded S
or U. There is no course content, and students must register in a section
Language Requirement
with their research or academic advisor as the “instructor.”
Each doctoral candidate must be proficient in technical writing and
Upon successful completion of the qualifying exam and the majority oral presentation in the English language. The qualifying examination
of required course work, each doctoral candidate must register in two committee may require additional course work in the case of any
consecutive semesters for Dissertation (CIVE 9990). Upon completion of deficiency in these areas.
this sequence, the candidate must register forDissertation Continuation
(CIVE 9996) in every semester until the dissertation is complete. Students Program Requirements
may not register for Continuation until they fulfill the two-semester Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
dissertation sequence. indicated.
Qualifying Examination and Degree Candidacy Milestones

The qualifying exam includes written and oral components. Its content Qualifying examination and comprehensive examination
depends upon the educational background and objectives of the student. Annual review
In general, the written component covers subject matter at the master’s Dissertation proposal
degree level selected from the major field and includes basic engineering Dissertation committee
and science disciplines, as well as civil engineering application areas. Dissertation defense
The oral component measures general comprehension and aptitude for
research. If a student fails the exam, he or she may retake it one more Core Requirements
time with the permission of the qualifying examination committee. Complete 20 semester hours of approved course work. Consult your faculty
advisor for acceptable courses. Please note that a maximum of 4 semester
146 Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Energy & Environment, MS
hours of Independent Study (CIVE 7978) will be accepted toward the 20- Program Requirements
semester-hour requirement. Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
Dissertation
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: Code Title Hours
CIVE 9990 Dissertation Energy and Environment
CIVE 7272 Air Quality Management 4
or ENGR 5670 Sustainable Energy: Materials, Conversion,
20 total semester hours required Storage, and Usage
Environmental Systems Modeling
Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Energy & CIVE 5261 Dynamic Modeling for Environmental
Environment, MS Investment and Policymaking
CIVE 5275 Life Cycle Assessment of Materials,
The purpose of this degree is to provide students with a background
Products, and Infrastructure
in engineering with the tools necessary to conduct robust policy
CIVE 5699 Special Topics in Civil Engineering
analysis. It includes required core courses from the Department of
(Climate Science and Technology
Civil and Environmental Engineering and the School of Public Policy,
Adaptation and Policy)
complemented by electives in engineering and public policy, which can
be met by two courses and a master’s report (recommended), or by one CIVE 7388 Special Topics in Civil Engineering
course and a thesis, or by three courses. A minimum of 16 semester (Agent-Based Modeling)
hours must be taken in the College of Engineering. Economics
Degree With Report With Thesis Course Work Only
Requirements
ECON 7210 Applied Microeconomic Policy Analysis
Required core 20 SH 20 SH 20 SH
courses LPSC 6313 Economic Analysis for Law, Policy, and
Planning
Other electives 8 SH 4 SH 12 SH
Public Policy and Analysis
Master of 4 SH 8 SH
Science report/ Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4
thesis LPSC 7311 Strategizing Public Policy
Minimum 32 SH 32 SH 32 SH PPUA 6506 Techniques of Policy Analysis
semester hours PPUA 6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation
required Statistics
CIVE 7100 Time Series and Geospatial Data
Sciences
addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should IE 6200 Engineering Probability and Statistics
consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229). IE 7280 Statistical Methods in Engineering
LPSC 7215 Advanced Quantitative Techniques
Master's Degree in Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration
Options
in Energy and Environment with Graduate Certificate in Engineering
Leadership
COURSE WORK OPTION
Students may complete a Master of Science in Engineering and Public
Code Title Hours
Policy with Concentration in Energy and Environment in addition to
earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students must Complete 12 semester hours from the Energy and 12
apply and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program Environment Course List below.
in order to pursue this option. The program requires fulfillment of the
REPORT OPTION
16 semester-hour curriculum required to earn the Graduate Certificate
Code Title Hours
in Engineering Leadership, which includes an industry-based challenge
project with multiple mentors. The integrated 36-semester-hour degree CIVE 8674 Master’s Report 4
and certificate will require 20 hours of advisor-approved energy and Complete 8 semester hours from the Energy and Environment 8
environment technical courses. Course List below.
Engineering Leadership (p. 222)

THESIS OPTION Master of 4 SH 8 SH

Code Title Hours Science report/
CIVE 7990 Thesis 8 thesis
Complete 4 semester hours from the Energy and Environment 4 Minimum 32 SH 32 SH 32 SH
Course List below. semester hours
required
Energy and Environment Course List
Any required core course not used to meet the required core course Graduate Certificate Options
requirement can be taken as a restricted elective. Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also
Code Title Hours addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should
CIVE 5271 Solid and Hazardous Waste consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229).
Management
CIVE 5280 Remote Sensing of the Environment Master's Degree in Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration
CIVE 5300 Environmental Engineering Laboratory in Infrastructure Resilience with Graduate Certificate in Engineering
CIVE 7252 Water Engineering, Resources, and Leadership
Energy Recovery
CIVE 7261 Surface Water Quality Modeling
Policy with Concentration in Infrastructure Resilience in addition to
CIVE 7388 Special Topics in Civil Engineering earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students must
(Informatics in Civil Engineering) apply and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program
CIVE 7392 Special Topics in Environmental in order to pursue this option. The program requires fulfillment of the
Engineering (Hydraulic Modeling) 16 semester-hour curriculum required to earn the Graduate Certificate
EMGT 6225 Economic Decision Making in Engineering Leadership, which includes an industry-based challenge
ENVR 5210 Environmental Planning project with multiple mentors. The integrated 36-semester-hour degree
ENVR 5260 Geographical Information Systems and certificate will require 20 hours of advisor-approved infrastructure
resilience technical courses.
ME 5645 Environmental Issues in Manufacturing
and Product Use Engineering Leadership (p. 222)
IE 5500 Systems Engineering in Public
Programs Program Requirements
IE 5640 Data Mining for Engineering Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
Applications indicated.
Core Requirements
Code Title Hours
Infrastructure Resilience
Systems CIVE 7110 Critical Infrastructure Resilience 4
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4
32 total semester hours required CIVE 5261 Dynamic Modeling for Environmental
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Investment and Policymaking
Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Products, and Infrastructure
Infrastructure Resilience, MS CIVE 5280 Remote Sensing of the Environment
The purpose of this degree is to provide students with a background (Climate Science and Technology
in engineering with the tools necessary to conduct robust policy Adaptation and Policy)
analysis. It includes required core courses from the Department of CIVE 7388 Special Topics in Civil Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering and the School of Public Policy, (Informatics in Civil Engineering)
CIVE 7392 Special Topics in Environmental
be met by two courses and a master’s report (recommended), or by one
Engineering (Agent-based Modeling)
course and a thesis, or by three courses. A minimum of 16 semester
Degree With Report With Thesis Course Work Only ECON 7210 Applied Microeconomic Policy Analysis
Requirements
LPSC 6313 Economic Analysis for Law, Policy, and
Required core 20 SH 20 SH 20 SH Planning
courses
LPSC 7311 Strategizing Public Policy
148 Civil Engineering with Concentration in Construction Management, MSCivE
PPUA 6506 Techniques of Policy Analysis Program Credit/GPA Requirements

PPUA 6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation 32 total semester hours required
Statistics Minimum 3.000 GPA required
CIVE 7100 Time Series and Geospatial Data Civil Engineering with Concentration in Construction
Sciences Management, MSCivE
IE 6200 Engineering Probability and Statistics
IE 7280 Statistical Methods in Engineering This program is intended for students interested in construction
management and engineering or a closely related field. It includes
required core courses primarily from the Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, complemented by electives in civil and
Options
environmental engineering and other departments such as mechanical
and industrial engineering and business administration. Based on proven
COURSE WORK OPTION proficiency in given areas, students may waive certain core courses and
Code Title Hours replace them with alternate elective courses.
Complete 12 semester hours from the infrastructure course 12 Degree With Report With Thesis Course Work Only
list below.
Requirements
REPORT OPTION Required core 18 SH 18 SH 18 SH
Code Title Hours courses
CIVE 8674 Master’s Report 4 Elective courses 10 SH 6 SH 14 SH
Complete 8 semester hours from the Infrastructure course list 8 Master of 4 SH 8 SH

below. Science report/
thesis
THESIS OPTION Minimum 32 SH 32 SH 32 SH
Code Title Hours semester hours
CIVE 7990 Thesis 8 required
Complete 4 semester hours from the Infrastructure course list 4
below. Graduate Certificate Options
Infrastructure Course List pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in
Any required core course not used to meet the required core course addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should
requirement can be taken as a restricted elective. consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229).
Code Title Hours

Master's Degree in Civil Engineering with a Concentration in Construction
EMGT 6225 Economic Decision Making
Management with Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership
ENVR 5260 Geographical Information Systems
IA 5250 Decision Making for Critical Students may complete a Master of Science in Civil Engineering with
Infrastructure a Concentration in Construction Management in addition to earning a
Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students must apply and
be admitted to the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program in order to
Programs
pursue this option. The program requires fulfillment of the 16-semester-
hour curriculum required to earn the Graduate Certificate in Engineering
Applications
Leadership, which includes an industry-based challenge project with
IE 7290 Reliability Analysis and Risk multiple mentors. The integrated 33-semester-hour degree and certificate
Assessment will require 17 hours of advisor-approved construction management
ME 5645 Environmental Issues in Manufacturing technical courses.
and Product Use
PPUA 5262 Big Data for Cities ENGINEERING BUSINESS
PPUA 5263 Geographic Information Systems for Master's Degree in Civil Engineering with Concentration in Construction
Urban and Regional Policy Management with Graduate Certificate in Engineering Business
PPUA 7230 Housing Policy Students may complete a Master of Science in Civil Engineering with
PPUA 7231 Transportation Policy Concentration in Construction Management in addition to earning a
PPUA 7234 Land Use and Urban Growth Policy Graduate Certificate in Engineering Business. Students must apply and
PPUA 7237 Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban be admitted to the Galante Engineering Business Program in order to
Systems pursue this option. The program requires the applicant to have earned
or be in a program to earn a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from
PPUA 7239 Problems in Metropolitan Policymaking
Northeastern University. The integrated 32-semester-hour degree and
PPUA 7240 Health Policy and Politics
certificate will require 16 semester hours of the core courses and 16
semester hours from the outlined business-skill curriculum. The course IE 7290 Reliability Analysis and Risk
work, along with participation in cocurricular professional development Assessment
elements, earn the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Business. INFO 6210 Data Management and Database
Design
Engineering Business (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/
engineering/multidisciplinary/engineering-business-graduate-certificate) INFO 6215 Business Analysis and Information
Engineering
Program Requirements INFO 6245 Planning and Managing Information
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Systems Development
indicated. SBSY 5300 Information Systems for Integrated
Project Delivery
Core Requirements
CIVE 5221 Construction Project Control and 2 32 total semester hours required
Organization Minimum 3.000 GPA required
CIVE 7220 Construction Management 4
CIVE 7230 Legal Aspects of Civil Engineering 4 Civil Engineering with Concentration in Environmental and
EMGT 6305 Financial Management for Engineers 4 Water Systems, MSCIVE
IE 6200 Engineering Probability and Statistics 4
This program integrates the study of infrastructure; hydrology;
Options hydraulics; numerical modeling; remote sensing; spatial and temporal
Complete one of the following options: data analysis; and physical, chemical, and biological processes that
impact the water and air quality to provide students with the knowledge
COURSE WORK OPTION and tools for developing and managing sustainable, resilient water
Code Title Hours resources and infrastructure. It includes required core courses from
Complete 14 semester hours from the course list below. 14 the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, complemented
by electives in electrical and computer engineering, mechanical and
REPORT OPTION industrial engineering, and earth and environmental sciences.
Code Title Hours
CIVE 8674 Master’s Report 4
Requirements
Complete 10 semester hours from the course list below. 10
THESIS OPTION courses
Code Title Hours Restricted 12 SH 12 SH 12 SH
CIVE 7990 Thesis 8 electives
Complete 6 semester hours from the course list below. 6 Other electives 8 SH 4 SH 12 SH
Master of 4 SH 8 SH
Course List Science report/
Code Title Hours thesis
OR 6205 Deterministic Operations Research Minimum 32 SH 32 SH 32 SH
semester hours
required
Decision Making 1
Decision Making 2
CIVE 5231 Alternative Project Delivery Systems in pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in
Construction addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should
CIVE 7240 Construction Equipment and Modeling consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229).
CIVE 7301 Advanced Soil Mechanics
CIVE 7302 Advanced Foundation Engineering
Master's Degree in Civil Engineering with Concentration in Environmental
EMGT 5300 Engineering/Organizational Psychology and Water Systems with Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership
GE 5010 Customer-Driven Technical Innovation
for Engineers Students may complete a Master of Science in Civil Engineering with
Concentration in Environmental and Water Systems in addition to earning
a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students must apply
IE 5617 Lean Concepts and Applications
and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program in
IE 5640 Data Mining for Engineering order to pursue this option. The program requires fulfillment of the 16-
Applications semester-hour curriculum required to earn the Graduate Certificate in
or IE 7275 Data Mining in Engineering Engineering Leadership, which includes an industry-based challenge
IE 7215 Simulation Analysis project with multiple mentors. The integrated 32-semester-hour degree
150 Civil Engineering with Concentration in Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Engineering, MSCivE
and certificate will require 16 hours of advisor-approved environmental CIVE 5280 Remote Sensing of the Environment
and water systems technical courses. CIVE 5300 Environmental Engineering Laboratory
Engineering Leadership (p. 222) CIVE 5536 Hydrologic Engineering
Program Requirements (Climate Science and Technology
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Adaptation and Policy)
indicated. CIVE 6777 Climate Hazards and Resilient Cities
Abroad
Core Requirements CIVE 6778 Climate Adaptation and Policy Abroad
Code Title Hours CIVE 7100 Time Series and Geospatial Data
Complete 8 semester hours of the following: 8 Sciences
CIVE 7250 Environmental Chemistry CIVE 7110 Critical Infrastructure Resilience
CIVE 7251 Environmental Biological Processes CIVE 7252 Water Engineering, Resources, and
CIVE 7260 Hydrologic Modeling Energy Recovery
CIVE 7261 Surface Water Quality Modeling CIVE 7255 Environmental Physical/Chemical
CIVE 7272 Air Quality Management Processes
CIVE 7392 Special Topics in Environmental CIVE 7392 Special Topics in Environmental
Engineering (Hydraulic Modeling) Engineering (Agent Based Modeling)
Options OTHER ELECTIVE LIST

Any required core course not used to meet the required core course or
restricted elective requirements can be taken as another elective. Any
COURSE WORK OPTION restricted elective not used to meet the restricted elective requirement
Code Title Hours can be taken as another elective.
Complete 12 semester hours from the Restricted Elective List 12 Code Title Hours
below.
EECE 7204 Applied Probability and Stochastic
Complete 12 semester hours from the Other Elective List 12 Processes
below.
REPORT OPTION EEMB 5516 Oceanography
Code Title Hours IE 6200 Engineering Probability and Statistics
CIVE 8674 Master’s Report 4 IE 7280 Statistical Methods in Engineering
Complete 12 semester hours from the Restricted Elective List 12 IE 7290 Reliability Analysis and Risk
below. Assessment
Complete 8 semester hours from the Other Elective List 8 MATH 7341 Probability 2
below. MATH 7343 Applied Statistics
THESIS OPTION MATH 7344 Regression, ANOVA, and Design

Code Title Hours
CIVE 7990 Thesis 8
Complete 12 semester hours from the Restricted Elective List 12 Minimum 3.000 GPA required
below.
Complete 4 semester hours from the Other Elective List 4
below.
Civil Engineering with Concentration in Geotechnical/
Geoenvironmental Engineering, MSCivE
Course Lists
RESTRICTED ELECTIVE LIST This program includes study in the areas of soil mechanics/foundations
Any required core course not used to meet the required core course and geoenvironmental engineering. It includes studies of soil and
requirement can be taken as a restricted elective. related earth materials for problems related to the protection of human
health and the environment. Related areas include soil mechanics,
Code Title Hours fate/transport in subsurfaces, subsurface remediation, and others. The
CIVE 5250 Organic Pollutants in the Environment degree requirements include core courses from the Department of Civil
and Environmental Engineering, complemented by electives in civil and
CIVE 5260 Environmental Fluid Mechanics
environmental engineering, as well as electives from other departments
CIVE 5261 Dynamic Modeling for Environmental
such as mechanical and industrial engineering.
Investment and Policymaking
CIVE 5271 Solid and Hazardous Waste Degree With Report With Thesis Course Work Only
Management Requirements
CIVE 5275 Life Cycle Assessment of Materials, Required core 8 SH 8 SH 8 SH
Products, and Infrastructure courses
Elective courses 20 SH 16 SH 24 SH Elective Course List

Master of 4 SH 8 SH Code Title Hours
Science report/ CIVE 5271 Solid and Hazardous Waste
thesis Management
Minimum 32 SH 32 SH 32 SH CIVE 5536 Hydrologic Engineering
semester hours
CIVE 7230 Legal Aspects of Civil Engineering
required
CIVE 7240 Construction Equipment and Modeling
Graduate Certificate Options CIVE 7250 Environmental Chemistry
Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also CIVE 7251 Environmental Biological Processes
pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in CIVE 7260 Hydrologic Modeling
addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should CIVE 7311 Soil and Foundation Dynamics
consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229).
CIVE 7312 Earthquake Engineering
GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP CIVE 7330 Advanced Structural Analysis
Master's Degree in Civil Engineering with a Concentration in CIVE 7331 Structural Dynamics
Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Engineering with Graduate Certificate in
IE 7290 Reliability Analysis and Risk
Students may complete a Master of Science in Civil Engineering with a Assessment
Concentration in Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental Engineering in addition ME 5657 Finite Element Method
to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students ME 7205 Advanced Mathematical Methods for
must apply and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering Leadership Mechanical Engineers
Program in order to pursue this option. The program requires fulfillment
of the 16-semester-hour curriculum required to earn the Graduate Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Certificate in Engineering Leadership, which includes an industry-based 32 total semester hours required
challenge project with multiple mentors. The integrated 32-semester- Minimum 3.000 GPA required
hour degree and certificate will require 16 hours of advisor-approved
geotechnical/geoenvironmental engineering technical courses.
Civil Engineering with Concentration in Structural Engineering,
Engineering Leadership (p. 222) MSCivE
Program Requirements This program is designed for students with career goals in structural
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise engineering and structural design. The program includes courses in
indicated. structural analysis and design, structural mechanics, dynamics of
structures, earthquake engineering, wind engineering, and structural
Core Requirements health monitoring. The degree requirements include core courses from
Code Title Hours the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, complemented
CIVE 7301 Advanced Soil Mechanics 4 by electives in civil and environmental engineering, as well as electives
CIVE 7302 Advanced Foundation Engineering 4 from other departments such as mechanical and industrial engineering
and mathematics.
Options
Requirements
COURSE WORK OPTION Required core 8 SH 8 SH 8 SH
Code Title Hours courses
Complete 24 semester hours from the Elective Course List 24 Restricted 12 SH 12 SH 12 SH
below. electives
REPORT OPTION
Master of 4 SH 8 SH
Code Title Hours
Science report/
CIVE 8674 Master’s Report 4 thesis
Complete 20 semester hours from the Elective Course List 20 Minimum 32 SH 32 SH 32 SH
below. semester hours
required
THESIS OPTION
Code Title Hours
CIVE 7990 Thesis 8 Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also
Complete 16 semester hours from the Elective Course List 16 pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in
below. addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should
152 Civil Engineering with Concentration in Transportation, MSCivE
GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP CIVE 7340 Seismic Analysis and Design

Master's Degree in Civil Engineering with Concentration in Structural CIVE 7341 Structural Reliability
Engineering with Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership
CIVE 7342 System Identification
Students may complete a Master of Science in Civil Engineering with CIVE 7350 Behavior of Concrete Structures
Concentration in Structural Engineering in addition to earning a Graduate CIVE 7351 Behavior of Steel Structures
Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students must apply and be CIVE 7354 Wind Engineering
admitted to the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program in order to
CIVE 7355 Advanced Bridge Design
hour curriculum required to earn the Graduate Certificate in Engineering CIVE 7357 Advanced Structural Mechanics
OTHER ELECTIVE LIST
multiple mentors. The integrated 32-semester-hour degree and certificate
Any restricted elective not used to meet the restricted elective
will require 16 hours of advisor-approved structural engineering technical
requirement can be taken as another elective.
courses.
Code Title Hours
CIVE 7301 Advanced Soil Mechanics
Program Requirements CIVE 7302 Advanced Foundation Engineering
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise CIVE 7311 Soil and Foundation Dynamics
indicated. CIVE 7312 Earthquake Engineering
MATH 7241 Probability 1
Core Requirements
MATH 7342 Mathematical Statistics
Code Title Hours
MATH 7343 Applied Statistics
CIVE 7330 Advanced Structural Analysis 4
MATL 7365 Properties and Processing of Electronic
CIVE 7331 Structural Dynamics 4
Materials
Options ME 5240 Computer Aided Design and
Manufacturing
COURSE WORK OPTION ME 5655 Dynamics and Mechanical Vibration
Code Title Hours
Complete 12 semester hours from the Restricted Elective List 12
below.
Engineers 1
below.
REPORT OPTION Engineers 2
Code Title Hours ME 7205 Advanced Mathematical Methods for
CIVE 8674 Master’s Report 4 Mechanical Engineers
Complete 12 semester hours from the Restricted Elective List 12 ME 7210 Elasticity and Plasticity
below. ME 7232 Theory of Plates and Shells
Complete 8 semester hours from the Other Elective List 8 ME 7238 Advanced Finite Element Method
below. ME 7245 Fracture Mechanics and Failure
Analysis
THESIS OPTION
Code Title Hours
CIVE 7990 Thesis 8 Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Complete 12 semester hours from the Restricted Elective List 12 32 total semester hours required
below. Minimum 3.000 GPA required
below.
Civil Engineering with Concentration in Transportation, MSCivE
Course Lists
This program is designed for students with career goals in transportation
RESTRICTED ELECTIVE LIST
engineering and transportation planning. The degree requirements
Code Title Hours
include core courses from the Department of Civil and Environmental
CIVE 5522 Structural Analysis 2 Engineering, complemented by electives in civil and environmental
CIVE 5525 Prestressed Concrete Design engineering and by related courses in applied mathematics, engineering,
CIVE 5699 Special Topics in Civil Engineering economics, policy, and management.
(Structural Systems)
(Vibration-based Structural Health
Monitoring)
Degree With Report With Thesis Course Work Only REPORT OPTION
Requirements Code Title Hours
Required core 12 SH 12 SH 12 SH CIVE 8674 Master’s Report 4
courses Complete 8 semester hours from the Restricted Elective List 8
Restricted 8 SH 8 SH 12 SH below.
electives Complete 8 semester hours from the Other Elective List 8
Other electives 8 SH 4 SH 8 SH below.
Master of 4 SH 8 SH
THESIS OPTION
Science report/
Code Title Hours
thesis
CIVE 7990 Thesis 8
Minimum 32 SH 32 SH 32 SH
semester hours Complete 8 semester hours from the Restricted Elective List 8
required below.
Graduate Certificate Options below.
pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in Course Lists
addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should RESTRICTED ELECTIVE LIST
consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229). Code Title Hours
CIVE 6566 Sustainable Urban Transportation:
GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP Netherlands
Master's Degree in Civil Engineering with Concentration in Transportation
CIVE 7380 Performance Models and Simulation of
with Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership
Transportation Networks
Students may complete a Master of Science in Civil Engineering with CIVE 7381 Transportation Demand Forecasting
Concentration in Transportation in addition to earning a Graduate and Model Estimation
Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students must apply and be CIVE 7385 Public Transportation
CIVE 7387 Design Aspects of Roadway Safety
(Informatics in Civil Engineering)
multiple mentors. The integrated 32-semester-hour degree and certificate IE 7215 Simulation Analysis
will require 16 hours of advisor-approved transportation engineering IE 7280 Statistical Methods in Engineering
technical courses.
OTHER ELECTIVE LIST
Engineering Leadership (p. 222) Any restricted elective not used to meet the restricted elective
requirement can be used as another elective. Courses outside this list
Program Requirements may be taken as electives with advisor approval.
IE 7275 Data Mining in Engineering
Core Requirements IE 7290 Reliability Analysis and Risk
Code Title Hours Assessment
CIVE 5373 Transportation Systems: Analysis and 4 INFO 6210 Data Management and Database
Planning Design
CIVE 5376 Traffic Engineering and Sustainable 4 MATH 7343 Applied Statistics
Urban Street Design OR 6205 Deterministic Operations Research
IE 6200 Engineering Probability and Statistics 4 OR 7230 Probabilistic Operation Research
OR 7245 Network Analysis and Advanced
Options
Optimization
COURSE WORK OPTION Urban and Regional Policy
Code Title Hours PPUA 7231 Transportation Policy
Complete 12 semester hours from the Restricted Elective List 12 PPUA 7234 Land Use and Urban Growth Policy
below.
Complete 8 semester hours from the Other Elective List 8 Program Credit/GPA Requirements
below. 32 total semester hours required
154 Environmental Engineering, MSENVE
Options
Environmental Engineering, MSENVE
This program integrates the study of physical, chemical, and biological COURSE WORK OPTION
processes and fundamental principles for water and wastewater Code Title Hours
treatment and disposal, hazardous waste management, surface water
Complete 12 semester hours from the Restricted Electives 12
and groundwater quality, water resources management, and air quality
List below.
management. Successful graduates will have the ability to develop and
Complete 8 semester hours from the Other Electives List 8
implement technologies for various environmental applications with
below.
the goal to improve and protect the environment and human health.
It includes required core courses from the Department of Civil and REPORT OPTION
Environmental Engineering (CEE), complemented by electives in civil and
Code Title Hours
environmental engineering, mechanical and industrial engineering, earth
and environmental sciences, and mathematics.
Complete 8 semester hours from the Restricted Electives List 8
Degree With Report With Thesis Course Work Only below.
Requirements Complete 8 semester hours from the Other Electives List 8
Required core 12 SH 12 SH 12 SH below.
electives
THESIS OPTION
Restricted 8 SH 8 SH 12 SH
Code Title Hours
electives
CIVE 7990 Thesis 8
Complete 8 semester hours from the Restricted Electives List 8
Master of 4 SH 8 SH
below.
Science report/
thesis Complete 4 semester hours from the Other Electives List 4
below.
Course Lists
pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in RESTRICTED ELECTIVES LIST
addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should Any required core course not used to meet the required core course
consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229). requirement can be taken as a restricted elective.
GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP Code Title Hours

Master's Degree in Environmental Engineering with Graduate Certificate CIVE 5250 Organic Pollutants in the Environment
in Engineering Leadership CIVE 5260 Environmental Fluid Mechanics
Students may complete a Master of Science in Environmental CIVE 5261 Dynamic Modeling for Environmental
Engineering in addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Investment and Policymaking
Leadership. Students must apply and be admitted to the Gordon CIVE 5271 Solid and Hazardous Waste
Engineering Leadership Program in order to pursue this option. The Management
program requires fulfillment of the 16 semester-hour curriculum required CIVE 5275 Life Cycle Assessment of Materials,
to earn the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership, which Products, and Infrastructure
includes an industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors. The CIVE 5280 Remote Sensing of the Environment
integrated 36-semester-hour degree and certificate will require 20 hours
CIVE 5300 Environmental Engineering Laboratory
of advisor-approved environmental engineering technical courses.
CIVE 5536 Hydrologic Engineering
Engineering Leadership (p. 222) CIVE 5699 Special Topics in Civil Engineering
Program Requirements Adaptation and Policy)
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise CIVE 6777 Climate Hazards and Resilient Cities
indicated. Abroad
CIVE 6778 Climate Adaptation and Policy Abroad
Core Requirements
CIVE 7261 Surface Water Quality Modeling
Code Title Hours
CIVE 7272 Air Quality Management
CIVE 7392 Special Topics in Environmental
CIVE 7250 Environmental Chemistry
Engineering (Hydraulic Modeling)
CIVE 7251 Environmental Biological Processes
CIVE 7252 Water Engineering, Resources, and OTHER ELECTIVES LIST
Energy Recovery Any required core course not used to meet the required core course
requirement can be taken as another elective. Any restricted elective not
CIVE 7255 Environmental Physical/Chemical
used to meet the restricted elective requirement can be taken as another
Processes
elective.
CIVE 7260 Hydrologic Modeling
Code Title Hours GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP

Master's Degree in Sustainable Building Systems with Graduate
Certificate in Engineering Leadership
Processes
ENVR 5190 Soil Science Students may complete a Master of Science in Sustainable Building
ENVR 5250 Geology and Land-Use Planning Systems in addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering
ENVR 5260 Geographical Information Systems Leadership. Students must apply and be admitted to the Gordon
EEMB 5516 Oceanography Engineering Leadership Program in order to pursue this option. The
program requires fulfillment of the 16-semester-hour curriculum required
to earn the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership, which
IE 7280 Statistical Methods in Engineering includes an industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors. The
IE 7290 Reliability Analysis and Risk integrated 32-semester-hour degree and certificate will require 16 hours
Assessment of advisor-approved sustainable building systems technical courses.
MATH 7344 Regression, ANOVA, and Design Program Requirements
Program Credit/GPA Requirements indicated.
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Core Requirements
Code Title Hours
Sustainable Building Systems, MSSBS ARCH 5210 Environmental Systems 4
and ARCH 5211 and Recitation for ARCH 5210
The sustainable building systems program focuses on the design and SBSY 5100 Sustainable Design and Technologies in 4
operation of buildings to provide a comfortable, healthy, and productive Construction
indoor environment with minimal energy and environmental impact. SBSY 5200 Sustainable Engineering Systems for 4
Students have an opportunity to develop leadership and decision-making Buildings
skills to implement sustainable building practices in either the private or
public sectors in the global market. Electives
The graduates of the Master of Science in Sustainable Building
RESTRICTED ELECTIVE LIST
Systems program should display a high level of engineering knowledge Code Title Hours
in a broad range of architectural engineering, civil engineering, and Complete 8 semester hours from the following: 8
construction management while embracing the concepts of engineering ARCH 5220 Integrated Building Systems
sustainability as related to energy and materials usage and the effects on CIVE 5221 Construction Project Control and
the environment. Graduates will have the base training necessary to lead Organization
efforts within companies to plan and implement sustainable practices
CIVE 5231 Alternative Project Delivery Systems in
for the design and operation of buildings, realize energy and materials
Construction
efficiency improvements, and minimize environmental impact. Upon
graduation, students will have a theoretical background to the concepts
Products, and Infrastructure
behind the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green
Associate examination. CIVE 7220 Construction Management
or EMGT 5220 Engineering Project Management
Below is a typical course sequence for graduation in two semesters. The
CIVE 7230 Legal Aspects of Civil Engineering
program is flexible to accommodate full-time students—who wish to
EMGT 6305 Financial Management for Engineers
proceed over a period of two to four semesters—and part-time students
—who can complete the program requirements by taking one to two SBSY 5300 Information Systems for Integrated
courses per semester, finishing the program in approximately four years. Project Delivery
Degree Requirements Full-Time Study Part-Time Study OTHER ELECTIVE LIST

Any restricted elective not used to meet the restricted elective
Core courses 12 12
requirement can be taken as another elective.
Restricted electives 8 8
Open elective 12 12 Code Title Hours
Graduate Certificate Options ACCT 6200 Financial Reporting and Managerial
Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also Decision Making 1
Decision Making 2
CIVE 7350 Behavior of Concrete Structures
CIVE 7351 Behavior of Steel Structures
FINA 6200 Value Creation through Financial
Decision Making
156 Electrical and Computer Engineering
FINA 6216 Valuation and Value Creation educate graduate students so they can make meaningful contributions to
FINA 6217 Real Estate Finance and Investment research and industry.
LPSC 7312 Cities, Sustainability, and Climate

Overview of Programs Offered
Change
ECE offers the following graduate degree programs:
and Product Use • Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (MSECE)
• Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering Leadership
Program Credit/GPA Requirements (MSECEL)
32 total semester hours required • Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Engineering (PhD)
• Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering (PhD)
Electrical and Computer Engineering All degrees can be pursued on either a full- or part-time basis
consistent with residency requirements for the PhD degrees. The
Website (http://www.ece.neu.edu) master's curriculum includes areas of concentration in the following:
Srinivas Tadigadapa, PhD 1. Communications, Control, and Signal Processing (CCSP)

Professor and Chair 2. Computer Networks and Security (CNWS)
3. Computer Systems and Software (CSYS)
Waleed Meleis, PhD 4. Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Algorithms (CVLA)
Associate Professor and Associate Chair 5. Electromagnetics, Plasma, and Optics (ELPO)
6. Microsystems, Materials, and Devices (MSMD)
Masoud Salehi, PhD 7. Power Systems (POWR)
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
MSECE students pursue their degree by selecting one of the two tracks—
409 Dana Research Center MSECE with thesis and course track (MST) or MSECE course-only track
617.373.7529 (MSC).
617.373.4431 (fax)
Electrical and Computer Engineering PhD Course
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) graduate
Requirements
program offers a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer
Engineering, a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering The student and his or her dissertation committee determine the program
Leadership, a Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, and a Doctor of study. A typical program comprises 24 semester hours of course
of Philosophy in Computer Engineering. work beyond the Master of Science degree. Students who enter the
program with a bachelor’s degree complete the curriculum for a Master of
ECE’s graduate program is a dynamic and thriving center of world- Science degree with an area of concentration. After that, as a minimum,
recognized research in a wide range of areas. The department has the PhD program must include at least 16 semester hours of graduate
strong ties to local industry and the world-famous hospitals and medical course work beyond the Master of Science degree, at least 8 semester
centers of Boston and is involved in many joint research projects with hours of which must be graduate-level ECE courses. Students who enter
them. With four NSF- and DHS-funded research centers and over 20 the program with a relevant and approved Master of Science degree
industrial partners, faculty and students are actively conducting cutting- complete a minimum of 16 semester hours of graduate course work, at
edge research in areas such as computer vision; pattern recognition least 8 semester hours of which must be graduate-level ECE courses. All
and machine learning; brain-computer interface; power systems and students must achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.000.
power electronics; underwater communication networks and signal
processing; robotics; information theory; communications, control, and Master of Science Degree Requirements
signal processing; RF, electromagnetics, optics, and magnetic materials; Students must complete a minimum of 32 semester hours of approved
micro/nanomechanical structures and advanced nanomaterials; power- course work with a minimum GPA of 3.000. MST track students
first system/computer architecture; internet-of-things; ultra-low power must complete an 8-semester-hour thesis as part of their program of
biomedical and neural circuits and systems. study. Full- and part-time students should follow the same curriculum
requirements.
ECE’s graduate program educates MS and PhD students with deep
fundamental and practical knowledge in the various disciplines of Students who select the MST track must form a thesis committee
electrical and computer engineering by offering a strong curriculum and comprised of at least three members. The thesis committee must include
providing opportunities for research in these disciplines. The department the thesis advisor, and at least two members must be tenured or tenure-
educates the next generation of highly skilled engineers and researchers track ECE faculty. The student shall present the thesis to this committee
with necessary skills to address the future needs of industry, government, and to the ECE department at-large in the form of a seminar before final
and humanity. approval of the thesis.
Mission of the Department The ECE department requires the master’s degree students who hold
The primary educational missions of the electrical and computer research assistantships to register full-time.
engineering department are to educate undergraduate students so COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR MSC STUDENTS
they have the opportunity to obtain successful careers in electrical and The program requires 32 semester hours of graduate-level courses. At
computer engineering and related disciplines, and pursue advanced least five of these courses must be from the list of “depth” courses in
study such as graduate study in engineering or related disciplines, and to the student’s concentration and at least two must be outside this list;
these courses are known as “breadth” courses. None of these courses
can be from the list of “excluded courses.” For students in the computer- Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
engineering-related concentrations— computer systems and software; Leadership (MSECEL)
computer networks and security; and computer vision, machine learning,
• Electrical and Computer Engineering Leadership (p. 180)
and algorithms—at least 20 semester hours of the 32 required semester
hours must be graduate-level ECE courses. For other concentrations,
at least 24 semester hours of the 32 required semester hours must be Computer Engineering, PhD
graduate-level ECE courses. More details on MSC requirements can be
found in the Graduate Program Guide (http://www.ece.neu.edu/sites/ The Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Engineering offers students
default/files/pdfs/ece/ecegraduateprogramguide-2018-19.pdf). an opportunity for study in a broad range of areas in computer
engineering. Details on PhD requirements can be found in the Graduate
COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR MST STUDENTS Program Guide (http://www.ece.neu.edu/sites/default/files/pdfs/ece/
The program requires 24 semester hours of graduate-level courses. At ecegraduateprogramguide-2018-19.pdf). A summary of requirements is
least three of these courses must be from the list of “depth” courses in given below.
the student’s concentration and at least one must be outside this list;
these courses are known as “breadth” courses. None of these courses Qualifying Exam and Degree Candidacy
can be from the list of “excluded courses.” At least 12 semester hours of The PhD qualifying exam is the examination for admissions to the
the required 24 semester hours must be graduate-level ECE courses. In doctoral programs in electrical engineering and in computer engineering.
addition, the program requires 8 semester hours of Thesis (EECE 7990). It is a written exam in the student’s major area, and some concentrations
More details on MST requirements can be found in the Graduate include an oral exam. The exam has the dual purposes of serving as an
Program Guide (http://www.ece.neu.edu/sites/default/files/pdfs/ece/ indicator of the student’s capability for successful completion of the PhD
ecegraduateprogramguide-2018-19.pdf). in electrical engineering or in computer engineering and of serving as
a guide to the student’s advisor in developing a suitable plan of study,
Graduate Certificate Options tailored to the individual needs of the student. Students are tested on
Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also graduate course material as specified by the faculty in the chosen area.
addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should A student who has matriculated in the PhD program is considered a
consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229). predoctoral student. Upon successful completion of the qualifying exam,
the student is designated a PhD candidate. All predoctoral students
GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP OPTION who hold a master’s degree or its equivalent and who matriculate in a
Students have the opportunity to pursue the Master of Science
fall semester must take this exam in the spring semester of their first
in Electrical and Computer Engineering Leadership (MSECEL)
academic year of study. A student who fails the qualifying exam will be
(p. 180) along with the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership.
permitted to retake the exam only one more time.
In addition, students have the opportunity to pursue the Gordon
Annual Review
Engineering Leadership Program (p. 221) in combination with the
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering. This option PhD students are reviewed annually starting with their second year in
results in an increase in total hours beyond that required for the master's the ECE department. Students complete a form and submit a one-page
degree only. report of their progress during the past year. Each student is evaluated
and receives a grade of satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Students who
Programs receive an unsatisfactory grade will meet with their advisor and the ECE
department chair in order to receive feedback and set goals for the next
year. Students who receive unsatisfactory grades in two consecutive
• Computer Engineering (p. 157) years are terminated from the PhD program.
• Computer Engineering—Advanced Entry (p. 158)
• Electrical Engineering (p. 159) Residence Requirement
• Electrical Engineering—Advanced Entry (p. 160) After reaching PhD candidacy, one year of full-time graduate work or
two consecutive years of part-time graduate work satisfy the university
Master of Science (MS) residence requirement. In the latter case, the student’s advisor must
• Applied Physics and Engineering (p. 161) approve a detailed schedule in order to ensure that the student devotes
at least half of the time to the requirements of the Graduate School of
• Data Science (p. 104)
Engineering.
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
(MSECE) Dissertation
Within one year of passing the PhD qualifying exam, the PhD candidate
• Concentration in Communications, Control, and Signal Processing
must form a dissertation committee. A dissertation committee must
(p. 164)
have at least three members. At least two of the committee members
• Concentration in Computer Systems and Software (p. 166) must be tenured or tenure-track Department of Electrical and Computer
• Concentration in Computer Networks and Security (p. 168) Engineering (ECE) faculty, and the committee must include the student’s
• Concentration in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Algorithms advisor. The chair of the committee must be a tenured or tenure-track
(p. 171) faculty member in the ECE department.
• Concentration in Electromagnetics, Plasma, and Optics (p. 173)
The dissertation committee must design an appropriate program of study
• Concentration in Microsystems, Materials, and Devices (p. 175) that prepares the student to be a successful doctoral-level engineer as
• Concentration in Power Systems (p. 177)
158 Computer Engineering, PhD—Advanced Entry
well as direct the candidate’s dissertation research. The dissertation Program Credit/GPA Requirements
committee will approve the dissertation in final form. 48 total semester hours required
DISSERTATION AND DISSERTATION CONTINUATION REGISTRATION
Upon successful completion of the PhD qualifying exam and the required
course work, the PhD candidate must register in two consecutive Computer Engineering, PhD—Advanced Entry
semesters for Dissertation (EECE 9990) . Upon completion of this
sequence, the student must register for Dissertation Continuation The PhD program in computer engineering offers students an
(EECE 9996) in every semester until the dissertation is completed. A opportunity for study in a broad range of areas in computer
student may not register for Continuation until he or she fulfills the two- engineering. Details on PhD requirements can be found in the Graduate
semester sequence of Dissertation. Program Guide (http://www.ece.neu.edu/sites/default/files/pdfs/ece/
ecegraduateprogramguide-2018-19.pdf). A summary of requirements is
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PREDOCTORAL AND PHD CANDIDATE
given below.
GRADUATE ASSISTANTS
The ECE department requires that predoctoral students and PhD
Qualifying Exam and Degree Candidacy
candidates who hold research or teaching assistantships be registered
full-time. Predoctoral PhD students may register for Research The PhD qualifying exam is the examination for admissions to the
(EECE 9986) (zero credit, full-time equivalent) if needed to fulfill the doctoral programs in electrical engineering and in computer engineering.
registration requirement. It is a written exam in the student’s major area, and some concentrations
include an oral exam. The exam has the dual purposes of serving as an
PHD PROPOSAL REVIEW indicator of the student’s capability for successful completion of the PhD
Each PhD candidate must demonstrate, by means of the proposal review, in electrical engineering or in computer engineering and of serving as
subject matter knowledge satisfactory for the award of the degree. a guide to the student’s advisor in developing a suitable plan of study,
tailored to the individual needs of the student. Students are tested on
The proposal review is an oral presentation followed by a question-and- graduate course material as specified by the faculty in the chosen area.
answer session administered by the student’s dissertation advisor/
committee. The proposal review will be given at the time the student A student who has matriculated in the PhD program is considered a
submits his or her dissertation proposal to the dissertation advisor/ predoctoral student. Upon successful completion of the qualifying exam,
committee for approval. As part of this exam, the dissertation advisor/ the student is designated a PhD candidate. All predoctoral students
committee will review the student’s doctoral program and his or her who hold a master’s degree or its equivalent and who matriculate in a
performance in graduate courses, as well as examine the student on fall semester must take this exam in the spring semester of their first
subject matter related to his or her graduate course work and dissertation academic year of study. A student who fails the qualifying exam will be
subject area. permitted to retake the exam only one more time.
FINAL DISSERTATION DEFENSE Annual Review

The final dissertation defense will include the subject matter of the
PhD students are reviewed annually starting with their second year in
dissertation and significant developments in the field of the dissertation
the ECE department. Students complete a form and submit a one-page
work. Other related fields may be included if recommended by the
report of their progress during the past year. Each student is evaluated
examining faculty. The dissertation defense must be scheduled at least
and receives a grade of satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Students who
six months after the PhD proposal review.
receive an unsatisfactory grade will meet with their advisor and the ECE
department chair in order to receive feedback and set goals for the next
years are terminated from the PhD program.
indicated.
Residence Requirement
Milestones
After reaching PhD candidacy, one year of full-time graduate work or
Annual departmental review (each fall semester after the student has
been in the program for at least one year)
residence requirement. In the latter case, the student’s advisor must
Qualifying examination
approve a detailed schedule in order to ensure that the student devotes
at least half of the time to the requirements of the Graduate School of
Proposal stage review
Engineering.
Dissertation
Core Requirements
Complete 32 semester hours of approved course work—equivalent of
MSECE degree. Then complete 16 semester hours, of which 8 must
have at least three members. At least two of the committee members
be graduate-level EECE courses. Consult faculty research advisor for
must be tenured or tenure-track Department of Electrical and Computer
acceptable courses.
Engineering (ECE) faculty and the committee must include the student’s
advisor. The chair of the committee must be a tenured or tenure-track
Dissertation
faculty member in the ECE department.
Code Title Hours
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: The dissertation committee must design an appropriate program of study
EECE 9990 Dissertation that prepares the student to be a successful doctoral-level engineer as
well as direct the candidate’s dissertation research. The dissertation Minimum 3.000 GPA required
committee will approve the dissertation in final form.
DISSERTATION AND DISSERTATION CONTINUATION REGISTRATION Electrical Engineering, PhD

Upon successful completion of the PhD qualifying exam and the required
course work, the PhD candidate must register in two consecutive The PhD program in electrical engineering offers students an
semesters for Dissertation (EECE 9990) . Upon completion of this opportunity for study in a broad range of areas in electrical
sequence, the student must register for Dissertation Continuation engineering. Details on PhD requirements can be found in the Graduate
(EECE 9996) in every semester until the dissertation is completed.. A Program Guide (http://www.ece.neu.edu/sites/default/files/pdfs/ece/
student may not register for Continuation until he or she fulfills the two- ecegraduateprogramguide-2018-19.pdf). A summary of requirements is
semester sequence of Dissertation. given below.
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PREDOCTORAL AND PHD CANDIDATE Qualifying Exam and Degree Candidacy
GRADUATE ASSISTANTS The PhD qualifying exam is the examination for admissions to the
doctoral programs in electrical engineering and in computer engineering.
It is a written exam in the student’s major area, and some concentrations
full-time. Predoctoral PhD students may register for Research
(EECE 9986) (zero credit, full-time equivalent) if needed to fulfill the
indicator of the student’s capability for successful completion of the PhD
registration requirement.
in electrical engineering or in computer engineering and of serving as
PHD PROPOSAL REVIEW a guide to the student’s advisor in developing a suitable plan of study,
Each PhD candidate must demonstrate, by means of the proposal review, tailored to the individual needs of the student. Students are tested on
subject matter knowledge satisfactory for the award of the degree. graduate course material as specified by the faculty in the chosen area.
The proposal review is an oral presentation followed by a question-and- A student who has matriculated in the PhD program is considered a
answer session administered by the student’s dissertation advisor/ predoctoral student. Upon successful completion of the qualifying exam,
committee. The proposal review will be given at the time the student the student is designated a PhD candidate. All predoctoral students
submits his or her dissertation proposal to the dissertation advisor/ who hold a master’s degree or its equivalent and who matriculate in a
committee for approval. As part of this exam, the dissertation advisor/ fall semester must take this exam in the spring semester of their first
committee will review the student’s doctoral program and his or her academic year of study. A student who fails the qualifying exam will be
performance in graduate courses, as well as examine the student on permitted to retake the exam only one more time.
subject matter related to his or her graduate course work and dissertation
subject area.
Annual Review
PhD students are reviewed annually starting with their second year in
FINAL DISSERTATION DEFENSE the ECE department. Students complete a form and submit a one-page
The final dissertation defense will include the subject matter of the report of their progress during the past year. Each student is evaluated
dissertation and significant developments in the field of the dissertation and receives a grade of satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Students who
work. Other related fields may be included if recommended by the receive an unsatisfactory grade will meet with their advisor and the ECE
examining faculty. The dissertation defense must be scheduled at least department chair in order to receive feedback and set goals for the next
six months after the PhD proposal review. year. Students who receive unsatisfactory grades in two consecutive
years are terminated from the PhD program.
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Residence Requirement
indicated. After reaching PhD candidacy, one year of full-time graduate work or
Milestones residence requirement. In the latter case, the student’s advisor must
Annual review (each fall semester after the student has been in the approve a detailed schedule in order to ensure that the student devotes
program for at least one year) at least half of the time to the requirements of the Graduate School of
Qualifying examination Engineering.
Proposal stage review Dissertation
Dissertation defense Within one year of passing the PhD qualifying exam, the PhD candidate
Core Requirements have at least three members. At least two of the committee members
Complete 16 semester hours of approved course work. At must be tenured or tenure-track Department of Electrical and Computer
least 8 semester hours must be graduate-level EECE courses. Consult Engineering (ECE) faculty and the committee must include the student’s
your faculty advisor for acceptable courses. advisor. The chair of the committee must be a tenured or tenure-track
Dissertation
Code Title Hours The dissertation committee must design an appropriate program of study
that prepares the student to be a successful doctoral-level engineer as
well as direct the candidate’s dissertation research. The dissertation
EECE 9990 Dissertation

160 Electrical Engineering, PhD—Advanced Entry
DISSERTATION AND DISSERTATION CONTINUATION REGISTRATION

Upon successful completion of the PhD qualifying exam and the required Electrical Engineering, PhD—Advanced Entry
course work, the PhD candidate must register in two consecutive
semesters for Dissertation (EECE 9990). Upon completion of this The PhD program in electrical engineering offers students the
sequence, the student must register for Dissertation (EECE 9990) in every opportunity for study in a broad range of areas in electrical
semester until the dissertation is completed. A student may not register engineering. Details on PhD requirements can be found in the Graduate
for Continuation until he or she fulfills the two-semester sequence of Program Guide (http://www.ece.neu.edu/sites/default/files/pdfs/ece/
Dissertation. ecegraduateprogramguide-2018-19.pdf). A summary of requirements is
given below.
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PREDOCTORAL AND PHD CANDIDATE
GRADUATE ASSISTANTS Qualifying Exam and Degree Candidacy
The PhD qualifying exam is the examination for admissions to the
doctoral programs in electrical engineering and in computer engineering.
full-time. Predoctoral PhD students may register for Research
It is a written exam in the student’s major area, and some concentrations
(EECE 9986) (zero credit, full-time equivalent) if needed to fulfill the
registration requirement.
indicator of the student’s capability for successful completion of the PhD
PHD PROPOSAL REVIEW in electrical engineering or in computer engineering and of serving as
Each PhD candidate must demonstrate, by means of the proposal review, a guide to the student’s advisor in developing a suitable plan of study,
subject matter knowledge satisfactory for the award of the degree. tailored to the individual needs of the student. Students are tested on
graduate course material as specified by the faculty in the chosen area.
The proposal review is an oral presentation followed by a question-and-
answer session administered by the student’s dissertation advisor/ A student who has matriculated in the PhD program is considered a
committee. The proposal review will be given at the time the student predoctoral student. Upon successful completion of the qualifying exam,
submits his or her dissertation proposal to the dissertation advisor/ the student is designated a PhD candidate. All predoctoral students
committee for approval. As part of this exam, the dissertation advisor/ who hold a master’s degree or its equivalent and who matriculate in a
committee will review the student’s doctoral program and his or her fall semester must take this exam in the spring semester of their first
performance in graduate courses, as well as examine the student on academic year of study. A student who fails the qualifying exam will be
subject matter related to his or her graduate course work and dissertation permitted to retake the exam only one more time.
subject area.
Annual Review
FINAL DISSERTATION DEFENSE PhD students are reviewed annually starting with their second year in
The final dissertation defense will include the subject matter of the the ECE department. Students complete a form and submit a one-page
dissertation and significant developments in the field of the dissertation report of their progress during the past year. Each student is evaluated
work. Other related fields may be included if recommended by the and receives a grade of satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Students who
examining faculty. The dissertation defense must be scheduled at least receive an unsatisfactory grade will meet with their advisor and the ECE
six months after the PhD proposal review. department chair in order to receive feedback and set goals for the next
Program Requirements years are terminated from the PhD program.
indicated. Residence Requirement
After reaching PhD candidacy, one year of full-time graduate work or
Milestones two consecutive years of part-time graduate work satisfy the university
Annual review (each fall semester after the student has been in the residence requirement. In the latter case, the student’s advisor must
program for at least one year) approve a detailed schedule in order to ensure that the student devotes
Qualifying examination at least half of the time to the requirements of the Graduate School of
Dissertation committee Engineering.
Proposal stage review
Dissertation defense Dissertation
Core Requirements must form a dissertation committee. A dissertation committee must
Complete 32 semester hours of approved course work—equivalent of have at least three members. At least two of the committee members
MSECE degree. Then complete 16 semester hours, of which 8 must be must be tenured or tenure-track Department of Electrical and Computer
graduate-level EECE courses. Consult your faculty research advisor for Engineering (ECE) faculty and the committee must include the student’s
acceptable courses. advisor. The chair of the committee must be a tenured or tenure-track
Dissertation
Code Title Hours The dissertation committee must design an appropriate program of study
that prepares the student to be a successful doctoral-level engineer as
well as direct the candidate’s dissertation research. The dissertation
EECE 9990 Dissertation
Program Credit/GPA Requirements DISSERTATION AND DISSERTATION CONTINUATION REGISTRATION

48 total semester hours required Upon successful completion of the PhD qualifying exam and the required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required course work, the PhD candidate must register in two consecutive
semesters for Dissertation (EECE 9990). Upon completion of this

sequence, the student must register for Dissertation Continuation Applied Physics and Engineering, MS
(EECE 9996) in every semester until the dissertation is completed. A
student may not register for Continuation until he or she fulfills the two- The combined MS program in applied physics and engineering allows
semester sequence of Dissertation. graduate students to receive training in one of three concentrations
of the electrical and computer engineering department while also
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PREDOCTORAL AND PHD CANDIDATE receiving fundamental graduate-level physics training that is relevant to
GRADUATE ASSISTANTS that area.
candidates who hold research or teaching assistantships be registered Thesis Option
full-time. Predoctoral PhD students may register for Research A student may complete an additional 8 semester hours of thesis.
(EECE 9986) (zero credit, full-time equivalent) if needed to fulfill the Students may register for an additional two semesters of thesis
registration requirement. work, Thesis (EECE 7990) (4 semester hours) or Thesis (PHYS 7990) (4
semester hours), depending on the affiliation of the thesis advisor. A
PHD PROPOSAL REVIEW
Each PhD candidate must demonstrate, by means of the proposal review, thesis committee is composed of an advisor and two faculty members
subject matter knowledge satisfactory for the award of the degree. from physics or electrical engineering.
The proposal review is an oral presentation followed by a question-and- Program Requirements

answer session administered by the student’s dissertation advisor/ Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
committee. The proposal review will be given at the time the student indicated.
submits his or her dissertation proposal to the dissertation advisor/
committee for approval. As part of this exam, the dissertation advisor/ Concentrations
committee will review the student’s doctoral program and his or her Complete one of the following concentrations:
performance in graduate courses, as well as examine the student on
subject matter related to his or her graduate course work and dissertation • Microsystems, Materials, and Devices (p. 161)
subject area. • Electromagnetics, Plasma, and Optics (p. 162)
• Analysis, Modeling, and Computation (p. 162)
FINAL DISSERTATION DEFENSE
The final dissertation defense will include the subject matter of the MICROSYSTEMS, MATERIALS, AND DEVICES
dissertation and significant developments in the field of the dissertation Code Title Hours
work. Other related fields may be included if recommended by the Core Courses
examining faculty. The dissertation defense must be scheduled at least
EECE 7201 Solid State Devices 4
six months after the PhD proposal review.
PHYS 7324 Condensed Matter Physics 4
Program Requirements Engineering Course Work
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12
indicated. EECE 5606 Micro- and Nanofabrication
EECE 5680 Electric Drives
Milestones
Annual review (each fall semester after the student has been in the
Processes
program for at least one year)
Qualifying examination EECE 7240 Analog Integrated Circuit Design
Dissertation committee EECE 7242 Integrated Circuits for Mixed Signals
Proposal stage review and Data Communication
Dissertation defense EECE 7244 Introduction to Microelectromechanical
Systems (MEMS)
Core Requirements EECE 7245 Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless
Complete 16 semester hours of approved course work. At Communication
least 8 semester hours must be graduate-level EECE courses. Consult
EECE 7353 VLSI Design
your faculty advisor for acceptable courses.
EECE 7398 Special Topics
Dissertation Physics Course Work
Code Title Hours Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: PHYS 5318 Principles of Experimental Physics
EECE 9990 Dissertation PHYS 7301 Classical Mechanics/Math Methods
PHYS 7302 Electromagnetic Theory
Program Credit/GPA Requirements PHYS 7305 Statistical Physics
16 total semester hours required PHYS 7315 Quantum Theory 1
PHYS 7316 Quantum Theory 2
162 Data Science, MS
PHYS 7331 Network Science Data Physics Course Work

PHYS 7734 Topics: Condensed Matter Physics Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12
PHYS 5116 Complex Networks and Applications
ELECTROMAGNETICS, PLASMA, AND OPTICS
PHYS 5318 Principles of Experimental Physics
Code Title Hours
Core Courses
PHYS 7305 Statistical Physics
EECE 7203 Complex Variable Theory and 4
Differential Equations PHYS 7331 Network Science Data
PHYS 7302 Electromagnetic Theory 4 PHYS 7335 Dynamical Processes in Complex

Networks
Engineering Course Work
Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12 Thesis Option
EECE 5648 Biomedical Optics Students may register for an additional two semesters of thesis work,
EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and Thesis (EECE 7990) or Thesis (PHYS 7990) , depending on the affiliation
Computer Engineering (Subsurface of the thesis advisor. Thesis credits cannot be substituted for any of the
Imaging) course work listed above. This option requires a total of 40 semester
EECE 7105 Optics for Engineers hours for the master's degree.
EECE 7202 Electromagnetic Theory 1
EECE 7245 Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless
Communication
EECE 7271 Computational Methods in
Electromagnetics Data Science, MS
EECE 7275 Antennas and Radiation
The College of Computer and Information Science (CCIS) and the
EECE 7293 Modern Imaging
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) jointly offer a
Physics Course Work new interdisciplinary Master of Science program in data science. This
Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12 program is designed to give students a comprehensive framework for
PHYS 5318 Principles of Experimental Physics processing, analyzing, modeling, and reasoning about data. Students will
PHYS 7305 Statistical Physics engage in an extensive course work intended to develop depth in data
collection, storage, retrieval, processing, modeling, and visualization.
Students will also be able to choose elective courses from a variety of
PHYS 7316 Quantum Theory 2 offerings in CCIS, the College of Engineering (COE), and throughout the
PHYS 7321 Computational Physics campus to explore areas that generate data, or specialized data science
PHYS 7324 Condensed Matter Physics applications. Successful program graduates will be well positioned to
PHYS 7731 Biological Physics 1 attain data scientist and data engineer positions in a fast-growing field or
to progress into doctoral degrees in related disciplines.
ANALYSIS, MODELING, AND COMPUTATION
Code Title Hours Course Requirements
Core Courses The Master of Science in Data Science curriculum requires five core
courses that jointly represent the essential technical skills in data
EECE 7205 Fundamentals of Computer Engineering 4
science. Two courses in algorithms and data processing examine
PHYS 7321 Computational Physics 4
foundational concepts and languages, focusing on data representation,
Engineering Course Work storage, manipulation, and query, as well as large-scale computing and
Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12 optimization. Two core courses in machine learning and data mining
EECE 5639 Computer Vision introduce concepts on data modeling, representation, uncovering
EECE 5640 High-Performance Computing associations, and making predictions. The capstone course presents
a holistic view of data science. Through experiential learning, students
EECE 5642 Data Visualization
are exposed to the real-world challenges of implementing data science
EECE 5643 Simulation and Performance Evaluation techniques to solve meaningful problems and effectively communicate
EECE 5644 Introduction to Machine Learning and with data. The courses are tailored toward technically or mathematically
Pattern Recognition trained students.
The five core courses include:
Electromagnetics • Two core courses in algorithms and data processing
EECE 7352 Computer Architecture • Two core courses in machine learning and data mining
EECE 7353 VLSI Design • One core course in information visualization
EECE 7360 Combinatorial Optimization
Three elective courses are drawn from a selection of courses across
EECE 7374 Fundamentals of Computer Networks
Northeastern.
EECE 7376 Operating Systems: Interface and
Implementation
Learning Outcomes determinant of a matrix, positive semidefinite matrices, eigenvalues

Students who complete the MS degree will be able to: and eigenvectors.
• Collect data from numerous sources (databases, files, XML, JSON, Program Requirements
CSV, and Web APIs) and integrate them into a form in which the data Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
is fit for analysis indicated.
• Use R and Python to explore data, produce summary statistics,
perform statistical analyses; use standard data mining and machine- Core Requirements
learning models for effective analysis A cumulative GPA of 3.000 or higher is required in the following core
• Select, plan, and implement storage, search, and retrieval courses:
components of large-scale structure and unstructured repositories
Code Title Hours
• Retrieve data for analysis, which requires knowledge of standard
retrieval mechanisms such as SQL and XPath, but also retrieval Algorithms
of unstructured information such as text, image, and a variety of Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4
alternate formats CS 5800 Algorithms
• Match the methodological principles and limitations of machine EECE 7205 Fundamentals of Computer Engineering
learning and data mining methods to specific applied problems and Data Management and Processing
communicate the applicability and the advantages/disadvantages of
DS 5110 Introduction to Data Management and 4
the methods in the specific problem to nondata experts
Processing
• Carry out the full data analysis workflow, including unsupervised
Machine Learning and Data Mining
class discovery, supervised class comparison, and supervised class
DS 5220 Supervised Machine Learning and 4
prediction; Summarize, interpret, and communicate the analysis of
Learning Theory
results
DS 5230 Unsupervised Machine Learning and 4
• Organize visualization of data for analysis, understanding, and
Data Mining
communication; choose appropriate visualization method for a given
data type using effective design and human perception principle Presentation and Visualization
• Develop methods for modeling, analyzing, and reasoning about data DS 5500 Information Visualization: Applications 4
arising in one or more application domains such as social science, in Data Science
health informatics, web and social media, climate informatics, urban
informatics, geographical information systems, business analytics, Electives
bioinformatics, complex networks, public health, and game design Code Title Hours
• Manage, process, analyze, and visualize data at scale. This outcome Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12
allows students to handle data where the conventional information College of Computer and Information Science
technology fail. CS 5100 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
CS 6120 Natural Language Processing
Placement Exams
Each incoming masters student, regardless of his or her background, CS 6200 Information Retrieval
takes two placement exams administered one week prior to the beginning CS 6350 Empirical Research Methods
of the semester. The two exams cover fundamentals of computer CS 7180 Special Topics in Artificial Intelligence
science and programming skills and basic statistics, probability, and CS 7280 Special Topics in Database
linear algebra. If the student does not get a B or above in a part of Management
the placement exam, then the student must take the corresponding
introductory course.
• Introduction to Programming for Data Science (DS 5010) The EECE 5639 Computer Vision
introductory course on fundamentals of programming and data EECE 5640 High-Performance Computing
structures covers data structures (lists, arrays, trees, hash tables,
EECE 7337 Information Theory
etc.), program design, programming practices, testing, debugging,
maintainability, data collection techniques, and data cleaning and
preprocessing. This course will have a class project where the EECE 7370 Advanced Computer Vision
students will use the concepts they learn to collect data from the EECE 7397 Advanced Machine Learning
web, clean, and preprocess and ready for analysis. IE 5640 Data Mining for Engineering
• Introduction to Linear Algebra and Probability for Data Science Applications
(DS 5020) The introductory course on basics of statistics, probability, IE 7275 Data Mining in Engineering
and linear algebra covers random variables, frequency distributions, IE 7280 Statistical Methods in Engineering
measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, moments of a
College of Social Sciences and Humanities
distribution, discrete and continuous probability distributions, chain
rule, Bayes' rule, correlation theory, basic sampling, matrix operations, PPUA 5261 Dynamic Modeling for Environmental
trace of a matrix, norms, linear independence and ranks, inverse of Decision Making
a matrix, orthogonal matrices, range and null space of a matrix, the PPUA 5262 Big Data for Cities
164 Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in Communications, Control, and Signal Processing, MSECE
PPUA 5266 Urban Theory and Science GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP

Master's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a
Concentration in Communications, Control, and Signal Processing with
Systems
Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership
POLS 7200 Perspectives on Social Science Inquiry
POLS 7201 Research Design Students may complete a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer
POLS 7202 Quantitative Techniques Engineering with a Concentration in Communications, Control, and
D'Amore-McKim School of Business Signal Processing in addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in
Engineering Leadership. Students must apply and be admitted to the
BUSN 6320 Business Analytics Fundamentals
Gordon Engineering Leadership Program in order to pursue this option.
BUSN 6324 Predictive Analytics for Managers The program requires fulfillment of the 16-semester-hour curriculum
College of Science required to earn the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership, which
MATH 7340 Statistics for Bioinformatics includes an industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors.
PHYS 5116 Complex Networks and Applications The integrated 48-semester-hour degree and certificate will require 32
semester hours of advisor-approved communications, control, and signal
processing technical courses.
PHYS 7331 Network Science Data Engineering Leadership (p. 222)
Bouvé College of Health Sciences
NRSG 5121 Epidemiology and Population Health
PHTH 5202 Introduction to Epidemiology
indicated.
PHTH 5210 Biostatistics in Public Health
PHTH 5224 Social Epidemiology Options
College of Arts, Media and Design Complete one of the following options:
GSND 5110 Game Design and Analysis COURSE WORK OPTION
GSND 6350 Data-Driven Player Modeling Code Title Hours
Depth Courses
Note: Students that take electives worth less than 4 credits (i.e., Bouvé,
CSSH courses) will register for an accompanying data science project Complete 20 semester hours from the depth course list below. 20
course in the same semester to bring the cumulative credits to 4. In (p. 164)
order to earn this additional credit, students will be expected to work with Breadth Courses
faculty to design an additional project in line with the curricular aims of Complete 8 semester hours from the breadth course list 8
their chosen elective and the data science core learning outcomes. below. (p. 165)
Note: Depth courses cannot be taken for breadth.
Elective
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Complete 4 additional semester hours from either the depth 4
or breadth course lists below.
Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in THESIS OPTION

Communications, Control, and Signal Processing, MSECE Code Title Hours
Thesis
The master's degree program in electrical and computer engineering EECE 7990 Thesis 8
offers in-depth course work within the concentration-choice-related
Depth Courses
areas. The curriculum is integrated and intensive and is built on state-of-
Complete 12 semester hours from the depth course list below. 12
the-art research, taught by faculty who are experts in their areas.
(p. 164)
Excluded Courses for All MSECE Concentrations Breadth Courses
You cannot take excluded courses as part of your MSECE program. Complete 4 semester hours from the breadth course list 4
Please do not petition to take these courses, as any petition to take below. (p. 165)
these courses will be automatically rejected. Courses from the following Note: Depth courses cannot be taken for breadth.
subject areas may not count toward any concentration within the MSECE Elective
program: CSYE, ENSY, EMGT, INFO, SBSY, TELE. Select CS courses are
Complete 8 additional semester hours from either the depth 8
also excluded from all MSECE concentrations. Please see the program
or breadth course lists below.
requirements tab and your college administrator for more information.
Graduate Certificate Options Course Lists

DEPTH COURSES
Code Title Hours
addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should EECE 5550 Mobile Robotics
consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229). EECE 5552 Assistive Robotics
EECE 5576 Wireless Communication Systems
EECE 5580 Classical Control Systems
EECE 5610 Digital Control Systems EECE 5652 Microwave Circuits and Networks

EECE 5664 Biomedical Signal Processing EECE 5680 Electric Drives
EECE 5666 Digital Signal Processing and EECE 5681 and Lab for EECE 5680
EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and EECE 5682 Power Systems Analysis 1
Computer Engineering (GNSS Signal EECE 5684 Power Electronics
Processing) and EECE 5685 and Lab for EECE 5684
EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and EECE 5686 Electrical Machines
Computer Engineering (Introduction to EECE 5688 Analysis of Unbalanced Power Grids
Molecular Systems Biology Dynamic EECE 5697 Acoustics and Sensing
Modeling)
EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and
EECE 7200 Linear Systems Analysis Computer Engineering (Networks:
EECE 7204 Applied Probability and Stochastic Technology, Economics, Social
Processes Interactions)
EECE 7211 Nonlinear Control EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and
EECE 7213 System Identification and Adaptive Computer Engineering (Software
Control Security)
EECE 7214 Optimal and Robust Control EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and
EECE 7263 Humanoid Robotics Computer Engineering (Advanced
Network Management)
EECE 7310 Modern Signal Processing
EECE 7311 Two Dimensional Signal and Image
Computer Engineering (Parallel
Processing
Processing for Data Analytics)
EECE 7105 Optics for Engineers
Processing
EECE 7150 Autonomous Field Robotics
EECE 7323 Numerical Optimization Methods
EECE 7201 Solid State Devices
EECE 7336 Digital Communications
EECE 7345 Big Data and Sparsity in Control,
Machine Learning, and Optimization
EECE 7346 Probabilistic System Modeling and
Analysis EECE 7224 Power Systems State Estimation
EECE 7400 Special Problems in Electrical EECE 7226 Modeling and Simulation of Power
Engineering System Transients
EECE 7228 Advanced Power Electronics (Advanced
BREADTH COURSES Power Electronics)
Code Title Hours EECE 7237 Special Topics in Power Electronics
EECE 5155 Wireless Sensor Networks and the EECE 7240 Analog Integrated Circuit Design
Internet of Things
EECE 7242 Integrated Circuits for Mixed Signals
EECE 5161 Thin Film Technologies and Data Communication
EECE 5170 Introduction to Multiferroics Materials EECE 7244 Introduction to Microelectromechanical
and Systems Systems (MEMS)
EECE 5554 Robotics Sensing and Navigation EECE 7245 Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless
(Robotics Sensing and Navigation) Communication
EECE 5606 Micro- and Nanofabrication EECE 7250 Power Management Integrated Circuits
EECE 5627 Arithmetic and Circuit Design for EECE 7258 Human Sensing and Recognition
Inexact Computing with Nanoscaled (Human Centered Computing -- former
CMOS Special Topics)
EECE 5639 Computer Vision EECE 7270 Electromagnetic Theory 2
EECE 5640 High-Performance Computing EECE 7271 Computational Methods in
EECE 5642 Data Visualization Electromagnetics
EECE 5643 Simulation and Performance Evaluation EECE 7275 Antennas and Radiation
EECE 5644 Introduction to Machine Learning and EECE 7293 Modern Imaging
Pattern Recognition EECE 7296 Electronic Materials
EECE 5647 Nanophotonics EECE 7297 Advanced Magnetic Materials—
EECE 5648 Biomedical Optics Magnetic Devices
EECE 5649 Design of Analog Integrated Circuits EECE 7298 Magnetic Materials—Fundamentals and
with Complementary Metal-Oxide- Measurements
Semiconductor Technology EECE 7352 Computer Architecture
166 Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in Computer Systems and Software, MSECE
EECE 7353 VLSI Design CS 6350 Empirical Research Methods

EECE 7360 Combinatorial Optimization CS 6710 Wireless Network
EECE 7364 Mobile and Wireless Networking
EECE 7368 High-Level Design of Hardware-
Software Systems 32 total semester hours required
EECE 7370 Advanced Computer Vision
EECE 7376 Operating Systems: Interface and Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in
Implementation Computer Systems and Software, MSECE
EECE 7377 Scalable and Sustainable System
Design (Scalable and Sustainable The master's degree programs in electrical and computer engineering
System Design) offer in-depth course work within the concentration-choice-related areas.
The curriculum is integrated and intensive and is built on groundbreaking
EECE 7390 Computer Hardware Security
research, taught by faculty who are experts in their areas.
EECE 7397 Advanced Machine Learning
EECE 7398 Special Topics (Compilers) Excluded Courses for All MSECE Concentrations
EECE 7398 Special Topics (Advanced Computer You cannot take excluded courses as part of your MSECE program.
Architecture) Please do not petition to take these courses, as any petition to take
EECE 7398 Special Topics (Power System these courses will be automatically rejected. Courses from the following
Constrained Optimization) subject areas may not count toward any concentration within the MSECE
EECE 7399 Preparing High-Stakes Written and Oral
Materials
Conversion, Storage, and Usage Graduate Certificate Options
MATH 7233 Graph Theory Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also
CS 5100 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in
CS 5200 Database Management Systems addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should
CS 5600 Computer Systems consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229).
CS 5770 Software Vulnerabilities and Security GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP

CS 6200 Information Retrieval Master's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with
CS 6220 Data Mining Techniques Concentration in Computer Systems and Software with Graduate
CS 6410 Compilers
CS 6510 Advanced Software Development Students may complete a Master of Science degree in Electrical and
CS 6740 Network Security Computer Engineering with Concentration in Computer Systems and
CS 6750 Cryptography and Communications Software in addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering
Security Leadership. Students must apply and be admitted to the Gordon
Engineering Leadership Program in order to pursue this option. The
CS 7800 Advanced Algorithms
to earn the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership, which
includes an industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors.
EXCLUDED COURSES FOR ALL MSECE CONCENTRATIONS
Please see your college administrator for more information. The integrated 48-semester-hour degree and certificate will require 32
semester hours of advisor-approved computer systems and software
Code Title Hours technical courses.
Courses from the following subject areas may not count
toward any concentration within the MSECE program:
CSYE, ENSY, EMGT, INFO, SBSY, TELE Program Requirements
The following CS courses may not count toward any Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
concentration within the MSECE program: indicated.
CS 5010 Programming Design Paradigm
CS 5320
Options
Vision COURSE WORK OPTION
CS 5340 Computer/Human Interaction Code Title Hours
CS 5520 Mobile Application Development Depth Courses
CS 5610 Web Development Complete 20 semester hours from the depth course list below. 20
CS 5700 Fundamentals of Computer Networking (p. 167)
CS 5800 Algorithms Breadth Courses
Complete 8 semester hours from the breadth course list 8 BREADTH COURSES
below or other EECE courses chosen in consultation with a Code Title Hours
faculty advisor. (p. 167) EECE 5155 Wireless Sensor Networks and the
Note: Depth courses cannot be taken for breadth. Internet of Things
Elective EECE 5161 Thin Film Technologies
Complete 4 semester hours of either depth or breadth 4 EECE 5170 Introduction to Multiferroics Materials
courses. and Systems
EECE 5550 Mobile Robotics
THESIS OPTION
EECE 5554 Robotics Sensing and Navigation
Code Title Hours
Depth Courses
(p. 167)
EECE 5610 Digital Control Systems
Breadth Courses
Complete 8 semester hours from the breadth course list 8
below or other EECE courses chosen in consultation with a EECE 5642 Data Visualization
faculty advisor. (p. 167) EECE 5644 Introduction to Machine Learning and
Note: Depth courses cannot be taken for breadth. Pattern Recognition
Elective EECE 5647 Nanophotonics
Complete 4 additional semester hours from either depth or 4 EECE 5648 Biomedical Optics
breadth courses. EECE 5649 Design of Analog Integrated Circuits
Thesis with Complementary Metal-Oxide-
Semiconductor Technology
EECE 7990 Thesis 8
EECE 5652 Microwave Circuits and Networks
Course Lists EECE 5664 Biomedical Signal Processing
DEPTH COURSES EECE 5666 Digital Signal Processing
Code Title Hours EECE 5680 Electric Drives
EECE 5552 Assistive Robotics (Principles of and EECE 5681 and Lab for EECE 5680
Assistive Robotics) EECE 5682 Power Systems Analysis 1
EECE 5627 Arithmetic and Circuit Design for EECE 5684 Power Electronics
Inexact Computing with Nanoscaled and EECE 5685 and Lab for EECE 5684
CMOS
EECE 5686 Electrical Machines
EECE 5688 Analysis of Unbalanced Power Grids
EECE 5643 Simulation and Performance Evaluation
EECE 5697 Acoustics and Sensing
EECE 7352 Computer Architecture Computer Engineering (Networks:
EECE 7353 VLSI Design Technology, Economics, Social
EECE 7368 High-Level Design of Hardware- Interactions)
Software Systems EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and
EECE 7376 Operating Systems: Interface and Computer Engineering (GNSS Signal
Implementation Processing)
EECE 7377 Scalable and Sustainable System EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and
Design (Scalable and Sustainable Computer Engineering (Introduction to
System Design) Molecular Systems Biology Dynamic
EECE 7390 Computer Hardware Security Modeling)
EECE 7398 Special Topics (Compilers) EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and

Computer Engineering (Software
EECE 7398 Special Topics (Advanced Computer
Security)
Architecture)
EECE 7400 Special Problems in Electrical
Computer Engineering (Advanced
Engineering
Network Management)
CS 5600 Computer Systems Computer Engineering (Parallel
CS 6410 Compilers Processing for Data Analytics)
CS 6510 Advanced Software Development EECE 7105 Optics for Engineers
168 Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in Computer Networks and Security, MSECE
EECE 7202 Electromagnetic Theory 1 ENGR 5670 Sustainable Energy: Materials,

EECE 7203 Complex Variable Theory and Conversion, Storage, and Usage
Differential Equations MATH 7233 Graph Theory
EECE 7204 Applied Probability and Stochastic CS 5100 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
Processes CS 5770 Software Vulnerabilities and Security
EECE 7211 Nonlinear Control CS 6200 Information Retrieval
EECE 7213 System Identification and Adaptive CS 6220 Data Mining Techniques
Control CS 6740 Network Security
EECE 7214 Optimal and Robust Control CS 6750 Cryptography and Communications
EECE 7224 Power Systems State Estimation Security
EECE 7226 Modeling and Simulation of Power CS 6760 Privacy, Security, and Usability
System Transients CS 7800 Advanced Algorithms
EECE 7228 Advanced Power Electronics
EECE 7237 Special Topics in Power Electronics EXCLUDED COURSES FOR ALL MSECE CONCENTRATIONS
Please see your college administrator for more information.
EECE 7240 Analog Integrated Circuit Design
EECE 7242 Integrated Circuits for Mixed Signals Code Title Hours
and Data Communication Courses from the following subject areas may not count
EECE 7244 Introduction to Microelectromechanical toward any concentration within the MSECE program:
Systems (MEMS) CSYE, ENSY, EMGT, INFO, SBSY, TELE
EECE 7245 Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless The following CS courses may not count toward any
Communication concentration within the MSECE program:
EECE 7250 Power Management Integrated Circuits CS 5010 Programming Design Paradigm
EECE 7258 Human Sensing and Recognition CS 5320
EECE 7263 Humanoid Robotics CS 5330 Pattern Recognition and Computer
EECE 7270 Electromagnetic Theory 2 Vision
EECE 7271 Computational Methods in CS 5340 Computer/Human Interaction
Electromagnetics CS 5520 Mobile Application Development
EECE 7275 Antennas and Radiation CS 5610 Web Development
EECE 7293 Modern Imaging CS 5700 Fundamentals of Computer Networking
EECE 7296 Electronic Materials CS 5800 Algorithms
EECE 7297 Advanced Magnetic Materials— CS 6350 Empirical Research Methods
Magnetic Devices
EECE 7298 Magnetic Materials—Fundamentals and
Measurements Program Credit/GPA Requirements
EECE 7310 Modern Signal Processing 32 total semester hours required
EECE 7311 Two Dimensional Signal and Image Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Processing
Processing
Computer Networks and Security, MSECE
EECE 7336 Digital Communications The master's degree program in electrical and computer engineering
EECE 7337 Information Theory offers in-depth course work within the concentration-choice-related
EECE 7345 Big Data and Sparsity in Control, areas. The curriculum is integrated and intensive and is built on state-of-
Machine Learning, and Optimization the-art research, taught by faculty who are experts in their areas.
Excluded Courses for All MSECE Concentrations
Analysis
You cannot take excluded courses as part of your MSECE program.
Please do not petition to take these courses, as any petition to take
EECE 7364 Mobile and Wireless Networking these courses will be automatically rejected. Courses from the following
EECE 7370 Advanced Computer Vision subject areas may not count toward any concentration within the MSECE
EECE 7374 Fundamentals of Computer Networks program: CSYE, ENSY, EMGT, INFO, SBSY, TELE. Select CS courses are
EECE 7397 Advanced Machine Learning also excluded from all MSECE concentrations. Please see the program
EECE 7398 Special Topics (Power System
Constrained Optimization)
Materials
addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should Course Lists

consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229). DEPTH COURSES
Code Title Hours
Master's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with EECE 5155 Wireless Sensor Networks and the
Concentration in Computer Networks and Security with Graduate Internet of Things
Certificate in Engineering Leadership EECE 5576 Wireless Communication Systems
Students may complete a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer
Engineering with Concentration in Computer Networks and Security in EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and
addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Computer Engineering (Networks:
Students must apply and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering Technology, Economics, Social
Leadership Program in order to pursue this option. The program requires Interactions)
fulfillment of the 16-semester-hour curriculum required to earn the EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and
Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership, which includes an Computer Engineering (Software
industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors. The integrated Security)
48-semester-hour degree and certificate will require 32 semester hours of EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and
advisor-approved computer networks and security technical courses. Computer Engineering (Advanced
Network Management)
Processes
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise EECE 7205 Fundamentals of Computer Engineering
indicated. EECE 7346 Probabilistic System Modeling and
Analysis
Options EECE 7364 Mobile and Wireless Networking
Complete one of the following options: EECE 7374 Fundamentals of Computer Networks
COURSE WORK OPTION EECE 7390 Computer Hardware Security

Code Title Hours EECE 7393
Depth Courses EECE 7400 Special Problems in Electrical
Engineering
(p. 169) CS 5770 Software Vulnerabilities and Security
Breadth Courses CS 6740 Network Security
Complete 8 semester hours from the breadth course list 8 CS 6750 Cryptography and Communications
below or other EECE courses chosen in consultation with a Security
faculty advisor. (p. 169) CS 6760 Privacy, Security, and Usability
BREADTH COURSES
Elective
Code Title Hours
Complete 4 semester hours of either depth or breadth 4
EECE 5170 Introduction to Multiferroics Materials
courses.
and Systems
THESIS OPTION EECE 5552 Assistive Robotics
Code Title Hours EECE 5554 Robotics Sensing and Navigation
Depth Courses EECE 5580 Classical Control Systems
Complete 12 semester hours from the depth course list below. 12 EECE 5606 Micro- and Nanofabrication
(p. 169) EECE 5610 Digital Control Systems
Breadth Courses EECE 5627 Arithmetic and Circuit Design for
Complete 8 semester hours from the breadth course list 8 Inexact Computing with Nanoscaled
below or other EECE courses chosen in consultation with a CMOS
faculty advisor. (p. 169) EECE 5639 Computer Vision
Note: Depth courses cannot be taken for breadth. EECE 5642 Data Visualization
Elective EECE 5643 Simulation and Performance Evaluation
Complete 4 additional semester hours of either depth or 4 EECE 5644 Introduction to Machine Learning and
breadth courses. Pattern Recognition
Thesis EECE 5647 Nanophotonics
EECE 7990 Thesis 8 EECE 5648 Biomedical Optics
EECE 5649 Design of Analog Integrated Circuits
with Complementary Metal-Oxide-
Semiconductor Technology
EECE 5664 Biomedical Signal Processing
170 Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in Computer Networks and Security, MSECE
EECE 5666 Digital Signal Processing EECE 7311 Two Dimensional Signal and Image
EECE 5680 Electric Drives Processing
and EECE 5681 and Lab for EECE 5680 EECE 7312 Statistical and Adaptive Signal
EECE 5682 Power Systems Analysis 1 Processing
EECE 5684 Power Electronics EECE 7323 Numerical Optimization Methods
and EECE 5685 and Lab for EECE 5684 EECE 7336 Digital Communications
EECE 5686 Electrical Machines EECE 7337 Information Theory
EECE 5688 Analysis of Unbalanced Power Grids EECE 7345 Big Data and Sparsity in Control,
EECE 5697 Acoustics and Sensing Machine Learning, and Optimization
EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and EECE 7352 Computer Architecture
Computer Engineering (Parallel EECE 7353 VLSI Design
Processing for Data Analytics) EECE 7360 Combinatorial Optimization
EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and EECE 7368 High-Level Design of Hardware-
Computer Engineering (GNSS Signal Software Systems
Processing) EECE 7370 Advanced Computer Vision
EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and EECE 7376 Operating Systems: Interface and
Computer Engineering (Introduction to Implementation
Molecular Systems Biology Dynamic
EECE 7377 Scalable and Sustainable System
Modeling)
Design
EECE 7105 Optics for Engineers
EECE 7398 Special Topics (Compilers)
EECE 7263 Humanoid Robotics Architecture)
EECE 7201 Solid State Devices EECE 7398 Special Topics (Power System
EECE 7202 Electromagnetic Theory 1 Constrained Optimization)
EECE 7203 Complex Variable Theory and EECE 7399 Preparing High-Stakes Written and Oral
Differential Equations Materials
EECE 7211 Nonlinear Control ENGR 5670 Sustainable Energy: Materials,
EECE 7213 System Identification and Adaptive Conversion, Storage, and Usage
Control MATH 7233 Graph Theory
EECE 7214 Optimal and Robust Control CS 5100 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
EECE 7224 Power Systems State Estimation CS 5200 Database Management Systems
EECE 7226 Modeling and Simulation of Power CS 5600 Computer Systems
System Transients CS 6200 Information Retrieval
EECE 7228 Advanced Power Electronics CS 6220 Data Mining Techniques
EECE 7237 Special Topics in Power Electronics CS 6410 Compilers
EECE 7240 Analog Integrated Circuit Design CS 6510 Advanced Software Development
EECE 7242 Integrated Circuits for Mixed Signals CS 7800 Advanced Algorithms
and Data Communication
EECE 7244 Introduction to Microelectromechanical EXCLUDED COURSES FOR ALL MSECE CONCENTRATIONS
Systems (MEMS) Please see your college administrator for more information.
Code Title Hours
Communication
EECE 7258 Human Sensing and Recognition
CSYE, ENSY, EMGT, INFO, SBSY, TELE
The following CS courses may not count toward any
Electromagnetics
concentration within the MSECE program:
CS 5320
EECE 7296 Electronic Materials
EECE 7297 Advanced Magnetic Materials— Vision
Magnetic Devices
Measurements
CS 5800 Algorithms
CS 6350 Empirical Research Methods Complete 8 semester hours from the breadth course list 8
CS 6710 Wireless Network below or other EECE courses chosen in consultation with a
faculty advisor. (p. 172)
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Note: Depth courses cannot be taken for breadth.
32 total semester hours required Elective
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Complete 4 semester hours of either depth or breadth 4
courses.
THESIS OPTION
Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Algorithms, MSECE
Code Title Hours
Depth Courses
The master's degree program in electrical and computer engineering
offers in-depth course work within the concentration-choice-related Complete 12 semester hours from the depth course list below. 12
areas. The curriculum is integrated and intensive and is built on state-of- (p. 171)
the-art research, taught by faculty who are experts in their areas. Breadth Courses
Excluded Courses for All MSECE Concentrations below or other EECE courses chosen in consultation with a
You cannot take excluded courses as part of your MSECE program. faculty advisor. (p. 172)
Please do not petition to take these courses, as any petition to take Note: Depth courses cannot be taken for breadth.
these courses will be automatically rejected. Courses from the following
Elective
subject areas may not count toward any concentration within the MSECE
program: CSYE, ENSY, EMGT, INFO, SBSY, TELE. Select CS courses are Complete 4 additional semester hours from either depth or 4
also excluded from all MSECE concentrations. Please see the program breadth courses.
requirements tab and your college administrator for more information. Thesis
EECE 7990 Thesis 8
Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also Course Lists
pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in DEPTH COURSES
addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should Code Title Hours
consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229). EECE 5550 Mobile Robotics
GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP EECE 5554 Robotics Sensing and Navigation
Master's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with EECE 5639 Computer Vision
Concentration in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Algorithms EECE 5640 High-Performance Computing
with Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership
Students may complete a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer EECE 5644 Introduction to Machine Learning and
Engineering with Concentration in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Pattern Recognition
and Algorithms in addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and
Engineering Leadership. Students must apply and be admitted to the Computer Engineering (Parallel
Gordon Engineering Leadership Program in order to pursue this option. Processing for Data Analytics)
The program requires fulfillment of the 16-semester-hour curriculum EECE 7150 Autonomous Field Robotics
required to earn the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership, which
includes an industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors.
Processes
The integrated 48-semester-hour degree and certificate will require 32
semester hours of advisor-approved computer vision, machine learning,
and algorithms technical courses. EECE 7258 Human Sensing and Recognition
EECE 7345 Big Data and Sparsity in Control,
EECE 7352 Computer Architecture
indicated. EECE 7360 Combinatorial Optimization
Options EECE 7397 Advanced Machine Learning
Complete one of the following options: EECE 7398 Special Topics (Big Data and Sparsity
COURSE WORK OPTION in Control, Machine Learning and Signal
Processing)
Code Title Hours
EECE 7400 Special Problems in Electrical
Depth Courses
Engineering
(p. 171)
Breadth Courses
172 Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Algorithms, MSECE
CS 7800 Advanced Algorithms EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and

MATH 7233 Graph Theory Computer Engineering (Principles of
Assistive Robotics)
BREADTH COURSES EECE 7105 Optics for Engineers
Code Title Hours EECE 7200 Linear Systems Analysis
EECE 5155 Wireless Sensor Networks and the EECE 7201 Solid State Devices
Internet of Things (Wireless Sensor
Networks and the Internet of Things --
former special topics course) EECE 7203 Complex Variable Theory and
EECE 5161 Thin Film Technologies (Thin Film
Technologies -- former special topics EECE 7211 Nonlinear Control
course) EECE 7213 System Identification and Adaptive
EECE 5170 Introduction to Multiferroics Materials Control
and Systems EECE 7214 Optimal and Robust Control
EECE 5552 Assistive Robotics (Principles of EECE 7224 Power Systems State Estimation
Assistive Robotics) EECE 7226 Modeling and Simulation of Power
EECE 5576 Wireless Communication Systems System Transients
EECE 5580 Classical Control Systems EECE 7228 Advanced Power Electronics (Advanced
EECE 5606 Micro- and Nanofabrication Power Electronics -- former special
topics course)
EECE 7237 Special Topics in Power Electronics
EECE 5627 Arithmetic and Circuit Design for
Inexact Computing with Nanoscaled EECE 7240 Analog Integrated Circuit Design
CMOS EECE 7242 Integrated Circuits for Mixed Signals
EECE 5643 Simulation and Performance Evaluation and Data Communication
EECE 5647 Nanophotonics EECE 7244 Introduction to Microelectromechanical

Systems (MEMS)
EECE 5648 Biomedical Optics
EECE 5649 Design of Analog Integrated Circuits
Communication
with Complementary Metal-Oxide-
Semiconductor Technology EECE 7250 Power Management Integrated Circuits
(Power Management Integrated Circuits
EECE 5664 Biomedical Signal Processing
-- former special topics course)
EECE 7263 Humanoid Robotics (Humanoid
EECE 5680 Electric Drives Robotics -- former special topics
and EECE 5681 and Lab for EECE 5680 course)
EECE 5682 Power Systems Analysis 1 EECE 7270 Electromagnetic Theory 2
EECE 5684 Power Electronics EECE 7271 Computational Methods in
and EECE 5685 and Lab for EECE 5684 Electromagnetics
EECE 5686 Electrical Machines EECE 7275 Antennas and Radiation
EECE 5688 Analysis of Unbalanced Power Grids EECE 7293 Modern Imaging
EECE 5697 Acoustics and Sensing EECE 7296 Electronic Materials
EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and EECE 7297 Advanced Magnetic Materials—
Computer Engineering (Software Magnetic Devices
Security )
EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and Measurements
Computer Engineering (GNSS Signal
Processing)
EECE 7311 Two Dimensional Signal and Image
Processing
Computer Engineering (Networks:
Technology, Economics, Social EECE 7312 Statistical and Adaptive Signal
Interactions) Processing
EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and EECE 7336 Digital Communications

Computer Engineering (Introduction to EECE 7337 Information Theory
Molecular Systems Biology Dynamic EECE 7345 Big Data and Sparsity in Control,
Modeling) Machine Learning, and Optimization
EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and EECE 7346 Probabilistic System Modeling and
Computer Engineering (Advanced Analysis
Network Management) EECE 7353 VLSI Design

Software Systems Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in
Electromagnetics, Plasma, and Optics, MSECE
The master's degree program in electrical and computer engineering
Implementation
offers in-depth course work within the concentration-choice-related
EECE 7377 Scalable and Sustainable System areas. The curriculum is integrated and intensive and is built on state-of-
Design (Scalable and Sustainable the-art research, taught by faculty who are experts in their areas.
System Design)
EECE 7390 Computer Hardware Security Excluded Courses for All MSECE Concentrations
EECE 7398 Special Topics (Compilers ) You cannot take excluded courses as part of your MSECE program.
EECE 7398 Special Topics (Advanced Computer Please do not petition to take these courses, as any petition to take
Architecture) these courses will be automatically rejected. Courses from the following
subject areas may not count toward any concentration within the MSECE
Materials
ENGR 5670 Sustainable Energy: Materials, Graduate Certificate Options
Conversion, Storage, and Usage Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also
CS 5200 Database Management Systems pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in
CS 5600 Computer Systems addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should
CS 5770 Software Vulnerabilities and Security consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229).
CS 6410 Compilers GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP

CS 6510 Advanced Software Development Master's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with
CS 6740 Network Security Concentration in Electromagnetics, Plasma, and Optics with Graduate
Security Students may complete a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer
CS 6760 Privacy, Security, and Usability Engineering with Concentration in Electromagnetics, Plasma, and Optics
in addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership.
EXCLUDED COURSES FOR ALL MSECE CONCENTRATIONS Students must apply and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering
fulfillment of the 16 semester-hour curriculum required to earn the
Code Title Hours
industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors. The integrated
48-semester-hour degree and certificate will require 32 semester hours
CSYE, ENSY, EMGT, INFO, SBSY, TELE of advisor-approved electromagnetics, plasma, and optics technical
The following CS courses may not count toward any courses.
CS 5320 Program Requirements
CS 5330 Pattern Recognition and Computer Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
Vision indicated.
CS 5520 Mobile Application Development Options
CS 5610 Web Development Complete one of the following options:
CS 5700 Fundamentals of Computer Networking COURSE WORK OPTION

CS 5800 Algorithms Code Title Hours
CS 6350 Empirical Research Methods Depth Courses
CS 6710 Wireless Network Complete 20 semester hours from the depth course list below. 20
(p. 174)
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Breadth Courses
32 total semester hours required Complete 8 semester hours from the breadth course list 8
Minimum 3.000 GPA required below. (p. 174)
Elective
Complete 4 additional semester hours from either depth or 4
breadth courses.
174 Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in Electromagnetics, Plasma, and Optics, MSECE
THESIS OPTION EECE 5640 High-Performance Computing

Code Title Hours EECE 5642 Data Visualization
Depth Courses EECE 5643 Simulation and Performance Evaluation
Complete 12 semester hours from the depth course list below. 12 EECE 5644 Introduction to Machine Learning and
(p. 174) Pattern Recognition
Breadth Courses EECE 5647 Nanophotonics
Complete 8 semester hours from the breadth course list 8 EECE 5649 Design of Analog Integrated Circuits
below. (p. 174) with Complementary Metal-Oxide-
Note: Depth courses cannot be taken for breadth. Semiconductor Technology
Elective EECE 5664 Biomedical Signal Processing
Complete 4 additional semester hours from either depth or 4 EECE 5666 Digital Signal Processing
breadth courses. EECE 5680 Electric Drives
Thesis and EECE 5681 and Lab for EECE 5680
EECE 7990 Thesis 8 EECE 5682 Power Systems Analysis 1
EECE 5684 Power Electronics
Course Lists and EECE 5685 and Lab for EECE 5684
DEPTH COURSES EECE 5686 Electrical Machines
Code Title Hours
EECE 5170 Introduction to Multiferroics Materials
and Systems
Computer Engineering (GNSS Signal
EECE 5648 Biomedical Optics Processing)
EECE 5697 Acoustics and Sensing EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and
EECE 7105 Optics for Engineers Computer Engineering (Introduction to
EECE 7202 Electromagnetic Theory 1 Molecular Systems Biology Dynamic
EECE 7203 Complex Variable Theory and Modeling)
Differential Equations EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and
EECE 7270 Electromagnetic Theory 2 Computer Engineering (Networks:
Technology, Economics, Social
Interactions)
Electromagnetics
Computer Engineering (Software
Security)
EECE 7297 Advanced Magnetic Materials— Computer Engineering (Advanced
Magnetic Devices Network Management)
EECE 7298 Magnetic Materials—Fundamentals and EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and
Measurements Computer Engineering (Parallel
EECE 7400 Special Problems in Electrical Processing for Data Analytics)
Engineering EECE 7150 Autonomous Field Robotics
BREADTH COURSES EECE 7200 Linear Systems Analysis

Code Title Hours EECE 7201 Solid State Devices
EECE 5155 Wireless Sensor Networks and the EECE 7204 Applied Probability and Stochastic
Internet of Things Processes
EECE 5161 Thin Film Technologies EECE 7205 Fundamentals of Computer Engineering
EECE 5550 Mobile Robotics EECE 7211 Nonlinear Control
EECE 5552 Assistive Robotics (Principles of EECE 7213 System Identification and Adaptive
Assistive Robotics) Control
EECE 5554 Robotics Sensing and Navigation EECE 7214 Optimal and Robust Control
(Robotics Sensing and Navigation) EECE 7224 Power Systems State Estimation
EECE 5576 Wireless Communication Systems EECE 7226 Modeling and Simulation of Power
EECE 5580 Classical Control Systems System Transients
EECE 5606 Micro- and Nanofabrication EECE 7228 Advanced Power Electronics
EECE 5610 Digital Control Systems EECE 7237 Special Topics in Power Electronics
EECE 5627 Arithmetic and Circuit Design for EECE 7240 Analog Integrated Circuit Design
Inexact Computing with Nanoscaled EECE 7242 Integrated Circuits for Mixed Signals
CMOS and Data Communication
EECE 7244 Introduction to Microelectromechanical CS 6510 Advanced Software Development

Systems (MEMS) CS 6740 Network Security
EECE 7245 Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless CS 6750 Cryptography and Communications
Communication Security
EECE 7250 Power Management Integrated Circuits CS 6760 Privacy, Security, and Usability
EECE 7258 Human Sensing and Recognition CS 7800 Advanced Algorithms
EECE 7263 Humanoid Robotics
EXCLUDED COURSES FOR ALL MSECE CONCENTRATIONS
EECE 7297 Advanced Magnetic Materials—
Magnetic Devices Code Title Hours
EECE 7298 Magnetic Materials—Fundamentals and Courses from the following subject areas may not count
Measurements toward any concentration within the MSECE program:
EECE 7310 Modern Signal Processing CSYE, ENSY, EMGT, INFO, SBSY, TELE
EECE 7311 Two Dimensional Signal and Image The following CS courses may not count toward any
Processing concentration within the MSECE program:
EECE 7312 Statistical and Adaptive Signal CS 5010 Programming Design Paradigm
Processing CS 5320
EECE 7323 Numerical Optimization Methods CS 5330 Pattern Recognition and Computer
EECE 7336 Digital Communications Vision
EECE 7337 Information Theory CS 5340 Computer/Human Interaction
EECE 7345 Big Data and Sparsity in Control, CS 5520 Mobile Application Development
Machine Learning, and Optimization CS 5610 Web Development
EECE 7346 Probabilistic System Modeling and CS 5700 Fundamentals of Computer Networking
Analysis
CS 5800 Algorithms
EECE 7353 VLSI Design
EECE 7364 Mobile and Wireless Networking Program Credit/GPA Requirements
EECE 7368 High-Level Design of Hardware- 32 total semester hours required
Software Systems Minimum 3.000 GPA required
EECE 7374 Fundamentals of Computer Networks Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in
EECE 7376 Operating Systems: Interface and Microsystems, Materials, and Devices, MSECE
Implementation
EECE 7377 Scalable and Sustainable System The master's degree program in electrical and computer engineering
Design (Scalable and Sustainable offers in-depth course work within the concentration-choice-related
System Design) areas. The curriculum is integrated and intensive and is built on state-of-
EECE 7390 Computer Hardware Security the-art research, taught by faculty who are experts in their areas.
Excluded Courses for All MSECE Concentrations
EECE 7398 Special Topics (Compilers)
You cannot take excluded courses as part of your MSECE program.
EECE 7398 Special Topics (Advanced Computer Please do not petition to take these courses, as any petition to take
Architecture) these courses will be automatically rejected. Courses from the following
EECE 7398 Special Topics (Power System subject areas may not count toward any concentration within the MSECE
Constrained Optimization) program: CSYE, ENSY, EMGT, INFO, SBSY, TELE. Select CS courses are
EECE 7399 Preparing High-Stakes Written and Oral also excluded from all MSECE concentrations. Please see the program
Materials requirements tab and your college administrator for more information.
Conversion, Storage, and Usage
MATH 7233 Graph Theory
CS 5200 Database Management Systems consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229).
Master's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with
CS 6200 Information Retrieval Concentration in Microsystems, Materials, and Devices with Graduate
CS 6220 Data Mining Techniques Certificate in Engineering Leadership
CS 6410 Compilers
176 Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in Microsystems, Materials, and Devices, MSECE
Students may complete a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer EECE 7240 Analog Integrated Circuit Design
Engineering with Concentration in Microsystems, Materials, and Devices EECE 7242 Integrated Circuits for Mixed Signals
in addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. and Data Communication
Students must apply and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering
EECE 7244 Introduction to Microelectromechanical
Systems (MEMS)
Communication
industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors. The integrated
48-semester-hour degree and certificate will require 32 semester hours EECE 7250 Power Management Integrated Circuits
of advisor-approved microsystems, materials, and devices technical EECE 7296 Electronic Materials
courses. EECE 7297 Advanced Magnetic Materials—
Magnetic Devices
Program Requirements Measurements
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise EECE 7353 VLSI Design
indicated. EECE 7400 Special Problems in Electrical
Engineering
Options
Complete one of the following options: BREADTH COURSES
Code Title Hours
COURSE WORK OPTION EECE 5155 Wireless Sensor Networks and the
Code Title Hours Internet of Things
Depth Courses EECE 5170 Introduction to Multiferroics Materials
Complete 20 semester hours from the depth course list below. 20 and Systems
(p. 176) EECE 5550 Mobile Robotics
Breadth Courses EECE 5552 Assistive Robotics
Complete 8 semester hours from the breadth course list 8 EECE 5554 Robotics Sensing and Navigation
below. (p. 176)
Elective
Complete 4 additional semester hours from either depth or 4
breadth courses.
Inexact Computing with Nanoscaled
THESIS OPTION CMOS
Code Title Hours EECE 5639 Computer Vision
Depth Courses EECE 5640 High-Performance Computing
Complete 12 semester hours from the depth course list below. 12 EECE 5642 Data Visualization
(p. 176) EECE 5643 Simulation and Performance Evaluation
Breadth Courses EECE 5648 Biomedical Optics
Complete 8 semester hours from the breadth course list 8 EECE 5644 Introduction to Machine Learning and
below. (p. 176) Pattern Recognition
Note: Depth courses cannot be taken for breadth. EECE 5664 Biomedical Signal Processing
Elective EECE 5666 Digital Signal Processing
Complete 4 additional semester hours from either depth or 4 EECE 5680 Electric Drives
breadth courses. and EECE 5681 and Lab for EECE 5680
Thesis EECE 5682 Power Systems Analysis 1
EECE 7990 Thesis 8 EECE 5684 Power Electronics
and EECE 5685 and Lab for EECE 5684
Course Lists EECE 5686 Electrical Machines
DEPTH COURSES EECE 5688 Analysis of Unbalanced Power Grids
Code Title Hours
EECE 5697 Acoustics and Sensing
EECE 5161 Thin Film Technologies
EECE 5606 Micro- and Nanofabrication Computer Engineering (Networks:
EECE 5647 Nanophotonics Technology, Economics, Social
EECE 5649 Design of Analog Integrated Circuits Interactions)
with Complementary Metal-Oxide- EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and
Semiconductor Technology Computer Engineering (Software
EECE 5652 Microwave Circuits and Networks Security)
EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and EECE 7398 Special Topics (Compilers)

Computer Engineering (Advanced EECE 7398 Special Topics (Advanced Computer
Network Management) Architecture)
EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and EECE 7398 Special Topics (Power System
Computer Engineering (Parallel Constrained Optimization)
Processing for Data Analytics) EECE 7399 Preparing High-Stakes Written and Oral
EECE 7105 Optics for Engineers Materials
EECE 7150 Autonomous Field Robotics ENGR 5670 Sustainable Energy: Materials,
EECE 7200 Linear Systems Analysis Conversion, Storage, and Usage
EECE 7202 Electromagnetic Theory 1 MATH 7233 Graph Theory
EECE 7203 Complex Variable Theory and CS 5100 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
Differential Equations CS 5200 Database Management Systems
EECE 7204 Applied Probability and Stochastic CS 5600 Computer Systems
Processes CS 5770 Software Vulnerabilities and Security
EECE 7205 Fundamentals of Computer Engineering CS 6200 Information Retrieval
EECE 7211 Nonlinear Control CS 6220 Data Mining Techniques
EECE 7213 System Identification and Adaptive CS 6410 Compilers
Control
EECE 7214 Optimal and Robust Control
EECE 7224 Power Systems State Estimation
EECE 7226 Modeling and Simulation of Power Security
System Transients
EECE 7237 Special Topics in Power Electronics
EECE 7258 Human Sensing and Recognition EXCLUDED COURSES FOR ALL MSECE CONCENTRATIONS
EECE 7263 Humanoid Robotics Please see your college administrator for more information.
EECE 7270 Electromagnetic Theory 2 Code Title Hours

EECE 7271 Computational Methods in Courses from the following subject areas may not count
Electromagnetics toward any concentration within the MSECE program:
EECE 7275 Antennas and Radiation CSYE, ENSY, EMGT, INFO, SBSY, TELE
EECE 7310 Modern Signal Processing The following CS courses may not count toward any
EECE 7311 Two Dimensional Signal and Image concentration within the MSECE program:
Processing CS 5010 Programming Design Paradigm
EECE 7312 Statistical and Adaptive Signal CS 5320
Processing
EECE 7323 Numerical Optimization Methods Vision
EECE 7336 Digital Communications CS 5340 Computer/Human Interaction
EECE 7337 Information Theory CS 5520 Mobile Application Development
EECE 7345 Big Data and Sparsity in Control, CS 5610 Web Development
CS 5800 Algorithms
Analysis
EECE 7364 Mobile and Wireless Networking Program Credit/GPA Requirements
EECE 7368 High-Level Design of Hardware- 32 total semester hours required
Software Systems Minimum 3.000 GPA required
EECE 7376 Operating Systems: Interface and Power Systems, MSECE
Implementation
EECE 7377 Scalable and Sustainable System The master's degree program in electrical and computer engineering
Design (Scalable and Sustainable offers in-depth course work within the concentration-choice-related
System Design) areas. The curriculum is integrated and intensive and is built on state-of-
EECE 7390 Computer Hardware Security the-art research, taught by faculty who are experts in their areas.
178 Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in Power Systems, MSECE
Excluded Courses for All MSECE Concentrations Elective

You cannot take excluded courses as part of your MSECE program. Complete 4 additional semester hours from either the depth 4
Please do not petition to take these courses, as any petition to take or breadth courses.
these courses will be automatically rejected. Courses from the following Thesis
subject areas may not count toward any concentration within the MSECE EECE 7990 Thesis 8
also excluded from all MSECE concentrations. Please see the program Course Lists
DEPTH COURSES
Code Title Hours
pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in EECE 5610 Digital Control Systems
addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should EECE 5680 Electric Drives
consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229). and EECE 5681 and Lab for EECE 5680
EECE 5682 Power Systems Analysis 1
Master's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with EECE 5684 Power Electronics
Concentration in Power Systems with Graduate Certificate in Engineering and EECE 5685 and Lab for EECE 5684
Leadership EECE 5686 Electrical Machines
Students may complete a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer
Engineering with Concentration in Power Systems in addition to earning a
Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students must apply and EECE 7211 Nonlinear Control
be admitted to the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program in order to EECE 7213 System Identification and Adaptive
pursue this option. The program requires fulfillment of the 16-semester- Control
hour curriculum required to earn the Graduate Certificate in Engineering EECE 7214 Optimal and Robust Control
Leadership, which includes an industry-based challenge project with EECE 7224 Power Systems State Estimation
EECE 7226 Modeling and Simulation of Power
will require 32 semester hours of advisor-approved power systems
System Transients
technical courses.
Engineering Leadership (p. 222) EECE 7237 Special Topics in Power Electronics
EECE 7250 Power Management Integrated Circuits
indicated.
Options EECE 7400 Special Problems in Electrical
Complete one of the following options: Engineering
COURSE WORK OPTION Conversion, Storage, and Usage
Code Title Hours
Depth Courses BREADTH COURSES
Complete 20 semester hours from the depth course list below. 20 Code Title Hours
(p. 178) EECE 5155 Wireless Sensor Networks and the
Breadth Courses Internet of Things
Complete 8 semester hours from the breadth course list 8 EECE 5161 Thin Film Technologies
below. (p. 178) EECE 5170 Introduction to Multiferroics Materials
Note: Depth courses cannot be taken for breadth. and Systems
Elective EECE 5552 Assistive Robotics
Complete 4 additional semester hours from either depth or 4 EECE 5554 Robotics Sensing and Navigation
breadth courses. EECE 5576 Wireless Communication Systems
THESIS OPTION
Code Title Hours
Inexact Computing with Nanoscaled
Depth Courses CMOS
Complete 12 semester hours from the depth course list below. 12 EECE 5639 Computer Vision
(p. 178)
Breadth Courses
below. (p. 178)
EECE 5644 Introduction to Machine Learning and
Pattern Recognition
EECE 5647 Nanophotonics EECE 7311 Two Dimensional Signal and Image

EECE 5648 Biomedical Optics Processing
EECE 5649 Design of Analog Integrated Circuits EECE 7312 Statistical and Adaptive Signal
with Complementary Metal-Oxide- Processing
Semiconductor Technology EECE 7323 Numerical Optimization Methods
EECE 5664 Biomedical Signal Processing EECE 7336 Digital Communications
EECE 5666 Digital Signal Processing EECE 7337 Information Theory
EECE 5697 Acoustics and Sensing EECE 7345 Big Data and Sparsity in Control,
EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and Machine Learning, and Optimization
Computer Engineering (GNSS Signal EECE 7346 Probabilistic System Modeling and
Processing) Analysis
EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and EECE 7352 Computer Architecture
Computer Engineering (Introduction to EECE 7353 VLSI Design
Molecular Systems Biology Dynamic EECE 7360 Combinatorial Optimization
Modeling)
Computer Engineering (Networks:
Software Systems
Technology, Economics, Social
Interactions) EECE 7370 Advanced Computer Vision
EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and EECE 7374 Fundamentals of Computer Networks

Computer Engineering (Software EECE 7376 Operating Systems: Interface and
Security) Implementation
EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and EECE 7377 Scalable and Sustainable System
Computer Engineering (Advanced Design
Network Management) EECE 7390 Computer Hardware Security
EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and EECE 7397 Advanced Machine Learning
Computer Engineering (Parallel EECE 7398 Special Topics (Compilers)
Processing for Data Analytics)
EECE 7105 Optics for Engineers Architecture)
EECE 7150 Autonomous Field Robotics EECE 7399 Preparing High-Stakes Written and Oral
EECE 7201 Solid State Devices Materials
EECE 7202 Electromagnetic Theory 1 MATH 7233 Graph Theory
EECE 7203 Complex Variable Theory and CS 5100 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
Differential Equations CS 5200 Database Management Systems
EECE 7204 Applied Probability and Stochastic CS 5600 Computer Systems
Processes
CS 6410 Compilers
Systems (MEMS)
Security
Communication
EECE 7258 Human Sensing and Recognition
EECE 7263 Humanoid Robotics
EECE 7270 Electromagnetic Theory 2 EXCLUDED COURSES FOR ALL MSECE CONCENTRATIONS
EECE 7271 Computational Methods in Please see your college administrator for more information.
Electromagnetics
Code Title Hours
CSYE, ENSY, EMGT, INFO, SBSY, TELE
EECE 7297 Advanced Magnetic Materials—
The following CS courses may not count toward any
Magnetic Devices
Measurements
CS 5320
180 Electrical and Computer Engineering Leadership, MSECEL
CS 5330 Pattern Recognition and Computer Complete 16 semester hours from any of the approved 16
Vision depth/breadth course lists within any of the seven EECE
CS 5340 Computer/Human Interaction concentrations. Students are encouraged to take at least
three courses within the same concentration.
CS 5800 Algorithms Minimum 3.000 GPA required
CS 6710 Wireless Network Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Website (http://www.mie.neu.edu/mie/degrees-programs/graduate-
32 total semester hours required studies)
Hanchen Huang, PhD
Professor and Chair
Electrical and Computer Engineering Leadership, MSECEL
Nader Jalili, PhD
The Gordon Engineering Leadership Program is a transformational, Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies and Research
technical, and challenging graduate-level learning experience targeted for
engineering professionals. 334 Snell Engineering Center
617.373.2740
The Gordon Institute, in collaboration with the College of Engineering, 617.373.2921 (fax)
offers the Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Leadership (MSECEL) along with the Graduate Certificate in Engineering The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) offers
Leadership as formal recognition of the combined focus in electrical and comprehensive research and educational programs for both Master
computer engineering technical skills and midlevel engineers’ leadership of Science (MS) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) students in both
acumen and broadened cross-functional capabilities. traditional mechanical and industrial engineering, operations research,
data analytics engineering, as well as applied programs. Our cutting-edge
Pursuing the MSECEL and the graduate certificate allows participants to: and vibrant doctoral programs include PhDs in industrial engineering,
mechanical engineering, and an interdisciplinary PhD (housed in the
• Enhance technical knowledge in electrical and computer engineering
College of Engineering); while our MS degree programs consist of
• Take part in a hands-on curriculum (http://www.northeastern.edu/ industrial engineering, operations research, data analytics engineering,
gordonleadership/about-the-institute/curriculum) taught by industry- as well as mechanical engineering with concentrations in materials
experienced professors science, mechanics and design, mechatronics, thermofluids, and general
• Work with peers from across engineering fields on leadership skills mechanical engineering. These extensive programs and concentrations
development allow for the selection of a degree that meets a wide variety of personal
• Receive one-on-one mentoring from industry experts and faculty and professional goals. Graduate students work with our world-renowned
faculty to achieve research experience and their career goals and have
The Gordon Engineering Leadership Program anchors around an intense, opportunities to participate in the graduate cooperative education
market-worthy challenge project based on your organization’s strategic program.
needs. This is a unique opportunity to apply your classroom experience to
a professional setting, potentially further accelerating your career. Mission of the Department
In accordance with the missions of Northeastern University and the
Program Requirements College of Engineering, the primary mission of the MIE department is the
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise education of PhD and MS students in the fundamental principles and
indicated. practice of mechanical and industrial engineering as well as operations
research. Furthermore, the MIE department will, through the basic
Core Requirements and applied research done by its faculty and students, contribute to
Code Title Hours the advancement of the body of knowledge useful to industry and
Leadership governments.
ENLR 5121 Engineering Leadership 1 2
Master of Science Degree
The MIE department offers MS degrees in industrial engineering,
Foundations
operations research, and data analytics engineering. The MIE department
ENLR 5131 Scientific Foundations of Engineering 1 2 also offers an MS degree in mechanical engineering with one of the
ENLR 5132 Scientific Foundations of Engineering 2 2 following five concentrations:
Project
• General mechanical engineering
ENLR 7440 Engineering Leadership Challenge 4
• Materials science
Project 1
• Mechanics and design
ENLR 7442 Engineering Leadership Challenge 4
Project 2
Concentration Courses
• Mechatronics
• Thermofluids
Industrial Engineering, PhD
Doctor of Philosophy Degree Requirements

The MIE department admits applicants to the PhD program either directly The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is awarded to students who demonstrate
after earning a suitable bachelor’s degree (direct entry) or after earning high academic achievement and research competence in the field
a master’s degree (advanced entry). Upon acceptance into the program, of industrial engineering. To earn a PhD, a student must complete
an applicant is designated as a doctoral student. This designation approved and advanced course work and submit and defend an original
is changed to doctoral candidate upon successful completion of the dissertation of independent research. The Department of Mechanical and
doctoral qualifying examinations (both written and oral exams) and Industrial Engineering (MIE) expects all successful doctoral candidates to
all the required course work. The PhD is awarded to students who show depth of knowledge and research innovation in their chosen field of
demonstrate high academic achievement and research competence in specialization.
the fields of mechanical or industrial engineering. The MIE department
The MIE department admits applicants to the PhD program either directly
expects all successful doctoral candidates to show depth of knowledge
after earning a suitable bachelor’s degree (i.e., bachelor's entry) or after
and research innovation in their chosen field of specialization.
earning a master’s degree (i.e., advanced entry). Upon acceptance
Graduate Certificate Options into the program, an applicant is designated as a doctoral student.
This designation is changed to doctoral candidate upon successful
completion of the doctoral qualifying examinations (both written and oral
exams) as well as all the required course work.
Academic and Research Advisors
GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP OPTION PhD students must find a research advisor within their first year of study.
Students have the opportunity to pursue the Gordon Engineering The research advisor must be a full-time or jointly appointed faculty or
Leadership Program (p. 221) in combination with the MS degree. affiliated member of the MIE department; otherwise, a petition must be
filed and approved by the MIE Graduate Affairs Committee. If the research
Programs advisor is outside the MIE department, a faculty member with 50 percent
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or more appointments in the MIE department must be chosen as the co-
• Industrial Engineering (p. 181) advisor. Students are advised by the academic advisor of their discipline
before they select their research advisor(s).
• Industrial Engineering—Advanced Entry (p. 184)
• Mechanical Engineering (p. 186) Change of Research Advisor

Students who want to change their research advisors need to use the MIE
• Mechanical Engineering—Advanced Entry (p. 189)
petition form. The petition form needs to be signed both by the student
Master of Science (MS) and the student's current and future research advisors. The signed form
then needs to be submitted to the MIE department for further processing.
• Data Analytics Engineering (p. 192)
• Robotics (p. 195) Course Requirements and Plan of Study
A typical program of study includes at least 40 semester hours of course
Master of Science in Industrial Engineering (MSIE)
work beyond a bachelor’s degree. Students who choose to get a master's
• Industrial Engineering (p. 196)
degree along the way to PhD must complete a total of 52 semester
hours (32 semester hours to earn a master's degree and an additional
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME)
20 semester hours in order to earn a PhD). The 32 semester hours of
• Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in General Mechanical
course work that apply toward the master's degree may include up to
Engineering (p. 198)
8 semester hours of thesis or 4 semester hours of project or approved
• Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in Mechanics and Design independent study course work. Students may petition the MIE Graduate
(p. 202) Affairs Committee to substitute up to 4 semester hours of Independent
• Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in Materials Science Study (IE 7978) as part of their required course work. An independent
(p. 200) study must be approved by the research advisor. When thesis or project is
• Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in Mechatronics selected, an independent study course cannot be taken.
(p. 203)
Each doctoral student, together with his or her research advisor, should
• Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in Thermofluids
develop an initial program during the first semester of study. The final
(p. 205)
program is also subject to the approval of the dissertation committee,
who will add the program of study to the student’s record upon admission
Master of Science in Operations Research (MSOR) to doctoral candidacy.
• Operations Research (p. 207)
Special Ethics Requirement
Graduate Certificate All MIE graduate students are required to complete a brief online session
• Data Analytics Engineering (p. 209) on Responsible Conduct of Research and Plagiarism during their first
semester of full-time study. All enrolled students will be sent proper
• Data Mining Engineering (p. 210)
instructions on how to complete this assignment and satisfy this
182 Industrial Engineering, PhD
important requirement. The outcome of the online session will be filed • Industrial Engineering (IND): Probability (IND1), Statistics and
with the student’s records. Probabilistic OR (IND2), and Deterministic OR (IND3)
PhD Students Annual Review Sample Exams B for Industrial Engineering PhD Students (select one
All PhD students in the MIE department must complete the PhD Students Exam B):
Annual Review form and submit the required documents by no later than
• Data Mining (DMN)
st
January 31 of their third year of study (second year for PhD advanced • Human-Machine Systems (HMS)
entry) and all subsequent years thereafter.
• Manufacturing Systems (MFS)
PhD Candidacy • Networks and Advanced Optimization (NAO)
To qualify as a doctoral candidate, a doctoral student must successfully • Reliability and Quality Assurance (RQA)
complete the doctoral qualifying examinations (both a written • Supply Chain Engineering (SCE)
comprehensive exam and an oral exam—see below) as well as all the
required course work. ORAL EXAMINATION
The objective of the oral exam is to assess a student’s potential to
Doctoral Qualifying Examinations perform independent research in the chosen field of specialization.
Background and motivation: To demonstrate breadth and depth in each This exam shall be administered no later than the end of the semester
of the subject exams, crossover and merging exams are necessary in in which the written exams are taken and passed. The exam shall be
an effort to provide students with an opportunity to master the core publicly advertised at least one week in advance and all faculty members
disciplines in mechanical or industrial engineering (at both undergraduate and students may attend and participate.
and graduate levels) along with a focus area of importance to their
Oral examination procedure: The student’s research advisor convenes
specialization. These exams also provide an assessment as to
and chairs an oral examination committee comprised of a minimum of
whether students have adequate knowledge to pursue advanced study
three faculty members deemed appropriate by the research advisor. This
and possess attributes of a doctoral candidate by demonstrating
committee provides a set of technical papers pertinent to the student’s
understanding of and the ability to apply fundamental principles. Also, an
research area at least one month before the examination. The oral
oral exam tied to the written exams is necessary in an effort to evaluate a
examination committee will then conduct the exam that comprises the
student’s potential to perform independent research in the chosen field of
following two parts (both completed in a one-hour session):
specialization for the doctoral program.
1. A 30-minute oral presentation on a selected number of papers out of
Doctoral qualifying examinations framework: The doctoral qualifying
the assigned technical papers
examinations consist of the following two parts:
2. A 30-minute oral exam by committee members’ questions and
1. Two written comprehensive exams, which are respectively referred to evaluation of the student covering topics specifically related to the
as exam A and exam B student’s research area
2. An oral exam to be administered no later than the end of the
GRADING PROCEDURE
semester in which the written exams are taken and passed Grading procedure and results of the written comprehensive
WRITTEN COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS examination: The MIE Graduate Affairs Committee will review all
All doctoral students admitted directly with a bachelor’s degree students’ performance in the written comprehensive exams. Depending
must take the written comprehensive exams no later than the first on the results of both major and minor exams and in consultation with
time that it is offered after their first two years of study. The written the student’s research advisor, the Graduate Affairs Committee will
comprehensive exams include two exams, exam A and exam B, and are recommend one of the following three possible options:
given on Thursday and Friday of the first week of classes during regular
1. No invitation to oral exam: The student will be dismissed from
semesters. A complete list of these exams along with topical coverage
the program. He or she may be granted a master's degree if the
and details are provided on the MIE department graduate website (http://
requirements are already met; otherwise, the student may continue to
www.mie.neu.edu/mie/degrees-programs/graduate-studies). Students
fulfill the requirements for a master's degree in industrial engineering
should also consult extensively with their research advisor regarding all
(IE), mechanical engineering (ME), or operations research (OR).
aspects of the qualifying exams.
2. No invitation to oral exam yet: The student will be asked to retake
Written Comprehensive Exams Rules the written exam(s) again in the next offering and/or take additional
Exam A, about four to six hours in length, should be selected from courses.
the list of major exams based on the student’s concentration (i.e., 3. Student is invited to oral exam.
industrial engineering—IND), see below. No deviation from this rule will
be permitted. As listed below, exam B, about one to two hours in length, The Graduate Affairs Committee makes its final recommendation
should be selected from the list of exams B for PhD degree program in considering all aspects of the exam including, but not limited to,
industrial engineering (see below). Only one exam from this list should examiners’ reports and results and the student’s research performance
be selected. All students are required to have their research advisor’s and course work. The Graduate Affairs Committee reserves the right to
approval on selection of exam B prior to registering to take the written recommend option 1 above for students who register for the exams but
comprehensive exams. Note that exam B cannot be similar or close to do not show up.
one of the topics covered in exam A.
Grading procedure and results of the oral examination: If the student's
List of exams A and B based on student's research concentration: performance in the oral exam is not satisfactory, the student will be
dismissed from the program. He or she may be granted a master's degree
Exams A for Industrial Engineering PhD Students: if the requirements are met; otherwise, the student may continue to fulfill
the requirements for a master's degree in industrial engineering (IE), PhD candidacy, a zero-credit course, Candidacy Preparation—Doctoral
mechanical engineering (ME), or operations research (OR). (IE 8960), can be taken if needed to meet the full-time course registration
requirement. Candidacy Preparation—Doctoral (IE 8960) is an individual
Upon successfully passing the oral exam, the student continues in the instruction course, billed as one semester hour, and graded as S or
PhD program. Upon passing all the required course work, he or she will U. This course does not have any course content, and students must
become a PhD candidate. The results of written and oral exams and any register in a section for which their research or academic advisor is listed
recommended course work will become part of the student’s record. as the “instructor" in the online registration system.
APPEAL PROCEDURE
Final Oral (Dissertation Defense) Examination
The preliminary qualifying examination process provides means for
reevaluation for students who fail one or more exams to appeal the All doctoral candidates must pass a final oral exam. This exam will be
Graduate Affairs Committee decision. All communications related scheduled once the dissertation committee agrees that the candidate’s
to these examinations should be coordinated through the student’s research has reached a stage where it is appropriate for a formal
research advisor. Only the student’s research advisor may request the presentation and after completion of all other requirements for the
MIE Graduate Affairs Committee to reevaluate the student’s failed exams PhD, including all course work approved in the final program of study.
using the appeal form found at the link (http://www.coe.neu.edu/sites/ The objective of the exam is for the candidate to present and defend
default/files/pdfs/coe/gse/miepetitionform.pdf). the results of the dissertation research and to demonstrate depth of
knowledge and significant expertise in the area of that research under
PhD Students Changing Their Program questioning from the dissertation committee and other attendees.
PhD students who, for any reason, decide to change their program (i.e., The exam shall be publicly advertised at least one week in advance and
from PhD in ME to PhD in IE or vice versa) must take (or retake) the all faculty members may attend and participate. At the conclusion of
doctoral qualifying examinations (both written comprehensive exams and the presentation and subsequent questions period, the dissertation
oral exam) based on the student’s new major research area (i.e., industrial committee will convene to determine the outcome. The committee
engineering, materials, mechanics, mechatronics, or thermofluids).
may recommend that the candidate be awarded the PhD or may require
additional research and/or modifications of the dissertation. In some
Interdisciplinary PhD Students with MIE as the Home
cases, candidates may be asked to present an additional final oral
Department dissertation defense.
Students pursuing the College of Engineering (COE) interdisciplinary
PhD program with the MIE department as their home department must Residency Requirement
take one of the major written comprehensive exams (exam A) of the After achieving PhD candidacy, the university residency requirement
MIE doctoral qualifying examinations. The minor exam (exam B) can be is satisfied by two semesters of full-time graduate registration or
substituted with appropriate exam(s) from other department(s) involved four semesters of part-time graduate registration. Students must be
with the student’s interdisciplinary PhD program. Students dismissed continually enrolled during the pursuit of their dissertation.
from the ME or IE PhD programs in the MIE department cannot enroll in
the PhD Interdisciplinary Engineering program with MIE as the primary Program Requirements
affiliation.
Bachelor's Degree Entrance
Dissertation Proposal Preparation and Presentation Timing Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
Students must present their dissertation proposal no more than 12
months after successfully completing the oral exam. In addition, the
Milestones
presentation of the dissertation proposal and the actual dissertation
Doctoral qualifying exams (both written comprehensive and oral area
defense (see below) shall be no less than 6 months apart. The student’s
exams)
dissertation committee will invite any additional faculty deemed
Annual review
appropriate to that field; this dissertation committee will then conduct
Dissertation committee formation
the dissertation proposal session. Each student’s dissertation committee
must be comprised of at least three members, including the research
advisor. At least two of those three members must be full-time MIE
faculty members.
Core Requirements
Dissertation Course Requirements Code Title Hours
Upon successful completion of the doctoral qualifying examinations Recommended Courses (semester hours can be counted
(both written preliminary and oral exams) as well as all the required towards course work component with advisor approval)
course work, the doctoral candidate, in consultation with his or her MEIE 6830 Graduate Traineeship I (Technical Writing and
research advisor, must register in two consecutive semesters (may Communications) (2 SHs)
include full summer term) for Dissertation (IE 9990). Upon completion MEIE 6860 Graduate Traineeship II (Research Ethics and
of this sequence, the student must then register for Dissertation Professional Development) (2 SHs)
Continuation (IE 9996) in every semester (in each fall and spring
Approved Course Work
semester and also in the summer term if summer is the student's last
semester) until the dissertation is completed. Students may not register
for Dissertation Continuation (IE 9996) until they complete the two-
semester registration sequence for Dissertation (IE 9990).
To meet the full-time registration requirement for PhD students who

have completed the majority of their course work and not yet reached
184 Industrial Engineering, PhD—Advanced Entry
Requires 40 semester hours of course work, including up to 40 Study (IE 7978) as part of their required course work. An independent
4 semester hours of Independent Study (IE 7978). Students study must be approved by the research advisor.
who choose to get a master's degree along the way to PhD
must complete a total of 52 semester hours (32 semester
hours toward the sought master's degree and 20 semester
hours beyond the earned master's degree). The 32 semester
hours applied toward the master's degree may include up to
to doctoral candidacy.
8 semester hours of MS Thesis or 4 semester hours of MS
Project or approved independent study course work. Please
consult your faculty advisor for acceptable courses.
All MIE graduate students are required to complete a brief online session
Dissertation on Responsible Conduct of Research and Plagiarism during their first
Code Title Hours
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice. Must important requirement. The outcome of the online session will be filed
register in two consecutive semesters (may include full with the student’s records.
summer term).
ME 9990 Dissertation PhD Students Annual Review
All PhD students in the MIE department must complete the PhD Students
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Annual Review form and submit the required documents by no later than
st
40 total semester hours required January 31 of their second year of study (third year for PhD direct entry)
Minimum 3.000 GPA required and all subsequent years thereafter.
PhD Candidacy
Industrial Engineering, PhD—Advanced Entry
To qualify as a doctoral candidate, a doctoral student must successfully
complete the doctoral qualifying examinations (both a written
Requirements comprehensive exam and an oral exam—see below) as well as all the
The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is awarded to students who demonstrate required course work.
high academic achievement and research competence in the field
of industrial engineering. To earn a PhD, a student must complete Doctoral Qualifying Examinations
approved and advanced course work and submit and defend an original Background and motivation: To demonstrate breadth and depth in each
dissertation of independent research. The Department of Mechanical and of the subject exams, crossover and merging exams are necessary in
Industrial Engineering (MIE) expects all successful doctoral candidates to an effort to provide students with an opportunity to master the core
show depth of knowledge and research innovation in their chosen field of disciplines in mechanical or industrial engineering (at both undergraduate
specialization. and graduate levels) along with a focus area of importance to their
specialization. These exams also provide an assessment as to
The MIE department admits applicants to the PhD program either
whether students have adequate knowledge to pursue advanced study
directly after earning a suitable bachelor’s degree (i.e., direct entry) or
and possess attributes of a doctoral candidate by demonstrating
after earning a master’s degree (i.e., advanced entry). Upon acceptance
understanding of and the ability to apply fundamental principles. Also, an
into the program, an applicant is designated as a doctoral student.
oral exam tied to the written exams is necessary in an effort to evaluate
the student’s potential to perform independent research in the chosen
field of specialization for the doctoral program.
exams) and all the required course work.
Academic and Research Advisors examinations consist of the following two parts:
PhD students must find a research advisor within their first year of study.
The research advisor must be a full-time or jointly appointed faculty or 1. Two written comprehensive exams, which are respectively referred to
affiliated member of the MIE department; otherwise, a petition must be as exam A and exam B
filed and approved by the MIE Graduate Affairs Committee. If the research 2. An oral exam to be administered no later than the end of the
advisor is outside the MIE department, a faculty member with 50 percent semester in which the written exams are taken and passed
or more appointments in the MIE department must be chosen as the co-
advisor. Students are advised by the academic advisor of their discipline WRITTEN COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS
before they select their research advisor(s). All doctoral students admitted directly with a bachelor’s degree
must take the written comprehensive exams no later than the first
Change of Research Advisor time that it is offered after their first two years of study. The written
Students who want to change their research advisors need to use the MIE comprehensive exams include two exams, exam A and exam B, and are
petition form. The petition form needs to be signed both by the student given on Thursday and Friday of the first week of classes during regular
and the student's current and future research advisors. The signed semesters. A complete list of these exams along with topical coverage
form needs to be submitted to the MIE department for further processing. and details are provided on the MIE department graduate website (http://
Course Requirements and Plan of Study should also consult extensively with their research advisor regarding all
A typical program of study includes at least 20 semester hours of course aspects of the qualifying exams.
work beyond a master’s degree. Students may petition the MIE Graduate
Written Comprehensive Exams Rules
Affairs Committee to substitute up to 4 semester hours of Independent
Exam A, about four to six hours in length, should be selected from 2. No invitation to oral exam yet: The student will be asked to retake
the list of major exams based on the student’s concentration (i.e., the written exam(s) again in the next offering and/or take additional
industrial engineering—IND), see below. No deviation from this rule will courses.
be permitted. As listed below, exam B, about one to two hours in length, 3. Student is invited to oral exam.
should be selected from the list of exams B for PhD degree program in
industrial engineering (see below). Only one exam from this list should The Graduate Affairs Committee makes its final recommendation
be selected. All students are required to have their research advisor’s considering all aspects of the exam including, but not limited to,
approval on selection of exam B prior to registering to take the written examiners’ reports and results and student’s research performance and
comprehensive exams. Note that exam B cannot be similar or close to course work. The Graduate Affairs Committee reserves the rights to
one of the topics covered in exam A. recommend option 1 above for students who register for the exams but
do not show up.
List of exams A and B based on student's research concentration:
Exams A for Industrial Engineering PhD Students: performance in the oral exam is not satisfactory, the student will be
• Industrial Engineering (IND): Probability (IND1), Statistics and
if the requirements are met; otherwise, the student may continue to fulfill
Probabilistic OR (IND2), and Deterministic OR (IND3)
the requirements for a master's degree in industrial engineering (IE),
Sample Exams B for Industrial Engineering PhD Students (select one mechanical engineering (ME), or operations research (OR).
Exam B):
Upon successfully passing the oral exam, the student continues in the
• Data Mining (DMN) PhD program. Upon passing all the required course work, he or she will
become a PhD candidate. The results of written and oral exams and any
• Human-Machine Systems (HMS)
recommended course work will become part of the student’s record.
• Manufacturing Systems (MFS)
• Networks and Advanced Optimization (NAO) APPEAL PROCEDURE
• Reliability and Quality Assurance (RQA)
reevaluation for students who fail one or more exams to appeal the
• Supply Chain Engineering (SCE)
Graduate Affairs Committee decision. All communications related
ORAL EXAMINATION to these examinations should be coordinated through the student’s
The objective of the oral exam is to assess a student’s potential to research advisor. Only the student’s research advisor may request the
perform independent research in the chosen field of specialization. MIE Graduate Affairs Committee to reevaluate the student’s failed exams
This exam shall be administered no later than the end of the semester using the appeal form found at the link (http://www.coe.neu.edu/sites/
in which the written exams are taken and passed. The exam shall be default/files/pdfs/coe/gse/miepetitionform.pdf).
publicly advertised at least one week in advance and all faculty members
and students may attend and participate. PhD Students Changing Their Program
PhD students who, for any reason, decide to change their program (i.e.,
Oral examination procedure: The student’s research advisor convenes from PhD in ME to PhD in IE or vice versa) must take (or retake) the
and chairs an oral examination committee comprised of a minimum of doctoral qualifying examinations (both written comprehensive exams and
three faculty members deemed appropriate by the research advisor. This oral exam) based on the student’s new major research area (i.e., industrial
committee provides a set of technical papers pertinent to the student’s engineering, materials, mechanics, mechatronics, or thermofluids).
examination committee will then conduct the exam that comprises the Interdisciplinary PhD Students with MIE as the Home
following two parts (both completed in a one-hour session): Department
PhD program with the MIE department as their home department must
take one of the major written comprehensive exams (exam A) of the
2. A 30-minute oral exam by committee members’ questions and MIE doctoral qualifying examinations. The minor exam (exam B) can be
evaluation of the student covering topics specifically related to the substituted with appropriate exam(s) from other department(s) involved
student’s research area with the student’s interdisciplinary PhD program. Students dismissed
GRADING PROCEDURE
Grading procedure and results of the written comprehensive the PhD Interdisciplinary Engineering program with MIE as the primary
examination: The MIE Graduate Affairs Committee will review all affiliation.
students’ performance in the written comprehensive exams. Depending
Dissertation Proposal Preparation and Presentation Timing
on the results of both major and minor exams and in consultation with
the student’s research advisor, the Graduate Affairs Committee will Students must present their dissertation proposal no more than 12
recommend one of the following three possible options: months after successfully completing the oral exam. In addition, the
presentation of the dissertation proposal and the actual dissertation
1. No invitation to oral exam: The student will be dismissed from defense (see below) shall be no less than 6 months apart. The student’s
the program. He or she may be granted a master's degree if the dissertation committee will invite any additional faculty deemed
requirements are already met; otherwise, the student may continue to appropriate to that field; this dissertation committee will then conduct
fulfill the requirements for a master's degree in industrial engineering the dissertation proposal session. Each student’s dissertation committee
(IE), mechanical engineering (ME), or operations research (OR). must be comprised of at least three members, including the research
186 Mechanical Engineering, PhD
advisor. At least two of those three members must be full-time MIE Dissertation defense
faculty members.
General Requirements
Dissertation Course Requirements Code Title Hours
Upon successful completion of the doctoral qualifying examinations Recommended Courses (semester hours can be counted
(both written preliminary and oral exams) as well as all the required toward course work component with advisor approval)
course work, the doctoral candidate, in consultation with his or her
MEIE 6830 Graduate Traineeship I (Technical Writing and
research advisor, must register in two consecutive semesters (may
Communications) (2 SHs)
include full summer term) for Dissertation (IE 9990). Upon completion
of this sequence, the student must then register for Dissertation MEIE 6860 Graduate Traineeship II (Research Ethics and
Continuation (IE 9996) in every semester (in each fall and spring term and Professional Development) (2 SHs)
also in the summer term if summer is the student's last semester) until Approved Course Work
the dissertation is completed. Students may not register for Dissertation Requires 20 semester hours of course work, including up to 20
Continuation (IE 9996) until they fulfill the two-semester registration 4 semester hours of Independent Study (IE 7978). Please
sequence for Dissertation (IE 9990) consult your faculty advisor for acceptable courses.
To meet the full-time registration requirement for PhD students who Dissertation Courses
have completed the majority of their course work and not yet reached
Code Title Hours
PhD candidacy, a zero-credit course, Candidacy Preparation—Doctoral
(IE 8960), can be taken if needed to fulfill the full-time course registration Complete the following (repeatable) course twice. Must
requirement. Candidacy Preparation—Doctoral (IE 8960) is an individual register in two consecutive semesters (may include full
instruction course, billed as one semester hour, and graded as S or summer term):
U. Candidacy Preparation—Doctoral (IE 8960) does not have any course ME 9990 Dissertation
content, and students must register in a section for which their research
or academic advisor is listed as the “instructor" in the online course Program Credit/GPA Requirements
registration system. 20 total semester hours required
All doctoral candidates must pass a final oral exam. This exam will be
Mechanical Engineering, PhD
scheduled once the dissertation committee agrees that the candidate’s
research has reached a stage where it is appropriate for a formal
presentation and after completion of all other requirements for the
Requirements
PhD, including all course work approved in the final program of study. The PhD is awarded to students who demonstrate high academic
The objective of the exam is for the candidate to present and defend achievement and research competence in the fields of mechanical
the results of the dissertation research and to demonstrate depth of engineering. To earn a PhD, a student must complete an approved,
knowledge and significant expertise in the area of that research under rigorous program of advanced course work and submit and defend
questioning from the dissertation committee and other attendees. an original dissertation of independent research. The Department of
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) expects all successful
The exam shall be publicly advertised at least one week in advance and doctoral candidates to show depth of knowledge and research innovation
all faculty members may attend and participate. At the conclusion of in their chosen field of specialization.
the presentation and subsequent questions period, the dissertation
committee will convene to determine the outcome. The committee The MIE department admits applicants to the PhD program either
may recommend that the candidate be awarded the PhD or may require directly after earning a suitable bachelor’s degree (i.e., direct entry) or
additional research and/or modifications of the dissertation. In some after earning a master’s degree (i.e., advanced entry). Upon acceptance
cases, candidates may be asked to present an additional final oral into the program, an applicant is designated as a doctoral student.
dissertation defense. This designation is changed to doctoral candidate upon successful
Residency Requirement exams) as well as all the required course work.
After achieving PhD candidacy, the university residency requirement
is satisfied by two semesters of full-time graduate registration or
four semesters of part-time graduate registration. Students must be PhD students must find a research advisor within their first year of study.
continually enrolled during the pursuit of their dissertation. The research advisor must be a full-time or jointly appointed faculty or
affiliated member of the MIE department; otherwise, a petition must be
Program Requirements filed and approved by the MIE Graduate Affairs Committee. If the research
advisor is outside the MIE department, a faculty member with 50 percent
Master's Degree Entrance
or more appointments in the MIE department must be chosen as the co-
advisor. Students are advised by the academic advisor of their discipline
indicated.
Milestones Change of Research Advisor
Doctoral qualifying exams (both written comprehensive and oral area
Students who wish to change their research advisor need to use the MIE
exams)
petition form to make that request. The petition form must be signed by
Annual review
the student and by the student's current and future research advisor. The
Dissertation committee formation
signed petition form should then be submitted to the MIE department for 2. An oral exam to be administered no later than the end of the
further processing. semester in which the written exams are taken and passed
Course Requirements and Plan of Study WRITTEN COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS

All doctoral students admitted directly with a bachelor’s degree
A typical program of study includes at least 40 semester hours of course
must take the written comprehensive exams no later than the first
work beyond a bachelor’s degree. Students who choose to get a master's
time that it is offered after their first two years of study. The written
degree along the way to a PhD must complete a total of 52 semester
comprehensive exams include two exams, exam A and exam B, and are
hours (32 semester hours to earn a master's degree and an additional
given on Thursday and Friday of the first week of classes during regular
20 semester hours in order to earn a PhD). The 32 semester hours of
semesters. A complete list of these exams along with topical coverage
course work that apply toward the master's degree may include up to
8 semester hours of thesis or 4 semester hours of project or approved
independent study course work. Students may petition the MIE Graduate
Affairs Committee to substitute up to 4 semester hours of Independent
Study (ME 7978) as part of their required course work. An independent
study must be approved by the research advisor. When thesis or project is Written Comprehensive Exams Rules
selected, an independent study course cannot be taken. Exam A, about four to six hours in length, should be selected from the
list of major exams based on the student’s concentration (i.e., materials,
mechanics, mechatronics, or thermofluids, see below). No deviation
from this rule will be permitted. As listed below, exam B, about one to
two hours in length, should be selected from the list of exams B for PhD
degree program in industrial engineering (see below). Only one exam
to doctoral candidacy.
from this list should be selected. All students are required to have their
Special Ethics Requirement research advisor’s approval on selection of exam B prior to registering
to take the written comprehensive exams. Note that exam B cannot be
similar or close to one of the topics covered in exam A.
on Responsible Conduct of Research and Plagiarism during their first
semester of full-time study. All enrolled students will be sent proper List of exams A and B based on student's research concentration:
important requirement. The outcome of the online session will be filed Exams A for Mechanical Engineering PhD Students (select one Exam A):
with the student’s records.
• Materials Science Engineering (MSE): Kinetics of Materials (MSE1),
PhD Students Annual Review Thermodynamics of Materials (MSE2); and Process, Structure,
All PhD students in the MIE department must complete the PhD Students Property, and Performance of Materials (MSE3)
Annual Review form and submit the required documents by no later than • Mechanics (MEC): Mechanics of Deformable Media (MEC1),
st
January 31 of their third year of study (second year for PhD advanced Dynamics and Vibration (MEC2), and Finite Element Method (MEC3)
entry) and all subsequent years thereafter. • Dynamic Systems and Control (DSC): Dynamic Systems (DSC1);
Mechanical Vibrations (DSC2); and Control Systems (DSC3)
PhD Candidacy
• Thermofluids Science (TFS): Thermodynamics (TFS1); Fluid
To qualify as a doctoral candidate, a doctoral student must successfully Mechanics (TFS2); and Heat Transfer (TFS3)
complete the doctoral qualifying examinations (both a written
comprehensive exam and an oral exam—see below) as well as all the Sample Exams B for Mechanical Engineering PhD Students (select one Exam
required course work. B):
Doctoral Qualifying Examinations • Control Systems (DSC3)

Background and motivation: To demonstrate breadth and depth in each • Dynamic Systems (DSC1)
of the subject exams, crossover and merging exams are necessary in • Dynamics and Vibration (MEC2)
an effort to provide students with an opportunity to master the core • Engineering Mathematics (MTH)
disciplines in mechanical or industrial engineering (at both undergraduate
• Finite Element Method (MEC3)
specialization. These exams also provide an assessment as to • Fluid Mechanics (TFS2)
whether students have adequate knowledge to pursue advanced study • Heat Transfer (TFS3)
and possess attributes of a doctoral candidate by demonstrating • Kinetics of Materials (MSE1)
understanding of and the ability to apply fundamental principles. Also, an • Mechanics of Deformable Media (MEC1)
• Process, Structure, Property, and Performance of Materials (MSE3)
• Thermodynamics (TFS1)
• Thermodynamics of Materials (MSE2)
examinations consist of the following two parts: ORAL EXAMINATION
1. Two written comprehensive exams, which are respectively referred to perform independent research in the chosen field of specialization.
as exam A and exam B This exam shall be administered no later than the end of the semester
in which the written exams are taken and passed. The exam shall be
188 Mechanical Engineering, PhD
publicly advertised at least one week in advance and all faculty members PhD Students Changing Their Program
and students may attend and participate. PhD students who, for any reason, decide to change their degree program
(i.e., from PhD in ME to PhD in IE or vice versa) must take (or retake) the
Oral examination procedure: The student’s research advisor convenes
doctoral qualifying examinations (both written comprehensive exams and
and chairs an oral examination committee comprised of a minimum of
oral exam) based on the student’s new major research area (i.e., industrial
three faculty members deemed appropriate by the research advisor. This
engineering, materials, mechanics, mechatronics, or thermofluids).
committee provides a set of technical papers pertinent to the student’s
examination committee will then conduct the exam that comprises the
Department
following two parts (both completed in a one-hour session):
1. A 30-minute oral presentation on a selected number of papers out of PhD program with the MIE department as their home department must
the assigned technical papers take one of the major written comprehensive exams (exam A) of the
2. A 30-minute oral exam by committee members’ questions and MIE doctoral qualifying examinations. The minor exam (exam B) can be
evaluation of the student covering topics specifically related to the substituted with appropriate exam(s) from other department(s) involved
student’s research area with the student’s interdisciplinary PhD program. Students dismissed
GRADING PROCEDURE the PhD Interdisciplinary Engineering program with MIE as the primary
Grading procedure and results of the written comprehensive affiliation.
examination: The MIE Graduate Affairs Committee will review all
students’ performance in the written comprehensive exams. Depending Dissertation Proposal Preparation and Presentation Timing
on the results of both major and minor exams and in consultation with Students must present their dissertation proposal no more than 12
the student’s research advisor, the Graduate Affairs Committee will months after successfully completing the oral exam. In addition, the
recommend one of the following three possible options: presentation of the dissertation proposal and the actual dissertation
defense (see below) shall be no less than 6 months apart. The student’s
1. No invitation to oral exam: The student will be dismissed from
dissertation committee will invite any additional faculty deemed
the program. He or she may be granted a master' degree if the
appropriate to that field; this dissertation committee will then conduct
the dissertation proposal session. Each student’s dissertation committee
(IE), mechanical engineering (ME), or operations research (OR).
advisor. At least two of those three members must be full-time MIE
2. No invitation to oral exam yet: The student will be asked to retake faculty members.
the written exam(s) again in the next offering and/or take additional
courses. Dissertation Course Requirements
3. Student is invited to oral exam. Upon successful completion of the doctoral qualifying examinations
(both written preliminary and oral exams) as well as all the required
The Graduate Affairs Committee makes its final recommendation course work, the doctoral candidate, in consultation with his or her
considering all aspects of the exam including, but not limited to, research advisor, must register in two consecutive semesters (may
examiners’ reports and results, student’s research performance, and include full summer term) for Dissertation (ME 9990). Upon completion
course work. The Graduate Affairs Committee reserves the right to of this sequence, the student must then register for Dissertation
recommend option 1 above for students who register for the exams but Continuation (ME 9996) in every semester (in each fall and spring
do not show up. term and also in the summer term if summer is the student's last
semester) until the dissertation is completed. Students may not register
for Dissertation Continuation (ME 9996) until they fulfill the two-semester
performance in the oral exam is not satisfactory, the student will be
sequence of Dissertation (ME 9990).
if the requirements are met; otherwise, the student may continue to fulfill To meet the full-time registration requirement for PhD students
the requirements for a master's degree in industrial engineering (IE), who have completed the majority of their course work and not yet
mechanical engineering (ME), or operations research (OR). reached PhD candidacy, a zero-credit course, Candidacy Preparation—
Doctoral (ME 8960), can be taken if needed to fulfill the full-time course
Upon successfully passing the oral exam, the student continues in the
registration requirement. Candidacy Preparation—Doctoral (ME 8960) is
PhD program. Upon passing all the required course work, he or she will
an individual instruction course, billed as one semester hour, and graded
become a PhD candidate. The results of written and oral exams and any
S or U. Candidacy Preparation—Doctoral (ME 8960) does not have any
recommended course work will become part of the student’s record.
course content, and students must register in a section for which their
APPEAL PROCEDURE research or academic advisor is listed as the “instructor."
reevaluation for students who fail one or more exams to appeal the Final Oral (Dissertation Defense) Examination
Graduate Affairs Committee decision. All communications related All doctoral candidates must pass a final oral exam. This exam will be
to these examinations should be coordinated through the student’s scheduled once the dissertation committee agrees that the candidate’s
research advisor. Only the student’s research advisor may request the research is at a stage where it is appropriate for formal presentation
MIE Graduate Affairs Committee to reevaluate the student’s failed exams and after completion of all other PhD requirements, including all the
using the appeal form found at the link (http://www.coe.neu.edu/sites/ course work approved in the final program of study. The objective of
default/files/pdfs/coe/gse/miepetitionform.pdf). the exam is for the candidate to present and defend the results of the
dissertation research and to demonstrate depth of knowledge and
significant expertise in the area of that research under questioning from

the dissertation committee and other attendees. Mechanical Engineering, PhD—Advanced Entry
The exam shall be publicly advertised at least one week in advance and Requirements
all faculty members may attend and participate. At the conclusion of
The PhD is awarded to students who demonstrate high academic
the presentation and subsequent questions period, the dissertation
achievement and research competence in the fields of mechanical
committee will convene to determine the outcome. The committee
engineering. To earn a PhD, a student must complete an approved,
may recommend that the candidate be awarded the PhD or may require
rigorous program of advanced course work and submit and defend
an original dissertation of independent research. The Department of
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) expects all successful
dissertation defense.
doctoral candidates to show depth of knowledge and research innovation
in their chosen field of specialization.
Residency Requirement
After achieving PhD candidacy, the university residency requirement The MIE department admits applicants to the PhD program either
is satisfied by two semesters of full-time graduate registration or directly after earning a suitable bachelor’s degree (i.e., direct entry) or
four semesters of part-time graduate registration. Students must be after earning a master’s degree (i.e., advanced entry). Upon acceptance
continually enrolled during the pursuit of dissertation. into the program, an applicant is designated as a doctoral student.
Program Requirements completion of the doctoral qualifying examinations (both written and oral
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise exams) as well as all the required course work.
indicated.
Milestones PhD students must find a research advisor within their first year of study.
Doctoral qualifying exams (both written comprehensive and oral area The research advisor must be a full-time or jointly appointed faculty or
exams) affiliated member of the MIE department; otherwise, a petition must be
Annual review filed and approved by the MIE Graduate Affairs Committee. If the research
Dissertation committee formation advisor is outside the MIE department, a faculty member with 50 percent
Dissertation proposal or more appointments in the MIE department must be chosen as the co-
Dissertation defense advisor. Students are advised by the academic advisor of their discipline
Core Requirements
Code Title Hours Change of Research Advisor
Recommended Courses (semester hours can be counted Students who wish to change their research advisor need to use the MIE
toward course work component with advisor approval) petition form to make that request. The petition form must be signed by
the student and by the student's current and future research advisor. The
MEIE 6830 Graduate Traineeship I (Technical Writing and
signed petition form should then be submitted to the MIE department for
Communications) (2 SHs)
further processing.
MEIE 6860 Graduate Traineeship II (Research Ethics and
Professional Development) (2 SHs) Course Requirements and Plan of Study
Approved Course Work A typical program of study includes at least 20 semester hours of course
Requires 40 semester hours of course work, including up to 40 work beyond a master’s degree. Students may petition the MIE Graduate
4 semester hours of Independent Study (ME 7978). Students Affairs Committee to substitute up to 4 semester hours of Independent
who choose to get an MS degree along the way to a PhD must Study (ME 7978) as part of their required course work. An independent
complete a total of 52 semester hours (32 semester hours study must be approved by the research advisor.
toward the sought MS degree and 20 semester hours beyond
the earned MS degree). The 32 semester hours applied Each doctoral student, together with his or her research advisor, should
toward the master's degree may include up to 8 semester develop an initial program during the first semester of study. The final
hours of MS Thesis or 4 semester hours of MS Project or program is also subject to the approval of the dissertation committee,
approved independent study course work. Please consult your who will add the program of study to the student’s record upon admission
faculty advisor for acceptable courses. to doctoral candidacy.
Dissertation Special Ethics Requirement

Code Title Hours
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice. Must
register in two consecutive semesters (may include full
summer term):
important requirement. The outcome of the online session will be filed
ME 9990 Dissertation with the student’s records.
Program Credit/GPA Requirements PhD Students Annual Review

40 total semester hours required All PhD students in MIE department must complete the PhD Students
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Annual Review form and submit the required documents by no later than
190 Mechanical Engineering, PhD—Advanced Entry
st
January 31 of their second year of study (third year for PhD direct entry) • Dynamic Systems and Control (DSC): Dynamic Systems (DSC1);
and all subsequent years thereafter. Mechanical Vibrations (DSC2); and Control Systems (DSC3)
• Thermofluids Science (TFS): Thermodynamics (TFS1); Fluid
PhD Candidacy Mechanics (TFS2); and Heat Transfer (TFS3)
To qualify as a doctoral candidate, a doctoral student must successfully
complete the doctoral qualifying examinations (both a written Sample Exams B for Mechanical Engineering PhD Students (select one
comprehensive exam and an oral exam—see below) as well as all the Exam B):
required course work.
• Control Systems (DSC3)
Doctoral Qualifying Examinations • Dynamic Systems (DSC1)
Background and motivation: To demonstrate breadth and depth in each • Dynamics and Vibration (MEC2)
of the subject exams, crossover and merging exams are necessary in • Engineering Mathematics (MTH)
an effort to provide students with an opportunity to master the core • Finite Element Method (MEC3)
disciplines in mechanical or industrial engineering (at both undergraduate
• Fluid Mechanics (TFS2)
specialization. These exams also provide an assessment as to • Heat Transfer (TFS3)
whether students have adequate knowledge to pursue advanced study • Kinetics of Materials (MSE1)
and possess attributes of a doctoral candidate by demonstrating • Mechanics of Deformable Media (MEC1)
understanding of and the ability to apply fundamental principles. Also, an • Process, Structure, Property, and Performance of Materials (MSE3)
• Thermodynamics (TFS1)
• Thermodynamics of Materials (MSE2)

ORAL EXAMINATION
examinations consist of the following two parts:
perform independent research in the chosen field of specialization.This
1. Two written comprehensive exams, which are respectively referred to exam shall be administered no later than the end of the semester in
as exam A and exam B which the written exams are taken and passed. The exam shall be
publicly advertised at least one week in advance and all faculty members
2. An oral exam to be administered no later than the end of the
and students may attend and participate.
semester in which the written exams are taken and passed
WRITTEN COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS Oral examination procedure: The student’s research advisor convenes
All doctoral students admitted directly with a bachelor’s degree and chairs an oral examination committee comprised of a minimum of
must take the written comprehensive exams no later than the first three faculty members deemed appropriate by the research advisor. This
time that it is offered after their first two years of study. The written committee provides a set of technical papers pertinent to the student’s
comprehensive exams include two exams, exam A and exam B, and are research area at least one month before the examination. The oral
given on Thursday and Friday of the first week of classes during regular examination committee will then conduct the exam that comprises the
semesters. A complete list of these exams along with topical coverage following two parts (both completed in a one-hour session):
2. A 30-minute oral exam by committee members’ questions and
evaluation of the student covering topics specifically related to the
Written Comprehensive Exams Rules student’s research area
Exam A, about four to six hours in length, should be selected from the
list of major exams based on the student’s concentration (i.e., materials,
GRADING PROCEDURE
Grading procedure and results of the written comprehensive
mechanics, mechatronics, or thermofluids, see below). No deviation
examination: The MIE Graduate Affairs Committee will review all
from this rule will be permitted. As listed below, exam B, about one to
students’ performance in the written comprehensive exams. Depending
two hours in length, should be selected from the list of exams B for PhD
on the results of both major and minor exams and in consultation with
degree program in industrial engineering (see below). Only one exam
the student’s research advisor, the Graduate Affairs Committee will
from this list should be selected. All students are required to have their
recommend one of the following three possible options:
research advisor’s approval on selection of exam B prior to registering
to take the written comprehensive exams. Note that exam B cannot be 1. No invitation to oral exam: The student will be dismissed from
similar or close to one of the topics covered in exam A. the program. He or she may be granted a master's degree if the
List of exams A and B based on student's research concentration:
Exams A for Mechanical Engineering PhD Students (select one Exam A): (IE), mechanical engineering (ME), or operations research (OR).
2. No invitation to oral exam yet: The student will be asked to retake
• Materials Science Engineering (MSE): Kinetics of Materials (MSE1), the written exam(s) again in the next offering and/or take additional
Thermodynamics of Materials (MSE2); and Process, Structure, courses.
Property, and Performance of Materials (MSE3)
3. Student is invited to oral exam.
• Mechanics (MEC): Mechanics of Deformable Media (MEC1),
Dynamics and Vibration (MEC2), and Finite Element Method (MEC3) The Graduate Affairs Committee makes its final recommendation
considering all aspects of the exam including, but not limited to,
examiners’ reports and results, student’s research performance, and of this sequence, the student must then register for Dissertation
course work. The Graduate Affairs committee reserves the right to Continuation (ME 9996) in every semester (in each fall and spring
recommend option 1 above for students who register for the exams but term and also in the summer term if summer is the student's last
do not show up. semester) until the dissertation is completed. Students may not register
for Dissertation Continuation (ME 9996) until they fulfill the two-
Grading procedure and results of the oral examination: If the student's semester Dissertation (ME 9990) registration sequence.
performance in the oral exam is not satisfactory, the student will be
dismissed from the program. He or she may be granted a master's degree To meet the full-time registration requirement for PhD students who
if the requirements are met; otherwise, the student may continue to fulfill have completed the majority of their course work and not yet reached
the requirements for a master's degree in industrial engineering (IE), PhD candidacy, a zero-credit course, Candidacy Preparation—Doctoral
mechanical engineering (ME), or operations research (OR). (ME 8960), can be taken if needed to meet full-time course registration
requirements. This course is an individual instruction course, billed at 1
Upon successfully passing the oral exam, the student continues in the semester hour, and graded as S or U. Candidacy Preparation—Doctoral
PhD program and upon passing all the required course work, he or she (ME 8960) does not have any course content, and students must register
will become a PhD candidate. The results of written and oral exams and in a section for which their research or academic advisor is listed as the
any recommended course work will become part of the student’s record. “instructor" in the online course registration system.
APPEAL PROCEDURE
reevaluation for students who fail one or more exams to appeal the All doctoral candidates must pass a final oral exam. This exam will be
Graduate Affairs Committee decision. All communications related scheduled once the dissertation committee agrees that the candidate’s
to these examinations should be coordinated through the student’s research is at a stage where it is appropriate for formal presentation
research advisor. Only the student’s research advisor may request the and after completion of all other requirements for the PhD, including
MIE Graduate Affairs Committee to reevaluate the student’s failed exams all course work approved in the final program of study. The objective
using the appeal form found at the link (http://www.coe.neu.edu/sites/ of the exam is for the candidate to present and defend the results of
default/files/pdfs/coe/gse/miepetitionform.pdf). the dissertation research and to demonstrate depth of knowledge and
significant expertise in the area of that research under questioning from
PhD Students Changing Their Program the dissertation committee and other attendees.
PhD students who, for any reason, decide to change their program (i.e., The exam shall be publicly advertised at least one week in advance and
from PhD in ME to PhD in IE or vice versa) must take (or retake) the all faculty members may attend and participate. At the conclusion of
doctoral qualifying examinations (both written comprehensive exams and the presentation and subsequent questions period, the dissertation
oral exam) based on the student’s new major research area (i.e., industrial committee will convene to determine the outcome. The committee
engineering, materials, mechanics, mechatronics, or thermofluids). may recommend that the candidate be awarded the PhD or may require
Department dissertation defense.
PhD program with the MIE department as their home department must Residency Requirement
take one of the major written comprehensive exams (exam A) of the After achieving PhD candidacy, the university residency requirement
MIE doctoral qualifying examinations. The minor exam (exam B) can be is satisfied by two semesters of full-time graduate registration or
substituted with appropriate exam(s) from other department(s) involved four semesters of part-time graduate registration. Students must be
with the student’s interdisciplinary PhD program. Students dismissed continually enrolled during the pursuit of their dissertation.
the PhD Interdisciplinary Engineering program with MIE as the primary Program Requirements
affiliation. Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
Dissertation Proposal Preparation and Presentation Timing
Students must present their dissertation proposal no more than 12 Milestones
months after successfully completing the oral exam. In addition, the Doctoral qualifying exams (both written comprehensive and oral area
presentation of the dissertation proposal and the actual dissertation exams)
defense (see below) shall be no less than 6 months apart. The student’s Annual review
dissertation committee will invite any additional faculty deemed Dissertation committee formation
appropriate to that field; this dissertation committee will then conduct Dissertation proposal
the dissertation proposal session. Each student’s dissertation committee Dissertation defense
advisor. At least two of those three members must be full-time MIE Core Requirements
faculty members.
Code Title Hours
Dissertation Course Requirements Recommended Courses (semester hours can be counted

toward course work component with advisor approval)
Upon successful completion of the doctoral qualifying examinations
(both written preliminary and oral exams) as well as all the required MEIE 6830 Graduate Traineeship I (Technical Writing and
course work, the doctoral candidate, in consultation with his or her Communications) (2 SHs)
research advisor, must register in two consecutive semesters (may MEIE 6860 Graduate Traineeship II (Research Ethics and
include full summer term) for Dissertation (ME 9990). Upon completion Professional Development) (2 SHs)
192 Data Analytics Engineering, MS
Approved Course Work General Degree Requirements

Requires 20 semester hours of course work, including up to 20 To be eligible for admission to any of the MS degree programs, a
4 semester hours of Independent Study (ME 7978). Please prospective student must hold a Bachelor of Science degree in
consult your faculty advisor for acceptable courses. engineering, science, mathematics, or an equivalent field. Students in all
master’s degree programs must complete a minimum of 32 semester
Dissertation hours of approved course work (exclusive of any preparatory courses)
Code Title Hours with a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.000. Students can
complete a master's degree by pursuing one of the three tracks:
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice. Must
course work option, project option, and thesis option. Specific degree
register in two consecutive semesters (may include full
requirements for each of these tracks can be found under the Program
summer term):
Requirements tab. Students may pursue any master's program either on
ME 9990 Dissertation
a full-time or part-time basis; however, certain restrictions may apply.
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Specific Degree Requirements

20 total semester hours required Core courses for the MS in data analytics engineering provide students
Minimum 3.000 GPA required with a foundation in operations research, statistics, data and knowledge
engineering, and visualization. Students can select electives from
Data Analytics Engineering, MS a wide range of fields including business, engineering, healthcare,
manufacturing, and urban communities/cities. These courses are
The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) offers designed to provide students with a strong understanding of probability
the Master of Science in Data Analytics Engineering in order to meet and statistics, optimization methods, data mining, database design, and
the current and projected demand for a workforce trained in analytics. visualization. Elective courses provide students with the knowledge and
This degree program offers students an opportunity to train for industry understanding of descriptive, prescriptive, diagnostic, and predictive
jobs or to acquire rigorous analytical skills and research experience to analytics as applied to a specific field of interest such as business,
prepare for a doctoral program in health, security, and sustainability at healthcare, manufacturing, and urban communities/cities. Alternatively,
Northeastern University. While the core courses for this program are students can select their electives so that they can prepare for a doctoral
offered by the College of Engineering, elective courses can be chosen program by taking advanced courses in mathematics, statistics, machine
from diverse disciplines spread across various colleges at Northeastern. learning, and pattern recognition.
The MS degree in data analytics engineering is designed to enable the
graduating students to address the growing need for professionals who Special Ethics Requirement
are trained in advanced data analytics and can transform large streams All MIE graduate students are required to complete a brief online session
of data into understandable and actionable information for the purpose on Responsible Conduct of Research and Plagiarism during their first
of making decisions. The key sectors that require analytics professionals semester of full-time study. All enrolled students will be sent proper
include healthcare, smart manufacturing, supply chain and logistics, instructions on how to complete this assignment and satisfy this
national security, defense, banking, finance, marketing, and human important requirement. The outcome of the online session will be filed
resources. with the student’s records.
The Master of Science in Data Analytics Engineering is designed to help Academic and Research Advisors
students acquire knowledge and skills to: All nonthesis students are advised by the academic advisor designated
for their respective concentration or program. Students doing thesis
• Discover opportunities to improve systems, processes, and
option must find a research advisor within their first year of study and
enterprises through data analytics
may have thesis reader(s) at the discretion of their research advisor.
• Apply optimization, statistical, and machine-learning methods to The research advisor must be a full-time or jointly appointed faculty or
solve complex problems involving large data from multiple sources affiliated member of the MIE department; otherwise, a petition must
• Collect and store data from a variety of sources, including Internet of be filed and approved by the MIE graduate affairs committee. If the
Things (IoT), an integrated network of devices and sensors, customer research advisor is outside the MIE department, a faculty member
touch points, processes, social media, and people with 50 percent or more appointments in the MIE department must be
• Work with technology teams to design and build large and complex chosen as the co-advisor. Thesis option students are advised by the
SQL databases academic advisor designated for their concentration before they select
• Use tools and methods for data mining, big-data algorithms, and data their research advisor(s).
visualization to generate reports for analysis and decision making
Plan of Study and Course Selection
• Create integrated views of data collected from multiple sources of an
It is recommended that all new students attend orientation sessions
enterprise
held by the MIE department and the Graduate School of Engineering to
• Understand and explain results of data analytics to decision makers acquaint themselves with the course work requirements and research
• Design and develop analytics projects activities of the department as well as with the general policies,
procedures, and expectations.
This degree program seeks to prepare students for a comprehensive list
of tasks including collecting, storing, processing, and analyzing data; In order to receive proper guidance with their course work needs, all MS
reporting statistics and patterns; drawing conclusions and insights; and students are strongly encouraged to complete and submit a fully signed
making actionable recommendations. Plan of Study (PS) to the department before enrolling in second-semester
courses. This form helps the students manage their course work as well
as helps the department to plan for requested course offerings. The
PS may be modified at any time as students progress in their degree Analytics Engineering are not eligible for the Graduate Certificate in Data
programs. However, requests for changes in the PS must be processed Mining.
before the requested change actually takes place. A revised PS form
must also be approved and signed. GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP
Master's Degree in Data Analytics Engineering with Graduate Certificate
Each student’s academic advisor must approve all courses prior to in Engineering Leadership
registration. Students may only use courses taken with the approval
Students may complete a Master of Science in Data Analytics
of the academic advisor toward the 32-semester-hour minimum
Engineering in addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering
requirement. However, students may petition the MIE graduate affairs
Leadership. Students must apply and be admitted to the Gordon
committee to substitute graduate-level courses from outside the
approved list of electives.
Students pursuing study or research under the guidance of a faculty to earn the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership, which
member can choose the project option by taking Master’s Project includes an industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors. The
(ME 7945) or Master’s Project (IE 7945). An MS project must be integrated 40-semester-hour degree and certificate will require 24 hours
petitioned to the MIE graduate affairs committee and approved by of advisor-approved data analytics technical courses.
both the faculty member (instructor for Master's Project) and the
student's academic advisor. The petition must clearly state the reason for
taking the course; a brief description of the goals; as well as the expected ENGINEERING BUSINESS
outcomes, deliverables, and grading scheme. Master's Degree in Data Analytics Engineering with Graduate Certificate
in Engineering Business
Students doing the course work option may petition the MIE graduate
affairs committee to substitute up to a 4-semester-hour Independent Students may complete a Master of Science in Data Analytics
Study (ME 7978) or Independent Study (IE 7978). An independent study Engineering in addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering
must be approved by the academic advisor. The petition must clearly Business. Students must apply and be admitted to the Galante
state the reason for taking the course; a brief description of the goals; Engineering Business Program in order to pursue this option. The
as well as the expected outcomes, deliverables, and grading scheme. program requires the applicant to have earned or be in a program to
Students in other options (i.e., thesis or project) are not eligible to earn a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Northeastern University.
take independent study. When taking thesis or project options, the The integrated 32-semester-hour degree and certificate will require 16
independent study course cannot be taken. semester hours of the data analytics engineering core courses and 16
semester hours from the outlined business-skill curriculum. The course
Options for MS Students (course work only, project, or thesis) work, along with participation in cocurricular professional development
Students accepted into any of the MS programs in the MIE department elements, earn the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Business.
can choose one of the three options: course work only, project, research
project or MS thesis. Moreover, students who receive financial support Engineering Business (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/
from the university in the form of a research, teaching, or tuition engineering/multidisciplinary/engineering-business-graduate-certificate)
assistantship must complete an 8-semester-hour thesis.
Students who complete the thesis option must make a presentation Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
of their thesis before approval by the department. The MS thesis indicated.
presentation shall be publicly advertised at least one week in advance,
and all faculty members and students may attend and participate. If Core Requirements
deemed appropriate by the research advisor, other faculty members may
Code Title Hours
be invited to serve as "thesis readers" to provide technical opinions and
IE 5374 Special Topics in Industrial Engineering 4
judge the quality of the thesis and presentation.
(Data Visualization Engineering)
Change of Program/Concentration IE 6200 Engineering Probability and Statistics 4
Students enrolled in any of the MIE department programs or IE 7275 Data Mining in Engineering 4
concentrations may change their current program or concentration no IE 7280 Statistical Methods in Engineering 4
sooner than the beginning of their second full-time semester of study. In INFO 6210 Data Management and Database 4
order for the program or concentration change request to be considered Design
by the MIE graduate affairs committee, the student must be in good
OR 6205 Deterministic Operations Research 4
academic standing and have completed at least 8 semester hours of
required course work in their sought program at Northeastern. See here
Options
(p. 125) for instructions on how to request a program or concentration
change.
COURSE WORK OPTION
Graduate Certificate Options Code Title Hours
Students enrolled in a graduate degree program in the College of
Engineering have the opportunity to pursue an engineering graduate
certificate in addition to or in combination with the MS degree. For more
information please refer to Graduate Certificate Programs (p. 229).
Please note that students pursuing the Master of Science in Data
194 Data Analytics Engineering, MS
PROJECT OPTION EECE 5644 Introduction to Machine Learning and 4

Code Title Hours Pattern Recognition
ME 7945 Master’s Project 4 EECE 7204 Applied Probability and Stochastic 4
Complete 4 semester hours from the course list below. 4 Processes
EECE 7312 Statistical and Adaptive Signal 4
THESIS OPTION Processing
Code Title Hours
1
EECE 7397 Advanced Machine Learning 4
ME 7990 Thesis 8
Engineering Management
Course List EMGT 5220 Engineering Project Management 4

EMGT 6225 Economic Decision Making 4
Code Title Hours
EMGT 6305 Financial Management for Engineers 4
Business Administration
Health Informatics
BUSN 6320 Business Analytics Fundamentals 1
BUSN 6324 Predictive Analytics for Managers 1
BUSN 6336 Data Mining for Managers 1
BUSN 6340 Modeling for Business Analytics for 1
HINF 5200 Theoretical Foundations in Personal 4
Managers
Health Informatics
Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering
HINF 5301 Personal Health Technologies: Field 4
CIVE 7100 Time Series and Geospatial Data 4
Deployment and System Evaluation
Sciences
HINF 6202 Business of Healthcare Informatics 3
CIVE 7342 System Identification 4
HINF 6240 Improving the Patient Experience 3
Computer Science
through Informatics
CS 5002 Discrete and Data Structures 4
HINF 6335 Management Issues in Healthcare 3
CS 5004 Object-Oriented Design 4 Information Technology
CS 5006 Algorithms 2 HINF 6400 Introduction to Health Data Analytics 3
CS 5100 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence 4 Industrial Engineering
CS 5150 Game Artificial Intelligence 4 IE 5374 Special Topics in Industrial Engineering 4
CS 5200 Database Management Systems 4 (Spreadsheet Modeling for industrial
CS 5310 Computer Graphics 4 Engineering)
CS 5335 Robotic Science and Systems 4 IE 5400 Healthcare Systems Modeling and 4
CS 5330 Pattern Recognition and Computer 4 Analysis
Vision IE 5630 Biosensor and Human Behavior 4
CS 5800 Algorithms 4 Measurement
CS 6120 Natural Language Processing 4 IE 6300 Manufacturing Methods and Processes 4
CS 6140 Machine Learning 4 IE 7200 Supply Chain Engineering 4
CS 6200 Information Retrieval 4 IE 7215 Simulation Analysis 4
CS 6220 Data Mining Techniques 4 IE 7285 Statistical Quality Control 4
Computer Systems Engineering IE 7290 Reliability Analysis and Risk 4

Assessment
CSYE 7250 Big Data Architecture and Governance 4
Information Systems
Criminal Justice
INFO 6101 Data Science Engineering with Python 4
CRIM 7718 Advanced Data Analysis 4
INFO 6205 Program Structure and Algorithms 4
Data Science
INFO 6215 Business Analysis and Information 4
DS 5010 Introduction to Programming for Data 4
Engineering
Science
INFO 7275 Advanced Database Management 4
DS 5020 Introduction to Linear Algebra and 4
Systems
Probability for Data Science
INFO 7290 Data Warehousing and Business 4
DS 5110 Introduction to Data Management and 4
Intelligence
Processing
INFO 7330 Information Systems for Healthcare- 4
DS 5220 Supervised Machine Learning and 4
Services Delivery
Learning Theory
INFO 7390 Advances in Data Sciences and 4
DS 5230 Unsupervised Machine Learning and 4
Architecture
Data Mining
INFO 7610 Special Topics in Natural Language 4
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Engineering Methods and Tools
EECE 5155 Wireless Sensor Networks and the 4
Mathematics
Internet of Things
MATH 5131 Introduction to Mathematical Methods 4
EECE 5639 Computer Vision 4
and Modeling
MATH 7234 Optimization and Complexity 4

Robotics, MS
MATH 7241 Probability 1 4
MATH 7340 Statistics for Bioinformatics 4
MATH 7342 Mathematical Statistics 4 indicated.
MATH 7343 Applied Statistics 4
MATH 7344 Regression, ANOVA, and Design 4 Core Requirements
MATH 7345 Nonparametric Methods in Statistics 4 Code Title Hours
MATH 7346 Time Series 4 Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Complete one of the following: 4
ME 6201 Mathematical Methods for Mechanical 4 ME 5659 Control Systems Engineering
Engineers 2 ME 5250 Robot Mechanics and Control
ME 7205 Advanced Mathematical Methods for 4 Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineers Complete one of the following: 4
Operations Research EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and
OR 6205 Deterministic Operations Research 4 Computer Engineering
OR 7230 Probabilistic Operation Research 4 EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and
OR 7235 Inventory Theory 4 Computer Engineering
OR 7240 Integer and Nonlinear Optimization 4 Computer Science
OR 7245 Network Analysis and Advanced 4 Complete one of the following: 4
Optimization CS 5335 Robotic Science and Systems
OR 7310 Logistics, Warehousing, and Scheduling 4 CS (TBA)
OR 7440 Operations Research Engineering 4
Leadership Challenge Project 1 Concentrations
Physics Complete one of the following concentrations:
PHYS 5116 Complex Networks and Applications 4 • Mechanical Engineering (p. 195)
PHYS 7331 Network Science Data 4 • Electrical and Computer Engineering (p. 195)
PHYS 7332 Network Science Data 2 4 • Computer Science (p. 196)
Public Policy and Urban Affairs
PPUA 5261 Dynamic Modeling for Environmental 4
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Decision Making Code Title Hours
PPUA 5262 Big Data for Cities 4 Required Course
PPUA 5263 Geographic Information Systems for 4 Complete additional ME course not used to fulfill the core 4
Urban and Regional Policy requirements:
PPUA 5301 Introduction to Computational 4 ME 5659 Control Systems Engineering

Statistics ME 5250 Robot Mechanics and Control
PPUA 5302 Information Design and Visual 4 Options
Analytics Complete one of the following options: 16
PPUA 7237 Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban 4 Course Work Option
Systems Complete four of the following from the mechanical
engineering course list. (p. 196)
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Thesis Option
ME 7990 Thesis
Complete two of the following from the mechanical
1 engineering course list. (p. 196)
A thesis is required for all students who receive financial support
from the university in the form of a research, teaching, or tuition Project Option
assistantship. The thesis topic should cover one or more of the areas ME 7945 Master’s Project
from statistics, mathematics, optimization, data mining, machine
Complete three of the following from the mechanical
learning, database design, big data, visualization tools, or forecasting
engineering course list. (p. 196)
methods. The thesis should train students for research in data and
operations analytics and/or prepare them for a doctoral program. ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Code Title Hours
Required Course
Complete additional EECE course not used to fulfill the core 4
requirements:
196 Industrial Engineering, MSIE
EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and ME 6201 Mathematical Methods for Mechanical
Computer Engineering Engineers 2
EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and ME 7210 Elasticity and Plasticity
Computer Engineering ME 7247 Advanced Control Engineering
Options ME 7253 Advanced Vibrations
Complete one of the following options: 16 IE 5630 Biosensor and Human Behavior
Course Work Option Measurement
Complete four of the following from the electrical and IE 7280 Statistical Methods in Engineering
computer engineering course list. (p. 196) IE 7315 Human Factors Engineering
Thesis Option
EECE 7990 Thesis
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING COURSE LIST
Code Title Hours
Complete two of the following from the electrical and
computer engineering course list. (p. 196)
Project Option
EECE 7674 Master’s Project
Complete three of the following from the electrical and
Pattern Recognition
computer engineering course list. (p. 196)
COMPUTER SCIENCE Computer Engineering
Code Title Hours EECE 7323 Numerical Optimization Methods
Required Course EECE 7337 Information Theory
Complete additional CS course not used to fulfill the core 4 EECE 7360 Combinatorial Optimization
requirements: EECE 7370 Advanced Computer Vision
CS 5335 Robotic Science and Systems EECE 7397 Advanced Machine Learning
CS (TBA)
Options COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE LIST
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following options: 16
CS 5006 Algorithms
Course Work Option
Complete four of the following from the computer science
course list. (p. 196) CS 5330 Pattern Recognition and Computer
Vision
Thesis Option
CS 7990 Thesis (complete twice for a total of 8
credits) CS 6120 Natural Language Processing
Complete three of the following from the computer science CS 6140 Machine Learning
course list. (p. 196) CS 6350 Empirical Research Methods
Project Option CS 7140 Advanced Machine Learning
CS 8674 Master’s Project DS 5220 Supervised Machine Learning and
Complete three of the following from the computer science Learning Theory
course list. (p. 196)
Industrial Engineering, MSIE
32 total semester hours required The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) offers
Minimum 3.000 GPA required comprehensive research and educational programs for students
pursuing the Master of Science (MS) in Industrial Engineering. Industrial
engineering (IE) applies mathematical modeling and analytical tools
Course Lists
to make better decisions for designing and managing efficient and
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COURSE LIST effective systems. IE is applied in many areas, including healthcare
Code Title Hours systems, supply chains, logistics and transportation engineering,
ME 5240 Computer Aided Design and manufacturing, sustainability, resilient systems, energy systems, and
Manufacturing human-in-the loop systems. We partner with organizations ranging
ME 5245 Mechatronic Systems from startups to well-established corporations, to government and
ME 5250 Robot Mechanics and Control nongovernment organizations. For example, our supply chain resilience
research is trying to understand and mitigate persistent drug shortages
in the United States. Our research in healthcare systems engineering
uses methods from lean six-sigma tools to advanced mathematical
ME 6200 Mathematical Methods for Mechanical models to improve system and product reliability and optimize healthcare
Engineers 1 process quality, delays, cost, efficiency, and effectiveness—national
priorities. Recent healthcare applications include improvements in
scheduling, readmissions, cost reductions, cancer care, and health Each student’s academic advisor must approve all courses prior to
services planning. We use stochastic and simulation modeling to registration. Students may only use courses taken with the approval
study environmental issues related to green manufacturing, product of the academic advisor toward the 32-semester-hour minimum
recovery, and end-of-life management. We use data analytics for requirement. However, students may petition the MIE Graduate Affairs
designing prognostics and preventive strategies for manufacturing Committee to substitute graduate-level courses from outside the
operations. Our research and teaching together are designed to develop approved list of electives.
IE practitioners who can work, innovate, and excel in a variety of
businesses. These extensive programs and course work allow for Students pursuing study or research under the guidance of a faculty
the selection of a degree that meets a wide variety of personal and member can elect the project option by taking Master’s Project (IE 7945).
professional goals. An MS project must be petitioned to the MIE Graduate Affairs Committee
and approved by both the faculty member (instructor for MS Project)
General Degree Requirements and the student's academic advisor. The petition must clearly state the
To be eligible for admission to any of the MS degree programs, a reason for taking the course; a brief description of the goals; as well as
prospective student must hold a Bachelor of Science degree in the expected outcomes, deliverables, and grading scheme.
engineering, science, mathematics, or an equivalent field. Students in all
Students doing the course work option may petition the MIE Graduate
Affairs Committee to substitute up to a 4-semester-hour Independent
hours of approved course work (exclusive of any preparatory courses)
Study (IE 7978). An independent study must be approved by the
with a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.000. Students can
academic advisor. The petition must clearly state the reason for
complete a master's degree by pursuing one of the three tracks:
taking the course; a brief description of goals; as well as the expected
outcomes, deliverables, and grading scheme. Students in other options
requirements for each of these tracks can be found under the Program
(i.e., thesis or project) are not eligible to take independent study.
Requirements tab. Also, students can complete their master's degree
either on a full-time or part-time basis; however, certain restrictions may Options for MS Students (course work only, project, or thesis)
apply.
Students accepted into any of the MS programs in the MIE department
can choose one of the three options: course work only, project, or
thesis. Please see the “Program Requirements” tab on the top menu
of this page for more information. MS students who want to pursue
project or thesis options must find within their first year of study a faculty
member or a research advisor who will be willing to direct and supervise
a mutually agreed research project or MS thesis. Moreover, students who
receive financial support from the university in the form of a research,
teaching, or tuition assistantship must complete an 8-semester-hour
thesis.
All nonthesis students (students doing course work or project options) Students who complete the thesis option must make a presentation
are advised by the academic advisor designated for their respective of their thesis before approval by the department. The MS thesis
concentration or program. Thesis option students must find a research presentation shall be publicly advertised at least one week in advance
advisor within their first year of study and may have thesis reader(s) at and all faculty members and students may attend and participate. If
the discretion of their research advisor. The research advisor must be deemed appropriate by the research advisor, other faculty members may
a full-time or jointly appointed faculty or affiliated member of the MIE be invited to serve as "thesis readers" to provide technical opinions and
department; otherwise, a petition must be filed and approved by the MIE judge the quality of the thesis and presentation.
Graduate Affairs Committee. If the research advisor is outside the MIE
department, a faculty member with 50 percent or more appointments Change of Program/Concentration
in the MIE department must be chosen as the co-advisor. Thesis option Students enrolled in any of the MIE department programs or
students are advised by the academic advisor designated for their concentrations may change their current program or concentration no
concentration before they select their research advisor(s). sooner than the beginning of their second full-time semester of study. In
order for the program or concentration change request to be considered
Plan of Study and Course Selection by the MIE graduate affairs committee, the student must be in good
It is recommended that all new students attend orientation sessions academic standing and have completed at least 8 semester hours of
held by the MIE department and the Graduate School of Engineering to required course work in their sought program at Northeastern. See here
acquaint themselves with the course work requirements and research (p. 125) for instructions on how to request a program or concentration
activities of the department as well as with the general policies, change.
In order to receive proper guidance with their course work needs, all MS
students are strongly encouraged to complete and submit a fully signed
Plan of Study (PS) to the department before enrolling in second-semester
courses. This form helps the students manage their course work as
well as helps the department to plan for requested course offerings.
The PS can be modified at any time as students progress in their degree GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP
programs. However, requests for changes in the PS must be processed Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering with Graduate Certificate in
before the requested change actually takes place. A revised PS form Engineering Leadership
must also be approved and signed.
198 Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in General Mechanical Engineering, MSME
Students may complete a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering THESIS OPTION

in addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Code Title Hours
Students must apply and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering IE 7990 Thesis (required for all students who 8
Leadership Program in order to pursue this option. The program requires receive financial support from the
fulfillment of the 16-semester-hour curriculum required to earn the university in the form of a research,
Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership, which includes an teaching, or tuition assistantship)
industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors. The integrated Complete 8 semester hours from the course list below. 8
32-semester-hour degree and certificate will require 16 hours of advisor-
Note: Other approved courses may be chosen in consultation
approved industrial engineering technical courses.
with a faculty advisor.
Course List
ENGINEERING BUSINESS Code Title Hours
Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering with Graduate Certificate in
Computer Systems Engineering
Engineering Business
CSYE 7280 User Experience Design and Testing
Students may complete a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering Information Systems
in addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Business.
INFO 6101 Data Science Engineering with Python
Students must apply and be admitted to the Galante Engineering
General Engineering
Business Program in order to pursue this option. The program requires
the applicant to have earned or be in a program to earn a Bachelor of GE 5010 Customer-Driven Technical Innovation
Science in Engineering from Northeastern University. The integrated for Engineers
32-semester-hour degree and certificate will require 16 semester hours GE 5100 Product Development for Engineers
of the industrial engineering core courses and 16 semester hours from Engineering Management
the outlined business-skill curriculum. The course work, along with EMGT 5220 Engineering Project Management
participation in cocurricular professional development elements, earn the
EMGT 5300 Engineering/Organizational Psychology
Graduate Certificate in Engineering Business.
Engineering Business (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/ EMGT 6305 Financial Management for Engineers
engineering/multidisciplinary/engineering-business-graduate-certificate) Industrial Engineering
IE 5630 Biosensor and Human Behavior
Measurement
indicated.
IE 6300 Manufacturing Methods and Processes
Core Requirements IE 7275 Data Mining in Engineering
Code Title Hours IE 7280 Statistical Methods in Engineering
IE 6200 Engineering Probability and Statistics 4 IE 7285 Statistical Quality Control
OR 6205 Deterministic Operations Research 4 IE 7290 Reliability Analysis and Risk
Complete 8 semester hours from the following: 8 Assessment
IE 5400 Healthcare Systems Modeling and IE 7315 Human Factors Engineering
Analysis Operations Research
IE 7200 Supply Chain Engineering OR 7230 Probabilistic Operation Research
IE 7215 Simulation Analysis OR 7235 Inventory Theory
IE 7315 Human Factors Engineering OR 7240 Integer and Nonlinear Optimization
IE 7275 Data Mining in Engineering OR 7245 Network Analysis and Advanced
Optimization
Options OR 7310 Logistics, Warehousing, and Scheduling
COURSE WORK OPTION
Code Title Hours
with a faculty advisor. Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in General
Mechanical Engineering, MSME
PROJECT OPTION
Code Title Hours While pursuing a Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering,
IE 7945 Master’s Project 4 students may choose no concentration or what is referred to as general
mechanical engineering.
with a faculty advisor.
General Degree Requirements the goals; as well as the expected outcomes, deliverables, and grading
To be eligible for admission to any of the MS degree programs, a scheme.
prospective student must hold a Bachelor of Science degree in
Students doing course work option may petition the MIE Graduate Affairs
Committee to substitute up to a 4-semester-hour Independent Study
(ME 7978). An independent study must be approved by the academic
advisor. The petition must clearly state the reason for taking the course;
with a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.000. Students can
a brief description of the goals; as well as the expected outcomes,
complete a master's degree by pursuing any of one of the three tracks:
deliverables, and grading scheme. Students in other options (i.e., thesis
or project) are not eligible to take independent study.
requirements for each of these tracks can be found under the "Program
Requirements" tab. Students may pursue any program either on a full- Options for MS Students (course work only, project, or thesis)
time or part-time basis; however, certain restrictions may apply.
can choose one of the three options: coursework only, project, or
thesis. Please see the “Program Requirements” tab on the top menu of
this page for more information. MS students who want to pursue project
or thesis options must find, within the first year of their study, a faculty
teaching, or tuition assistantship must complete an 8-semester-hour
thesis.
All nonthesis students are advised by the academic advisor designated Students who complete the thesis option must make a presentation
for their respective concentration or program. MS students doing thesis of their thesis before approval by the department. The MS thesis
option must find a research advisor within their first year of study and presentation shall be publicly advertised at least one week in advance
may have thesis reader(s) at the discretion of their research advisor. and all faculty members and students may attend and participate. If
The research advisor must be a full-time or jointly appointed faculty or deemed appropriate by the research advisor, other faculty members may
affiliated member of the MIE department; otherwise, a petition must be be invited to serve as thesis readers to provide technical opinions and
filed and approved by the MIE Graduate Affairs Committee. If the research judge the quality of the thesis and presentation.
advisor is outside the MIE department, a faculty member with 50 percent
or more appointments in the MIE department must be chosen as co- Change of Program/Concentration
advisor. Thesis option students are advised by the academic advisor of Students enrolled in any of the MIE department programs or
their concentration before they select their research advisor(s). concentrations may change their current program or concentration no
sooner than the beginning of their second full-time semester of study. In
Plan of Study and Course Selection order for the program or concentration change request to be considered
It is recommended that all new students attend orientation sessions by the MIE graduate affairs committee, the student must be in good
held by the MIE department and the Graduate School of Engineering to academic standing and have completed at least 8 semester hours of
acquaint themselves with the course work requirements and research required course work in their sought program at Northeastern. See here
activities of the department as well as with the general policies, (p. 125) for instructions on how to request a program or concentration
procedures, and expectations. change.
In order to receive proper guidance with their course work needs, all MS Graduate Certificate Options
Plan of Study (PS) to the department before enrolling in second-semester
courses. This form helps the students manage their course work as
well as helps the department to plan for requested course offerings.
The PS form may be modified at any time as the students progress in
their degree programs. However, requests for changes in the PS must be GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP
processed before the requested change actually takes place. A revised Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in
PS form must also be approved and signed. General Mechanical Engineering with Graduate Certificate in Engineering
Leadership
Each student’s academic advisor must approve all courses prior to
registration. Students may only use courses taken with the approval Students may complete a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
of their academic advisor toward the 32-semester-hour minimum with Concentration in General Mechanical Engineering in addition to
requirement. However, students may petition the MIE Graduate Affairs earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students must
Committee to substitute graduate-level courses from outside the apply and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program
approved list of electives. in order to pursue this option. The program requires fulfillment of the
16-semester-hour curriculum required to earn the Graduate Certificate
Students pursuing study or research under the guidance of a faculty in Engineering Leadership, which includes an industry-based challenge
member can choose project option by taking Master’s Project project with multiple mentors. The integrated 32-semester-hour degree
(ME 7945). An MS project must be petitioned to the MIE Graduate Affairs and certificate will require 16 hours of advisor-approved mechanical
Committee and approved by both the faculty member (instructor for engineering technical courses.
Master's Project) and the student's academic advisor. The petition must
clearly state the reason for taking the course; a brief description of
200 Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in Materials Science, MSME
Engineering Leadership (p. 222) PROJECT OPTION

Code Title Hours
Program Requirements ME 7945 Master’s Project 4
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Electives
indicated.
Core Requirements ME, MATL, or other graduate engineering courses
Code Title Hours
THESIS OPTION
Mathematics Competency Code Title Hours
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4 ME 7990 Thesis (required for all students who 8
ME 6200 Mathematical Methods for Mechanical receive financial support from the
Engineers 1 university in the form of a research,
ME 6201 Mathematical Methods for Mechanical teaching, or tuition assistantship)
Engineers 2 Electives
Thermofluids Competency Complete 8 semester hours in the following subject areas: 8
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4 ME, MATL, or other graduate engineering courses
ME 5685 Solar Thermal Engineering
ME 5690 Gas Turbine Combustion Program Credit/GPA Requirements
ME 5695 Aerodynamics
ME 7295 Multiscale Flow and Transport
Phenomena Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in Materials
ME 7300 Combustion and Air Pollution Science, MSME
ME 7305 Fundamentals of Combustion
While pursuing a Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering,
ME 7310 Computational Fluid Dynamics with students may choose materials science as a concentration.
Heat Transfer Materials science has been the key enabler in virtually all engineering
Mechanics/Mechatronics Combined Competency breakthroughs that have occurred from early metal ages to the present
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4 nano age. In step with the scientific development and discovery of
EECE 5610 Digital Control Systems materials, members of the mechanical and industrial engineering
(MIE) faculty are involved in interdisciplinary research to further
materials processing, synthesis, and design. Research areas are
ME 5245 Mechatronic Systems
aligned with Northeastern University's broad initiatives of sustainability,
ME 5250 Robot Mechanics and Control security, and health, as well as national initiatives in manufacturing
ME 5650 Advanced Mechanics of Materials and nanotechnology. Investigations in the areas of metals/alloys,
ME 5655 Dynamics and Mechanical Vibration polymers, biomaterials (including biomimetics), and composites
ME 5657 Finite Element Method incorporating nanoscale materials make use of experimental, theoretical,
and computational techniques to tailor structure-processing-property
relationships in materials for specific applications. Current areas of
ME 7210 Elasticity and Plasticity research include controlling synthesis and assembly processes to
ME 7238 Advanced Finite Element Method produce well-defined atomic structures; defect engineering; manipulating
ME 7253 Advanced Vibrations atomic/microstructures and the chemistry of materials to optimize
Materials Competency properties for next-generation structural, electronic, and energy
applications; solidification and deformation processing; and life-cycle
assessments for nanocomposites/materials. Northeastern faculty and
ME 5600 Materials Processing and Process
students are committed to creative thinking and engineering innovation
Selection
to propel materials development to the forefront of scientific research.
and Product Use General Degree Requirements
or any MATL courses To be eligible for admission to any of the MS degree programs, a
Options engineering, science, mathematics, or an equivalent field. Students in all
Complete one of the following options: master’s degree programs must complete a minimum of 32 semester
COURSE WORK OPTION with a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.000. Students can
Code Title Hours complete a master's degree by pursuing one of the three tracks:
Complete 16 semester hours in the following subject areas: 16 course work option, project option, and thesis option. Specific degree
ME, MATL, or other graduate engineering courses requirements for each of these tracks can be found under the "Program
Requirements" tab. Students may pursue any program either on a full-
time or part-time basis; however, certain restrictions may apply.
Special Ethics Requirement Options for MS Students (course work only, project, or thesis)
All MIE graduate students are required to complete a brief online session Students accepted into any of the MS programs in the MIE department
on Responsible Conduct of Research and Plagiarism during their first can choose one of the three options: course work only, project, or
semester of full-time study. All enrolled students will be sent proper thesis. Please see the “Program Requirements” tab on the top menu of
instructions on how to complete this assignment and satisfy this this page for more information. MS students who want to pursue project
important requirement. The outcome of the online session will be filed or thesis options must find, within their first year of study, a faculty
with the student’s records. member or a research advisor who will be willing to direct and supervise
Academic and Research Advisors receive financial support from the university in the form of a research,
All nonthesis students (students doing project or course work options) teaching, or tuition assistantship must complete an 8-semester-hour
are advised by the academic advisor designated for their respective thesis.
concentration or program. MS students doing a thesis option must find
a research advisor within their first year of study and may have thesis Students who complete the thesis option must make a presentation
reader(s) at the discretion of their research advisor. The research advisor of their thesis before approval by the department. The MS thesis
must be a full-time or jointly appointed faculty or affiliated member of the presentation shall be publicly advertised at least one week in advance
MIE department; otherwise, a petition must be filed and approved by the and all faculty members and students may attend and participate. If
MIE Graduate Affairs Committee. If the research advisor is outside the deemed appropriate by the research advisor, other faculty members may
MIE department, a faculty member with 50 percent or more appointments be invited to serve as thesis readers to provide technical opinions and
in the MIE department must be chosen as the co-advisor. Thesis option judge the quality of the thesis and presentation.
students are advised by the academic advisor designated for their
specific concentration before they select their research advisor(s).
Change of Program/Concentration
Students enrolled in any of the MIE department programs or
Plan of Study and Course Selection concentrations may change their current program or concentration no
It is recommended that all new students attend orientation sessions sooner than the beginning of their second full-time semester of study. In
held by the MIE department and the Graduate School of Engineering to order for the program or concentration change request to be considered
acquaint themselves with the course work requirements and research by the MIE graduate affairs committee, the student must be in good
activities of the department as well as with the general policies, academic standing and have completed at least 8 semester hours of
procedures, and expectations. required course work in their sought program at Northeastern. See here
In order to receive proper guidance with their course work needs, all MS change.
Plan of Study (PS) to the department before enrolling in second-semester Graduate Certificate Options
courses. This form helps the students manage their course work as well Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also
as helps the department to plan for requested course offerings. The pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in
PS may be modified at any time as students progress in their degree addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should
programs. However, requests for changes in the PS must be processed consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229).
must also be approved and signed. GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP
Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in
Each student’s academic advisor must approve all courses prior to Materials Science with Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership
Students may complete a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
of their academic advisor toward the 32-semester-hour minimum
with Concentration in Materials Science in addition to earning a Graduate
requirement. However, students may petition the MIE Graduate Affairs
Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students must apply and be
Committee to substitute graduate-level courses from outside the
Students pursuing study or research under the guidance of a faculty hour curriculum required to earn the Graduate Certificate in Engineering
member can elect for project option by taking Master’s Project Leadership, which includes an industry-based challenge project with
(MATL 7945). An MS project must be petitioned to the MIE Graduate multiple mentors. The integrated 32-semester-hour degree and certificate
Affairs Committee and approved by both faculty member (instructor) and will require 16 hours of advisor-approved materials science technical
the academic (concentration) advisor. The petition must clearly state the courses.
reason for taking the course; a brief description of the goals; as well as
the expected outcomes, deliverables, and grading scheme.
Students doing course work option may petition the MIE Graduate Affairs Program Requirements
Committee to substitute up to a 4-semester-hour Independent Study Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
(MATL 7978). An independent study must be approved by the academic indicated.
advisor. The petition must clearly state the reason for taking the course;
a brief description of the goals; as well as the expected outcomes, Core Requirements
deliverables, and grading scheme. Students in other options (i.e., thesis Code Title Hours
or project) are not eligible to take independent study. Complete 16 semester hours from the following: 16
MATL 6250 Soft Matter
202 Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in Mechanics and Design, MSME
MATL 6285 Structure, Properties, and Processing of to understand and exploit mechanics to enable their future engineering
Polymeric Materials innovations.
MATL 7350 Mechanical Behavior and Strengthening
Mechanisms
General Degree Requirements
To be eligible for admission to any of the MS degree programs, a
MATL 7355 Thermodynamics of Materials
prospective student must hold a Bachelor of Science in engineering,
MATL 7360 Kinetics of Phase Transformations
science, mathematics, or an equivalent field. Students in all master’s
ME 5600 Materials Processing and Process degree programs must complete a minimum of 32 semester hours of
Selection approved course work (exclusive of any preparatory courses) with a
ME 5645 Environmental Issues in Manufacturing minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.000. Students can complete a
and Product Use master's degree by pursuing one of the three tracks: course work option,
project option, and thesis option. Specific degree requirements for each
Options of these tracks can be found under the "Program Requirements" tab.
Complete one of the following options: Students may pursue any program either on a full-time or part-time basis;
however, certain restrictions may apply.
COURSE WORK OPTION
Code Title Hours Special Ethics Requirement
Electives All MIE graduate students are required to complete a brief online session
Complete 16 semester hours in the following subject areas: 16 on Responsible Conduct of Research and Plagiarism during their first
ME, MATL, or other graduate engineering courses semester of full-time study. All enrolled students will be sent proper
PROJECT OPTION important requirement. The outcome of the online session will be filed
Code Title Hours with the student’s records.
MATL 7945 Master’s Project 4
Electives
All nonthesis students (students doing course work or project options)
Complete 12 semester hours in the following subject areas: 12 are advised by the academic advisor designated for their respective
ME, MATL, or other graduate engineering courses concentration or program. MS students doing a thesis option must find
a research advisor within their first year of study and may have thesis
THESIS OPTION reader(s) at the discretion of their research advisor. The research advisor
Code Title Hours must be a full-time or jointly appointed faculty or affiliated member of the
1
ME 7990 Thesis 8 MIE department; otherwise, a petition must be filed and approved by the
Electives MIE Graduate Affairs Committee. If the research advisor is outside the
Complete 8 semester hours in the following subject areas: 8 MIE department, a faculty member with 50 percent or more appointments
in the MIE department must be chosen as the co-advisor. Thesis option
ME, MATL, or other graduate engineering courses
32 total semester hours required Plan of Study and Course Selection
1
Required for all students who receive financial support from the It is recommended that all new students attend orientation sessions
university in the form of a research, teaching, or tuition assistantship. held by the MIE department and the Graduate School of Engineering to
acquaint themselves with the course work requirements and research
activities of the department as well as with the general policies,
Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in Mechanics and procedures, and expectations.
Design, MSME
In order to receive proper guidance with their course work needs, all MS
While pursuing a Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering students are strongly encouraged to complete and submit a fully signed
with Concentration in Mechanics and Design, the students will study Plan of Study (PS) to the department before enrolling in second-semester
the motion, deformation, and failure of solid materials in response to courses. This form helps the students manage their course work as well
the action of direct forces and external fields. The students will also as helps the department to plan for requested course offerings. The
get a chance to conduct research with faculty and observe how these PS may be modified at any time as students progress in their degree
studies will lead to key engineering innovations and designs. Using programs. However, requests for changes in the PS must be processed
complementary analytical, computational, experimental, and design before the requested change actually takes place. A revised PS form
tools, the M&D faculty members conduct research in the design and must also be approved and signed.
analysis of engineered functional materials/structures, in mechanics
of adhesion and contact, and in biomechanics and mechanobiology.
For example, in our biomechanics research, we strive to close the gap
between function, form, and disease in the bone by using experimental
and computational techniques; also, we explore the mechanics of lipid-
based drug delivery vesicles. At the small length scales, we are creating
a new understanding of nanomechanics, contact mechanics, tribology,
MEMS, and the application of nanomaterials for energy storage systems. Students pursuing study or research under the guidance of a faculty
Our research and teaching together are designed to prepare students member can elect for the project option by taking Master’s Project
(ME 7945). A MS project must be petitioned to the MIE Graduate Affairs multiple mentors. The integrated 32-semester-hour degree and certificate
Committee and approved by both the faculty member (instructor for will require 16 hours of advisor-approved mechanics and design technical
Master's Project) and the student's academic advisor. The petition must courses.
clearly state the reason for taking the course; a brief description of
the goals; as well as the expected outcomes, deliverables, and grading Engineering Leadership (p. 222)
scheme.
Students doing course work option may petition the MIE Graduate Affairs Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
Committee to substitute up to a 4-semester-hour Independent Study indicated.
(ME 7978). An independent study must be approved by the academic
advisor. The petition must clearly state the reason for taking the course; Core Requirements
a brief description of the goals; as well as the expected outcomes, Code Title Hours
deliverables, and grading scheme. Students in other options (i.e., thesis Mathematics Competency
or project) are not eligible to take independent study.
Options for MS Students (course work only, project, or thesis) ME 6200 Mathematical Methods for Mechanical
Students accepted into any of the MS programs in the MIE department Engineers 1
can choose one of the three options; course work only, project, or ME 6201 Mathematical Methods for Mechanical
thesis. Please see the “Program Requirements” tab on the top menu of Engineers 2
this page for more information. MS students who want to pursue project Mechanics Competency
or thesis options must find, within their first year of study, a faculty Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12
teaching, or tuition assistantship must complete an 8-semester-hour ME 5657 Finite Element Method
thesis. ME 5659 Control Systems Engineering
Students who complete thesis option must make a presentation of their
thesis before approval by the department. The MS thesis presentation Options
shall be publicly advertised at least one week in advance and all
faculty members and students may attend and participate. If deemed
appropriate by the research advisor, other faculty members may be COURSE WORK OPTION
invited to serve as thesis readers to provide technical opinions and judge Code Title Hours
the quality of the thesis and presentation.
Change of Program/Concentration ME, MATL, or other graduate engineering courses

Students enrolled in any of the MIE department programs or PROJECT OPTION
concentrations may change their current program or concentration no
Code Title Hours
ME 7945 Master’s Project 4
by the MIE Graduate Affairs Committee, the student must be in good Electives
academic standing and have completed at least 8 semester hours of Complete 12 semester hours in the following subject areas: 12
required course work in their sought program at Northeastern. See here ME, MATL, or other graduate engineering courses
change. THESIS OPTION
Code Title Hours
Graduate Certificate Options ME 7990 Thesis
1
8
Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also Electives
ME, MATL, or other graduate engineering courses
GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP Program Credit/GPA Requirements

Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering with a Concentration 32 total semester hours required
in Mechanics and Design with Graduate Certificate in Engineering Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Leadership
1
Required for all students who receive financial support from the
Students may complete a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering university in the form of a research, teaching, or tuition assistantship.
with a Concentration in Mechanics and Design in addition to earning a
Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students must apply and
be admitted to the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program in order to Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in Mechatronics,
pursue this option. The program requires fulfillment of the 16 semester- MSME
Leadership, which includes an industry-based challenge project with While pursuing a Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering,
students may choose mechatronics as a concentration. The term
204 Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in Mechatronics, MSME
mechatronics is a combination of the words mechanics and electronics. before the requested change actually takes place. A revised PS form
Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary approach to product design and must also be approved and signed.
development, merging the principles of electrical, mechanical, computer,
material, chemical, and industrial engineering. The mechatronics and Each student’s academic advisor must approve all courses prior to
systems research cluster in the MIE department is concerned with registration. Students may only use courses taken with the approval
systems that are typically composed of traditional mechanical and of the academic advisor toward the 32-semester-hour minimum
electrical components but are rendered “intelligent” by the incorporation requirement. However, students may petition the MIE Graduate Affairs
of sensors, actuators, and computer control systems. Our primary focus Committee to substitute graduate-level courses from outside the
in mechatronics and systems is on intelligent and integrated systems approved list of electives.
and machines along with their practical applications ranging from
Students pursuing study or research under the guidance of a faculty
manufacturing systems and robotic platforms to biological systems.
member can choose the project option by taking Master’s Project
Our research and teaching together are designed to prepare students to
(ME 7945). An MS project must be petitioned to the MIE Graduate Affairs
understand and exploit mechatronics to enable their future engineering
Committee and approved by both faculty member (instructor) and the
innovations.
academic (concentration) advisor. The petition must clearly state the
reason for taking the course; a brief description of the goals; as well as
the expected outcomes, deliverables, and grading scheme.
prospective student must hold a Bachelor of Science in engineering, Students doing the course work option may petition the MIE Graduate
science, mathematics, or an equivalent field. Students in all master’s Affairs Committee to substitute up to a 4-semester-hour Independent
degree programs must complete a minimum of 32 semester hours of Study (ME 7978). An independent study must be approved by the
approved course work (exclusive of any preparatory courses) with a academic advisor. The petition must clearly state the reason for taking
minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.000. Students can complete a the course; a brief description of the goals; as well as the expected
master's degree by pursuing one of the three tracks: course work option, outcomes, deliverables, and grading scheme. Students in other options
project option, and thesis option. Specific degree requirements for each (i.e. thesis or project) are not eligible to take independent study.
of these tracks can be found under the "Program Requirements" tab.
Students may pursue any master's program either on a full-time or part- Options for MS Students (course work only, project, or thesis)
time basis; however, certain restrictions may apply. Students accepted into any of the MS programs in the MIE department
can choose one of the three options; course work only, project, or
Special Ethics Requirement thesis. Please see the “Program Requirements” tab on the top menu of
All MIE graduate students are required to complete a brief online session this page for more information. MS students who want to pursue project
on Responsible Conduct of Research and Plagiarism during their first or thesis options must find, within their first year of study, a faculty
semester of full-time study. All enrolled students will be sent proper member or a research advisor who will be willing to direct and supervise
instructions on how to complete this assignment and satisfy this a mutually agreed research project or MS thesis. Moreover, students who
important requirement. The outcome of the online session will be filed receive financial support from the university in the form of a research,
with the student’s records. teaching, or tuition assistantship must complete an 8-semester-hour
thesis.
All nonthesis students are advised by the academic advisor designated Students who complete thesis option must make a presentation of their
for their respective concentration or program. Students doing thesis thesis before approval by the department. The MS thesis presentation
option must find a research advisor within their first year of study and shall be publicly advertised at least one week in advance and all
may have thesis reader(s) at the discretion of their research advisor. faculty members and students may attend and participate. If deemed
The research advisor must be a full-time or jointly appointed faculty or appropriate by the research advisor, other faculty members may be
affiliated member of the MIE department; otherwise, a petition must invited to serve as thesis readers to provide technical opinions and judge
be filed and approved by the MIE Graduate Affairs Committee. If the the quality of the thesis and presentation.
research advisor is outside the MIE department, a faculty member
with 50 percent or more appointments in the MIE department must be Change of Program/Concentration
chosen as the co-advisor.Thesis-option students are advised by the Students enrolled in any of the MIE department programs or
academic advisor designated for their specific concentration before they concentrations may change their current program or concentration no
select their research advisor(s). sooner than the beginning of their second full-time semester of study. In
Plan of Study and Course Selection by the MIE Graduate Affairs Committee, the student must be in good
held by the MIE department and the Graduate School of Engineering to required course work in their sought program at Northeastern.S ee here
In order to receive proper guidance with their course work needs, all MS Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also
students are strongly encouraged to complete and submit a fully signed pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in
Plan of Study (PS) to the department before enrolling in second-semester addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should
courses. This form helps the students manage their course work as well consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229).
PS may be modified at any time as students progress in their degree
programs. However, requests for changes in the PS must be processed
GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP PROJECT OPTION

Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering with a Concentration in Code Title Hours
Mechatronics with Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership ME 7945 Master’s Project 4
Students may complete a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering Complete 8 semester hours from the course list. 8
with a Concentration in Mechatronics in addition to earning a Graduate
THESIS OPTION
Code Title Hours
admitted to the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program in order to 1
pursue this option. The program requires fulfillment of the 16-semester- ME 7990 Thesis 8
hour curriculum required to earn the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Complete 4 semester hours from the course list. 4
multiple mentors. The integrated 36-semester-hour degree and certificate Course List
will require 20 hours of advisor-approved mechatronics technical Code Title Hours
courses. EECE 5606 Micro- and Nanofabrication
Engineering Leadership (p. 222) EECE 5576 Wireless Communication Systems
Program Requirements EECE 7242 Integrated Circuits for Mixed Signals
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise and Data Communication
indicated. IE 5630 Biosensor and Human Behavior
Measurement
Core Requirements
ME 5250 Robot Mechanics and Control
Code Title Hours
ME 6260 Introduction to Microelectromechanical
Mathematics Competency Systems (MEMS)
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4 ME 7247 Advanced Control Engineering
ME 6200 Mathematical Methods for Mechanical ME 7253 Advanced Vibrations
Engineers 1
Or any other ME, MATL, or other graduate engineering
ME 6201 Mathematical Methods for Mechanical course
Engineers 2
ME 7205 Advanced Mathematical Methods for Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Mechanical Engineers 32 total semester hours required
Mechanics Competency 36 total semester hours required for students completing the Gordon
Complete 4 semester hours from the following or other 4 Engineering Leadership Program in combination with the MSME degree
advisor-approved courses: Minimum 3.000 GPA required
ME 5650 Advanced Mechanics of Materials 1
ME 5655 Dynamics and Mechanical Vibration university in the form of a research, teaching, or tuition assistantship.
ME 5250 Robot Mechanics and Control
Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in Thermofluids,
8
MSME
Mechatronics Concentration
ME 5245 Mechatronic Systems While pursuing a Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering,
ME 5659 Control Systems Engineering students may choose thermofluids as a concentration. Some of
Electrical Competency the representative research areas under this concentration may
Complete 4 semester hours from the following or other 4 include thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, kinetic theory of gases, and
thermophoresis of aerosols; microscale heat transfer phenomena and
advisor-approved courses:
its effects on laser beam propagation; fundamentals of combustion
such as burning speed and onset of auto-ignition measurement and
EECE 5666 Digital Signal Processing flame stability analysis; development of chemistry reduction such
EECE 5680 Electric Drives as rate-controlled constrained-equilibrium method; formation and
EECE 5686 Electrical Machines control of combustion-generated pollutants and greenhouse gases;
EECE 7244 Introduction to Microelectromechanical chemistry, transport, and abatement of air pollution; alternative energy
Systems (MEMS) sources; combustion-based synthesis of materials; fire propagation,
containment, and extinction; nonequilibrium thermodynamics; energy and
Options gas turbine cooling technology; turbine blade cooling; and energy-related
and calorimeter studies related to pharmaceutical developments. Our
research and teaching together seek to prepare students to understand
COURSE WORK OPTION and exploit thermofluids to enable their future engineering innovations.
Code Title Hours
prospective student must hold a Bachelor of Science in engineering,
206 Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in Thermofluids, MSME
science, mathematics, or an equivalent field. Students in all master’s Students doing course work option may petition the MIE Graduate Affairs
degree programs must complete a minimum of 32 semester hours of Committee to substitute up to a 4-semester-hour Independent Study
approved course work (exclusive of any preparatory courses) with a (ME 7978). An independent study must be approved by the academic
minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.000. Students can complete a advisor. The petition must clearly state the reason for taking the course;
master's degree by pursuing one of the three tracks: course work option, a brief description of the goals; as well as the expected outcomes,
project option, and thesis option. Specific degree requirements for each deliverables, and grading scheme. Students in other options (i.e. thesis or
of these tracks can be found under the "Program Requirements" tab. project) are not eligible to take independent study.
Students may pursue any program either on a full-time or part-time basis;
however, certain restrictions may apply. Options for MS Students (course work only, project, or thesis)
Special Ethics Requirement can choose one of the three options; course work only, project, or thesis.
All MIE graduate students are required to complete a brief online session Please see the “Program Requirements” tab on the top menu of this page
on Responsible Conduct of Research and Plagiarism during their first for more information. MS students who want to pursue project or thesis
semester of full-time study.All enrolled students will be sent proper options must find, within the first year of their study, a faculty member or
instructions on how to complete this assignment and satisfy this a research advisor who will be willing to direct and supervise a mutually
important requirement. The outcome of the online session will be filed agreed research project or MS thesis. Moreover, students who receive
with the student’s records. financial support from the university in the form of a research, teaching,
or tuition assistantship must complete an 8-semester-hour thesis.
All nonthesis students are advised by the academic advisor designated Students who complete the thesis option must make a presentation
for their respective concentration or program. Students doing thesis of their thesis before approval by the department. The MS thesis
option must find a research advisor within their first year of study and presentation shall be publicly advertised at least one week in advance
may have thesis reader(s) at the discretion of their research advisor. and all faculty members and students may attend and participate. If
The research advisor must be a full-time or jointly appointed faculty or deemed appropriate by the research advisor, other faculty members may
affiliated member of the MIE department; otherwise, a petition must be invited to serve as thesis readers to provide technical opinions and
be filed and approved by the MIE Graduate Affairs Committee. If the judge the quality of the thesis and presentation.
research advisor is outside the MIE department, a faculty member
with 50 percent or more appointments in the MIE department must be
Change of Program/Concentration
chosen as the co-advisor. Thesis-option students are advised by the Students enrolled in any of the MIE department programs or
academic advisor designated for their concentration before they select concentrations may change their current program or concentration no
their research advisor(s). sooner than the beginning of their second full-time semester of study. In
Plan of Study and Course Selection by the MIE Graduate Affairs Committee, the student must be in good
held by the MIE department and the Graduate School of Engineering to required course work in their sought program at Northeastern. See here
In order to receive proper guidance with their course work needs, all MS Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also
students are strongly encouraged to complete and submit a fully signed pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in
Plan of Study (PS) to the department before enrolling in second-semester addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should
courses. This form helps the students manage their course work as well consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229).
PS may be modified at any time as students progress in their degree GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP
Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering with a Concentration in
programs. However, requests for changes in PS must be processed
Thermofluids with Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership
must also be approved and signed. Students may complete a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
with a Concentration in Thermofluids in addition to earning a Graduate
Students pursuing study or research under the guidance of a faculty will require 20 hours of advisor-approved thermofluids technical courses.
member can choose project option by taking Master’s Project (ME 7945).
An MS project must be petitioned to the MIE Graduate Affairs Committee
and approved by both the faculty member (instructor for Master's Project)
and the student's academic advisor. The petition must clearly state the
reason for taking the course; a brief description of the goals; as well as Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
the expected outcomes, deliverables, and grading scheme. indicated.
General Requirements ME 7310 Computational Fluid Dynamics with

Code Title Hours Heat Transfer
Required Core Courses Or any ME, MATL, or other graduate engineering course
ME 6200 Mathematical Methods for Mechanical 4 THESIS OPTION

Engineers 1 Code Title Hours
or ME 6201 Mathematical Methods for Mechanical Engineers ME 7990 Thesis
1
8
2
ME 7270 General Thermodynamics 4
ME 7275 Essentials of Fluid Dynamics 4
ME 5690 Gas Turbine Combustion
ME 7285 Heat Conduction and Thermal 4
Radiation
or ME 7290 Convective Heat Transfer
Thermofluids Concentration Course
Phenomena
ME 7300 Combustion and Air Pollution
ME 7310 Computational Fluid Dynamics with
ME 5695 Aerodynamics Heat Transfer
ME 7280 Statistical Thermodynamics Or any ME, MATL, or other graduate engineering course
Phenomena Program Credit/GPA Requirements
ME 7300 Combustion and Air Pollution 32 total semester hours required
ME 7305 Fundamentals of Combustion 36 total semester hours required for students completing the Gordon
ME 7310 Computational Fluid Dynamics with Engineering Leadership Program in combination with the MSME degree
Heat Transfer Minimum 3.000 GPA required
1
Options
university in the form of a research, teaching, or tuition assistantship.
COURSE WORK OPTION Operations Research, MSOR

Code Title Hours
Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12 The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) offers
ME 5685 Solar Thermal Engineering comprehensive research and educational programs for students pursuing
ME 5690 Gas Turbine Combustion the Master of Science (MS) in Operations Research (OR). OR deals with
the application of scientific method to decision making. Its practitioners
develop and solve mathematical and computer models of systems
using optimization and statistical methods. OR methodologies are being
ME 7295 Multiscale Flow and Transport used to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and increase profitability in all
Phenomena organizations whether in manufacturing, transportation, logistics and
ME 7300 Combustion and Air Pollution supply chains, healthcare, or financial institutions. Upon graduation,
ME 7305 Fundamentals of Combustion students who pursue this program may work in industry or may continue
ME 7310 Computational Fluid Dynamics with their studies by pursuing the PhD in Industrial Engineering. These
Heat Transfer extensive programs and course work allow for the selection of a degree
that meets a wide range of personal and professional goals.
Or any ME, MATL, or other graduate engineering course
PROJECT OPTION General Degree Requirements

Code Title Hours To be eligible for admission to any of the MS degree programs, a
ME 7945 Master’s Project 4
Complete 8 semester hours from the following: 8 master’s degree programs must complete a minimum of 32 semester
ME 5685 Solar Thermal Engineering hours of approved course work (exclusive of any preparatory courses)
ME 5690 Gas Turbine Combustion with a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.000. Students can
ME 5695 Aerodynamics complete a master's degree by pursuing one of the three tracks:
requirements for each of these tracks can be found under the "Program
Requirements" tab. Also, students can complete their master's degree
Phenomena
either on a full-time or part-time basis; however, certain restrictions may
ME 7300 Combustion and Air Pollution apply.
208 Operations Research, MSOR
Special Ethics Requirement teaching, or tuition assistantship must complete an 8-semester-hour

All MIE graduate students are required to complete a brief online session thesis.
Students who complete the thesis option must make a presentation
of their thesis before approval by the department. The MS thesis
presentation shall be publicly advertised at least one week in advance
and all faculty members and students may attend and participate. If
deemed appropriate by the research advisor, other faculty members may
be invited to serve as thesis readers to provide technical opinions and
judge the quality of the thesis and presentation.
All nonthesis students (students doing course work or project options)
are advised by the academic advisor designated for their respective Change of Program/Concentration
concentration or program. Students doing an MS thesis must find a
Students enrolled in any of the MIE department programs or
research advisor within the first year of their study and may have thesis
concentrations may change their current program or concentration no
reader(s) at the discretion of their research advisor. The research advisor
must be a full-time or jointly appointed faculty or affiliated member of the
MIE department; otherwise, a petition must be filed and approved by the
by the MIE Graduate Affairs Committee, the student must be in good
MIE Graduate Affairs Committee. If the research advisor is outside the
academic standing and have completed at least 8 semester hours of
MIE department, a faculty member with 50 percent or more appointments
required course work in their sought program at Northeastern. See here
in the MIE department must be chosen as the co-advisor. Thesis option
change.
Plan of Study and Course Selection
It is recommended that all new students attend orientation sessions
held by the MIE department and the Graduate School of Engineering to
acquaint themselves with the course work requirements and research
activities of the department as well as with the general policies,
procedures, and expectations. GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP
Master's Degree in Operations Research with Graduate Certificate in
In order to receive proper guidance with their course work needs, all MS Engineering Leadership
Plan of Study (PS) to the department before enrolling in second-semester Students may complete a Master of Science in Operations Research in
courses. This form helps students manage their course work as well addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership.
as helps the department to plan for requested course offerings. The PS Students must apply and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering
may be modified at any time as the students progress in their degree Leadership Program in order to pursue this option. The program requires
programs. However, requests for changes in the PS must be processed fulfillment of the 16-semester-hour curriculum required to earn the
before the requested change actually takes place. A revised PS form Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership, which includes an
must also be approved and signed by the student's academic advisor. industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors. The integrated
Students pursuing study or research under the guidance of a faculty approved operations research technical courses.
member can elect for project option by taking Master’s Project (OR 7945).
An MS project must be petitioned to the MIE Graduate Affairs Committee Engineering Leadership (p. 222)
and approved by both the faculty member (instructor for MS Project)
and the student's academic advisor. The petition must clearly state the ENGINEERING BUSINESS
reason for taking the course; a brief description of the goals; as well as Master's Degree in Operations Research with Graduate Certificate in
expected outcomes, deliverables, and grading scheme. Engineering Business
Students doing course work option may petition the MIE Graduate Affairs Students may complete a Master of Science in Operations Research
Committee to substitute up to a 4-semester-hour Independent Study in addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Business.
(OR 7978). An independent study must be approved by the academic Students must apply and be admitted to the Galante Engineering
advisor. The petition must clearly state the reason for taking the course; a Business Program in order to pursue this option. The program requires
brief description of the goals; as well as expected outcomes, deliverables, the applicant to have earned or be in a program to earn a Bachelor of
and grading scheme. Students in other options (i.e., thesis or project) are Science in Engineering from Northeastern University. The integrated
not eligible to take independent study. 32-semester-hour degree and certificate will require 16 semester hours
of the operations research core courses and 16 semester hours from
Options for MS Students (course work only, project, or thesis) the outlined business-skill curriculum. The course work, along with
Students accepted into any of the MS programs in the MIE department participation in cocurriculum professional development elements, earn
can choose one of the three options: course work only, project, or the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Business.
thesis. Please see the “Program Requirements” tab on the top menu of
Business Engineering (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/
this page for more information. MS students who want to pursue project
engineering/multidisciplinary/engineering-business-graduate-certificate)
or thesis options must find, within their first year of study, a faculty
Program Requirements EECE 7360 Combinatorial Optimization

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Engineering Management
indicated. EMGT 5220 Engineering Project Management
Core Requirements
Code Title Hours
IE 6200 Engineering Probability and Statistics 4
Industrial Engineering
or MATH 7241 Probability 1
IE 5374 Special Topics in Industrial Engineering
OR 7245 Network Analysis and Advanced 4
(Data Visualization Engineering)
Optimization
IE 5374 Special Topics in Industrial Engineering
or MATH 7234 Optimization and Complexity
(Human Performance in Sociotechnical
OR 7230 Probabilistic Operation Research 4 Systems)
or MATH 7341 Probability 2 IE 5400 Healthcare Systems Modeling and
OR 6205 Deterministic Operations Research 4 Analysis
Options Programs
Select one of the following options: IE 5617 Lean Concepts and Applications
COURSE WORK OPTION IE 5630 Biosensor and Human Behavior
Code Title Hours Measurement
Complete 16 semester hours from the course list below. 16 IE 6300 Manufacturing Methods and Processes
IE 7200 Supply Chain Engineering
PROJECT OPTION IE 7215 Simulation Analysis
Code Title Hours
IE 7275 Data Mining in Engineering
OR 7945 Master’s Project 4
IE 7280 Statistical Methods in Engineering
IE 7285 Statistical Quality Control
THESIS OPTION IE 7290 Reliability Analysis and Risk
Code Title Hours Assessment
OR 7990 Thesis (required for all students who 8 IE 7315 Human Factors Engineering
receive financial support from the Information Systems
university in the form of a research, INFO 6101 Data Science Engineering with Python
teaching, or tuition assistantship)
INFO 6210 Data Management and Database
Complete 8 semester hours from the course list below. 8 Design
Mathematics
Course List
Code Title Hours
Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering
MATH 7346 Time Series
MATH 7349 Stochastic Calculus and Introduction to
Sciences
No-Arbitrage Finance
Computer Science
Operations Research
CS 5800 Algorithms
OR 7235 Inventory Theory
OR 7240 Integer and Nonlinear Optimization
CS 7805 Theory of Computation
OR 7310 Logistics, Warehousing, and Scheduling
Or any other IE, OR, MATH, CS, and graduate engineering
CSYE 7280 User Experience Design and Testing
courses
Data Science
DS 5220 Supervised Machine Learning and Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Learning Theory 32 total semester hours required
DS 5230 Unsupervised Machine Learning and Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Data Mining
General Engineering Data Analytics Engineering, Graduate Certificate
for Engineers The Data Analytics Engineering Graduate Certificate program focuses
GE 5100 Product Development for Engineers on fundamental concepts, tools and techniques to extract information
Electrical and Computer Engineering from large data sets in order to support effective decision making. This
program is designed to provide opportunities for students to master high-
Pattern Recognition
210 Data Mining Engineering, Graduate Certificate
demand data intelligence skills through hands-on experience on data INFO 7390 Advances in Data Sciences and
storage, data retrieval, data visualization and prediction. Architecture
This four-course graduate certificate enables the students to apply the
fundamentals of engineering knowledge and skills to database design, IE 7280 Statistical Methods in Engineering
data pre- and post-processing for further analysis, data visualization for OR 6500 Metaheuristics and Applications
impactful infographics, statistical concepts for quantitative analysis and
data mining techniques and algorithms for knowledge discovery. Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Note: MS in Data Analytics students are not eligible for this graduate Minimum 3.000 GPA required
certificate.
Program Requirements Multidisciplinary Programs

indicated. Website (http://www.coe.neu.edu/graduate-school/multidisciplinary)
Core Requirements Tristan E. Johnson, Ph.D.

Assistant Dean of Multidisciplinary Graduate Education and Digital
Code Title Hours
Learning
Required Courses
IE 5650 4 Suite 500 Dana Research Center
617.373.6775
IE 7275 Data Mining in Engineering 4
617-373-2501 (fax)
IE 7280 Statistical Methods in Engineering 4
INFO 6210 Data Management and Database 4 The multidisciplinary graduate engineering Master of Science (MS)
Design programs integrate engineering with the fields of technology and
business by developing technical and engineering skills through
Program Credit/GPA Requirements advanced course work and complex technical projects. Each program
16 total semester hours required focuses on the application of knowledge and skills to business and
Minimum 3.000 GPA required industrial settings. The multidisciplinary graduate programs blend
academic and corporate experience to enable students to enhance their
professional capabilities, thereby facilitating career transformation.
Data Mining Engineering, Graduate Certificate Given an applied focus, each program provides learning opportunities
to develop the skills needed to create innovative, practical, and effective
The Graduate Certificate in Data Mining Engineering focuses on the solutions that can be easily applied to current professional challenges.
creation of statistical and predictive models and algorithms to analyze
large data sets with attention on extracting information from data sets Graduate Certificate Options
and transforming data into structures for further analysis. Students enrolled in a graduate degree program in the College of
This four-course graduate certificate seeks to provide students with
opportunities to apply the fundamentals of engineering knowledge
and skills to data warehousing, data management, data pre- and
postprocessing, development of statistical models, structures discovery, GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP OPTION
and data visualization. Students have the opportunity to pursue the Gordon Engineering
Leadership Program (p. 221) in combination with the MS degree.
Note: Master of Science in Data Analytics students are not eligible for this
graduate certificate. ENGINEERING BUSINESS
Students have the opportunity to pursue the Galante Engineering
Program Requirements Business Certificate (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise engineering/multidisciplinary/engineering-business-graduate-certificate)
indicated. in combination with any of several MS degrees.
Core Requirements Programs

Code Title Hours Master of Science in Computer Systems Engineering
Complete three of the following: 12 (MSCSE)
IE 5640 Data Mining for Engineering • Computer Systems Engineering with Concentration in the Internet of
Applications Things (p. 211)
or IE 7275 Data Mining in Engineering • Computer Systems Engineering with Concentration in Software
INFO 5100 Application Engineering and Design Engineering (p. 212)
Development
or CSYE 6200 Concepts of Object-Oriented Design
Master of Science in Engineering Management (MSEM)
• Engineering Management (p. 213)
Design
Master of Science in Energy Systems (MSENES) The Master of Science in Computer Systems Engineering with a
• Energy Systems (p. 215) concentration in the Internet of Things (IoT) prepares our graduates for
a world of connected devices. This innovative multidisciplinary program
• Energy Systems—Academic Link Program (p. 217)
is designed to meet the demand for a new kind of specialist, one who
Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS) can engineer and develop new interactive services; acquire, fuse, and
process the data collected from sensors, actuators, controllers, and
• Information Systems (p. 218)
other devices; and develop architectures to interconnect these elements
Master of Science in Telecommunication Networks (MS) as part of larger, more diverse systems. It is expected that careers in
this rapidly evolving area will encompass industry sectors ranging from
• Telecommunication Networks (p. 219)
energy, healthcare, transportation, infrastructure, to manufacturing.
Graduate Certificates This concentration integrates the study of wireless networking, protocols,
• Broadband Wireless Systems (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/ sensor networks, security, software development, embedded systems,
graduate/engineering/multidisciplinary/broadband-wireless-systems- data analytics, and big data to provide students with the knowledge and
graduate-certificate) tools to develop IoT applications, to analyze and design IoT architectures
for different application domains, and to develop data analytic tools to
• Computer Systems Engineering (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/
analyze the large amounts of data generated by the massive deployment
graduate/engineering/multidisciplinary/computer-systems-graduate-
of IoT devices.
certificate)
• Energy Systems (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/ Degree Requirements
engineering/multidisciplinary/energy-systems-graduate-certificate) The program requires that a mix of core required courses and elective
• Energy Systems Management (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/ courses be taken—16 semester hours of core course work and a
graduate/engineering/multidisciplinary/energy-systems- minimum of 16 semester hours of elective course work. Although there
management-graduate-certificate) are some dependencies among the core courses, the program may be
• Engineering Business (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/ started in either the fall or spring semester. The core courses in data
engineering/multidisciplinary/engineering-business-graduate- networks and/or concepts of object oriented design may be waived only
certificate) if a student can demonstrate a satisfactory knowledge of either of these
• Engineering Economic Decision Making (http:// topic areas. The other two core courses may not be waived.
catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/engineering/multidisciplinary/
Special topics courses, as well as other courses not in the list of
engineering-economic-decision-making-graduate-certificate)
electives, may be used as electives with prior approval of the program
• Engineering Management (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/ director. A maximum of two courses from the College of Computer and
engineering/multidisciplinary/engineering-management-graduate- Information Science (CCIS) may be used as electives. Before taking any
certificate) CCIS course, prior approval is required from the program director.
• IP Telephony Systems (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/
engineering/multidisciplinary/ip-telephony-systems-graduate- Independent Study (CSYE 7978), usually 1 or 2 semester hours, or
certificate) Software Engineering Project (CSYE 7945) in the Internet of Things must
• Lean Six Sigma (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/ be carried out under the supervision of a professor and must have prior
engineering/multidisciplinary/lean-six-sigma-graduate-certificate) approval of the program director. Proposals for independent study or
a software engineering project (IoT) need to be submitted at least one
• Renewable Energy (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/
month before the start of the semester.
engineering/multidisciplinary/renewable-energy-graduate-certificate)
• Supply Chain Engineering Management (http:// Graduate Certificate Options
catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/engineering/multidisciplinary/ Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also
supply-chain-engineering-management-graduate-certificate) pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in
• Sustainable Energy Systems (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/ addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should
graduate/engineering/multidisciplinary/sustainable-energy-systems- consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229).
graduate-certificate)
• Technology Systems Management (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/ Program Requirements
graduate/engineering/multidisciplinary/technology-systems- Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
management-graduate-certificate) indicated. Students may not register for more than 10 semester hours
in the fall and spring terms and 4 semester hours in each of the three
summer terms. Any exceptions must be approved by the program
Computer Systems Engineering with Concentration in the
director.
Internet of Things, MSCSE
Core Requirements
Website (http://www.coe.neu.edu/degrees/ms-cse-iot)
Code Title Hours
Peter O’Reilly, PhD CSYE 6200 Concepts of Object-Oriented Design 4
Program Director CSYE 6510 Fundamentals of the Internet of Things 4
Dana Hall 5th Floor CSYE 6530 Connected Devices 4
617.373.5548
TELE 5330 Data Networking 4
poreilly@coe.neu.edu (p.oreilly@northeastern.edu)
212 Computer Systems Engineering with Concentration in Software Design Engineering, MSCSE
Electives designed to enable students to embrace real-world complexity as a

golden opportunity, especially for the more technically advanced student.
Code Title Hours
We are committed to shaping our students to be intuitive problem
Complete four of the following. A maximum of 8 semester 16
solvers, experienced engineering architects, and result leaders who will
hours of nontechnical electives may be taken. Students
have a great impact at the exciting three-way intersection of computer
may take elective course work outside these lists only with
science, engineering, and ethics.
the prior approval of the program director. A maximum of
9 semester hours may be taken outside of the College of Our program offers a multitude of courses in big-data engineering and
Engineering. analytics in addition to supplementary courses that are required to deliver
Technical Electives the data-analytics results in a meaningful way to management. We cover
CSYE 6225 Network Structures and Cloud data management, advanced data management, business intelligence,
Computing column databases, data science, and big-data engineering. We offer
advanced functional programming using the powerful Scala language
CSYE 6230 Operating Systems
and a course on advanced data science as well as cloud computing.
CSYE 7215 Foundations of Parallel, Concurrent,
Multi-thread concurrent computing is also offered as it is important for
and Multithreaded Programming
synchronizing a huge set of servers working in parallel to do large-scale
CSYE 7374 Special Topics in Computer Systems analytics to make things run faster by a hundredfold increase in speed.
Engineering (Internet of Things) Due to the high-level mathematical operations required to run these
CSYE 7945 Software Engineering Project (Internet programs, only software engineers have the capacity to work in such
of Things) complicated areas. Only they can make the necessary mathematical
CSYE 7978 Independent Study (Internet of Things) algorithms execute quickly enough to get the finest results.
DS 5220 Supervised Machine Learning and
Our engineers become fluent in data science for the sake of building the
Learning Theory
actual system. They study how to write machine-learning algorithms on
DS 5230 Unsupervised Machine Learning and top of statistical packages.
Data Mining
EECE 5155 Wireless Sensor Networks and the • Students study the fundamentals of logical computing formulation
Internet of Things and program construction as well as the mathematical modeling and
analysis of algorithms—an essential aspect of data science analytics.
EECE 7390 Computer Hardware Security
• Students study clustering techniques, along with topic modeling and
classification and logical regression techniques, as well as Bayesian
Applications
statistics.
or IE 7275 Data Mining in Engineering
• Students study how to configure and operate a Hadoop environment
(large clusters of commodity hardware) and in the process how
INFO 6105 Data Science Engineering Methods and to integrate data from diverse sources, to move and manage data
Tools through big-data platforms (in-house or in the cloud). Data ingestion,
INFO 6150 Web Design and User Experience the filtering and firing of millions of operations to run over large
Engineering clusters of commodity hardware, is a software-engineering technique
INFO 6205 Program Structure and Algorithms that we teach our students how to perform through Scala, multi-
INFO 7290 Data Warehousing and Business threading, Spark programming, and “map-reduce” techniques.
Intelligence • We show students how to make the business case for analytics
TELE 5360 Internet Protocols and Architecture projects and how to follow an execution road map that involves
understanding the architectures underpinning such gigantic
Nontechnical Electives
platforms as well as the resourcing and cost issues.
INFO 6660 Business Ethics and Intellectual Graduate Certificate Options
Property for Engineers GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP
Master's Degree in Computer Systems Engineering with Concentration
Program Credit/GPA Requirements in Software Design Engineering with Graduate Certificate in Engineering
32 total semester hours required Leadership
Students may complete a Master of Science in Computer Systems
Engineering with Concentration in Software Design Engineering in
Computer Systems Engineering with Concentration in Software addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership.
Design Engineering, MSCSE Students must apply and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering
Website (http://www.coe.neu.edu/degrees/ms-cse) fulfillment of the 16-semester-hour curriculum required to earn the
Kal Bugrara, PhD industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors. The integrated
Senior Program Director 32-semester-hour degree and certificate will require 16 hours of advisor-
Dana Hall 5th Floor approved software design engineering technical courses.
kmb@coe.neu.edu
Our computer systems engineering program takes a sociotechnical,
engineering approach to software. This engineering foundation is
Program Requirements 617.373.4288

h.palikhe@northeastern.edu
Core Requirements
Code Title Hours The Master of Science in Engineering Management offers graduate
Required Core students an opportunity to develop both technical expertise and business
The program does not accept any transfer credit. All 32 competence that is in high demand among prospective technology-based
credits must be completed from the IS and CSYE program employers. Industry leaders are seeking qualified and talented individuals
course work specified. who are not only able to guide research and design teams but also able
to direct and supervise development and production processes. The
CSYE 6200 Concepts of Object-Oriented Design 4
combination of technical proficiency and business skills fostered in the
INFO 6205 Program Structure and Algorithms 4 engineering management program is designed to provide a competitive
edge for graduates seeking a wide range of positions in technology-based
Options product or service industries, as well as in comparable local, state, and
Complete one of the following options: federal agencies and programs.
COURSE WORK OPTION The program was designed by experienced high-level managers and
Code Title Hours academic leaders as an option for engineers and scientists to broaden
CSYE Courses their skill sets to include management tools and techniques that are
A minimum of 16 and a maximum of 24 semester hours 16 to 24 applicable to technology-based industries. Graduates of the engineering
may be taken from the following list toward the elective management program work as project managers or leaders of teams in
requirement: technology-based industries. Upon completion of the program, students
CSYE (CSYE 6510 and CSYE 6530 excluded) find that their acquired skills are applicable to a wide range of industries,
primarily those focused upon the development of technical products and
INFO Courses
the management of technical projects.
A maximum of 8 semester hours may be taken from the 0 to 8
following list toward the elective requirement: Graduates may assist companies in bringing a product from an idea
INFO (INFO 6250 excluded) through its development phases to its introduction to the marketplace.
They may also be involved in forming and managing teams for assessing
1
THESIS OPTION cost-effectiveness, formulating strategies to improve production, or
Code Title Hours analyzing a company’s supply chain. Most of these projects cannot
CSYE 7990 Thesis 8 be successfully completed without the skills of those possessing a
CSYE Courses background in management decision making and engineering expertise;
therefore, the engineering management graduate is often a technical
A minimum of 8 and a maximum of 16 semester hours 8 to 16
liaison to all levels of management. As a result, many of the assignments
may be taken from the following list toward the elective
held by engineering management graduates have actually proven to be a
requirement:
gateway to upper-level management positions.
CSYE (CSYE 6510 and CSYE 6530 excluded)
INFO Courses The current program of study can be taken on a part-time or full-time
A maximum of 8 semester hours may be taken from the 0 to 8 basis on-ground or online. There are four core courses required of
following list toward the elective requirement: all students, which have been formulated to satisfy the foundation
requirements of economic decision making, decision-making
INFO (INFO 6250 excluded)
mathematics, and project management. In addition to these required
courses, the curriculum consists of electives that allow students to
choose either a broad-based program of study or one centered on a
particular concentration. Some students may elect to refresh or enhance
their technical skills in engineering-based subjects such as information
1 systems, computer systems engineering, or graduate courses from
Students who elect to pursue the thesis option must first propose
the traditional engineering disciplines. Other students may prefer to
a topic and advisor for their thesis and receive approval from the
broaden their knowledge base by selecting course work in management
program director.
subjects such as engineering organizational psychology, financial
management, logistics and warehousing, supply chain engineering, or
Engineering Management, MSEM lean systems design. Additionally, students may also elect to complete
the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program as part of their engineering
Website (http://www.mie.neu.edu/degrees/ms-em/ management degree.
#_ga=12490377606902590881443725887)
One recent graduate has observed that “Northeastern’s MSEM is like
Thomas P. Cullinane, PhD an MBA for engineers, with high-quality, dedicated professors who are
Professor and Program Director proficient in their field yet are able to convey information in a way that’s
334 Snell Engineering easy to understand.” This graduate also noted, “My courses in project
617.373.4851 management have been key to understanding the subtleties that affect
t.cullinane@northeastern.edu Project Managers while technical courses provide a strong background in
fundamentals as well as specialty topics. My experience with co-op has
Himlona Palikhe, PhD been outstanding and has truly helped me further my career.”
Assistant Teaching Professor and Advisor
514 Dana Research Center
214 Engineering Management, MSEM
Graduate Certificate Options PROJECT OPTION

Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also Code Title Hours
pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in EMGT 7945 Master’s Project 4
addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should Complete 12 semester hours from the course list below. 12
consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229). (p. 214)
GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP THESIS OPTION

Master's Degree in Engineering Management with Graduate Certificate in Code Title Hours
EMGT 7990 Thesis 8
Students may complete a Master of Science in Engineering Management Complete 8 semester hours from the course list below. 8
in addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. (p. 214)
Leadership Program in order to pursue this option. The program requires ONLINE OPTION
fulfillment of the 16-semester-hour curriculum required to earn the Code Title Hours
Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership, which includes an Complete 16 semester hours from the course list below. 16
industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors. The integrated (p. 214)
32-semester-hour degree and certificate will require 16 hours of advisor- Courses offered online can be found on the online course list
approved engineering management technical courses. below. (p. )
Engineering Leadership (p. 222) Course List

ENGINEERING BUSINESS Code Title Hours
Master's Degree in Engineering Management with Graduate Certificate in CSYE 7250 Big Data Architecture and Governance
Engineering Business CSYE 7280 User Experience Design and Testing
Students may complete a Master of Science in Engineering Management EMGT 5300 Engineering/Organizational Psychology
in addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Business. EMGT 6305 Financial Management for Engineers
Students must apply and be admitted to the Galante Engineering EMGT 7978 Independent Study
Business Program in order to pursue this option. The program requires ENSY 5000 Fundamentals of Energy System
the applicant to have earned or be in a program to earn a Bachelor of Integration
Science in Engineering from Northeastern University. The integrated
32-semester-hour degree and certificate will require 16 semester hours
for Engineers
of the engineering management core courses and 16 semester hours
GE 5020 Engineering Product Design
from the outlined business-skill curriculum. The course work, along with
Methodology
participation in cocurricular professional development elements, earn the
Graduate Certificate in Engineering Business. GE 5030 Iterative Product Prototyping for
Engineers
Engineering Business (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/ GE 5100 Product Development for Engineers
engineering/multidisciplinary/engineering-business-graduate-certificate)
IE 5400 Healthcare Systems Modeling and
Analysis
Core Requirements
Programs
indicated. Students may not register for more than 9 semester hours in
the fall, spring, and summer terms. IE 5640 Data Mining for Engineering
Applications
Code Title Hours IE 6300 Manufacturing Methods and Processes
Required Courses IE 7200 Supply Chain Engineering
OR 6205 Deterministic Operations Research 4 IE 7215 Simulation Analysis
EMGT 5220 Engineering Project Management 4 IE 7275 Data Mining in Engineering
EMGT 6225 Economic Decision Making 4 IE 7280 Statistical Methods in Engineering
IE 6200 Engineering Probability and Statistics 4 IE 7285 Statistical Quality Control
IE 7290 Reliability Analysis and Risk
Options Assessment
Complete one of the following options: IE 7315 Human Factors Engineering
COURSE WORK OPTION INFO 6101 Data Science Engineering with Python
Code Title Hours INFO 6210 Data Management and Database
Complete 16 semester hours from the course list below. 16 Design
(p. 214) INFO 6215 Business Analysis and Information
Engineering
INFO 7245 Agile Software Development
INFO 7285 Organizational Change and IT IE 7285 Statistical Quality Control

INFO 7290 Data Warehousing and Business IE 7290 Reliability Analysis and Risk
Intelligence Assessment
INFO 7330 Information Systems for Healthcare- IE 7315 Human Factors Engineering
Services Delivery INFO 6210 Data Management and Database
INFO 7365 Enterprise Architecture Planning and Design
Management INFO 6215 Business Analysis and Information
INFO 7385 Managerial Communications for Engineering
Engineers ME 5645 Environmental Issues in Manufacturing
ME 5645 Environmental Issues in Manufacturing and Product Use
and Product Use ME 6200 Mathematical Methods for Mechanical
ME 6200 Mathematical Methods for Mechanical Engineers 1
Engineers 1 OR 7230 Probabilistic Operation Research
OR 7230 Probabilistic Operation Research OR 7240 Integer and Nonlinear Optimization
OR 7235 Inventory Theory OR 7310 Logistics, Warehousing, and Scheduling
OR 7240 Integer and Nonlinear Optimization
OR 7245 Network Analysis and Advanced Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Optimization 32 total semester hours required
OR 7310 Logistics, Warehousing, and Scheduling Minimum 3.000 GPA required
TELE 5330 Data Networking
Electives outside the College of Engineering Energy Systems, MSENES
A maximum of 9 semester hours may be taken from the
following list toward the elective requirement: Website (http://www.coe.neu.edu/degrees/ms-es)
ENTR 6200 Enterprise Growth and Innovation Hameed Metghalchi, Sc.D.
ENTR 6212 Business Planning for New Ventures Professor and Program Director
ENTR 6218 Business Model Design and Innovation Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Energy Resources Technology
ENTR 6219 Financing Ventures from Early Stage to 319 Snell Engineering
Exit 617.373.2973
m.metghalchi@northeastern.edu
MGSC 6206 Management of Service and
Manufacturing Operations The Master of Science in Energy Systems (MSENES) integrates
SCHM 6214 Sourcing and Procurement engineering, business, and policy into a high-level signature,
SCHM 6215 Supply Chain Analytics multidisciplinary graduate program. Energy systems students have an
SCHM 6221 Sustainability and Supply Chain opportunity to learn how to leverage business skills and public policy
Management knowledge to accomplish their engineering goals. This program is ideal
for the engineer or technical business major who is interested in pursuing
an industrial or public-planning-based career.
Operations
SCHM 6224 Demand Planning and Forecasting The program’s mission is to educate students in current and future
TECE 6222 Emerging and Disruptive Technologies energy systems technologies, to integrate energy-related technologies
TECE 6230 Entrepreneurial Marketing and Selling with the economics and financial considerations required to implement
them, and to develop leadership and decision-making skills to implement
energy systems in either the private or public sectors of the global
market. The program will expose students to a combination of academic
Business
and corporate experience in energy systems.
The program curriculum features a multidisciplinary range of electives
Online Course List from five different academic colleges at Northeastern. The curriculum
Code Title Hours is flexibly designed with a set of four core courses in engineering
knowledge and finance in addition to four electives. The core courses
help relate these electives back to energy-related engineering concepts,
EMGT 6305 Financial Management for Engineers including power strategies, energy renewal, sustainable energy solutions,
ENSY 5000 Fundamentals of Energy System energy storage, energy conversion, and energy efficiency. By integrating
Integration concepts across these disciplines, our students learn that implementing
IE 5640 Data Mining for Engineering energy solutions requires an economic solution as well as an engineering
Applications one.
Students are exposed to business educators and practicing professionals
IE 7200 Supply Chain Engineering and have the opportunity to participate in a six-month co-op experience.
IE 7215 Simulation Analysis Practicing professionals with experience in the industry who have
IE 7280 Statistical Methods in Engineering successfully implemented energy systems or devices and policies
216 Energy Systems, MSENES
are actively involved in the program as adjunct professors and invited ONLINE/HYBRID OPTION
speakers. Through this curriculum and interaction with practitioners, Code Title Hours
students should be prepared to effectively integrate energy system Complete 16 semester hours from the course list below. 16
development over a broad spectrum of technologies with the financial (p. )
requirements to successfully implement them and to compete in the
Courses offered online can be found on the Online/Hybrid
global energy market.
Course List. (p. )
Successful graduates of the program will be involved in the decision
making or policy planning that will deliver minimally polluting, energy-
Course List
efficient systems to the global market. They will have the base Code Title Hours
training necessary to lead efforts within companies to plan and CHEM 5651 Materials Chemistry of Renewable
implement new energy-generation investments, realize energy-efficiency Energy
improvements specifically at the system level, and participate in energy CHME 5630 Biochemical Engineering
and environmental markets such as cap-and-trade systems.
Graduate Certificate Options EECE 5682 Power Systems Analysis 1

Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also EECE 5684 Power Electronics
pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in EECE 5686 Electrical Machines
addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should EECE 7398 Special Topics
consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229). EMGT 5220 Engineering Project Management
GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP ENGR 5670 Sustainable Energy: Materials,
Master's Degree in Energy Systems with Graduate Certificate in Conversion, Storage, and Usage
Engineering Leadership ENSY 5100 Hydropower
ENSY 5200 Energy Storage Systems
Students may complete a Master of Science in Energy Systems in
ENSY 5300 Electrochemical Energy Storage
addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership.
Students must apply and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering ENSY 5400 Power Plant Design and Analysis
Leadership Program in order to pursue this option. The program requires ENSY 5585 Wind Energy Systems
fulfillment of the 16-semester-hour curriculum required to earn the ENSY 7374 Special Topics in Energy Systems
Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership, which includes an ENSY 7440 Energy Systems Engineering
industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors. The integrated Leadership Challenge Project 1
ENSY 7442 Energy Systems Engineering
approved energy systems technical courses.
Leadership Challenge Project 2
Engineering Leadership (p. 222) ENSY 7945 Master’s Project
ENSY 7978 Independent Study
Core Requirements ME 5645 Environmental Issues in Manufacturing
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise and Product Use
indicated.
Code Title Hours ME 5690 Gas Turbine Combustion
Required Courses ME 7270 General Thermodynamics
EMGT 6225 Economic Decision Making 4 ME 7300 Combustion and Air Pollution
ENSY 5000 Fundamentals of Energy System 4 ME 7305 Fundamentals of Combustion
Integration OR 6205 Deterministic Operations Research
ME 6200 Mathematical Methods for Mechanical 4 SBSY 5200 Sustainable Engineering Systems for
Engineers 1 Buildings
FINA 6309 Foundations of Accounting and 4 Nontechnical Electives
Finance A maximum of 5 semester hours may be taken from the
following list toward the elective requirement:
Options ARCH 5210 Environmental Systems
Complete one of the following options: and ARCH 5211 and Recitation for ARCH 5210
GENERAL OPTION FINA 6203 Investment Analysis
Code Title Hours FINA 6205 Financial Strategy
Complete 16 semester hours from the course list below. 16 FINA 6215 Business Turnarounds
(p. )
Online/Hybrid Course List
Code Title Hours
IE 6200 Engineering Probability and Statistics EMGT 6225 Economic Decision Making 4

ME 5645 Environmental Issues in Manufacturing ENSY 5000 Fundamentals of Energy System 4
and Product Use Integration
ME 5685 Solar Thermal Engineering ME 6200 Mathematical Methods for Mechanical 4
ME 7270 General Thermodynamics Engineers 1
OR 6205 Deterministic Operations Research FINA 6309 Foundations of Accounting and 4
Finance
32 total semester hours required Options
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Complete one of the following options:
GENERAL OPTION
Energy Systems, MSENES—Academic Link Program Code Title Hours
Website (http://www.coe.neu.edu/degrees/ms-es) (p. )
Hameed Metghalchi, Sc.D. ONLINE/HYBRID OPTION

Professor and Program Director Code Title Hours
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Energy Resources Technology
319 Snell Engineering
(p. )
617.373.2973
m.metghalchi@northeastern.edu Courses offered online can be found on the online/hybrid
course list. (p. )
Designing and implementing optimal methods to produce and utilize
energy is one of the most pressing global issues today. Finding ways to Course List
implement these solutions that are sustainable and marketable is key. Code Title Hours
The energy systems Academic Link (AL) program is meant to provide CHEM 5651 Materials Chemistry of Renewable
students of all–STEM disciplines (such as English, Sociology, Business, Energy
etc.) with the foundation skills necessary to gain the skills needed to
CHME 5630 Biochemical Engineering
create and implement energy solutions. Students will begin the program
by taking two core courses that cover topics across thermosciences and EECE 5680 Electric Drives
math along with the general energy systems curriculum. EECE 5682 Power Systems Analysis 1
EECE 5684 Power Electronics
The Academic Link core courses will provide students with an
introduction to the fundamentals that are necessary to be successful
in the energy system program. Once students complete the Academic EECE 7398 Special Topics
Link courses they will move through our multidisciplinary energy EMGT 5220 Engineering Project Management
systems curriculum that integrates engineering, business, and policy. Our ENGR 5670 Sustainable Energy: Materials,
curriculum is flexibly designed with a set of core courses in engineering Conversion, Storage, and Usage
and finance complemented by a range of electives across five different ENSY 5100 Hydropower
academic colleges. Our core and elective courses will help to prepare
ENSY 5200 Energy Storage Systems
students to lead the efforts to implement energy systems solutions that
ENSY 5300 Electrochemical Energy Storage
have a long-term positive effect on businesses and communities.
ENSY 5400 Power Plant Design and Analysis
Graduate Certificate Options ENSY 5585 Wind Energy Systems
Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also ENSY 7374 Special Topics in Energy Systems
pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in ENSY 7440 Energy Systems Engineering
addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should Leadership Challenge Project 1
ENSY 7442 Energy Systems Engineering
Leadership Challenge Project 2
ENSY 7945 Master’s Project
General Requirements
ENSY 7978 Independent Study
A minimum of 40 semester hours must be earned toward completion of
the MSES-AL degree. A minimum grade-point average of 3.000 is required IE 6200 Engineering Probability and Statistics
over all courses applied toward the degree. ME 5645 Environmental Issues in Manufacturing
and Product Use
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise ME 5685 Solar Thermal Engineering
indicated.
Core Requirements ME 7270 General Thermodynamics
Code Title Hours ME 7300 Combustion and Air Pollution
ENSY 5050 Fundamentals of Thermal Science 1 4 ME 7305 Fundamentals of Combustion
ENSY 5060 Fundamentals of Thermal Science 2 4 OR 6205 Deterministic Operations Research
218 Information Systems, MSIS
SBSY 5200 Sustainable Engineering Systems for • Digital Business

Buildings • Full-Stack Software Engineering
Nontechnical Electives • User Experience Design
A maximum of 5 semester hours may be taken from the • Data Science and Machine Learning Systems Engineering
following list toward the elective requirement:
ARCH 5210 Environmental Systems Program Concentrations
and ARCH 5211 and Recitation for ARCH 5210 You can complete the MSIS program with one of the following
FINA 6203 Investment Analysis concentrations:
FINA 6205 Financial Strategy • General information systems
FINA 6215 Business Turnarounds • User experience
• Big data systems and analytics
Online/Hybrid Course List
• Smart contracts
Code Title Hours
• Intelligent systems
EMGT 5220 Engineering Project Management Seattle and Silicon Valley Campuses
IE 6200 Engineering Probability and Statistics Students can complete this degree at our Seattle and Silicon Valley
ME 5645 Environmental Issues in Manufacturing campuses. Students will have the option to choose from a continually
and Product Use expanding list of electives that are offered strategically to meet industry
ME 5685 Solar Thermal Engineering demand in Seattle and Silicon Valley.
ME 7270 General Thermodynamics
OR 6205 Deterministic Operations Research
Students enrolled in the MSIS program in the College of Engineering
have the opportunity to pursue the graduate certificate in Engineering
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Leadership or the Graduate Certificate in Computer Systems Engineering
40 total semester hours required (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/engineering/multidisciplinary/
Minimum 3.000 GPA required computer-systems-graduate-certificate) in addition to or in combination
with the MS degree.
Information Systems, MSIS
Master's Degree in Information Systems with Graduate Certificate in
Website (http://www.coe.neu.edu/degrees/ms-is)
Kal Bugrara, PhD
Students may complete a master's degree in Information Systems in
Senior Program Director
addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership.
Dana Hall 5th Floor
kmb@coe.neu.edu
We offer cutting-edge expertise in a variety of courses that combine fulfillment of the 16 semester-hour-curriculum required to earn the
technological advances and business practices. We stress creative and Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership, which includes an
inventive approaches to problem solving, which necessitates empowering industry based challenge project with multiple mentors. The integrated
students so that they can take charge of their own software projects to 32 semester hour degree and certificate will require 16 hours of advisor-
become originally productive. Our Information Systems program is as approved Information Systems technical courses.
much an art as a science. It bypasses mechanical learning and highlights
the value and excitement of engineering thinking that gets things done
efficiently as well as imaginatively. We balance theory and practice, on Program Requirements
the premise that they are always intertwined and interdependent.
We seek to provide a basic foundation for our students and then seek indicated. Students may not register for more than 9 semester hours in
to push them to new heights to advance their information technology the fall, spring, and summer terms. All 32 credits must be completed from
skills in a way that keeps up and, better yet, exceeds the necessarily the IS and CSYE program course work specified. The MSIS program does
fast pace of this progressive field. It is not for us just a question of not not accept any transfer credit.
being left behind; we strive to be at the forefront of software innovation
Core Requirements
in an effort to transform contemporary society even more radically
than technology has already done—to take gigantic strides in business, Code Title Hours
medicine, education, and security. INFO 5100 Application Engineering and 4
and INFO 5101 Development
The program offers a wide range of courses that reflect current and future and Lab for INFO 5100
industry trends:
Concentrations
• Cryptocurrency and Smart Contract Engineering
Complete one of the following concentrations:
• Engineering of Big-Data Systems
• Business Intelligence and Data Analytics • General Information Systems (p. 219)
• Cyber-Security Engineering and Development • User Experience (p. 219)
• Big Data Systems and Analytics (p. 219) Seattle Campus Course List
• Smart Contracts (p. 219) Code Title Hours
• Intelligent Systems (p. 219) CSYE 6225 Network Structures and Cloud
Computing
GENERAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS CSYE 7245 Big-Data Systems and Intelligence
Code Title Hours Analytics
Complete 16 semester hours in the following subject area 16 CSYE 7280 User Experience Design and Testing
(INFO 7290 and INFO 6101 excluded): INFO 6150 Web Design and User Experience
INFO Engineering
INFO 6205 Program Structure and Algorithms
USER EXPERIENCE
Code Title Hours
Design
CSYE 7280 User Experience Design and Testing 4
INFO 6215 Business Analysis and Information
INFO 6150 Web Design and User Experience 4
Engineering
Engineering
INFO 6250 Web Development Tools and Methods
INFO 6245 Planning and Managing Information 4
INFO 6350 Smartphones-Based Web Development
Systems Development
INFO 7250 Engineering of Big-Data Systems
INFO 6350 Smartphones-Based Web Development 4
INFO 7390 Advances in Data Sciences and
BIG DATA SYSTEMS AND ANALYTICS Architecture
Code Title Hours
CSYE 6225 Network Structures and Cloud 4
Silicon Valley Campus Course List
Code Title Hours
Computing
INFO 7500 Cryptocurrency and Smart Contract 4
CSYE 7245 Big-Data Systems and Intelligence 4
Engineering
Analytics
INFO 7510 Smart Contract Application Engineering 4
INFO 7250 Engineering of Big-Data Systems 4
and Development
INFO 7390 Advances in Data Sciences and 4
Architecture
SMART CONTRACTS 32 total semester hours required
Complete four from the following: 16
INFO 7500 Cryptocurrency and Smart Contract Telecommunication Networks, MS
Engineering
INFO 7510 Smart Contract Application Engineering Website (http://www.coe.neu.edu/degrees/ms-tsm)
and Development
Peter O’Reilly, PhD
INFO 7520 Engineering of Advanced Program Director
Cryptocurrency Systems Dana Hall 5th Floor
INFO 7525 Regulatory Aspects of Smart Contract 617.373.5548
Automation poreilly@coe.neu.edu (p.oreilly@northeastern.edu)
INFO 7535 Digital Smart Contracts Product
Innovations The Master of Science in Telecommunication Networks is designed for
professionals currently in the telecommunications or networking field
INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS who either wish to enhance their technical skills and credentials or who
Code Title Hours wish to make a transition to the business side of telecommunications
CSYE 7245 Big-Data Systems and Intelligence 4 or networking. We also welcome applications from prospective students
Analytics with limited industry experience. This program, which may be pursued
on a full- or part-time basis, is one of only a very few master’s programs
CSYE 7280 User Experience Design and Testing 4
in telecommunications and networking in the United States that is truly
INFO 7375 multidisciplinary, giving students the flexibility to tailor the curriculum to
INFO 7610 Special Topics in Natural Language 4 their specific interests, backgrounds, and career goals.
Engineering Methods and Tools
Degree Requirements
Electives The program requires that a mix of core required courses and elective
Code Title Hours courses be taken—16 semester hours of core course work and a
Complete 12 semester hours from the following subject areas 12 minimum of 16 semester hours of elective course work. Although there
are some dependencies among the core courses, the program may be
(CSYE 6220, CSYE 6510, and CSYE 6530 excluded):
started in either the fall or spring semester.
INFO
CSYE There are four required core courses and a wide range of technical and
business electives available. The core courses each carry 4 semester
220 Telecommunication Networks, MS
hours of credit. A maximum of two of the core courses may be waived summer terms. Any exceptions must be approved by the program
only if a student has taken similar course material at another university director.
with a satisfactory grade. If a technical core course is waived, it must be
replaced with a technical elective. Similarly, if the business core course is Core Requirements
waived, it must be replaced with a business elective. Code Title Hours
TELE 5330 Data Networking 4
At least one of the electives must be a business elective and at least one
and TELE 5331 and Lab for TELE 5330
must be a technical elective. The technical electives include courses on
network and communications technology and on the development of TELE 5340 Telecommunications Public Policy and 4
software systems and applications. The business electives are focused Business Management
on engineering management and entrepreneurship. Electives come TELE 5350 Telecom and Network Infrastructure 4
from approved lists of courses supplied by the colleges of engineering, TELE 5360 Internet Protocols and Architecture 4
business, and computer and information science. All students must
take at least one technical elective and one business elective. These Electives
electives must be courses of at least 3 semester hours. Students may A grade of C or higher is required in each elective. At least one course
take elective course work outside these lists only with the prior approval must be taken from the business course list and at least one course from
of the program director. the technical course list.
It is expected that students beginning this program will have an adequate Code Title Hours
background in the following areas: C, C++, or Java programming
Complete a minimum of 16 semester hours from the course 16
languages; probability and statistics; and differential and integral
lists below (p. 220)
calculus.
BUSINESS COURSE LIST
Special topics courses, as well as other courses from outside the
Code Title Hours
program, may be used as electives with prior approval of the program
director. EMGT 5220 Engineering Project Management
Independent Study (TELE 5978), usually 1 or 2 semester hours,
or Master’s Project (TELE 6945) is sometimes available for students and
must be carried out under the supervision of a professor and must have
prior approval of the program director. Proposals for Independent Study ENTR 6212 Business Planning for New Ventures
or a Master's Project need to be submitted at least one month before the ENTR 6218 Business Model Design and Innovation
start of the semester. ENTR 6219 Financing Ventures from Early Stage to
Exit
Directed Study (TELE 5976), also for 1 or 2 semester hours, is sometimes
HRMG 6200 Managing People and Organizations
available for students. For directed study projects, a student follows a
prescribed curriculum, usually with some form of an exam at the end of INFO 6245 Planning and Managing Information
the semester. Systems Development
Graduate Certificate Options MGSC 6206 Management of Service and
Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also Manufacturing Operations
pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in MKTG 6200 Creating and Sustaining Customer
addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should Markets
GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP TECE 6230 Entrepreneurial Marketing and Selling
Master's Degree in Telecommunication Networks with Graduate TECE 6250 Lean Design and Development
Students may complete a Master of Science in Telecommunications Business
Networks in addition to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering
TECHNICAL COURSE LIST
Leadership. Students must apply and be admitted to the Gordon
Code Title Hours
program requires fulfillment of the 16-semester-hour curriculum required CS 5520 Mobile Application Development
to earn the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership, which CS 6710 Wireless Network
includes an industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors. The CS 6740 Network Security
integrated 32-semester-hour degree and certificate require 12 hours of CSYE 6200 Concepts of Object-Oriented Design
technical core courses from the telecommunication networks program
CSYE 6225 Network Structures and Cloud
and 4 hours from the technical course list provided for this program.
Computing
Engineering Leadership (p. 222) CSYE 6510 Fundamentals of the Internet of Things
EECE 5155 Wireless Sensor Networks and the
Program Requirements Internet of Things
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise EECE 5576 Wireless Communication Systems
indicated. Students may not register for more than 10 semester hours
in the fall and spring terms and 4 semester hours in each of the three
IA 5150 Network Security Practices This shortfall exists because engineers enter the workforce without
and IA 5151 and Lab for IA 5150 critical skills related to:
• Competitiveness
• Taking responsibility to prevent failure
Design
• Market and customer focus
INFO 6350 Smartphones-Based Web Development
• Influencing and motivating skills
TELE 5600 Linux/UNIX Systems Management for
Network Engineers • Interdisciplinary decision making and teamwork capability
TELE 6100 Mobile Wireless Communications and • Simultaneous optimization of all elements of performance, quality,
Networking cost, and timing
TELE 6200 Advanced Data Networking • Front-loading the engineering process

• Financial acumen
TELE 6350 IP Telephony
• Big-picture engineering
TELE 6360 Operation Support Systems in
Telecommunications • Leadership abilities and organizational social awareness
TELE 6400 Software-Defined Networking • Enterprise understanding
TELE 6603 Special Topics—Networking • Program management tools and processes
• Designing to avoid failure modes
Program Credit/GPA Requirements • Designing for lean manufacture
Minimum of 32 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required The Mission
GEL’s mission is to create an elite cadre of engineering leaders who stand
out from their peers in their ability to invent, innovate, and implement
Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership
engineering projects from concept to market success.
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership) These leaders will demonstrate an exceptional ability to lead engineering
teams by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to influence others
Simon Pitts
to achieve their collective goals.
Institute Director
415 Stearns Center The Method

617.373.6052 To close the gaps and realize its mission, GEL concentrates on the
617.373.7680 (fax) knowledge, skills, and abilities that reside at the intersection of
engineering and leadership.
Amy Manley, Director of Admissions and Marketing,
a.manley@northeastern.edu or gordonleadership@northeastern.edu At the end of the program, Gordon Fellows emerge with the awareness,
confidence, vision, and technical dexterity to drive positive change within
The Gordon Engineering Leadership Program (GEL) offered by the Gordon their organizations and society.
Institute of Engineering Leadership is a transformational graduate
program designed to build a future corps of engineering leadership Admissions
professionals. GEL seeks to accelerate leadership development capability GEL candidates must apply for and be admitted to both the Northeastern
in an engineering context through a concentrated curriculum that Graduate School of Engineering and the Gordon Engineering Leadership
inculcates both the psychological skills and capabilities needed to Program.
lead engineers in parallel with technical skills to successfully engineer
products to customers and markets. The program teaches relevant Students pursue GEL as part of a Master of Science degree in the
leadership theory followed by practice in leadership laboratories. engineering discipline of their choice or as a stand-alone graduate
Technical product development and scientific principles courses are certificate. Upon completion of a Master of Science degree, students
followed by the completion of a market-worthy challenge project. This earn both the Master of Science degree in the discipline of choice
learning framework is supplemented with three-way mentoring from and a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students who
industry, faculty, and program mentors. Graduates of the program, known already hold a graduate degree in engineering or have greater than three
as Gordon Fellows, have an opportunity to gain the knowledge, skills, and yearsʼ engineering work experience can complete the program to earn a
attitudes required to successfully lead engineering teams. They stand Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. The core GEL curriculum
out from their peers in their ability to invent, innovate, and implement takes place during one calendar year (September–July), and additional
engineering projects from concept to market success. Participation in course work required for the Master of Science degree can be pursued
GEL accelerates Gordon Fellowsʼ careers, making them more valuable to before, after, or in parallel with GEL.
their company.
Programs
The Challenge Graduate Certificate: Stand-Alone or Combined with Existing
When relatively unseasoned engineers run teams or projects, most fail MS Degree
to satisfy all of the projectʼs critical requirements—missing the mark The Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership can be pursued as
in functionality, performance, quality, time-to-market, cost, or other key a stand-alone certificate, or the certificate can be earned in conjunction
objectives. with existing Master of Science degrees offered by the College of
Engineering.
222 Engineering Leadership, Graduate Certificate
Departments across the College of Engineering have developed • Master of Science in Engineering Management (http://
graduation requirements that enable students to earn both the MS degree www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/engineering-
and the engineering leadership graduate certificate. Please contact your management)
faculty mentor for details. • Master of Science in Industrial Engineering (http://
www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/industrial-
CORE REQUIREMENTS
engineering)
indicated. • Master of Science in Information Systems (http://
www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/ms-in-information-
Code Title Hours systems)
ENLR 5121 Engineering Leadership 1 2 • Master of Science in Information Assurance and Cyber Security
ENLR 5122 Engineering Leadership 2 2 (http://www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/information-
assurance-and-cyber-security)
ENLR 5131 Scientific Foundations of Engineering 1 2
• Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering—Select Master
of Science concentration (http://www.northeastern.edu/
ENLR 7440 Engineering Leadership Challenge 4 gordonleadership/degree/mechanical-engineering-2)
Project 1
• Master of Science in Operations Research (http://
ENLR 7442 Engineering Leadership Challenge 4 www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/
Project 2 operationsresearch)
PROGRAM CREDIT/GPA REQUIREMENTS • Master of Science in Sustainable Building Systems (http://
16 total semester hours required www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/ms-in-sustainable-
Minimum 3.000 GPA required building-systems)
• Master of Science in Telecommunication Networks (p. 219)
The following MS programs can be taken in conjunction with
the Engineering Leadership Graduate Certificate For engineering leadership certificate and MS combined course
requirements, please refer to the Certificate and Degree Options (http://
• Master of Science in Bioengineering (http://www.northeastern.edu/
www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/prospective-students/degree-
gordonleadership/degree/ms-in-bioengineering)
options) found on the Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership
• Master of Science in Biotechnology (http://www.northeastern.edu/
website.
gordonleadership/degree/ms-in-biotechnology)
• Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (http://
www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/chemical- Engineering Leadership, Graduate Certificate
engineering)
The Gordon Engineering Leadership Program is a transformational,
• Master of Science in Civil Engineering—Select Master of Science
technical, and challenging graduate-level learning experience targeted for
concentration (http://www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/
engineering professionals.
degree/ms-in-civil-engineering-2)
• Master of Science in Computer Systems Engineering (http:// The Gordon Institute offers a Graduate Certificate in Engineering
www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/computer-systems- Leadership as formal recognition of midlevel engineers’ leadership
engineering) acumen and broadened cross-functional capabilities.
• Master of Science in Data Analytics Engineering (http://
www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/ms-in-data- Pursuing the graduate certificate allows participants to:
analytics-engineering)
• Take part in a hands-on curriculum taught by industry-experienced
• Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering—Select professors
Master of Science concentration (http://www.northeastern.edu/
• Work with peers from across engineering fields on leadership skills
gordonleadership/degree/electrical-and-computer-engineering)
development
• Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering Leadership
• Receive one-on-one mentoring from industry experts and faculty
(http://www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/electrical-
and-computer-engineering-leadership) The Gordon Engineering Leadership Program anchors around an intense,
• Master of Science in Energy Systems (http://www.northeastern.edu/ market-worthy challenge project based on your organization’s strategic
gordonleadership/degree/energy-systems) needs. This is a unique opportunity to apply your classroom experience in
• Master of Science in Engineering and Public Policy with a professional setting, potentially further accelerating your career.
a Concentration in Energy and Environment (http://
How to Earn a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership
www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/ms-in-engineering-
and-public-policy-with-a-concentration-in-energy-environment) If you already have a Master of Science, then you can complete the one-
• Master of Science in Engineering and Public Policy with year program to earn a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership.
a Concentration in Infrastructure Resilience (http://
www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/ms-in-engineering- If you do not have a Master of Science, then you can still be considered
and-public-policy-with-a-concentration-in-infrastructure-resilience) for the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership if you have at least
three years of engineering work experience.
• Master of Science in Environmental Engineering (http://
www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/ms-in-
environmental-engineering)
Additional Information can be found on the Gordon Engineering • Master of Science in Engineering and Public Policy with
Leadership Program website. (http://www.northeastern.edu/ a Concentration in Infrastructure Resilience (http://
gordonleadership) www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/ms-in-engineering-
and-public-policy-with-a-concentration-in-infrastructure-resilience)
Beyond a Graduate Certificate
• Master of Science in Engineering Management (http://
Most candidates pursue the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program as www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/engineering-
part of a Master of Science degree in the engineering discipline of their management)
choice. Upon completion, they earn both the Master of Science degree • Master of Science in Environmental Engineering (http://
and a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/ms-in-
environmental-engineering)
Additional Information on Master of Science degrees in conjunction • Master of Science in Industrial Engineering (http://
with a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership can be found here www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/industrial-
(p. 221). engineering)
Program Requirements • Master of Science in Information Systems (http://

www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/ms-in-information-
systems)
indicated.
• Master of Science in Information Assurance and Cyber Security
Core Requirements (http://www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/information-
assurance-and-cyber-security)
Code Title Hours
• Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering—Select Master
of Science concentration (http://www.northeastern.edu/
gordonleadership/degree/mechanical-engineering-2)
• Master of Science in Operations Research (http://
ENLR 5132 Scientific Foundations of Engineering 2 2 www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/
ENLR 7440 Engineering Leadership Challenge 4 operationsresearch)
Project 1 • Master of Science in Sustainable Building Systems (http://
ENLR 7442 Engineering Leadership Challenge 4 www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/ms-in-sustainable-
Project 2 building-systems)
• Master of Science in Telecommunication Networks (http://
The following MS programs can be taken in conjunction with www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/ms-in-
the Engineering Leadership Graduate Certificate telecommunication-networks)
• Master of Science in Bioengineering (http://www.northeastern.edu/
gordonleadership/degree/ms-in-bioengineering) For the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership and MS combined
course requirements please refer to the Certificate and Degree Options
• Master of Science in Biotechnology (http://www.northeastern.edu/
(http://www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/prospective-students/
gordonleadership/degree/ms-in-biotechnology)
degree-options) found on the Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership
• Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (http://
website.
www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/chemical-
engineering) Program Credit/GPA Requirements
• Master of Science in Civil Engineering—Select Master of Science 16 total semester hours required
concentration (http://www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/ Minimum 3.000 GPA required
degree/ms-in-civil-engineering-2)
• Master of Science in Computer Systems Engineering (http://
Interdisciplinary PhD Programs
www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/computer-systems-
engineering)
Thomas C. Sheahan, ScD
• Master of Science in Data Analytics Engineering (http://
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/ms-in-data-
130 Snell Engineering Center
analytics-engineering)
617.373.2711
• Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering—Select
Master of Science concentration (http://www.northeastern.edu/ The Graduate School of Engineering offers an interdisciplinary
gordonleadership/degree/electrical-and-computer-engineering) educational and research approach. PhD students conduct research
• Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering Leadership and collaborate with faculty and students across disciplines to gain
(http://www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/electrical- both depth and breadth of experience and knowledge in their area of
and-computer-engineering-leadership) study. Many of the student faculty advisors are jointly appointed across
departments and colleges. Additionally, our PhD students have the
• Master of Science in Energy Systems (http://www.northeastern.edu/
opportunity to conduct transformative, use-inspired research in one of
gordonleadership/degree/energy-systems)
our multidisciplinary research centers of excellence with the goal of
• Master of Science in Engineering and Public Policy with
developing novel solutions to solve the engineering grand challenges of
a Concentration in Energy and Environment (http:// st
the 21 century.
www.northeastern.edu/gordonleadership/degree/ms-in-engineering-
and-public-policy-with-a-concentration-in-energy-environment)
224 Information Assurance, PhD
Programs and U.S. researchers focused on web security, malware and

vulnerability analysis, intrusion detection, and other computer
security issues
• Information Assurance (p. 114)
• Information Assurance—Advanced Entry (p. 115) • The ALERT Center (http://www.northeastern.edu/alert), where
• Interdisciplinary Engineering (p. 226) Northeastern is the lead institution, a multiuniversity Department
of Homeland Security Center of Excellence involved in research,
• Network Science (p. 226)
education, and technology related to threats from explosives
• Population Health (p. 228)

Information Assurance, PhD
• World-renowned for academic and research excellence, the Boston
A research-based, interdisciplinary Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in area is also home to some of the nation’s largest Department of
Information Assurance combines a strong security technical foundation Defense contractors and government and independent labs such as
with a security policy and social sciences perspective. It seeks to MIT Lincoln Lab, MITRE, and Draper Lab
prepare graduates to advance the state-of-the-art of security in systems,
networks, and the internet in industry, academia, and government. The Degree Requirements
interdisciplinary nature of the program distinguishes it from traditional The PhD in information assurance degree requires completion of at least
doctoral degree programs in computer science, engineering, or social 48 semester credit hours beyond a bachelor’s degree. Students who enter
sciences and makes it unique in the Boston area. with an undergraduate degree will typically need four to five years to
complete the program, and they will be awarded a master’s degree en
Students who choose the PhD in information assurance program have a route to the PhD.
strong desire to pursue academic research solving critical cybersecurity
challenges facing today’s society. The PhD program is a natural path for Doctoral Degree Candidacy
students in the college’s Master of Science in Information Assurance and A student is considered a PhD degree candidate after completing the
Cybersecurity (http://www.ccs.neu.edu/graduate/degree-programs/m- core courses with at least a 3.400 grade-point average (GPA) and either
s-in-information-assurance)program who want to pursue research and publishing a paper in a strong conference or journal or passing an oral
students with bachelor’s degrees and an interest in research-focused exam that is conducted by a committee of three information assurance
careers. Students who pursue careers in advancing the state-of-the art of faculty members and based on paper(s) written by the student.
cybersecurity have an opportunity to gain:
RESIDENCY
• A strong technical foundation in cybersecurity and an One year of continuous full-time study is required after admission to the
interdisciplinary perspective based on policy and social science PhD candidacy. During this period, the student will be expected to make
• A path to a research-focused career coupled with depth in substantial progress in preparing for the comprehensive examination.
earliest designees by NSA/DHS as a National Center of Academic DISSERTATION ADVISING
Excellence (http://www.nsa.gov/ia/academic_outreach/nat_cae/ The doctoral dissertation advising team for each student consists of two
index.shtml) in Information Assurance Research, Information information assurance faculty members, one in a technical area. When
Assurance/Cyber Defense, and Cyber Operations appropriate, the second faculty advisor will be from the policy/social
science area.
• The opportunity to work with and learn from faculty who are
recognized internationally for their expertise and contributions in DISSERTATION COMMITTEE
A PhD student’s dissertation committee consists of the two members of
information assurance from Northeastern’s College of Computer
the dissertation advising team plus two others: One is a member of the
and Information Science, the Department of Electrical and Computer
information assurance faculty, and the other is an external examiner who
Engineering, and the College of Social Sciences and Humanities
is knowledgeable about the student’s research topic.
focused on security:
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
A PhD student must submit a written dissertation proposal and present it
• The Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute (https:// to the dissertation committee. The proposal should identify the research
cyber.ccis.northeastern.edu/about): The mission of problem, the research plan, and the potential impact of the research on
Northeastern's Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute is to safeguard the field. The presentation of the proposal will be made in an open forum,
critical technology. Forging partnerships with experts in industry, and the student must successfully defend it before the dissertation
government, and academia worldwide, the Institute’s faculty committee after the public presentation.
and students develop, protect, and enhance technologies
DISSERTATION DEFENSE
on which the world relies—from mobile devices and “smart”
A PhD student must complete and defend a dissertation that involves
IoT applications to tomorrow’s self-driving cars and delivery
original research in information assurance.
drones. Their expertise spans algorithm auditing, cloud security,
cryptography, differential privacy, embedded device security, AWARDING OF MASTER’S DEGREES
Internet-scale security measurements, machine learning, big data, Students who enter the PhD in information assurance program with a
and security, malware and advanced threats, network protocols bachelor’s degree have the option of obtaining a master's degree from
and security, Web and mobile security, wireless network security. one of the departments participating in the program. To do so, they must
meet all of the department’s degree requirements.
• The International Secure Systems Lab (http://www.iseclab.org),
affiliated with Northeastern, a collaborative effort of European
Program Requirements Dissertation

Bachelor’s Degree Entrance Code Title Hours
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Complete the following (repeatable) course twice:
indicated. IA 9990 Dissertation
Complete the following (repeatable) course until graduation:
Milestones
IA 9996 Dissertation Continuation
Qualifying exam and area exam
Annual review
Core Requirements Information Assurance, PhD—Advanced Entry

A cumulative 3.400 GPA is required for the core requirement.
A research-based, interdisciplinary Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in
Code Title Hours Information Assurance combines a strong security technical foundation
Fundamentals with a security policy and social sciences perspective. It seeks to
CS 5700 Fundamentals of Computer Networking 4 prepare graduates to advance the state-of-the-art of security in systems
or EECE 7336 Digital Communications networks and the internet in industry, academia, and government. The
interdisciplinary nature of the program distinguishes it from traditional
Software
doctoral degree programs in computer science, engineering, or social
CS 5770 Software Vulnerabilities and Security 4
sciences and makes it unique in the Boston area.
Security and Cyberlaw
CS 6740 Network Security 4 Students who choose the PhD in information assurance program have a
strong desire to purse academic research solving critical cybersecurity
or CS 6750 Cryptography and Communications Security
challenges facing today’s society. The PhD program is a natural path for
IA 5200 Security Risk Management and 4
students in the college’s Master of Science in Information Assurance and
Assessment
Cybersecurity program who want to pursue research and students with
IA 5240 Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital 4 bachelor’s degrees and an interest in research-focused careers. Students
Rights who pursue careers in advancing the state-of-the art of cybersecurity
have an opportunity to gain:
Electives and Specializations
Code Title Hours • A strong technical foundation in cybersecurity and an
interdisciplinary perspective based on policy and social science
• A path to a research-focused career coupled with depth in
Consult faculty advisor for other acceptable courses.
Track 1: Network/Communication Security
earliest designees by NSA/DHS as a National Center of Academic
CS 6710 Wireless Network Excellence in Information Assurance Research, Information
EECE 5666 Digital Signal Processing Assurance/Cyber Defense, and Cyber Operations
Track 2: System Security
• The opportunity to work with and learn from faculty who are
recognized internationally for their expertise and contributions in
or EECE 7352 Computer Architecture information assurance from Northeastern’s College of Computer
IA 6120 Software Security Practices and Information Science, the Department of Electrical and Computer
Track 3 Policy/Society Engineering, and the College of Social Sciences and Humanities
CRIM 7246 Security Management
POLS 7341 Security and Resilience Policy focused on security:
General Electives
• The Institute of Information Assurance (IIA), an interdisciplinary
research center overseen by both the College of Computer
and Information Science and the department of Electrical and
CS 6200 Information Retrieval Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering, and the
EECE 7204 Applied Probability and Stochastic recipient of a National Science Foundation grant to train the
Processes country’s next generation of cybercorps
• The International Secure Systems Lab, affiliated with
Northeastern, a collaborative effort of European and U.S.
SOCL 7211 Research Methods researchers focused on web security, malware and vulnerability
or CS 6350 Empirical Research Methods analysis, intrusion detection, and other computer security issues
• The ALERT Center, where Northeastern is the lead institution,

a multiuniversity Department of Homeland Security Center of
226 Interdisciplinary Engineering, PhD
Excellence involved in research, education, and technology Minimum 3.000 GPA required

related to threats from explosives
Interdisciplinary Engineering, PhD

Thomas C. Sheahan, ScD
• World renowned for academic and research excellence, the Boston Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
area is also home to some of the nation’s largest Department of 130 Snell Engineering Center
Defense contractors and government and independent labs such as 617.373.2711
MIT Lincoln Lab, MITRE, and Draper Lab
The Graduate School of Engineering offers an interdisciplinary Doctor of
Degree Requirements Philosophy degree involving substantial work in two or more academic
The PhD in information assurance master entry degree requires departments or disciplines. Those interested in this program of study
completion of at least 16 semester credit hours beyond a bachelor’s must submit a detailed proposal of the areas of inquiry and research with
degree. Students also must complete the required core courses. their application for admission. Interdisciplinary study requires favorable
recommendation by a sponsoring doctoral-degree-granting department
Doctoral Degree Candidacy and approval by authorized representatives of the graduate committees
Refer to the information assurance, PhD, overview for admission to of the departments appropriate to the disciplines covered under the
candidacy requirements. applicant’s proposal. The sponsoring department serves as the student’s
registration department.
RESIDENCY
Refer to the information assurance, PhD, overview Formation of Interdisciplinary Committee
for residency requirements.
Students admitted for interdisciplinary study must obtain the consent
DISSERTATION ADVISING of a faculty advisor who will direct his or her doctoral dissertation. This
Refer to the information assurance, PhD, overview for dissertation advisor, who may or may not be a member of the registration department,
advising requirements. will chair the student’s interdisciplinary committee. The chair of the
registration department, or his or her designee, will then appoint a second
DISSERTATION COMMITTEE member to the committee. These two members will invite one or more
Refer to the information assurance, PhD, overview for dissertation additional members or request that the director of the Graduate School of
committee requirements. Engineering do so. The committee must represent at least two academic
departments or programs, and a majority of the committee members
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
must represent doctoral-degree-granting departments. The chair of the
Refer to the information assurance, PhD, overview for comprehensive
registration department, or his or her designee, will notify the director of
examination requirements.
the Graduate School of Engineering of the membership of the committee
DISSERTATION DEFENSE as soon as arrangements are finalized.
Refer to the information assurance, PhD, overview for dissertation
defense and completion requirements. Duties of Interdisciplinary Committee
A member of the interdisciplinary committee who is also a member of the
Program Requirements registration department will serve as the registration officer to approve
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise course registration for the student. The registration officer will file a copy
indicated. of the approved course registration with the other committee members
and with the graduate committee of the registration department. The
Milestones interdisciplinary committee is responsible for overseeing the completion
Qualifying exam and area exam of all requirements. The committee must also certify to the registration
Annual review department and to the Graduate School of Engineering the completion of
Dissertation proposal all requirements for the award of the doctoral degree.
The interdisciplinary committee must assure that the student’s program
represents standards comparable to those of the registration department
Core Requirement and that the program is not so broad that it has inadequate depth in any
area. The director of the Graduate School of Engineering may review a
Complete 16 semester hours of approved course work. A cumulative
student’s interdisciplinary program at any time to verify that the student
3.400 GPA is required for the core requirement. Consult your faculty
meets program objectives.
advisor for acceptable courses.
Dissertation Network Science, PhD

Code Title Hours
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: Website (http://www.networkscienceinstitute.org)
IA 9990 Dissertation
David Lazer, PhD
Complete the following (repeatable) course until graduation: Distinguished Professor
IA 9996 Dissertation Continuation College of Social Sciences and Humanities and College of Computer and
Information Science
16 total semester hours required Network Science Program
177 Huntington Avenue, 10th Floor Qualifying Examination

617.373.8856 The qualification exam will be an oral examination of the material during
617.373.5884 (fax) the students’ course work. The exam will be an hour in length and consist
networkscience@northeastern.edu of questions selected by network science faculty who comprise the
qualifying examination and dissertation committee. Students will receive
The PhD program in network science aims to enhance our understanding
50 to 80 potential questions, which they must be prepared to answer,
of networks arising from the interplay of human behavior, sociotechnical
one month before the exam. The exam will consist of a subset of these
infrastructures, information diffusion, and biological agents. This
questions. The qualifying exam will be offered twice annually, in the fall
is an intrinsically multidisciplinary activity, with members of the
and spring term. All students are required to initially sit for the exam in
network science community representing a wide range of fields
the fall, typically in their third year of the PhD program. Students who do
including computer science, information science, complexity, physics,
not pass the qualifying exam on their first attempt are expected to retake
sociology, communication, organizational behavior, political science, and
the exam in the spring term. Students may sit for the qualifying exam no
epidemiology. This is an interdisciplinary doctoral program focused on
more than twice.
training students in network science across several colleges—including
the College of Science, the College of Computer and Information Science, Students who fail to complete the qualifying examination but who have
the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Bouvé College of Health completed all the PhD program’s required course work with a cumulative
Sciences, the College of Engineering, and the College of Arts, Media and GPA of 3.000 or better will be awarded a terminal Master of Science in
Design—with several research areas, including computational sciences, Network Science degree. Note that no students will be admitted directly
information sciences, health and life sciences, social sciences, and into the network science program for receipt of a masterʼs degree.
theoretical physics. See other collaborating colleges’ catalog sections for
possible concentration courses. Comprehensive Examination
Students must submit a written dissertation proposal to the qualifying
Course work is dependent on a student’s area of research and subject
examination and dissertation committee. The proposal should identify
to prior approval by their faculty advisor. Required course work
relevant literature, the research problem, the research plan, and the
includes the following: three foundational courses in network science
potential impact on the field. A presentation of the proposal will be made
—Complex Networks and Applications (PHYS 5116); Network Science
in an open forum, and the student must successfully defend it before the
Data (PHYS 7331); and Social Networks (POLS 7334)—at least one
qualifying examination and dissertation committee. The comprehensive
supplemental course in network science—Network Science Data 2
exam must precede the final dissertation defense by at least one year.
(PHYS 7332); Social Networks (POLS 7334); or Data Mining Techniques
(CS 6220)—12 semester hours of elective course work defined by their
Dissertation Defense
area of research; and two research courses with core faculty of the
program. A minimum of 32 credit hours of course work is required,
original research in network science. The dissertation defense must
though the graduate program committee may recommend additional
adhere to the College of Science policies.
course work based on student research interests.
Satisfactory progress in the program will be ongoing and formally Program Requirements
evaluated at the end of both the first and second years of the program. Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
Students are expected to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.000 or better indicated.
in all course work. Students are not allowed to retake courses. A student
who does not maintain the 3.000 GPA, or is not making satisfactory Milestones
progress on their dissertation research, may be recommended for Annual review
termination by the graduate program committee. Qualifying exam
Each student will have one primary research advisor from the network Dissertation proposal
science doctoral program faculty. Dissertation defense
Students will be expected to select their research advisor by the end of Core Requirements
the spring semester of their second year in the program.
Code Title Hours
The dissertation committee consists of at least four members: the Networks
dissertation advisor, one additional network science doctoral program PHYS 5116 Complex Networks and Applications 4
faculty member, one member expert in the specific topic of research (can PHYS 7331 Network Science Data 4
be from outside the university), and one additional tenured/tenure-track
PHYS 7335 Dynamical Processes in Complex 4
faculty member from the concentration department/conferring college.
Networks
The dissertation advisor must be a full-time tenured or tenure-track
member of the Northeastern University faculty. Students may repeat the Choose one of the following: 4
comprehensive examination once if they are unsuccessful. PHYS 7332 Network Science Data 2
Degree Candidacy POLS 7334 Social Networks
A student is considered a PhD candidate upon completion of all required
Research
course work with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.000, satisfactory
completion of the qualification exam, and satisfactory completion of the
comprehensive exam. NETS 8984 Research 1-4
228 Population Health, PhD
Specializations MATH 7233 Graph Theory 4

Choose one of the following specializations or 12 semester hours of CS 5800 Algorithms 4
elective course work from the electives course list: CS 6140 Machine Learning 4
CS 7180 Special Topics in Artificial Intelligence 4
• Computer Science (p. )
CS 7295 Special Topics in Data Visualization 4
• Political Science (p. )
PHYS 7337 Statistical Physics of Complex 4
• Epidemiology (p. 228)
Networks
• Physics (p. 228)
• Math (p. 228)
Statistics
• Electives (p. 228)
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Dissertation
Choose three from the following: 12 Complete one of the following (repeatable) course twice:
CS 6140 Machine Learning NETS 9990 Dissertation

CS 7800 Advanced Algorithms Minimum 3.000 GPA required
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Code Title Hours Population Health, PhD
POLS 7200 Perspectives on Social Science Inquiry 4
POLS 7201 Research Design 4 Beth E. Molnar, ScD, SM
Director of the Population Health Program
POLS 7202 Quantitative Techniques 4
This program seeks to train students to become public health
EPIDEMIOLOGY researchers and leaders through simultaneous examination of multiple
Code Title Hours
determinations of health, including social, environmental, nutritional, and
PHTH 5202 Introduction to Epidemiology 3 behavioral risk factors. Our students investigate the underlying causes
PHTH 5224 Social Epidemiology 3 of adverse health, including disease, disparities, and disability, through
Electives: Choose two from the elective course list below. 6-8 training in core population health disciplines—biostatistics, epidemiology,
and health services—together with individual-specific and specialized
PHYSICS training in topics related to student research. Importantly, our students
Code Title Hours are mentored by Northeastern’s distinguished faculty, who individually
Choose three from the following: 12 and together conduct innovative, solution-focused research in critical
PHYS 5318 Principles of Experimental Physics population health topics.
PHYS 7305 Statistical Physics Our population health doctoral students have an opportunity to learn to
PHYS 7731 Biological Physics 1 conduct research that addresses five key health determinants:
1. Social and community contexts
MATH
2. Environment and neighborhoods
Code Title Hours
Choose three from the following: 12 3. Health and healthcare delivery
4. Education
MATH 7375 Topics in Topology 5. Economic stability
MATH 7733 Readings in Graph Theory
Our diverse faculty has expertise in numerous population health
ELECTIVES disciplines, including health services research, health disparities,
Complete a minimum of 12 semester hours of elective course work environmental and social epidemiology, biostatistics, exercise science,
related to your area of research. Common electives include the following: medical sociology, public policy, personal health technologies, and mental
health. Students have the opportunity to work side by side with faculty in
Code Title Hours conducting cutting-edge, transdisciplinary research in these fields.
NETS 7341 Network Economics 4
NETS 7345 The Practice of Interdisciplinary 4
Scholarship
indicated.
NETS 7350 Bayesian and Network Statistics 4
NETS 7983 Topics 4 Milestones
NETS 8941 Network Science Literature Review 2 Qualifying examination
Seminar Annual review
Dissertation committee PHTH 5212 Public Health Administration and Policy

Dissertation proposal PHTH 5214 Environmental Health
in Healthcare
Core Requirements
PHTH 5228 Advances in Measuring Behavior
Code Title Hours
PHTH 5230 Global Health
Health Services
PHTH 5440 Community-Based Participatory
PHTH 5232 Evaluating Healthcare Quality 3
Research: Environmental Health
or PHTH 5234 Economic Perspectives on Health Policy
PHTH 5540 Health Education and Program
Population Health Planning
PHTH 6400 Principles of Population Health 1 3 PHTH 6200 Principles and History of Urban Health
PHTH 6410 Principles of Population Health 2 3 PHTH 6204 Society, Behavior, and Health
Epidemiology PHTH 6208 Urban Community Health Assessment
PHTH 5202 Introduction to Epidemiology 3 PHTH 6320 Qualitative Methods in Health and
PHTH 6202 Intermediate Epidemiology 3 Illness
Research Ethics PPUA 7247 Seminar in U.S. Health Policy and
BIOL 6381 Ethics in Biological Research 2 Management
or PHSC 6212 Research Skills and Ethics SOCL 7257 Contemporary Issues in Sociology
Research and Analysis SOCL 7287 Social Movements in Health
PHTH 5210 Biostatistics in Public Health 3 STRT 6220 Strategic Management for Healthcare
PHTH 6210 Applied Regression Analysis 3 Organizations
Options Dissertation
Complete one of the following options: Code Title Hours
SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH OPTION
PHTH 9990 Dissertation
Code Title Hours
PHTH 5224 Social Epidemiology 3 Program Credit/GPA Requirements
PHTH 6440 Advanced Methods in Biostatistics 3 33 total semester hours required
PHTH 6800 Causal Inference in Public Health 3 Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Research
Electives 2-4
Graduate Certificate Programs
HEALTH SERVICES AND POLICY OPTION
Code Title Hours Graduate School of Engineering Certificate Policies and
ECON 5110 Microeconomic Theory 4 Procedures
PHTH 5234 Economic Perspectives on Health 3 This document describes the policies and procedures that apply for
Policy graduate certificates offered by the Graduate School of Engineering
(GSE).
Electives 2-4
ADMISSION INTO A GSE GRADUATE CERTIFICATE
Electives Certificate admission requirements for non-degree-seeking students
Code Title Hours include a minimum 3.000 grade-point average (GPA) and completion
CS 6220 Data Mining Techniques of a relevant engineering undergraduate degree. Students without
an engineering undergraduate degree should apply to the Graduate
Certificate in Technology Systems Management.
Management
ECON 5110 Microeconomic Theory In order to be considered admissible to an engineering graduate
ECON 5140 Applied Econometrics certificate, current GSE students must be in good academic standing.
ECON 7200 Topics in Applied Economics Students on academic probation will not be admitted into a graduate
certificate program.
EXSC 5200 Cardiopulmonary Physiology
EXSC 5220 Advanced Exercise Physiology Current engineering PhD students will need to get signoff from their PhD
EXSC 5230 Physical Activity and Exercise: Effects advisor in order to be admitted into a certificate program.
on Musculoskeletal Health and Disease
Domestic Student
• May take courses at Boston campus or online
Health Informatics
HRMG 6220 Health Organization Management International Student
PHSC 6216 Human Physiology and • May take courses at Boston campus
Pathophysiology • May take courses online if student does not live in the United States
• SEVIS rules are followed to determine if an F-1 student is eligible to Co-op eligibility will reside with the graduate degree program of the
take an online course degree-seeking student. There are no additional considerations allotted
• Visa compliance may restrict eligibility for taking online courses by the certificate program.
• For GSE degree-seeking students APPLYING TO GRADUATE
• Students must complete the certificate course work before or in Students must apply to graduate for their certificate programs. At the
the same semester that they complete their degree course work. beginning of the term that students are planning on graduating from their
• I-20 may not be extended due to enrollment in a graduate certificate program or certificate and degree program, students must
certificate. apply to graduate for the certificate. If a student is graduating with both
• Students must be enrolled full-time in course work counting a certificate and degree program, they must apply to graduate to both the
toward their degree program each fall and spring term. Certificate degree and the certificate program separately. The certificate and degree
course work not counting toward the degree may be taken above are awarded concurrently, even if the certificate course work is completed
and beyond that requirement in fall and spring, if the program prior to the degree course work.
allows, and in the summer terms.
CERTIFICATE TRANSCRIPT
CERTIFICATE COURSE WORK MAY BE APPLIED TOWARD A GSE DEGREE Awarding of a certificate will be noted on the official Northeastern
Certificate course work completed by graduate students may be used University transcript of students who complete a certificate program.
in some cases toward a Northeastern GSE graduate degree. There are
two factors to consider, course eligibility and number of courses allowed Programs
to be counted for a certificate program and a degree program, known The College of Engineering offers numerous graduate certificates that
as “double counting.” The number of eligible courses allowed for double may be completed alone or in combination with an MS degree. Please
counting are specified in the section below. see the Overview tab for Certificate Policies and Procedures (p. 229)
for detailed information regarding College of Engineering graduate
Course Eligibility certificates.
GSE certificate courses may be counted toward an engineering graduate
degree if the degree program requirements allow for the course. Refer to Chemical Engineering
the specific graduate degree requirements in the university catalog. • Process Safety Engineering (p. 142)
Course Double Counting
For most disciplinary degrees, students can double count up to two
eligible courses for a graduate degree and graduate certificate. For MSIE, • Computer Systems Engineering (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/
MOR, MSME general concentration, and MSChE, students can double graduate/engineering/multidisciplinary/computer-systems-graduate-
count up to four eligible courses (with academic advisor approval for certificate)
courses).
Energy Systems
For all multidisciplinary degrees—ES, EM, CSYE, IS, and TNET programs
• Energy Systems (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/
—students can double count up to four eligible courses for a graduate
engineering/multidisciplinary/energy-systems-graduate-certificate)
degree and graduate certificate.
• Energy Systems Management (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/
Double Counting Across Certificates graduate/engineering/multidisciplinary/energy-systems-
Engineering graduate courses may not be double counted across management-graduate-certificate)
graduate certificates. • Renewable Energy (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/
engineering/multidisciplinary/renewable-energy-graduate-certificate)
BS/MS Students
Engineering graduate courses may not be triple counted for graduate • Sustainable Energy Systems (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/
certificate and/or degree programs. Graduate courses that are double graduate/engineering/multidisciplinary/sustainable-energy-systems-
counted toward the BS and MS degrees may not be counted toward a graduate-certificate)
graduate certificate.
Engineering Business
Graduate Courses Applied to an Undergraduate Degree • Engineering Business (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/
Graduate courses that were applied toward an undergraduate degree engineering/multidisciplinary/engineering-business-graduate-
cannot be double counted for a graduate certificate. Graduate courses certificate)
completed as an undergraduate that are taken above and beyond the
requirements for the undergraduate degree may count toward a graduate Engineering Management
certificate. • Engineering Economic Decision Making (http://
ACADEMIC STANDING
engineering-economic-decision-making-graduate-certificate)
All certificate-seeking students must meet the GSE requirements of a
3.000 GPA to remain in good standing. Only students who complete the • Engineering Management (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/
required course work and remain in good standing will be eligible to be engineering/multidisciplinary/engineering-management-graduate-
awarded a certificate. certificate)
• Lean Six Sigma (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/
CO-OP engineering/multidisciplinary/lean-six-sigma-graduate-certificate)
Non-degree-seeking students are not eligible to participate in co-op.
• Supply Chain Engineering Management (http://
supply-chain-engineering-management-graduate-certificate)
• Technology Systems Management (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/

graduate/engineering/multidisciplinary/technology-systems-
management-graduate-certificate)
Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership

• Engineering Leadership (p. 222)
Industrial Engineering
• Data Mining Engineering (p. 210)
• Data Analytics Engineering (p. 209)
Telecommunication Networks
• IP Telephony Systems (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/
engineering/multidisciplinary/ip-telephony-systems-graduate-
certificate)
• Broadband Wireless Systems (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/
graduate/engineering/multidisciplinary/broadband-wireless-systems-
graduate-certificate)
232 Bouvé College of Health Sciences
Bouvé College of Health Sciences

Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/bouve/graduate) At Northeastern, you have an opportunity to acquire the knowledge and
capability needed for a lifetime of social contribution and professional
Susan L. Parish, PhD, MSW, Dean achievement.
Dean’s Office
215 Behrakis Health Sciences Center
617.373.3323
617.373.3030 (fax) Academic Policies and Procedures
Bouve_College_of_Health_Sciences@northeastern.edu
• Health Certification (p. 232)
Barbara Guthrie, PhD, RN, FAAN • Requirements for Clinical, Internships, and Practicum Courses
Associate Dean of Graduate Education (p. 232)
617.373.6913
• Background Checks (p. 233)
Graduate Admissions and Student Services Office • Liability Insurance (p. 234)
123 Behrakis Health Sciences Center • Advising (p. 234)
617.373.2708 • Transfer of Credit (p. 234)
617.373.4701 (fax)
• Course Substitution (p. 234)
bouvegrad@northeastern.edu
• Academic Progression (p. 234)
The Bouvé College of Health Sciences (BCHS) strongly supports the • Student’s Academic Standing (p. 235)
mission of Northeastern University as a practice-oriented, student- • Academic Probation Policy (p. 236)
centered, urban research institution. The college is committed to
• Financial Awards (p. 236)
the goals of the institution, which include excellence in education,
• Graduation Policies (p. 237)
research, scholarship, clinical practice, experiential learning, access to
educational opportunities, and a strong professional orientation. Each • Academic Dismissal (p. 237)
of the programs within the college supports these aims both individually
and collectively.
Health Certification
Students in BCHS have the opportunity to interact with faculty, as well as
with Boston’s world-class healthcare and educational institutions. Study All new students must complete the University Health Report form
in our comprehensive health sciences college allows you to contribute following acceptance to the university. This form may be obtained
to research advances and benefit from interdisciplinary approaches to at the University Health and Counseling Services (UHCS) located
complex issues reflecting professional practice. at 135 Forsyth Building or downloaded from the UHCS website (http://
catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/health-sciences/academic-policies-
BCHS graduate programs in the Schools of Pharmacy, Nursing, and procedures/health-certification/%20http://www.northeastern.edu/uhcs/
Health Professions include: forms).
School of Pharmacy As a condition of matriculation at Northeastern University, all students

are required to submit the completed University Health Report form to
Biomedical Nanotechnology, Biomedical Sciences, Doctor of Pharmacy UHCS. Graduate students must return the form no later than one month
Direct Entry, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and prior to entering the university. UHCS will block the registration of those
Pharmacology who do not file the correct forms. All documentation must be signed
by a medical doctor, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant. Medical
School of Nursing
documentation and health certification are maintained by UHCS. Please
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP, refer to the University Health Report form for further information.
Doctor of Nursing Practice, Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, Family Nurse
Programs in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences may require additional
Practitioner, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Anesthesia, Nursing
medical documentation and health certification. This varies among
Administration, Nursing Direct Entry, Pediatric Acute and Primary Care NP,
programs; consult your program handbook or your program advisor
and Psychiatric Mental Health NP
for more information. Additional requirements may include exam or
School of Health Professions statement of good health prior to registration, annual proof of physical
examination, and/or proof of additional immunities. Additional clinical
Applied Behavior Analysis, Certificate in Disability Studies, College clearance(s) may be required by some programs prior to being present
Student Development and Counseling, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Early in any clinical setting. Students should consult their program director or
Intervention, Exercise Science, Health Informatics, Master of Public clinical coordinator for more information.
Health in Urban Health, Occupational Ergonomics and Health, Orthopedic
Physical Therapy (CAS), Personal Health Informatics, Physician
Assistant, Population Health, School Psychology, Speech Language Requirements for Clinical, Internships, and Practicum Courses
Pathology, Sports Physical Therapy Clinical Residency Program, and
Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy • Courses offered at affiliated hospitals, clinics, schools, medical
facilities, or other institutions involve contractual agreements with
these agencies. Students assigned to an institution for instruction forth the university's expectations of behavior that promote the safety
are expected to adhere to the rules and regulations of that institution. and welfare of the Northeastern University community. The Code
Failure to adhere to these rules may result in dismissal from that of Student Conduct and policies for implementation can be found
institution. on the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution's (http://
• Evidence of health clearance is required for experiential courses www.northeastern.edu/osccr/code-of-student-conduct) website.
(including clinicals, internships, and practicum) in their field of
Failure to meet these standards, including misconduct in academic,
study. All students, regardless of age, must have a current physical
professional, or research activities, will result in disciplinary action. Such
exam, tuberculin test, and documentation of immunity on file at
actions may include a lowered or failing grade in the course, probation,
University Health and Counseling Services (UHCS) and provide
suspension, or immediate dismissal from the program. Students found
such documentation to their on-campus clinical coordinator/clinical
responsible for academic, professional, or research misconduct will
placement office.
have a letter placed in their permanent file stating the pertinent findings
• School of Nursing students must provide evidence of health of their case. No student may withdraw from a course in which they
documentation utilizing an immunization tracker in order to ensure have been notified that they will fail for a specific finding of academic
that documents are updated on a yearly basis. International nursing dishonesty.
students must have a current U.S. nursing license.
The university’s Code of Student Conduct defines various aspects
• Students must meet the health clearance requirements of their of academic misconduct, such as cheating and plagiarism. Lack
academic program and any site-specific requirements prior to of knowledge of these definitions does not negate the student’s
entering the clinical setting. This means that students must make responsibility for upholding them. Academic misconduct is regarded as
arrangements for their physical exams and immunizations months a serious violation of ethical standards and may result in the student’s
before they are scheduled for a clinical course or rotation. Students immediate dismissal from the graduate program.
who do not present the appropriate health certification will be blocked
In addition to maintaining complete honesty in all academic work,
from registering for, or attending, a clinical course or rotation until
students admitted to clinical or professional programs in the Bouvé
satisfactory evidence is provided.
College of Health Sciences are expected to familiarize themselves
• More specific guidelines are available from University Health with the code of ethical conduct of the professional discipline they are
and Counseling Services in 135 Forsyth, online at UHCS (https:// entering and to agree to uphold these principles.
www.northeastern.edu/uhcs/forms/clinical-clearance), or from the
Similarly, students admitted to graduate research programs are expected
individual program’s clinical placement office. Guidelines are updated
to familiarize themselves with the code of ethics in research. Such a
periodically and students must meet the most current guidelines or
code is outlined in Guidelines for the Conduct of (https://oir.nih.gov/
they will not be allowed into a clinical area.
sourcebook/ethical-conduct/research-ethics/nih-guidelines)Research.
• Students completing experiential courses may also be required to Ethical codes of conduct for researchers are also presented in the
submit to and successfully clear criminal history/background checks. National Academy of Sciences’ (http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/
books/obas) On Being a Scientist, Responsible Conduct in Research
• All students are required by federal and state law to respect the (https://www.nap.edu/catalog/12192/on-being-a-scientist-a-guide-to-
confidentiality of the patients’ records to which they may be privy. responsible-conduct-in). Violations of research ethics can include, but are
This includes, but is not limited to, patient identity and identifiers, not limited to, falsification or fabrication of data, plagiarism, malicious
diagnostic tests performed, medical history, and medications allegations of misconduct in science, covering up or failing to report
prescribed. For more information, students should contact their misconduct, obstructing due process in investigations of misconduct,
program advisor. and reprisals against those revealing misconduct.
• Students should be aware that, while participating in any form of

clinical practice, they continue to be under the jurisdiction of the Background Checks
university. Any breaches of conduct committed by a student in a
clinical setting that would be a violation of the Code of Student An increasing number of clinical sites require background checks
Conduct shall also be considered a cause for disciplinary action for employees, as well as for students who come to their facilities.
against the student. Northeastern University students need to have background checks
done if their assigned clinical agency requires it. Some sites may also
• Evaluation for clinical courses will be based on established guidelines require drug testing. The college contracts with a national company,
and policies that students will receive prior to the clinical component. CastleBranch, (https://www.castlebranch.com)to perform these checks/
Periodic performance evaluations will take place during the course screenings. CastleBranch (https://www.castlebranch.com) charges fees
of the academic term. See specific program clinical policies and to conduct background checks/screenings, which will vary depending on
procedures handbooks or course syllabi. the type of background check needed. All fees will be paid by the student
directly to CastleBranch (https://www.castlebranch.com).
• The university is affiliated with numerous clinical sites across the
country. Depending on the program, students may be required All background check information is confidential. Results are posted to
to travel outside of Massachusetts to complete clinical courses. the CastleBranch (https://www.castlebranch.com) website in a secure,
Students are responsible for any costs associated with transportation tamperproof environment. You will be able to view your own results online
and/or housing. using a password. You will be contacted by your on-campus clinical
coordinator only if there is a question about your results. Neither you nor
CastleBranch (https://www.castlebranch.com) is required to reveal the
Academic, Professional, or Research Misconduct
actual results of your background check to the clinical site or anyone
Bouvé students are expected to adhere to the highest academic and
professional standards. The university's Code of Student Conduct sets
234 Liability Insurance
else at the university. However, you may not be able to be placed at that Further, these courses must have been taken within five years prior to
clinical site based on the site’s requirements. the transfer and may not be taken in the semester of graduation from
Northeastern. Transfer credits will only be accepted at the discretion
If your assigned clinical site requires students to have a background of the academic department and the Bouvé Office of Graduate Student
check, your on-campus clinical coordinator/clinical placement office will Services. Grades earned in transferred credits are not counted as part of
inform you of the requirements and provide you with instructions and a the overall grade-point average earned at Northeastern.
deadline for completing the check. To assure adequate processing time
prior to the start of your clinical experience, it is crucial that you complete Students who wish to take a course for transfer at another institution
the check by the deadline you are given. Failure to complete the check while enrolled at Bouvé must first receive preapproval from their
in a timely manner could jeopardize your progression in your academic academic advisor and the Bouvé Office of Graduate Student
program. Services. First, the student must submit the Graduate Petition to Transfer
Credit and the course description to the student's academic advisor for
approval. Once the request is approved by the academic advisor, the
Liability Insurance
student must submit the petition to the Bouvé Office of Graduate Student
Services. The Graduate Petition to Transfer Credit form can be found on
All students on clinicals, practicum, or internships must register each
the Office of the University Registrar’s (http://www.northeastern.edu/
semester to be covered by Northeastern University’s liability insurance,
registrar/form-gs-xfer-cred.pdf) website.
for which students pay an annual fee. This insurance covers injury to
third parties by students who are doing work or completing professional Graduate courses from the Northeastern University College of
studies outside of Northeastern University's premises. These activities Professional Studies (CPS) can be considered for transfer only with
must clearly be part of the student's assigned duties. The liability prior approval of the academic advisor. Courses taken at CPS cannot be
insurance does not cover willful misconduct. Students or the clinical considered to fulfill full-time requirements for international students. For
placement coordinator can request the Office of Risk Services to consideration of financial aid for CPS courses, check with your financial
send evidence confirming coverage to their field site. Students should aid officer.
consult their clinical placement officer, program coordinator, and
specialization policies for information about further requirements for Students may not transfer courses required for the completion of their
liability insurance. If you are not sure if your program is covered under program in the last semester of their program.
this policy, coverage can be verified through the Office of Risk Services
(http://www.northeastern.edu/risk_services).
Course Substitution
Advising A student must obtain approval from the student's academic advisor
and the Bouvé Office of Graduate Student Services to substitute a
The unit director or another faculty member will be appointed by the graduate course that was completed for a prior degree. The student must
program director to serve as the student’s academic advisor throughout provide official transcripts of completed coursework, accompanied of the
their course of study at the Bouvé graduate school. respective course syllabi, to the advisor in order to verify its equivalency
to the proposed course substitution. The student then must submit the
The advisor will assist the student in understanding program signed Course Substitution Form and the official transcript to the Bouvé
requirements and in defining career goals and objectives of graduate Office of Graduate Student Services. If the Course Substitution Form is
work. The advisor will also monitor the student’s progress toward approved, the student must take a course of equivalent number of credits
successful completion of the degree. as a replacement for the substituted course, to fulfill the program's
academic requirements. The course must be listed in this catalog as
Student Advisement Responsibilities either a core or elective course for the program. The Course Substitution
Students share responsibility with their advisor for successful Form can be found in the Bouvé College Graduate Handbook.
matriculation and progression in their graduate program. In many
programs, students are required to make appointments for academic
advisement at least twice a year and must regularly update their Academic Progression
curriculum plan with their advisor. The curriculum plan is kept on file in
the respective program’s office. Both student and advisor retain a copy of Program Status and Progression
the curriculum plan. Students must contact their academic advisor prior All degree requirements must be completed within a maximum of seven
to making changes to their curriculum plan and must seek assistance years of matriculation, although individual academic programs may
regarding academic issues in a timely manner. require completion in a shorter time frame. Each student is responsible
for reviewing the requirements for their particular program. A student’s
failure or inability to register does not extend the amount of time allowed
Transfer of Credit
to complete the program. Students should be registered by the first week
of each semester (fall, spring, and, where indicated, summer). Course
A maximum of 9 semester/12 quarter hours of credit obtained at another
credits earned in programs of graduate study are valid for a maximum of
institution may be accepted toward the current degree, provided that the
seven years unless an extension is granted by the program director and
credits:
the Bouvé associate dean of graduate education.
1. Consist of work taken at the graduate level for graduate credit, with
After establishment of candidacy for the PhD degree, a maximum of five
grades of 3.000 or better
years will be allowed for completion of the degree requirements, unless
2. Have been earned at an accredited institution an extension is granted. In order to progress in clinical courses that are
3. Have not been used toward any other degree sequenced, a student must receive a passing grade in all prior courses
in the sequence. In the event that a student fails a clinical course that is
not part of a sequence, progression is at the discretion of the student’s directors (if applicable), for specific credit and noncredit requirements
academic advisor and/or the program director. When a student fails a necessary to achieve a specific degree.
clinical course that is part of a sequence of courses, the course instructor
must notify the Bouvé Office of Graduate Student Services. Course Directed Study Registration
Students who wish to take a directed study course must complete the
material related to the student’s failure (e.g., examination reports, clinical
following process before starting the directed study:
reports) must be made available to the student for review.
PROVISIONAL AND CONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCES 1. Obtain the Graduate Directed Study Registration form from the Office
A student who is accepted conditionally to a graduate program of the University Registrar (https://registrar.northeastern.edu/article/
at Bouvé College of Health Sciences must meet the conditions set individual-instruction-registration) and the Bouvé College of Health
in the acceptance letter before they matriculate into the program Sciences Graduate Directed Study form found in the Bouvé Graduate
and prove that they have fulfilled the stated conditions. Examples of Handbook, Appendix 1.
conditions include receipt of official verification of previous degree 2. Meet with the faculty member who will supervise the directed study
completion, completion of missing prerequisite courses, receipt of a to determine syllabus, course credits, and criteria for completion.
missing recommendation, standardized test scores, and translation of Students should include the description of the proposed directed
international documents. study focus, activities, learning objectives, and how the directed
study will be evaluated using measurable criteria.
A matriculated student who is accepted provisionally to a graduate 3. Present both forms to the program director or department chair for
program at Bouvé College of Health Sciences must meet the review and approval.
conditions set forth in the acceptance letter. Examples of provisions
4. Submit both signed forms to the Bouvé Office of Graduate Student
include maintainence of a GPA of 3.000 and completion of all
Services for review and approval.
prerequisites as outlined in the acceptance letter.
5. The Directed Study Registration form will be processed by the Office
PROGRAM EXTENSION PROCEDURES of the University Registrar after it has been verified and approved by
Students may seek extension beyond the seven years to complete their the college.
program of study only under documented extenuating circumstances.
The student must complete the program extension form and an action Directed study courses are not intended to substitute for a required course in
plan to complete the degree requirements. The program extension form is the program.
available in the Bouvé Graduate Handbook. The form and the proposed
Incompletes
action plan must be submitted to the program director and to the Bouvé
An incomplete (I) grade may be reported by the instructor when a student
Office of Graduate Student Services for approval. After the form is
has failed to complete a major component of a required course. Only the
reviewed, a program extension may be granted. The Bouvé Graduate
course instructor can make the decision to grant an incomplete grade
Program Extension form can be found in the Bouvé Graduate Handbook,
to a student. The student must complete an Incomplete Grade Contract
Appendix 8.
(https://www.northeastern.edu/registrar/form-inc-grade.pdf), sign the
LEAVE OF ABSENCE agreement, obtain the instructor’s signature, and leave a copy with
If a student plans on being absent for more than one semester, the the instructor, who will seek approval from the academic dean’s office
student must notify the Bouvé Office of Graduate Student Services before sending it to the Bouvé Office of Graduate Student Services. The
and submit the leave of absence request through MyNortheastern student should keep a copy for their record. Any exception to this policy
(https://my.northeastern.edu). Students should meet with their must be recommended by the college’s Academic Standing Committee
academic advisor to discuss their intention to submit a request for (ASC) and must be forwarded in writing by the ASC to the registrar for
a leave of absence. After meeting with their academic advisor, the implementation. The agreed-upon course work must be completed within
student should submit the petition through the myNortheastern one calendar year from the end of the term in which the course was
(https://my.northeastern.edu) portal. Students returning from a leave of offered.
absence should notify the Bouvé Office of Graduate Student Services of
Advanced Standing (PhD or MD)
their intent to return at least one month prior to the start of the semester.
Students with a PhD or MD may be eligible for advanced standing,
Students with an approved leave of absence who do not return at the end
which is determined on a case-by-case basis. To apply for advanced
of the leave of absence period will be withdrawn by the university. Please
standing, the student must complete the Advanced Standing form and
refer to the Graduate Schools Academic Policies (p. 27) section of the
gain approval from the student's academic advisor and the Bouvé Office
catalog for more information and policies on leave of absences.
of Graduate Student Services. If the request is approved, a student may
WITHDRAWAL PROCEDURES be exempt from a maximum of two courses (not to exceed 6 credits). The
Students can withdraw from the university only through the Advanced Standing form can be found in the Bouvé Graduate Handbook.
myNortheastern (https://my.northeastern.edu) portal. Students are
responsible for dropping any courses in which they are currently registered Student’s Academic Standing
and should have an exit interview with their financial aid advisor. Faculty
members are not responsible to notify the university of a student's Academic standing in BCHS is determined by the student's cumulative
withdrawal. For information about withdrawal and refund policies, grade-point average (GPA) and performance in academic and clinical
please refer to the Student Financial Services website (http:// courses that are required by the student's program. All BCHS students
www.northeastern.edu/financialaid/policies). are expected to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.000 each semester to
GRADING POLICIES remain in good academic standing and to progress toward graduation.
Requirements for fulfillment of a degree in the Bouvé College of Health Students who do not maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.000 each semester
Sciences graduate school varies by program. Students must consult will be placed on probation. Individual programs may have additional
their individual academic program's requirements, as well as program requirements; consult the program’s requirements page in this catalog for
236 Academic Probation Policy
details. To transfer credit, students must also earn a grade of B (3.000) or addition, 100 percent of the student’s health insurance will be covered.
better in graduate courses completed at another institution. No fees, including student center fees, are covered by this award.
Graduate Student Scholarships (GSSs)

Academic Probation Policy
A limited number of scholarships, up to 9 tuition credits per term, are
available for full-time students. These scholarships are awarded by the
Academic probation is a period of time when a student must address and
individual department/school.
remediate academic deficiencies. An action plan to clear the deficiency
must be developed by the student, the student’s academic advisor, and Dean’s Scholarships
the specific program graduate committee (if applicable). A student
Graduate Dean’s Scholarships are awarded to incoming professional
placed on probation will receive written notification from the Bouvé
master’s degree students based on academic achievement. To be
Office of Graduate Student Services. The student's program advisor
eligible for consideration, a student must be in the top one-third of their
will also receive notification of probationary status. It is the student’s
program’s incoming class.
responsibility to write an action plan with the student's academic advisor.
The plan should document how the deficiency will be remediated. This This scholarship provides full-time graduate students with 33 percent
action plan must be signed by the advisor and the student and placed of tuition per term to a maximum of 12 credits per term and part-time
in the student’s file in the Bouvé Office of Graduate Student Services graduate students with 25 percent of tuition per term.
within one month from the date of the written notification of probation.
The student’s failure to file an action plan may be cause for dismissal Yellow Ribbon Awards
from the program. The action plan must specify the date by which the Qualifying veterans who enroll at Northeastern will receive grant aid that
deficiency will be cleared. covers most to all of Northeastern's tuition and fee charges, depending
on the selected degree program. Northeastern and the Department
A BCHS graduate student may repeat a course only once to achieve a
of Veterans Affairs cover most to all of the expenses that exceed
passing grade and may repeat only two courses during his or her entire
the cost of attending the University of Massachusetts. Allowances
program of study. A student may be on probation for only two semesters,
for housing, books, and supplies are included. Learn more (https://
or until the course is offered again, unless the advisor approves an action
www.northeastern.edu/military/fund-your-education/yellow-ribbon-
plan that specifies a longer (but definite) period. A student may only be
program).
placed on probation twice during enrollment in BCHS and must correct
all deficiencies, as specified, in each respective action plan during the Double Husky Awards
applicable probationary period. Failure to remediate the deficiency within
The Double Husky Scholarship, available to alumni who have
the agreed time may result in dismissal from the program. During the
graduated with a Northeastern University degree, provides a
period of probation, the student must earn a GPA of 3.000 or better each
tuition discount of up to 25 percent on eligible graduate degree or
semester, or the student is subject to dismissal from BCHS. Note that
certificate programs. Students completing pass-through degrees—
individual graduate programs may have additional requirements that
such as direct entry nursing, freshman-entry Doctor of Education,
must be included in the probation action plan.
or freshman-entry Doctor of Physical Therapy—or a PlusOne
A student will be removed from academic probation after they have accelerated master’s program, do not qualify for the Double Husky
attained a cumulative GPA of 3.000, earned a passing grade in a repeated Scholarship. Learn more (https://www.northeastern.edu/graduate/
course, and/or demonstrated satisfactory performance in a clinical admissions-information/scholarships/double-husky-scholarship/
course. #_ga=25579978717411797851522351759-21038589381518719785)
about the Double Husky Scholarship and eligible programs.
Financial Awards Parent and Family Scholarship

Available to parents and siblings of full-time undergraduate day students,
Northeastern University and the Bouvé College of Health Sciences offer a the Parent and Family Scholarship provides a tuition discount of 25
variety of financial awards to graduate students. For further information percent on more than 110 eligible graduate programs. Learn more
about awards, please refer to the "Financial Aid Assistance" section (https://www.northeastern.edu/graduate/admissions-information/
of the Graduate Catalog and the Student Financial Services (https:// scholarships/parent-and-family-scholarship).
studentfinance.northeastern.edu/applying-for-aid/graduate) website
Diversity Fellowship
If a student is offered other grant aid from the university, he or she will
Each year a limited number of fellowships are awarded to graduate
only receive the scholarship of higher value.
students in an effort to help the university achieve a more diverse
graduate student body. A variety of factors may be used for the
Stipended Graduate Assistantships (SGAs)
purpose of increasing diversity at the university, including gender, race,
These awards include Research Assistantships and Teaching
ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or other protected
Assistantships. They provide a stipend and a tuition waiver for up to
classification consistent with the university nondiscrimination policy.
a maximum of 12 semester hours per term, in exchange for 20 hours
of work per week. The maximum number of hours SGAs are permitted These awards are recommended by the student’s college or academic
to work is 20 hours per week. Students are expected to work through department (http://www.northeastern.edu/provost/academics/colleges-
the final exam period, including spring break. Any variation from this schools). They provide tuition support only and there is no work
schedule is at the discretion of the student’s supervisor. requirement associated with them.
SGAs are generally awarded to PhD students. SGAs must be enrolled Martin Luther King, Jr. Graduate Fellowship
in full-time course work (minimum of 6 semester hours per term). In
The MLK, Jr. Graduate Fellowships are administered through the African-
American Institute. These awards are offered annually to African-
American students in full-time graduate programs as long as the student • The student must submit an electronic copy of the
demonstrates satisfactory academic progress and financial need as dissertation to ProQuest, following the directions outlined
determined by Student Financial Services. Applicants must complete the in the University Libraries' (http://library.northeastern.edu/
financial aid process, as well as an application available from the African- get-help/theses-dissertations/submit-your-thesis-or-
American Institute. Learn more (http://www.northeastern.edu/aai/mlk- dissertation) website.
fellowship). • The student must meet with a representative from the
Bouvé Office of Graduate Student Services for the exit
Graduation Policies interview, at which time the Dissertation Approval form will
be signed.
Eligibility to Graduate • Students must submit a copy of the Survey of Earned Doctorates
Certification of Completion (https://sedsurvey.org) (SED) to the Bouvé
Students are eligible for graduation under the following conditions:
Office of Graduate Student Services before graduation. Instructions
• The student is in good academic standing with a cumulative grade- for submission of the survey will be sent to students prior to end of
point average of 3.000 or above. their last term.
• The student has earned at least the minimum number of credits
required to complete the student’s program of study. Academic Dismissal
• The student has fulfilled other program requirements and any
outstanding issues. A student may be dismissed from a graduate program when he or
she has failed to maintain academic requirements or has violated a
Apply to Graduate policy that specifies immediate dismissal. All students shall have an
Students must apply to graduate through myNortheastern (https:// opportunity to correct academic deficiencies during an appropriate
my.northeastern.edu) and set up a meeting with their academic advisors probationary period before dismissal is instituted, except when the policy
for academic clearance. specifies "immediate dismissal."
Issuance of Diplomas and Certificates Students may be subject to dismissal under the following conditions.
Diplomas and certificates are issued three times a year (December, May, (Note: Additional requirements that are not included in this list, but are
and, August), but there is only a spring Commencement ceremony. Please specific to the student’s major, may also apply.)
visit the Commencement Office website (https://www.northeastern.edu/
• The student exhibits unethical behavior or misconduct in their
commencement) to confirm eligibility to participate in the spring
academic program, practicum, internship, or research.
Commencement ceremony.
• The faculty instructor and/or the clinical supervisor determines that
Completing a Thesis for a Master’s Program the student has demonstrated unsafe or inappropriate behavior in a
Students completing a thesis as part of the program’s academic clinical setting.
requirements are required to complete the following at least five business • The student does not register for at least one class for two
days before the final grade submission deadline for the academic term: consecutive semesters and does not have an approved leave of
absence.
• Upon successful defense of the thesis, the student must have
• The student has a cumulative grade-point average below 3.000 at the
the Thesis Approval form signed by the members of the thesis
end of the probationary period specified by the action plan.
committee. The Thesis Approval form can be found in the Bouvé
• The student does not demonstrate satisfactory performance in
Graduate Handbook.
achieving the objectives of a clinical course.
• The student must submit an electronic copy of the thesis to
• The student fails to meet all the requirements of the program within
ProQuest, following the directions outlined in the University Libraries’
the specified time limit mandated by the program and has not been
(http://library.northeastern.edu/get-help/theses-dissertations/
given a formal extension.
submit-your-thesis-or-dissertation) website.
• The student in a PhD program fails to successfully complete the PhD
• The student must have the Thesis Approval form signed by a
qualifying/comprehensive exams as stipulated by the program.
representative from the Bouvé Office of Graduate Student Services.
• The student fails to progress satisfactorily in research or fails to
PhD Program Completion identify a committee for their thesis or dissertation within the time
PhD degree completion has additional requirements. specified by the policies of the specific program.
• The student has failed to file an action plan within one month of
• The PhD hooding and degree conferral ceremony is only held during notification of probation.
the spring semester. PhD students may not be hooded until they
• The student has failed to meet the requirements of the action plan,
have successfully defended their dissertations and completed all
including requirements that are specific to the student’s major.
academic requirements.
• The student has failed three courses or has failed the same course
• Students completing a dissertation must complete the following at
twice.
least five business days before the final grade submission deadline
for the academic term: Dismissal Procedures
• Upon successful defense of the dissertation, the student
Dismissal of a student is initiated by the program director once the basis
must have the Dissertation Approval form signed by the
for the dismissal is provided to and reviewed by the Bouvé Office of
dissertation committee members. The Dissertation Approval
Graduate Student Services. The program director will then notify the
form can be found in the Bouvé Graduate Handbook.
238 Academic Dismissal
student being dismissed. Students may then appeal the dismissal, using Levels of the Appeal Process
the Appeals Process described below. Prior to submitting an appeal to the college AAC, the student must
attempt to resolve the problem with the faculty member, coordinator,
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS APPEALS PROCESS or other individual acting on behalf of the university, according to
Purpose of the Committee procedures outlined in the university catalogs and/or student handbooks.
• Northeastern University affirms that it is essential to provide an
appeals mechanism to students who believe that they have been Unit level: Students who feel they have been erroneously, capriciously, or
erroneously, capriciously, or otherwise unfairly treated. otherwise unfairly treated with the informal communication and decision
• The college Academic Affairs Committee (AAC) acts on matters in the previous step may proceed with an appeal through their unit’s AAC.
relating to the academic and professional standing of all Bouvé Students must follow the process in accordance with unit policies and
students in the college who have already appeared before the procedures. If the timeline is not defined, a student shall submit a request
unit’s Academic Standing Committee (ASC) and school dean/ for an appeal within 20 business days. The unit’s AAC must provide the
representative. student with a written report of the finding(s) and decision within 10
• Issues pertaining to academic and co-op status and professional business days.
behaviors violations, including but not limited to warning, probation,
School level: If the student believes he or she has been erroneously,
permission to resume studies, changes in requirements, and
capriciously, or otherwise unfairly treated with the committee’s decision,
repeating courses, fall within the jurisdiction of the AAC. The AAC
he or she may pursue a secondary appeal to the school dean. In schools
also considers student appeals relative to academic or cooperative
where a dean is not in place, the department chair or equivalent will serve
education judgments by faculty, coordinators, or others acting on
in this role. The student must request, in writing, within 10 business days
behalf of the university, when such appeals arise from a violation,
an appeal hearing. The school dean, or representative, shall provide the
misinterpretation, or inequitable application of the academic
student or involved faculty member with a written report of his or her
provisions outlined in the University Catalog, Cooperative Education
finding(s) and decision within 10 business days.
Handbook, or student handbooks.
• The Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion handles appeals College level: The college AAC hears cases that have been
arising from allegations of discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual unsatisfactorily resolved at the prior school and unit levels and that have
orientation, race, color, age, religion, national origin, handicap, or met the requirements of appeals set forth by the university, which refers
marital status. The Office for Gender Equity and Compliance handles to an appeal mechanism for “students who believe that they have been
issues related to Title IX. If other allegations remain at the conclusion erroneously, capriciously, or otherwise unfairly treated.”
of those inquiries, then the student may refer them to the dean for
review by the AAC of the college. University level: If the student believes he or she has been erroneously,
capriciously, or otherwise unfairly treated with the college dean’s
Student Appeals Procedures disposition of the matter, he or she may pursue the matter further, if
It is the policy of the university that all students shall be treated fairly applicable, in accordance with the university’s student catalogs and/or
with respect to evaluations made of their academic performance, student handbooks.
standing, and progress. The university presumes that academic
judgments by its faculty are fair, consistent, and objective. Students Initiation of Action
must understand that the substitution of a different academic judgment • Students wishing to bring an appeal before the college AAC must first
for that of the original evaluator is a serious intrusion upon teaching consult with their appointed academic advisor, or when the appeal
prerogatives. Nonetheless, the university believes it is essential to involves the academic advisor, a member of the Bouvé Graduate
provide an appeals mechanism to students who believe that they were Office or the Office of Student Services (OSS); from here on called the
erroneously, capriciously, or otherwise unfairly treated in an academic appeal advisor. The student must submit all appropriate documents
or cooperative education determination. This includes claims of to their appeal advisor, including a Bouvé College of Health Sciences
misinterpretation or inequitable application of any academic provision of General Petition form, all previous appeal decisions, and academic
the student handbook or faculty handbook. Issues concerning admission transcripts. The appeal advisor will notify the chair of the college AAC
or readmission into a program by a graduate student cannot be appealed that a student has submitted an appeal for review. The appeal advisor
beyond the college level. Before invoking the appeals procedures, will inform the student of the time and place of the college’s AAC
students are always encouraged to speak informally to their instructors meeting.
or academic advisors about any determination or grade about which they • The chair of the college AAC will ensure a panel is convened to hear
have questions. If students choose to pursue an appeal, the process is the appeal within 10 business days.
described in the appeals section that follows. • The Academic Affairs Committee Appeals Panel (the college Appeal
Panel) includes three voting members of the AAC that appropriately
Scientific or Research Misconduct represent the breadth and depth of programs within the college.
Scientific or research misconduct is defined as fabrication, falsification,
At minimum, two schools will be represented on the panel and at
plagiarism, or other practices that seriously deviate from those that
least one member teaches within a similar degree-level program.
are commonly accepted within the academic and scientific community
Members of the panel shall have no known conflicts of interest with
for proposing, conducting, or reporting research and does not include
the student.
honest error or honest differences in interpretation or judgments of
• The chair for the college Appeal Panel shall be selected from among
data. (Further information can be obtained from the U.S. Office of
three voting members of the AAC that appropriately represent the
Research Integrity, Department of Health and Human Services). Possible
breadth and depth of programs within the college. At minimum, two
incidences of misconduct are to be reported immediately to the Office of
schools will be represented on the panel and at least one member
Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution, who will initiate the appropriate
teaches within a similar degree-level program. Members of the panel
procedures. Findings of scientific or research misconduct cannot be
shall have no known conflicts of interest with the student.
appealed through the process below.
• The chair for the college Appeal Panel shall be selected from among professional psychology with specialized training for future careers
the panel members. in academic or practice positions as licensed psychologists. As a
Bouvé student, you have an opportunity to acquire knowledge and
Review of Appeals competency needed for a lifetime of personal fulfillment and professional
• The appeal advisor will submit copies of the student's appeal to the achievement.
chair of the college Appeal Panel prior to the meeting. Documents will
be circulated to the panel members. Programs
• The chair of the department or unit’s ASC for the student presenting Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
the appeal shall be invited by the chair of the college Appeal Panel to
• Counseling Psychology (p. 239)
attend the meeting. If the chair is unable to attend, a representative of
the department or unit ASC may attend in his or her place. • School Psychology (p. 240)
• The student’s appeal advisor shall be invited by the chair of the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS)
college Appeal Panel to attend the meeting.
• Applied Behavior Analysis (p. 241)
• The student is required to appear before the college Appeal Panel
• Counseling Psychology (p. 242)
to present or discuss his or her appeal in person but may forfeit this
right in writing. Student advocates, as defined by the university, are • School Psychology (p. 244)
not permitted to attend a student’s appeal meeting.
• Deliberation of the appeal will be made by the college Appeal Panel
during the scheduled meeting, assuming that all relevant and
appropriate information has been made available to the panel by the • College Student Development and Counseling (p. 243)
parties involved. If more information is needed, the decision may be • School Psychology (p. 244)
postponed until a future meeting.
• The chair of the college Appeal Panel will notify the college dean of
Master of Science in Counseling Psychology (MSCP)
the findings and recommended decision. The college dean will have • Counseling Psychology (p. 243)
the final decision.
• The college dean will notify the student and other relevant parties
of the decision in writing no later than 10 business days after the
decision. • Early Intervention (p. 245)
• If the student believes he or she has been erroneously or capriciously

treated with the college dean’s disposition of the matter, he or she Counseling Psychology, PhD
may pursue the matter further, if applicable, in accordance with the
university’s student catalogs and/or student handbooks. The Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Psychology program is
accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA). It is
designed to train the next generation of mental health professionals.
Applied Psychology The program offers doctoral education and training in psychology
and seeks to prepare students for entry-level practice in counseling
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/bouve/ap) psychology. Doctoral-level counseling psychologists conduct research,
teach at the university level, supervise students and professionals,
Robert J. Volpe, PhD
consult with community agencies, and provide clinical services to people
Professor & Interim Chair
across the developmental life span. Counseling psychologists also
404 International Village enhance the science of health promotion and health psychology and
617.373.7970 emphasize community-based interventions. It is the mission of the PhD
617.373.8892 (fax) in Counseling Psychology program to train multiculturally competent
caep@northeastern.edu counseling psychologists who are clinically adept in multiple settings
with a variety of psychological and health-related issues and who are
Graduate programs in the Department of Applied Psychology reflect able to conceptualize, conduct, and evaluate research across biological,
Northeastern University’s tradition of practice-oriented education with cultural, and relational systems in numerous social contexts, such as
an ecological and multicultural focus. Faculty and students come from families, schools, neighborhoods, and communities.
diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, providing an enriching learning
experience. The department is a scientist-practitioner-based unit that Program Requirements
generates new psychological knowledge through research, and the Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
translation of research, to applications that: indicated.
1. Optimize development and learning Milestones

2. Promote mental and physical health from birth through the life span • Annual review
The Bouvé College of Health Sciences emphasizes experiential and field- • Four qualifying examinations completed in the first three years—
based learning, interdisciplinary and global knowledge, and integration research, ethics, assessment, and intervention
of science and practice. The Department of Applied Psychology seeks • Research team during the first year (two consecutive semesters)
to produce students who are well prepared to become counseling and • Dissertation proposal
psychology professionals in a variety of educational, government, • Dissertation defense
community, organizational, and private settings. Our doctoral programs
provide excellent educational opportunities for those interested in
240 School Psychology, PhD
Core Requirements Internship

A grade of B or higher is required in all course work. Complete 3 semester hours from the following: 3
CAEP 7798 Doctoral Internship 1
Code Title Hours
CAEP 7799 Doctoral Internship 2
Basic
CAEP 6390 History and Systems of Psychology 3 Dissertation
CAEP 6394 Advanced Multicultural Psychology 3 Code Title Hours
CAEP 7750 Biological Bases of Behavior 3 Complete the following (repeatable) course once:
CAEP 7755 Cognitive and Affective Bases of 3 CAEP 9990 Dissertation 0
Behavior
CAEP 7756 Social Psychology in an Organizational 3 Program Credit/GPA Requirements
and Ecological Context 62 total semester hours required
Fieldwork Minimum 3.000 GPA required
CAEP 7741 Advanced Fieldwork 1 School Psychology, PhD
CAEP 7742 Advanced Fieldwork 2
CAEP 7743 Advanced Fieldwork 3 Northeastern University’s Doctor of Philosophy in School Psychology
program is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA)
CAEP 7744 Advanced Fieldwork 4
and the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). The
Clinical
program is designed to prepare the next generation of leaders in school
CAEP 6350 Introduction to Cognitive Assessment 3 psychology. The ecological perspective and scientist-practitioner training
CAEP 6352 Personality Assessment 3 model provide the foundation for the program’s educational goals.
CAEP 7710 Advanced Clinical Assessment 3 Students have an opportunity to learn how to conduct research, to use
CAEP 7720 Advanced Clinical Interventions 3 research to inform practice, and to contribute to the scientific foundation
of professional practice.
CAEP 7758 Doctoral Seminar in Contemporary 3
Theories of Psychotherapy Program Requirements
CAEP 7778 Doctoral Seminar: Leadership, 3 Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
Consultation, and Supervision indicated. Students who enter with a master's degree develop an
Elective individualized program of study with their advisor, which requires a
Complete 3 semester hours from the following. Other 3 minimum of 50 semester hours of credit.
electives or alternatives may be chosen in consultation with
faculty advisor: Milestones
CAEP 5200 Motivational Interviewing in a Comprehensive examination
Healthcare Setting Annual review
Mentored research project
CAEP 7771 Research Team Experience 1
(repeatable for up to 3 credits)
(repeatable for up to 3 credits)
CAEP 7773 Research Team Experience 3 Core Requirements
(repeatable for up to 3 credits) A grade of B or higher is required in all course work.
(repeatable for up to 3 credits) Code Title Hours
CAEP 7976 Directed Study Professional
CAEP 8553 Advanced Counseling Practicum CAEP 6365 Seminar in School Psychology 3
Professional CAEP 7732 Legal and Ethical Issues in Community 3
Complete 6 semester hours from the following: 6 and Educational Settings
CAEP 7701 Doctoral Seminar in Counseling Basic

Psychology (repeatable 3 times for 3 CAEP 6206 Learning Principles 3
credits) CAEP 6218 Infant, Child, and Adolescent 3
CAEP 7732 Legal and Ethical Issues in Community Development
and Educational Settings CAEP 6390 History and Systems of Psychology 3
Research CAEP 7750 Biological Bases of Behavior 3
CAEP 7711 Measurement: Advanced Psychometric 3 CAEP 7755 Cognitive and Affective Bases of 3
Principles Behavior
CAEP 7712 Intermediate Statistical Data Analysis 3 CAEP 7756 Social Psychology in an Organizational 3
Techniques and Ecological Context
CAEP 7716 Advanced Research and Data Analyses 3 Multicultural Competency
2
CAEP 6203 Understanding Culture and Diversity 3 Program Credit/GPA Requirements

CAEP 6394 Advanced Multicultural Psychology 3 104 total semester hours required
Assessment and Intervention Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Course Work
CAEP 6247 Child and Adolesent Psychopathology 3 Applied Behavior Analysis, CAGS
CAEP 6345 Learning Problems: Educational, 3
Biological, and Ecological Perspectives The Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) program prepares
CAEP 6347 Behavior Management 3 graduates to assume supervisory behavior analyst roles in schools and
agencies and to serve as independent consultants. Additionally, it seeks
CAEP 6350 Introduction to Cognitive Assessment 3
to give graduates expertise in a specific clinical area related to applied
CAEP 6353 Curriculum-Based Assessment and 3 behavior analysis, such as early intervention, public policy, or autism. This
Instruction program is designed for the student who possesses a graduate degree
CAEP 6354 Social, Emotional, and Behavioral 3 in either Psychology or Education. The Behavior Analyst Certification
Assessment Board (BACB) has verified this course sequence as meeting the course
CAEP 6360 Consultation and Program Evaluation 3 requirements for eligibility to take the Board Certified Behavior Analyst
CAEP 6399 Clinical Skills in Counseling Psychology 3 (BCBA) examination.
CAEP 6401 Counseling Children and Adolescents in 3 This program includes 6 core courses in behavior analysis that explore
Schools 1 the principles and procedures of applied behavior analysis in-depth
CAEP 6402 Counseling Children and Adolescents in 3 and address its philosophical underpinnings. The 6 core courses are
Schools 2 followed by 4 additional courses in a specific content area related to
CAEP 7710 Advanced Clinical Assessment 3 behavior analysis. These courses, which are related, explore the related
CAEP 7720 Advanced Clinical Interventions 3 clinical issue in-depth. Students may elect to complete their supervised
experience hours by taking Intensive Practicum in Applied Behavior
Practicum
Analysis 1 (CAEP 8417) and Intensive Practicum in Applied Behavior
CAEP 6400 Prepracticum in School Psychology 1
Analysis 2 (CAEP 8418), in addition to the 10 required courses.
CAEP 8415 Practicum in School Psychology 1 2
CAEP 8416 Practicum in School Psychology 2 2 Courses are delivered in an online format. Students attend lectures
virtually and view supplementary material on their own schedules, taking
Fieldwork
advantage of technological advances that promote student learning and
CAEP 7741 Advanced Fieldwork 1 1,2
increase student-to-instructor and student-to-student communication.
CAEP 7743 Advanced Fieldwork 3 1,2 Students take one or two courses each academic term, and courses
are offered during the fall, spring, and summer full semesters.
Behavior Assessment (CAEP 6327) and Research and Design Methods
Internship
(CAEP 6328) serve as prerequisite courses to the remaining courses in
CAEP 7798 Doctoral Internship 1 1-3 the program.
CAEP 7799 Doctoral Internship 2 2
Research Professional Portfolio
Research Course Work The capstone for the program is the professional portfolio. This portfolio,
which is compiled electronically, documents the student’s acquisition of
CAEP 6202 Research, Evaluation, and Data Analysis 3
critical behavioral procedures and competency in critical clinical skills.
CAEP 7711 Measurement: Advanced Psychometric 3 These skills, each of which is associated with a specific project, include:
Principles
CAEP 7712 Intermediate Statistical Data Analysis 3 • Preference and reinforcer assessment
Techniques • Functional assessment of problem behavior
CAEP 7715 Advanced Research and Data Analyses 3 • Task analysis
1 • Discrete trial
CAEP 7716 Advanced Research and Data Analyses 3 • Stimulus equivalence
2
• Consequence reinforcement
CAEP 7777 Doctoral Seminar: Program Planning 3
• Conditioned reinforcement
and Evaluation
• Literature review
Research Teams
CAEP 7771 Research Team Experience 1 1 Each semester, students complete assignments associated with the
CAEP 7772 Research Team Experience 2 1 above clinical skills, and each assignment culminates in professional
documents to be included in the student's professional portfolio. A
CAEP 7773 Research Team Experience 3 1
faculty member reviews and signs each assignment in the professional
portfolio. The faculty member's signature indicates that the student has
Dissertation
achieved the faculty-established standards for the project. Graduates
Code Title Hours
are encouraged to use their professional portfolio when applying for
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: employment.
CAEP 9990 Dissertation
242 Counseling Psychology, CAGS
Program Requirements Internship

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise CAEP 8510 Internship in Counseling Psychology 1 3
indicated. CAEP 8511 Internship in Counseling Psychology 2 3
Core Requirements Program Credit/GPA Requirements

A grade of B or higher is required in each course. 30 total semester hours required
Code Title Hours
Basic
CAEP 6327 Behavior Assessment 3
Applied Behavior Analysis, MS
CAEP 6328 Research and Design Methods 3
The Master of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program
CAEP 6329 Service Administration 3 prepares graduates to assume supervisory behavior analyst roles in
CAEP 6331 Advanced Learning Seminar 1 3 schools and service agencies and to serve as independent consultants.
CAEP 6334 Applied Programming Seminar 1 3 The Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) has verified this
CAEP 6336 Systematic Inquiry 1 3 course sequence as meeting the course requirements for eligibility to
take the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) examination. While
Advanced
retaining a practitioner focus, this program gives students in-depth
Complete 3 semester hours from the following: 3 knowledge of topics such as conditioned reinforcement, motivational
CAEP 6324 Programmed Learning influences on behavior, and errorless teaching procedures. Courses
CAEP 6332 Advanced Learning Seminar 2 explore the principles and procedures of applied behavior analysis in-
CAEP 6335 Applied Programming Seminar 2 depth and address its philosophical underpinnings. With this background,
graduates are prepared to address the most complex behavior problems
CAEP 6337 Systematic Inquiry 2
and learning challenges. Students complete 6 core courses, plus an
Specialization Area
additional 4 courses that extend the student’s familiarity with clinical
Complete specialization area in consultation with your faculty 9 procedures and with the research supporting their use. Students may
advisor. elect to complete their supervised experience hours by taking Intensive
Practicum in Applied Behavior Analysis 1 (CAEP 8417) and Intensive
Practicum Practicum in Applied Behavior Analysis 2 (CAEP 8418), in addition to the
Note: The intensive practicum is optional. Consult your faculty advisor. 10 required courses.
Code Title Hours Courses are delivered in an online format. Students attend lectures
CAEP 8417 Intensive Practicum in Applied Behavior 2 virtually and view supplementary material on their own schedules, taking
Analysis 1 advantage of technological advances that promote student learning and
CAEP 8418 Intensive Practicum in Applied Behavior 2 increase student-to-instructor and student-to-student communication.
Analysis 2
Students take one or two courses each academic term, and courses
are offered during the fall, spring, and summer full semesters.
Behavior Assessment (CAEP 6327) and Research and Design Methods
30 total semester hours required (CAEP 6328) serve as prerequisite courses to the remaining courses in
Minimum 3.000 GPA required the program.
Counseling Psychology, CAGS Professional Portfolio

The capstone for the program is the professional portfolio. This portfolio,
The Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) in Counseling which is compiled electronically, documents the student’s acquisition of
Psychology is for students with a highly related master’s degree seeking critical behavioral procedures. This portfolio documents the student’s
to enhance their professional skills. This program does not meet behavioral competency in critical clinical skills. These skills, each of
licensure requirements in Massachusetts. It is a 30-semester-hour which is associated with a specific project, include:
course of study. This program is individually tailored to fulfill a student’s
• Preference and reinforce assessment
professional focus.
• Functional assessment of problem behavior
Program Requirements • Task analysis
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise • Discrete trial
indicated. • Stimulus equivalence
• Conditioned reinforcement
Core Requirements
• Literature review
A grade of B or higher is required in all course work.
Each semester, students complete assignments associated with the
Code Title Hours
above clinical skills, and each assignment culminates in professional
Required Core documents to be included in the student’s professional portfolio. A
In consultation with faculty advisor, complete 24 semester 24 faculty member reviews and signs each assignment in the professional
hours in the following subject area: portfolio. The faculty member’s signature indicates that the student has
CAEP achieved the faculty-established standards for the project. Graduates
are encouraged to use their professional portfolio when applying for Counseling students are also supported with individual research projects.
employment. The program offers a global perspective to the practice of student affairs
and student services.
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Program Requirements
indicated. Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
Professional Portfolio
• Preference and reinforce assessment Milestone
• Functional assessment of problem behavior Portfolio
• Task analysis
Core Requirements
• Discrete trial
• Stimulus equivalence
• Conditioned reinforcement Code Title Hours
• Literature review Student Affairs Administration
CAEP 6301 Planning and Administering Student 3
Core Requirements Affairs
A grade of B or higher is required in each course. CAEP 6302 Law and Ethics in Higher Education 3
CAEP 6303 Financial Aspects of Higher Education 3
Code Title Hours
CAEP 6305 Special Topics in Higher Education 3
Basic
CAEP 6235 Vocational, Education, and Career 3
CAEP 6327 Behavior Assessment 3
Development
CAEP 6328 Research and Design Methods 3
College Student Development
CAEP 6329 Service Administration 3
CAEP 6200 Introduction to Counseling: Theory and 3
CAEP 6331 Advanced Learning Seminar 1 3
Process in an Ecological Context
CAEP 6334 Applied Programming Seminar 1 3
CAEP 6203 Understanding Culture and Diversity 3
CAEP 6336 Systematic Inquiry 1 3
CAEP 6230 Health Issues in Counseling 3
Advanced
CAEP 6300 Introduction to College Student 3
CAEP 6324 Programmed Learning 3 Development
CAEP 6332 Advanced Learning Seminar 2 3 Professional Practice
CAEP 6335 Applied Programming Seminar 2 3 CAEP 6215 Groups: Dynamics and Leadership 3
CAEP 6337 Systematic Inquiry 2 3 CAEP 8402 College Student Development 3
Practicum 1
Practicum
CAEP 8403 College Student Development 3
Note: The intensive practicum is optional. Consult your faculty advisor. Practicum 2
Code Title Hours Research and Evaluation
CAEP 8417 Intensive Practicum in Applied Behavior 2 CAEP 6202 Research, Evaluation, and Data Analysis 3
Analysis 1 CAEP 6262 Evaluation and Outcomes Assessment 3
CAEP 8418 Intensive Practicum in Applied Behavior 2 of Community, School, and Health-
Analysis 2 Related Programs
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Program Credit/GPA Requirements

30 total semester hours required 42 total semester hours required
College Student Development and Counseling, MS Counseling Psychology, MSCP
The College Student Development and Counseling program (CSDC) The Master of Science in Counseling Psychology (MSCP) program at
at Northeastern University aims to create mindful, action-oriented Northeastern is committed to the development of competent Licensed
leaders, specifically in the fields of higher education and student affairs Mental Health Counselors (LMHC) through the disciplinary studies and
administration. The program focuses on counseling, college student contemporary professional practice of counseling psychology. The
development, the history and philosophy of the student affairs profession, program complies with licensing regulations for mental health counselors
and the organization and administration of the field. The program in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is unique in its offer of a
offers emerging professionals the opportunity to obtain the academic choice of specific specializations to gain additional depth in selected
and experiential background that enables them to design, create, and areas within the general Master of Science program.
administer student personnel programs that teach leadership, foster
student development, value diversity, and contribute to the academic
experiences of college students. College Student Development and
244 School Psychology, MS/CAGS
Program Requirements PHTH 6320 Qualitative Methods in Health and

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Illness
indicated.
Core Requirements 60 total semester hours required
A grade of B or higher is required in all course work. Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Code Title Hours

School Psychology, MS/CAGS
Seminar
CAEP 6380 Seminar in Feminist Psychology 3 Northeastern University’s Master of Science/Certificate of Advanced
Required Core Graduate Study (CAGS) in School Psychology is approved by the National
CAEP 6200 Introduction to Counseling: Theory and 3 Association of School Psychologists (NASP) and the Massachusetts
Process in an Ecological Context Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The overarching
CAEP 6201 Introduction to Assessment 3 purpose of the program is to develop highly competent school
psychologists. Some students also choose to specialize in either
early intervention or applied behavior analysis. The early intervention
CAEP 6220 Development Across the Life Span 3 training option is designed to prepare school psychologists to work
CAEP 6235 Vocational, Education, and Career 3 with infants and toddlers and their families in community and related
Development agencies, on interdisciplinary teams, and on the transition to school.
CAEP 6242 Psychopathology: Diagnosis and 3 The applied behavior analysis training option is designed to prepare
Treatment Planning school psychologists to address the learning and behavioral needs of
CAEP 6250 Individual Interventions 3 children and adolescents with challenging behaviors in school, home, and
community settings, including children with autism spectrum disorders.
CAEP 6260 Community Counseling Psychology 3
CAEP 6282 Ethics and Professional Development 3 Program Requirements
CAEP 6287 Group Counseling 3 Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
CAEP 6375 Substance Use and Treatment 3 indicated.
CAEP 6399 Clinical Skills in Counseling Psychology 3
Research
MS Requirements
Clinical Code Title Hours
CAEP 6338 Clinical Practice Supervision 1-3 Clinical/Applied
Practicum CAEP 6201 Introduction to Assessment 3
CAEP 8401 Practicum in Counseling Psychology 3 CAEP 6347 Behavior Management 3
Internship CAEP 6350 Introduction to Cognitive Assessment 3
CAEP 8510 Internship in Counseling Psychology 1 3 CAEP 6400 Prepracticum in School Psychology 1
CAEP 8511 Internship in Counseling Psychology 2 3 Foundations
Electives
Code Title Hours
CAEP 6206 Learning Principles 3
Complete 9 semester hours from the following. Other 9
CAEP 6218 Infant, Child, and Adolescent 3
electives or alternatives may be chosen in consultation with
Development
faculty advisor:
CAEP 6247 Child and Adolesent Psychopathology 3
CAEP 6215 Groups: Dynamics and Leadership
CAEP 6365 Seminar in School Psychology 3
CAEP 6218 Infant, Child, and Adolescent
Development CAEP 7750 Biological Bases of Behavior 3
CAEP 6222 Human Sexuality

CAGS Requirements
CAEP 6230 Health Issues in Counseling
CAEP 6247 Child and Adolesent Psychopathology
CAEP 6283 Brief Therapies Code Title Hours
CAEP 6286 Family Counseling Interventions Clinical/Applied
CAEP 6290 Reality Therapy CAEP 6353 Curriculum-Based Assessment and 3
CAEP 6390 History and Systems of Psychology Instruction
CAEP 6394 Advanced Multicultural Psychology CAEP 6354 Social, Emotional, and Behavioral 3
Assessment
CAEP 7720 Advanced Clinical Interventions
CAEP 6345 Learning Problems: Educational, 3
CAEP 7758 Doctoral Seminar in Contemporary
Biological, and Ecological Perspectives
Theories of Psychotherapy
CAEP 6360 Consultation and Program Evaluation 3
CAEP 6399 Clinical Skills in Counseling Psychology 3 advantage of technological advances that promote student learning and
CAEP 6401 Counseling Children and Adolescents in 3 increase student-to-instructor and student-to-student communication.
Schools 1
Students take one or two courses each academic term, and courses
CAEP 6402 Counseling Children and Adolescents in 3 are offered during the fall, spring, and summer full semesters.
Schools 2 Behavior Assessment (CAEP 6327) and Research and Design Methods
Practicum (CAEP 6328) serve as prerequisite courses to the remaining courses in
CAEP 8415 Practicum in School Psychology 1 2 the program.
CAEP 8416 Practicum in School Psychology 2 2
Internship
CAEP 8501 Internship in School Psychology 1 3
indicated.
CAEP 8502 Internship in School Psychology 2 3
Core Requirements
Optional Concentration A grade of B or higher is required in each course.
APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
CAEP 6327 Behavior Assessment 3 Basic Core
CAEP 6328 Research and Design Methods 3 CAEP 6327 Behavior Assessment 3
CAEP 6329 Service Administration 3 CAEP 6328 Research and Design Methods 3
CAEP 6336 Systematic Inquiry 1 3 CAEP 6329 Service Administration 3
CAEP 8417 Intensive Practicum in Applied Behavior 2 CAEP 6331 Advanced Learning Seminar 1 3
Analysis 1 CAEP 6334 Applied Programming Seminar 1 3
CAEP 8418 Intensive Practicum in Applied Behavior 2 CAEP 6336 Systematic Inquiry 1 3
Analysis 2
Intensive Practicum
Optional Specialization Note: The intensive practicum is optional. Consult your faculty advisor.
EARLY INTERVENTION
CAEP 5150 Early Intervention: Family Systems 3 CAEP 8417 Intensive Practicum in Applied Behavior 2
CAEP 8425 Early Intervention Practicum 1 2 Analysis 1
SLPA 6335 Early Intervention: Assessment and 3 CAEP 8418 Intensive Practicum in Applied Behavior 2
Intervention Analysis 2
CAEP 8426 Early Intervention Practicum 2 2
MS/CAGS Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Early Intervention, Graduate Certificate
Northeastern University’s Certificate Program in Early Intervention is

Applied Behavior Analysis, Graduate Certificate an interdisciplinary, preservice training program that is designed to
fulfill requirements for certification as an early intervention specialist,
The goal of the Graduate Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis is
at the advanced provisional level, as set forth by the Massachusetts
to prepare graduates to assume supervisory behavior analyst roles in
Department of Public Health (DPH). The interdisciplinary nature of the
schools and service agencies and to serve as independent consultants.
program is facilitated by the interaction of graduate students from
This program is designed for the student who possesses a graduate
school psychology, counseling psychology, physical therapy, speech and
degree in either psychology or education. The Behavior Analyst
language pathology, and undergraduate students from human services
Certification Board (BACB) has verified this course sequence as meeting
and psychology.
the course requirements for eligibility to take the Board Certified Behavior
Analyst (BCBA) examination. The goals for the early intervention certificate program are:
This program includes six core courses in behavior analysis that explore • To prepare personnel to provide services to infants and toddlers with
the principles and procedures of applied behavior analysis in-depth and disabilities and their families, from linguistically and culturally diverse
address its philosophical underpinnings. Students may elect to complete backgrounds in urban environments
their supervised experience hours by taking Intensive Practicum in • To prepare personnel who have attained all competencies relative to
Applied Behavior Analysis 1 (CAEP 8417) and Intensive Practicum in early intervention, specified by the Massachusetts DPH, and that are
Applied Behavior Analysis 2 (CAEP 8418), in addition to the six required consistent with best practice and research
courses.
• To prepare personnel in an interdisciplinary manner, drawing from
Courses are delivered in an online format. Students attend lectures Northeastern University’s multidisciplinary resources
virtually and view supplementary material on their own schedules, taking • To prepare personnel to function effectively across teams
(individualized family service plan teams, community teams,
246 Communication Sciences and Disorders
interagency teams) and to understand the roles of their We are a learning community in which faculty and students support
interdisciplinary teammates each other’s learning across the life span. Our department mission is to
educate students to the highest levels of professionalism, consistent
Upon graduation, students are eligible for employment in an early with American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and
intervention service delivery setting. Northeastern University accreditation standards and Massachusetts
licensure requirements; to provide them with an interprofessional and
The program is delivered in a hybrid format. Classes meet on campus
practice-oriented education in our urban university environment; to
one day each month, and additional course content is delivered
provide them with research experiences based on the highest standards
through online distance education. The program can be taken alone or
of scientific knowledge; to provide them with clinical experiences with
integrated with bachelor's, master’s, or clinical doctoral degree programs.
clients, patients, and families from a diverse population base using an
Personnel who are working in the field may use their work site for field
evidence-informed practice approach; to evaluate their progress using
training. Degree-bearing programs incorporate the courses in a variety
both formative and summative assessment measures.
of arrangements, meaning that some of the program's classes stand
in place for others and/or serve as electives. These program plans are Our faculty engage in continuous learning both inside and outside
worked out with students' advisors. the department to be current in recent research and to contribute to
that knowledge base. They use, develop, and address in their teaching
Program Requirements technology that improves the hearing, communication, respiration, and
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise swallowing skills of individuals at a variety of age and skill levels.
indicated.
Programs
Core Requirements
A grade of B or higher is required in all courses.
• Speech-Language Pathology (p. 246)
Code Title Hours
Required Core Speech-Language Pathology, MS
CAEP 5150 Early Intervention: Family Systems 3
CAEP 5151 Early Intervention: Infant and Toddler 3 Adhering to the highest professional standards, the speech-language
Development, Risk, and Disability pathology (SLP) graduate program seeks to prepare future speech-
language pathologists for the rigors of clinical practice in educational
CAEP 5152 Early Intervention: Planning and 3
and healthcare settings. Graduates of the program will influence
Evaluating Services
society in profound ways—for example, enabling children with autism
SLPA 6335 Early Intervention: Assessment and 3
to communicate effectively, relieving adolescents’ fears of speaking
Intervention
dysfluently in the classroom, and helping stroke survivors resume
Practicum activities in which they had previously participated. The comprehensive
CAEP 8425 Early Intervention Practicum 1 2 program of study emphasizes teamwork and interdisciplinary approaches
CAEP 8426 Early Intervention Practicum 2 2 to complex service delivery issues. SLP graduate students acquire the
knowledge and skills needed for a lifetime of professional achievement
Program Credit/GPA Requirements and social contribution.
indicated.
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Core Requirements
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/bouve/slpa) A grade of B or higher is required in each course.
Lorraine Book, PhD, CCC-SLP Code Title Hours

Interim Chair and SLP Graduate Program Director
Disorders
Sandra Cleveland, AuD, CCC-A Requires 31 semester hours:
Associate Clinical Professor and AuD Program Director SLPA 5201 Diagnostic Testing in Speech-Language 1
Pathology
MS in Speech-Language Pathology Program
SLPA 6219 Aural Rehabilitation (or elective) 3-4
226 Forsyth Building
617.373.7577 SLPA 6303 Stuttering 3
617.373.2239 (fax) SLPA 6304 Augmentative and Alternative 3
Lorraine Book, SLP Graduate Program Director, l.book@northeastern.edu Communication
SLPA 6305 Articulation and Phonology 3
Doctor of Audiology Program
SLPA 6306 Speech-Language Disorders in Children 3
226 Forsyth Building
617.373.2496 SLPA 6307 Voice Disorders 3
617.373.8756 (fax) SLPA 6308 Dysphagia 3
Sandra Cleveland, AuD Program Director, sa.cleveland@northeastern.edu SLPA 6309 Speech-Language Disorders in Adults 3
SLPA 6321 Motor Speech Disorders 3
SLPA 6330 Language Literacy 1 0.5 Environmental Health Research Institute (SSEHRI), and the Center for
SLPA 6337 Language Literacy Experiential Program 0.5 Health Policy and Healthcare Research (CHPHR), as well as community
agencies and neighborhood health centers in the local Boston area and
SLPA 6338 Language Literacy 2 2
beyond.
Science
SLPA 5109 Neurology of Communication 3 Programs
SLPA 6301 Speech Science 3 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Research • Population Health (p. 228)
SLPA 6211 Research and Evidence-Based Practice 3
SLPA 6420 Practical Statistics for Speech- 3
Language Pathology and Audiology • Exercise Science with Concentration in Physical Activity and Public
Health (p. 249)
Practicum
SLPA 6415 Speech-Language Pathology Advanced 3 Master of Public Health (MPH)
Clinical Practicum 1
• Master of Public Health (p. 248)
SLPA 6416 Speech-Language Pathology Advanced 2
Clinical Practicum 2 Dual Degree
SLPA 6417 Speech-Language Pathology Advanced 2 • Law and Urban Public Health, JD/MPH (p. 290)
Clinical Practicum 3 • Pharmacy and Public Health, PharmD/MPH (p. 251)
SLPA 6418 Speech-Language Pathology Advanced 2 • Physician Assistant Studies and Master in Public Health, MS/MPH
Clinical Practicum 4 (p. 252)
• Public Health and Exercise Science with a concentration in Physical
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Activity and Public Health, MPH/MS (p. 253)
• Public Health and Health Informatics, MPH/MS (p. 254)
Health Sciences • Exercise Science for Clinicians (p. 254)
Website (https://bouve.northeastern.edu/health-sciences)
Population Health, PhD
Shan Mohammed, MD, MPH
Clinical Associate Professor & Interim Chair Beth E. Molnar, ScD, SM
Director of the Population Health Program
316 Robinson Hall
617.373.7729 This program seeks to train students to become public health
617.373.2968 (fax) researchers and leaders through simultaneous examination of multiple
determinations of health, including social, environmental, nutritional, and
The Department of Health Sciences at the Bouvé College of Health behavioral risk factors. Our students investigate the underlying causes
Sciences at Northeastern University provides a unique, transdisciplinary of adverse health, including disease, disparities, and disability, through
setting that incorporates academics, research, and practice and seeks training in core population health disciplines—biostatistics, epidemiology,
to prepare students for a wide range of career paths. We offer engaging and health services—together with individual-specific and specialized
undergraduate academic programs that enable students to major or training in topics related to student research. Importantly, our students
minor in health sciences, as well as several graduate degree programs, are mentored by Northeastern’s distinguished faculty, who individually
including the Master of Public Health with Concentration in Urban Health, and together conduct innovative, solution-focused research in critical
the Master of Science in Exercise Science with Concentration in Physical population health topics.
Activity and Public Health, the Doctor of Philosophy in Population Health,
and several dual-degree programs offered in conjunction with the School Our population health doctoral students have an opportunity to learn to
of Pharmacy, the School of Law, the Exercise Science Program, the Health conduct research that addresses five key health determinants:
Informatics Program, and the Physician Assistant Program.
1. Social and community contexts
Our diverse faculty has expertise in the fields of population health,
2. Environment and neighborhoods
health disparities, nutritional epidemiology, social epidemiology, exercise
science, medical sociology, public policy, personal health technologies, 3. Health and healthcare delivery
neurodevelopmental disorders, and mental health, among many more.
Students have the opportunity to work side by side with faculty in 4. Education
conducting cutting-edge research in these fields. We also have research
staff highly skilled in providing unique, specialized dietary assessment 5. Economic stability
services.
Our diverse faculty has expertise in numerous population health
In line with Northeastern’s commitment to interdisciplinary research disciplines, including health services research, health disparities,
and urban engagement, we teach and work closely with many other environmental and social epidemiology, biostatistics, exercise science,
schools, centers, and departments in the university, including the medical sociology, public policy, personal health technologies, and mental
Institute on Urban Health Research (IUHR), the Center for Community
Health Education Research and Service (CCHERS), the Social Science
248 Public Health, MPH
health. Students have the opportunity to work side by side with faculty in EXSC 5200 Cardiopulmonary Physiology
conducting cutting-edge, transdisciplinary research in these fields. EXSC 5220 Advanced Exercise Physiology
EXSC 5230 Physical Activity and Exercise: Effects
indicated.
Health Informatics
Milestones HRMG 6220 Health Organization Management
Qualifying examination PHSC 6216 Human Physiology and
Annual review Pathophysiology
Dissertation committee PHTH 5212 Public Health Administration and Policy
Dissertation proposal PHTH 5214 Environmental Health
Core Requirements in Healthcare
Code Title Hours
Health Services
or PHTH 5234 Economic Perspectives on Health Policy
PHTH 5540 Health Education and Program
Population Health
Planning
PHTH 6400 Principles of Population Health 1 3
PHTH 6200 Principles and History of Urban Health
PHTH 6410 Principles of Population Health 2 3
PHTH 6204 Society, Behavior, and Health
Epidemiology
PHTH 6208 Urban Community Health Assessment
PHTH 5202 Introduction to Epidemiology 3
PHTH 6320 Qualitative Methods in Health and
PHTH 6202 Intermediate Epidemiology 3 Illness
Research Ethics PPUA 7247 Seminar in U.S. Health Policy and
BIOL 6381 Ethics in Biological Research 2 Management
or PHSC 6212 Research Skills and Ethics SOCL 7257 Contemporary Issues in Sociology
Research and Analysis SOCL 7287 Social Movements in Health
PHTH 5210 Biostatistics in Public Health 3 STRT 6220 Strategic Management for Healthcare
PHTH 6210 Applied Regression Analysis 3 Organizations
Options Dissertation
Complete one of the following options: Code Title Hours
SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH OPTION
PHTH 9990 Dissertation
Code Title Hours
PHTH 5224 Social Epidemiology 3
PHTH 6440 Advanced Methods in Biostatistics 3 33 total semester hours required
PHTH 6800 Causal Inference in Public Health 3 Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Research
Electives 2-4
Public Health, MPH
HEALTH SERVICES AND POLICY OPTION
Code Title Hours Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/mph)
ECON 5110 Microeconomic Theory 4 Neil Maniar, PhD, MPH

PHTH 5234 Economic Perspectives on Health 3 Program Director
Policy
316 Robinson Hall
Electives 2-4
617.373.5925
Electives Through innovation in experiential education, research, and service,
Code Title Hours the Master of Public Health Program in Urban Health at Northeastern
CS 6220 Data Mining Techniques University trains diverse and skilled professionals who promote and
CS 7280 Special Topics in Database protect the health of urban communities.
Management
In order to help prepare the next generation of urban public health leaders
ECON 5110 Microeconomic Theory and professionals, the MPH offers our diverse graduate students an
ECON 5140 Applied Econometrics opportunity to:
ECON 7200 Topics in Applied Economics
• Complete your degree 100 percent online, on-ground, or in a hybrid PHTH 5320 Grant Writing in Public Health
format (combination of both) PHTH 5440 Community-Based Participatory
• Participate in learning options that meet the needs of the working Research: Environmental Health
professional: PHTH 5540 Health Education and Program
• On-ground courses are offered in the evening (most classes meet Planning
once a week from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m.)
• Enroll as either a full-time or part-time student
• Take elective courses on a wide range of public health topics,
including cross-departmental offerings from Northeastern’s other
Illness
colleges (law, business, social sciences, and more)
PHTH 6400 Principles of Population Health 1
• Enjoy a supportive learning environment that includes outstanding
student mentoring PHTH 6410 Principles of Population Health 2
Program Requirements PHTH 6460 Analysis of Messy Data
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise PHTH 6800 Causal Inference in Public Health
indicated. Research
PPUA 6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation
Core Requirements
A grade of B– or higher is required in each required course. Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Code Title Hours
Required Core
PHTH 5120 Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United 3
States
Exercise Science with Concentration in Physical Activity and
Public Health, MS
PHTH 5210 Biostatistics in Public Health 3 Rui Li, PhD
PHTH 5212 Public Health Administration and Policy 3 Program Director
PHTH 5214 Environmental Health 3
520 Behrakis Health Sciences Center
PHTH 5540 Health Education and Program 3
617.373.2526
Planning
or PPUA 6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation The Department of Health Sciences currently offers a Master of Science
PHTH 6204 Society, Behavior, and Health 3 in Exercise Science with a public health emphasis. The concentration
Urban Health in physical activity and public health recognizes that inactivity is a
major public health problem and represents a significant risk factor for
PHTH 6200 Principles and History of Urban Health 3
many chronic diseases, including heart disease, stroke, hypertension,
PHTH 6208 Urban Community Health Assessment 3 metabolic syndrome, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and some types of cancer.
Practicum Moreover, this concentration integrates key competencies for a degree
PHTH 6966 Practicum 3 in exercise science recommended by the American College of Sports
Capstone Medicine (ACSM), including knowledge of exercise physiology and the
assessment and development of physical activity and exercise programs
PHTH 6910 Public Health Capstone 3
for the general and clinical populations. Graduate students seeking this
Electives degree are members of the Bouvé College of Health Sciences—a leading
national model for education and research in the health, psychosocial,
Code Title Hours
and biomedical sciences, which supports the university’s mission of
Complete 9 semester hours from the following. In 9 educating students for a life of fulfillment and accomplishment and
consultation with your faculty advisor, you may complete creating and translating knowledge to meet global and societal needs
electives from another discipline: through interdisciplinary research, urban engagement, experiential
PHTH 5222 Health Advocacy learning, and the integration of classroom learning with real-world
PHTH 5224 Social Epidemiology experience. Faculty in the department are exploring a range of research
PHTH 5226 Strategic Management and Leadership topics, including acute/chronic effects of exercise, community-based
in Healthcare exercise and nutrition interventions, nutrition epidemiology, health
disparities, urban public health, and application of technology for
measuring and motivating behavior change.
PHTH 5232 Evaluating Healthcare Quality Two unique features of the program are:
• The program offers three pathways of study based on student
Policy
interests: research, public health, and practice-based pathways.
PHTH 5236 Public Health Nutrition Students take two electives to enhance their knowledge in their
PHTH 5300 Project Management in Public Health selected pathway. These pathways are designed to train students
PHTH 5310 Budget Principles in Public Health to pursue a terminal degree in exercise science/opportunities in a
250 Health Data Analytics, MS
research setting, federal/private/nonprofit institutions, and clinical in Health Data Analytics is designed to prepare students to succeed
setting. in this emerging field. This program offers a strong, competency-
• We offer students internship, practicum, and research opportunities based curriculum that addresses data analytics ranging from data
at both on- and off-campus sites. Experiential education is a key acquisition from traditional and emerging data streams, data aggregation
component of the program because application of classroom methods, data mining algorithms, predictive computational modeling,
knowledge provides valuable preparation for a career in exercise and visualization techniques. Students can expect to amass a broad
science. and deep understanding of the various methods, software tools, and
topical expertise needed to discover meaningful patterns in health-related
Program Requirements data and effectively communicate their implications to a number of
Health Data Analytics will be effective practitioners and leaders in the
indicated.
rapidly developing domain of data analytics with a focus on health and
Core Requirements healthcare.
A grade of B or higher is required in all course work. The interdisciplinary Master of Science in Health Data Analytics consists
Code Title Hours
Exercise Science and an ongoing series of seminars on topics in health data analytics. Two
EXSC 5200 Cardiopulmonary Physiology 3 tracks will be available to matriculating students: standard and research
EXSC 5210 Physical Activity and Exercise: 3 based.
Prescription, Measurement, and Testing
LEARNING OUTCOMES
EXSC 5220 Advanced Exercise Physiology 3
EXSC 5230 Physical Activity and Exercise: Effects 3 stakeholder roles such as payers, providers, and government; social
on Musculoskeletal Health and Disease determinants of health; wellness promotion; acute vs.chronic care
EXSC 6202 Electrocardiography, Clinical 3 • Ability to acquire, store, and validate data; familiarity with common
Assessment, and Prescription health-related data sources and formats
Public Health • Proficiency in analyzing data using statistical, epidemiological, and
PHTH 5540 Health Education and Program 3 data-mining methods along with appropriate software tools and
Planning programming languages
PHTH 6208 Urban Community Health Assessment 3 • Ability to interpret and present analytical results to nontechnical
Research stakeholders using visualization and accessible narrative structures
EXSC 6400 Applied Research Methods 3
indicated.
Electives Core Requirements
Code Title Hours
1
Code Title Hours
Analytics/Modeling/Statistics
HSCI 5230 Clinical Nutrition Applications in Health
and Disease
EXSC 5000 to EXSC 6402
Learning
PHTH 5000 to PHTH 6800
HINF 6400 Introduction to Health Data Analytics 3
Program Credit/GPA Requirement PPUA 5301 Introduction to Computational 4

Statistics
Minimum 3.000 GPA required PPUA 5302 Information Design and Visual 4
Analytics
1
Students may choose two courses within one of three areas (public Healthcare
health, practice-based, and research-based) to deepen their knowledge HINF 5102 Data Management in Healthcare 3
and competency within that area.
(TBA) 3
Health Data Analytics, MS
1
with the explosion of personal data collection devices, provides the Thesis/Capstone
opportunity of using data for revolutionizing approaches to care at all Code Title Hours
levels with an emphasis on precision medicine and person-centered Complete either Thesis or Capstone: 3
Thesis
however, requires expertise at the intersection of health informatics,
(TBA)
data science, and computational modeling. The Master of Science
Capstone more robust understanding of public health through an MPH degree while
HINF 7701 Health Informatics Capstone Project also completing their PharmD.
Electives Program Requirements

At least one course must be chosen from the methods list.
indicated.
Code Title Hours
Core Requirements
Methods
DOCTOR OF PHARMACY REQUIREMENTS
Code Title Hours
Required Core
PHMD 2350 Healthcare Systems 3
PHMD 5223 Evidence-Based Medicine 2
PHMD 5250 Pharmacy Care Management 3
PHMD 5330 Jurisprudence 3
Techniques
Pharmaceutics
CAEP 7716 Advanced Research and Data Analyses
2 PHSC 2330 Immunology 3
Other Electives PHSC 3411 Pharmaceutics 1 4
Complete 0–4 semester hours from the following: 0-4 PHSC 3412 Pharmaceutics 2 4
ARTG 5330 Visualization Technologies 1 PHSC 3419 Pharmaceutics Laboratory 1
ARTG 6320 Design of Information-Rich PHSC 3430 Pharmacokinetics and 3

Environments Biopharmaceutics
HINF 5200 Theoretical Foundations in Personal PHSC 5360 Anti-Infectives 4

Health Informatics Pharmacology/Medicinal Chemistry
HINF 5300 Personal Health Interface Design and PHSC 4501 Pharmacology/Medicinal Chemistry 1 5
Development PHSC 4502 Pharmacology/Medicinal Chemistry 2 5
HINF 6215 Project Management Disease Management
HINF 6220 Database Design, Access, Modeling, PHMD 4611 Comprehensive Disease Management 1 6
and Security PHMD 4612 Comprehensive Disease Management 1 1
PHTH 5226 Strategic Management and Leadership Seminar
in Healthcare PHMD 4621 Comprehensive Disease Management 2 6
PHTH 5232 Evaluating Healthcare Quality PHMD 4622 Comprehensive Disease Management 2 1
PHTH 5234 Economic Perspectives on Health Seminar
Policy PHMD 4623 Comprehensive Disease Management 2 0.5
Skills Lab
Program Credit/GPA Requirements PHMD 4631 Comprehensive Disease Management 3 6
PHMD 4632 Comprehensive Disease Management 3 1
Seminar
PHMD 4633 Comprehensive Disease Management 3 0.5
Health Informatics, MS Skills Lab
See Bouvé College of Health Sciences interdisciplinary programs
Seminar
Pharmacy and Public Health, PharmD/MPH Skills Lab
Practice
The School of Pharmacy and the Department of Health Sciences offer
PHMD 1201 Introduction to Pharmacy Practice 2.5
a combined Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and Master in Public Health
(MPH) program. PHMD 1202 Lab for PHMD 1201 0.5
PHMD 2310 Educational and Behavioral 2
The combined PharmD/MPH program recognizes and reinforces the Interventions in Pharmacy Practice
importance of public health in pharmacy practice. Central to addressing PHMD 2311 Lab for PHMD 2310 0.5
urban public health concerns, and in particular those associated with
PHMD 5270 Economic Evaluation of 2
racial and ethnic health disparities, the program is committed to building
Pharmaceuticals and Pharmacy
a strong, diverse, and activist public health workforce. The goal of the
Practice
program is to graduate professionals who are well educated in the
complex issues associated with disparate health status and healthcare PHMD 5450 Advanced Pharmacy Practice 1
access. The combined PharmD/MPH program allows qualified and Experience Preparatory Seminar
interested students an opportunity to achieve their goal of obtaining a Required Practice Experience
252 Physician Assistant Studies and Public Health, MS/MPH
Complete 36 semester hours of required practice experience: 36 This dual degree takes a total of three years to complete (as opposed to
PHMD 6440-PHMD 6474 four, if each degree were pursued separately), and a total number of 12
credits are shared between both degrees.
MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
For more information, including the application and admissions process,
Code Title Hours
please visit the PA/MPH website here (https://bouve.northeastern.edu/
Required Core
health-sciences/programs/pa-mph).
States Program Requirements
PHTH 5202 Introduction to Epidemiology 3 Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
PHTH 5210 Biostatistics in Public Health 3 indicated.
PHTH 5212 Public Health Administration and Policy 3
Physician Assistant Requirements
A grade of C or higher is required in each course.
Planning Code Title Hours
PHTH 6204 Society, Behavior, and Health 3 Required Core
Urban Health PA 6208 Professional Issues for Physician 2
PHTH 6200 Principles and History of Urban Health 3 Assistants
PHTH 6208 Urban Community Health Assessment 3 PA 6326 Aspects of Primary Care 4
Practicum PA 6327 Emergency Medicine and Critical Care 2
PHTH 6966 Practicum 3 PA 6328 Aging and Rehabilitation Medicine 2
Capstone Anatomy & Physiology
PHTH 6910 Public Health Capstone 3 PA 6200 Anatomy and Physiology 1 3
Electives PA 6201 Anatomy and Physiology 2 3
Complete 9 semester hours in the following subject area: 9 Diagnosis & Evaluation
PHTH or approved electives in other subject areas PA 6203 Physical Diagnosis and Patient 3
Evaluation 1
Program Credit/GPA Requirements PA 6204 Physical Diagnosis and Patient 3
156 total semester hours required Evaluation 2
Minimum 3.000 GPA required PA 6207 Clinical Laboratory and Diagnostic 4
Methods
Physician Assistant Studies and Public Health, MS/MPH PA 6323 Clinical Neurology 2
Pharmacology
The Northeastern University Physician Assistant (PA) program and PA 6205 Pharmacology 1 2
Department of Health Sciences offer a combined Master of Science
PA 6206 Pharmacology 2 2
in Physician Assistant Studies (MS)/Master in Public Health Program
(MPH) program. The combined PA/MPH program allows qualified and Principles
interested students an opportunity to achieve their goal of obtaining a PA 6311 Principles of Medicine 1 4
more robust understanding of public health through an MPH degree while PA 6312 Principles of Medicine 2 4
also completing their Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies. PA 6313 Principles of Medicine 3 4
Since its inception in 2008, the Northeastern MPH program has PA 6320 Principles of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2
distinguished itself from other MPH programs in the area through its PA 6321 Principles of Surgery 2
unique focus on urban public health. The program’s overarching goal is PA 6322 Principles of Orthopedics 2
to address urban public health concerns, particularly those associated PA 6324 Principles of Pediatrics 2
with racial and ethnic health disparities, in order to build a diverse and
PA 6325 Principles of Psychiatry 2
activist-oriented public health workforce. The MPH program has a
Clinical
strong commitment to providing a flexible course of study for working
professionals. This flexibility allows for easy incorporation into a dual- PA 6400 Applied Study in Medicine 5
degree program. PA 6401 Applied Study in Ambulatory Medicine 5
PA 6402 Applied Study in Family Practice 5
The combined degree that incorporates both programs is designed to
PA 6403 Applied Study in Emergency Medicine 5
help diversify the public health workforce and improve graduates’ ability
to approach clinical situations with cultural sensitivity and awareness. PA 6404 Applied Study in Obstetrics and 5
Successful graduates of the program benefit from having a greater Gynecology
understanding of public health issues in clinical practice, including PA 6405 Applied Study in Pediatrics 5
the racial and ethnic health disparities prevalent in the U.S. healthcare PA 6406 Applied Study in Surgery 5
system, as well as a strong grounding in epidemiology, quantitative and PA 6407 Applied Study in Mental Health 5
qualitative research methods, and the use of scientific evidence, skills
critical to many fields of healthcare practice.
Master's of Public Health Requirements Program Requirements

A grade of B– or higher is required in each course. Public Health Requirements
A grade of B– or higher is required in all course work.
Code Title Hours
Required Core Code Title Hours
PHTH 5120 Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United 3 Public Health
States PHTH 5120 Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United 3
PHTH 5202 Introduction to Epidemiology 3 States
PHTH 5210 Biostatistics in Public Health 3 PHTH 5202 Introduction to Epidemiology 3
PHTH 5212 Public Health Administration and Policy 3 PHTH 5210 Biostatistics in Public Health 3
PHTH 5214 Environmental Health 3 PHTH 5212 Public Health Administration and Policy 3
PHTH 5232 Evaluating Healthcare Quality 3 PHTH 5214 Environmental Health 3
PHTH 5540 Health Education and Program 3 PHTH 5540 Health Education and Program 3
Planning Planning
PHTH 6204 Society, Behavior, and Health 3 PHTH 6204 Society, Behavior, and Health 3
Urban Health Urban Health
PHTH 6200 Principles and History of Urban Health 3 PHTH 6200 Principles and History of Urban Health 3
PHTH 6208 Urban Community Health Assessment 3 PHTH 6208 Urban Community Health Assessment 3
Practicum Practicum
PHTH 6966 Practicum 3 PHTH 6966 Practicum 3
Capstone Capstone
PHTH 6910 Public Health Capstone 3 PHTH 6910 Public Health Capstone 3
Elective
Complete 3 semester hours of approved elective course work. 3 Exercise Science Requirements
Code Title Hours
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Physiology
EXSC 5200 Cardiopulmonary Physiology 3
Public Health and Exercise Science with a concentration in
Physical Activity and Public Health, MPH/MS EXSC 5230 Physical Activity and Exercise: Effects 3
Website (https://bouve.northeastern.edu/health-sciences/programs/ms- Assessment & Prescription
exercise-science-mph) EXSC 5210 Physical Activity and Exercise: 3
Prescription, Measurement, and Testing
Rui Li, PhD
EXSC 6202 Electrocardiography, Clinical 3
Director of Exercise Science Program
Assessment, and Prescription
520 Behrakis Health Sciences Center Research
617.373.2526 EXSC 6400 Applied Research Methods 3
Neil Maniar, PhD, MPH Elective

Director of Master of Public Health Program
Code Title Hours
316 Robinson Hall Complete one of the following: 3
617.373.5925 HSCI 5230 Clinical Nutrition Applications in Health
and Disease
The Department of Health Sciences at Northeastern University offers a
combined Master in Public Health program (MPH)/Master of Science PHTH 5230 Global Health
in Exercise Science (EXSC) program. This dual-degree program allows PHTH 6320 Qualitative Methods in Health and
qualified students to achieve their goal of obtaining a more robust Illness
understanding of public health through an MPH degree while also PHTH 6350 Social Survey Research Methods
completing their master's in exercise science. Course work consists HINF 6240 Improving the Patient Experience
of advanced physiology such as musculoskeletal and cardiopulmonary through Informatics
systems and the assessment and prescription of exercise and physical
activity in the context of the social determinants of health. Graduates of Program Credit/GPA Requirement
the program will benefit from having a greater understanding of public 54 total semester hours required
health issues in the fields of exercise and physical activity in order to Minimum 3.000 GPA required
better design exercise prescription programs in the healthcare industry
that aim to improve the health of individuals and communities.
254 Public Health and Health Informatics, MPH/MS
Plan of Study Health Informatics Requirements

Year 1 Code Title Hours
Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer 1 Hours Required Core
EXSC 5210 3 EXSC 5220 3 PHTH 5540 3-4 HINF 5101 Introduction to Health Informatics and 3
PHTH 5210 3 EXSC 6202 3 PHTH 6208 3 Health Information Systems
PHTH 5212 3 PHTH 5120 3
HINF 6220 Database Design, Access, Modeling, 3
and Security
PHTH 6204 3 PHTH 5202 3
HINF 6240 Improving the Patient Experience 3
12 12 6-7
through Informatics
Year 2 HINF 6355 Key Standards in Health Informatics 3
Fall Hours Spring Hours Systems
EXSC 5200 3 EXSC 6400 3 HINF 6405 Quantifying the Value of Informatics 3
EXSC 5230 3 PHTH 5214 3
Capstone and Practicum
PHTH 6200 3 PHTH 6910 3
Code Title Hours
PHTH 6966 3 Approved 3
MPH or PHTH 6910 Public Health Capstone 3
EXSC PHTH 6966 Practicum 3
elective
12 12 Electives
Total Hours: 54-55 Code Title Hours
Complete three of the following, with at least one course 9
completed from each group:
Public Health and Health Informatics, MPH/MS
Group 1
HINF 6201 Organizational Behavior, Work Flow
The Master of Public Health (MPH) and Master of Science in Health
Design, and Change Management
Informatics (MSHI) combined program allows qualified and interested
students to prepare to lead healthcare at the nexus between public health HINF 6202 Business of Healthcare Informatics
and health informatics. Graduates of this program will be well-educated HINF 6215 Project Management
in the complex issues associated with improvements in information Group 2
technology, as well as changes to the public health and healthcare PHTH 5226 Strategic Management and Leadership
delivery systems. Recognizing the increasing overlap between health in Healthcare
informatics and public health with a focus on urban health, this program
incorporates course work from both the MPH and MSHI curricula for both
degrees, reducing tuition costs and saving one year of study compared to HINF 6404 Patient Engagement Informatics and
obtaining both degrees individually. Analytics

A grade of B– or higher is required in each course.

Exercise Science for Clinicians, Graduate Certificate
Public Health Requirements
The Department of Health Sciences offers a Graduate Certificate of
Code Title Hours
Exercise Science for Clinicians. Exercise training has been shown
Required Core to be of therapeutic benefit to patients who have chronic diseases,
PHTH 5120 Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United 3 including but not limited to cardiovascular disease, pulmonary
States disease, and metabolic disorders. Supervised exercises are commonly
PHTH 5202 Introduction to Epidemiology 3 performed in a variety of settings including hospitals, outpatient
PHTH 5210 Biostatistics in Public Health 3 clinics, physician’s offices, university laboratories, or hospital-based
research facilities. Exercise physiologists work in the above settings
to create, implement, and evaluate exercise programs. Clinicians,
such as physicians and nurses, work with exercise physiologists to
PHTH 5540 Health Education and Program 3 prescribe individualized exercise to meet the specific clinical needs of
Planning their patients. Understanding the benefits of exercise, and how exercise
or PPUA 6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation plays a role in health promotion and disease prevention/intervention,
PHTH 6204 Society, Behavior, and Health 3 is only a small part of traditional training of physicians and nurses.
Urban Health This Graduate Certificate of Exercise Science for Clinicians will help
bridge the knowledge gap between the medical field and the exercise
field. Additionally, it will help clinicians understand the role of exercise
PHTH 6208 Urban Community Health Assessment 3 as a proven powerful medicine and a readily available therapy that has
demonstrated a high therapeutic effect in a number of chronic disease

states with little to no side effects. Health Informatics Software Engineering Graduate Certificate
Two important features: See Bouvé College of Health Sciences interdisciplinary programs

• The curriculum includes course work and experiential learning
opportunities for students to develop well-rounded knowledge
of the role of physical activity and exercise on health and School of Nursing
disease prevention/intervention. It covers knowledge of
exercise physiology and exercise testing, assessment, and Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/bouve/nursing)
prescription, all of which are major domains of job tasks for a
Rhonda M. Board, PhD, RN, CCRN
clinical exercise physiologist required by the American College
Interim Dean and Associate Professor, School of Nursing
of Sports Medicine (ACSM).
Associate Dean, Bouvé College of Health Sciences
• Upon successful completion of the curriculum, students will be
granted an exercise science for clinicians certificate. Students Janet Rico, MBA, NP-BC, PhD
may also choose to take additional courses and fulfill the Associate Clinical Professor and Assistant Dean of Graduate Nursing
program requirements to complete a Master of Science in Programs
Exercise Science, which will prepare them for ACSM certification
to become a certified clinical exercise physiologist. 211 Robinson Hall
617.373.3521
Program Requirements 617.373.2985 (fax)
Susan McDonald, Administrative Coordinator, Academic Programs,
indicated.
s.mcdonald@northeastern.edu
Core Requirements This is an exciting time in healthcare and nursing in particular. According
Code Title Hours to a recent Gallup Poll, the public ranks nursing as the “most ethical”
Advanced Physiology profession. In contemporary models of healthcare, nurses are considered
EXSC 5200 Cardiopulmonary Physiology 3 the critical backbone and life force of the delivery system. What does that
mean for those considering nursing as a profession? It means that as a
nurse you will carry an awesome responsibility—to improve the health
Assessment and Prescription outcomes of patients and their families. It also means that you must be
EXSC 5210 Physical Activity and Exercise: 3 among the best prepared of health professionals. Excellent preparation is
Prescription, Measurement, and Testing just what we seek to offer.
EXSC 6202 Electrocardiography, Clinical 3
Assessment, and Prescription If you are coming to the School of Nursing to earn a master’s, PhD, or DNP,
your learning will be guided by our senior faculty, nursing leaders who are
Internship
expert advance practice nurses in their respective specialty areas. Our
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: 6 affiliation with over 100 institutions means that you and the faculty can
EXSC 6300 Internship in Exercise Science select the best place for your clinical rotations.
Elective You want to change career pathways? We have the Certificate of

Code Title Hours Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) that facilitates attainment of a
specialty track if you already have an advanced nursing degree. You
Complete 3 semester hours of electives with approval of 3
want research? We have excellent nurse researchers who are working to
program director.
improve patient care and advance nursing knowledge. Come join nursing
at its finest. Northeastern University is a school on the move.
21 total semester hours required Further information about the specializations can be found under the
Minimum 3.000 GPA required program name.
Health Informatics Management and Exchange Graduate Admission Requirement

Admissions requirements (http://www.northeastern.edu/bouve/grad/
Certificate
chart.html) are specific to the program.
See Bouvé College of Health Sciences interdisciplinary programs

Programs
(p. 294), for curriculum information.
• Nursing (Post-BSN) (p. 256)
• Nursing—Advanced Entry (Post-MSN) (p. 257)
See Bouvé College of Health Sciences interdisciplinary programs Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
• Doctor of Nursing Practice (Post-Master's) (p. 257)
• Nursing Practice with Concentration in Nurse Anesthesia (p. 258)
256 Nursing, PhD (Post-BSN)
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) Program Requirements

• Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care (p. 258) Bachelor's Degree Entrance
• Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (p. 259) A bachelor's degree in nursing is preferred. Complete all courses and
• Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (p. 259) requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.
• Nurse Anesthesia (p. 260)
Milestones
• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care (p. 260)
Annual reviews
• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute and Primary Care (p. 261)
Comprehensive examination
• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care (p. 261) Dissertation proposal
• Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care (p. 259) Dissertation defense
Master of Science (MS) Core Requirements

• Nursing—Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care (p. 261) A grade of B or higher is required in all course work.
• Nursing—Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (p. 262)
Code Title Hours
• Nursing—Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (p. 263)
Required Core
• Nursing—Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute and Primary Care
(p. 264) NRSG 7104 Foundations in Nursing Research 3
• Nursing—Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care (p. 264) NRSG 7700 The Science of Nursing 3
• Nursing—Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care NRSG 7705 Theoretical and Conceptual 3

(p. 262) Foundations in Nursing Science
• Nursing—Family Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care (p. 263) NRSG 7715 Measurement in Clinical Research 3
• Nursing—Direct Entry (p. 265) NRSG 7750 Healthcare of Urban Populations 3
• Nursing Administration (p. 266) Statistics
• Nursing Anesthesia (p. 266) PHTH 5210 Biostatistics in Public Health 3

NRSG 5121 Epidemiology and Population Health 3
Dual Degree PHTH 6210 Applied Regression Analysis 3
• Nursing and Business Administration, MS/MBA (p. 267) Research
NRSG 7709 Qualitative Research Methods 3
NRSG 7712 Quantitative Research Methods 3
• Nursing Informatics (p. 267)
NRSG 7755 Intervention Research: Development, 3
Implementation, and Evaluation
Nursing, PhD (Post-BSN) NRSG 7770 Research Colloquium 1
Overview
NRSG 9984 Research
Research 1
Cognate Courses
The (post–BSN) PhD program in nursing prepares research scientists,
Complete two cognate courses in consultation with your 6
educators, and leaders who seek to improve health and healthcare across
faculty advisor.
the life span with an emphasis on urban, vulnerable, and underserved
populations. Graduates are expected to lead research initiatives
Electives
that advance nursing science through knowledge development and
interdisciplinary scholarly inquiry. Code Title Hours
Complete two elective courses in consultation with your 6
Students will study with nursing faculty whose research addresses faculty advisor.
questions that extend across a broad health spectrum, including health
promotion, risk prevention, and self-management of chronic conditions. Dissertation
Collectively, the faculty have a variety of expertise and interests, such
Code Title Hours
as health issues of women, children, and families; HIV; cancer; mental
NRSG 9845 Dissertation Seminar 1 3
health; depression; and substance use.
In addition, students will have an opportunity to study with faculty Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: 2
from other Northeastern departments as well as with other Boston-
NRSG 9990 Dissertation
area researchers. This collaboration allows students to work across
disciplines and to access populations and sites essential for completing Program Credit/GPA Requirements
a dissertation. Visit the Northeastern University Faculty Research site
(http://www.northeastern.edu/research/faculty-research) for more
information.
1
Cognates are graduate-level courses that are taken outside of nursing.
These courses should provide depth and breadth to the student's
dissertation research.
2
Electives may be taken in nursing or in an area related to the student's Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: 6
dissertation research, including appropriate methodology and NRSG 9984 Research
statistics courses.
Dissertation Courses
Nursing, PhD—Advanced Entry (Post-MSN) Code Title Hours
The advanced entry (Post-MSN) PhD program in nursing prepares NRSG 9846 Dissertation Seminar 2 3
research scientists, educators, and leaders who seek to improve Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: 2
health and healthcare across the life span with an emphasis on urban,
NRSG 9990 Dissertation
vulnerable, and underserved populations. Graduates are expected to lead
research initiatives that advance nursing science through knowledge
development and interdisciplinary scholarly inquiry.
Students will study with nursing faculty whose research addresses Minimum 3.000 GPA required
questions that extend across a broad health spectrum, including health 1
promotion, risk prevention, and self-management of chronic conditions. Cognates are graduate-level courses that are taken outside of nursing
Collectively, the faculty have a variety of expertise and interests, such and should provide depth and breadth to the student’s area of interest.
as health issues of women, children, and families; HIV; cancer; mental
health; depression; and substance use. Nursing Practice, DNP (Post-Master's)
In addition, students will have an opportunity to study with faculty
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is a practice-oriented degree
from other Northeastern departments, as well as with other Boston-
designed to prepare advanced nurses at the highest level of scholarly
area researchers. This collaboration allows students to work across
practice. Keeping pace with the demands of today’s changing healthcare
disciplines and to access populations and sites essential for completing
environment requires clinical experts who have the knowledge and skills
a dissertation. Visit the Northeastern University Faculty Research site
to be effective change agents. Graduates of our post-master's DNP
(http://www.northeastern.edu/research/faculty-research) for more
program assume clinical and leadership positions as advanced nurses in
information.
a variety of roles including clinical experts, nurse executives, community
Program Requirements leaders, and professional organization leaders.
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise The Northeastern University post-master's DNP program includes
indicated. advanced course work in leadership, practice inquiry, population
health, informatics, and health policy. Our goal is to prepare the next
Milestones generation of nurse leaders with a greater breadth of expertise so they
Annual reviews can collaborate more effectively with interprofessional partners and
Comprehensive examination provide leadership to enhance quality and safety. The DNP program
Dissertation proposal curriculum is delivered online in an executive model hybrid format.
If you are a registered nurse with at least two years of active advanced
Core Requirements nursing experience, you may enter the DNP program after completing
A grade of B or higher is required in all course work. a master's degree in nursing or, in some cases, a related health field. A
DNP Scholarly Project and 1,000 scholarly practice hours are required
Code Title Hours for program completion. A gap analysis upon admission will determine
Required Core how many, if any, practice hours from a previously completed Master
NRSG 7700 The Science of Nursing 3 of Science in Nursing practicum qualify toward this practice hour
requirement. An ePortfolio is used to document all scholarly practice
NRSG 7705 Theoretical and Conceptual 3
hours and DNP program achievements.
Foundations in Nursing Science
NRSG 7750 Healthcare of Urban Populations 3 Program Requirements
Statistics Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
PHTH 5210 Biostatistics in Public Health 3 indicated.
PHTH 6210 Applied Regression Analysis 3
Cognate Courses
1 Core Requirements
Complete two cognate courses in consultation with your 6
faculty advisor.
Code Title Hours
Research
Required Core
NRSG 7709 Qualitative Research Methods 3
NRSG 6300 Healthcare Finance and Marketing 3
NRSG 7712 Quantitative Research Methods 3
NRSG 6306 Health Informatics 3
NRSG 7715 Measurement in Clinical Research 3
NRSG 7100 Leadership in Advanced Practice 3
NRSG 7755 Intervention Research: Development, 3 Nursing
Implementation, and Evaluation
NRSG 7924 Applied Epidemiology for Advanced 3
NRSG 7770 Research Colloquium 1 Nursing
258 Nursing Practice with Concentration in Nurse Anesthesia, DNP
NRSG 7925 Health Policy and Advocacy 3 NRSG 7500 Role/Practice Issues in Nurse 3

Project Anesthesia
NRSG 7920 The Steps to Practice Inquiry: Analyze, 3 NRSG 7503 Pharmacotherapeutics in Anesthesia 3
Evaluate, Synthesize, and Apply the and Critical Care Nursing
Evidence NRSG 7506 Applied Chemistry, Physics, and 3
NRSG 7921 DNP Scholarly Project 1: Design and 3 Cardiopulmonary Physiology of
Ethical Consideration of Practice Anesthesia
Application NRSG 7509 Advanced Concepts in Nurse 3
NRSG 7922 DNP Scholarly Project 2: Applying 3 Anesthesia Practice
Practice Knowledge—Implementation/ NRSG 7511 Applied Gross Anatomy and Physiology 3
Outcomes of Anesthesia
NRSG 7923 DNP Scholarly Project 3: Dissemination 3 NRSG 7520 Conceptual Basis of Nurse Anesthesia 3
of Practice Inquiry Practice 1
NRSG 7523 Conceptual Basis of Nurse Anesthesia 3
Elective Practice 2
Code Title Hours NRSG 7526 Conceptual Basis of Nurse Anesthesia 3
Complete 3 semester hours, selected in consultation with 3 Practice 3
faculty program advisor. Practicum
NRSG 7530 Nurse Anesthesia Practicum 1 2
Research
NRSG 7105 Translating Research Evidence into 3
Nursing Practice with Concentration in Nurse Anesthesia, DNP
Practice
NRSG 7920 The Steps to Practice Inquiry: Analyze, 3
The Doctor of Nursing Practice with Concentration in Nurse Anesthesia is
Evaluate, Synthesize, and Apply the
a practice-oriented degree designed to prepare nurse anesthetists at
Evidence
the highest level of clinical scholarly practice. Keeping pace with the
demands of today’s changing healthcare environment requires clinical Project
experts who have the knowledge and skills to be effective change NRSG 7921 DNP Scholarly Project 1: Design and 3
agents. The program prepares graduates to question practice, search for Ethical Consideration of Practice
and critically appraise the best evidence to guide practice, and implement Application
and evaluate the application of best evidence in practice. NRSG 7922 DNP Scholarly Project 2: Applying 3
Practice Knowledge—Implementation/
A successful graduate from the program will gain the requisite skill
Outcomes
set and leadership expertise to be a critical member of the healthcare
NRSG 7923 DNP Scholarly Project 3: Dissemination 3
team and provide anesthetics to patients throughout the life cycle in
of Practice Inquiry
diverse settings such as small local hospitals, regional centers, and rural
or urban settings for all types of surgery or procedures. Clinical
NRSG 7540 Advanced Clinical Experiences in Nurse 1
Program Requirements Anesthesia 1
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise NRSG 7543 Advanced Clinical Experiences in Nurse 1
indicated. Anesthesia 2
Anesthesia 3
Core Requirements
Code Title Hours
Required Core
NRSG 5117 Advanced Pharmacology 2
Nursing—Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care,
NRSG 5126 Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice 3
CAGS
NRSG 6115 Health Assessment 3
NRSG 6300 Healthcare Finance and Marketing 3 The adult-gerontology acute-care nurse practitioner program is designed
NRSG 6302 Health Policy and Law 3 to prepare nurses for advanced-practice roles as clinical experts,
NRSG 6306 Health Informatics 3 managers, educators, and consultants. The program offers advanced
study with a major focus on clinical experience and culminates with
NRSG 7100 Leadership in Advanced Practice 3
the Master of Science with a specialization in Nursing. Students may
Nursing
pursue either full-time or part-time study. Nurses who possess a Master
Didactic
of Science are eligible for the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study NRSG 5126 Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice 3
(CAGS) in this specialization. NRSG 6115 Health Assessment 3
NRSG 6222 Pharmacology of Adults and Older 2
Adults
Practicum
indicated.
NRSG 6449 Health Promotion of Adult/Older Adult 1
Core Requirements Practicum
A grade of B or higher is required in each course. NRSG 6450 Adult/Older Adult Practicum 1 4
NRSG 6451 Adult/Older Adult Practicum 2 4
Code Title Hours
Theory Program Credit/GPA Requirements
NRSG 6220 Nursing Management: Acute Episodic 3 30 total semester hours required
Illness Minimum 3.000 GPA required
NRSG 6221 Nursing Management: Critical and 3
Chronic Illness
Nursing—Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, CAGS
NRSG 6241 Acute-Care Concepts in Nursing 3
Practice We offer specialized and flexible program options in psychiatric mental
Practicum health nursing for nurse practitioners (NPs) with certification in another
NRSG 6420 Adult-Gerontology Acute-Care Nursing 2 specialty. Classes are offered during the late afternoon and early evening
Practicum 1 hours to accommodate the multiple responsibilities of adult learners.
NRSG 6421 Adult-Gerontology Acute-Care Nursing 4 This is a 24-semester-hour program of study. Upon completion of the
Practicum 2 psychiatric mental health advanced practice Certificate of Advanced
Graduate Study (CAGS) program, graduates are eligible to sit for available
NRSG 6422 Adult-Gerontology Acute-Care Nursing 4
national certification exams in their area of practice.
Practicum 3
Electives
Code Title Hours indicated.
Complete 5 semester hours in the following subject area: 5
NRSG Core Requirements
24 total semester hours required Code Title Hours
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Required Core
NRSG 6281 Dimensions of Clinical Practice 3
Nursing—Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, NRSG 6282 Clinical Psychopharmacology 3
CAGS NRSG 6283 Psychobiological Bases of Mental 3
Disorders
This specialization offers nurse practitioners (NPs) with certification in NRSG 6286 Contemporary Psychotherapies— 3
a different specialty the opportunity to prepare for practice providing Theory and Practice
high-quality adult primary care services as an adult-gerontology nurse Practicum
practitioner. Adult-gerontology NPs provide services to individuals across NRSG 6480 Psychiatric Practicum across the Life 5
most of the life span in clinics, private practices, home care, long-term Span 1
care, and day programs. Upon completion of the primary care program,
NRSG 6481 Psychiatric Practicum across the Life 5
graduates are eligible to sit for the adult-gerontology certification exam.
Span 2
Elective
Core Requirements
Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours NRSG
Required Core
NRSG 6249 Health Promotion of Adult/Older Adult 3
NRSG 6253 Primary Care of Adult/Older Adult 4
Health Problems
NRSG 6254 Primary Care of Adult/Older Adult 4
Complex Patients Nursing—Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, CAGS
Clinical
We offer a certificate of advanced study for experienced nurses who
have a master’s degree in nursing and want to specialize in neonatal
260 Nurse Anesthesia, CAGS
critical care. Applicants are required to have at least two years of level Prerequisites
3 or greater of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) experience before A grade of B or higher is required in each course.
entering our program; most applicants have greater amounts of relevant
experience. One year of full-time study offers the student an opportunity Code Title Hours
to increase skills and experience and enable the student to sit for the NRSG 5117 Advanced Pharmacology 2
neonatal nurse practitioner certification exam offered by the National
Certification Corporation for the obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal
nursing specialties. NRSG 6115 Health Assessment 3
Program Requirements Core Requirements

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise A grade of B or higher is required in each course.
indicated.
Code Title Hours
Prerequisites Didactic
Code Title Hours NRSG 6320 Role/Practice Issues in Nurse 3
Anesthesia
Practice 1
Core Requirements NRSG 6322 Conceptual Basis of Nurse Anesthesia 3
A grade of B or higher is required in all course work. Practice 2
NRSG 6324 Chemistry and Physics in Anesthesia 3
Code Title Hours NRSG 6325 Pharmacotherapeutics in Anesthesia 2
Clinical and Critical Care Nursing
NRSG 6116 Advanced Health Assessment of the 3 NRSG 6333 Conceptual Basis of Nurse Anesthesia 3
Neonate and Infant Practice 3
NRSG 6230 Nursing Management: Critically Ill 3 NRSG 6336 Advanced Concepts in Nurse 3
Neonatal 1 Anesthesia Practice
NRSG 6231 Nursing Management: Critically Ill 3 Practicum
Neonatal 2 NRSG 6530 Nurse Anesthesia Practicum 1 2
NRSG 6232 Neonatal Pharmacology 2 NRSG 6534 Nurse Anesthesia Practicum 2 4
Practicum NRSG 6535 Nurse Anesthesia Practicum 3 4
NRSG 6430 Neonatal Clinical Practicum 1 4 Clinical Experiences
NRSG 6431 Neonatal Clinical Practicum 2 4 NRSG 6540 Advanced Clinical Experiences in Nurse 1
NRSG 6432 Neonatal Clinical Practicum 3 2 Anesthesia 1
Elective Anesthesia 2
Code Title Hours NRSG 6542 Advanced Clinical Experiences in Nurse 1
Select courses in consultation with faculty advisor. 3 Anesthesia 3
NRSG
Program Credit/GPA Requirements 33 total semester hours required
24 total semester hours required Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Nursing—Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care, CAGS
Nurse Anesthesia, CAGS
The pediatric acute-care Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS)
If you have already earned a master’s degree and seek further preparation is available for pediatric or family nurse practitioners who wish to be
in a specialization to qualify for national certification, the Certificate of prepared for practice in the pediatric acute-care role. Applicants must
Advanced Graduate Study is designed to meet your goal. The program is have a minimum of one year of work experience in an acute-care setting
available in all of the specializations and areas of concentration offered working with the pediatric population. The program requires 24 credits of
within the nursing master’s program: neonatal nurse practitioner; acute- study.
care nurse practitioner; primary care (pediatric, adult, family); psychiatric/
mental health (adult, pediatric); nursing administration; and nurse Program Requirements
anesthesia. Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
indicated. A grade of B or higher is required in all course work.
Code Title Hours NRSG 6115 Health Assessment 3

Required Core NRSG 6262 Pediatric Pharmacology 2
NRSG 6116 Advanced Health Assessment of the 3 NRSG 6267 Care of the Critically Ill Child 4
Neonate and Infant NRSG 6275 Urban Families at Risk: A Primary Care 4
NRSG 6262 Pediatric Pharmacology 2 Approach
NRSG 6265 Care of Child/Adolescent Health 4
Problems Program Credit/GPA Requirements
NRSG 6267 Care of the Critically Ill Child 4 41 total semester hours required
Practicum
NRSG 6461 Child/Adolescent Health Problems 4
Practicum Nursing—Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, CAGS
NRSG 6463 Care of the Critically Ill Child Practicum 4
This program is designed to prepare nurse practitioners (NPs) certified
Elective in a different specialty to provide high-quality primary care to children
in a variety of settings. For nearly two decades, our pediatric nurse
Code Title Hours
practitioner (PNP) program has prepared primary care PNPs to provide
Complete 3 semester hours from the following subject area: 3 community-based, culturally sensitive care.
NRSG
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
24 total semester hours required indicated.
Core Requirements
Nursing—Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute and Primary Care,
CAGS Code Title Hours
Theory
This specialization is designed to prepare nurse practitioners (NPs)
prepared in different specialties with the skills needed to care for children NRSG 6264 Care of Well Child/Adolescent Health 4
who are at risk across the continuum of care. For nearly two decades, Promotion
our pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) program has prepared primary NRSG 6265 Care of Child/Adolescent Health 4
care PNPs to provide community-based, culturally sensitive care. More Problems
recently, building on our foundation in evidence-based, interdisciplinary, NRSG 6275 Urban Families at Risk: A Primary Care 4
urban healthcare, we expanded the PNP program into acute care. Approach
Students may study either full-time or part-time. Practicum
NRSG 6460 Care of Well Child/Adolescent Health 4
Promotion Practicum
indicated.
Practicum
Core Requirements
Elective
Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours Complete 4 semester hours from the following subject area: 4
Required Core NRSG
NRSG 6116 Advanced Health Assessment of the 3 Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Neonate and Infant 24 total semester hours required
NRSG 6264 Care of Well Child/Adolescent Health 4 Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Promotion
NRSG 6265 Care of Child/Adolescent Health 4 Nursing—Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care, MS
Problems
Practicum The adult-gerontology acute-care program seeks to prepare nurses
NRSG 6460 Care of Well Child/Adolescent Health 4 for advanced-practice roles as clinical experts, educators, and
Promotion Practicum consultants. The program provides advanced study with a major focus
on clinical experience and culminates with the Master of Science with a
specialization in Nursing. Students may pursue either full-time or part-
Practicum
time study. Nurses who possess an MS are eligible for the Certificate of
NRSG 6463 Care of the Critically Ill Child Practicum 4 Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) in this specialization.
Clinical
262 Nursing—Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, MS
Program Requirements Program Requirements

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated. indicated.
Core Requirements Core Requirements

A grade of B or higher is required in each course. A grade of B or higher is required in each course.

Professional Professional
NRSG 5118 Healthcare System and Professional 3 NRSG 5118 Healthcare System and Professional 3
Role Development Role Development
NRSG 5121 Epidemiology and Population Health 3 NRSG 5121 Epidemiology and Population Health 3
Clinical Required Core
NRSG 5117 Advanced Pharmacology 2 NRSG 6249 Health Promotion of Adult/Older Adult 3
NRSG 5126 Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice 3 NRSG 6253 Primary Care of Adult/Older Adult 4
NRSG 6115 Health Assessment 3 Health Problems
NRSG 6325 Pharmacotherapeutics in Anesthesia 2 NRSG 6254 Primary Care of Adult/Older Adult 4
and Critical Care Nursing Complex Patients
or NRSG 6222 Pharmacology of Adults and Older Adults Clinical
Theory NRSG 5117 Advanced Pharmacology 2
NRSG 6220 Nursing Management: Acute Episodic 3 NRSG 5126 Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice 3
Illness NRSG 6115 Health Assessment 3
NRSG 6221 Nursing Management: Critical and 3 NRSG 6222 Pharmacology of Adults and Older 2
Chronic Illness Adults
NRSG 6241 Acute-Care Concepts in Nursing 3 Practicum
Practice NRSG 6449 Health Promotion of Adult/Older Adult 1
Practicum Practicum
NRSG 6420 Adult-Gerontology Acute-Care Nursing 2 NRSG 6450 Adult/Older Adult Practicum 1 4
Practicum 1 NRSG 6451 Adult/Older Adult Practicum 2 4
NRSG 6421 Adult-Gerontology Acute-Care Nursing 4 Research
Practicum 2 NRSG 7105 Translating Research Evidence into 3
NRSG 6422 Adult-Gerontology Acute-Care Nursing 4 Practice
Practicum 3 NRSG 7110 Evidence-Based Practice Research 2
Research Application
Practice Elective
NRSG 7110 Evidence-Based Practice Research 2 Code Title Hours
Application Complete 2 semester hours in the following subject area: 2
NRSG
Elective
Complete 3 semester hours in the following subject area: 3 43 total semester hours required
NRSG Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Nursing—Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, MS

Minimum 3.000 GPA required We offer specialized and flexible program options in psychiatric
mental health nursing. Part-time and full-time programs are available.
Nursing—Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, Classes are offered during the late afternoon and early evening hours to
MS accommodate the multiple responsibilities of adult learners.
• For nurses who have a baccalaureate degree in nursing, the Master of

This specialization offers registered nurses with a bachelor's degree the
Science (MS) option is a 43-semester-hour program.
opportunity to prepare for a career providing high-quality adult primary
• For nurses with master’s preparation in other nursing specialties,
care services as an adult-gerontologic nurse practitioner (NP). Adult-
the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) option is a 24-
gerontology NPs provide services to individuals across most of the life
semester-hour program.
span in clinics, private practices, home care, long-term care, and day
programs. Upon completion of the primary care program, graduates are
eligible to sit for the adult-gerontology certification exam.
• For those who wish to pursue a career in nursing and possess a Upon completion of the primary care program, graduates are eligible to sit
baccalaureate degree or higher in a related (non-nursing) field, a for all national certification exams in their area of practice.
direct-entry program is available.
Upon completion of the psychiatric mental health advanced-practice Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
nursing graduate program curriculum, graduates are eligible to sit for indicated.
available national certification exams in their area of practice.
Core Requirements
Program Requirements A grade of B or higher is required in each course.
Professional
Core Requirements
NRSG 5118 Healthcare System and Professional 3
Code Title Hours Role Development
Required Core NRSG 5121 Epidemiology and Population Health 3
NRSG 6281 Dimensions of Clinical Practice 3 NRSG 5126 Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice 3
NRSG 6282 Clinical Psychopharmacology 3 NRSG 6115 Health Assessment 3
NRSG 6283 Psychobiological Bases of Mental 3 Family
Disorders NRSG 6390 Family Care of the Adult/Older Adult 4
NRSG 6286 Contemporary Psychotherapies— 3 Patient
Theory and Practice NRSG 6392 Family Theory 2
Professional NRSG 6393 Family Care of the Pediatric and 4
NRSG 5118 Healthcare System and Professional 3 Adolescent Patient
Role Development NRSG 6395 Healthcare of Women in Family 2
NRSG 5121 Epidemiology and Population Health 3 Practice
Clinical Clinical
NRSG 5117 Advanced Pharmacology 2 NRSG 6222 Pharmacology of Adults and Older 2
Adults
NRSG 6262 Pediatric Pharmacology 2
Practicum
Practicum
NRSG 6391 Practicum for NRSG 6390 4
NRSG 6480 Psychiatric Practicum across the Life 5
Span 1 NRSG 6394 Practicum for NRSG 6393 4
NRSG 6481 Psychiatric Practicum across the Life 5 NRSG 6396 Practicum for NRSG 6395 4
Span 2 Research
Research NRSG 7105 Translating Research Evidence into 3
NRSG 7105 Translating Research Evidence into 3 Practice
Practice NRSG 7110 Evidence-Based Practice Research 2
NRSG 7110 Evidence-Based Practice Research 2 Application
Application
Elective 47 total semester hours required
Code Title Hours 720 clinical hours plus 40 research practicum hours
(60 clinical hours/1 semester credit)
NRSG
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Nursing—Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, MS

Minimum 3.000 GPA required Applicants are required to have at least two years of level 3 or greater
of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) experience before entering this
program; most applicants have greater amounts of relevant experience.
Nursing—Family Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, MS The neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP) program builds on the applicant's
significant base of nursing knowledge and focuses on advanced nursing
The family nurse practitioner program is a specialty track focusing on the knowledge and clinical practice. In this program, students:
primary healthcare of individuals and families. The program is offered in
a hybrid format with the majority of the classes delivered online, coupled • Learn advanced diagnostic reasoning
with live presentation sessions. Students are required to be on campus • Carry out independent management of patients and their families
twice per semester. • Develop the expertise necessary to care for high-risk neonates and
their families
264 Nursing—Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute and Primary Care, MS
• Become proficient at delivery room management of high-risk Program Requirements

neonates Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
Successful graduates are prepared to make independent decisions in
level 2 and level 3 NICUs, drawing on their experience and diagnostic
Core Requirements
abilities to affect lives every day.
Code Title Hours
Required Core
indicated.
Core Requirements NRSG 6116 Advanced Health Assessment of the 3
A grade of B or higher is required in each course. Neonate and Infant
Code Title Hours Promotion
Required Core NRSG 6265 Care of Child/Adolescent Health 4
NRSG 5117 Advanced Pharmacology 2 Problems
NRSG 5118 Healthcare System and Professional 3 Professional
Role Development NRSG 5118 Healthcare System and Professional 3
NRSG 5121 Epidemiology and Population Health 3 Role Development
NRSG 5126 Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice 3 NRSG 5121 Epidemiology and Population Health 3
Clinical Clinical
NRSG 6116 Advanced Health Assessment of the 3 NRSG 5126 Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice 3
Neonate and Infant NRSG 6115 Health Assessment 3
NRSG 6230 Nursing Management: Critically Ill 3 NRSG 6262 Pediatric Pharmacology 2
Neonatal 1
NRSG 6267 Care of the Critically Ill Child 4
NRSG 6231 Nursing Management: Critically Ill 3
NRSG 6275 Urban Families at Risk: A Primary Care 4
Neonatal 2
Approach
NRSG 6232 Neonatal Pharmacology 2
Practicum
Practicum
NRSG 6430 Neonatal Clinical Practicum 1 4 Promotion Practicum
NRSG 6431 Neonatal Clinical Practicum 2 4 NRSG 6461 Child/Adolescent Health Problems 4
NRSG 6432 Neonatal Clinical Practicum 3 2 Practicum
Research NRSG 6463 Care of the Critically Ill Child Practicum 4
NRSG 7105 Translating Research Evidence into 3 Research
Practice NRSG 7105 Translating Research Evidence into 3
NRSG 7110 Evidence-Based Practice Research 2 Practice
Application NRSG 7110 Evidence-Based Practice Research 2
Application
Elective
Complete 4 semester hours from the following subject area: 4 52 total semester hours required
NRSG Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Nursing—Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, MS

Minimum 3.000 GPA required This specialization is designed to prepare nurses with the specialized
skills needed to provide high-quality primary care to children in a variety
Nursing—Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute and Primary Care, of settings. For nearly two decades, our pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP)
MS program has prepared primary care PNPs to provide community-based,
culturally sensitive care.
This specialization is designed to prepare nurses with the specialized
skills needed to care for children who are at risk across the continuum
of care. For nearly two decades, our pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP)
indicated.
program has prepared primary care PNPs to provide community-based,
culturally sensitive care. More recently, building on our foundation in
Core Requirements
evidence-based, interdisciplinary, urban healthcare, we expanded the PNP
program into acute care. Students may study either full-time or part-time. A grade of B or higher is required in each course.
Code Title Hours Part II: Return to Master’s Specialty Tracks

Professional In the master’s specialty track, students are required to take professional
NRSG 5118 Healthcare System and Professional 3 and research core classes, clinical core, and specialty clinical courses.
Role Development Full- or part-time academic study is available to students. Most students
NRSG 5121 Epidemiology and Population Health 3 return to the master’s segment of the program, taking course work as a
part-time student while continuing to work and increase the amount of
Theory
RN professional experience. Full-time study, however, is also an option.
NRSG 6264 Care of Well Child/Adolescent Health 4 Completion of the MSN can take four to six semesters depending on
Promotion the student’s pace and specialty track. Upon completion of the required
NRSG 6265 Care of Child/Adolescent Health 4 specialty area credits, the student receives a Master of Science degree
Problems and is eligible to take the national certification exam in their area of
NRSG 6275 Urban Families at Risk: A Primary Care 4 advanced specialty nursing practice. Financial aid is awarded on a
Approach graduate basis during this portion of the program.
Clinical
indicated.
NRSG 6262 Pediatric Pharmacology 2 Core Requirements
Practicum A grade of B or better in the BSN clinical courses is highly recommended
NRSG 6460 Care of Well Child/Adolescent Health 4 for progression into the MSN portion of the program. Progression is at
Promotion Practicum the graduate specialty director’s discretion.
NRSG 6461 Child/Adolescent Health Problems 4 A grade of B or better is required in graduate-level courses: Advanced
Practicum Pharmacology (NRSG 5117), Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice
Research (NRSG 5126), and Health Informatics (NRSG 6306) .
Practice Code Title Hours
NRSG 7110 Evidence-Based Practice Research 2 Required Core

Application NRSG 2210 Influences on Health and Illness: A 3
Nursing Perspective
Program Credit/GPA Requirements NRSG 4610 Managing and Leading in Healthcare 4
41 total semester hours required NRSG 5117 Advanced Pharmacology 2
Minimum 3.000 GPA required NRSG 5126 Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice 3
Nursing—Direct Entry, MS Assessment
NRSG 2220 Nursing Interventions, Assessment, and 5
Part I: Prelicensure and NRSG 2221 Community Care
The direct-entry nursing student enters the accelerated master’s program and Lab for NRSG 2220
as a graduate student. The first 16 months (four semesters) of the NRSG 3323 Intermediate Interventions and 2
program consist of intensive, sequential classes and clinical with and NRSG 3324 Assessment
combined undergraduate- and graduate-level courses. Students are then and Lab for NRSG 3323
prepared to take the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX-RN) upon
Theory and Clinical
completion of 64 program semester hours. Students earn a Bachelor of
NRSG 3302 Nursing with Women and Families 5
Science in Nursing (BSN) after this part of the program. Financial aid will
and NRSG 3303 and Clinical for NRSG 3302
be granted on an undergraduate basis during the prelicensure phase of
the program. NRSG 3320 Nursing Care of Adults 1 6
RN WORK EXPERIENCE NRSG 3400 Nursing and the Promotion of Mental 5
Once a student becomes a licensed RN, they participate in an online and NRSG 3401 Health
professional practicum for two semesters. The minimum full-time RN and Clinical for NRSG 3400
experience required for progression into the NP clinical practicums
NRSG 3420 Nursing Care of Adults 2 6
is one to two years, depending on the track. Students may begin core
courses such as epidemiology during the required one to two years of
RN experience with approval from the program director. Finding RN NRSG 4502 Nursing Care of the Child 6
employment is the responsibility of the student, as it is professional and NRSG 4503 and Clinical for NRSG 4502
nursing experience. Northeastern will help support the student in NRSG 4604 Public Health Community Nursing 5
preparation for the job search. A leave of absence (LOA) may be granted and NRSG 4605 and Clinical for NRSG 4604
on an individual basis to gain more nursing experience before returning to Research
the master’s portion of the program. HLTH 5450 Healthcare Research 4
266 Nursing Administration, MS
Practicum
Nursing Anesthesia, MS
NRSG 4995 Comprehensive Nursing Practicum 5
The nurse anesthesia program is housed in the Bouvé College of Health

Sciences, which encourages interdisciplinary collaboration with other
healthcare disciplines. This high level of integration is part of what has
made us one of the highest nationally ranked programs in the Northeast
in the U.S. News and World Report ranking.
Nursing Administration, MS
Northeastern offers a traditional masterʼs degree, an accelerated masterʼs
for certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), and a Certificate of
The graduate program in nursing administration seeks to prepare
Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS).
students for traditional management/administrative careers and
emerging leadership roles in quality and safety and health informatics Students graduate in May each year and are eligible to sit for the national
in contemporary healthcare delivery settings. The curriculum offers a certification examination for nurse anesthetists, administered by the
strong foundation in complex systems, organizational theory, quality Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists.
improvement, finance and business, and leadership practice.
Whether in a planned procedure or an emergency, a small local hospital
Program Requirements or a regional center, a rural or urban setting, and throughout the life cycle,
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise the nurse anesthetist is a critical member of the healthcare team. In fact,
indicated. CRNAs administer more than 30 million anesthetics each year in the
United States.
Core Requirements
A grade of B or higher is required in all course work. Program Requirements
Professional
NRSG 5118 Healthcare System and Professional 3 Core Requirements
Role Development A grade of B or higher is required in all course work.
Code Title Hours
Research
Required Core
NRSG 5118 Healthcare System and Professional 3
Practice
Role Development
NRSG 7110 Evidence-Based Practice Research 2
Application
Didactic
Administration
NRSG 6320 Role/Practice Issues in Nurse 3
NRSG 6300 Healthcare Finance and Marketing 3
Anesthesia
NRSG 6302 Health Policy and Law 3
NRSG 6306 Health Informatics 3 Practice 1
NRSG 6344 Healthcare Quality Improvement 3 NRSG 6322 Conceptual Basis of Nurse Anesthesia 3
NRSG 6444 Healthcare Systems and Quality Patient 3 Practice 2
Care NRSG 6324 Chemistry and Physics in Anesthesia 3
Practicum NRSG 6325 Pharmacotherapeutics in Anesthesia 2
NRSG 6510 Nursing Leadership Role Practicum 1 3 and Critical Care Nursing
NRSG 6520 Nursing Leadership Role Practicum 2 3 NRSG 6333 Conceptual Basis of Nurse Anesthesia 3
Practice 3
Electives NRSG 6336 Advanced Concepts in Nurse 3
Code Title Hours Anesthesia Practice
Complete 6 semester hours from the following: 6 Clinical
NRSG 6301 Human Resources and Operations Course Work
NRSG 6307 Operational Informatics in Healthcare NRSG 5117 Advanced Pharmacology 2
Organizations NRSG 5126 Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice 3
HINF 6220 Database Design, Access, Modeling, NRSG 6115 Health Assessment 3
and Security
Elective
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Complete a minimum of 2 semester hours of elective course 2
work.
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Practicum
NRSG 6535 Nurse Anesthesia Practicum 3 4 Code Title Hours

Clinical Experiences Professional
NRSG 6540 Advanced Clinical Experiences in Nurse 1 NRSG 5118 Healthcare System and Professional 3
Anesthesia 1 Role Development
NRSG 6541 Advanced Clinical Experiences in Nurse 1 NRSG 5121 Epidemiology and Population Health 3
Anesthesia 2 Research
NRSG 6542 Advanced Clinical Experiences in Nurse 1 NRSG 7105 Translating Research Evidence into 3
Anesthesia 3 Practice
Research NRSG 7110 Evidence-Based Practice Research 2
NRSG 7105 Translating Research Evidence into 3 Application
Practice Theory
NRSG 7110 Evidence-Based Practice Research 2 NRSG 6301 Human Resources and Operations 3
Application NRSG 6302 Health Policy and Law 3
NRSG 6344 Healthcare Quality Improvement 3
Minimum 3.000 GPA required NRSG 6444 Healthcare Systems and Quality Patient 3
Care
Practicum
Nursing and Business Administration, MS/MBA
NRSG 6510 Nursing Leadership Role Practicum 1 3
(112 Practicum Hours)
To earn the degree, you must complete 12 courses in nursing and 12
in business administration. The nursing curriculum integrates a two- NRSG 6520 Nursing Leadership Role Practicum 2 3
semester practicum with the theory and knowledge base appropriate to (112 Practicum Hours)
advanced roles of the nurse manager; the business courses cover the Total 224 practicum hours
full complement of functional courses delivered in four years of part-time
study, although you can take up to seven years to complete the program. Program Credit/GPA Requirements
All courses are offered late in the day or evening at the Boston campus. 64.5 total semester hours required
indicated.
Nursing Informatics, Graduate Certificate
Business Administration Requirements Globally connected networks, big data, and innovative decision analytics
are rapidly shaping the future of healthcare systems and patient care
Code Title Hours
delivery. This graduate certificate blends nursing science with knowledge
Required Core and skills in information science, business management, and healthcare
ACCT 6272 Financial Statement Preparation and 2.25 to prepare the student to:
Analysis
ACCT 6273 Identifying Strategic Implications in 2.25 • Utilize nursing informatics concepts to support decision making,
Accounting Data work flows, and improve healthcare outcomes
ENTR 6200 Enterprise Growth and Innovation 3 • Accelerate the transformation of data into information and
knowledge
Decision Making • Design, implement, and evaluate health information systems
INTB 6200 Managing the Global Enterprise 3 • Employ evidence-based strategies to promote data integrity and
security
Dominance • Apply business, economic, and entrepreneurial principles to advance
strategic business goals
• Become an innovative informatics healthcare leader to participate in
MGSC 6206 Management of Service and 3
efforts to improve human health
Manufacturing Operations
Markets
STRT 6200 Strategic Decision Making in a 3 indicated.
Electives Grade of B or higher is required in all courses.
Business Specialization I and Business Specialization II 4
Core Requirements
Nursing Requirements Code Title Hours
A grade of B or higher is required in all course work. HINF 6202 Business of Healthcare Informatics 3
268 School of Pharmacy
NRSG 6307 Operational Informatics in Healthcare 3 • Pharmaceutical Sciences (p. 276)

Organizations • Pharmacology (p. 276)
Elective Dual Degree

Code Title Hours • Pharmacy and Public Health, PharmD/MPH (p. 251)
HINF 6201 Organizational Behavior, Work Flow Biomedical Sciences, PhD
HINF 6240 Improving the Patient Experience The department offers a PhD program in biomedical science. Increasingly,
through Informatics scientific work is becoming interdisciplinary. In response to this trend, we
HINF 6404 Patient Engagement Informatics and allow the student to focus on more than one area in biomedical science.
Analytics The concept is appropriate for both those entering the field, as well as
those currently employed in the field, including research technicians,
HINF 6405 Quantifying the Value of Informatics
clinical laboratory workers, science teachers, and science administrators.
For those currently employed, the flexibility of our program can enhance
their performance in a present position or open up new employment
opportunities.
School of Pharmacy Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/bouve/pharmacy)
Milestones
John R. Reynolds, PharmD Qualifying examination
Professor and Dean Annual review
Pharmaceutical Sciences
140 The Fenway
617.373.3406
617.373.8886 (fax) Core Requirements
pharmscigrad@northeastern.edu
A grade of C– or higher is required in each course.
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) Program
Code Title Hours
140 Fenway
617.373.3380 Seminar
617.373.7655 (fax) Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: 2
PharmDadmissions@northeastern.edu PHSC 6300 Pharmaceutical Science Seminar
Colloquium
The School of Pharmacy is dedicated to excellence in pharmacy-related
education, research, and service, including the provision of patient PHSC 6810 Pharmaceutical Science Colloquium 1
care. We seek to prepare students with knowledge, skills, and values Required Core
for careers in pharmacy practice and the pharmaceutical sciences. Our Complete 13–18 semester hours from the following: 13-18
programs promote intellectual growth, professionalism, and lifelong PHSC 5100 Concepts in Pharmaceutical Science
learning. Through the generation and dissemination of new knowledge
PHSC 5102 Concepts in Pharmaceutical Science 2
and through scholarship and community service, the school contributes
to improved individual and population health. PHSC 5300 Pharmaceutical Biochemistry
or PHSC 7010 Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory
Programs PHSC 5310 Cellular Physiology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) PHSC 6212 Research Skills and Ethics
• Biomedical Sciences (p. 268) or BIOL 6381 Ethics in Biological Research
• Medicinal Chemistry (p. 269) PHSC 6214 Experimental Design and Biostatistics
• Pharmaceutical Sciences (p. 269) PHSC 6216 Human Physiology and
• Pharmacology (p. 270) Pathophysiology
Pharmaceutics
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) PMST 6250 Advanced Physical Pharmacy 2
• Doctor of Pharmacy (p. 271)
PMST 6252 Pharmacokinetics and Drug 3
• Doctor of Pharmacy—Direct Entry (p. 271) Metabolism
PMST 6254 Advanced Drug Delivery System 3
• Biomedical Nanotechnology (p. 274)
• Biomedical Sciences (p. 275)
• Medicinal Chemistry (p. 275)
Electives CHEM 5626 Organic Synthesis 1 3

Code Title Hours CHEM 5628 Principles of Spectroscopy of Organic 3
Complete 7–12 semester hours in the following subject areas: 7-12 Compounds
BIOL, BIOT, CHEM, NNMD, PHSC, PMCL, PMST CHEM 5672 Organic Synthesis 2 3
CHEM 5676 Bioorganic Chemistry 3
Research and Dissertation PHSC 5400 Principles of Drug Design 3
Code Title Hours PHSC 6222 The Chemistry and Biology of Drugs of 2
Qualifying Exam Abuse
PHSC 8940 Doctoral Training and Research 1 PHSC 6224 Behavioral Pharmacology and Drug 2
Proposal Preparation Discovery
PHSC 9681 Doctoral Proposal 2

Electives
Dissertation
Code Title Hours
Complete 6–7 semester hours in the following subject areas: 6-7
PHSC 9990 Dissertation BIOL, BIOT, CHEM, NNMD, PHSC, PMCL, PMST
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Research and Dissertation

Code Title Hours
Research
PHSC 8940 Doctoral Training and Research 1
Medicinal Chemistry, PhD
Proposal Preparation
This specialization offered by the Center for Drug Discovery (CDD)
trains students in the design and synthesis of novel, biologically Dissertation
active compounds and in the study of their mechanisms of Complete the following (repeatable) course twice:
action using biochemical, biophysical, and pharmacological PHSC 9990 Dissertation 3
approaches. Specializations are available in synthetic, biochemical/
pharmacological, and biophysical medicinal chemistry. These will be Program Credit/GPA Requirements
targeted to treat drug abuse; addiction; and other indications such as 45 total semester hours required
neuropathic pain, obesity, neuropsychiatric disorders (psychoses, ADHD, Minimum 3.000 GPA required
depression, anxiety, eating disorders); and neurodegenerative disorders.
Program Requirements Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD

indicated. Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Systems
Students studying pharmaceutics and drug delivery will be thoroughly
Milestones exposed to the fundamentals of physical pharmacy and pharmaceutics in
Qualifying examination addition to being trained in several more specialized areas such as:
Annual review
Dissertation committee • Novel drug delivery systems
Dissertation proposal • Nanomedical technologies
Dissertation defense • Physical pharmacy
• Biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics
Core Requirements
A grade of C– or higher is required in each course. With exposure to these various facets of pharmaceutics, successful
graduates are poised to understand and assimilate the field of
Code Title Hours modern pharmaceutics. A PhD degree in pharmaceutics is a research
Seminar degree. While course work plays an important role, students become
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: 2 a real participant in the science of pharmaceutics in the laboratory.
PHSC 6300 Pharmaceutical Science Seminar Faculty research covers a broad range of scientific interests, including
pharmacokinetic toxicodynamics of anticancer agents, use of
Colloquium
biomaterials and synthetic polymeric systems in design of drug
PHSC 6810 Pharmaceutical Science Colloquium 1 delivery systems, passive and active targeting of therapeutic agents,
Required Core cardiovascular targeting of drugs, novel delivery systems for proteins and
PHSC 5100 Concepts in Pharmaceutical Science 2 peptides, and mathematical modeling of endogenous compounds.
PHSC 5102 Concepts in Pharmaceutical Science 2 2
Interdisciplinary Option
PHSC 6212 Research Skills and Ethics 1
The interdisciplinary option is intended to meet the needs of students
or BIOL 6381 Ethics in Biological Research
interested in combining courses and skills from two areas of
Chemistry specialization. At least one of the specialization areas must come from
CHEM 5612 Principles of Mass Spectrometry 3 within the college. The second area may come from a department in
270 Pharmacology, PhD
another college at Northeastern University, such as biology, chemistry, or Program Credit/GPA Requirements
engineering. Students electing the interdisciplinary option must fulfill the 45 total semester hours required
same requirements as all other PhD candidates. Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Pharmacology, PhD
indicated.
The PhD in pharmacology specialization allows a student to specialize
Milestones in the study of the actions of drugs. In addition to developing a sound
Qualifying examination knowledge base through course work and seminars, the program
Annual review is designed to strengthen the student’s ability to comprehend and
Dissertation committee to evaluate critically the current literature, allowing the conduct of
Dissertation proposal significant independent research. Recent graduates with a PhD in
Dissertation defense pharmacology have found employment in academic or industrial research
positions.
Core Requirements
A grade of C– or higher is required in each course. Program Requirements
Seminar
Milestones
PHSC 6300 Pharmaceutical Science Seminar
Annual review
Colloquium Dissertation committee
PHSC 6810 Pharmaceutical Science Colloquium 1 Dissertation proposal
Required Core Dissertation defense
Core Requirements
PHSC 5100 Concepts in Pharmaceutical Science
PHSC 5300 Pharmaceutical Biochemistry Code Title Hours
or PHSC 7010 Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory Seminar
PHSC 5310 Cellular Physiology Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: 2
PHSC 6212 Research Skills and Ethics PHSC 6300 Pharmaceutical Science Seminar
or BIOL 6381 Ethics in Biological Research Colloquium
PHSC 6214 Experimental Design and Biostatistics PHSC 6810 Pharmaceutical Science Colloquium 1
PHSC 6216 Human Physiology and Required Core
Pathophysiology Complete 13–18 semester hours from the following: 13-18
Pharmaceutics PHSC 5100 Concepts in Pharmaceutical Science
PMST 6250 Advanced Physical Pharmacy 2 PHSC 5102 Concepts in Pharmaceutical Science 2
PMST 6252 Pharmacokinetics and Drug 3 PHSC 5300 Pharmaceutical Biochemistry
Metabolism
or PHSC 7010 Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory
PHSC 5310 Cellular Physiology
PHSC 6212 Research Skills and Ethics
Electives
Code Title Hours
PHSC 6214 Experimental Design and Biostatistics
Complete 7–12 semester hours from the following subject 7-12
areas: PHSC 6216 Human Physiology and
Pathophysiology
BIOL, BIOT, CHEM, NNMD, PHSC, PMCL, PMST
Pharmacology
Research and Dissertation PMCL 6260 Pharmacology 1 2
Code Title Hours PMCL 6261 Pharmacology 2 2
Qualifying Examination PMCL 6262 Receptor Pharmacology 2
PHSC 8940 Doctoral Training and Research 1
Electives
Proposal Preparation
Code Title Hours
Complete 9–14 semester hours from the following subject 9-14
Dissertation
areas: BIOL, BIOT, CHEM, NNMD, PHSC, PMCL, PMST
PHSC 9990 Dissertation
Research and Dissertation Direct entry into the first professional year of the PharmD program
offers students a four-year graduate course of study that fully integrates
Code Title Hours
campus-based learning with experiential learning, including the
Research
university’s signature cooperative education (co-op) program, to provide
PHSC 8940 Doctoral Training and Research 1 students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to succeed
Proposal Preparation in the pharmacy profession. Our students promote and ensure the safe
PHSC 9681 Doctoral Proposal 2 and effective use of drugs and provide medication therapy management
Dissertation services. In addition to preparing and dispensing prescribed medications,
our students provide information to patients about medications and
their uses; advise physicians, other prescribers, and other healthcare
PHSC 9990 Dissertation practitioners on medication selection, dosages, interactions, and adverse
effects; and monitor patient responses to drug therapy.
45 total semester hours required Our students are well equipped to provide patient care services in
Minimum 3.000 GPA required a variety of settings. Most of our graduates work in community
pharmacies or in healthcare facilities such as hospitals and ambulatory
clinics. Additional practice opportunities exist in health maintenance
Pharmacy, PharmD
organizations, private practice groups, long-term-care facilities,
home healthcare, the Public Health Service, the armed services, and
Program requirements that follow relate to the final year of the six-year
law enforcement agencies such as the Federal Drug Enforcement
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program only. For information regarding
Administration. Graduates may also find employment in drug
years one through five of this program, please see the Undergraduate
development, marketing and research within the pharmaceutical industry,
Catalog Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharmacy, PharmD) webpage.
colleges of pharmacy, and professional association management. In
addition, many of our graduates go on to pharmacy practice residencies,
fellowships, and leading graduate programs.
indicated. Doctor of Pharmacy students are admitted with the expectation that
by working with faculty, staff, and each other, they will develop the
Core Requirements knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for academic and professional
Code Title Hours success. Students follow academic progression plans for their respective
Complete 36 semester hours in the following range: 36 years of graduation. Any deviation from the prescribed curriculum will
PHMD 6440 to PHMD 6474 require faculty/staff permission and an approved plan of study from the
SOP Academic Standing Committee.
Program Credit/GPA Requirements The pharmacy curriculum includes introductory (cooperative education)
36 total semester hours required and advanced pharmacy practice experiences (IPPEs and APPEs). These
Minimum 3.000 GPA required pharmacy practice experiences are provided primarily under the direct
supervision of qualified pharmacist preceptors and occasionally with
Pharmacy, PharmD—Direct Entry other qualified healthcare professionals. The school is affiliated with
many world-class practice sites throughout the United States, providing
The School of Pharmacy (SOP) offers the professional Doctor of students with access to experienced clinicians and scholars. Although
Pharmacy degree (PharmD). The direct-entry admission pathway for this every effort is made to accommodate individual circumstances and
program requires that students complete a BS or BA from an accredited requests, students should be prepared to travel outside the Boston area
institution with a preferred prerequisite grade-point average (GPA) to complete some of their pharmacy practice experiences. Availability
of 3.000. The following prerequisite courses and credits are required: of a car may be required, as some sites are not accessible by public
transportation. All expenses associated with pharmacy practice
Requirements Credits experiences, including travel and housing, are the responsibility of the
Chemistry 1 with lab 4 student.
Chemistry 2 with lab 4 IPPEs are competitive placements that are based on job availability in a
General Biology 1 with lab 4 geographic region. The placements are facilitated by SOP cooperative
General Biology 2 with lab 4 education coordinators. Students are required to earn a satisfactory
Calculus 4 (S) grade on one IPPE in a community setting and on one IPPE in an
institutional/hospital practice setting.
Organic Chemistry 1 with lab 4
Organic Chemistry 2 with lab 4 APPE placements are provided based on site/preceptor availability and
Biochemistry 4 the final approval of the SOP Office of Experiential Education (OEE).
General Psychology 4 Students may be able to petition the OEE for out-of-system APPEs;
however, availability for such requests is limited.
English—writing-intensive 4
Human Physiology 1 with lab 4 To be eligible for a PharmD, a student must successfully complete
Human Physiology 2 with lab 4 all courses in the curriculum, including the IPPEs (co-op) and APPEs;
Physics with lab 4 meet the academic progression standards of the program; meet the
technical standards of the program; and satisfy all other requirements
Arts or humanities electives 4
as stated in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences Undergraduate Student
272 Pharmacy, PharmD—Direct Entry
Information Manual. The pharmacy program, which is fully accredited by complete these requirements as directed will likely result in delay of
the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) (info@acpe- graduation.
accredit.org), subscribes and adheres to the standards established by 6. Maintenance of a portfolio throughout the professional years and
ACPE. completion of all portfolio submission requirements within specified
deadlines.
Pharmacy graduates must meet specific requirements to qualify for
7. Students are expected to adhere to the policies and standards of
professional licensure in the state where they plan to practice as a
their program major as stated to progress through their curriculum
registered pharmacist. These requirements include graduating from
as planned. Students seeking any exceptions to the program policies
an accredited school of pharmacy, passing national and state board
and standards specified for their program major must present
examinations, and completing internship hours. The internship is a period
a petition before the School of Pharmacy Academic Standing
of practical experience conducted under the supervision of a registered
Committee.
pharmacist. Massachusetts requires 1,500 internship hours, all of which
are satisfied through IPPEs (co-op) and APPEs. Given programmatic requirements, coupled with concerns over
the loss of therapeutic knowledge, requests for a general leave of
Professional and/or legal exigencies arise from time to time, which
absence:
may necessitate changes in a pharmacy course, progression, and/
or graduation requirements. Students should review their status with • Must comply with all stated Northeastern University
academic advisors on a timely basis and refer to current publications for general policies, regardless of the academic year.
updated information.
• May be made at any time period during the freshman
Requirements for the PharmD Pharmacy Practice through P2 years.
Experiences (PPEs) • During the P3 academic year, any request for a general
leave must be made no later than February 1 of the given
Requirements for the successful completion of the PharmD PPEs include:
academic year. Requests after this date for students in the
1. Evidence of health clearance from University Health and Counseling P3 year will not be permitted.
Services before placements at any PPE site. • During the P4 academic year, requests for a general leave
2. Satisfactory completion of any additional site-specific requirements cannot be made at any time.
including, but not limited to, criminal record information (CORI),
urine drug screens, and verification of immunization status. All fees Technical Standards
associated with these requirements are the responsibility of the The Doctor of Pharmacy program at Northeastern University is a rigorous
student. and challenging academic program that requires students to possess
specific characteristics and abilities within the cognitive, affective,
If the student learns the urine screen (aka test #1) is positive, the and psychomotor domains, referred to here as technical standards. To
student will notify the OEE (pharmacyoee@northeastern.edu) and successfully progress in and ultimately complete the didactic, laboratory,
immediately complete a second urine screen (test #2). A professional and experiential components of the Doctor of Pharmacy program,
concern form will be completed based on test #1 results. students must meet the standards described below.
• If that urine screen (aka test #2) is negative (-), the INTELLECTUAL ABILITIES
student will be allowed to continue the PPEs. However, Students must have well-developed problem-solving and critical-
the student will be asked to complete a random urine thinking skills. Cognitive function must be appropriate to integrate,
screen (aka test #3) at a time determined by the OEE. evaluate, and apply information gained through measurement,
If this urine screen ( test #3) is positive (+), the student analysis, calculation, and reasoning. Students must have the
will be administratively removed from the active PPEs capacity to learn efficiently in classroom, laboratory, small
and graduation may be delayed. A second professional group, and experiential settings and through independent study.
concern form will be completed, based on test #3 results. Students are required to demonstrate the ability to integrate course
The return to PPEs will occur once a repeat urine test is content knowledge with clinical practice applications to optimize
negative. That repeat negative test will be followed up by a medication therapy management.
random urine screen at a time determined by the OEE.
• If the urine screen (aka test #2) is positive (+), the student
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Students must be able to communicate effectively with colleagues,
will be administratively removed from the PPEs and
professors, patients, families, and healthcare providers. This
graduation may be delayed. The return to PPEs will occur
includes efficiently comprehending, speaking, reading, and
once a repeat urine screen is negative. That negative
writing in English. Students must be able to process and use
screen will be followed up by a random urine screen at
appropriate nonverbal cues and be proficient in the use of electronic
a time determined by the OEE. A second professional
communication media.
concern form will be completed based on a positive test
#3 result. BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL ATTRIBUTES
Students must demonstrate professionalism, maturity, integrity,
3. Adherence to the school's code of professional conduct and
honesty, compassion, and respect when relating to others. Students
university’s code of conduct policies while off-campus.
must have sufficient mental and emotional health to complete work
4. Maintenance of an active, pharmacy intern license in every state and responsibilities using good judgment. Students must be able to
where the student completes an experience. tolerate and adapt to stressful workloads and situations and modify
5. Compliance with site-specific requirements (via site descriptions) behavior based on constructive criticism. Students must be able
and completion of site requests within specified deadlines. Failure to
to function in accordance with the legal, ethical, and professional clinical settings. Breach of adherence to these standards may result
standards of practice. in dismissal from the program.
OBSERVATION AND MOTOR SKILLS Academic Appeals

Students must have functional use of visual, auditory, and tactile
Students who believe that they were erroneously, capriciously, or
senses. Students must be able to observe and perform experiments,
otherwise unfairly treated in an academic or cooperative education
physical assessments, patient interviews, and medication order
decision may petition to appeal the decision. Refer to the Bouvé Graduate
processing. Students must be able to distinguish physical
Student Policies and Regulations Manual, which details the Bouvé College
characteristics of medications by inspection. Students must have
of Health Sciences Appeals Process, and the University Graduate Student
coordination of gross and fine muscular movements sufficient
Academic Appeals Procedures (p. 33).
to perform pharmacy-related tasks including compounding and
dispensing medications, administering medications, and using Program Requirements
computers and other technology necessary for learning and
professional practice.
indicated.
College Academic Standards—Professional Courses Core Requirements

PharmD students must receive a grade of C or better in professional
Code Title Hours
courses.
Required Core
• Professional courses are those required courses taught within the ENGW 3306 Advanced Writing in the Health 4
major/college as identified by course subject code: PHMD, PHSC. Professions
• Courses in the above-listed subjects that are taken as electives PHMD 2350 Healthcare Systems 3
are exempt from the C or better rule, and the university’s minimum PHMD 3450 Research Methodology and 3
satisfactory grade will be accepted. Biostatistics
• For PharmD students, failure to earn a satisfactory grade (S) in a co- PHMD 5223 Evidence-Based Medicine 2
op will be counted as a professional course failure.
PHMD 5250 Pharmacy Care Management 3
Progression within Bouvé PHMD 5330 Jurisprudence 3
The requirements for any graduate degree or certificate of advanced Pharmaceutics
study must yield a cumulative GPA of 3.000 or higher as stated in this PHSC 2330 Immunology 3
catalog (p. 235). PHSC 3411 Pharmaceutics 1 4
• To progress into the subsequent year of professional courses, PHSC 3412 Pharmaceutics 2 4

students must have completed all professional prerequisites with the PHSC 3419 Pharmaceutics Laboratory 1
required minimum passing grade. PHSC 3430 Pharmacokinetics and 3
• To progress into the subsequent semester of professional courses, Biopharmaceutics
students must have completed all professional courses with a grade PHSC 5360 Anti-Infectives 4
of C or better. Pharmacology/Medicinal Chemistry
• Students who incur an incomplete grade in a prerequisite course PHSC 4501 Pharmacology/Medicinal Chemistry 1 5
must obtain approval from their academic advisor, upon consultation
PHSC 4502 Pharmacology/Medicinal Chemistry 2 5
with the department faculty, prior to progression into the subsequent
Disease Management
course(s).
Academic Dismissal from Major and PHMD 4612 and Comprehensive Disease
PharmD students in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences will be Management 1 Seminar
dismissed from their major effective the following academic semester for PHMD 4621 Comprehensive Disease Management 2 6
any of the reasons noted below: PHMD 4622 Comprehensive Disease Management 2 1
Seminar
• Failure to earn a grade of C or better in three professional courses,
regardless of remediation. Lecture and clinical/lab components for
Skills Lab
the same class are considered as one professional course failure.
Within the PharmD program, each specific professional course (with PHMD 4631 Comprehensive Disease Management 3 6
separate registration number) will be counted as a separate failure PHMD 4632 Comprehensive Disease Management 3 1
even if content is related. Seminar
• Failure to earn the minimum required grade in the same course twice. PHMD 4633 Comprehensive Disease Management 3 0.5
• Failure to maintain a GPA of 3.000 after one semester of probation. Skills Lab
• For PharmD students, the expected graduation date may not be PHMD 4641 Comprehensive Disease Management 4 6
changed more than twice. PHMD 4642 Comprehensive Disease Management 4 1
• The PharmD program monitors and promotes the development of Seminar
professional behaviors in its students in order to ensure appropriate PHMD 4643 Comprehensive Disease Management 4 0.5
professionalism in the classroom, local and global communities, and Skills Lab
Practice
274 Biomedical Nanotechnology, MS
PHMD 1201 Introduction to Pharmacy Practice 3 PHMD 4632 1 PHMD 4642 1 PHMD

and PHMD 1202 and Lab for PHMD 1201 6440 to
PHMD6474
PHMD 2310 Educational and Behavioral 2.5
and PHMD 2311 Interventions in Pharmacy Practice PHMD 4633 0.5 PHMD 4643 0.5
and Lab for PHMD 2310 PHMD 5250 3 PHMD 5270 2
PHMD 5270 Economic Evaluation of 2 PHMD 5450 1
Pharmaceuticals and Pharmacy
10.5 10.5 12
Practice
Year 4
PHMD 5450 Advanced Pharmacy Practice 1
Experience Preparatory Seminar
Advanced Practice Experiences Complete 12 Complete 12
12 semester 12 semester
hours in the hours in the
Electives
following following
Code Title Hours range: range:
Complete 36 semester hours in the following range: 36 PHMD 6440 PHMD 6440
PHMD 6440 to PHMD 6474 to PHMD to PHMD
6474 6474
Program Credit/GPA Requirements 12 12
Total Hours: 126
Plan of Study Biomedical Nanotechnology, MS

Year 1
Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer Full Hours This Master of Science program in biomedical nanotechnology
Semester incorporates aspects of the pharmaceutical sciences curriculum with
courses in nanotechnology, entrepreneurship, and law. The combination
ENGW 3306 4 Advanced 2.5 PHSC 3412 4
Practice of these fields results in a unique curriculum that offers students an
Experience opportunity to obtain skills not only in the relevant science but also in
leadership, business, and intellectual property law. Furthermore, the
PHMD 1201 3 PHSC 3419 1
and
program directly addresses a core mission of the university: the provision
PHMD 1202 of practice-oriented educational programs in major scientific disciplines.
PHSC 3411 4 PHSC 4502 5
PHSC 4501 5 PHMD 2310 2.5 Prerequisites: calculus, organic chemistry, biochemistry, and physiology.
and
PHMD 2311 Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
PHMD 2350 3 indicated.
16 2.5 15.5
Core Requirements
Year 2
Semester Code Title Hours
Advanced 2.5 PHMD 3450 3 PHMD 4621 6 Pharmaceutical
Practice
CHME 5699 Special Topics in Chemical Engineering 4
Experience
or PMST 6252 Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism
PHMD 4611 7 PHMD 4622 1
and PHSC 5100 Concepts in Pharmaceutical Science 2
PHMD 4612 PHSC 5300 Pharmaceutical Biochemistry 2
PHSC 2330 3 PHMD 4623 0.5 PHSC 5305 Professional Development for 1
PHSC 3430 3 PHMD 5223 2 Pharmaceutical Sciences
PHMD 5330 3
PHSC 6212 Research Skills and Ethics 1
PHSC 5360 4
PHSC 6300 Pharmaceutical Science Seminar 1
2.5 16 16.5
PHSC 7010 Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory 4
Year 3
Semester Nanomedicine
PHMD 4631 6 PHMD 4641 6 Complete 12

NNMD 5270 Introduction to Nanomedicine 3
12 semester NNMD 5470 Nano/Biomedical Commercialization: 3
hours in the Concept to Market
following Business and Enterprise
range:
ENTR 6200 Enterprise Growth and Innovation 3 Electives

ENTR 6212 Business Planning for New Ventures 3 Code Title Hours
LS 6101 Introduction to Legal Studies 1: Law 3 Complete 7–12 semester hours in the following subject areas: 7-12
and Legal Reasoning
PHSC, PMCL, PMST, BIOL, CHEM, NNMD, BIOT
Research and Internship
Total Hours 7-12
Complete 2 semester hours from the following repeatable 2
courses: Program Credit/GPA Requirements
PHSC 5976 Directed Study 33 total semester hours required
PHSC 6401 Pharmaceutical Science Internship Minimum 3.000 GPA required
PHSC 6984 Pharmaceutical Science Research
Medicinal Chemistry, MS
This Master of Science program integrates aspects of contemporary
medicinal chemistry and pharmacology, emphasizing topics most
relevant to therapeutics design, discovery, and action. The core
Biomedical Sciences, MS curriculum is an interdisciplinary combination of synthetic organic
chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and pharmaceutical
The department offers MS programs in biomedical science. Increasingly, sciences courses. In-depth electives are available in these areas. The
scientific work is becoming interdisciplinary. In response to this trend, we program offers students the opportunity to develop knowledge of
allow the student to focus on more than one area in biomedical science. medicinal chemistry that can be applied to a practice-oriented career in
The concept is appropriate for both those entering, as well as those the pharmaceutical industry.
currently employed in the field, including research technicians, clinical
Undergraduate prerequisites are general chemistry, organic chemistry,
laboratory workers, science teachers, and science administrators. For
biochemistry, or cell/molecular biology.
those currently employed, the flexibility of our program can enhance
their performance in a present position or open up new employment
opportunities. Graduates of the program will be well prepared to enter
related PhD programs at the university.
indicated.
Core Requirements
indicated.
Code Title Hours
Core Requirements
Required Core
Code Title Hours PHSC 5102 Concepts in Pharmaceutical Science 2 2
Required Core PHSC 6212 Research Skills and Ethics 1
Complete 13–18 semester hours from the following: 13-18 or BIOL 6381 Ethics in Biological Research
PHSC 5100 Concepts in Pharmaceutical Science Chemistry
PHSC 5102 Concepts in Pharmaceutical Science 2 CHEM 5612 Principles of Mass Spectrometry 3
PHSC 5300 Pharmaceutical Biochemistry CHEM 5626 Organic Synthesis 1 3
or PHSC 7010 Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory CHEM 5628 Principles of Spectroscopy of Organic 3
PHSC 5310 Cellular Physiology Compounds
PHSC 6212 Research Skills and Ethics CHEM 5672 Organic Synthesis 2 3
or BIOL 6381 Ethics in Biological Research CHEM 5676 Bioorganic Chemistry 3
PHSC 6214 Experimental Design and Biostatistics PHSC 5400 Principles of Drug Design 3
PHSC 6216 Human Physiology and PHSC 6222 The Chemistry and Biology of Drugs of 2
Pathophysiology Abuse
Pharmaceutics PHSC 6224 Behavioral Pharmacology and Drug 2
PMST 6252 Pharmacokinetics and Drug 3 Discovery
Metabolism
PMST 6250 Advanced Physical Pharmacy 2
Electives
Code Title Hours
Complete 6–7 semester hours in the following subject areas: 6-7

276 Pharmaceutical Sciences, MS
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Program Requirements

Pharmaceutical Sciences, MS indicated.
Pharmaceutical science is a problem-solving discipline concerned with

Core Requirements
the discovery, design, and use of drugs. Pharmaceutical scientists A grade of C– or higher is required in each course.
find new targets for drug development; research how drugs work at a
Code Title Hours
molecular level; and determine how drugs’ properties, dosages, and
delivery systems affect their performance. Northeastern has a well- Required Core
deserved reputation among students, researchers, and other universities. Complete 13–18 semester hours from the following: 13–18
Our department has five interlinked Centers of Research Excellence that PHSC 5100 Concepts in Pharmaceutical Science 2
pursue specific areas of pharmaceutical and chemical research: the PHSC 5102 Concepts in Pharmaceutical Science 2 2
Center for Drug Discovery, the New England Inflammation and Tissue
PHSC 5300 Pharmaceutical Biochemistry 2
Protection Institute, the Center for Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
and Nanomedicine, the Center for Translational Imaging, and the or PHSC 7010 Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory
Environmental Cancer Research Program. Northeastern offers many PHSC 5310 Cellular Physiology 2
of its classes in the evening to accommodate the needs of the working PHSC 6212 Research Skills and Ethics 1
community. Many students in the pharmaceutical science MS program or BIOL 6381 Ethics in Biological Research
complete their degree on a part-time basis. For those interested in
PHSC 6214 Experimental Design and Biostatistics 2
discovery, problem solving, and cutting-edge research in one of the
PHSC 6216 Human Physiology and 2
world’s foremost scientific and medical environments, Northeastern
Pathophysiology
University’s School of Pharmacy in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences
is the place to study pharmaceutical science. Pharmaceutics
PMST 6250 Advanced Physical Pharmacy 2
Pharmaceutical science is inherently interdisciplinary, and this is
PMST 6252 Pharmacokinetics and Drug 3
reflected in the availability of several options at both the MS and
Metabolism
PhD levels. The main options are pharmaceutics and drug delivery,
pharmacology, and medicinal chemistry. The curriculum for each of
these options allows a degree of flexibility in terms of specific courses
Electives
taken, and the examples below are not absolute but reflect students’
most common choices made with the advice of faculty members. Even Code Title Hours
more flexibility is possible with the Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Complete 7–12 semester hours from the following subject 7–12
Sciences (interdisciplinary concentration). areas:
Just as cars are useless without roads, drugs are useless without an
effective delivery system. This is especially important in contemporary Program Credit/GPA Requirements
pharmaceutical research as new chemical entities are either too
hydrophobic (e.g., many anticancer drugs) or hydrophilic and highly
labile (e.g., nucleic acids). The Bouvé College of Health Sciences’
pharmaceutics faculty and students are developing the pathways that
bring small-molecule drugs and biological therapies directly to the target Pharmacology, MS
cells.
Graduate education in pharmacology embodies the principles and
Our comprehensive program in pharmaceutics has specialists in drug mechanisms of drug action on biological systems. Through course work,
development and delivery who use and deliver treatments. Their goal is to seminars, and conferences, students gain exposure to both classical and
better understand how the chemical and physical properties of drugs and recent approaches that have led to the development of current theories of
their dosage forms affect many approaches to create drug performance drug action. Pharmacology should not be confused with pharmacy, which
in healthy and diseased systems. Graduate students may elect a program is a professional degree allowing a licensed individual to dispense drugs.
concentrating in:
• Novel drug delivery systems
• Biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics
indicated.
• Physical pharmacy and polymeric dosage form development
• Drug metabolism Core Requirements
With a strong focus on nanotechnology-based advanced delivery systems
that address contemporary needs, this concentration also gives you Code Title Hours
the opportunity to study with some of the world’s top researchers. Required Core
Pharmaceutics students have the option of performing industrial
internships during the summer in some of the most prestigious
pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in the area. PHSC 5100 Concepts in Pharmaceutical Science
PHSC 5300 Pharmaceutical Biochemistry
or PHSC 7010 Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory PHSC 5360 Anti-Infectives 4

PHSC 5310 Cellular Physiology Pharmacology/Medicinal Chemistry
PHSC 6212 Research Skills and Ethics PHSC 4501 Pharmacology/Medicinal Chemistry 1 5
or BIOL 6381 Ethics in Biological Research PHSC 4502 Pharmacology/Medicinal Chemistry 2 5
PHSC 6214 Experimental Design and Biostatistics Disease Management
PHSC 6216 Human Physiology and PHMD 4611 Comprehensive Disease Management 1 6
Pathophysiology PHMD 4612 Comprehensive Disease Management 1 1
Pharmacology Seminar
PMCL 6260 Pharmacology 1 2 PHMD 4621 Comprehensive Disease Management 2 6
PMCL 6261 Pharmacology 2 2 PHMD 4622 Comprehensive Disease Management 2 1
PMCL 6262 Receptor Pharmacology 2 Seminar
Electives Skills Lab
Code Title Hours PHMD 4631 Comprehensive Disease Management 3 6
Complete 9–14 semester hours from the following subject 9-14 PHMD 4632 Comprehensive Disease Management 3 1
areas: Seminar
BIOL, BIOT, CHEM, NNMD, PHSC, PMCL, PMST PHMD 4633 Comprehensive Disease Management 3 0.5
Skills Lab
Program Credit/GPA Requirements PHMD 4641 Comprehensive Disease Management 4 6
33 total semester hours required PHMD 4642 Comprehensive Disease Management 4 1
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Seminar
Pharmacy and Public Health, PharmD/MPH Skills Lab
Practice
The School of Pharmacy and the Department of Health Sciences offer PHMD 1201 Introduction to Pharmacy Practice 2.5
a combined Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and Master in Public Health
PHMD 1202 Lab for PHMD 1201 0.5
(MPH) program.
PHMD 2310 Educational and Behavioral 2
The combined PharmD/MPH program recognizes and reinforces the Interventions in Pharmacy Practice
importance of public health in pharmacy practice. Central to addressing PHMD 2311 Lab for PHMD 2310 0.5
urban public health concerns, and in particular those associated with PHMD 5270 Economic Evaluation of 2
racial and ethnic health disparities, the program is committed to building Pharmaceuticals and Pharmacy
a strong, diverse, and activist public health workforce. The goal of the Practice
program is to graduate professionals who are well educated in the
PHMD 5450 Advanced Pharmacy Practice 1
complex issues associated with disparate health status and healthcare
Experience Preparatory Seminar
access. The combined PharmD/MPH program allows qualified and
Required Practice Experience
interested students an opportunity to achieve their goal of obtaining a
more robust understanding of public health through an MPH degree while Complete 36 semester hours of required practice experience: 36
also completing their PharmD. PHMD 6440-PHMD 6474
Program Requirements MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH REQUIREMENTS

indicated. Required Core
Core Requirements States
DOCTOR OF PHARMACY REQUIREMENTS PHTH 5202 Introduction to Epidemiology 3
Code Title Hours
Required Core
PHMD 2350 Healthcare Systems 3
PHMD 5223 Evidence-Based Medicine 2
PHMD 5250 Pharmacy Care Management 3 Planning
PHMD 5330 Jurisprudence 3 PHTH 6204 Society, Behavior, and Health 3
Pharmaceutics Urban Health
PHSC 2330 Immunology 3 PHTH 6200 Principles and History of Urban Health 3
PHSC 3411 Pharmaceutics 1 4 PHTH 6208 Urban Community Health Assessment 3
PHSC 3412 Pharmaceutics 2 4 Practicum
PHSC 3419 Pharmaceutics Laboratory 1 PHTH 6966 Practicum 3
PHSC 3430 Pharmacokinetics and 3 Capstone
Biopharmaceutics
278 Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Sciences
PHTH 6910 Public Health Capstone 3 GLOBAL

Beyond the traditional semester abroad, we offer multiple global
Electives
academic and service-oriented experiences such as international
cooperative education and clinical experience, PT academic exchange
PHTH or approved electives in other subject areas programs, and global service PT projects to Mexico and Ecuador.
Program Credit/GPA Requirements RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES

156 total semester hours required The Department of Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Sciences’ research mission is to build the evidence for best practices
to maintain and improve the health and well-being of the local, national,
and global community members. Students have the opportunity to work
Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Sciences with faculty to conduct ongoing research in one of the 10 Department
of Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Science’s labs and
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/bouve/pt) centers; including:
Kristin Curry Greenwood, PT, DPT, EdD, MS • Neuromotor Systems Laboratory

Associate Clinical Professor and Interim Chair
• Laboratory for Locomotion Research
Ann C. Golub-Victor, PT, DPT, MPH • The ReGameVR Laboratory
Clinical Professor and Interim Associate Chair • Movement Neuroscience Laboratory
• Rehabilitation and Epidemiology Trainee Program
301 Robinson Hall
617.373.3908 • Occupational Biomechanics and Ergonomics Laboratory
617.373.3161 (fax) • Neurophysiology Laboratory
physicaltherapy@northeastern.edu • Teaching and Learning Innovation Laboratory
• Cadaver Lab
Our programs build on the university’s core values of interdisciplinary
education, urban engagement, international knowledge, and cutting-edge • Neuroscience Wet Lab
research. Our exceptional faculty are dedicated to promoting excellence
in practice, education, scholarship, and community service. Faculty Programs
are engaged in active clinical research and practice. A hallmark of our Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
program is the integration of experiential learning and didactic education • Physical Therapy (p. 278)
whether through use of standardized patients, communication and
• Physical Therapy—Postbaccalaureate Entry (p. 279)
interaction with community consultants, participation in service-learning,
or engagement in research with our faculty. • Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy (p. 311)
The Department of Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Master of Science (MS)

Sciences graduates are innovative, global leaders who excel in clinical
• Occupational Ergonomics and Health (p. 281)
practice, research, worker wellness, ergonomics, disability studies, and
community service. With one of the longest accredited physical therapy Graduate Certificate
programs in the United States, and the only program with cooperative
• Advanced Study in Orthopedics (p. 354)
education, Northeastern University seeks to graduate students with
• Early Intervention (p. 245)
exceptional clinical decision-making skills and experience in the field of
physical therapy. Our Master in Occupational Ergonomics and Health • Occupational Ergonomics and Health (p. 282)
program, open to individuals with various backgrounds, is a unique
program combining health promotion and disease prevention. We also Physical Therapy, DPT
offer Certificates of Graduate Studies in the areas of disability studies
and ergonomics for both licensed physical therapists and for those with Students who complete their bachelor's degree in rehabilitation
nonclinical backgrounds. The Sports Physical Therapy Clinical Residency sciences at Northeastern automatically matriculate into the final
program is for licensed practicing physical therapists. Our degree graduate year (year 6) of the Doctorate of Physical Therapy curriculum.
programs incorporate cooperative education, a hallmark of Northeastern Please refer to the undergraduate Physical Therapy program (http://
University. catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/health-sciences/physical-
therapy-movement-rehabilitation/dpt) for a complete description of the
Unique Program Features curriculum and program.
INTERPROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
The Bouvé van provides community access to healthcare offered in Program Requirements
conjunction with the nursing, pharmacy, speech-language pathology,
and public health programs. The Arnold S. Goldstein Laboratory Suite
indicated.
is the keystone of our interprofessional simulation-learning program.
Simulations are uniquely designed to engage Bouvé students from more Core Requirements
than eight different health professions to learn about, from, and with each
A grade of C or higher is required in all courses.
other to improve health outcomes. Labs can be set up as a variety of
practice environments, including hospital rooms, operating rooms, exam
rooms, office space, conference rooms, home care settings, or even a
dorm room.
Code Title Hours Emphasis on Experiential Learning

Required Core COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
PT 6215 Assistive Technology 4 Our DPT program provides students with six months of full-time
and PT 6216 and Lab for PT 6215 experiential learning in addition to the required clinical affiliations
necessary for licensure. Through cooperative education, the hallmark
PT 6251 Diagnostic Imaging 3
of Northeastern University, students are able to integrate semesters of
Advanced Topics
academic study with semesters of cooperative education experiences
Complete 2 semester hours from the following range: 2 in hospitals and clinics throughout the country and around the globe.
PT 6231 to PT 6237 Students may be employed as physical therapy co-ops with increasing
Clinical responsibilities commensurate with their academic studies or perform
PT 6250 Clinical Integration 2: Evidence and 2 other health-related duties.
Practice CLINICAL EDUCATION
PT 6441 Clinical Education 1 6 The curriculum also includes three rotations for a total of 36 weeks of
PT 6442 Clinical Education 2 6 clinical education under the direct supervision of a licensed physical
PT 6448 Clinical Education 3 9 therapist. We are affiliated with world-class medical centers and clinical
sites throughout the United States, providing students with access
Program Credit/GPA Requirements to master clinicians and clinical scholars. Every effort is made to
accommodate individual circumstances, but students should be prepared
to travel out of state for two of the three clinical placements. Availability
of a car may be required, as most sites are not accessible by public
Plan of Study transportation. All expenses associated with clinical education, including
travel and housing, are the responsibility of the student.
Year 1
Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer 1 Hours Summer 2 Hours GLOBAL OUTREACH
PT 6251 3 PT 6448 9 PT 6441 6 PT 6215 4 Students may participate in short cultural immersion experiences abroad
and PT 6216 whereby they engage in community service projects under the direction
of a physical therapy faculty member or on physical therapy academic
PT 6442 6 PT 6250 2
exchanges with partner academic institutions.
Complete 2
2 semester SERVICE-LEARNING
hours from During the curriculum, students participate in service-learning
the following opportunities in the local community in which they learn and apply skills
range:
and knowledge related to program objectives. These opportunities start
PT 6231 to during the first academic year and continue throughout the program in a
PT 6237 variety of settings.
9 9 6 8
ABILITY TO CONCENTRATE
Total Hours: 32 Once in the program, students may have the ability to acquire additional
information in two areas of concentration. The Certificate in Early
Intervention (p. 246) is an interprofessional program that meets the
Physical Therapy, DPT— Postbaccalaureate Entry
state and national requirements for personnel to work with families,
infants and toddlers with disabilities, or those who are at risk for
Sonya Larrieux, PT, MA, PhD, C/NDT
developmental delays. The Sports Performance Concentration seeks
Director, DPT Graduate Affairs
to prepare the physical therapy student to confidently pursue a sports
Diane Fitzpatrick, PT, DPT, MS, CEEAA physical therapy position working with athletes of all ages in a variety of
Associate Director, Student Affairs settings. In both areas, students take additional course work and conduct
focused research and clinical rotations that expand upon the entry-level
301 Robinson Hall physical therapy curriculum.
617.373.3908
617.373.3161 (fax) STUDENT RESEARCH
PB_DPT_INQUIRIES@northeastern.edu Physical therapy students participate in research that is integrated into
the curriculum. Students have the opportunity to work with faculty to
Our Postbaccalaureate Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program conduct ongoing research in world-renowned medical centers, in one of
(http://www.northeastern.edu/bouve/pt/programs/pbdpt.html)is the 10 Department of Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation
designed for individuals who hold a minimum of a baccalaureate Science’s labs and centers (e.g., Neuromotor Systems Lab, Lab for
degree in any major other than physical therapy and have satisfied the Locomotion Research, The ReGameVR Lab, Movement Neuroscience
prerequisite requirements. Over the course of three and one-half years, Lab, Rehabilitation and Epidemiology Trainee Program, Occupational
this rigorous curriculum provides didactic and experiential learning Biomechanics and Ergonomics Lab, Neurophysiology Lab, Teaching and
experiences, the cornerstone of our program. These experiences include Learning Innovation Lab, Cadaver Lab, and Neuroscience Wet Lab). The
cooperative education, simulated patient interactions, engagement successful outcome is the ability to conduct and present quality research
with consumer clients, service-learning, clinical research, and clinical at local and/or national-level conferences.
education experiences.
280 Physical Therapy, DPT— Postbaccalaureate Entry
Program Requirements PT 6221 Neurological Rehabilitation 2 5

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise and PT 6222 and Lab for PT 6221
indicated. Co-op
PT 5111 Professional Development for Bouvé 1
Core Requirements Graduate Co-op
A grade of C or higher is required in all courses. PT 6964 Co-op Work Experience (taken two 0
semesters)
Code Title Hours
Seminar and Advanced Topics
Required Core
PT 5226 Physical Therapy Professional Seminar 2
HLTH 5450 Healthcare Research 4
2
and HLTH 5451 and Recitation for HLTH 5450
PT 5101 Foundations of Physical Therapy 4
and PT 5102 and Lab for PT 5101 PT 6231 to PT 6237
PT 5145 Introduction to the Healthcare System 2 Project
PT 5160 Psychosocial Aspects of Healthcare 4 PT 5227 Physical Therapy Project 1 3

and PT 5161 and Psychosocial Aspects of PT 5229 Physical Therapy Project 2 2
Healthcare Seminar Clinical
PT 5450 Introduction to Therapeutic Activities 3 PT 5540 Clinical Integration 1: Evidence and 2
and PT 5504 and Lab for PT 5503 Practice
PT 6215 Assistive Technology 4 PT 6250 Clinical Integration 2: Evidence and 2
and PT 6216 and Lab for PT 6215 Practice
PT 6243 Health Education, Promotion, and 3 PT 6251 Diagnostic Imaging 3
and PT 6244 Wellness PT 6441 Clinical Education 1 6
and Recitation for PT 6243
PT 6442 Clinical Education 2 6
Medicine and Management
PT 6448 Clinical Education 3 9
PT 5140 Pathology 4
and PT 5141 and Recitation for PT 5140 Optional Concentration
PT 5230 Pediatric and Geriatric Aspects of Life 3 A grade of C or higher is required in all courses.
Span Management
PT 5503 Cardiovascular and Pulmonary 5 Code Title Hours
and PT 5504 Management Sports Performance Concentration
and Lab for PT 5503 PT 5227 Physical Therapy Project 1 3
PT 5500 Pharmacology for Physical Therapy 2 PT 5229 Physical Therapy Project 2 2
PT 6000 Leadership, Administration, and 2 PT 5165 Sports Medicine: Managing the Injured 4
Management Athlete
PT 6241 Screening for Medical Conditions in 4 PT 6237 Advanced Special Topics in Physical 2
Physical Therapy Practice Therapy
Anatomy and Physiology PT 6448 Clinical Education 3 9
PT 5131 Gross Anatomy 5 or PT 6442 Clinical Education 2
PT 5133 Kinesiology 4 Program Credit/GPA Requirements
and PT 5134 and Lab for PT 5133 123 total semester hours required
PT 5515 Integumentary Systems and Advanced 3 Minimum 3.000 GPA required
and PT 5516 Modalities
and Lab for PT 5515 Plan of Study
PT 5505 Musculoskeletal Management 1 5 Year 1
and PT 5506 and Lab for PT 5505 Spring Hours Summer Hours
PT 6223 Musculoskeletal Management 2 5 Full
and PT 6224 and Lab for PT 6223 Semester
Neurology HLTH 5450 4 PT 5133 4

and and
PT 5138 Neuroscience 5
HLTH 5451 PT 5134
PT 5101 4 PT 5138 5
PT 5150 Motor Control, Development, and 5 and and
and PT 5151 Learning PT 5102 PT 5139
and Lab for PT 5150
PT 5131 5 PT 5140 4
PT 5209 Neurological Rehabilitation 1 5 and and
and PT 5210 and Lab for PT 5209 PT 5132 PT 5141
PT 5160 4 PT 5500 2 Occupational ergonomics and health programs are increasingly important
and due to the large burden of work-related musculoskeletal disorders
PT 5161 (MSDs) and the increased incidence of chronic health conditions of the
17 15 workforce. These initiatives are especially important with the increase
in the aging workforce with their higher incidence of chronic health
Year 2
disorders and the increasing young population entering the workforce
Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer Hours Summer Hours
with preexisting chronic health issues. In the United States alone, the
1 2
conservative estimates of direct costs for work-related MSDs are in the
PT 5111 1 PT 6964 0 PT 6964 0 PT 5515 3 magnitude of $50 billion per year. Combined with estimates of indirect
and
costs, these estimates reach $200 billion per year.
PT 5516
PT 5145 2 PT 5540 2 The focus of the Master of Science in Occupational Ergonomics and
PT 5150 5 PT 6243 3 Health program is on primary and secondary prevention approaches for
and and work-related MSDs and injuries. Worker health promotion approaches
PT 5151 PT 6244 include workstation configuration and design; modifying work tasks;
PT 5450 3
training workers, supervisors, and caregivers; as well as creating
and ergonomics management systems, organizational policies and practices,
PT 5504 work site wellness programs, and Total Worker Health® efforts.
PT 5503 5
This master of science program will provide interprofessional training
and
that integrates traditional health protection (ergonomics and safety)
PT 5504
and health promotion (wellness) to increase the effectiveness of such
16 0 0 8 workplace programs. Graduates from this unique master's degree
Year 3 program in the United States will be well suited for jobs in industry
Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer Hours Summer Hours requiring integration of health and safety programs, thereby fulfilling a
1 2 need to have well-trained professionals in this domain.
PT 5209 5 PT 5226 2 PT 6441 6 PT 6215 4
Students who complete the program should be able to:
and and
PT 5210 PT 6216 • Describe the scope and types of workplace programs for ergonomics
PT 5227 3 PT 5229 2 PT 6250 2 and health
PT 5505 5 PT 5230 3 Complete 2 • Compare fundamental ergonomics approaches to the prevention of
and 2 work-related injuries, MSDs, and disability
PT 5506 semester
• Develop and administer integrative and innovative approaches to
hours
workplace health promotion and wellness programs
in the
following • Work collaboratively as part of an interprofessional team
range: • Analyze factors in the work environment that affect safety and pose
PT 6000 2 PT 6221 5 PT risks to workers
and 6231 • Create worker safety and health prevention programs and apply
PT 6222 to PT theory and evidence to support the development of workplace safety
6237
and wellness programs
PT 6241 4 PT 6223 5
and Program Description
PT 6224 The master's degree program requires 36 semester hours divided into 32
19 17 6 8 semester hours for courses and a 4-semester-hour capstone project. The
Year 4 program can be completed within a year for full-time students and within
three years for part-time students. The program is offered in a hybrid
format utilizing both online/distance classes when available along with
PT 6251 3 PT 6448 9
on-campus classroom experiences. Some classes will be fully on-site
PT 6442 6 and the rest will be hybrid (some on-site/online) and others fully online to
9 9 allow schedule flexibility.
Total Hours: 124 Graduate Student Research

Graduate research opportunities are integrated into the curriculum.
Occupational Ergonomics and Health, MS Students also have the opportunity to work with faculty to conduct
ongoing research in world-renowned companies and in one of the twelve
Lauren A. Murphy, PhD Department of Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Science’s
Assistant Clinical Professor and Graduate Program Director labs and centers (e.g., Neuromotor Systems Lab, Lab for Locomotion
Research, Cancer Survivorship Center, the ReGameVR Lab, Movement
301 Robinson Hall Neuroscience Lab, Rehabilitation and Epidemiology Trainee Program,
617.373.4504 Occupational Biomechanics and Ergonomics Lab, Neurophysiology Lab,
617.373.3161 (fax) Teaching and Learning Innovation Lab, Musculoskeletal Epidemiology
ergonomics@northeastern.edu and Biomechanics Lab, Cadaver Lab, and Neuroscience Wet Lab).
282 Occupational Ergonomics and Health, Graduate Certificate
Progression in the Program ergonomics and health programs requires a multidisciplinary set of
To progress in the program, students must maintain acceptable skills based on understanding the interaction of the work environment,
standards of scholarship and academic performance as stated in the including the physical and organizational factors.
academic requirements section of this catalog. Students must develop st
The workplace of the 21 century demands an interprofessional
professional behaviors and emotional maturity.
approach that reaches across organizational boundaries, making health
and safety a uniform and consistent value within the organization to
effectively impact worker health. Add to your professional experience by
specializing in workplace approaches that integrate health and safety
indicated.
programs.
Core Requirements Program Requirements
Code Title Hours Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
Required Core indicated.
HINF 6201 Organizational Behavior, Work Flow 3
Design, and Change Management Core Requirements
PHTH 5214 Environmental Health 3 A grade of B or higher is required in each course.
PT 5600 Ergonomics and the Work Environment 3
Code Title Hours
PT 5610 Workplace Wellness and Health 3
PT 5600 Ergonomics and the Work Environment 3
Promotion
PT 5610 Workplace Wellness and Health 3
PT 6978 Independent Study 4
Promotion
Research
Elective
Electives
Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours
Complete five of the following: 13-14
CAEP 6203 Understanding Culture and Diversity Design, and Change Management
CAEP 6220 Development Across the Life Span PHTH 5214 Environmental Health
IE 7315 Human Factors Engineering
PHTH 5224 Social Epidemiology Program Credit/GPA Requirements
PHTH 5228 Advances in Measuring Behavior 15 total semester hours required
PHTH 6320 Qualitative Methods in Health and Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Illness
PT 6243 Health Education, Promotion, and Physician Assistant
Wellness
SOCL 7270 Sociology of Work and Employment Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/bouve/pa)
Trenton Honda, PhD, MMS, PA-C

Assistant Clinical Professor and Program Director
Minimum 3.000 GPA required 202 Robinson Hall
617.373.3195
Occupational Ergonomics and Health, Graduate Certificate 617.373.3338 (fax)
paprogram@northeastern.edu
Lauren A. Murphy, PhD Established in 1971, the physician assistant (PA) program has a long-
Assistant Clinical Professor and Graduate Program Director standing history of, and expertise in, the education and training of
physician assistants. The PA program is located in close proximity to
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Boston’s major academic medical centers and was the first generalist PA
617.373.4504
training program in the nation to offer a master’s degree in 1985.
617.373.3161 (fax)
ergonomics@northeastern.edu This rigorous, highly integrated curriculum offers our students the
opportunity to obtain broad generalist training that prepares them for
The occupational ergonomics and health graduate certificate focuses
successful employment in all fields of clinical practice. Our instructional
on approaches that promote worker well-being and prevent work-
faculty members are practicing clinicians from throughout New England,
related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and injuries. What makes
and most have been teaching with the program for many years. The
this certificate unique is the emphasis on not just physical ergonomic
clinical year is designed to provide students with experience in diverse
factors, like the design of tools and equipment, but also the importance
healthcare settings in our well-established network of clinical rotation
of organizational ergonomic factors, like policies, communication, and
sites.
teamwork. This is important because the management of workplace
Northeastern’s PA program graduates are employed in positions across PA 6320 Principles of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2
the United States, and some have worked internationally. In addition to PA 6321 Principles of Surgery 2
clinical practice, our graduates are employed in research, administration,
PA 6322 Principles of Orthopedics 2
and education.
PA 6323 Clinical Neurology 2
Programs PA 6324 Principles of Pediatrics 2
Master of Science (MS) PA 6325 Principles of Psychiatry 2
• Physician Assistant Studies (p. 283) Clinical
PA 6400 Applied Study in Medicine 5
Dual Degree PA 6401 Applied Study in Ambulatory Medicine 5
• Physician Assistant Studies and Health Informatics, MS/MS
PA 6402 Applied Study in Family Practice 5
(p. 283)
• Physician Assistant Studies and Public Health, MS/MPH (p. 252)
PA 6404 Applied Study in Obstetrics and 5
Graduate Certificate Gynecology
• Physician Assistant Leadership and Management (p. 285) PA 6405 Applied Study in Pediatrics 5
PA 6406 Applied Study in Surgery 5
Physician Assistant Studies, MS PA 6407 Applied Study in Mental Health 5

PA 6408 Applied Study Elective 5
Physician assistants (PAs) are healthcare providers who practice
medicine with physician supervision. They are highly sought after Program Credit/GPA Requirements
members of the healthcare team who provide diagnostic and therapeutic 103 total semester hours required
patient care. The physician assistant studies (MS) program is a full-time, Minimum 3.000 GPA required
two-year graduate program that provides an opportunity to earn a Master
of Science in Physician Assistant Studies. Physician Assistant Studies and Health Informatics, MS/MS
The Northeastern University health informatics and physician assistant
combined program allows qualified and interested students to achieve
indicated.
their goal of obtaining a more robust understanding of healthcare
technology while also completing robust clinical training in the physician
Core Requirements
assistant program. This prepares a select group of exceptionally qualified
clinicians to become leaders in healthcare technology application and
development and fosters interdisciplinary collaboration in order to
Code Title Hours
address problems in the healthcare and health information environments
Required Core
both locally and across the globe. The joint program is designed to
PA 6208 Professional Issues for Physician 2 provide students a greater understanding of technological issues in
Assistants clinical practice, quantitative methods, and the use of scientific evidence
PA 6326 Aspects of Primary Care 4 and cutting-edge technology to optimize clinical workflows and improve
PA 6327 Emergency Medicine and Critical Care 2 patient outcomes.
PA 6328 Aging and Rehabilitation Medicine 2
This dual degree takes 34 months to complete (as opposed to 48, if each
PA 6329 Healthcare Delivery 2 degree were pursued separately), and a total number of 8 credits are
PA 6330 Research Design 2 shared between both degrees.
Anatomy & Physiology
PA 6200 Anatomy and Physiology 1 3
indicated.
Diagnosis & Evaluation
PA 6203 Physical Diagnosis and Patient 3 Physician Assistant Requirements
Evaluation 1 A grade of C or higher is required in each course.
PA 6204 Physical Diagnosis and Patient 3
Evaluation 2 Code Title Hours
Pharmacology Required Core
PA 6205 Pharmacology 1 2 PA 6208 Professional Issues for Physician 2
Assistants
PA 6326 Aspects of Primary Care 4
PA 6207 Clinical Laboratory and Diagnostic 4
Methods PA 6327 Emergency Medicine and Critical Care 2
Principles PA 6328 Aging and Rehabilitation Medicine 2
PA 6311 Principles of Medicine 1 4 PA 6329 Healthcare Delivery 2
PA 6312 Principles of Medicine 2 4 Anatomy & Physiology
PA 6313 Principles of Medicine 3 4 PA 6200 Anatomy and Physiology 1 3
284 Physician Assistant Studies and Public Health, MS/MPH
PA 6201 Anatomy and Physiology 2 3 HINF 5200 Theoretical Foundations in Personal

Diagnosis & Evaluation Health Informatics
PA 6203 Physical Diagnosis and Patient 3 HINF 6205 Creation and Application of Medical
Evaluation 1 Knowledge
PA 6204 Physical Diagnosis and Patient 3 HINF 6350 Public Health Surveillance and
Evaluation 2 Informatics
Pharmacology HINF 6404 Patient Engagement Informatics and
Analytics
Methods Technical
Principles PHTH 5202 Introduction to Epidemiology 3
PA 6311 Principles of Medicine 1 4 PHTH 5210 Biostatistics in Public Health 3
PA 6312 Principles of Medicine 2 4 Electives
PA 6313 Principles of Medicine 3 4 Complete two courses from the following: 6
PA 6320 Principles of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 HINF 6345 Design for Usability in Healthcare
PA 6321 Principles of Surgery 2 DA 5020 Collecting, Storing, and Retrieving Data
PA 6322 Principles of Orthopedics 2 DA 5030 Introduction to Data Mining/Machine
Learning
PA 6324 Principles of Pediatrics 2
Statistics
PA 6325 Principles of Psychiatry 2
Clinical
Analytics
PA 6401 Applied Study in Ambulatory Medicine 5 Program Credit/GPA Requirements
PA 6402 Applied Study in Family Practice 5 128 total semester hours required
PA 6403 Applied Study in Emergency Medicine 5 Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Gynecology Physician Assistant Studies and Public Health, MS/MPH
PA 6405 Applied Study in Pediatrics 5
PA 6406 Applied Study in Surgery 5 The Northeastern University Physician Assistant (PA) program and
PA 6407 Applied Study in Mental Health 5 Department of Health Sciences offer a combined Master of Science
in Physician Assistant Studies (MS)/Master in Public Health Program
PA 6408 Applied Study Elective 5
(MPH) program. The combined PA/MPH program allows qualified and
interested students an opportunity to achieve their goal of obtaining a
Health Informatics Requirements
more robust understanding of public health through an MPH degree while
A grade of B– or higher is required in each course. also completing their Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies.
Code Title Hours Since its inception in 2008, the Northeastern MPH program has
Required Core distinguished itself from other MPH programs in the area through its
HINF 7701 Health Informatics Capstone Project 3 unique focus on urban public health. The program’s overarching goal is
Business Management to address urban public health concerns, particularly those associated
with racial and ethnic health disparities, in order to build a diverse and
activist-oriented public health workforce. The MPH program has a
HINF 6201 Organizational Behavior, Work Flow strong commitment to providing a flexible course of study for working
Design, and Change Management professionals. This flexibility allows for easy incorporation into a dual-
HINF 6202 Business of Healthcare Informatics degree program.
The combined degree that incorporates both programs is designed to
help diversify the public health workforce and improve graduates’ ability
through Informatics
to approach clinical situations with cultural sensitivity and awareness.
HINF 6335 Management Issues in Healthcare Successful graduates of the program benefit from having a greater
Information Technology understanding of public health issues in clinical practice, including
PHTH 5226 Strategic Management and Leadership the racial and ethnic health disparities prevalent in the U.S. healthcare
in Healthcare system, as well as a strong grounding in epidemiology, quantitative and
Health Informatics qualitative research methods, and the use of scientific evidence, skills
Complete two courses from the following: 6 critical to many fields of healthcare practice.
HINF 5102 Data Management in Healthcare
HINF 5110 Global Health Information Management
This dual degree takes a total of three years to complete (as opposed to Master's of Public Health Requirements
four, if each degree were pursued separately), and a total number of 12 A grade of B– or higher is required in each course.
credits are shared between both degrees.
Code Title Hours
For more information, including the application and admissions process,
Required Core
please visit the PA/MPH website here (https://bouve.northeastern.edu/
health-sciences/programs/pa-mph). PHTH 5120 Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United 3
States
Program Requirements PHTH 5202 Introduction to Epidemiology 3
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise PHTH 5210 Biostatistics in Public Health 3
indicated. PHTH 5212 Public Health Administration and Policy 3
Physician Assistant Requirements
Code Title Hours Planning
Required Core PHTH 6204 Society, Behavior, and Health 3
PA 6208 Professional Issues for Physician 2 Urban Health
Assistants PHTH 6200 Principles and History of Urban Health 3
PA 6326 Aspects of Primary Care 4 PHTH 6208 Urban Community Health Assessment 3
PA 6327 Emergency Medicine and Critical Care 2 Practicum
PA 6328 Aging and Rehabilitation Medicine 2 PHTH 6966 Practicum 3
Anatomy & Physiology Capstone
PA 6200 Anatomy and Physiology 1 3 PHTH 6910 Public Health Capstone 3
PA 6201 Anatomy and Physiology 2 3 Elective
Diagnosis & Evaluation Complete 3 semester hours of approved elective course work. 3
Evaluation 1 Program Credit/GPA Requirements
PA 6204 Physical Diagnosis and Patient 3 133 total semester hours required
Evaluation 2 Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Methods Physician Assistant Leadership and Management, Graduate
PA 6323 Clinical Neurology 2 Certificate
Pharmacology
PA 6205 Pharmacology 1 2 The Northeastern University Physician Assistant (PA) Program and
PA 6206 Pharmacology 2 2 the American Academy of Physician Assistants' Center for Healthcare
Leadership and Management jointly sponsor the Graduate Certificate
Principles
in PA Leadership and Management. The certificate seeks to prepare
PA 6311 Principles of Medicine 1 4 qualified and interested students to achieve their goal of obtaining a
PA 6312 Principles of Medicine 2 4 robust understanding of the theory, techniques, and implementation
PA 6313 Principles of Medicine 3 4 of leadership and management skills essential in the practice and
PA 6320 Principles of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 administration of medicine in today's healthcare environment. The
curriculum is designed to support PAs and those managing PAs with
PA 6321 Principles of Surgery 2
the necessary skills and competencies to expand their roles in the
PA 6322 Principles of Orthopedics 2 clinical arena and/or increase their familiarity with and training in
PA 6324 Principles of Pediatrics 2 leadership/management in order to advance their careers in healthcare
PA 6325 Principles of Psychiatry 2 administration.
Clinical
The certificate can be completed in one year and requires a total of 12
PA 6400 Applied Study in Medicine 5 credits.
PA 6401 Applied Study in Ambulatory Medicine 5
PA 6402 Applied Study in Family Practice 5 Program Requirements
PA 6403 Applied Study in Emergency Medicine 5 Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
PA 6404 Applied Study in Obstetrics and 5 indicated.
Gynecology
Core Requirements
Code Title Hours
PA 5100 Principles of Leadership in Healthcare 3
PA 6407 Applied Study in Mental Health 5
PA 5101 Advocacy in Leadership 3
PA 5102 Medical Billing and Reimbursement for 3
Advanced Practice Providers
286 Interdisciplinary
PA 5103 Metrics: Measuring, Comparing, and 3

Privileging Your PA and NP Workforce Personal Health Informatics, PhD
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Northeastern University’s interdisciplinary doctoral program in personal

health informatics seeks to prepare researchers to design and evaluate
technologies that improve health and wellness with the potential to
transform healthcare. The joint degree program combines a strong
curriculum in human-computer interface technology and experimental
Interdisciplinary design in health sciences. Read additional information (p. 109).
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/bouve/interdisciplinary)
Biotechnology, MS
Daniel A. Feinberg, EdD, MBA
Assistant Clinical Instructor and Program Director, Health Informatics Overview
Program Northeastern’s Master of Science in Biotechnology is a professional
master's program, an innovative, nonthesis graduate degree. It combines
Health Informatics Program
advanced interdisciplinary training in biotechnology, biology, chemistry,
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and pharmaceutical sciences with the development of high-value
617.373.5005 (fax)
business skills critical to success in today’s dynamic workplace.
Daniel A. Feinberg, Assistant Clinical Instructor and Program Director,
Graduates are prepared to innovate, collaborate, and lead as research,
d.feinberg@northeastern.edu
managerial, or technical professionals in a wide range of biotechnology
Stephen Intille, PhD specialties.
Associate Professor and Program Director, Personal Health Informatics
Program
Molecular Biotechnology Concentration
The molecular biotechnology concentration provides students with
Personal Health Informatics Program didactic and practical knowledge in molecular biotechnology, protein
974 West Village H expression, and structural biology. Students learn how to generate and
617.373.3711 optimize molecular forms used to express recombinant proteins to be
Stephen Intille, Associate Professor and Program Director, used as biopharmaceuticals. Particular attention is paid to cutting-edge
s.intille@northeastern.edu technologies such as RNAi and CRISPR/CAS9. In addition, the students
learn how to purify biopharmaceuticals and analyze aggregation and how
With Northeastern University’s interdisciplinary graduate programs to prevent it.
in health informatics, you have an opportunity to gain the knowledge
and skills needed to use information technology to improve healthcare Process Sciences Concentration
delivery and outcomes—and to advance your career in a growing field. We The process sciences concentration focuses on the production of
seek to educate the leaders who use technology to improve healthcare drug substance of biopharmaceuticals from cell culture process to
for the future. purification of the biologic molecules. The students learn the principles of
development and implementation of biological manufacturing processes
Programs through the integration of concepts and fundamentals of engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and life sciences. The concentration addresses biochemical engineering,
• Personal Health Informatics (p. 286) mammalian cell culture process development, and protein purification.
The learning of the students is reinforced by both lecture courses and
Master of Science (MS) project-driven laboratory experience that provides hands-on learning of
• Biotechnology (p. 286) cell culture and protein separation.
• Health Data Analytics (p. 105)
Biopharmaceutical Analytical Sciences Concentration
• Health Informatics (p. 112)
The biopharmaceutical analytical sciences concentration focuses on
Dual Degree structures and activities of biological molecules and their variants formed
during the production of biopharmaceuticals. Students learn the diversity
• Physician Assistant Studies and Health Informatics, MS/MS
of molecular forms derived from the biological products through various
(p. 283)
biological and chemical mechanisms and the impact of these structural
• Public Health and Health Informatics, MPH/MS (p. 254)
changes on the safety and efficacy of these biopharmaceuticals. The
students learn the science and practice applied in the biotechnology
industry to analyze and characterize these molecular forms. This is
• Biopharmaceutical Analytical Sciences (p. 293)
accomplished through both lecture courses of the analytical sciences
• Early Intervention (p. 245) and project-driven laboratory experience that utilizes analytical
• Health Informatics Management and Exchange (p. 294) techniques such as mass spectrometry and molecular separations.
• Health Informatics Privacy and Security (p. 294)
• Health Informatics Software Engineering (p. 294)
Pharmaceutical Technologies Concentration
The pharmaceutical technologies concentration focuses on the
conversion of purified proteins to biopharmaceutical drug products that
are compatible for clinical use. This concentration addresses the design
of the product formulation and the development and implementation of
the drug product manufacturing processes. Students learn the sciences
of the interactions of the biologic molecules in the process conditions BIOL 6299 Molecular Cell Biology for 3
and the relevant process technology, such as aseptic operations Biotechnology
and freeze-drying, needed for drug product manufacturing. This is CHEM 5620 Protein Chemistry 3
accomplished through both lecture courses and project-driven laboratory
CHEM 7317 Analytical Biotechnology 3
experience that offers hands-on learning of formulation design and drug
product process development. Co-op
BIOT 6500 Professional Development for Co-op 0
Biotechnology Scientific Information Management BIOT 6964 Co-op Work Experience 0
Concentration
The scientific information management concentration focuses on Concentrations
the collection, analysis, and visualization of scientific data. This Complete one of the following seven concentrations:
concentration addresses the issues surrounding big data that face
industry today. Students have an opportunity to learn how to manage, • Molecular Biotechnology Concentration (p. 287)
store, visualize, and provide overall analysis of large scientific data • Process Sciences Concentration (p. )
sets. This is accomplished through both lecture courses and project- • Biopharmaceutical Analytical Sciences Concentration (p. 287)
driven laboratory experience that provide hands-on learning of the • Pharmaceutical Technologies Concentration (p. )
impacts of data on the scientific process.
• Scientific Information Management Concentration (p. )
Biotechnology Regulatory Science Concentration • Regulatory (p. ) Science Concentration (p. )
The regulatory science concentration focuses on the science behind • Biotechnology Enterprise Concentration (p. 288)
good regulatory practice today. This concentration addresses the issues
MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATION
surrounding current and innovative science practices that influence
Code Title Hours
regulatory decisions. Students have an opportunity to learn the science
behind compliance. This is accomplished through both lecture courses BIOT 5145 Basic Biotechnology Lab Skills 1
and project-driven laboratory experience that provides hands-on learning BIOT 5810 Cutting-Edge Applications in Molecular 3
of the science behind dossier analysis. Biotechnology
BIOT 5850 Higher-Order Structure Analytics 3
Biotechnology Enterprise Concentration BIOT 7245 Biotechnology Applications Laboratory 3
The biotechnology enterprise concentration integrates business and
Electives (p. 288) 5
management skills with the science of biotechnology. Students learn the
fundamental concepts of leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation, PROCESS SCIENCES CONCENTRATION
financial decision making, and marketing. They gain teamwork, Code Title Hours
management, and business development skills in the process and
BIOT 5145 Basic Biotechnology Lab Skills 1
graduate prepared to become scientist-managers.
BIOT 5560 Bioprocess Fundamentals 3
GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP BIOT 5635 Downstream Processes for 3
Master's Degree in Biotechnology with Graduate Certificate in Biopharmaceutical Production
Engineering Leadership BIOT 7245 Biotechnology Applications Laboratory 3
Students may complete a Master of Science in Biotechnology in addition Electives (p. 288) 5
to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students
must apply and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering Leadership
BIOPHARMACEUTICAL ANALYTICAL SCIENCES CONCENTRATION
Program in order to pursue this option. The certificate program requires Code Title Hours
industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors. The integrated BIOT 7245 Biotechnology Applications Laboratory 3
42-semester-hour master’s degree and certificate requires 26 hours of CHEM 5550 Introduction to Glycobiology and 3
biotechnology course work. Glycoprotein Analysis
CHEM 5616 Protein Mass Spectrometry 3
Program Requirements PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGIES CONCENTRATION
indicated.
Core Requirements BIOT 5640 Drug Product Processes for 3
Biopharmaceuticals
Code Title Hours
BIOT 5700 Molecular Interactions of Proteins in 3
Required Core
Biopharmaceutical Formulations
BIOT 5120 Introduction to Biotechnology 3
BIOT 7245 Biotechnology Applications Laboratory 3
BIOT 5219 The Biotechnology Enterprise 2
BIOT 5631 Cell Culture Processes for 3
Biopharmaceutical Production
BIOT 6214 Experimental Design and Biostatistics 2
288 Health Data Analytics, MS
SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION BIOT 5640 Drug Product Processes for

Code Title Hours Biopharmaceuticals
BIOT 5145 Basic Biotechnology Lab Skills 1 BIOT 5700 Molecular Interactions of Proteins in
BIOT 5400 Scientific Information Management for 3 Biopharmaceutical Formulations
Biotechnology Managers CHEM 5550 Introduction to Glycobiology and
BIOT 7245 Biotechnology Applications Laboratory 3 Glycoprotein Analysis
DA 5020 Collecting, Storing, and Retrieving Data 4 CHEM 5616 Protein Mass Spectrometry
or DA 5030 Introduction to Data Mining/Machine Learning CHEM 5617 Protein Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
PPUA 5301 Introduction to Computational 4 CHEM 5621 Principles of Chemical Biology for
Statistics Chemists
CHEM 5625 Chemistry and Design of Protein
REGULATORY SCIENCE CONCENTRATION Pharmaceuticals
Code Title Hours
CHEM 5638 Molecular Modeling
BIOT 5330 3
BIOT 5340 Introduction to Biotherapeutic 3
Approvals
BIOT 5500 Introduction to Regulatory Science 3
Ventures
ENTR 6211 Entrepreneurship: Services and Retail
BIOTECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISE CONCENTRATION Business Creation
Code Title Hours ENTR 6212 Business Planning for New Ventures
BIOT 5225 Managing and Leading a Biotechnology 3 HINF 5105 The American Healthcare System
Company HINF 6201 Organizational Behavior, Work Flow
BIOT 5226 Biotechnology Entrepreneurship 3 Design, and Change Management
BIOT 5227 Economics and Marketing for 3 MGMT 6210 Law for Managers and Entrepreneurs
Biotechnology Managers MGSC 6200 Information Analysis
Electives (p. 288) 6 NNMD 5270 Introduction to Nanomedicine
NNMD 5470 Nano/Biomedical Commercialization:
Elective List Concept to Market
Code Title Hours PHSC 6218 Biomedical Chemical Analysis
Choose electives from the list and/or one-credit BUSN PHSC 6224 Behavioral Pharmacology and Drug
graduate level courses. Electives not on this list may be Discovery
chosen with faculty advisor approval. PHSC 6226 Imaging in Medicine and Drug
BINF 6308 Bioinformatics Computational Methods Discovery
1 PHSC 6290 Biophysical Methods in Drug Discovery
BIOL 5307 Biological Electron Microscopy PHSC 7010 Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory
BIOL 5499 Plant Biotechnology TECE 6230 Entrepreneurial Marketing and Selling
BIOL 5543 Stem Cells and Regeneration TECE 6250 Lean Design and Development
BIOL 5549 Microbial Biotechnology
BIOL 5569 Advanced Microbiology Program Credit/GPA Requirements
BIOL 5573 Medical Microbiology 34 total semester hours required
BIOL 5581 Biological Imaging Minimum 3.000 GPA required
BIOL 5583 Immunology
BIOL 6381 Ethics in Biological Research Health Data Analytics, MS
BIOL 6399 Dynamics of Microbial Ecology
BIOT 5220 The Role of Patents in the
with the explosion of personal data collection devices, provides the
Biotechnology Industry, Past and Future
opportunity of using data for revolutionizing approaches to care at all
BIOT 5225 Managing and Leading a Biotechnology levels with an emphasis on precision medicine and person-centered
Company care. The ability to take advantage of this “Big Data” opportunity,
BIOT 5226 Biotechnology Entrepreneurship however, requires expertise at the intersection of health informatics,
BIOT 5227 Economics and Marketing for data science, and computational modeling. The Master of Science
Biotechnology Managers in Health Data Analytics is designed to prepare students to succeed
BIOT 5560 Bioprocess Fundamentals in this emerging field. This program offers a strong, competency-
based curriculum that addresses data analytics ranging from data
BIOT 5635 Downstream Processes for
acquisition from traditional and emerging data streams, data aggregation
methods, data mining algorithms, predictive computational modeling,
and deep understanding of the various methods, software tools, and Code Title Hours
topical expertise needed to discover meaningful patterns in health-related Methods
data and effectively communicate their implications to a number of
Health Data Analytics will be effective practitioners and leaders in the PHTH 6202 Intermediate Epidemiology
rapidly developing domain of data analytics with a focus on health and PHTH 6210 Applied Regression Analysis
healthcare. PHTH 6440 Advanced Methods in Biostatistics
The interdisciplinary Master of Science in Health Data Analytics consists
Techniques
and an ongoing series of seminars on topics in health data analytics. Two CAEP 7716 Advanced Research and Data Analyses
tracks will be available to matriculating students: standard and research 2
based. Other Electives
LEARNING OUTCOMES
• Proficiency in the health and healthcare ecosystem, including ARTG 5330 Visualization Technologies 1
stakeholder roles such as payers, providers, and government; social ARTG 6320 Design of Information-Rich
determinants of health; wellness promotion; acute vs.chronic care Environments
• Ability to acquire, store, and validate data; familiarity with common HINF 5200 Theoretical Foundations in Personal
health-related data sources and formats Health Informatics
• Proficiency in analyzing data using statistical, epidemiological, and HINF 5300 Personal Health Interface Design and
data-mining methods along with appropriate software tools and Development
programming languages HINF 6215 Project Management
• Ability to interpret and present analytical results to nontechnical HINF 6220 Database Design, Access, Modeling,
stakeholders using visualization and accessible narrative structures and Security
Program Requirements in Healthcare
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise PHTH 5232 Evaluating Healthcare Quality
indicated.
Policy
Core Requirements
Analytics/Modeling/Statistics 37 total semester hours required
DA 5020 Collecting, Storing, and Retrieving Data 4 Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Learning
Health Informatics, MS
HINF 6400 Introduction to Health Data Analytics 3
PPUA 5301 Introduction to Computational 4 Northeastern’s interdisciplinary Master of Science in Health Informatics
Statistics was the first MS in the field. The program seeks to prepare students
PPUA 5302 Information Design and Visual 4 to address the combined clinical, technical, and business needs of
Analytics health-related professionals. Successful students graduate with the
Healthcare knowledge of how technology, people, health, and the healthcare system
interrelate; the ability to use technology and information management to
improve healthcare delivery and outcomes; and the skills to communicate
HINF 5105 The American Healthcare System 3 effectively among healthcare practitioners, administrators, and
(TBA) 3 information technology professionals.
1
Please see college administrator for course information. With approval from the health informatics program director, selected
students can substitute one course from the Graduate Certificate in Data
Thesis/Capstone Analytics for a technical core requirement in the MS in Health Informatics
Code Title Hours degree, and up to two more courses from the Graduate Certificate in Data
Analytics can be counted as electives for the MS in Health Informatics
degree.
Thesis
(TBA) Northeastern also offers graduate certificate programs in health
Capstone informatics. Three certificate programs enable you to choose the one that
addresses your specific goals. These programs are listed separately in
this catalog:
Electives • Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics Management and
At least one course must be chosen from the methods list. Exchange
290 Law and Urban Public Health, JD/MPH
• Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics Privacy and Security PHTH 6400 Principles of Population Health 1
• Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics Software Engineering
One course from the following may count toward the
technical core requirement:
Courses in the certificate program also apply toward master’s degree
requirements. This gives you the flexibility to complete a certificate and DA 5020 Collecting, Storing, and Retrieving Data
be well on your way to earning a degree if you decide later to continue DA 5030 Introduction to Data Mining/Machine
your education. Learning
Program Requirements Statistics
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise PPUA 5302 Information Design and Visual

A grade of B– or higher is required in each course. Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours Complete two courses from the following. Any course not 6
taken to complete a core requirement may be taken as an
Required Core
elective.
HINF 7701 Health Informatics Capstone Project 3
Learning
Business Management
Complete two courses from the following: 6 Statistics
HINF 6201 Organizational Behavior, Work Flow PPUA 5302 Information Design and Visual
Design, and Change Management Analytics
HINF 6215 Project Management Program Credit/GPA Requirements
HINF 6335 Management Issues in Healthcare Minimum 33 total semester hours required
Information Technology Minimum 3.000 GPA required
through Informatics Law and Urban Public Health, JD/MPH
in Healthcare Northeastern University’s School of Law and Bouvé College of Health
Health Informatics Sciences offer a dual-degree JD/MPH in urban health. Given the
Complete two courses from the following: 6 worldwide trend toward urbanization, the Master of Public Health
(MPH) in Urban Public Health recognizes the growing need for
professionals trained to respond to unique public health challenges
and opportunities facing urban populations. The MPH program brings
HINF 5200 Theoretical Foundations in Personal together interdisciplinary faculty (from the School of Law, DʼAmore-
Health Informatics McKim School of Business, College of Social Sciences and Humanities,
HINF 6205 Creation and Application of Medical College of Computer and Information Science, and the Bouvé College
Knowledge of Health Sciences) with expertise in collaborating with diverse urban
HINF 6350 Public Health Surveillance and populations to offer students an opportunity to obtain practice-based
Informatics knowledge, skills, and experience needed to address urban public health
problems.
HINF 6404 Patient Engagement Informatics and
Analytics See JD/MPH program page (http://www.northeastern.edu/law/
HINF 6405 Quantifying the Value of Informatics academics/jd/dual-degrees/jdmph-bouve.html) for more information.
Technical Program Requirements
Complete two courses from the following: 6 Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
and Security Core Requirements
HINF 6355 Key Standards in Health Informatics A grade of B– or higher is required in each required course.
Systems
HINF 6400 Introduction to Health Data Analytics Code Title Hours
PHTH 5202 Introduction to Epidemiology Required Core
PHTH 5210 Biostatistics in Public Health PHTH 5120 Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United 3
PHTH 6210 Applied Regression Analysis States
PHTH 5202 Introduction to Epidemiology 3 Plan of Study

PHTH 5210 Biostatistics in Public Health 3 Year 1
PHTH 5212 Public Health Administration and Policy 3 Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer Full Hours
PHTH 5214 Environmental Health 3 Semester
PHTH 5540 Health Education and Program 3 First-year First-year Law co-op

Planning law courses law courses
PHTH 6200 Principles and History of Urban Health 3 0 0 0

PHTH 6204 Society, Behavior, and Health 3 Year 2
PHTH 6208 Urban Community Health Assessment 3 Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer Full Hours
Practicum Semester
PHTH 6966 Practicum 3 PHTH 5202 3 PHTH 5120 3 PHTH 5540 3
Capstone PHTH 5210 3 PHTH 5212 3 LAW 7443 3
PHTH 6910 Public Health Capstone 3 PHTH 6200 3 PHTH 5214 3

PHTH 6204 3 PHTH 6208 3
Electives 12 12 6
Code Title Hours
Year 3
Complete 9 semester hours from the following. In 9
consultation with your faculty advisor, you may complete Semester
electives from another discipline:
PHTH 6966 3 Law school Law school
LAW 7300 Administrative Law courses courses
LAW 7329 Environmental Law Law co-op Law co-op
LAW 7335 Health Law
3 0 0
LAW 7350 Negotiation
Year 4
LAW 7351 Prisoners' Rights Clinic
LAW 7362 Poverty Law and Practice Clinic
PHTH 6910 3 February bar
LAW 7410 Domestic Violence Clinic exam
LAW 7428 State Local Government
3 0
LAW 7463 Non-Profit Organizations
Total Hours: 36
LAW 7469 Disability Law
LAW 7491 International Human Rights and the
Global Economy Physician Assistant Studies and Health Informatics, MS/MS
LAW 7494 Bioethics and the Law
The Northeastern University health informatics and physician assistant
LAW 7512 Problems in Public Health Law
combined program allows qualified and interested students to achieve
LAW 7514 Natural Resources Law
their goal of obtaining a more robust understanding of healthcare
LAW 7525 Law and Economic Development technology while also completing robust clinical training in the physician
LAW 7527 Public Health Legal Clinic assistant program. This prepares a select group of exceptionally qualified
LAW 7526 Juvenile Courts: Delinquency, Abuse, clinicians to become leaders in healthcare technology application and
Neglect development and fosters interdisciplinary collaboration in order to
LAW 7550 Refugee and Asylum Law address problems in the healthcare and health information environments
both locally and across the globe. The joint program is designed to
LAW 7561 Private Litigation in the Public Interest
provide students a greater understanding of technological issues in
LAW 7582 Elder Law clinical practice, quantitative methods, and the use of scientific evidence
LAW 7588 Reproductive and Sexual Rights and and cutting-edge technology to optimize clinical workflows and improve
Health patient outcomes.
LAW 7600 Current Issues in Health Law and Policy
This dual degree takes 34 months to complete (as opposed to 48, if each
LAW 7602 Bioproperty
degree were pursued separately), and a total number of 8 credits are
LAW 7606 Drug Law and Policy shared between both degrees.
LAW 7617 Economic Perspectives on Health
Policy Program Requirements
Program Credit/GPA Requirements indicated.
42 total semester hours required for MPH. Please contact the School of
Law (https://www.northeastern.edu/law/academics/jd/dual-degrees) for Physician Assistant Requirements
JD requirements. A grade of C or higher is required in each course.
292 Public Health and Health Informatics, MPH/MS
Code Title Hours HINF 6240 Improving the Patient Experience

Required Core through Informatics
PA 6208 Professional Issues for Physician 2 HINF 6335 Management Issues in Healthcare
Assistants Information Technology
PA 6326 Aspects of Primary Care 4 PHTH 5226 Strategic Management and Leadership
in Healthcare
PA 6327 Emergency Medicine and Critical Care 2
Health Informatics
PA 6328 Aging and Rehabilitation Medicine 2
PA 6329 Healthcare Delivery 2
Anatomy & Physiology
Health Informatics
Diagnosis & Evaluation
HINF 6205 Creation and Application of Medical
Knowledge
Evaluation 1
HINF 6350 Public Health Surveillance and
Informatics
Evaluation 2
Pharmacology
Analytics
Technical
Methods
Principles
PA 6311 Principles of Medicine 1 4
Electives
PA 6320 Principles of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2
PA 6321 Principles of Surgery 2
PA 6322 Principles of Orthopedics 2
Learning
PA 6324 Principles of Pediatrics 2 Statistics
PA 6325 Principles of Psychiatry 2 PPUA 5302 Information Design and Visual
Clinical Analytics
PA 6401 Applied Study in Ambulatory Medicine 5 Program Credit/GPA Requirements
PA 6402 Applied Study in Family Practice 5 128 total semester hours required
Gynecology Public Health and Health Informatics, MPH/MS
The Master of Public Health (MPH) and Master of Science in Health
Informatics (MSHI) combined program allows qualified and interested
PA 6407 Applied Study in Mental Health 5 students to prepare to lead healthcare at the nexus between public health
PA 6408 Applied Study Elective 5 and health informatics. Graduates of this program will be well-educated
in the complex issues associated with improvements in information
Health Informatics Requirements technology, as well as changes to the public health and healthcare
A grade of B– or higher is required in each course. delivery systems. Recognizing the increasing overlap between health
informatics and public health with a focus on urban health, this program
Code Title Hours incorporates course work from both the MPH and MSHI curricula for both
Required Core degrees, reducing tuition costs and saving one year of study compared to
HINF 7701 Health Informatics Capstone Project 3 obtaining both degrees individually.
Business Management
HINF 6201 Organizational Behavior, Work Flow indicated.
HINF 6202 Business of Healthcare Informatics A grade of B– or higher is required in each course.
Public Health Requirements

Code Title Hours
Required Core The Graduate Certificate in Biopharmaceutical Analytical Sciences has
PHTH 5120 Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United 3 been designed in response to a need in the biotechnology industry for
States individuals with an advanced knowledge of the principles and practices
PHTH 5202 Introduction to Epidemiology 3 of state-of-the-art analyses of protein with focus on the characterization
PHTH 5210 Biostatistics in Public Health 3 of innovator and biosimilars. Individuals, particularly those who are
working in the various sectors of biotechnology including basic research
of biological systems, discovery, development, and manufacturing of
PHTH 5214 Environmental Health 3 biopharmaceuticals, have an opportunity to improve their competency
PHTH 5540 Health Education and Program 3 and learn new practical skills that enable them to increase productivity
Planning and further contribute to their professions. In addition, the certificate
or PPUA 6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation was designed for both individuals with and without experience in
PHTH 6204 Society, Behavior, and Health 3 biopharmaceuticals and their analysis.
Urban Health
PHTH 6208 Urban Community Health Assessment 3 indicated.
Health Informatics Requirements Core Requirements

Code Title Hours A grade of C– or higher is required in all courses.
Required Core
Code Title Hours
Health Information Systems CHEM 5616 Protein Mass Spectrometry 3
HINF 6220 Database Design, Access, Modeling, 3 CHEM 5617 Protein Mass Spectrometry Laboratory 3
and Security CHEM 5550 Introduction to Glycobiology and 3
HINF 6240 Improving the Patient Experience 3 Glycoprotein Analysis
through Informatics CHEM 5660 Analytical Biochemistry 3
HINF 6355 Key Standards in Health Informatics 3
Systems Program Credit/GPA Requirements
HINF 6405 Quantifying the Value of Informatics 3 12 total semester hours required
Capstone and Practicum
Code Title Hours Early Intervention, Graduate Certificate
PHTH 6910 Public Health Capstone 3
Northeastern University’s Certificate Program in Early Intervention is
PHTH 6966 Practicum 3
an interdisciplinary, preservice training program that is designed to
Electives fulfill requirements for certification as an early intervention specialist,
at the advanced provisional level, as set forth by the Massachusetts
Code Title Hours
Department of Public Health (DPH). The interdisciplinary nature of the
Complete three of the following, with at least one course 9 program is facilitated by the interaction of graduate students from
completed from each group: school psychology, counseling psychology, physical therapy, speech and
Group 1 language pathology, and undergraduate students from human services
HINF 6201 Organizational Behavior, Work Flow and psychology.
The goals for the early intervention certificate program are:
HINF 6215 Project Management • To prepare personnel to provide services to infants and toddlers with
Group 2 disabilities and their families, from linguistically and culturally diverse
backgrounds in urban environments
in Healthcare • To prepare personnel who have attained all competencies relative to
early intervention, specified by the Massachusetts DPH, and that are
consistent with best practice and research
• To prepare personnel in an interdisciplinary manner, drawing from
Analytics
Northeastern University’s multidisciplinary resources
Program Credit/GPA Requirements • To prepare personnel to function effectively across teams
57 total semester hours required (individualized family service plan teams, community teams,
Minimum 3.000 GPA required interagency teams) and to understand the roles of their
interdisciplinary teammates
294 Health Informatics Management and Exchange, Graduate Certificate
Upon graduation, students are eligible for employment in an early Management and Exchange
intervention service delivery setting. HINF 6205 Creation and Application of Medical 3
Knowledge
The program is delivered in a hybrid format. Classes meet on campus
one day each month, and additional course content is delivered HINF 6220 Database Design, Access, Modeling, 3
through online distance education. The program can be taken alone or and Security
integrated with bachelor's, master’s, or clinical doctoral degree programs. HINF 6355 Key Standards in Health Informatics 3
Personnel who are working in the field may use their work site for field Systems
training. Degree-bearing programs incorporate the courses in a variety
of arrangements, meaning that some of the program's classes stand Program Credit/GPA Requirements
in place for others and/or serve as electives. These program plans are 15 total semester hours required
worked out with students' advisors. Minimum 3.000 GPA required
indicated.
The certificate program in health informatics privacy and security
Core Requirements combines knowledge of health informatics with a strong foundation
in important information security issues. Northeastern’s status as a
A grade of B or higher is required in all courses.
National Security Agency Center of Excellence for Information Security
Code Title Hours Education and Research ensures the program is both relevant and of high
academic quality.
Required Core
CAEP 5150 Early Intervention: Family Systems 3 • Eight-month program
CAEP 5151 Early Intervention: Infant and Toddler 3 • Five courses, 18 semester hours
Development, Risk, and Disability
CAEP 5152 Early Intervention: Planning and 3 Program Requirements
Evaluating Services Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
SLPA 6335 Early Intervention: Assessment and 3 indicated.
Intervention
Practicum
Core Requirements
CAEP 8425 Early Intervention Practicum 1 2
CAEP 8426 Early Intervention Practicum 2 2 Code Title Hours
Required Core
Privacy and Security
IA 5130 Computer System Security 4
Certificate
IA 5150 Network Security Practices 4
The certificate program in health informatics management and exchange IA 5200 Security Risk Management and 4
offers you the opportunity to obtain the knowledge needed to support Assessment
the collection, management, retrieval, and exchange of electronic health
data. It is designed to prepare you for a position as a specialist in data Program Credit/GPA Requirements
management, interoperability standards, and health database design. 18 total semester hours required
• Eight-month program
• Five courses, 15 semester hours
Health Informatics Software Engineering, Graduate Certificate
Program Requirements This certificate program offers software engineers the background in
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise health informatics (as well as interchange and interoperability standards)
indicated. needed to better understand the context in which they work and perform
effectively in a health-related organization. Program design is flexible
Core Requirements to allow completion on a rapid schedule or a slower pace that is more
A grade of B– or higher is required in all course work. compatible with full-time workers.
Code Title Hours • Eight-month program

Required Core • Five courses, 15 semester hours
indicated.
Core Requirements
Code Title Hours

Required Core
Management and Exchange
HINF 6205 Creation and Application of Medical 3
Knowledge
HINF 6345 Design for Usability in Healthcare 3
HINF 6355 Key Standards in Health Informatics 3
Systems

296 School of Law
School of Law
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/mls) COURSE ORGANIZATION
The program comprises 10 courses:
Jeremy R. Paul, JD, Dean
• Each course is eight weeks
Kristin Madison, JD, PhD, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs • Two courses are taken per semester
Margaret Y.K. Woo, JD, LLM, Associate Dean for Research and
• Each course is 3 semester hours
Interdisciplinary Education
Gregory Tilley, MBA, Associate Dean for Finance and Administration • Course types:
• Two foundation courses
Northeastern University School of Law • Four or five core courses
400 Huntington Avenue • Three or four elective courses
Boston, MA 02115
617.373.5149 CONCENTRATIONS
lawweb@northeastern.edu The program includes four concentrations plus a general track. The
concentrations are:
Programs
• Business Law
Master of Legal Studies (MLS)
• Health Law
• Legal Studies—Online (p. 296)
• Human Resources Law
Graduate Certificate • Intellectual Property Law
• Business Law (p. 297)
ACADEMIC STRUCTURE
• Health Law (p. 298)
• Six eight-week sessions per calendar year:
• Healthcare Compliance (p. 298) • Spring A
• Human Resources Law (p. 299) • Spring B
• Intellectual Property Law (p. 299) • Summer A
• Summer B
Legal Studies, MS—Online • Fall A
• Fall B
This degree is designed for professionals who want a deeper
• Two eight-week courses (3 semester hours each) back-to-back in
understanding of law and legal concepts. Such professionals may be
each 16-week semester
found in nonprofit organizations, foundations, financial services firms,
• Total of 10 courses needed to graduate
pharmaceutical companies, insurance firms, compliance departments,
or a host of other commercial and noncommercial settings. Examples TIME TO DEGREE COMPLETION
of the professionals who would be interested in this degree are human Normal completion time is five semesters of part-time study, with
resource professionals, claims representatives for insurance companies, students taking one course at a time.
professionals in healthcare organizations, bank loan officers, real estate
brokers, risk managers, government affairs officers, management ADMISSION CYCLES
consultants advising organizations, development officers working • Fall 1 session
on planned giving, and software entrepreneurs. They desire to know • Spring 1 session
more about the law and to be able to deal more effectively with the • Summer 1 session
lawyers with whom they interact during their professional lives. The
degree includes concentrations in human resources law, business law, ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
intellectual property law, and health law. • Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited institution
• Online application
Program Plan • Application fee—none
Students take one 3-semester-hour course per term. A term is
• Personal statement with designated questions to be answered
approximately eight weeks; there are two terms (A and B) in each of
• Two letters of recommendation
three semesters (fall, spring, and summer). The course work is spread
over 10 terms or five semesters. Every student in their first semester • TOEFL for international students
takes two required foundation courses. Students then take four out of • Transcripts from all previous higher educational institutions attended.
five core courses, plus three or four elective courses from any of four • Professional resumé
concentrations. Students choosing not to concentrate may take courses
from any concentration. Program Requirements
Program Features
indicated.
TOTAL DEGREE CREDIT REQUIRED
The program requires 30 semester hours.
Foundation Courses • Each course is eight weeks

Code Title Hours • One or two courses are taken each semester
LS 6101 Introduction to Legal Studies 1: Law 3
and Legal Reasoning • Each course is 3 semester hours
LS 6102 Introduction to Legal Studies 2 3
• Course type:
Core Courses • One foundation course

Code Title Hours
• Three certificate-specific courses
Complete at least four of the following: 12-15
LS 6110 Law of Information and Records 3
LS 6120 Law and Strategy 3
ACADEMIC STRUCTURE
LS 6130 Negotiation and Advocacy 3
LS 6140 Data Regulation and Compliance 3 • Fall A
LS 6150 Law and Organizational Management 3
• Fall B
Specialization Elective Courses • Spring A

Code Title Hours
• Spring B
Complete three or four of the following: 9-12
LS 6160 Regulation and Global Business 3 • Summer A
Strategies
• Summer B
LS 6170 Financial Transactions 3
LS 6180 Health Law Survey 3
LS 6181 Healthcare Regulation and Compliance 3 One or two eight-week courses (3 semester hours each) taken in one
to three semesters.
LS 6182 Patient Records, Privacy, and Security 3
LS 6210 Special Topics in Employee Rights and 3 Total of four courses needed to complete certificate.
Employer Obligations
LS 6211 Antidiscrimination Law 3
TIME TO CERTIFICATE COMPLETION
Normal completion time is two to three semesters (depending upon
LS 6212 Wages and Benefits 3 course sequencing) of part-time study, with students taking one course at
LS 6230 Intellectual Property Survey 3 a time.
Program Credit/GPA Requirements ADMISSIONS CYCLES

30 total semester hours required • Fall B
• Spring B
Business Law, Graduate Certficate • Summer B
**Program ABA Pending Approval** ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited institution
The Graduate Certificate in Business Law is designed to provide
professionals in large and small enterprises with an ability to recognize, • Online application
navigate, and leverage the laws that regulate business organizations and
• Application fee—none
transactions.
Program Plan
Students take one 3-credit course per term. Each term is approximately • One letter of recommendation
eight weeks, and there are two terms (A and B) in each of three semesters
(fall, spring, and summer). The course work may be spread over two or • TOEFL for international students
three semesters. Every student begins the program by taking a required
• Transcripts from all previous higher educational institutions attended
foundation course (Introduction to Legal Studies II). Students then take
three additional required courses, each that focuses specifically on health • Professional resumé
law.
Program Features **Program Pending ABA Approval**
TOTAL CERTIFICATE CREDIT REQUIREMENT
The program requires 12 semester hours. Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
COURSE ORGANIZATION
The program comprises four courses:
298 Health Law, Graduate Certificate
Requirements TIME TO CERTIFICATE COMPLETION

Code Title Hours
course sequencing) of part-time study, with students taking one course at
LS 6102 Introduction to Legal Studies 2 3 a time.
LS 6170 Financial Transactions 3
LS 6160 Regulation and Global Business 3 ADMISSIONS CYCLES
• Fall B
Strategies
• Spring B
• Summer B
LS 6230 Intellectual Property Survey
LS 6210 Special Topics in Employee Rights and ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
Employer Obligations • Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited institution
• One letter of recommendation
• TOEFL for international students
Health Law, Graduate Certificate
• Transcripts from all previous higher educational institutions attended
The Graduate Certificate in Health Law is designed to provide • Professional resumé

professionals who work in healthcare with the skills needed to recognize,
navigate, and leverage the many legal issues that arise within this heavily Program Requirements
regulated industry. Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
Program Plan
Students take one 3-credit course per term. Each term is approximately Requirements
eight weeks, and there are two terms (A and B) in each of three semesters Code Title Hours
(fall, spring, and summer). The course work may be spread over two or LS 6102 Introduction to Legal Studies 2 3
three semesters. Every student begins the program by taking a required LS 6180 Health Law Survey 3
foundation course (Introduction to Legal Studies 2 (LS 6102). Students
LS 6181 Healthcare Regulation and Compliance 3
then take three additional required courses, each that focuses specifically
on health law. LS 6182 Patient Records, Privacy, and Security 3
Program Features Program Credit/GPA Requirements

TOTAL CERTIFICATE CREDIT REQUIREMENT 12 total semester hours required
The program requires 12 semester hours. Minimum 3.000 GPA required
COURSE ORGANIZATION
The program comprises four courses: Healthcare Compliance, Graduate Certificate
• Each course is eight weeks ***Pending American Bar Association approval***

• One or two courses are taken each semester
• Course type:
indicated.
• One foundation course
• Three certificate-specific courses Requirements
ACADEMIC STRUCTURE Code Title Hours
• Six eight-week sessions per calendar year: Required Courses
• Fall A Introduction to Healthcare Compliance
(TBA) 1
• Fall B Healthcare Compliance 1
(TBA) 2
• Spring A Healthcare Compliance 2
(TBA) 2
• Spring B Healthcare Compliance Capstone
(TBA) 1
• Summer A LS 6182 Patient Records, Privacy, and Security 3
• Summer B LS 6180 Health Law Survey 3
One or two eight-week courses (3 semester hours each) taken in one or HINF 5105 The American Healthcare System
to three semesters. Elective
Total of four courses needed to complete certificate.
FINA 6200 Value Creation through Financial
Decision Making
HRMG 6220 Health Organization Management
LS 6110 Law of Information and Records One or two eight-week courses (3 semester hours each) taken in one
LS 6120 Law and Strategy to three semesters.
LS 6140 Data Regulation and Compliance Total of four courses needed to complete certificate.
Operations
STRT 6220 Strategic Management for Healthcare
a time.
Organizations
ADMISSIONS CYCLES
Program Credit/GPA Requirements • Fall B
• Spring B
• Summer B
Human Resources Law, Graduate Certificate
ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
The Graduate Certificate in Human Resources Law is designed to provide • Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited institution
professionals who work in human resources with the skills needed to
recognize, navigate, and leverage the many legal issues that arise within • Online application
this heavily regulated field.
Program Plan • Personal statement with designated questions to be answered
Students take one 3-credit course per term. Each term is approximately
eight weeks, and there are two terms (A and B) in each of three semesters • One letter of recommendation
(fall, spring, and summer). The course work may be spread over two or
foundation course (Introduction to Legal Studies 2 (LS 6102)). Students • Transcripts from all previous higher educational institutions attended
on health law. • Professional resumé
Program Features
TOTAL CERTIFICATE CREDIT REQUIREMENT Program Requirements
The program requires 12 semester hours. Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
COURSE ORGANIZATION
The program comprises four courses: Requirements
Code Title Hours
• Each course is eight weeks
• One or two courses are taken each semester LS 6210 Special Topics in Employee Rights and 3
Employer Obligations
LS 6211 Antidiscrimination Law 3
• Course type: LS 6212 Wages and Benefits 3
• One foundation course

• Three certificate-specific courses 12 total semester hours required
ACADEMIC STRUCTURE
• Six eight-week sessions per calendar year: Intellectual Property Law, Graduate Certificate
• Fall A **Program Pending ABA Approval**
• Fall B The Graduate Certificate in Intellectual Property Law is designed to

provide professionals who work in intellectual property, technology
• Spring A
transfer, licensing, or related areas, as well as inventors and
• Spring B entrepreneurs, with the skills they need to recognize and protect
intellectual property rights.
• Summer A
Program Plan
• Summer B
Students take one 3-credit course per term. Each term is approximately
eight weeks, and there are two terms (A and B) in each of three semesters
(fall, spring, and summer). The course work may be spread over two or
300 Intellectual Property Law, Graduate Certificate
foundation course (Introduction to Legal Studies 2 (LS 6102). Students • Transcripts from all previous higher educational institutions attended
on health law. • Professional resumé
Program Features Program Requirements

TOTAL CERTIFICATE CREDIT REQUIREMENT
**Program Pending ABA Approval**
The program requires 12 semester hours.
COURSE ORGANIZATION
indicated.
The program comprises four courses:
• Each course is eight weeks Requirements

Code Title Hours
• One or two courses are taken each semester
• Each course is 3 semester hours LS 6230 Intellectual Property Survey 3
LS 6231 Identifying and Securing Intellectual 3
• Course type:
Property Rights
• One foundation course LS 6232 Intellectual Property and Media 3
• Three certificate-specific courses Program Credit/GPA Requirements

ACADEMIC STRUCTURE Minimum 3.000 GPA required
• Fall A
• Fall B
• Spring A
• Spring B
• Summer A
• Summer B
One or two eight-week courses (3 semester hours each) taken in one
to three semesters.
Total of four courses needed to complete certificate.

a time.
ADMISSIONS CYCLES
• Fall B
• Spring B
• Summer B
ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
• Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited institution
• One letter of recommendation

College of Professional Studies

Website (http://www.cps.neu.edu/degree-programs/graduate) • English-language proficiency proof (for non-native English-language
speakers)
Mary Loeffelholz, PhD, Dean of the College of Professional Studies and
• TOEFL, IELTS, or TOEIC scores
Vice President of Professional Education
Some programs have additional requirements.
David Fields, PhD, Associate Dean of Graduate Academic and Faculty
Affairs
Lydia Young, PhD, Associate Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs; Transfer Credit Policies
Director of Graduate School of Education
All graduate transfer credit awards are made on a case-by-case basis.
50 Nightingale Hall Transfer credit awards are made for eligible courses successfully
877.668.7727 completed at regionally and programmatically accredited institutions.
617.373.2400 The Council for Higher Education Accreditation provides information
about the organizations responsible for these two forms of accreditation.

Official transcripts from all institutions should be sent directly to the
College of Professional Studies Office of Admissions at the time of
Academic Policies and Procedures application.
• Master’s Degree Admission Requirements (p. 301) Students seeking transfer credits earned at institutions outside the
United States should submit an official English evaluation completed
• Transfer Credit Policies (p. 301)
by an approved credential evaluator. Course descriptions and/or syllabi
• Special Student Status (p. 301) also should be translated into English and submitted to the College of
• Personal Professional Enrichment (PPE) (p. 302) Professional Studies Office of Admissions.
• New Student Orientation (On-Ground and Online) (p. 302)
A maximum of 12 quarter hours or four 3-credit courses or three 4-
• Academic Resources (p. 302)
credit courses obtained at another institution may be accepted as
• Attendance Requirements (p. 302) transfer toward the degree, provided the credits consist of work taken
• Reentry to Program (p. 303) at the graduate level for graduate credit, carry minimum grades of B
• Readmission to Program (p. 303) (or 3.000 on a 4.000 scale), have been earned at an accredited institution
• Full-Time Status (p. 303) or equivalent, and have not been used toward any baccalaureate or
advanced degree or certificate of advanced graduate study at another
• Active-Duty Military Personnel (p. 304)
institution.
• Registration and Taking Courses (p. 304)
• Student Evaluation of Courses (EvaluationKit) (p. 305) Transfer credits must be no more than five academic years old at the time
• Academic Progression Standards (p. 306) the student is admitted to graduate study. Courses older than five years
will be accepted only in rare circumstances.
• Reinstatement after Academic Dismissal (p. 306)
• Completing Degree Requirements (p. 306) Graduate Certificate Transfer Credit Policies
• Degrees, Majors, and Concentrations (p. 306) • A maximum of 4 quarter hours (one course) of transfer credit
• Seeking more than One Certificate or Degree (p. 307)
• Graduation Requirements (p. 307) Master Degree Transfer Credit Policies
• Global Partnership Programs (p. 308) • A maximum of 12 quarter hours of transfer credit
• Accommodations for Students with Disabilities (p. 308)
Doctoral Degree Transfer Credit Policies
• Personal Information (p. 308)
• A maximum of 9 quarter hours of transfer credit for Doctor of
• Graduate Campus (p. 308) Education students
• A maximum of 8 quarter hours of transfer credit for Transitional
Master’s Degree Admission Requirements Doctor of Physical Therapy students
• No transfer credit is awarded for students in the Doctor of Law and
Note that all master’s degrees offered through the College of Professional Policy program
Studies (CPS) have the following admission requirements:
• Online application Special Student Status

• Statement of purpose (500–1,000 words)
Graduate applicants to the College of Professional Studies may be
• Professional resumé
eligible to take up to two graduate (nondoctoral) courses toward their
• Official undergraduate transcript(s) noting conferral of a bachelor’s program while completing the formal application process by seeking
degree special student status (http://www.cps.neu.edu/admissions/graduate/
• Two letters of recommendation special-students.php).
302 Personal Professional Enrichment (PPE)
• Students taking courses under special student status are expected to Global Student Success
satisfy applicable course prerequisites before enrolling in a course. 10 Belvedere
• Students taking courses under special student status are not eligible 617.373.2455
for financial aid. globalss@neu.edu
• Special student status does not guarantee acceptance. www.cps.neu.edu/gss (http://www.cps.neu.edu/gss)
• The maximum number of courses students may take under special
Global Student Success is committed to supporting the success of
student status is two. After completing two courses, students will be
international students at Northeastern University through cross-cultural,
blocked from further course registration until they have been officially
linguistic, and academic support services. We also partner with faculty,
accepted into a program.
staff, and administrators to integrate global dimensions and cross-
The following programs are not available for special student status: cultural understanding into the Northeastern experience.
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT); Master of Education, Special Education
Concentration; Master of Science in Applied Nutrition; Doctor of
International Tutoring Center
Education; Doctor of Law and Policy. Basement of Snell Library
617.373.2455
Special student status is not an option for students seeking an F-1 visa. globalss@neu.edu
www.cps.neu.edu/gss (http://www.cps.neu.edu/gss)
Personal Professional Enrichment (PPE) Tutors provide high-quality ESL writing instruction and tutoring for
international students who need assistance with papers, assignments,
Students interested in taking graduate-level (nondoctoral) courses for TOEFL writing, and research projects. Students can meet one-on-one
personal or professional enrichment (PPE) need to complete an online with an ESL tutor for 50-minute appointments. This is a free service for
application (http://www.cps.neu.edu/admissions/graduate) as PPE Northeastern international students.
students. Once approved, students will be able to register through their
myNortheastern account. Smarthinking
Smarthinking is a free online tutoring service accessed through the
• Students on PPE status are expected to satisfy applicable course
student’s Blackboard account for College of Professional Studies
prerequisites before enrolling in a course.
students.
• Students taking courses while on PPE status may elect to apply to
a graduate certificate or degree program by completing the formal Online tutoring sessions can be synchronous or asynchronous.
application process (http://www.cps.neu.edu/admissions/graduate). Many different subjects such as writing, reading, basic math through
Up to two qualifying courses (or 8 credits) completed while on multivariate calculus, business, biology, chemistry, and physics are
PPE status may be applied to the intended program of study. To be available.
eligible, the minimum earned grade for the course(s) must be B.
• Students taking courses under PPE status are not eligible for Attendance Requirements
financial aid.
PPE status is not an option for students seeking an F-1 visa. Class participation is essential to success no matter the course format or
its delivery.
New Student Orientation (On-Ground and Online) Attendance requirements vary. It is the student’s responsibility to
ascertain what each instructor requires. If a student will be absent for
New students taking courses on-ground receive an invitation to the any reason (e.g., illness, religious beliefs, or jury duty), it is his or her
on-ground orientation. The purpose of New Student Orientation is to responsibility to inform the instructor and to abide by the attendance
provide information and tools for each student’s success from the point requirements as explained in the course syllabus. Unexplained absence
of program entry to degree completion. All new students are expected from class or failure to meet a course deadline may seriously affect the
to attend the on-ground orientation. If students cannot attend the on- student’s academic progress and may result in a final grade of F.
ground orientation, they should thoroughly review the Student Reference
Guide (available on the CPS website at: https://cps.northeastern.edu/ "I Am Here" (IAH) Process
academic-resources) and the New Admitted Student site located at After course registration, students are required to verify their intent to
http://www.orientation.cps.northeastern.edu/. enroll in College of Professional Studies class(es) through their myNEU
account during the first week of each class start. This verification
process is called "I Am Here" (IAH). Students who fail to complete this
Academic Resources process on time will be dropped from the class(es), which may impact
their financial aid or international student visa eligibility.
Interactive Academic Integrity Checklist (IAIC)
The Interactive Academic Integrity Checklist (IAIC) is a Flash-based Students are responsible for ensuring completion of the IAH process,
tool students can use before they turn in every assignment to ensure which requires that they do not log out of the system early. Students who
that they have not accidentally committed any of the most common do not receive a “Successful Completion” message have not reached
violations of the academic integrity policy. Additionally, the IAIC contains the end of the procedure and must start again. Sometimes it may
links to examples of APA- and MLA-style formatting. See the version take 24 hours before students can restart the procedure.
for desktop internet browsers (http://nuonline.adobeconnect.com/
Students registering for the first time after the start of classes will be
academicintegritychecklist) or the version for mobile devices (http://
considered “Here” for the semester.
nuonline.adobeconnect.com/academicintegritychecklist_mobile).
Students who experience difficulty with the process or have questions exception is made for students matriculated in master’s degree programs
should email the Office of the Registrar (registrar@northeastern.edu). that only require 4-credit courses, in which case full-time student status
is attained with enrollment in 8 quarter hours of graduate credit for the
Nonattendance quarter.
Nonattendance does not constitute official course dropping or
withdrawal, which means the student is fully responsible for the A doctoral student’s full-time status is determined by the structure of the
academic and financial consequences. program.
A student who registers for a course and completes the IAH process but Note that full-time status may be defined differently for federal loan
does not officially drop the course by the deadline, regardless of his or purposes. International students have other considerations/requirements
her level of participation or attendance/nonattendance, is responsible to maintain their visa eligibility.
for paying 100 percent of the tuition charges and applicable fees and the
final earned grade. A student in this situation may earn an F grade that
Course Load
will be part of his or her permanent academic record. Federal financial aid recipients must be enrolled in and successfully
complete a minimum number of credits each term to maintain eligibility.
Like all grades for courses attempted and/or completed, a grade earned For more information, contact your financial aid counselor.
due to nonattendance impacts a student’s academic progression,
an international student’s visa eligibility, and a federal financial aid Course Overload
recipient’s aid eligibility and award. A maximum course load (different from full-time status) for a graduate
(nondoctoral) student is 16 credits taken across a 12-week term, with no
more than 8 credits per 6-week session.
Reentry to Program
To be eligible for a course overload (greater than 16 credits per 12-
Application for reentry into any academic program is required of students week term or greater than 8 credits per 6-week session), a graduate
whose studies are interrupted voluntarily for a period of one to three (nondoctoral) student must:
years. Students who are dismissed academically must wait at least one
year before applying for reinstatement. • Have a record of successful study with 12 or more credits a term at
Students are expected to meet the requirements of the program
• Have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.500
curriculum current at the time of the approved reentry. If a student does
• Provide a rationale to support the request
not enroll in the term in which he or she was approved for reentry, he or
she must follow the curriculum requirements for the term in which he or Students need to complete the appropriate form (http://cps.neu.edu/
she resumes course work with approval. If a student waits for more than student-resources/academic-forms.php) and return it to their career and
one year to resume his or her studies after being approved for reentry, he academic coach. Course overload is approved per term.
or she will have to apply for reentry again.
Each doctoral program has its own enrollment and course load
If the program into which the student is seeking reentry is no longer requirements. Doctoral students who wish to seek a course overload
offered, the student may choose to enroll in another program if he or must consult with the program director or designee.
she meets the admissions requirements for that program. Contact the
Office of Academic Advising (http://www.cps.neu.edu/student-resources/ International Student Enrollment Requirements
OAA.php) for assistance and to complete the appropriate form. In order to maintain lawful student status in the United States,
international students must be mindful of the rules and regulations
Readmission to Program that govern their nonimmigrant visa classification. Numerous U.S.
federal regulations make it especially important for students in the F
A new admission application is required of students whose studies are (student) and J (exchange visitor) categories to consult regularly with
interrupted voluntarily for more than three years. an international student advisor at the Office of Global Studies (OGS)
before taking any action that might impact their immigration status and
Students are expected to meet the requirements of the program educational endeavors in the United States.
curriculum current at the time of the approved readmission. If the
program into which the student is seeking readmission is no longer All international students in F or J status must register before each
offered, the student may apply to another program and must meet quarter starts. It is strongly recommended that international students
the admissions requirements for that program. Contact the Office of register for an appropriate full-time course load at least one month
Admissions (http://www.cps.neu.edu/admissions) for assistance and to before the quarter starts. Any exceptions from full-time registration
complete the admission application. requirements must be preapproved by the OGS in accordance with
specified regulations.
If readmitted, transfer credits that a student was previously awarded will
be reevaluated following the transfer credit award rules current at the In the College of Professional Studies, there are 4 quarters that make
time of readmission. It is at the discretion of the academic program to up each academic year. Each 12-week quarter (term) in fall, winter, and
determine applicability of courses previously completed. spring is made up of Parts of Term (courses that are scheduled for less
than 12 weeks). Some courses are scheduled for the entire 12 weeks
of a quarter, while others are scheduled for either the first 6 weeks or
Full-Time Status the last 6 weeks. A full summer term is 8 weeks with Parts of Term as
well. Students in F-1 and J-1 status must remain registered at all times
A graduate (nondoctoral) student is considered a full-time student if he during a quarter to remain in compliance. International students are not
or she is enrolled in 9 quarter hours of graduate credit for the quarter. An allowed to take courses during only one-half of an academic quarter.
304 Active-Duty Military Personnel
Restrictions on course formats apply to international student enrollment

requirements. Registration and Taking Courses
To achieve full-time status, graduate and doctoral international students Course Registration
must be enrolled in 8–9 credits each quarter. International students
For course registration information, visit the College of Professional
should consult with their student success specialist to develop a course
Studies webpage (http://www.cps.neu.edu/class-registration).
plan to maintain their international student status.
Course registration procedures are as follows:
For a 9-credit course load, international students must take at
least 6 credits of courses that are held on campus, in the on-ground, • Newly accepted and returning students add or drop courses through
blended, or hybrid format. Students may not take classes on campus their myNortheastern account any time during the registration period.
for just the first or second 6 weeks of an 8- or 12-week quarter and then • Certificate- and degree-seeking students whose studies have been
take only online courses during the other half of the term. For an 8-credit interrupted voluntarily for one to three years or more need to first
course load, international students must take at least 4 credits of courses apply for reentry through the Office of Academic Advising before
that are held on campus, in blended or hybrid format. registering for course(s).
Full-time status must be maintained for F-1 visa students throughout the • Global program students should consult with their program to
academic year with the following exceptions: determine if they need to register on their own or if the program will
register them.
• A student whose first term is not summer does not need to be
enrolled in the summer term. All students need to be mindful of the college’s course add/drop policies
• If a student’s first term of enrollment is summer, he or she must and deadlines to register as early as possible with the intent to secure a
be enrolled full-time that summer. For the second and subsequent spot in the preferred course and to avoid being charged in full for missing
summer terms, he or she does not need to be enrolled. the course drop/withdrawal deadline.
• In the final academic term of a student’s program of study, enrollment
Auditing a Course
may be for fewer than 9 credits, but it must either be on campus or a
Graduate (nondoctoral) students are permitted to audit graduate
combination of on campus and online throughout the entire term.
(nondoctoral) courses, but they must complete the usual registration
• Contact the OGS (http://www.northeastern.edu/issi/
process and pay regular tuition fees. There is no reduction in fees for
contactus.html) if you would like or need one-on-one guidance and
auditing.
assistance on the vast array of federal requirements and procedures
related to immigration and maintaining your legal status throughout An auditor may participate in class discussions, complete papers and
your studies. projects, and take tests and examinations for informal evaluation.
Regardless of the amount or quality of work completed, however, no
Directed Study academic credit will be granted at any time for audited courses. In
Directed studies are offered when a course is required for a student’s addition, audited courses may not be used in the determination of
program of study but said course is not available in a given academic enrollment status for financial aid purposes and do not count toward
term and there is immediacy for a student to complete said course. program completion.
Academic deans/directors will make the decision if there is a compelling
need to run a course as a directed study. The student’s decision to audit a course must be communicated in
writing to the Office of the University Registrar before the fourth class
Independent Study meeting for 12-week courses. For 4-, 6-, and 8-week courses, requests
Independent study is an opportunity for a degree student to work must be received by the second class meeting. No exception to this
independently under the supervision of an instructor to undertake special procedure may be approved without the authorization of the college’s
research, literature review, or experimental study projects in areas related academic standing committee.
to his or her program of study that he or she cannot accomplish as part
If approved, the student should inform the instructor of his or her status
of a standard course in the curriculum. A degree student may take up
as auditor of the course.
to two independent studies. The work to be done for an independent
study is usually crafted by the student, with faculty input. Independent
Course Selection and Planning
studies are entirely optional and not needed to graduate. A completed
Students should refer to their degree audits for program curriculum
Request for Independent Study form (http://www.cps.neu.edu/student-
information, to select courses, and to monitor their progress toward
resources/academic-forms.php), signed by both the student and the
degree completion. Students should access their degree audits through
faculty member, must be submitted to the academic program for review
their myNortheastern account or request an audit from their student
and approval.
success specialist. Degree audits are unofficial records of academic
progress. Students are encouraged to consult with their career and
Active-Duty Military Personnel academic coach about their academic planning.
As a member of the Service Member Opportunity Colleges, the College Course Prerequisites
of Professional Studies’ academic residency requirement is different for Course prerequisites are courses that are required to have been
active-duty service members. Active-duty service members are required completed prior to enrolling in another course. Before registering for a
to complete 30 percent of the graduate certificate/degree program at the course through their myNortheastern account, students, regardless of
College of Professional Studies. matriculation status, should consult the College of Professional Studies
website (http://www.cps.neu.edu/degree-programs/prerequisites.php) to
determine whether they have satisfied the course prerequisites.
Course Corequisites permanent academic record. All such dates are specified in the academic
Course corequisites are courses that are required to be taken calendar.
concurrently. Before registering for a course through their
Students must add/drop courses using their myNortheastern account.
myNortheastern account, students, regardless of matriculation status,
should read the course description to determine if there is a corequisite A reduction in a student’s course load could affect a student’s
requirement and register for both courses. international student visa status or financial aid eligibility.
Repeating a Course Students who experience difficulty adding or dropping a course should
If a student wishes to improve his or her cumulative grade-point average promptly email (registrar@northeastern.edu) the Office of the University
(GPA) by repeating a course, he or she may do so . A student may take Registrar. If it is determined that there is an issue with the student’s
the same course up to three times to earn a better grade. Only the grade myNortheastern account or access, he or she needs to contact the
earned in the last attempt is used to compute the GPA while all grades Service Desk at 617.373.4357 (HELP); help@northeastern.edu.
remain part of the student’s permanent academic record. A student is
Students with holds (e.g., financial, judicial), may have restricted access
required to pay the normal tuition charges for all repeated courses. A
to add, drop, or withdraw from a course. In such instances, students
student may not repeat more than two courses or 8 quarter hours of
are responsible for resolving the hold immediately and to meet the
credit, whichever is greater, to satisfy the requirements of the degree.
established course registration deadlines.
Financial aid recipients must be mindful that repeating a course could
impact their aid eligibility. Students with questions about this possible Course Withdrawal Policy
impact should contact their financial aid counselor. Refer to the academic calendar (http://www.northeastern.edu/registrar/
calendars.html) for specific dates.
Course Waiver
Students who withdraw from a course after the add/drop deadline
A course waiver may be awarded to a student who has completed the
and before the last day to withdraw will receive a W grade and will be
equivalent course at an accredited institution other than the College of
responsible for 100 percent of the tuition charges and applicable fees.
Professional Studies in the past five years. The waiver will exempt the
The W grade does not affect the calculation of the GPA but it does impact
student from completing the required course. The student will complete
a student’s academic progression, which may result in the student being
another course, as approved by the program, to satisfy the number of
placed on academic probation or dismissal.
credits required for the program.
Students must withdraw from courses using their myNortheastern
Doctoral students must consult with their academic program to
account.
determine if course waivers are permitted.
A reduction in a student’s course load could affect a student’s
Course Formats and Credits
international student visa status or financial aid eligibility.
Visit the College of Professional Studies webpage (http://
www.cps.neu.edu/class-registration/course-formats.php) for information Students who experience difficulty withdrawing from a course
on course formats. should promptly contact the Service Desk at 617.373.4357 (HELP);
help@northeastern.edu.
The College of Professional Studies operates on a quarter credit system
and offers courses in a variety of formats. Students who fail to withdraw from a course by the deadline, regardless
of their level of class participation or attendance, are financially and
One quarter credit is equivalent to 0.75 semester credits. academically responsible. A student’s lack of participation/attendance
will likely result in a final grade of F.
Duration of Courses
Each full fall, winter, and spring term runs for 12 weeks. Each full summer All students are encouraged to consult with their career and academic
term runs for 8 weeks. coach prior to withdrawing from a course. Withdrawals may impact a
student's time to degree completion.
Course durations are as follows:
• During the fall, winter, and spring terms, courses are scheduled for Student Evaluation of Courses (EvaluationKit)
either 6 or 12 weeks.
• During the summer term, courses are scheduled for 4, 6, or 8 weeks. Students play a critical role in the university’s commitment to quality
teaching and academic excellence when they participate in the evaluation
Course Add/Drop Policy of courses through EvaluationKIT, an online survey students complete
Refer to the academic calendar (http://www.northeastern.edu/registrar/ anonymously at the completion of a course. Students are expected to
calendars.html) for specific dates. participate in EvaluationKIT with constructive feedback that is relevant to
teaching and course content.
Students may add a 4-week or 6-week course within the first week of the
course. For 8- and 12-week courses, students may add a course within Students may access EvaluationKIT summary results from previous
the first 2 weeks of the course. terms via their myNEU web portal (http://www.myneu.neu.edu). Courses
with a response rate of less than 20 percent of enrolled students will be
Students who drop a course before the deadline will not be charged excluded from the results. Courses with three or fewer students enrolled
for the course and will not have a W (withdrawal) on their transcript. are not surveyed.
Thereafter, students are responsible for 100 percent of the tuition
charges and applicable fees and the earned grade will be on the students’
306 Academic Progression Standards
A student approved for reinstatement but who does not meet the
Academic Progression Standards admissions requirements for the intended program of study, or if the
intended program of study is no longer available, may apply to another
Academic Progress/Standing program.
To be in good standing, a graduate student must continuously maintain
Students reinstated must achieve good academic standing in the first
a minimum cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.000 on a 4.000
term of reinstatement.
scale and must also make continuous satisfactory academic progress
(SAP). To make SAP, a student must earn at least 66 percent of his
or her cumulative attempted credits. Nonmatriculated students are Completing Degree Requirements
required to be in good academic standing to be allowed to register for any
subsequent classes. Graduate and Doctoral Degree Programs
Students are responsible for reviewing their grades and academic To earn a graduate or doctoral degree, students must complete all
standing at the end of each term through their myNortheastern account. courses as prescribed in the curriculum; the required number of credits
If there are any discrepancies, students should immediately contact as per the curriculum; applicable thesis or dissertation; the residency
the instructor(s) directly. Students who want to appeal a grade have 20 requirement; and maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average
working days from the date the grade is posted to do so. (GPA) of 3.000 or as outlined by the specific program.
Academic Probation and Dismissal Graduate Certificate Programs

Notation of academic probation appears on a student’s internal record To earn a graduate certificate, students must complete all courses
but not on his or her permanent transcript. as prescribed in the curriculum; the required number of credits as per
the curriculum; the residency requirement; and maintain a minimum
With exception as specified by the program, a graduate (nondoctoral) cumulative GPA of 3.000 or as outlined by the specific program.
student is placed on academic probation if his or her cumulative GPA
is below 3.000 and/or if he or she does not earn at least 66 percent Time Limit on Courses
of his or her cumulative attempted credits. The student is strongly Graduate course credits earned in the academic program or accepted by
encouraged to consult with his or her career and academic coach to transfer are valid for a maximum of seven years.
develop an individualized success plan (ISP) to improve his or her
academic standing. Otherwise, a registration hold may be placed on the Time Limit on Program Completion
student’s account. • Graduate certificate students have up to three full years from the time
of the first term of enrollment to complete the program.
A student whose cumulative GPA remains below 3.000, and/or does not
• Master’s degree students have up to seven full years from the time of
earn at least 66 percent of his or her cumulative attempted credits in the
the first term of enrollment to complete the program.
term of enrollment subsequent to the one after he or she was placed on
academic probation, will be academically dismissed. A student who has • Doctoral degree students, with the exception of the Transitional
been academically dismissed from the college is automatically dismissed Doctor of Physical Therapy, have up to seven full years from the time
from his or her program of study. of the first term of enrollment to complete the program.
• Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy students who begin their
Dismissal Notification program in the fall 2014 term or thereafter have up to four full years
A student will be notified about his or her dismissal and has the right from the time of the first term of enrollment to complete the program.
to appeal the dismissal decision to the college’s academic standing
Note: The College of Professional Studies makes adjustments to its
committee if he or she can provide documented evidence supporting an
academic program offerings and curricula to stay current and to be
appeal. The notification will include the appeal deadline.
able to offer students the most relevant courses and knowledge in the
Students are responsible for reviewing their grades and academic field. Examples of such changes include adding new programs, adding/
standing at the end of each term through their myNortheastern account. adjusting course requirements, adding/adjusting courses, and adding/
adjusting curriculum requirements.
Reinstatement after Academic Dismissal When there is a change to a curriculum or program requirement, students
already matriculated and actively enrolled in the program may continue
A student who is academically dismissed from the college is not eligible to follow the program requirements at the time of matriculation or to
to register again for courses at this college until he or she is approved for follow the new curriculum/program requirements, unless it is otherwise
reinstatement. A student may apply for reinstatement after a minimum specified by the academic program at the time of the announcement of
of one academic year if he or she can provide documented evidence said changes.
supporting the application (e.g., completed two graduate courses with a
grade of B or higher at another accredited college or relevant professional
Degrees, Majors, and Concentrations
development opportunities during the one-plus year absence). The
application must be made in writing by submitting the appropriate form
and providing supporting documentation to the Office of Academic Change of Major/Program of Study
Advising (http://www.cps.neu.edu/student-resources/OAA.php). A graduate (nondoctoral) student matriculated in a certificate/degree
program who would like to enroll in a different graduate program, after
If reinstatement to the college is approved, a student is expected to meet consulting with their career and academic coach, must apply to the
the most current requirements for program admissions and curriculum. intended program by submitting the Change of Major form.
Previously awarded transfer credit awards are subject to change as a 4. A certificate earned at the College of Professional Studies may
result of a program change. Students on financial aid or an international be used to satisfy the requirements of a second certificate with
student visa are responsible for understanding the impact that results a cap of one course of no more than 4 credits, if the contents are
from a program change. determined to be applicable per the program director and if the
credits were earned within seven years of pursuit of the certificate.
Doctoral students must consult with their program director or designee. a. If the same course is required in both certificate programs and
the student has exceeded the maximum number of credits that
Declare a Concentration can be applied in the second certificate program, he or she will
Graduate and doctoral students matriculated in a degree program request a course waiver to be permitted to take another course
that offers concentrations must declare one concentration. This instead of repeating the course. See Course Waiver section.
can be done at the time of application to the program as part of the
5. A certificate earned at another accredited institution may be accepted
admissions process. Students also may complete the appropriate form in
as transfer credits to satisfy the requirements of a graduate degree
consultation with their career and academic coach or academic program
with a cap of four 3-credit courses or three 4-credit courses (no more
designee. Students who wish to pursue a customized specialization must
than 12 credits), if the contents are determined to be applicable per
seek prior approval from the academic program director.
the program director and if the credits were earned within seven years
Only university-approved concentrations are noted on students’ official of pursuit of the degree.
academic records. If a student pursues a customized specialization, no
A graduate (nondoctoral) degree student who wishes to pursue a
concentration will be noted on his or her official academic transcript.
graduate certificate concurrently may seek admission in the certificate
Students must declare a concentration by the beginning of their last term program by the end of his or her first term of matriculation in the degree
of enrollment for degree completion. program. Courses that satisfy requirements for both the degree and
certificate will count for each.
Academic Internship and Cooperative Education
• When the certificate is identical to a concentration in a degree
An academic internship or cooperative education placement is an
program, only the certificate credential will be earned. The student’s
opportunity for students to engage in a short-term workplace experience
transcript will not indicate completion of a concentration
that is relevant to their academic course of study. The College of
Professional Studies’ Department of Cooperative Education (http:// A doctoral student can be enrolled in only one program at a time and may
cps.northeastern.edu/experiential-learning/coops) makes every effort to not seek an additional certificate or degree.
work with students to identify experiential learning opportunities of three
to six months to facilitate career exploration and transition. This program
is an optional component of most degree programs. Students must
Graduation Requirements
qualify to participate. Review the website (http://cps.northeastern.edu/
experiential-learning/coops) for guidelines, academic requirements, and Graduation Procedures
opportunities. Only students who complete the graduation application process by
specified deadlines will be considered for graduation and included in
the graduation ceremony program. All qualified students must submit
Seeking more than One Certificate or Degree
a graduation application in order to receive their diploma, regardless of
whether they plan to attend the graduation ceremony.
A graduate (nondoctoral) student can be enrolled in only one graduate
program at a time. Note important definitions: “Degree conferral date” and “graduation
ceremony date” do not mean the same thing. Degree conferral date refers
Graduate (nondoctoral) students seeking more than one certificate or
to the date of the university’s official recognition of degree completion.
degree after having completed a program should note that graduate
For the purposes of the graduation application, that is accessed via a
credits earned toward:
student’s myNortheastern account. The “expected graduation date” (EGD)
1. A degree at any institution may not be used to satisfy the is the same as the degree conferral date. Northeastern University confers
requirements of another graduate program. degrees four times each academic year: winter, spring, summer, and fall.
The graduation ceremony date is the date that the college hosts the
2. A degree earned at the College of Professional Studies may be used
annual graduation ceremony.
to satisfy the requirements of a graduate certificate with a cap
of 50 percent of the required credits of a graduate certificate, if the To qualify for winter degree conferral, a student must satisfy all degree
contents are determined to be applicable per the program director requirements by the end of the previous fall quarter. To qualify for spring
and if the credits were earned within seven years of pursuit of the degree conferral, a student must satisfy all degree requirements by
certificate. the end of the previous winter quarter. To qualify for summer degree
a. If the same course is required in the degree and certificate conferral, a student must satisfy all degree requirements by the end of
programs and the student has exceeded the maximum number the previous spring quarter. To qualify for fall degree conferral, a student
of credits that can be applied in the certificate program, he or must satisfy all degree requirements by the end of the previous summer
she may request a course waiver to be permitted to take another quarter.
course instead of repeating the course. See Course Waiver
section. Doctoral candidates must be mindful of additional deadlines to complete
3. With specified exception, a certificate earned at the College of their dissertation/thesis in time to be eligible for degree conferral and
Professional Studies may be used to satisfy the requirements of a participation in a doctoral hooding and a graduation ceremony.
graduate degree, if the contents are determined to be applicable per
Each fall, the Office of the Registrar sends an email notification to
the program director and if the credits were earned within seven years
students who may be eligible to graduate that academic year about
of pursuit of the degree.
308 Global Partnership Programs
applying to graduate. Eligibility is based on the number of earned credits Students should provide documentation to the DRC at their earliest
at the beginning of the fall term. This email notification informs and convenience to allow for sufficient time for review. After the
instructs students to complete the “Apply to Graduate” process, accessed documentation has been reviewed, a disability specialist will contact the
via their myNortheastern account. Students are prompted to verify and student regarding appropriate next steps. Visit the DRC website (http://
provide critical information, e.g., spelling of the student’s name on the www.northeastern.edu/drc) for additional information or contact staff at
diploma, intent to participate in the graduation ceremony, and mailing 617.373.2675.
address.
An accurate EGD is required to gain access to the graduation application. Personal Information
The EGD is also used by clearinghouses to determine loan deferment
schedules. If your EGD is not correct, contact your designated learner Change of Name
services specialist. Report all name changes to the Office of the Registrar immediately. This
is especially important when students marry and wish to use a new name
For more information, visit the College of Professional Studies Graduation
on university records. Official documentation of the name change is
web page (http://www.cps.neu.edu/student-resources/graduation).
required.
Diploma Change of Address

The following rules apply to the diploma.
Report all address changes via the myNortheastern web portal (http://
• Information that will be printed on diplomas: myneu.neu.edu) or in person at the Office of the Registrar or Office of
• Major for only nonspecified degrees (Master of Arts, Master of Student Accounts. Both the permanent home address and the local
Science). address are required. International students must also report any
changes of address to the Office of Global Services (OGS) within 10
• Changes made to a student’s name after the diploma has been
days in order to ensure compliance with Student and Exchange Visitor
printed may be subject to a $50 fee and take more than one month to
Information System (SEVIS) requirements.
reprint.
• Changes made to a student’s degree information and name
submitted after the program deadline will not be noted in the Graduate Campus
graduation ceremony program. If a diploma was previously printed, it
will need to be reprinted and can take more than one month. Students enrolled in a Northeastern University graduate (regional)
campus are also required to abide by the policies and procedures specific
to that campus.
Global Partnership Programs
Students enrolled in a College of Professional Studies’ global partnership

Doctoral Degree Programs
or a dual-degree program are required to abide by the policies and
procedures of both institutions or as specified in their program. Guided by industry leading faculty, our innovative doctoral programs
combine cutting-edge course work with professionally relevant research
Dual-degree candidates must apply to graduate at each institution by projects. These programs will provide you with the opportunity to earn the
following each institution’s policies and procedures. policy, research, and administrative foundation necessary to advance to
the top of your career.
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Programs

Doctor of Education (EDD)
Northeastern University and the Disability Resource Center (DRC) are
committed to providing disability services that enable students who • Education (p. 308)
qualify under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans
Doctor of Law and Policy (DLP)
with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) to participate fully in the
activities of the university. To receive accommodations through the DRC, • Law And Policy (p. 311)
students must provide appropriate documentation that demonstrates a
current substantially limiting disability. Accommodations are provided
Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
based on an evaluation of the information provided by students and their • Physical Therapy (p. 311)
clinicians, on a case-by-case basis. These services are available for, but • Physical Therapy—Direct Entry (p. 312)
not limited to, students with the following diagnoses:
• Learning disabilities and/or AD(H)D

Education, EDD
• Autism spectrum disorders
The Doctor of Education (EdD) program offers a rich, dynamic learning
• Chronic or degenerative disorders experience—one that blends critical engagement with theory, practice,
• Hearing loss and research.
• Mobility impairments
Offering innovative and engaging opportunities, our EdD seeks to further
• Psychiatric disorders
cultivate the skills and knowledge necessary to effect meaningful
• Traumatic or acquired brain injury change in your organization. As a Doctor of Education student, you have
• Vision impairments an opportunity to collaborate with an accomplished group of fellow
practitioners, exposing you to global perspectives and strengthening your will enhance their ability to make a contribution to higher education and
ability to think critically about today’s educational challenges. further their careers.
Built on Northeastern University’s scholar-practitioner model, the This concentration offers students an opportunity to conduct research
EdD program integrates your professional experience with doctoral- that addresses critical issues in higher education. This concentration
level research, which should enable you to identify and address your seeks to produce graduates well-grounded in the educational roles and
practice-based issues while investigating matters of social justice. critical issues in colleges and universities, including:
Through rigorous course work and collaborative experiences, you have
an opportunity to conduct empirical research culminating in a doctoral • Cultural, ethical, and societal issues in higher education
thesis that examines a compelling educational challenge.
• Historical considerations in higher education around the world
Admission Requirements • Organization, governance, leadership, and administrative theories
Note that all Doctor of Education degrees offered through the College of
Professional Studies have the following admission requirements: • Higher education finance, law, and planning
• Online application • Establishing and sustaining initiatives in higher education

• Academic transcripts (undergraduate and graduate)
• Admissions statement (1,000–1,200 words) Organizational Leadership Studies Concentration
• Minimum of three years of professional work experience in a related The Doctor of Education with Concentration in Organizational
field Leadership Studies positions experienced leaders to assume greater
• Professional resumé responsibilities within their organizations. Designed for leaders working
in educational, government, healthcare, military, not-for-profit, for-profit,
• Faculty recommendation
and management consulting organizations, this concentration combines
• Two professional recommendations
theory, research, and practice to develop individuals who can effectively
• English-language proficiency proof (for non-native English-language manage and lead change in today’s fast-paced, global environment.
speakers)
The interdisciplinary curriculum offers a strong foundation in leadership,
Curriculum, Teaching, Learning, and Leadership culture, learning, change, communications, systems, and strategy.
Concentration Students have an opportunity to conduct and apply doctoral research
The Doctor of Education with Concentration in Curriculum, Teaching, to develop real-world answers to the leadership challenges facing 21st-
Learning, and Leadership helps educational leaders develop the century organizations.
competencies, dispositions, and values required to pursue educational
Throughout the course of the program, students have an opportunity to:
reform, based on a commitment to social justice. Students explore the
relationship between effective educational leadership and the ways that • Review contemporary leadership theory and models emphasizing
curriculum and teaching can enhance learning opportunities for students recent conceptualizations such as adaptive, relational, distributed,
across their life span. complexity, and global leadership to refine their personal leadership
knowledge, skills, and abilities
This EdD concentration focuses on preparing transformational
leaders who recognize the importance of providing quality educational • Examine key models of organizational culture to build their own
experiences for all learners. capability to understand and interact with different societal and
organizational cultures across the world
Key learning objectives include how to: • Enhance their ability to think systemically by developing the required
competencies to create cultures and structuring processes for
• Assess how issues of social justice play out in contemporary
learning in their organizations
educational settings
• Explore classical and modern theories of organization and design
• Analyze education systems to gain an understanding of the evolution
a forward-thinking organization creating all components, including
of micro- and macrolevel policies and legislation
vision, mission, strategy, structure, and processes
• Examine international curriculum and instruction research and
• Use both seminal and current theoretical approaches of
practices
organizational communication to investigate the dynamic interplay
• Investigate the development and interaction of leadership roles within between communication processes and human organizing
organizations
• Examine seminal and modern group dynamics research to assess
• Explore the theoretical and historical dimensions of curriculum, group processes and to stimulate group development inside their
teaching, and learning in varied educational settings organizations
• Investigate topical consulting strategies and organizational
Higher Education Administration Concentration
assessment tools and conduct an organizational diagnosis to
The Doctor of Education with Concentration in Higher Education
gain a comprehensive understanding of the models, variables, and
Administration includes the study of practice and scholarship within
perspectives used to understand complex organizational processes
all sectors of postsecondary education including community colleges,
• Integrate organizational power theory, research, and practical
four-year colleges, for-profit institutions, and research universities. The
diagnostic tools to systematically identify and evaluate the political
increased globalization of higher education is addressed throughout
processes and behaviors at play inside their organizations
the program. The concentration allows experienced educators and
administrators to reflect on and advance their knowledge in ways that
310 Education, EDD
This program seeks to produce graduates who have the capacity to HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
contribute new knowledge to leadership scholarship and become positive Code Title Hours
forces of change. 1
Required Courses
EDU 7204 Global and Historical Perspectives on 3
Higher Education
EDU 7250 Organizational Systems and 3
indicated.
Institutional Governance
Note: A minimum of 51 quarter hours must be taken at the College of EDU 7253 The Legal Environment of Higher 3
Professional Studies. Education
EDU 7256 Financial Decision Making in Higher 3
Required Foundation Courses Education
Code Title Hours EDU 7258 Strategic Management in Higher 3
EDU 7209 Introduction to Doctoral Studies 3 Education
2
EDU 7214 Changing Conceptions of Learning and 3 Elective Courses
Human Development: Research and Complete 12 quarter hours in the following range: 12
Practice
EDU 7000 to EDU 7999
EDU 7210 Leadership Theory and Research 3
Doctoral Thesis Courses
Required Research Courses EDU 8796 Thesis Proposal and the Internal 0

Review Board
Code Title Hours
EDU 8797 Thesis Data Collection, Initial Analysis, 0
EDU 7280 Fundamentals of Research 3
and Management
EDU 7281 Research Design 3
EDU 8798 Thesis Data Analysis and Presentation 0
EDU 7294 3
EDU 8799 Thesis Findings and Discussion 12
EDU 7295 Dissertation in Practice Seminar 3
1
Students who choose to pursue the international higher education
Concentration track within the higher education administration concentration should
Complete one of the following concentrations: complete (EDU 7260) and (EDU 7261) rather than Financial Decision
Making in Higher Education (EDU 7256) and Strategic Management in
• Curriculum, Teaching, Learning, and Leadership Higher Education (EDU 7258)
• Higher Education Administration 2
Students who choose to pursue the international higher education
• Organizational Leadership Studies track within the higher education administration concentration should
complete Educating Global Students: Issues and Practices (EDU 7264)
Program Credit/GPA Requirements as an elective.
60 total quarter hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP STUDIES
Code Title Hours
3
Required Courses
CURRICULUM, TEACHING, LEARNING, AND LEADERSHIP
EDU 7278 Organization Theory and Design 3
Code Title Hours
EDU 7277 Organizational Learning and Systems 3
Required Courses
Thinking
EDU 7244 Curriculum Theory and Practice Over 3
EDU 7276 Organizational Communication: 3
Time: Implications for Educational
Institutional and Global Perspectives
Leadership
EDU 7272 Global Perspectives of Organizational 3
EDU 7216 Social Justice and Educational Equity 3
Culture
EDU 7217 Educational Systems: The Dynamics 3
EDU 7275 Contemporary Models of Leadership 3
between Policy, Values, and Practice
4
Elective Courses
EDU 7242 Situated Leadership 3
Complete 12 quarter hours in the following range: 12
EDU 7213 Education Entrepreneurship 3
Elective Courses
Complete 12 quarter hours in the following range: 12
EDU 8796 Thesis Proposal and the Internal 0
Review Board
EDU 8796 Thesis Proposal and the Internal 0
and Management
Review Board
and Management
3
Students who choose to pursue the sports leadership track within LWP 6403 Law and Policy Concepts 3: Policy Case 2
the organizational leadership concentration should complete Studies
Contemporary Models of Sports Leadership (EDU 7290) rather than LWP 6420 Quantitative Methods 2
Contemporary Models of Leadership (EDU 7275).
LWP 6123 Law and Legal Reasoning 4 2
4
Students who choose to pursue the sports leadership track within the LWP 6410 Economics for Policy Analysis 2
organizational leadership concentration should complete Personnel
LWP 6404 Evaluation Research 2
Development in Sports Leadership (EDU 7291), Social Justice in
Sports (EDU 7292), and Legal and Ethical Issues in Sports Leadership LWP 6431 Political and Moral Ethics and 2
(EDU 7293) as electives. Dilemmas
LWP 6500 Doctoral Research Design 1 2
LWP 6450 Public Policy Theory and Practice 1 2
Law And Policy, DLP
LWP 6501 Doctoral Research Design 2 2
Public servants, executives, and managers operate in an increasingly LWP 6451 Public Policy Theory and Practice 2 2
complex global environment. A doctoral education seeks to provide the LWP 6502 Doctoral Research Design 3 2
policy, analytic, and research skills necessary to advance one’s career. LWP 6452 Public Policy Theory and Practice 3 2
Developed jointly by the College of Professional Studies and LWP 6503 Doctoral Research Design 4 6
Northeastern’s Law and Public Policy program, the Doctor of Law and
Policy program (DLP) is designed for experienced professionals who are
interested in the origins, development, implementation, and analysis of 48 total quarter hours required
legal and public policy decisions in government and related institutions. Minimum 3.000 GPA required
The program prepares students to advance their careers within a variety
of fields while focusing their thesis research on a precise law and policy Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy, DPT
topic.
Designed for practicing physical therapists, the transitional Doctor of
Students undertake the DLP in order to understand the ways in which
Physical Therapy (DPT) is an innovative, 100 percent online program.
public and related institutions formulate and execute policy. Students
Integrating art and science, as well as professional and experiential
have the opportunity to develop the ability to interpret and assess the
learning, this curriculum seeks to provide you with the necessary
research of others, to acquire skills as researchers, and to communicate
knowledge base for today’s practitioners with an earned doctoral degree.
their knowledge to a wide range of audiences. Those who successfully
complete the degree are equipped to bring their skills and knowledge Core courses within this physical therapy doctoral program include
to senior policy and management positions in government, nonprofit differential diagnosis and medical screening, diagnostic imaging,
agencies, research organizations, consulting firms, and corporations. pharmacology, nutrition, and motor control. The capstone course,
Comprehensive Case Analysis (PTH 6900), is a culmination of all work
The DLP program is structured so course work and the doctoral thesis
within the transitional DPT curriculum. Students have an opportunity to
can be completed in two years. Classes meet one weekend per month
prepare a comprehensive and publishable case report or other scholarly
in Boston, and the learning continues online throughout the rest of the
work in partial fulfillment of the requirement for a transitional DPT degree.
month.
The transitional DPT also includes specializations in a variety of areas
Northeastern University also offers a traditional PhD in Law, Policy, and
such as orthopaedics, pediatrics, geriatrics, advanced nutrition, women’s
Society. To learn more, visit the Law and Public Policy program website
health, education, and business management. If you have a unique
(http://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/policyschool/law-public-policy-phd).
specialization interest, you may also complete a directed study on a
Program Requirements preapproved topic of your choosing.

Credit Requirement
indicated.
The transitional DPT degree is built upon a core of six courses. Beyond
Required Courses the common core, requirements may vary depending on whether the
physical therapist is MSPT or BSPT prepared in addition to the student’s
Code Title Hours
past experiences.
LWP 6118 Historical Foundations of American 2
Law For students entering with a Master of Science in Physical Therapy,
LWP 6119 Current Law and Policy Debates: Our 2 26 quarter hours are required.
Nation’s Capital and Beyond
Residents of the state of North Carolina must have an earned master’s
LWP 6120 Law and Legal Reasoning 1 2 degree to be eligible for admission to the transitional Doctor of Physical
LWP 6401 Law and Policy Concepts 1: The Policy 2 Therapy program.
Making Process
LWP 6424 Research Methods 2 For students entering with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy,
35 quarter hours are required.
LWP 6402 Law and Policy Concepts 2: 2 Program Requirements
Strategizing for Public Policy
LWP 6423 Qualitative Methods 2 indicated.
312 Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy, DPT—Direct Entry
Note: 26 quarter hours are required for students entering with a Master of Comprehensive Case Analysis (PTH 6900) , is a culmination of all
Science in Physical Therapy. work within the transitional DPT curriculum. Students will prepare a
comprehensive and publishable case report or other scholarly work in
Core Requirements partial fulfillment of the requirement for a transitional Doctor of Physical
Code Title Hours Therapy Degree.
Required Core
The transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy also includes concentrations
PTH 6100 Differential Diagnosis and Medical 4 in a variety of areas such as orthopaedics, pediatrics, geriatrics, advanced
Screening nutrition, women's health, education, and business management. If you
PTH 6110 Diagnostic Imaging 4 have a unique concentration interest, you may also complete a directed
PTH 6130 Pharmacology 3 study on a preapproved topic of your choosing.
PTH 6900 Comprehensive Case Analysis 4
Note: Degree requirements differ for North Carolina students. For more
PTH 6140 Motor Control 4 information, visit the Northeastern University—Charlotte website (http://
Nutrition www.northeastern.edu/charlotte/academic_program/transitional-doctor-
Complete one of the following: 3-4 of-physical-therapy).
PTH 6120 Clinical Nutrition
NTR 6120 Healthy Aging: Nutrition Strategies for
Optimal Longevity
indicated.
NTR 6119 Pediatric Nutrition
NTR 7147 Sports and Fitness Nutrition Note: 35 quarter hours are required for students entering with a Bachelor
of Science in Physical Therapy.
Elective
Code Title Hours
Required Courses for all Students
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following: 4-5
PTH 6100 Differential Diagnosis and Medical 4
PTH 6430 Educational Strategies for Effective
Screening
Healthcare Delivery
PTH 6110 Diagnostic Imaging 4
PTH 6480 Evidence-Based Exercise for the Older
Adult PTH 6130 Pharmacology 3
PTH 6490 Pediatric Physical Therapy: Emerging PTH 6900 Comprehensive Case Analysis (All 4
Topics and Evidence-Based Practice students should complete 14 credits
including PTH 6100 prior to enrolling in
PTH 6200 Research Methods and Statistical
PTH 6900)
Analysis
PTH 6140 Motor Control 4
PTH 6235 Administrative and Management Keys
for Contemporary Physical Therapist PTH 6200 Research Methods and Statistical 5
Practice Analysis
PTH 6561 Evidence-Based Examination and
Outcomes for the Cervical-Thoracic
Required Nutrition Course
Spine and Temporomandibular Joint Code Title Hours
PTH 6563 Evidence-Based Examination and Complete one of the following: 3-4
Outcomes for Lumbar Spine and PTH 6120 Clinical Nutrition
Sacroiliac Joint NTR 6120 Healthy Aging: Nutrition Strategies for
PTH 6564 Evidence-Based Examination and Optimal Longevity
Outcomes for Lower Extremity: Hip, NTR 6119 Pediatric Nutrition
Knee, Foot, and Ankle
NTR 7147 Sports and Fitness Nutrition
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Additional Required Elective for BS Entry Students

Code Title Hours
PTH 6235 Administrative and Management Keys
Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy, DPT—Direct Entry for Contemporary Physical Therapist
Practice
Designed for practicing physical therapists, the transitional Doctor of
PTH 6430 Educational Strategies for Effective
Physical Therapy (DPT) is an innovative, 100 percent online program.
Healthcare Delivery
Integrating art and science, as well as professional and experiential
education, the degree curriculum provides you with the necessary
knowledge base for today’s doctorally prepared practitioners.
Core courses within this physical therapy doctoral program include

differential diagnosis and medical screening, diagnostic imaging,
pharmacology, nutrition, and motor control. The capstone course,
Elective Course • Corporate and Organizational Communication (p. 328)

Code Title Hours • Criminal Justice (p. 331)
Complete one of the following: 4-5 • Global Studies and International Relations (p. 333)
PTH 6430 Educational Strategies for Effective • Human Services (p. 334)
Healthcare Delivery • Leadership (p. 335)
PTH 6480 Evidence-Based Exercise for the Older • Nonprofit Management (p. 337)
Adult • Program and Portfolio Project Management (p. 338)
PTH 6490 Pediatric Physical Therapy: Emerging • Project Management (p. 339)
Topics and Evidence-Based Practice • Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices with
PTH 6200 Research Methods and Statistical Concentration in Clinical Research Regulatory Affairs (p. 342)
Analysis
PTH 6235 Administrative and Management Keys • Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices with
for Contemporary Physical Therapist Concentration in General Regulatory Affairs (p. 343)
Practice
• Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices with
PTH 6561 Evidence-Based Examination and Concentration in International Regulatory Affairs (p. 344)
Outcomes for the Cervical-Thoracic
Spine and Temporomandibular Joint • Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices with
PTH 6563 Evidence-Based Examination and Concentration in Medical Devices (p. 345)
Outcomes for Lumbar Spine and
• Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices with
Sacroiliac Joint
Concentration in Operational Regulatory Affairs (p. 346)
PTH 6564 Evidence-Based Examination and
Outcomes for Lower Extremity: Hip, • Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices with
Knee, Foot, and Ankle Concentration in Regulatory Compliance (p. 347)
Program Credit/GPA Requirements • Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices with
35 total quarter hours required Concentration in Strategic Regulatory Affairs (p. 348)
• Regulatory Affairs of Food and Food Industries (p. 350)
Master’s Degree Programs • Respiratory Care Leadership (p. 350)

• Technical Communication (p. 351)
Representing in-demand fields such as education, technology, project
management, and regulatory affairs, our master’s degree programs are Master of Sports Leadership (MSLD)
grounded in theory and applied in practice. Programs may be taken part- • Sports Leadership (p. 352)
time or full-time, online, or on campus, providing you maximum flexibility
and convenience for your busy schedule.
Homeland Security, MA
Programs
Master of Arts (MA) The Master of Arts in Homeland Security is intended to prepare the next
generation of emergency managers and homeland security professionals
• Homeland Security (p. 313)
for leadership roles in the public and private sectors. The degree offers a
• Strategic Intelligence and Analysis (p. 314)
comprehensive program of studies covering core elements of homeland
security and emergency management at the graduate level, including
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
management skills, intelligence gathering and analysis, risk management,
• Teaching, Elementary Licensure (p. 315)
emergency planning and management, legal issues, technological issues,
• Teaching, Secondary Licensure (p. 316) and social psychology. The master's in homeland security program
is designed to develop high-level operational expertise through the
Master of Education (MEd) application of the above content to the implementation of emergency
• Education (p. 317) response protocols as executed in the United States.
Master of Professional Studies (MPS) Program Requirements

• Analytics (p. 320) Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
• Digital Media (p. 321) indicated.
• Digital Media—Connect (p. 322)
• Enterprise Intelligence (p. 324)
Required Courses
Code Title Hours
• Geospatial Services (p. 324)
HLS 6000 Introduction to Homeland Security 3
• Informatics (p. 325)
HLS 6010 The Unconventional Threat to 3
Master of Science (MS) Homeland Security
• Applied Nutrition (p. 327) HLS 6020 Technology for Homeland Security 3
• Commerce and Economic Development (p. 328) HLS 6030 Intelligence for Homeland Security 3
314 Strategic Intelligence and Analysis, MA
HLS 6040 Critical Infrastructure: Vulnerability 3 HLS 6120 Aviation Security 1 (recommended 4

Analysis and Protection taken conconcurrently with HLS 6100)
HLS 6050 Multidisciplinary Approaches to 3 HLS 6130 Aviation Security 2 4
Homeland Security
CMN 6050 Crisis Communication 3 Elective
Code Title Hours
Capstone/Thesis Complete one of the following: 3-4
Code Title Hours CJS 6105 Domestic and International Terrorism
Complete one of the following: 4 HLS 6035 Advanced Intelligence Applications for
HLS 6983 Topics in Homeland Security Homeland Security
HLS 7990 Thesis (Please Note: Student that are CJS 6125 Issues in National Security
interested in taking HLS 7990 need CJS 6005 Legal and Regulatory Issues for
to first take GST 6109 Basic Field Security Management
Research)
CJS 6430 Risk Management
GST 6300 Security and Terrorism
Concentration
CMN 6060 Negotiation, Mediation, and Facilitation
CJS 6964
CONCENTRATION IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations
Code Title Hours
INT 6943 Integrative Experiential Learning
HLS 6060 Strategic Planning and Budgeting 3
CJS 5978 Independent Study
HLS 6070 Emergency Management and 3
GST 6109 Basic Field Research Methods
Geographic Information Systems
HLS 6080 Continuity of Operations and Planning 3 Program Credit/GPA Requirements
HLS 6150 Essentials of Emergency Management 3 45 total quarter hours required
HLS 6155 Critical Infrastructure, Security, and 3 Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Emergency Management
HLS 6160 Advanced Emergency Management 3 Strategic Intelligence and Analysis, MA
CONCENTRATION IN GEOSPATIAL SERVICES
The Master of Arts in Strategic Intelligence and Analysis is designed
Code Title Hours
for students who seek careers in the intelligence field, as well as
HLS 6060 Strategic Planning and Budgeting 3
professionals whose agencies or clientele are charged with the
HLS 6070 Emergency Management and 3 acquisition and interpretation of intelligence. The degree features
Geographic Information Systems courses in fundamental intelligence disciplines, such as analysis
HLS 6080 Continuity of Operations and Planning 3 and epistemology, intelligence collection, and others. Every analyst
GIS 5103 Foundations of Geographic Information 4 in the Intelligence Community is expected to be proficient in 6 core
Science competencies. The competencies enumerated by the Director of National
GIS 6394 Crisis Mapping for Humanitarian Action 3 Intelligence (DNI) are as follows:
• Engagement and Collaboration

CONCENTRATION IN ORGANIZATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE CONTINUITY
Code Title Hours • Critical Thinking
CJS 6430 Risk Management 3 • Personal Leadership and Integrity
HLS 6090 Organization and Structural Continuity 3 • Accountability for Results
Planning • Technical Expertise
GIS 5103 Foundations of Geographic Information 4 • Communication
Science
The program focuses on summarizing psychological theories relevant
ITC 6315 Information Security Risk Management 3
to critical thinking and analytical techniques, demonstrating knowledge,
ITC 6310 Information Security Governance 3 through examination procedures, of the major theories and research
findings in intelligence analysis, becoming familiar with analytical
CONCENTRATION IN PORT SECURITY
literature through independent reading, and applying analytical
Code Title Hours
techniques and theories to problem sets. The Master’s in Strategic
Students selecting this concentration are only required to Intelligence and Analysis prepares the next generation of intelligence
take 4 quarter hours of electives. analysts for leadership roles in the public and private sectors.
HLS 6100 Maritime Port Security 1 4
(recommended taken conconcurrently Program Requirements
with HLS 6120) Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
HLS 6110 Maritime Port Security 2 4 indicated.
Required Courses RMS 6290 Spectroscopic Image Analysis

Code Title Hours RMS 6292 Photogrammetry and GPS
SIA 6000 Psychology of Intelligence Analysis 4 GIS 6394 Crisis Mapping for Humanitarian Action
SIA 6010 Intelligence Operations Management 4
Electives
SIA 6020 Globalization and Intelligence Issues 4
Code Title Hours
SIA 6030 Intelligence Analysis and Policy 4
Relationship Complete 6–8 quarter hours from the following: 6-8
CJS 6125 Issues in National Security 3 SIA 6080 Culture and Psychology

SIA 6110 Law and Psychology
Capstone SIA 6090 Intelligence Collection
Code Title Hours GST 6300 Security and Terrorism
Complete one of the following: 4 ITC 6300 Foundations of Information Security
SIA 6983 Topics in Strategic Intelligence and CJS 6430 Risk Management
Analysis EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations
SIA 7990 Thesis (Please Note: Students that are SIA 6100 Leadership for Intelligence
interested in taking SIA 7990 need to Professionals
first take and pass GST 6109 Basic
GST 6109 Basic Field Research Methods
Field Research)
Concentrations
ANALYSIS FOR HOMELAND SECURITY
Code Title Hours Teaching, Elementary Licensure, MAT
HLS 6030 Intelligence for Homeland Security 3
HLS 6020 Technology for Homeland Security 3 Designed for aspiring teachers and career changers, the Master of Arts
1
HLS 6010 The Unconventional Threat to 3 in Teaching in Elementary Education (MAT) offers an appreciation
Homeland Security for and an understanding of the diverse educational needs, social
concerns, and cultural values of today’s elementary and secondary
HLS 6050 Multidisciplinary Approaches to 3
schools. This graduate degree in teaching seeks to enhance your
Homeland Security
foundational skills, broaden your perspectives, and strengthen your ability
GST 6300 Security and Terrorism 4 to inspire and educate. The master’s degree, which includes a full term of
student teaching, seeks to produce graduates well positioned to make a
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY OPERATIONS AND ANALYSIS
meaningful impact in their school, in their community, and in the lives of
Code Title Hours
their students.
SIA 6040 Interagency Collaboration 4
1
SIA 6050 All-Source Intelligence 4 The MAT (grades 1–6) has been approved at the initial licensure level
SIA 6060 Human Intelligence Operations 4 by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education.
SIA 6070 Analysis for Counterterrorism 4
REMOTE SENSING Program Requirements

Required Courses indicated.
RMS 5105 Fundamentals of Remote Sensing 3

Required Courses
RMS 6110 Digital Image Processing 3
Code Title Hours
Electives
EDU 6051 Culture, Equity, Power, and Influence 4
Complete four of the following: 12
EDU 6086 Foundations of Literacy Development 4
RMS 6215 Unmanned Aerial Systems for and Instruction
Geospatial Analysts
EDU 6104 Child and Adolescent Development, 4
RMS 6230 Remote Sensing and Global Change Learning, and Teaching
RMS 6240 Introduction to Radar and LiDAR EDU 6107 Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity 4
Remote Sensing
EDU 6154 Inquiry in the Sciences and Humanities 4
RMS 6250 Spatial Analytics for Vegetation and
EDU 6155 Inquiry in Mathematics 4
Precision Agriculture
EDU 6185 English-Language Learners in the 4
RMS 6260 Remote Sensing for Archaeology
General Education Classroom
RMS 6270 Remote Sensing for Disaster
EDU 6183 Collaborative Strategies for Effective 1
Management
Classroom Management
RMS 6280 Automated Feature Extraction for the
EDU 6866 Teaching Practicum and Seminar 1-8
Geospatial Professional
316 Teaching, Secondary Licensure, MAT
Elective Courses The English as a Second Language course requirements are:

Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours
Complete 8 quarter hours from the following: 8
EDU 6300 Introduction to Language and 4
EDU 6023 Institute in Creating a Community of Linguistics
Learners/Behaviors
EDU 6516 Sheltered English Instruction and 4
EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations Assessment
EDU 6300 Introduction to Language and EDU 6517 Foundations of Teaching English as 4
Linguistics a Second Language: Research and
EDU 6425 Special Education: Role of Special Practice
Educators in an Inclusive School EDU 6310 Literacy Development and the 4
EDU 6426 Developmental Language, Literacy, and Academic Domains
Writing: Assessment and Instruction EDU 6874 Practicum, Portfolio, and Panel Review 4
EDU 6429 Variations in Child and Adolescent
Development
Teaching, Secondary Licensure, MAT
EDU 6437 Assessment in Education
EDU 6438 Teachers as Curriculum Leaders Designed for aspiring teachers and career changers, the Master of
EDU 6465 Critical and Creative Thinking 1
Arts in Secondary Education (MAT) offers an appreciation for and an
EDU 6516 Sheltered English Instruction and understanding of the diverse educational needs, social concerns, and
Assessment cultural values of today’s secondary schools.
EDU 6520 Learning and the Brain: Translating
This MAT in secondary education seeks to enhance your foundational
Research into Practice
skills, broaden your perspectives, and strengthen your ability to inspire
EDU 6528 Adaptive Learning/Behavior and educate. This master’s degree, which includes a full term of student
Management Strategies: Consultation teaching, seeks to produce graduates well positioned to make a
and Collaboration meaningful impact in their school, in their community, and in the lives of
EDU 6569 Differentiated Instruction and their students.
Assessment in Mathematics
• Gain political, social, and historical perspectives on education
Program Credit/GPA Requirements • Explore the richly complex environments of schools and communities
45 total quarter hours required • Develop a working understanding of teaching and learning in diverse
Minimum 3.000 GPA required settings
LOOKING TO DEEPEN YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE? • Investigate how humans learn, acquire knowledge, and make sense of
The MAT+ offers qualifying students the opportunity to complete a MAT their experiences
with further study in a selected area of expertise. Currently, students can • Examine theories of teaching and explore how best to teach for
take additional course work to earn either an additional license in special understanding and learning achievement
education (teacher of students of moderate disabilities, PreK–8 or 5–12). • Research methods and materials, pedagogies, and assessment
strategies that foster integrated learning
MAT+ IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
The MAT+ provides qualifying students with the opportunity to complete 1
The Master of Arts in Secondary Education (grades 8–12) has
a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) with further study in a selected area been approved at the initial licensure level by the Massachusetts
of expertise. Currently, students can take additional course work to earn Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
either an additional license in special education (teacher of students
of moderate disabilities, PreK-8 or 5-12) or an additional license in ESL Program Requirements
(teacher of English as a Second Language, PreK-8 or 5-12). Teacher Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
candidates may also plan a program of study that allows for triple indicated.
licensure in consultation with the program director.
Required Courses
The special education course requirements are:
Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours EDU 6051 Culture, Equity, Power, and Influence 4
Advanced special education course 4 EDU 6064 Curriculum and Assessment 4
Advanced literacy course 4 EDU 6104 Child and Adolescent Development, 4
Advanced behavior management course 4 Learning, and Teaching
Assessment course 4 EDU 6107 Inclusion, Equity, and Diversity 4
EDU 6874 Practicum, Portfolio, and Panel Review 4 EDU 6162 Language, Culture, and Literacy in 4
Middle and High Schools
MAT+ IN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) EDU 6185 English-Language Learners in the 4
This Commonwealth of Massachusetts-approved MAT+ program
General Education Classroom
consists of five courses, some of which may be taken as electives in the
MAT program.
EDU 6183 Collaborative Strategies for Effective 1 Assessment course 4

Classroom Management EDU 6874 Practicum, Portfolio, and Panel Review 4
EDU 6866 Teaching Practicum and Seminar 1-8
MAT+ IN ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL)
Elective Courses This Commonwealth of Massachusetts-approved MAT+ program
consists of five courses, some of which may be taken as electives in the
Code Title Hours
MAT program.
EDU 6023 Institute in Creating a Community of The English as a Second Language course requirements are:
Learners/Behaviors
Code Title Hours
EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations
EDU 6300 Introduction to Language and
Linguistics
Linguistics
EDU 6516 Sheltered English Instruction and 4
EDU 6425 Special Education: Role of Special
Assessment
Educators in an Inclusive School
EDU 6517 Foundations of Teaching English as 4
EDU 6426 Developmental Language, Literacy, and
a Second Language: Research and
Writing: Assessment and Instruction
Practice
EDU 6310 Literacy Development and the 4
Development
Academic Domains
EDU 6874 Practicum, Portfolio, and Panel Review 4
EDU 6438 Teachers as Curriculum Leaders
EDU 6465 Critical and Creative Thinking
EDU 6516 Sheltered English Instruction and
Education, MEd
Assessment
eLearning and Instructional Design Concentration
Research into Practice Recent research on the science of learning has revolutionized our
understanding of how people learn. As technology has become
EDU 6528 Adaptive Learning/Behavior
ubiquitous in society, learning takes place in many venues and formats:
Management Strategies: Consultation
face-to-face, blended, online, and mobile. Seismic shifts are taking place
and Collaboration
in the education sector, such as competency-based learning and open
EDU 6569 Differentiated Instruction and
education. These developments are creating a growing demand for
Assessment in Mathematics
professionals who can help their organizations think strategically about
approaches to learning that are pedagogically sound and technology-
Program Credit/GPA Requirements savvy.
Minimum 3.000 GPA required The elearning and instructional design concentration explores the leading
edge of next-generation learning design, with the goal of preparing its
LOOKING TO DEEPEN YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE? graduates to thrive in a world of expanded opportunities and delivery
The MAT+ offers qualifying students the opportunity to complete a MAT modes for learning. The concentration’s innovative approach blends
with further study in a selected area of expertise. Currently, students can academic and experiential workplace-based learning. During the course
take additional course work to earn either an additional license in special of study, students develop an online portfolio of work to demonstrate
education (teacher of students of moderate disabilities, PreK–8 or 5–12) their capacity to think strategically, put creative ideas into action, and
or an additional license in ESL (teacher of English as a Second Language, design environments that improve student learning to meet academic,
PreK-8 or 5-12). personal, institutional, and organizational goals.
MAT+ IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
The MAT+ provides qualifying students with the opportunity to complete
Higher Education Administration Concentration
a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) with further study in a selected area Due to advances in elearning and increasing student enrollments, the
of expertise. Currently, students can take additional course work to earn need for capable and effective school administrators has never been
either an additional license in special education (teacher of students greater. In addition to providing solid guidance and direction, they
of moderate disabilities, PreK-8 or 5-12) or an additional license in ESL must work to meet the needs of faculty, students, and parents alike. In
(teacher of English as a Second Language, PreK-8 or 5-12). Teacher response, the College of Professional Studies (CPS) offers a Master of
candidates may also plan a program of study that allows for triple Education with Concentration in Higher Education Administration.
licensure in consultation with the program director.
This innovative master’s degree program explores complex industry
The special education course requirements are: issues such as student demographics, financial concerns, legal and
policy requirements, technology, and competitive forces.
Code Title Hours
Advanced special education course 4
Learning Analytics
Learning analytics is where big data meets traditional quantitative
Advanced literacy course 4
methods in education. Governments, universities, schools, and
Advanced behavior management course 4
educational organizations are collecting vast amounts of data about
learners and how they learn.
318 Education, MEd
Much of this data does not come in neat, well-organized, and collected In this advanced program, you have an opportunity to explore
formats. It exists in varied forms across systems and locations. Analysts specific topics on modifying curriculum, designing curriculum-based
need the skills to access and transform this data so we can better assessments, managing severe behaviors, developing individualized
understand not only what students know, but how they know it. Learning education programs (IEPs), leveraging community resources, and
analytics and educational data mining are the tools to transform this data improving literacy. As a result, you have an opportunity to enhance your
into knowledge and lead, in the end, to improved education. ability to meet the needs of a diverse student population and to achieve
the competencies required for this specialized license.
Graduates of this program will emerge with the knowledge,
competencies, and skills to engage successfully in the entire analytics Program Requirements
cycle from project planning and implementation to communication and Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
reporting. Specifically, graduates will work with real educational data to indicated.
acquire the ability to:
Required Courses
• Articulate and integrate diverse perspectives on the field of learning
analytics, including learning analytics assumptions, theories, Code Title Hours
epistemologies, and debates EDU 6050 Education as an Advanced Field of 5
• Align learning analytics processes to address the needs of Study
educational institutions and answer questions posed by educational EDU 6051 Culture, Equity, Power, and Influence 4
leaders
• Select, prepare, analyze, interpret, and evaluate learning analytic
Concentration
models appropriately Complete one of the following concentrations:
• Interpret and clearly communicate results to various stakeholders • eLearning and Instructional Design
throughout the educational system
• Higher Education Administration
Learning and Instruction Concentration • Learning Analytics
As the field of education evolves, today’s educators are constantly • Learning and Instruction
challenged to be aware of and incorporate best-in-class practices, new • Special Education
technologies, and the latest research and trends within their classrooms.
In response, the CPS offers the Master of Education with Concentration in Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Learning and Instruction. 45 total quarter hours required
Designed for a broad range of educators, this program provides an
in-depth look at the critical issues that are transforming the face of
education: technology and distance learning, globalization, creative and ELEARNING AND INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN
critical thinking, assessments, and learning outcomes. Code Title Hours
Required Courses
Reflecting the new direction of education, this master’s degree program
also allows you to choose your area of focus by selecting from degree EDU 6319 How People Learn 4
specializations in math, science, English-language learning, literacy, EDU 6321 Models for Learning Design 4
leadership, and technology. EDU 6323 Technology as a Medium for Learning 4
EDU 6324 Competencies, Assessment, and 4
Whether you are a classroom teacher or an administrator or work in
Learning Analytics
youth development, community education, early childhood, or in a before/
aftercare program, you have an opportunity to gain new perspectives EDU 6331 E-Learning Design as a Collaborative 4
and acquire fresh strategies for meeting the needs of today’s students. Profession
This program seeks to produce graduates empowered to implement new Capstone
ideas and innovative strategies that are designed to improve educational EDU 6225 Capstone (to be taken last) 4
effectiveness. Electives
Special Education Concentration
EDU 6332 Open Learning
Demand for graduate-level-prepared special education practitioners is
on the rise, driven by heightened degree requirements and a shortage of EDU 6333 Social Media and Beyond
licensed, qualified teachers. In response, the CPS is pleased to offer the EDU 6558 Issues in Education
Master of Education with Concentration in Special Education. Designed EDU 6202 Faculty, Curriculum, and Academic
for educators who are licensed at the initial or professional level in Community
another discipline, this innovative master’s degree program seeks to EDU 6329 Connecting Theory and Practice (This
prepare you to meet the special needs of students across a variety of course should be taken at least 2
school environments. terms prior to Capstone to allow time
for implementing a workplace-based
This program meets the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and
experiential project that you will design
Secondary Education standards and competencies for an additional
as the signature assignment for the
licensure as a Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities, PreK–
course.)
8 and 5–12.
EDU 6340 Learning Analytics Concepts and
Theories
EDU 6330 Digital Media Literacy LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION

EDU 6321 Models for Learning Design Code Title Hours
EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations Required Courses

EDU 6330 Digital Media Literacy 4
HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION EDU 6328 Policy and Leadership 4
Code Title Hours
EDU 6437 Assessment in Education 4
Required Courses
EDU 6201 The Landscape of Higher Education 4
EDU 6465 Critical and Creative Thinking
EDU 6324 Competencies, Assessment, and 4
Learning Analytics
Research into Practice
EDU 6447 The Demographics of Higher Education 4
EDU 6319 How People Learn
Capstone
EDU 6202 Faculty, Curriculum, and Academic
EDU 6225 Capstone (to be taken last) 4
Community
Electives
EDU 6203 Education Law, Policy, and Finance
Complete four courses from any other concentration: 16
EDU 6221 Enrollment, Retention, Graduation,
EDU 6201 The Landscape of Higher Education
Success
EDU 6447 The Demographics of Higher Education
EDU 6221 Enrollment, Retention, Graduation,
EDU 6450 The Globalization of Education
Success
INT 6900 International Field Study Experience
EDU 6450 The Globalization of Education
Capstone
EDU 6225 Capstone (to be taken last) 4
EDU 6323 Technology as a Medium for Learning
Elective Courses 12
EDU 6426 Developmental Language, Literacy, and
Writing: Assessment and Instruction
EDU 6528 Adaptive Learning/Behavior
or EDU 6520 Learning and the Brain: Translating Research into Management Strategies: Consultation
Practice and Collaboration
EDU 6329 Connecting Theory and Practice EDU 6429 Variations in Child and Adolescent
EDU 6332 Open Learning Development
EDU 6330 Digital Media Literacy EDU 6558 Issues in Education
EDU 6558 Issues in Education EDU 6185 English-Language Learners in the
EDU 6300 Introduction to Language and General Education Classroom
Linguistics EDU 6300 Introduction to Language and
EDU 6534 Bilingualism, Second Language, and Linguistics
Literacy Development EDU 6534 Bilingualism, Second Language, and
EDU 6182 Educational Statistics Literacy Development
EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations EDU 6182 Educational Statistics
EDU 6438 Teachers as Curriculum Leaders
LEARNING ANALYTICS
Code Title Hours
Required Courses SPECIAL EDUCATION
EDU 6340 Learning Analytics Concepts and 4 Code Title Hours
Theories Required Courses
EDU 6341 Introduction to Data Mining in 4 EDU 6425 Special Education: Role of Special 4
Education Educators in an Inclusive School
EDU 6343 Predictive Modeling for Learning 4 EDU 6426 Developmental Language, Literacy, and 4
Analytics Writing: Assessment and Instruction
EDU 6344 Data Visualization for Learning 4 EDU 6438 Teachers as Curriculum Leaders 4
Analytics EDU 6528 Adaptive Learning/Behavior 4
EDU 6345 Text Mining for Learning Analytics 4 Management Strategies: Consultation
EDU 6324 Competencies, Assessment, and 4 and Collaboration
Learning Analytics EDU 6569 Differentiated Instruction and 4
EDU 6182 Educational Statistics 4 Assessment in Mathematics
EDU 6319 How People Learn 4 EDU 6874 Practicum, Portfolio, and Panel Review 4
Capstone Electives
EDU 6225 Capstone (to be taken last) 4 Complete 12 quarter hours from the following: 12
320 Analytics, MPS
EDU 6185 English-Language Learners in the Concentration

General Education Classroom Complete one of the following three concentrations:
Development Code Title Hours
EDU 6437 Assessment in Education Concentration in Statistical Modeling
EDU 6465 Critical and Creative Thinking ALY 6110 Data Management and Big Data 3
EDU 6520 Learning and the Brain: Translating ALY 6020 Predictive Analytics 3
Research into Practice ALY 6040 Data Mining Applications 3
EDU 6558 Issues in Education ALY 6983 Topics 3
EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations GIS 5103 Foundations of Geographic Information 4
Science
Analytics, MPS Code Title Hours

Concentration in Evidence-Based Modeling
With the proliferation of data across all sectors of the global economy,
there is an immediate need for individuals to be knowledgeable in ALY 6060 Decision Support and Business 3
how to harness this data for continuous analysis and study. This Intelligence
spectrum spans from commercial to nonprofit, from higher education ALY 6100 Data-Driven Decision Making 3
to government and is constantly expanding with new sectors, as data ALY 6120 Leadership in Analytics 3
mining becomes the standard for knowledge gathering in the digital age. ALY 6040 Data Mining Applications 3
The Master’s in Analytics helps to meet the demand from employers with ALY 6130 Risk Management for Analytics 3
a graduate program that provides students with an end-to-end analytics
Code Title Hours
education through a core curriculum with integrated experiential learning
opportunities. The program prepares students with a deep understanding Concentration in Informational Design
of the mechanics of working with data (i.e., its collection, modeling, and ALY 6030 Data Warehousing and SQL 3
structuring) along with the capacity to identify and communicate data- ALY 6040 Data Mining Applications 3
driven insights that ultimately influence decisions. ITC 6015 Enterprise Information Architecture 3
Not only will students graduate with a portfolio of work samples that ITC 6020 Information Systems Design and 3
demonstrate their range and depth of skill, they will be part of a larger Development
network of analytics professionals who will serve them now and in the ALY 6060 Decision Support and Business 3
future. Intelligence
• Build portfolios of real-world projects demonstrating competency Experiential Learning Course

with key technologies, visualization and communication techniques,
Code Title Hours
and the ability to translate information into recommended actions.
ALY 6080 Integrated Experiential Learning 3
• Gain a core analytical skillset upon which to layer more specialized
technical skillsets or industry-specific applications. Experiential Capstone Course
• Develop a relationship to industry leaders and peers so that you
Code Title Hours
may leverage your Northeastern education long after your formal
ALY 6980 Capstone 3
education ends.
• Choose from a host of flexible programming options—all of which Electives
share an industry-defined core curriculum and a required, credit-
Code Title Hours
bearing experiential requirement.
• Anticipate and contribute to the future direction of data analytics.
ALY 6020 Predictive Analytics
Program Requirements ALY 6030 Data Warehousing and SQL
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise ALY 6040 Data Mining Applications
indicated. ALY 6050 Introduction to Enterprise Analytics
ALY 6060 Decision Support and Business
Required Courses Intelligence
Code Title Hours
ALY 6100 Data-Driven Decision Making
ALY 6000 Introduction to Analytics 3
ALY 6110 Data Management and Big Data
ALY 6010 Probability Theory and Introductory 3
ALY 6120 Leadership in Analytics
Statistics
ALY 6130 Risk Management for Analytics
ALY 6015 Intermediate Analytics 3
ALY 6140 Analytics Systems Technology
ALY 6050 Introduction to Enterprise Analytics 3
ALY 6150 Healthcare/Pharmaceutical Data and
ALY 6070 Communication and Visualization for 3
Applications
Data Analytics
ALY 6160 Business Intelligence in Healthcare/
Pharmaceutical
ALY 6983 Topics Thesis Option

ITC 6045 Information Technology Policy, Ethics, DGM 6890 Thesis Proposal Development
and Social Responsibility DGM 7990 Thesis
ITC 6310 Information Security Governance Capstone Option
EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations DGM 7980 Capstone
GIS 5201 Advanced Spatial Analysis Technical course from the workshops list
ITC 6020 Information Systems Design and
Development Concentrations
LDR 6110 Leading Teams Complete one of the following concentrations:
PJM 6015 Project Risk Management
• 3-D Animation (p. 321)
PJM 6005 Project Scope Management
• Digital Media Management (p. )
PJM 6125 Project Evaluation and Assessment
LDR 6135 Ethical Leadership • Digital Video (p. )
PJM 6180 Project Stakeholder Management
• Game Design (p. )
Program Credit/GPA Requirements • Interactive Design (p. )

Minimum 3.000 GPA required • Social Media (p. )
Digital Media, MPS Elective

Code Title Hours
Students in the Master of Professional Studies in Digital Media will Complete one of the following: 3-4
build their skills and expertise while gaining experience using a variety ALY 6110 Data Management and Big Data
of industry-standard and cutting-edge technologies and tools. Our
DGM 6125 Time-Based Media
curriculum is organized around three types of experiences: core courses,
DGM 6300 Digital Capture and Output
concentration electives, and a capstone that can be completed as an
individual thesis or a team project. DGM 6322 Advanced Digital Storytelling
DGM 6943 Integrative Experiential Learning
Our core courses in media creation, interactive design, usability, design
thinking, and narrative structure provide a baseline for producing content-
rich experiences. A series of electives are offered in seven distinctive Workshops
areas: 3-D animation, game design, digital video, social media, digital
Optional digital media workshops are designed to provide valuable
media management, or one of two tracks in interactive design: visual
technical skills and tools for students in all graduate degree programs.
design or usability and production. In the capstone experience, you’ll work
with the guidance of faculty to channel your passion into a project that Code Title Hours
provides tangible evidence of your abilities.
Students may complete one of the following:
Whether you are a full- or part-time student, our cohort structure allows DGM 6515 Introduction to After Effects
you to build meaningful working relationships with students from TCC 6410 Online Documentation
around the globe. Team-based assignments strengthen your project TCC 6620 Collecting User Data
management and leadership skills and allow you to take part in the
design and development of more complex media projects than you could Program Credit/GPA Requirements
by working alone. The team efforts will also prepare you for your future as
a professional in digital media’s collaboration-oriented culture.
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise 3-D ANIMATION
DGM 6450 Animation Basics 4
Required Core Courses
DGM 6510 3-D Modeling 4
Code Title Hours
DGM 6530 Character Animation 4
DGM 6122 Foundations of Digital Storytelling 4
DGM 6535 Rigging Principles and Techniques 4
DGM 6145 Information Technology and Creative 4
DGM 6540 Compositing 4
Practice
DGM 6521 Web Creation for Content Management 2 DIGITAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT
Systems Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following: 4 DGM 6230 Digital Media Entrepreneurship 4
DGM 6140 Sound Design DGM 6280 Managing for Digital Media 4
DGM 6168 Usability and Human Interaction DGM 6285 Interactive Marketing Fundamentals 4
322 Digital Media, MPS—Connect
DGM 6290 Social Media and Brand Strategy 4 CMN 6035 Legal, Policy, and Ethical Issues in the 3
Implementation Digital Era
DGM 6279 Project Management for Digital Media 4
DIGITAL VIDEO
Digital Media, MPS—Connect
Code Title Hours
Students in the Master of Professional Studies in Digital Media will
build their skills and expertise while gaining experience using a variety
DGM 6435 Digital Video Production of industry-standard and cutting-edge technologies and tools. Our
DGM 6440 Editing in the Digital Studio curriculum is organized around three types of experiences: core courses,
DGM 6520 Lighting for the Camera concentration electives, and a capstone that can be completed as an
DGM 6540 Compositing individual thesis or a team project.
DGM 6545 Documentary and Nonfiction Our core courses in media creation, interactive design, usability, design
Production thinking, and narrative structure provide a baseline for producing content-
DGM 6430 Screenwriting: Linear and Interactive rich experiences. A series of electives are offered in seven distinctive
areas: 3-D animation, game design, digital video, social media, digital
GAME DESIGN media management, or one of two tracks in interactive design: visual
Code Title Hours design or usability and production. In the capstone experience, you’ll work
Complete 20 quarter hours from the following: 20 with the guidance of faculty to channel your passion into a project that
DGM 6308 Intermediate Programming for Digital provides tangible evidence of your abilities.
Media
Whether you are a full- or part-time student, our cohort structure allows
DGM 6400 Game Design Fundamentals
you to build meaningful working relationships with students from
DGM 6405 Game Development around the globe. Team-based assignments strengthen your project
DGM 6410 Game Design Technology Lab management and leadership skills and allow you to take part in the
DGM 6403 Game Engine Fundamentals design and development of more complex media projects than you could
by working alone. The team efforts will also prepare you for your future as
INTERACTIVE DESIGN a professional in digital media’s collaboration-oriented culture.
Code Title Hours
Interactive Design Program Requirements
DGM 6461 Interactive Information Design 1 4 Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
Complete four courses from one of the following tracks: 16
Design Track Foundation Courses
DGM 6217 Typography for Interactivity Code Title Hours
DGM 6463 Interactive Information Design 2 DGM 6105 Visual Communications Foundation 4
DGM 6317 Screen-Based Publication Design DGM 6108 Programming Foundations for Digital 4
DGM 6471 Designing Infographics Media
Usability and Development Track DGM 6109 Lab for DGM 6108 2
DGM 6451 Web Development DGM 6501 Web Creation Boot Camp 2
DGM 6268 Usable Design for Mobile Digital Media
DGM 6525 Research Methods for Global User Required Core Courses
Experiences Code Title Hours
TCC 6110 Information Architecture DGM 6122 Foundations of Digital Storytelling 4
TCC 6710 Content Strategy DGM 6145 Information Technology and Creative 4
Practice
SOCIAL MEDIA DGM 6521 Web Creation for Content Management 2
Code Title Hours Systems
CMN 6035 Legal, Policy, and Ethical Issues in the 3 Complete one of the following: 4
Digital Era
DGM 6140 Sound Design
CMN 6045 Leveraging Digital Technologies: 3
DGM 6168 Usability and Human Interaction
Strategy, Assessment, and Governance
CMN 6065 Implementation and Management of 3
Social Media Channels and Online Thesis Option
Communities DGM 6890 Thesis Proposal Development
DGM 6285 Interactive Marketing Fundamentals 4 DGM 7990 Thesis
DGM 6290 Social Media and Brand Strategy 4 Capstone Option
Implementation DGM 7980 Capstone
TCC 6710 Content Strategy 4 Technical course from the workshops list
Concentrations DIGITAL VIDEO

Complete one of the following concentrations: Code Title Hours
• 3-D Animation (p. 323) DGM 6435 Digital Video Production
• Digital Media Management (p. ) DGM 6440 Editing in the Digital Studio
• Digital Video (p. ) DGM 6520 Lighting for the Camera
DGM 6540 Compositing
• Game Design (p. )
DGM 6545 Documentary and Nonfiction
• Interactive Design (p. ) Production
DGM 6430 Screenwriting: Linear and Interactive
• Social Media (p. )
GAME DESIGN
Code Title Hours
Electives
Code Title Hours
DGM 6308 Intermediate Programming for Digital
Media
DGM 6400 Game Design Fundamentals
DGM 6125 Time-Based Media
DGM 6405 Game Development
DGM 6300 Digital Capture and Output
DGM 6410 Game Design Technology Lab
DGM 6322 Advanced Digital Storytelling
DGM 6403 Game Engine Fundamentals
DGM 6943 Integrative Experiential Learning
EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations INTERACTIVE DESIGN
Code Title Hours
Workshops Interactive Design
Optional digital media workshops are designed to provide valuable DGM 6461 Interactive Information Design 1 4
technical skills and tools for students in all graduate degree programs.
Complete four courses from one of the following tracks: 16
Code Title Hours Design Track
Students may complete one of the following: DGM 6217 Typography for Interactivity
DGM 6506 Introduction to Digital Video DGM 6463 Interactive Information Design 2
DGM 6515 Introduction to After Effects DGM 6317 Screen-Based Publication Design
TCC 6620 Collecting User Data DGM 6471 Designing Infographics
TCC 6630 Introduction to XML Usability and Development Track
DGM 6451 Web Development
Program Credit/GPA Requirements DGM 6268 Usable Design for Mobile Digital Media
56 total quarter hours required DGM 6525 Research Methods for Global User
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Experiences
TCC 6110 Information Architecture
3-D ANIMATION TCC 6710 Content Strategy
Code Title Hours
SOCIAL MEDIA
DGM 6450 Animation Basics 4
Code Title Hours
DGM 6510 3-D Modeling 4
CMN 6035 Legal, Policy, and Ethical Issues in the 3
DGM 6530 Character Animation 4 Digital Era
DGM 6535 Rigging Principles and Techniques 4 CMN 6045 Leveraging Digital Technologies: 3
DGM 6540 Compositing 4 Strategy, Assessment, and Governance
CMN 6065 Implementation and Management of 3
DIGITAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT
Social Media Channels and Online
Code Title Hours
Communities
DGM 6230 Digital Media Entrepreneurship 4
DGM 6285 Interactive Marketing Fundamentals 4
DGM 6280 Managing for Digital Media 4
DGM 6290 Social Media and Brand Strategy 4
DGM 6285 Interactive Marketing Fundamentals 4 Implementation
DGM 6290 Social Media and Brand Strategy 4 TCC 6710 Content Strategy 4
Implementation
DGM 6279 Project Management for Digital Media 4
324 Enterprise Intelligence, MPS
AI FOR FINANCE
Enterprise Intelligence, MPS Code Title Hours
FIN 6101 Accounting Fundamentals for Financial 3,4
Program Requirements Institutions
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise ALY 6040 Data Mining Applications 3
indicated.
EAI 6050 Finance Information Processing 3
Core Requirements EAI 6080 Advanced Analytical Utilization 3
Code Title Hours EAI 6120 AI Communication and Visualization 3
EAI 6000 Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence 3 AI FOR HEALTHCARE

EAI 6010 Applications of Artificial Intelligence 3 Code Title Hours
ALY 6110 Data Management and Big Data 3 ALY 6150 Healthcare/Pharmaceutical Data and 3
EAI 6030 Usability and Human Interaction 3 Applications
EAI 6020 AI System Technologies 3 ALY 6040 Data Mining Applications 3
EAI 6060 Healthcare Information Processing 3
Concentration EAI 6080 Advanced Analytical Utilization 3
EAI 6120 AI Communication and Visualization 3
• AI for Business Ventures (p. 324)
AI FOR HUMAN RESOURCES
• AI for Finance (p. 324) Code Title Hours
• AI for Healthcare (p. 324) HRM 6025 Workforce Analytics 3
• AI for Human Resources (p. ) ALY 6040 Data Mining Applications 3
Experiential Network and Capstone EAI 6070 Human Resources Information 3

Processing
Code Title Hours
EAI 6080 Advanced Analytical Utilization 3
INT 6940 Experiential Learning Projects for 3
Professionals
EAI 6980 Integrated Experiential Capstone 3
Geospatial Services, MPS
Elective Courses
Code Title Hours The Northeastern University MPS in Geospatial Services program is
Complete three of the following, or any concentration courses 9 designed for working professionals striving to maintain competitive,
outside of your declared concentration: leading-edge capabilities at a time of rapidly growing utilization of
geospatial data for diversity of government and business intelligence
CED 6050 Commerce and Economic Development
needs. Program strengths are highly correlated with geospatial workforce
CMN 6000 Introduction to Organizational requirements as identified by geospatial enterprise leaders from
Communication government and industry (e.g., GEOINT Essential Body of Knowledge
GIS 5201 Advanced Spatial Analysis (http://usgif.org/certification/geoint_EBK)). Our curriculum incorporates
GIS 6360 Spatial Databases tools, technologies, and services required in three primary sectors:
LDR 6135 Ethical Leadership
• Location-based geodata (collect, manage, distribute spatial
PJM 6005 Project Scope Management information and imagery)
PJM 6015 Project Risk Management • Geo-applications and devices (devices and software for creating,
PJM 6205 Leading and Managing Technical visualizing, and sharing geospatial information)
Projects • Geo-expert industries (turn location-based information into insights for
EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations commercial and government organizations)
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Available 100 percent online and built to Northeastern University’s high
45 total quarter hours required academic standards, our program’s experiential focus emphasizes the
Minimum 3.000 GPA required connections between learning and workplace needs.
Concentrations Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
AI FOR BUSINESS VENTURES indicated.
Code Title Hours
Required Courses
EDU 6558 Issues in Education 1-4
Code Title Hours
ALY 6040 Data Mining Applications 3
GIS 5103 Foundations of Geographic Information 4
ITC 6015 Enterprise Information Architecture 3
Science
EAI 6080 Advanced Analytical Utilization 3
GIS 5201 Advanced Spatial Analysis 3
GIS 6980 Capstone 3 GEOSPATIAL ANALYTICS

Complete two of the following: 6-8 Code Title Hours
DGM 6105 Visual Communications Foundation ALY 6110 Data Management and Big Data 3
ITC 6045 Information Technology Policy, Ethics, ALY 6020 Predictive Analytics 3

and Social Responsibility ALY 6040 Data Mining Applications 3
PJM 5900 Foundations of Project Management ALY 6983 Topics 3
PJM 6000 Project Management Practices ALY 6070 Communication and Visualization for 3
SIA 6000 Psychology of Intelligence Analysis Data Analytics
Open elective from GIS, RMS 3
Concentrations
If students prefer to focus their studies on a particular concentration, Electives
they may select 18 quarter hours from one of the concentrations below Open electives can be fulfilled by choosing either 6 quarter hours from the
and complement their studies with 6 quarter hours of open elective courses listed above or below. Please note that if you are completing the
courses to meet the minimum 45-quarter-hour degree requirement. concentration in statistical analytics, you will need to complete 9 quarter
hours of open elective courses.
Students are not required to complete a concentration. Any combination
of 24 quarter hours from concentration and elective courses will satisfy Code Title Hours
degree requirements. COP 6940 Personal and Career Development 3-4
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS INT 6940 Experiential Learning Projects for 1-4

Professionals
Code Title Hours
EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations 2
Complete six of the following: 18
GIS 6320 Use and Applications of Free and Open-
Source GIS Desktop Software
GIS 6340 GIS Customization
GIS 6350 Planning a GIS Implementation
GIS 6360 Spatial Databases
Informatics, MPS
GIS 6370 Internet-Based GIS
GIS 6385 GIS/Cartography A relatively new and rapidly evolving area, informatics is increasingly
GIS 6390 Business Applications of Geographic used to solve today’s problems. Whether it’s used to create information
Information Systems and communication technologies, design decision support systems,
GIS 6391 Healthcare Applications of Geographic develop 3-D visualizations, or devise mobile applications, informatics
Information Systems can be applied across a wide range of industries to address a variety
GIS 6394 Crisis Mapping for Humanitarian Action of privacy, security, healthcare, environmental, educational, and social
challenges. In response, Northeastern University offers the Master of
GIS 6395 Geospatial Analysis of Crime
Professional Studies in Informatics. Designed to improve your computing
GIS 6396 GIS for Defense, Homeland Security, skills and enhance your knowledge of computing applications, this
and Emergency Response master’s degree seeks to prepare you to excel in the fast-growing and
dynamic field of informatics.
REMOTE SENSING
Code Title Hours Program Requirements
RMS 6110 Digital Image Processing 3 Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
Complete five of the following: 15 indicated.
RMS 6215 Unmanned Aerial Systems for
Geospatial Analysts Required Courses
RMS 6230 Remote Sensing and Global Change Code Title Hours
RMS 6240 Introduction to Radar and LiDAR ITC 6400 Foundations of Informatics 3
Remote Sensing ITC 6000 Database Management Systems 3
RMS 6250 Spatial Analytics for Vegetation and ITC 6010 Information Technology Strategy and 3
Precision Agriculture Governance
RMS 6270 Remote Sensing for Disaster ITC 6020 Information Systems Design and 3
Management Development
RMS 6280 Automated Feature Extraction for the ITC 6035 Information Technology Project 3
Geospatial Professional Management
RMS 6290 Spectroscopic Image Analysis Capstone and Experiential Learning
RMS 6292 Photogrammetry and GPS ITC 6040 Informatics Capstone 3
GIS 6394 Crisis Mapping for Humanitarian Action INT 6940 Experiential Learning Projects for 1-4
Professionals
326 Informatics, MPS
Optional Concentrations ANALYTICS

Students are not required to complete one of the following Code Title Hours
concentrations, but they must complete 24 credit hours of course work ALY 6000 Introduction to Analytics 3
approved by their career and academic coach. ALY 6010 Probability Theory and Introductory 3
Statistics
• Information Security Management (p. 326)
ALY 6020 Predictive Analytics 3
• Geographic Information Systems (p. 326)
ALY 6040 Data Mining Applications 3
• Leading and Managing Technical Projects (p. 326)
ALY 6070 Communication and Visualization for 3
• Analytics (p. 326) Data Analytics
• Human-Centered Informatics (p. 326) Complete one of the following: 3
• Cloud Computing Application and Management (p. 326) ALY 6015 Intermediate Analytics
INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT ALY 6030 Data Warehousing and SQL
Code Title Hours ALY 6110 Data Management and Big Data
ITC 6300 Foundations of Information Security 3
HUMAN-CENTERED INFORMATICS
ITC 6305 IT Infrastructure (Systems, Networks, 3
Code Title Hours
Telecom)
ITC 6410 Fundamentals of Human Behaviors for 3
ITC 6310 Information Security Governance 3
Interactive Systems
DGM 6461 Interactive Information Design 1 4
ITC 6320 Information Security Technology 3
DGM 6168 Usability and Human Interaction 4
(Complete three of the following
DGM 6268 Usable Design for Mobile Digital Media 4
courses)
DGM 6463 Interactive Information Design 2
ITC 6325 CISA Preparation
ALY 6070 Communication and Visualization for
ITC 6330 CISSP Preparation
Data Analytics
ITC 6080 Network Security Concepts
ITC 6355 Web Application Design and
ITC 6082 Network Protection
Development
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CLOUD COMPUTING APPLICATION AND MANAGEMENT
Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours
Classes offered online only:
ITC 6420 Introduction to Cloud Computing 3
GIS 5103 Foundations of Geographic Information 4 Applications and Management
Science
ITC 6450 Advanced Cloud Computing 3
RMS 5105 Fundamentals of Remote Sensing 3 Applications and Management
GIS 5201 Advanced Spatial Analysis 3 ITC 6015 Enterprise Information Architecture 3
Complete three of the following: 9 ITC 6320 Information Security Technology 3
GIS 6340 GIS Customization ITC 6355 Web Application Design and 3
GIS 6350 Planning a GIS Implementation Development
GIS 6360 Spatial Databases Complete one of the following: 3-4
GIS 6370 Internet-Based GIS ITC 6082 Network Protection
GIS 6385 GIS/Cartography ITC 6460 Cloud Analytics
GIS 6390 Business Applications of Geographic ITC 6470 Enterprise Data Storage and
Information Systems Management Technologies
GIS 6391 Healthcare Applications of Geographic
Information Systems Electives
Code Title Hours
LEADING AND MANAGING TECHNICAL PROJECTS
Complete 5–6 quarter hours from the following: 6
Code Title Hours
DGM 6501 Web Creation Boot Camp
PJM 6000 Project Management Practices 3
DGM 6521 Web Creation for Content Management
PJM 6205 Leading and Managing Technical 3
Systems
Projects
DGM 6145 Information Technology and Creative
PJM 6210 Communication Skills for Project 3
Practice
Managers
PJM 6215 Leading Remote Project Teams 3
PJM 6810 Principles of Agile Project Management 3
ITC 6030 Computer Systems and Networks
PJM 6825 Agile Lean Product Development 3
ITC 6430 Enterprise Information Technology Required Courses

Service Management Code Title Hours
ITC 6340 Mobile and Wireless Networks and NTR 6100 Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism 4
Applications
NTR 6110 Medical Nutrition Therapy 4
ITC 6345 Systems and Network Administration
NTR 6112 Research Methods in Nutrition 4
ALY 6050 Introduction to Enterprise Analytics
NTR 6115 Health Promotion/Disease Prevention 4
ALY 6060 Decision Support and Business
NTR 6118 Clinical Health Behavior Change 4
Intelligence
NTR 6165 Food and Society 4
ALY 6100 Data-Driven Decision Making
NTR 6866 Applied Research in Nutrition 1-4
(Recommended as the last course
ALY 6120 Leadership in Analytics taken)
ALY 6130 Risk Management for Analytics
ALY 6015 Intermediate Analytics Concentration
1
ALY 6030 Data Warehousing and SQL Complete one of the following four concentrations:
ITC 6045 Information Technology Policy, Ethics, BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NUTRITION
and Social Responsibility
Code Title Hours
GIS 5103 Foundations of Geographic Information
NTR 6155 Nutrition Entrepreneurship 3
Science
NTR 6130 Healthcare and Nutrition 4
GIS 6340 GIS Customization
Communication
PJM 5900 Foundations of Project Management 4
GIS 6391 Healthcare Applications of Geographic
NTR 6202 The Financing of Nutrition and 3
Information Systems
Wellness
PJM 6000 Project Management Practices
NTR 7880 Nutrition in Practice 1-4
PJM 6205 Leading and Managing Technical
Projects NUTRITION EDUCATION
TCC 6110 Information Architecture Code Title Hours
Required Courses
Program Credit/GPA Requirements NTR 6200 Nutrition Education 4
45 total quarter hours required NTR 6130 Healthcare and Nutrition 4
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Communication
NTR 6201 Commercialization of Nutrition and 3
Applied Nutrition, MS Nutritional Information
Increased attention on disease prevention through better dietary habits Nutrition Education Elective
has heightened the demand for skilled nutrition professionals.
To meet the demands and need in the industry, this Master of Science NTR 6119 Pediatric Nutrition
in Applied Nutrition degree is designed to build upon your clinical NTR 6120 Healthy Aging: Nutrition Strategies for
knowledge and to allow you to concentrate in one of four specialty areas. Optimal Longevity
This advanced program is open to individuals who hold undergraduate NTR 6101 Nutrition Program Planning
degrees in health science, dietetics, or a related area.
NUTRITION AND FITNESS
Led by real-world practitioners, including dietitians, an exercise scientist,
Code Title Hours
and a clinical psychologist, this innovative nutrition degree seeks to
Required Courses
provide you with a solid grounding in nutrition, metabolism, disease
prevention, health promotion, and clinical behavior. Complementing the NTR 7147 Sports and Fitness Nutrition 3
core nutrition courses is the college’s renowned nutrition practicum that NTR 6148 Exercise Physiology 3
allows you to work directly with registered dietitians, fitness specialists, NTR 6150 Sports Psychology 3
as well as other health professionals. NTR 7880 Nutrition in Practice 1-4
Further differentiating this master’s degree in nutrition is the option to Nutrition and Fitness Elective
choose from four degree concentrations: business and entrepreneurship Complete one of the following: 4
in nutrition; nutrition education; nutrition and fitness; and obesity and NTR 6120 Healthy Aging: Nutrition Strategies for
nutritional health. This degree program seeks to give you the knowledge Optimal Longevity
and skills you need to succeed in the field of nutrition. NTR 6101 Nutrition Program Planning
Program Requirements OBESITY AND NUTRITIONAL HEALTH

indicated. Required Courses
NTR 7130 Overweight and Obesity 1 4
328 Commerce and Economic Development, MS
NTR 7132 Overweight and Obesity 2 4 CED 6051 Open Economy Macroeconomic 3

NTR 6201 Commercialization of Nutrition and 3 Analysis
Nutritional Information
ECONOMIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Code Title Hours
Obesity and Nutritional Health Elective
CED 6070 Economics of Human Capital 3
ALY 6050 Introduction to Enterprise Analytics 3
NTR 7140 Wellness and Nutrition
CMN 6095 Foundations of Developing Cultural 3
NTR 7135 Eating Disorders in Children and Adults Awareness
GST 6430 Leadership and Management 4
CED 6140 Economics of E-Commerce 3
Minimum 3.000 GPA required DATA ANALYTICS
1 Code Title Hours
Interdisciplinary Foundations (EDU 6184) may be taken as an elective.
ALY 6010 Probability Theory and Introductory 3
Commerce and Economic Development, MS Statistics
ALY 6015 Intermediate Analytics 3
Globalization has created a borderless economy with a host of new
ALY 6100 Data-Driven Decision Making 3
opportunities and challenges for those engaged in commerce and
economic development. While global markets offer exciting growth ALY 6110 Data Management and Big Data 3
prospects, navigating the world stage requires in-depth knowledge of the
financial, regulatory, and economic environments and institutions that
FINANCIAL ECONOMICS
Code Title Hours
affect the global economy and international trade. To meet the need for
both insight and skills development, Northeastern University’s College FIN 6161 Investment Analysis 4
of Professional Studies—in collaboration with Northeastern University’s FIN 6102 Asset and Liability Management 4
College of Social Sciences and Humanities—offers the online Master of FIN 6120 Building Financial Relationships 4
Science in Commerce and Economic Development. CED 6210 Managerial Finance 3
This graduate-level program integrates economics, leadership, CED 6220 International Finance 3
institutional organization, technology, and public policy into a unique and
focused educational experience designed to help guide and advance a Electives
rewarding career in the private or public sectors. Code Title Hours
Complete 3–8 quarter hours from the following: 3-8
COP 6940 Personal and Career Development
GST 6102 Global Corporate and Social
indicated.
Responsibility
Required Courses CED 6090 Cultural Economic Development
Code Title Hours CED 6110 Law and Economics
CED 6010 Applied Microeconomic Theory 1 3 CED 6120 Environmental Economics
CED 6020 Applied Macroeconomic Theory 1 3 CED 6130 Sustainable Economic Development
CED 6030 Mathematical Methods for Economics 3 EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations
1
CED 6040 Applied Econometrics 3
45–48 total quarter hours required
CED 6050 Commerce and Economic Development 3
CMN 6080 Intercultural Communication 3
CED 6910 Capstone: Master’s Project 4
Corporate and Organizational Communication, MS
Concentration
Across all industries and professions, strong written and oral
communication skills are essential to success. Whether you are seeking
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS to advance in a communications-related field or get ahead in your current
Code Title Hours organization, this program seeks to provide the practical knowledge
CED 6011 Applied Microeconomic Theory 2 3 and valuable perspectives you need to communicate across a variety of
contexts and situations.
CED 6021 Applied Macroeconomic Theory 2 3
CED 6031 Mathematical Methods for Economics 3 From negotiation and writing to crisis management and public
2 speaking, the Master of Science in Corporate and Organizational
CED 6041 Applied Econometrics II 3 Communication degree program examines topics that are critical to
effective organizational communication. Incorporating best practices,
case studies, and classroom learning, courses within this innovative
master’s degree in communication address complex communication CMN 6061 Personal Branding

challenges, seeking to provide you with a distinct advantage in today’s CMN 6110 Group Dynamics and Interpersonal
competitive marketplace. Conflict: Meeting Management
CMN 6060 Negotiation, Mediation, and Facilitation
indicated. INT 6943 Integrative Experiential Learning
Required Courses INT 6940 Experiential Learning Projects for
Note: Introduction to Organizational Communication (CMN 6000) is Professionals
required for students who do not have any professional experience in TCC 6620 Collecting User Data
communication. Students with professional communication experience
TCC 6610 Prototyping
should begin the program with Strategic Communication Management
(CMN 6010): CMN 6095 Foundations of Developing Cultural
Awareness
Code Title Hours CMN 6085 Strategies for Cross-Cultural
CMN 6000 Introduction to Organizational 3-4 Facilitation and Negotiation
and INT 6000 Communication CMN 6005 Foundations of Professional
and Writing Lab Communication
CMN 6010 Strategic Communication Management 3 EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations
CMN 6020 Ethical Issues in Organizational 3
Communication Program Credit/GPA Requirements
CMN 6080 Intercultural Communication 3 45 total quarter hours required
CMN 6090 Organizational Culture, Climate, and 3
Communication
CMN 6100 Communication Networks and 3 HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Managing Information Code Title Hours
CMN 6910 Organizational Communication 3 Required Courses
Assessment HRM 6015 Introduction to Human Resources 3
Management
Capstone
HRM 6025 Workforce Analytics 3
Code Title Hours
HRM Concentration Electives
CMN 6940 Projects for Professionals 4
Note: Students who take HRM 6015 select three elective 9-12
courses; students waived from HRM 6015 select four elective
Concentrations
courses:
• Human Resource Management (p. 329)
HRM 6005 Creating a High-Performance
• Public and Media Relations (p. 329) Organization: Strategic Organizational
and HRM Choices
• Leadership (p. 330) HRM 6010 Compensation and Benefits
• Project Management (p. 330) HRM 6020 Talent Acquisition and Onboarding
HRM 6030 The Employment Contract
• Social Media and Online Communication (p. 330)
HRM 6042 Strategic Workforce Planning
• Cross-Cultural Communication (p. 330) HRM 6047 Managing the Employee Life Cycle
HRM 6050 Employee Engagement
• Usability/User Experience (p. 330)
HRM 6060 Organizational Design
• Leading Communication Strategy and Talent Development (p. 330) HRM 6070 Global Human Resources Management
PUBLIC AND MEDIA RELATIONS

Elective Courses Code Title Hours
Note: Students who take Introduction to Organizational Communication
Required Courses
(CMN 6000) are only required to take two courses in this section.
PBR 6100 Introduction to Public Relations 3
Code Title Hours PBR 6130 Public Relations Writing Seminar 1 3
Complete three of the following: 4-12 PBR 6140 Public Relations Writing Seminar 2 3
CMN 6015 Introduction to the Digital Era: The PBR 6710 Public Relations Research: 3
Power of Social Media Understanding External Audiences
CMN 6025 Digital Era Skills: Platforms, Tools, and Public and Media Relations Electives
Techniques Complete two of the following: 6-7
CMN 6050 Crisis Communication
330 Corporate and Organizational Communication, MS
CMN 6025 Digital Era Skills: Platforms, Tools, and CMN 6045 Leveraging Digital Technologies:
Techniques Strategy, Assessment, and Governance
CMN 6035 Legal, Policy, and Ethical Issues in the CMN 6065 Implementation and Management of
Digital Era Social Media Channels and Online
CMN 6045 Leveraging Digital Technologies: Communities
Strategy, Assessment, and Governance Complete one (or two, if CMN 6015 has been waived) of the
DGM 6290 Social Media and Brand Strategy following:
Implementation CMN 6035 Legal, Policy, and Ethical Issues in the
PBR 6125 Community Relations and Corporate Digital Era
Social Responsibility DGM 6285 Interactive Marketing Fundamentals
DGM 6290 Social Media and Brand Strategy
LEADERSHIP Implementation
Code Title Hours
TCC 6710 Content Strategy
Required Courses
CMN 6040 Consumer Behaviors in the Online
LDR 6100 Developing Your Leadership Capability 3 Environment
LDR 6110 Leading Teams 3
LDR 6120 Developing Organizational Leadership 3 USABILITY/USER EXPERIENCE
Code Title Hours
LDR 6150 Innovation and Organizational 3
Transformation TCC 6710 Content Strategy 4
Leadership Elective TCC 6470 Web Accessibility for Technical 4
Communicators
TCC 6490 Usability Testing for Technical 4
Communicators
LDR 6140 Strategy Development and
DGM 6268 Usable Design for Mobile Digital Media 4
Implementation
TCC 6610 Prototyping 2
PROJECT MANAGEMENT TCC 6620 Collecting User Data 2
Code Title Hours
Required Courses CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION
Code Title Hours
Note: Students with project management experience are not
required to take PJM 5900: Required Courses
PJM 5900 Foundations of Project Management 4 CMN 6082
PJM 6000 Project Management Practices 3 CMN 6085 Strategies for Cross-Cultural 3
Facilitation and Negotiation
PJM 6005 Project Scope Management 3
Complete 12 quarter hours from one of the following: 12
PJM 6025 Project Scheduling and Cost Planning 3
Social Justice Track
PJM 6015 Project Risk Management 3
PBR 6100 Introduction to Public Relations
Project Management Electives
HSV 6120 Social Inequality, Social Change, and
Note: Students who take PJM 5900 are not required to take a
Community Building
course in this section.
ITC 6045 Information Technology Policy, Ethics,
and Social Responsibility
HRM 6040 High-Performance Human Resources
PJM 6135 Project Quality Management
Systems and Development
PJM 6140 Managing Troubled Projects
International Track
PJM 6210 Communication Skills for Project
GST 6100 Globalization and Global Politics and
Managers
Economics
PJM 6710 Introduction to Program and Portfolio
GST 6101 Global Literacy, Culture, and Community
Management
LDR 6145 Global Leadership
SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE COMMUNICATION INT 6900 International Field Study Experience
Code Title Hours
Complete five of the following (CMN 6025, 6045, and 6065 are 15-18
LEADING COMMUNICATION STRATEGY AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT
Code Title Hours
required):
Required Courses
CMN 6015 Introduction to the Digital Era: The
Power of Social Media ((Students may CMN 6200 Strategic Communications Advisor: 3
waiver CMN 6015 if they have social Roles and Responsibilities
media experience. Please consult with CMN 6201 Managing Communication Resources 3
your academic advisor.)) CMN 6202 Management Symposium 3
CMN 6025 Digital Era Skills: Platforms, Tools, and Electives
Techniques Complete nine quarter hours: 9
HRM 6020 Talent Acquisition and Onboarding Program Credit/GPA Requirements

LDR 6120 Developing Organizational Leadership 45 total quarter hours required
PJM 6000 Project Management Practices Minimum 3.000 GPA required
PJM 6215 Leading Remote Project Teams
CMN 6045 Leveraging Digital Technologies: COMMUNITY AND FAMILY JUSTICE
Strategy, Assessment, and Governance Code Title Hours
Required Courses
Criminal Justice, MS CJS 6300 Communities and Crime 3
CJS 6330 Youth Justice and Crime 3
Criminal justice and security agencies are under increased scrutiny— CJS 6340 Substance Abuse and Addictions 3
challenged to provide efficient and effective services; be transparent
CJS 6305 3
in their interactions with the public; and respond to changing local,
national, and world conditions. To be successful, justice system leaders CJS 6135 Intimate Partner Violence 3
need to think strategically, communicate locally, and act ethically while Elective
developing comprehensive (and often multijurisdictional) solutions to Complete 3 quarter hours from the following: 3
crime and terrorism problems. CJS 6005 Legal and Regulatory Issues for
Security Management
In response, Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies—in
collaboration with the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice—offers CJS 6025 Genocide and War Crimes
the Master of Science in Criminal Justice. This innovative online master’s CJS 6030 Organized Crime
degree provides a path to excellence for leaders in law enforcement, CJS 6035 Corruption, Integrity, and Accountability
courts, private security, and corrections organizations. Academically CJS 6040 Human Trafficking and Exploitation
distinctive, graduate courses in this program emphasize leadership,
CJS 6045 Policing Issues around the Globe
communication, and ethics—themes that are designed to enhance your
CJS 6105 Domestic and International Terrorism
leadership capacity and improve your career prospects.
CJS 6125 Issues in National Security
Program Requirements CJS 6135 Intimate Partner Violence
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise CJS 6300 Communities and Crime
indicated. CJS 6315 Administration of the Adult and
Juvenile Correction Systems
Foundation Courses
CJS 6325 Probation and Parole
Code Title Hours
CJS 6330 Youth Justice and Crime
CJS 6020 Contemporary Issues in Criminal 3
CJS 6340 Substance Abuse and Addictions
Justice Policy
CJS 6400 Administration of Justice 3
LDR 6110 Leading Teams
CJS 6405 Criminological Theory for Criminal 3
Justice Leaders LDR 6120 Developing Organizational Leadership
CJS 6415 Legal Decision Making and Leadership 3 LDR 6140 Strategy Development and
Implementation
CJS 6470 Criminal Justice Capstone 3
(Recommended as the last course) LDR 6360 Dynamics of Change at the Community
and Social Level
Operations Courses INT 6943 Integrative Experiential Learning
Code Title Hours EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations
CJS 6425 Research Methods 3
CORRECTIONS
CJS 6435 Program Evaluations 3 Code Title Hours
CJS 6440 GIS, Evidence-Based Learning, and 3 Required Courses
Policy
Complete five of the following: 15
CMN 6050 Crisis Communication 3
CJS 6145
Concentration CJS 6300 Communities and Crime
Complete one of the following six concentrations: CJS 6315 Administration of the Adult and
• Community and Family Justice CJS 6325 Probation and Parole
• Corrections CJS 6320
• Global Criminal Justice CJS 6340 Substance Abuse and Addictions
• Leadership Elective
• Policing Complete 3 quarter hours from the following: 3
• Security CJS 6005 Legal and Regulatory Issues for
Security Management
332 Criminal Justice, MS
CJS 6025 Genocide and War Crimes LDR 6110 Leading Teams

CJS 6030 Organized Crime LDR 6120 Developing Organizational Leadership
CJS 6035 Corruption, Integrity, and Accountability LDR 6140 Strategy Development and
CJS 6040 Human Trafficking and Exploitation Implementation
CJS 6045 Policing Issues around the Globe LDR 6360 Dynamics of Change at the Community
and Social Level
CJS 6135 Intimate Partner Violence
CJS 6300 Communities and Crime LEADERSHIP
CJS 6315 Administration of the Adult and Code Title Hours
Juvenile Correction Systems Required Courses
CJS 6325 Probation and Parole LDR 6100 Developing Your Leadership Capability 3
CJS 6330 Youth Justice and Crime LDR 6110 Leading Teams 3
CJS 6340 Substance Abuse and Addictions LDR 6120 Developing Organizational Leadership 3
GST 6300 Security and Terrorism LDR 6150 Innovation and Organizational 3
LDR 6110 Leading Teams Transformation
LDR 6120 Developing Organizational Leadership Complete one of the following: 3
LDR 6140 Strategy Development and LDR 6135 Ethical Leadership
Implementation LDR 6140 Strategy Development and
LDR 6360 Dynamics of Change at the Community Implementation
and Social Level Elective
INT 6943 Integrative Experiential Learning Complete 3 quarter hours from the following: 3
EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations CJS 6005 Legal and Regulatory Issues for
Security Management
GLOBAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE
CJS 6025 Genocide and War Crimes
Code Title Hours
CJS 6030 Organized Crime
Required Courses
CJS 6035 Corruption, Integrity, and Accountability
Complete five of the following: 15-16
CJS 6040 Human Trafficking and Exploitation
CJS 6300 Communities and Crime
CJS 6315 Administration of the Adult and
CJS 6325 Probation and Parole
Elective
CJS 6005 Legal and Regulatory Issues for
Security Management
LDR 6110 Leading Teams
LDR 6120 Developing Organizational Leadership
LDR 6360 Dynamics of Change at the Community
and Social Level
CJS 6125 Issues in National Security POLICING
CJS 6135 Intimate Partner Violence Code Title Hours
CJS 6300 Communities and Crime Required Courses
CJS 6315 Administration of the Adult and Complete five of the following: 15
Juvenile Correction Systems CJS 6035 Corruption, Integrity, and Accountability
CJS 6325 Probation and Parole CJS 6045 Policing Issues around the Globe
CJS 6330 Youth Justice and Crime CJS 6050
CJS 6340 Substance Abuse and Addictions CJS 6205
GST 6300 Security and Terrorism CJS 6300 Communities and Crime
CJS 6420 CJS 6325 Probation and Parole

Elective CJS 6330 Youth Justice and Crime
Complete 3 quarter hours from the following: 3 CJS 6340 Substance Abuse and Addictions
CJS 6005 Legal and Regulatory Issues for GST 6300 Security and Terrorism
Security Management LDR 6110 Leading Teams
CJS 6025 Genocide and War Crimes LDR 6120 Developing Organizational Leadership
CJS 6030 Organized Crime LDR 6140 Strategy Development and
CJS 6035 Corruption, Integrity, and Accountability Implementation
CJS 6040 Human Trafficking and Exploitation LDR 6360 Dynamics of Change at the Community
CJS 6045 Policing Issues around the Globe and Social Level
CJS 6105 Domestic and International Terrorism INT 6943 Integrative Experiential Learning
CJS 6125 Issues in National Security EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations
CJS 6300 Communities and Crime Global Studies and International Relations, MS
Juvenile Correction Systems Globalization has created a world of new opportunities for those savvy
CJS 6325 Probation and Parole enough to recognize them and acquire the new skill sets needed for
success in international government, consulting, business and industry,
nonprofit, and educational sectors.
GST 6300 Security and Terrorism This program is designed to prepare students for internationally focused
LDR 6110 Leading Teams positions that range from traditional practitioners of diplomacy, to
development workers, to executives employed in the dynamic world of
international consultancy, trade, and industry. With courses enriched
LDR 6140 Strategy Development and by classmates from every continent, students are active learners in a
Implementation collaborative, cross-cultural setting from their very first course.
and Social Level The core curriculum ensures all students have a solid grounding in
INT 6943 Integrative Experiential Learning foundational courses such as international politics, economics, security,
and diplomacy. Students then select from a broad-based menu of
concentrations, allowing them to develop specialties. The program
SECURITY culminates in a capstone experience in which students elect to write a
Code Title Hours thesis, engage in a case study, or undertake short-term travel to conduct
intensive field research.
Required Courses
Complete five of the following: 15-16 Program Requirements
CJS 6005 Legal and Regulatory Issues for Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
Security Management indicated.
CJS 6045 Policing Issues around the Globe Required Courses
CJS 6105 Domestic and International Terrorism Code Title Hours
CJS 6125 Issues in National Security GST 6100 Globalization and Global Politics and 4
Economics
GST 6101 Global Literacy, Culture, and Community 4
Elective
GST 6109 Basic Field Research Methods 4
GST 6320 Peace and Conflict 4
CJS 6005 Legal and Regulatory Issues for
Security Management
Regional Studies Courses
Code Title Hours
GST 6501 Regional Studies: East Asia
GST 6502 Regional Studies: Middle East
GST 6503 Regional Studies: Sub-Saharan Africa
GST 6504 Regional Studies: Europe
GST 6505 Regional Studies: Southwest and
Central Asia
CJS 6300 Communities and Crime
GST 6506 Regional Studies: Latin America
334 Human Services, MS
Capstone DIPLOMACY
Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours
Complete five of the following (one of the courses can be 20
from another global studies concentration, a regional studies
GST 6920 Case Study in Global Studies
course, or a special topics course if you choose):
GST 7990 Thesis
GST 6600 The Practice of Diplomacy
GST 6540 Politics of the European Union
Electives GST 6550 U.S. Foreign Policy

GST 6560 Multilateral Diplomacy
Code Title Hours
GST 6590 Public Diplomacy
GST 6740 Human Rights
GST 7983 Topics
COP 6940 Personal and Career Development INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS AND CONSULTING
(Requires participation in the Code Title Hours
cooperative education program.)
INT 6943 Integrative Experiential Learning from another global studies concentration, a regional studies
EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations course, or a special topics course if you choose):
GST 6580 Opportunities in International
Concentrations Consulting
Complete one of the following five concentrations: GST 6102 Global Corporate and Social
Responsibility
• Global Health and Development (p. )
GST 6200 The Funders
• Conflict Resolution
GST 6220 Globalization of Emerging Economies
• Diplomacy
GST 6310 Immigration and Labor
• International Economics and Consulting
GST 6340 Poverty and Wealth
• Global Student Mobility
GST 6430 Leadership and Management
46-48 total quarter hours required
GLOBAL STUDENT MOBILITY
Code Title Hours
GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT course, or a special topics course if you choose):
Code Title Hours GST 6810 International Higher Education
Complete five of the following (one of the courses can be 20 GST 6820 Managing Study Abroad
GST 6830 Managing International Students
course, or a special topics course if you choose):
GST 6840 The Business of International
GST 6210 The Developers
Education
GST 6340 Poverty and Wealth
GST 6850 Immigration and Legal Issues in
GST 6350 Global Economics of Food and International Higher Education
Agriculture
GST 6410 Global Education in the Internet Age
GST 6610 Sustainable Development
GST 6700 Global Health Perspectives, Politics,
and Experiences in International
Human Services, MS
Development
Professionals with graduate degrees in human services are needed to
GST 6710 Critical Issues and Challenges in the
address a wide range of societal issues—whether by providing direct
Practice of Global Health
services, supervising personnel, or administering programs and policies.
CONFLICT RESOLUTION Often responsible for working with vulnerable populations, human
Code Title Hours services professionals must be adept at conducting assessments,
developing service plans and policies, leading interdisciplinary teams, and
managing care for at-risk clients.
course, or a special topics course if you choose): To address this important need, the College of Professional Studies
GST 6324 Divided Societies in the Modern World offers the online Master of Science in Human Services. In addition to
GST 6326 International Conflict and Cooperation a solid core curriculum, the program offers several electives, as well as
GST 6327 Conflict and Postconflict Development concentrations in leadership, organizational communication, and global
studies—enabling you to focus your graduate studies in the area that best
matches your interests and career objectives. Reflecting Northeastern’s
GST 6360 Nuclear Nonproliferation philosophy of practice-oriented education, this human services master’s
GST 6740 Human Rights degree includes work-based applications and a capstone service-learning
project, offering you an opportunity to deepen your knowledge within your GST 6505 Regional Studies: Southwest and
chosen specialty. This human services graduate degree program seeks to Central Asia
produce graduates with the knowledge and skills they need to pursue a GST 6506 Regional Studies: Latin America
leadership role in the fulfilling field of human services.
LEADERSHIP
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise LDR 6100 Developing Your Leadership Capability 3
indicated. (Prerequisite)

Required Courses
LDR 6120 Developing Organizational Leadership 3
Code Title Hours
LDR 6150 Innovation and Organizational 3
HSV 6100 Theory and Practice of Human Services 3
(Required as the first course) Transformation
Choose one of the following courses: 3
HSV 6110 Human Services Management and 3
Development LDR 6135 Ethical Leadership
HSV 6120 Social Inequality, Social Change, and 3 LDR 6140 Strategy Development and
Community Building Implementation
HSV 6630 Research and Evaluation in Human 3 ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION

Services Code Title Hours
HSV 6640 Policy Issues in Human Services 3 CMN 6000 Introduction to Organizational 3/1
HSV 6160 Introduction to Employee Assistance 3 and INT 6000 Communication
Programs and Writing Lab
The following course should be taken last: CMN 6020 Ethical Issues in Organizational 3
HSV 6980 Capstone 3 Communication
Elective Courses CMN 6090 Organizational Culture, Climate, and 3
Code Title Hours Communication
Complete three of the following: 9 CMN 6110 Group Dynamics and Interpersonal 3
NPM 6120 Financial Management for Nonprofit Conflict: Meeting Management
Organizations
NPM 6130 Fundraising and Development for Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Nonprofit Organizations 45-46 total quarter hours required
NPM 6140 Grant and Report Writing Minimum 3.000 GPA required
NPM 6150 Human Resources Management in

Nonprofit Organizations Leadership, MS
Power of Social Media As today’s workforce continues to diversify, leadership tasks and
CMN 6080 Intercultural Communication responsibilities have become more complex. The Master of Science
in Leadership seeks to prepare you to meet these evolving challenges
by helping you cultivate a personal leadership philosophy. Leveraging
EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations students’ interdisciplinary backgrounds, this master’s degree in
leadership combines real-world lessons with an action-learning approach
Concentrations that is designed to build and strengthen your leadership capabilities.
In September of 2009, the Master of Science in Leadership with a
GLOBAL STUDIES Concentration in Project Management received accreditation by the
Code Title Hours Project Management Institute’s Global Accreditation Center (GAC), the
Required Courses world’s leading association for project management professionals.
GST 6100 Globalization and Global Politics and 4 Accreditation is achieved by meeting the GAC’s rigorous standards, which
Economics include an assessment of program objectives and outcomes, a review
GST 6101 Global Literacy, Culture, and Community 4 of on-site and online resources, evaluations of faculty and students, and
proof of continuous improvements in the area of project management.
Elective Program Requirements
Complete one of the following: 4 Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
GST 6501 Regional Studies: East Asia indicated.
336 Leadership, MS
Required Courses HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours
Required Courses
LDR 6100 Developing Your Leadership Capability 3
HRM 6015 Introduction to Human Resources 3
LDR 6101
Management
HRM 6025 Workforce Analytics 3
Electives
LDR 6135 Ethical Leadership 3
Complete three of the following. (Students waived out of 9
LDR 6140 Strategy Development and 3
HRM 6015, complete four of the following).
Implementation
HRM 6005 Creating a High-Performance
LDR 6145 Global Leadership 3
Organization: Strategic Organizational
LDR 6150 Innovation and Organizational 3 and HRM Choices
Transformation
HRM 6010 Compensation and Benefits
LDR 7980 Capstone 4
HRM 6020 Talent Acquisition and Onboarding
Concentration HRM 6030 The Employment Contract
Complete one of the following seven concentrations: HRM 6042 Strategic Workforce Planning
HRM 6047 Managing the Employee Life Cycle
• Health Management (p. 336) HRM 6050 Employee Engagement
• Human Resources Management (p. 336) HRM 6060 Organizational Design
• Leading and Managing Technical Projects (p. 336) HRM 6070 Global Human Resources Management
• Nonprofit Management (p. 336)
• Organizational Communication (p. 336) LEADING AND MANAGING TECHNICAL PROJECTS
Code Title Hours
• Sport and Social Change (p. 337)
Electives PJM 6205 Leading and Managing Technical 3
Code Title Hours Projects
EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations PJM 6210 Communication Skills for Project 3
Complete at least one of the following: 4 Managers
CMN 6000 Introduction to Organizational PJM 6215 Leading Remote Project Teams 3

Communication PJM 6220 Planning and Scheduling Technical 3
LDR 6115 Leadership Communication Projects
Complete at least one of the following: 4 NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT

CMN 6095 Foundations of Developing Cultural Code Title Hours
Awareness NPM 6110 Legal and Governance Issues in 3
COP 6940 Personal and Career Development Nonprofit Organizations
INT 6000 Writing Lab NPM 6120 Financial Management for Nonprofit 3
INT 6900 International Field Study Experience Organizations
NPM 6125 Promoting Nonprofit Organizations 3
Program Credit/GPA Requirements NPM 6130 Fundraising and Development for 3
45 total quarter hours required Nonprofit Organizations
NPM 6140 Grant and Report Writing 3
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION
HEALTH MANAGEMENT
Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours
CMN 6000 Introduction to Organizational 3/1
HMG 6110 Organization, Administration, Financing, 3
and INT 6000 Communication
and History of Healthcare
and Writing Lab
HMG 6130 Healthcare Strategic Management 3
CMN 6020 Ethical Issues in Organizational 3
HMG 6140 Principles of Population-Based 3 Communication
Management
HMG 6160 Healthcare Information Systems 3
CMN 6090 Organizational Culture, Climate, and 3
Management
Communication
HMG 6170 Health Law, Politics, and Policy 3
CMN 6110 Group Dynamics and Interpersonal 3
Conflict: Meeting Management
PROJECT MANAGEMENT Required Courses

Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours
Required Courses
Note: Students with project management experience are not
NPM 6110 Legal and Governance Issues in 3
required to take PJM 5900:
Nonprofit Organizations
NPM 6120 Financial Management for Nonprofit 3
PJM 6000 Project Management Practices 3 Organizations
PJM 6025 Project Scheduling and Cost Planning 3 NPM 6125 Promoting Nonprofit Organizations 3
PJM 6015 Project Risk Management 3 NPM 6130 Fundraising and Development for 3
Electives Nonprofit Organizations
Complete one of the following. (Note: Students who are not 3 NPM 6140 Grant and Report Writing 3
required to take PJM 5900 complete two of the following). NPM 6150 Human Resources Management in 3
PJM 6125 Project Evaluation and Assessment Nonprofit Organizations
PJM 6135 Project Quality Management NPM 6980 Capstone 3
Concentration
Management Complete one of the following concentrations:
SPORT AND SOCIAL CHANGE • Global Studies

Code Title Hours • Human Services
LDR 6410 Leadership and Organization in Sport 3 • Leadership
GST 6102 Global Corporate and Social 4 • Organizational Communication
Responsibility • Project Management
HSV 6120 Social Inequality, Social Change, and 3 • Social Media and Online Communication
Community Building • Sport and Social Change
LDR 6360 Dynamics of Change at the Community 3
and Social Level Electives
LDR 6427 Gender and Diversity in Sport 3 Code Title Hours
Nonprofit Management, MS LDR 6110 Leading Teams
Facing the threat of privatization and for-profit competition, nonprofit and Social Level
organizations are challenged to find leaders who not only possess CMN 6080 Intercultural Communication
keen business and managerial skills but can also effect change at CMN 6050 Crisis Communication
a community or social level. Being successful in this dynamic and
rewarding field requires strong leadership, managerial and interpersonal
skills, as well as in-depth knowledge of fund-raising, marketing, program
development, and governance issues. EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations
Integrating theoretical approaches with practical applications, the Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Master of Science in Nonprofit Management seeks to prepare you 45–47 total quarter hours required
for a leadership position in a not-for-profit university, hospital, charity, Minimum 3.000 GPA required
foundation, or religious organization. Upon completion of this nonprofit
degree, you emerge well-equipped to embark on a career in nonprofit
management—prepared, and inspired, to make a meaningful impact. GLOBAL STUDIES
Code Title Hours
The mission of the Master of Science in Nonprofit Management at the Required Courses
College of Professional Studies is to offer courses that further develop
GST 6100 Globalization and Global Politics and 4
the students' knowledge, skills, talent, and abilities. Faculty in the
Economics
program support students' development goals through action-oriented
courses that link theoretical learning to practical application. Nonprofit GST 6101 Global Literacy, Culture, and Community 4
management courses aim to prepare students to be mission-driven GST 6320 Peace and Conflict 4
executive leaders, managers, employees, and board members in public Elective
and private nonprofit organizations. Complete one of the following: 4
indicated. GST 6503 Regional Studies: Sub-Saharan Africa
338 Program and Portfolio Project Management, MS
GST 6505 Regional Studies: Southwest and SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE COMMUNICATION
Central Asia Code Title Hours
GST 6506 Regional Studies: Latin America Complete five of the following: 15-17
HUMAN SERVICES Power of Social Media
Code Title Hours
CMN 6025 Digital Era Skills: Platforms, Tools, and
HSV 6100 Theory and Practice of Human Services 3 Techniques
HSV 6110 Human Services Management and 3 CMN 6035 Legal, Policy, and Ethical Issues in the
Development Digital Era
HSV 6630 Research and Evaluation in Human 3 CMN 6045 Leveraging Digital Technologies:
Services Strategy, Assessment, and Governance
HSV 6160 Introduction to Employee Assistance 3 CMN 6065 Implementation and Management of
Programs Social Media Channels and Online
HSV 6640 Policy Issues in Human Services 3 Communities
DGM 6285 Interactive Marketing Fundamentals
LEADERSHIP
Code Title Hours
Implementation
LDR 6120 Developing Organizational Leadership 3 SPORT AND SOCIAL CHANGE
LDR 6150 Innovation and Organizational 3 Code Title Hours
Transformation LDR 6410 Leadership and Organization in Sport 3
LDR 6135 Ethical Leadership 3 GST 6102 Global Corporate and Social 4
LDR 6140 Strategy Development and 3 Responsibility
Implementation HSV 6120 Social Inequality, Social Change, and 3
Community Building
LDR 6360 Dynamics of Change at the Community 3
Code Title Hours
and Social Level
CMN 6000 Introduction to Organizational 3/1
LDR 6427 Gender and Diversity in Sport 3
and Writing Lab 1
This course is required for students who do not have at least two years
CMN 6020 Ethical Issues in Organizational 3 of professional experience working on projects. This course is only
Communication intended for those who are not familiar with professional project work.
CMN 6050 Crisis Communication 3 Students with two years or more of professional project experience
CMN 6090 Organizational Culture, Climate, and 3 should not take Foundations of Project Management (PJM 5900).
2
Communication Students who take Foundations of Project Management (PJM 5900)
CMN 6110 Group Dynamics and Interpersonal 3 are not required to take a course in this section.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Program and Portfolio Project Management, MS
Code Title Hours
1 The Master of Science in Program and Portfolio Project Management
Required Courses
is intended to prepare project professionals for the more advanced-
PJM 5900 Foundations of Project Management 4 level roles in the organization. It provides a natural alignment to the
PJM 6000 Project Management Practices 3 professional advancement that exists within industry—from project
PJM 6005 Project Scope Management 3 manager to program manager to portfolio manager. Managing programs
PJM 6025 Project Scheduling and Cost Planning 3 and portfolios successfully in any environment requires a unique set of
interdisciplinary skills. This program seeks to bring together and train
students in those skills that are most critical: program and portfolio
Electives management processes and tools, financial analysis, strategic and
2
Complete one of the following: 3 leadership skills, and communication skills and strategies. Advanced
PJM 6125 Project Evaluation and Assessment course work in program and project portfolio management will support
PJM 6135 Project Quality Management project professionals in being prepared to focus on formulating strategies
appropriate for changing market conditions, prioritizing and funding the
appropriate initiatives and/or projects, successfully executing initiatives
and/or projects in order to deliver strategic results, and using the lessons
Managers
from unsuccessful strategy for strategy formulation.
Management The increasingly important role of program and project portfolio
managers is becoming clear as companies orient more and more of their
work in a projectized fashion. Another driving factor is better alignment
of projects to the firm’s strategy, doing the right projects to advance the
organization. This has been made clear through the creation of advanced
industry certifications, such as the Program Management Professional LEADERSHIP

(PgMP®) and the Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP®) credential Code Title Hours
by the Project Management Institute. This Master of Science degree will Required Courses
prepare these individuals with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to
effectively manage project-based programs and portfolios.
Program Requirements LDR 6120 Developing Organizational Leadership 3
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise LDR 6150 Innovation and Organizational 3
indicated. Transformation
Elective
Required Courses Complete one of the following: 3
Code Title Hours LDR 6135 Ethical Leadership
PJM 6710 Introduction to Program and Portfolio 3 LDR 6140 Strategy Development and
Management Implementation
PJM 6715 Advanced Program Management 3
PJM 6720 Advanced Portfolio Management 3 ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION
Code Title Hours
PJM 6725 Program and Portfolio Leadership 3
Required Course
PJM 6730 Program and Portfolio Evaluation 3
CMN 6000 Introduction to Organizational 4
PJM 6735 Program and Portfolio Management 3
Capstone
and Writing Lab
PJM 6740 Managing Program and Portfolio Risk 3
Electives
and Complexity
PJM 6750 Strategic Management and Decision 3
Making for Program and Project CMN 6020 Ethical Issues in Organizational
Portfolio Managers Communication
Required Electives CMN 6060 Negotiation, Mediation, and Facilitation
Code Title Hours CMN 6080 Intercultural Communication
Complete two of the following: 6-7 CMN 6090 Organizational Culture, Climate, and
CMN 6060 Negotiation, Mediation, and Facilitation Communication
CMN 6090 Organizational Culture, Climate, and CMN 6110 Group Dynamics and Interpersonal
Communication Conflict: Meeting Management
PROJECT BUSINESS ANALYSIS
LDR 6150 Innovation and Organizational
Code Title Hours
Transformation
PJM 6610 Foundations of Project Business 3
Analysis
INT 6940 Experiential Learning Projects for
PJM 6620 Project Business Analysis: Needs 3
Professionals
Assessment
PJM 6630 Project Business Analysis: 3
Requirements Planning and Analysis
Concentration
PJM 6640 Leadership Strategies for the Business 3
AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT Analyst
Code Title Hours
Required Courses Program Credit/GPA Requirements
PJM 6810 Principles of Agile Project Management 3 45 total quarter hours required
PJM 6815 Advanced Agile Project Management 3
PJM 6820 Agile Implementation and Governance 3
Project Management, MS
Elective
Companies succeed or fail based on their ability to bring quality products
Complete one of the following: 3 and services to market in a timely manner. Without skilled project
PJM 6205 Leading and Managing Technical managers in place, companies are challenged to deliver projects on
Projects time, on budget, and according to specifications. From inception to
CMN 6060 Negotiation, Mediation, and Facilitation completion, project managers are responsible for every step in the
process: project definition, cost and risk estimation, schedule planning
and monitoring, budget management, negotiation and conflict resolution,
project leadership, and project presentation and evaluation.
340 Project Management, MS
The Master of Science in Project Management is designed to provide CMN 6090 Organizational Culture, Climate, and
you with the practical skills and theoretical concepts you need to Communication
lead complex projects. Featuring real-world case studies, this project CMN 6095 Foundations of Developing Cultural
management degree presents techniques and tools for managing long- Awareness
and short-term projects successfully and cost-effectively. Augmenting
CMN 6110 Group Dynamics and Interpersonal
the core project management courses are concentrations that seek to
provide you with content-specific expertise that enables you to deepen
your knowledge in your field of interest.
In September of 2009, the Master of Science in Project Management INT 6940 Experiential Learning Projects for
received accreditation by the Project Management Institute’s Global Professionals
Accreditation Center (GAC), the world’s leading association for project
PJM 6205 Leading and Managing Technical
management professionals. Accreditation is achieved by meeting
Projects
the GAC’s rigorous standards, which include an assessment of
program objectives and outcomes, a review of on-site and online PJM 6210 Communication Skills for Project
resources, evaluations of faculty and students, and proof of continuous Managers
improvements in the area of project management. PJM 6215 Leading Remote Project Teams
PJM 6175 Project Resource Management
Program Requirements PJM 6180 Project Stakeholder Management
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations
indicated.
Concentrations
Required Courses
Note: Foundations of Project Management (PJM 5900) must be
completed before taking Project Management Practices (PJM 6000) for • Clinical Trial Design (p. )
students who do not have at least three years of professional experience • Construction Management (p. 340)
directing or leading project tasks. This course is highly recommended
• Geographic Information Systems (p. 341)
for students who do not have a basic working knowledge of Microsoft
Project software. Students with project management experience are not • Information Security Management (p. )
required to take Foundations of Project Management (PJM 5900): • Leadership (p. 341)
• Leading and Managing Technical Projects (p. )
Code Title Hours
• Organizational Communication (p. )
• Agile Project Management (p. 341)
• Program and Portfolio Management
PJM 6005 Project Scope Management 3
• Project Business Analysis (p. )
PJM 6025 Project Scheduling and Cost Planning 3 Program Credit/GPA Requirements
PJM 6135 Project Quality Management 3 45–48 total quarter hours required
The following course should be taken last: Minimum 3.000 GPA required
PJM 6910 Capstone 3
CLINICAL TRIAL DESIGN
Project Management Required Electives Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours Required Courses
Complete two of the following. Note: Students who take 6 BTC 6211 Validation and Auditing of Clinical Trial 4
PJM 5900 are required to take only one course in this section: Information
PJM 6125 Project Evaluation and Assessment BTC 6213 Clinical Trial Design Optimization and 4
PJM 6140 Managing Troubled Projects Problem Solving
PJM 6145 Global Project Management PMC 6212 Clinical Drug Development Data 4
PJM 6710 Introduction to Program and Portfolio Analysis: Concepts
Management Elective
Electives
RGA 6210 Strategic Planning and Project
Code Title Hours Management for Regulatory Affairs
Complete two of the following: 5-7 BTC 6210 Human Experimentation:
CMN 6000 Introduction to Organizational Methodological Issues Fundamentals
Communication
CMN 6005 Foundations of Professional CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Communication Code Title Hours
CMN 6060 Negotiation, Mediation, and Facilitation CMG 6400 Introduction to Construction 4

Management
CMG 6402 Alternative Project Delivery Methods 4 PJM 6215 Leading Remote Project Teams 3
and Project Controls PJM 6220 Planning and Scheduling Technical 3
CMG 6403 Safety, Project Risk, and Quality 4 Projects
Management PJM 6825 Agile Lean Product Development 3
CMG 6405 Construction Law 4
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours Required Course
Required Courses CMN 6000 Introduction to Organizational 3-4
GIS 5101 Introduction to Geographic Information 3 and INT 6000 Communication
Systems and Writing Lab
GIS 5102 Fundamentals of GIS Analysis 3 Electives
RMS 5105 Fundamentals of Remote Sensing 3 Complete four of the following: 12
GIS 5201 Advanced Spatial Analysis 3 CMN 6020 Ethical Issues in Organizational
Elective Communication
Complete one of the following: 3 CMN 6050 Crisis Communication
GIS 6340 GIS Customization CMN 6060 Negotiation, Mediation, and Facilitation
GIS 6350 Planning a GIS Implementation CMN 6080 Intercultural Communication
GIS 6370 Internet-Based GIS CMN 6090 Organizational Culture, Climate, and
Communication
CMN 6110 Group Dynamics and Interpersonal
INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT Conflict: Meeting Management
Code Title Hours
Required Courses
AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Code Title Hours
Students in this concentration are only required to complete
one project management required elective.
ITC 6310 Information Security Governance 3
ITC 6320 Information Security Technology 3
Elective
PJM 6820 Agile Implementation and Governance 3
ITC 6020 Information Systems Design and
Development
Projects
ITC 6305 IT Infrastructure (Systems, Networks,
Telecom) PROGRAM AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
ITC 6335 Data Warehousing and Data Mining Code Title Hours
ITC 6345 Systems and Network Administration Students in this concentration are only required to complete
one project management required elective.
LEADERSHIP PJM 6710 Introduction to Program and Portfolio 3
Code Title Hours Management
Required Courses PJM 6715 Advanced Program Management 3
LDR 6100 Developing Your Leadership Capability 3 PJM 6720 Advanced Portfolio Management 3
LDR 6110 Leading Teams 3 PJM 6725 Program and Portfolio Leadership 3
LDR 6120 Developing Organizational Leadership 3 PJM 6730 Program and Portfolio Evaluation 3
LDR 6150 Innovation and Organizational 3 PJM 6735 Program and Portfolio Management 3
Transformation Capstone
Elective
Complete one of the following: 3 PROJECT BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Code Title Hours
PJM 6610 Foundations of Project Business 3
LDR 6140 Strategy Development and
Analysis
Implementation
PJM 6620 Project Business Analysis: Needs 3
LEADING AND MANAGING TECHNICAL PROJECTS Assessment
Code Title Hours PJM 6630 Project Business Analysis: 3
PJM 6205 Leading and Managing Technical 3 Requirements Planning and Analysis
Projects ALY 6000 Introduction to Analytics 3
PJM 6210 Communication Skills for Project 3 PJM 6640 Leadership Strategies for the Business 3
Managers Analyst
342 Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices with Concentration in Clinical Research Regulatory Affairs, MS
RGA 6310 Regulatory Documentation Processes

Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices
RGA 6385 Operational Aspects of Electronic
with Concentration in Clinical Research Regulatory Affairs, MS Common Technical Document (eCTD)
Submissions
The rapid growth of the biomedical product industries and the ever-
evolving regulatory landscape have driven high demand for trained REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE: PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS, AND
regulatory affairs professionals in both the public and private sectors. STRATEGY
In response to this demand, Northeastern University’s College of Code Title Hours
Professional Studies offers the Master of Science in Regulatory Affairs Complete at least one of the following: 2-4
for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices.
BTC 6260 The Business of Medicine and
This unique graduate degree is designed to both broaden and deepen Biotechnology
the student’s understanding of current regulations and their practical RGA 6235 Emerging Product Categories in the
application in the development of biomedical products. Courses within Regulation of Drugs and Biologics
this program provide students with the opportunity to integrate both RGA 6217 Biomedical Product Development: From
scientific knowledge and regulatory perspectives, within the larger Biotech to Boardroom to Market
context of global commercialization. From discovery through the RGA 6215 Project Management in Early Drug
postmarket phase of product development, this master’s degree covers Discovery and Development
the regulatory and market access requirements to bring a medical
product to—and maintain its presence in—the global marketplace.
Management for Regulatory Affairs
Program Requirements RGA 6245 Regulation of Generic Pharmaceutical
and Biosimilar Products
indicated. RGA 6250 Financing and Reimbursement in
Biomedical Product Development
Required Courses RGA 6216 The Medical, Social, and Financial
Code Title Hours Dimensions of Orphan Drugs
RGA 6101 Therapeutic Product Development: A 4 RGA 6211 Combination Products and
Regulatory Overview Convergence
RGA 6202 Medical Device Development: A 4 COP 6940 Personal and Career Development
Regulatory Overview (Enrollment in COP 6940 requires
RGA 6203 Pharmaceutical and Medical Device 5 participation in the cooperative
Law: Topics and Cases education program [subject to
availability.] Students must complete
RGA 6207 Global Impact of Electronic Common 4
two of the following four courses prior
Technical Document (eCTD)
to enrolling in COP 6940: RGA 6100,
Submissions
RGA 6201, RGA 6202, or BTC 6210.)
BTC 6210 Human Experimentation: 4
Methodological Issues Fundamentals
and RGA 6920 and Internship Reflection
BTC 6213 Clinical Trial Design Optimization and 4
Problem Solving
RGA 6300 Practical Applications in Biomedical 4 INTERNATIONAL
Product Global Regulatory Affairs Code Title Hours
Complete at least one of the following: 4-5
Required Electives
RGA 6228 Managing International Clinical Trials
Students must earn a minimum of 16 quarter hours by choosing at least
RGA 6221 European Union Compliance Process
one course from each elective category.
and Regulatory Affairs
REGULATORY AND CLINICAL OPERATIONS RGA 6223 Introduction to Canadian, Asian, and
Code Title Hours Latin American Regulatory Affairs
Complete at least one of the following: 3-4 RGA 6224 Regulation of Biomedical Product
BTC 6211 Validation and Auditing of Clinical Trial Commercialization by Health Canada
Information RGA 6241 Working in Multicultural Environments:
RGA 6000 Introduction to Food and Drug Challenges and Opportunities
Administration (FDA) Pharmaceutical RGA 6247 Medicines Regulatory Harmonization in
Regulation Africa
RGA 6001 Introduction to Food and Drug
Administration Medical Device SPECIAL TOPICS
Regulation Code Title Hours
RGA 6212 Introduction to Safety Sciences Choose at least one of the following elective options:
RGA 6230 Clinical Laboratory Management in RGA 6242 Preparing EU Medical Device Clinical

Clinical Trials Evaluations
RGA 6470 Research Ethics RGA 6203 Pharmaceutical and Medical Device 5

RGA 6431 Clinical Trial Agreements and Other Key Law: Topics and Cases
Contracts in the Life Sciences RGA 6207 Global Impact of Electronic Common 4
RGA 6461 Cybersecurity and Regulation of Digital Technical Document (eCTD)
Health Technologies by the FDA Submissions
RGA 6432 Real-World Evidence in Biomedical RGA 6300 Practical Applications in Biomedical 4
Research Product Global Regulatory Affairs
RGA 6420 Global IVD Regulations and
Submissions
Required Electives
RGA 6460 Intellectual Property in the Life
one course from each category.
Sciences
RGA 6431 Clinical Trial Agreements and Other Key REGULATORY AND CLINICAL OPERATIONS
Contracts in the Life Sciences Code Title Hours
RGA 6410 Fundamentals of CMC Regulations and Complete at least one of the following: 3-4
Methods BTC 6211 Validation and Auditing of Clinical Trial
RGA 6430 Clinical Trial Quality Oversight Information
BTC 6213 Clinical Trial Design Optimization and
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Problem Solving
RGA 6385 Operational Aspects of Electronic
Common Technical Document (eCTD)
Submissions
Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices RGA 6212 Introduction to Safety Sciences
with Concentration in General Regulatory Affairs, MS RGA 6230 Clinical Laboratory Management in
Clinical Trials
The rapid growth of the biomedical product industries and the ever- RGA 6280 Advanced Writing on International
evolving regulatory landscape have driven high demand for trained Biomedical Topics
regulatory affairs professionals in both the public and private sectors.
RGA 6310 Regulatory Documentation Processes
In response to this demand, Northeastern University’s College of
RGA 6370 Advanced Regulatory Writing: Medical
Professional Studies offers the Master of Science in Regulatory Affairs
Device Submissions
RGA 6380 Advanced Regulatory Writing: New Drug
This unique graduate degree is designed to both broaden and deepen Applications
the student’s understanding of current regulations and their practical RGA 6233 Application of Quality System
application in the development of biomedical products. Courses within Regulation in Medical Device Design
this program provide students with the opportunity to integrate both and Manufacturing
scientific knowledge and regulatory perspectives, within the larger
RGA 6234 Drug and Device Supplier Risk
context of global commercialization. From discovery through the
Management: Compliance and
postmarket phase of product development, this master’s degree covers
Processes
product to—and maintain its presence in—the global marketplace. REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE: PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS, AND
STRATEGY
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Complete at least one of the following: 2-4
indicated.
Required Courses Biotechnology
RGA 6215 Project Management in Early Drug
Code Title Hours
Discovery and Development
RGA 6000 Introduction to Food and Drug 2
RGA 6216 The Medical, Social, and Financial
Administration (FDA) Pharmaceutical
Dimensions of Orphan Drugs
Regulation
RGA 6217 Biomedical Product Development: From
Biotech to Boardroom to Market
Administration Medical Device
Regulation RGA 6219 Advanced Topics in Advertising and
Promotion of Drugs and Medical
Devices
PMC 6212 Clinical Drug Development Data
RGA 6002 Regulatory Compliance Culture 2
Analysis: Concepts
RGA 6101 Therapeutic Product Development: A 4
RGA 6112 Biomedical Intellectual Property
Regulatory Overview
Management Strategy: Patents and
RGA 6202 Medical Device Development: A 4
Trade Secrets
Regulatory Overview
344 Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices with Concentration in International Regulatory Affairs, MS
RGA 6205 Emerging Trends and Issues in the Minimum 3.000 GPA required

Medical Device Industry
RGA 6210 Strategic Planning and Project Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices
Management for Regulatory Affairs with Concentration in International Regulatory Affairs, MS
RGA 6211 Combination Products and
Convergence The rapid growth of the biomedical product industries and the ever-
RGA 6245 Regulation of Generic Pharmaceutical evolving regulatory landscape have driven high demand for trained
and Biosimilar Products regulatory affairs professionals in both the public and private sectors.
RGA 6250 Financing and Reimbursement in In response to this demand, Northeastern University’s College of
Biomedical Product Development Professional Studies offers the Master of Science in Regulatory Affairs
COP 6940 Personal and Career Development for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices.
(Enrollment in COP 6940 requires This unique graduate degree is designed to both broaden and deepen
participation in the cooperative the student’s understanding of current regulations and their practical
education program [subject to application in the development of biomedical products. Courses within
availability.] Students must complete this program provide students with the opportunity to integrate both
two of the following four courses prior scientific knowledge and regulatory perspectives, within the larger
to enrolling in COP 6940: RGA 6100, context of global commercialization. From discovery through the
RGA 6201, RGA 6202, or BTC 6210.) postmarket phase of product development, this master’s degree covers
INT 6943 Integrative Experiential Learning the regulatory and market access requirements to bring a medical
and RGA 6920 and Internship Reflection product to—and maintain its presence in—the global marketplace.
INTERNATIONAL Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
Complete at least one of the following: 4-5
RGA 6221 European Union Compliance Process Required Courses
and Regulatory Affairs Code Title Hours
RGA 6222 European Medical Device Regulations BTC 6210 Human Experimentation: 4
RGA 6223 Introduction to Canadian, Asian, and Methodological Issues Fundamentals
Latin American Regulatory Affairs RGA 6000 Introduction to Food and Drug 2
RGA 6224 Regulation of Biomedical Product Administration (FDA) Pharmaceutical
Commercialization by Health Canada Regulation
RGA 6225 Japanese Medical Device Regulations RGA 6001 Introduction to Food and Drug 2
and Registration Administration Medical Device
Regulation
RGA 6226 Canadian and Australian Medical
Device Regulations RGA 6101 Therapeutic Product Development: A 4
Regulatory Overview
RGA 6227 Emerging Medical Device Markets
RGA 6228 Managing International Clinical Trials
Regulatory Overview
RGA 6241 Working in Multicultural Environments:
RGA 6204 Legal Issues in International Food, 4
Challenges and Opportunities
Drug, and Medical Device Regulation
RGA 6247 Medicines Regulatory Harmonization in
Africa
SPECIAL TOPICS Submissions
Code Title Hours RGA 6223 Introduction to Canadian, Asian, and 4
Choose at least one of the following electives: Latin American Regulatory Affairs
RGA 6461 Cybersecurity and Regulation of Digital RGA 6241 Working in Multicultural Environments: 2
Health Technologies by the FDA Challenges and Opportunities
RGA 6470 Research Ethics RGA 6300 Practical Applications in Biomedical 4
Product Global Regulatory Affairs
RGA 6460 Intellectual Property in the Life
Sciences
Required Electives
Submissions
one course from each elective category.
RGA 6410 Fundamentals of CMC Regulations and
Methods REGULATORY AND CLINICAL OPERATIONS
Code Title Hours
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Complete at least one of the following: 3-4
45 total quarter hours required BTC 6211 Validation and Auditing of Clinical Trial
Information
BTC 6213 Clinical Trial Design Optimization and RGA 6229 Biomedical Product Regulatory Affairs
Problem Solving in Emerging Markets: Russia and
RGA 6212 Introduction to Safety Sciences Kazakhstan
RGA 6370 Advanced Regulatory Writing: Medical RGA 6211 Combination Products and
Device Submissions Convergence
RGA 6380 Advanced Regulatory Writing: New Drug RGA 6244 Therapeutic Product Development in
Applications Canada
RGA 6385 Operational Aspects of Electronic RGA 6243 Medical Device Product Development in
Common Technical Document (eCTD) Canada
Submissions RGA 6240
RGA 6249 Chinese Food and Drug Administration
REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE Regulation of Biomedical Product
Code Title Hours Commercialization
Complete at least one of the following: 2-5 RGA 6247 Medicines Regulatory Harmonization in
RGA 6203 Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Africa
Law: Topics and Cases
BTC 6260 The Business of Medicine and SPECIAL TOPICS
Biotechnology Code Title Hours
RGA 6217 Biomedical Product Development: From Complete at least one of the following:
Biotech to Boardroom to Market RGA 6410 Fundamentals of CMC Regulations and
RGA 6235 Emerging Product Categories in the Methods
Regulation of Drugs and Biologics RGA 6242 Preparing EU Medical Device Clinical
RGA 6205 Emerging Trends and Issues in the Evaluations
Medical Device Industry RGA 6460 Intellectual Property in the Life
RGA 6210 Strategic Planning and Project Sciences
Management for Regulatory Affairs RGA 6420 Global IVD Regulations and
RGA 6245 Regulation of Generic Pharmaceutical Submissions
and Biosimilar Products RGA 6246
RGA 6211 Combination Products and RGA 6002 Regulatory Compliance Culture
Convergence
COP 6940 Personal and Career Development Program Credit/GPA Requirements
(Enrollment in COP 6940 requires 45 total quarter hours required
participation in the cooperative Minimum 3.000 GPA required
education program (subject to
availability). Students must complete
Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices
with Concentration in Medical Devices, MS
RGA 6201, RGA 6202, or BTC 6210.)
The medical devices regulation concentration within the master’s
degree for drugs, biologics, and medical devices program enables
students to focus specifically on regulatory issues associated with global
EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations commercialization of medical device products and services. Medical
device regulation, in many aspects, differs substantially from regulation
INTERNATIONAL of drug and biologic product commercialization. In addition to significant
Code Title Hours
geographic variability between these product groups from a regulatory
Complete at least one of the following: 4 perspective, most of the regulatory operational functions associated
RGA 6221 European Union Compliance Process with commercializing medical device products and services are unique
and Regulatory Affairs to that product category. Moreover, these differences extend to both the
RGA 6222 European Medical Device Regulations preapproval and postapproval aspects of compliance reporting between
RGA 6223 Introduction to Canadian, Asian, and the two sets of product groups. Given this variability, the medical devices
Latin American Regulatory Affairs regulation concentration gives students the opportunity to study the
global regulatory marketing approval processes, compliance issues, and
RGA 6224 Regulation of Biomedical Product
operational details specific to this product group. The concentration
Commercialization by Health Canada
also enables students to compare and contrast both the similarities
RGA 6225 Japanese Medical Device Regulations and differences between global medical device product and service
and Registration regulations and those of drug and biologic product regulation.
RGA 6226 Canadian and Australian Medical
Device Regulations Program Requirements
RGA 6227 Emerging Medical Device Markets Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
RGA 6228 Managing International Clinical Trials indicated.
346 Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices with Concentration in Operational Regulatory Affairs, MS
Required Courses RGA 6247 Medicines Regulatory Harmonization in

Code Title Hours Africa
RGA 6001 Introduction to Food and Drug 2 Special Topics

Administration Medical Device RGA 6243 Medical Device Product Development in
Regulation Canada
BTC 6210 Human Experimentation: 4 RGA 6460 Intellectual Property in the Life
Methodological Issues Fundamentals Sciences
RGA 6202 Medical Device Development: A 4 RGA 6420 Global IVD Regulations and
Regulatory Overview Submissions
RGA 6203 Pharmaceutical and Medical Device 5 RGA 6242 Preparing EU Medical Device Clinical
Law: Topics and Cases Evaluations
RGA 6370 Advanced Regulatory Writing: Medical 4
Device Submissions Program Credit/GPA Requirements
RGA 6300 Practical Applications in Biomedical 4
Electives Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices

Code Title Hours with Concentration in Operational Regulatory Affairs, MS
Complete 22 quarter hours from the following. At least one 22
elective must be taken from each of the categories below. The rapid growth of the biomedical product industries and the ever-
Regulatory and Clinical Operations evolving regulatory landscape have driven high demand for trained
RGA 6233 Application of Quality System
In response to this demand, Northeastern University’s College of
Regulation in Medical Device Design
Professional Studies offers the Master of Science in Regulatory Affairs
and Manufacturing
RGA 6234 Drug and Device Supplier Risk
Management: Compliance and This unique graduate degree is designed to both broaden and deepen
Processes the student’s understanding of current regulations and their practical
Regulatory Perspective: Product Development, Business, and application in the development of biomedical products. Courses within
Strategy this program provide students with the opportunity to integrate both
RGA 6219 Advanced Topics in Advertising and scientific knowledge and regulatory perspectives, within the larger
Promotion of Drugs and Medical context of global commercialization. From discovery through the
Devices postmarket phase of product development, this master’s degree covers
RGA 6112 Biomedical Intellectual Property
Trade Secrets
RGA 6205 Emerging Trends and Issues in the
indicated.
Management for Regulatory Affairs Required Courses
RGA 6211 Combination Products and Code Title Hours
Convergence RGA 6000 Introduction to Food and Drug 2
COP 6940 Personal and Career Development Administration (FDA) Pharmaceutical
(Enrollment in COP 6940 requires Regulation
participation in the cooperative RGA 6001 Introduction to Food and Drug 2
education program, subject to Administration Medical Device
availability) Regulation
INT 6943 Integrative Experiential Learning RGA 6101 Therapeutic Product Development: A 4
EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations Regulatory Overview
International RGA 6202 Medical Device Development: A 4
RGA 6222 European Medical Device Regulations Regulatory Overview
RGA 6225 Japanese Medical Device Regulations RGA 6203 Pharmaceutical and Medical Device 5
and Registration Law: Topics and Cases
RGA 6226 Canadian and Australian Medical RGA 6207 Global Impact of Electronic Common 4
Device Regulations Technical Document (eCTD)
RGA 6227 Emerging Medical Device Markets Submissions
RGA 6241 Working in Multicultural Environments: RGA 6385 Operational Aspects of Electronic 4
Challenges and Opportunities Common Technical Document (eCTD)
Submissions
RGA 6248 Global Regulatory Operations 2 RGA 6225 Japanese Medical Device Regulations

RGA 6300 Practical Applications in Biomedical 4 and Registration
Product Global Regulatory Affairs RGA 6226 Canadian and Australian Medical
Device Regulations
Required Electives RGA 6241 Working in Multicultural Environments:
Students must earn a minimum of 14 quarter hours by completing at Challenges and Opportunities
least three courses from the lists below. RGA 6247 Medicines Regulatory Harmonization in
Africa
REGULATORY AND CLINICAL OPERATIONS
Code Title Hours RGA 6204 Legal Issues in International Food,
BTC 6210 Human Experimentation:
Methodological Issues Fundamentals SPECIAL TOPICS
BTC 6211 Validation and Auditing of Clinical Trial Code Title Hours
Information RGA 6461 Cybersecurity and Regulation of Digital
RGA 6212 Introduction to Safety Sciences Health Technologies by the FDA
RGA 6310 Regulatory Documentation Processes RGA 6431 Clinical Trial Agreements and Other Key
RGA 6370 Advanced Regulatory Writing: Medical Contracts in the Life Sciences
Device Submissions RGA 6460 Intellectual Property in the Life
RGA 6380 Advanced Regulatory Writing: New Drug Sciences
Applications RGA 6420 Global IVD Regulations and
Submissions
REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE: PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS, AND
STRATEGY RGA 6410 Fundamentals of CMC Regulations and
Methods
Code Title Hours
Biotechnology
RGA 6235 Emerging Product Categories in the
Regulation of Drugs and Biologics
Medical Device Industry Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices
with Concentration in Regulatory Compliance, MS
The rapid growth of the biomedical product industries and the ever-
RGA 6245 Regulation of Generic Pharmaceutical
evolving regulatory landscape have driven high demand for trained
RGA 6211 Combination Products and In response to this demand, Northeastern University’s College of
Convergence Professional Studies offers the Master of Science in Regulatory Affairs
RGA 6112 Biomedical Intellectual Property for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices.
Trade Secrets This unique graduate degree is designed to both broaden and deepen
COP 6940 Personal and Career Development the student’s understanding of current regulations and their practical
(Enrollment in COP 6940 requires application in the development of biomedical products. Courses within
participation in the cooperative this program provide students with the opportunity to integrate both
education program [subject to scientific knowledge and regulatory perspectives, within the larger
availability.] Students must complete context of global commercialization. From discovery through the
postmarket phase of product development, this master’s degree covers
RGA 6201, RGA 6202, or BTC 6210.)
INT 6943 Integrative Experiential Learning Program Requirements
EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations indicated.
INTERNATIONAL Required Courses

Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours
RGA 6222 European Medical Device Regulations
RGA 6223 Introduction to Canadian, Asian, and
Latin American Regulatory Affairs
Regulation
348 Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices with Concentration in Strategic Regulatory Affairs, MS
RGA 6001 Introduction to Food and Drug 2 COP 6940 Personal and Career Development
Administration Medical Device (Enrollment in COP 6940 requires
Regulation participation in the cooperative
RGA 6101 Therapeutic Product Development: A 4 education program [subject to
Regulatory Overview availability.] Students must complete
Regulatory Overview to enrolling in COP 6940: RGA 6100,
RGA 6201, RGA 6202, or BTC 6210.)
RGA 6203 Pharmaceutical and Medical Device 5
Submissions
INTERNATIONAL
RGA 6462 Regulatory Compliance in the 4 Code Title Hours
Pharmaceutical Industry: A
Complete at least one of the following: 4
Collaborative Approach
RGA 6300 Practical Applications in Biomedical 4
Required Electives RGA 6223 Introduction to Canadian, Asian, and
Students must earn a minimum of 12 quarter hours by completing at Latin American Regulatory Affairs
least one course from each elective category. RGA 6224 Regulation of Biomedical Product
REGULATORY AND CLINICAL OPERATIONS RGA 6225 Japanese Medical Device Regulations
Code Title Hours and Registration
Complete at least one of the following: 4 RGA 6226 Canadian and Australian Medical
RGA 6212 Introduction to Safety Sciences Device Regulations
BTC 6213 Clinical Trial Design Optimization and RGA 6228 Managing International Clinical Trials
Problem Solving RGA 6204 Legal Issues in International Food,
RGA 6385 Operational Aspects of Electronic Drug, and Medical Device Regulation
Common Technical Document (eCTD) RGA 6247 Medicines Regulatory Harmonization in
Submissions Africa
BTC 6211 Validation and Auditing of Clinical Trial RGA 6248 Global Regulatory Operations
Information
RGA 6230 Clinical Laboratory Management in SPECIAL TOPICS
Clinical Trials Code Title Hours
RGA 6233 Application of Quality System Complete at least one of the following:
Regulation in Medical Device Design RGA 6410 Fundamentals of CMC Regulations and
and Manufacturing Methods
RGA 6234 Drug and Device Supplier Risk RGA 6461 Cybersecurity and Regulation of Digital
Management: Compliance and Health Technologies by the FDA
Processes RGA 6431 Clinical Trial Agreements and Other Key
Contracts in the Life Sciences
STRATEGY RGA 6460 Intellectual Property in the Life
Code Title Hours Sciences
Complete at least one of the following: 2-4 RGA 6420 Global IVD Regulations and
Submissions
Biotechnology RGA 6430 Clinical Trial Quality Oversight
RGA 6217 Biomedical Product Development: From RGA 6002 Regulatory Compliance Culture
Biotech to Boardroom to Market
RGA 6235 Emerging Product Categories in the
Regulation of Drugs and Biologics 45 total quarter hours required
RGA 6245 Regulation of Generic Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices
and Biosimilar Products with Concentration in Strategic Regulatory Affairs, MS
Medical Device Industry The rapid growth of the biomedical product industries and the ever-
evolving regulatory landscape have driven high demand for trained
Convergence
In response to this demand, Northeastern University’s College of RGA 6216 The Medical, Social, and Financial
Professional Studies offers the Master of Science in Regulatory Affairs Dimensions of Orphan Drugs
for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices. RGA 6235 Emerging Product Categories in the
Regulation of Drugs and Biologics
This unique graduate degree is designed to both broaden and deepen
the student’s understanding of current regulations and their practical RGA 6112 Biomedical Intellectual Property
application in the development of biomedical products. Courses within Management Strategy: Patents and
this program provide students with the opportunity to integrate both Trade Secrets
scientific knowledge and regulatory perspectives, within the larger RGA 6205 Emerging Trends and Issues in the
context of global commercialization. From discovery through the Medical Device Industry
postmarket phase of product development, this master’s degree covers RGA 6245 Regulation of Generic Pharmaceutical
the regulatory and market access requirements to bring a medical and Biosimilar Products
product to—and maintain its presence in—the global marketplace. RGA 6250 Financing and Reimbursement in
Biomedical Product Development
indicated.
Required Courses Convergence
Code Title Hours COP 6940 Personal and Career Development

(Enrollment in COP 6940 requires
participation in the cooperative
education program [subject to
RGA 6101 Therapeutic Product Development: A 4 availability.] Students must complete
Regulatory Overview two of the following four courses prior
RGA 6202 Medical Device Development: A 4 to enrolling in COP 6940: RGA 6100,
Regulatory Overview RGA 6201, RGA 6202, or BTC 6210.)
RGA 6203 Pharmaceutical and Medical Device 5 INT 6943 Integrative Experiential Learning
Law: Topics and Cases and RGA 6920 and Internship Reflection
RGA 6207 Global Impact of Electronic Common 4 EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations
Submissions INTERNATIONAL
RGA 6217 Biomedical Product Development: From 4 Code Title Hours
Biotech to Boardroom to Market Complete one of the following: 4-5
RGA 6300 Practical Applications in Biomedical 4 RGA 6221 European Union Compliance Process
Product Global Regulatory Affairs and Regulatory Affairs
Required Electives RGA 6223 Introduction to Canadian, Asian, and
Students must earn a minimum of 16 quarter hours by completing at Latin American Regulatory Affairs
least one course from each elective category.
REGULATORY AND CLINICAL OPERATIONS Commercialization by Health Canada
Code Title Hours RGA 6225 Japanese Medical Device Regulations
Complete one of the following: 4 and Registration
BTC 6211 Validation and Auditing of Clinical Trial RGA 6226 Canadian and Australian Medical
Information Device Regulations
BTC 6213 Clinical Trial Design Optimization and RGA 6227 Emerging Medical Device Markets
Problem Solving RGA 6241 Working in Multicultural Environments:
RGA 6212 Introduction to Safety Sciences Challenges and Opportunities
RGA 6385 Operational Aspects of Electronic RGA 6204 Legal Issues in International Food,

Common Technical Document (eCTD) Drug, and Medical Device Regulation
Submissions RGA 6247 Medicines Regulatory Harmonization in
Africa
STRATEGY SPECIAL TOPICS
Complete one of the following: 2-4 Complete one of the following:
BTC 6260 The Business of Medicine and RGA 6410 Fundamentals of CMC Regulations and
Biotechnology Methods
RGA 6463 Regulatory Strategy for Product RGA 6461 Cybersecurity and Regulation of Digital
Development and Life-Cycle Health Technologies by the FDA
Management
350 Regulatory Affairs of Food and Food Industries, MS
RGA 6432 Real-World Evidence in Biomedical Elective Courses

Research REGULATORY PROCESSES
RGA 6460 Intellectual Property in the Life Code Title Hours
Sciences Complete two of the following: 8
RGA 6420 Global IVD Regulations and RFA 6205 Key Submissions for Food Regulatory
Submissions Affairs
RGA 6246 RFA 6210 Food Safety and Modernization
RFA 6220 Food Safety and Surveillance: Concepts
Program Credit/GPA Requirements and Applications
RFA 6230 The Scientific, Social, and Commercial
Aspects of Genetically Modified Foods
Regulatory Affairs of Food and Food Industries, MS BUSINESS AND MARKETING

Note: Personal and Career Development (COP 6940) or Integrative
Experiential Learning (INT 6943) may only count toward one of the
The Master of Science in Regulatory Affairs of Food and Food Industries
business and marketing elective courses. Enrollment in either of these
is designed to offer a combination of theory and practical training
courses requires participation in the cooperative education program
for professionals looking to enter into, or advance in, the field of food
(http://www.cps.neu.edu/degree-programs/internships-co-ops) (subject
regulatory affairs.
to availability).
Our courses and curriculum are cross disciplinary, covering topics and
methods that lie at the intersection of the life sciences, agricultural Code Title Hours
planning, food science, nutrition, law, economics, international relations, Complete two of the following: 4-8
and regulatory policy. The breadth of the curriculum provides students RFA 6310 Food Across International Borders: The
from various educational and employment backgrounds with the International Food Trade
opportunity to contribute to an evolving market. RFA 6315 From Farm to Dinner Table: The
Industrialization and Commercialization
Successful graduates of the program will gain the necessary knowledge
of Food
and requisite skills to serve as leaders in the domain of food regulatory
affairs. They will be equipped to serve instrumental roles in the formation RFA 6350 Political, Social, and Economic
of public policies, the implementation of regulatory guidelines, industry’s Influences on Food Law, Regulation,
compliance with regulations, and the regulatory strategies of companies and Policy
looking to create a sustainable competitive advantage in the food NTR 6155 Nutrition Entrepreneurship
industry. NTR 6165 Food and Society
indicated.
INTERNATIONAL FOOD REGULATIONS
Required Courses
Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours
RFA 6100 Introduction to Regulatory Affairs of 3
RFA 6410 Landmark Changes in International
Food and Food Industries
Food Policy
RFA 6110 From Farm to Family Table: 3
RFA 6411 International Surveillance and
Understanding the Food Regulatory Life
Regulation of Food
Cycle
RFA 6412 FDA Model Food Code: Implications for
RFA 6120 Economic and Social Aspects of Food 3
Industry
RFA 6130 Food Law in the United States 3
RFA 6413 Total Food Protection from Farm to
RFA 6200 Comparing U.S. Regulatory Systems 3 Fork
and Agencies
GST 6350 Global Economics of Food and
RFA 6215 Risk Analysis and Hazard Analysis in 3 Agriculture
the Food Industry
RFA 6225 Introduction to Food Science 3 Program Credit/GPA Requirements
RFA 6235 Regulatory Differences and Similarities: 3 48–56 total quarter hours required
An International Investigation Minimum 3.000 GPA required
RFA 6300 Capstone: Regulatory Affairs of Food 3
Respiratory Care Leadership, MS
Emerging environmental issues, recent technological advances, and a

growing elderly population are escalating the need for skilled respiratory
therapists. To be successful, today’s respiratory care leaders must
be skilled educators, practitioners, and case managers. In response, BTC 6211 Validation and Auditing of Clinical Trial
Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies has developed Information
the Master of Science in Respiratory Care Leadership. BTC 6213 Clinical Trial Design Optimization and
Problem Solving
Created for practicing respiratory therapists, this master’s degree
in respiratory care incorporates an action-learning approach that BTC 6260 The Business of Medicine and
seeks to build leadership competencies and to advance your clinical Biotechnology
knowledge. Core respiratory care courses cover areas such as advanced RGA 6000 Introduction to Food and Drug
cardiopulmonary physiology and research design. In addition, you have Administration (FDA) Pharmaceutical
the opportunity to focus your studies in one of four concentrations: adult Regulation
and organizational learning, clinical trial design, health management, and RGA 6001 Introduction to Food and Drug
respiratory specialty practice. Administration Medical Device
Regulation
Program Requirements RGA 6202 Medical Device Development: A
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Regulatory Overview
indicated.
Required Respiratory Care Courses
Code Title Hours HEALTH MANAGEMENT
RPT 7200 Advanced Cardiopulmonary Physiology 4 Code Title Hours
RPT 7205 The Evolving Roles of Respiratory Care 4 Complete five of the following: 15
Professionals HMG 6110 Organization, Administration, Financing,
RPT 7210 Research Design 4 and History of Healthcare
RPT 7215 Applied Research in Respiratory Care 4 HMG 6120 Human Resource Management in
RPT 7300 Development of Clinical Practice 4 Healthcare
Guidelines and Respiratory Care HMG 6130 Healthcare Strategic Management
Protocols HMG 6140 Principles of Population-Based
RPT 7302 Respiratory Therapist Education 4 Management
HMG 6160 Healthcare Information Systems
Required Leadership Courses Management
Code Title Hours HMG 6170 Health Law, Politics, and Policy
Complete two of the following: 6-12 NPM 6120 Financial Management for Nonprofit
LDR 6100 Developing Your Leadership Capability Organizations
LDR 6110 Leading Teams NPM 6125 Promoting Nonprofit Organizations
LDR 6135 Ethical Leadership NPM 6130 Fundraising and Development for
LDR 6140 Strategy Development and Nonprofit Organizations
Implementation
RESPIRATORY SPECIALTY PRACTICE
Concentration Code Title Hours

1 RPT 7400 Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders 4
RPT 7401 Cardiopulmonary Assessment and 4
ADULT AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING Diagnostics
Code Title Hours Complete two of the following: 8
Complete four of the following: 16 RPT 7402 Adult Critical Care
EDU 6051 Culture, Equity, Power, and Influence RPT 7403 Neonatal and Pediatric Care
EDU 6201 The Landscape of Higher Education RPT 7404 Pulmonary Wellness Education and
EDU 6202 Faculty, Curriculum, and Academic Coordination
Community RPT 7405 Development of Patient Management
EDU 6221 Enrollment, Retention, Graduation, Plans
Success
EDU 6319 How People Learn Program Credit/GPA Requirements
EDU 6323 Technology as a Medium for Learning 45 total quarter hours required
EDU 6447 The Demographics of Higher Education Minimum 3.000 GPA required
1
CLINICAL TRIAL DESIGN Interdisciplinary Foundations (EDU 6184) may be taken as an elective.
Code Title Hours
Complete four of the following: 16 Technical Communication, MS
BTC 6210 Human Experimentation:
Methodological Issues Fundamentals A proliferation of new technologies and applications has heightened
the call for professionals who can communicate complex technical
352 Sports Leadership, MSLD
ideas succinctly and articulately. In response, Northeastern University’s CMN 6065 Implementation and Management of
College of Professional Studies offers the Master of Science in Technical Social Media Channels and Online
Communication. Communities
DGM 6285 Interactive Marketing Fundamentals
This online master’s degree is designed to improve your technical
communication skills and to provide you with a foundation for applying DGM 6290 Social Media and Brand Strategy
those skills across a variety of contexts. With three concentrations from Implementation
which to choose—computer industry writing, social media and online
USABILITY/USER EXPERIENCE
communities, or usability/user experience—this graduate degree in
Code Title Hours
technical communication seeks to prepare you for a rewarding career as
a technical writer, editor, tool expert, or technical trainer. Choose any combination of the following courses to complete 16
16 quarter hours:
Program Requirements TCC 6710 Content Strategy
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise TCC 6470 Web Accessibility for Technical
indicated. Communicators
DGM 6268 Usable Design for Mobile Digital Media
Required Courses
TCC 6610 Prototyping
Code Title Hours
TCC 6620 Collecting User Data
TCC 6100 Introduction to Technical and 4
TCC 6420 Information Design for the Web
Professional Writing
TCC 6102 Editing Technical Content 4 Electives
TCC 6110 Information Architecture 4 Code Title Hours
TCC 6120 Usability and User Experience 4 Choose a combination of 8–10 quarter hours of electives 8-10
The following course should be taken last: from the list below and any concentration courses listed
TCC 6850 Technical Communications Capstone 4 above:
Project TCC 6480 Instructional Design for Technical
Communicators
Concentration TCC 6640 Wiki-Based Documentation
If students prefer to focus their studies on a particular concentration,
TCC 6495 Document Design
they may select 16–18 quarter hours from one of the concentrations
TCC 6150 Writing Portfolio
below and complement their studies with 8–10 quarter hours of elective
courses to meet the minimum 46-quarter-hour degree requirement. EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations
Students are not required to complete a concentration. Any combination Program Credit/GPA Requirements
of 26 quarter hours from concentration and elective courses will satisfy 46 total quarter hours required
degree requirements. Minimum 3.000 GPA required
COMPUTER INDUSTRY WRITING

Code Title Hours Sports Leadership, MSLD
The practice-oriented sports leadership master’s degree is structured to
TCC 6430 Writing for the Computer Industry
accommodate midcareer athletic administrators and coaches, as well as
TCC 6440 Advanced Writing for the Computer
individuals seeking to prepare for careers in the sports industry.
Industry
TCC 6400 Structured Documentation Developed in collaboration with Northeastern University’s Center for
TCC 6450 Managing Technical Publications the Study of Sport in Society, the Master of Sports Leadership seeks
to prepare you for a variety of sport-related occupations—whether it’s
TCC 6410 Online Documentation
working with a professional or intercollegiate sports team; with a fitness
TCC 6630 Introduction to XML
club or wellness organization; or in marketing, communication, or sports
SOCIAL MEDIA AND ONLINE COMMUNITIES management. Courses within this unique graduate degree examine the
social and business issues that are critical to sports leadership. Offered
Code Title Hours
in an online format with an intensive one-week summer institute in
Required Course
Boston, this practice-oriented degree seeks to provide you with a well-
TCC 6710 Content Strategy 4 rounded educational experience, equipping you to advance your career in
Electives the sports industry.
CMN 6035 Legal, Policy, and Ethical Issues in the
Digital Era Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
CMN 6045 Leveraging Digital Technologies:
Required Courses
Graduate Certificate Programs
Note: Sport in Society (LDR 6405) and Sports Media Relations
(LDR 6441) are summer institute courses, available on-campus in Boston.
Enhance your skills and career potential with a graduate certificate
Winter institute course available on campus in Charlotte, North Carolina.
from Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies. We
Code Title Hours offer over 355 certificates that represent fast-growing fields such as
education, project management, leadership, and technology. Courses
are delivered online, on campus, or in a blended format, offering you
LDR 6135 Ethical Leadership 3 maximum flexibility and convenience for your busy schedule.
LDR 6405 Sport in Society 3
LDR 6410 Leadership and Organization in Sport 3 Programs
LDR 6430 Sports Law 3 • 3-D Animation (p. 354)
LDR 6441 Sports Media Relations 3 • Adult and Organizational Learning (p. 354)
• Advanced Study in Orthopedics (p. 354)
Internship/Capstone • Agile Project Management (p. 355)
Code Title Hours • Biopharmaceutical (p. 357)Domestic (p. 357) Regulatory Affairs
Complete one of the following. This course should be the last 3 (p. 357)
course taken and requires faculty advisor approval: • Cloud Computing Application and Management (p. 355)
LDR 6961 Internship • Collegiate Athletics Administration (p. 356)
LDR 6980 Capstone • Computer Industry Writing (p. 356)
• Construction Management (p. 356)
Elective Courses
• Cross-Cultural Communication (p. 356)
Code Title Hours
• Digital Media Management (p. 357)
Choose two of the following: 6
• Digital Video (p. 357)
• E-Learning and Instructional Design (p. 358)
Power of Social Media
• Emergency Management (p. 358)
LDR 6443 Ticket Sales and Strategies
• Financial Markets and Institutions (p. 359)
LDR 6470 Bystander Strategies for the Prevention
of Gender-Based Violence • Forensic Accounting (p. 359)
INT 6943 Integrative Experiential Learning • Game Design (p. 359)
EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations • Geographic Information Systems (p. 359)

• Global Student Mobility (p. 360)
Concentration • Global Studies and International Relations (p. 360)
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS ADMINISTRATION • Health Management (p. 361)
Code Title Hours • Higher Education Administration (p. 361)
LDR 6323 Event Management 3 • Human-Centered Informatics (p. 362)
LDR 6400 Sports Management 3 • Human Resources Management (p. 362)
LDR 6435 Fiscal Practices in Sports 3 • Information Security Management (p. 362)
LDR 6440 Sports Marketing and Promotions 3 • Interactive Design (p. 363)
LDR 6445 Corporate Sponsorships 3 • Interdisciplinary Professional Studies (p. 363)
LDR 6460 Risk Management in Athletics 3 • International Biopharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs (p. 364)
COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION • Leadership (p. 365)
Code Title Hours • Leading and Managing Technical Projects (p. 365)
LDR 6400 Sports Management 3 • Leading Communication Strategy and Talent Development (p. 366)
LDR 6427 Gender and Diversity in Sport 3 • Learning Analytics (p. 366)
LDR 6442 Athletic Fund-Raising 3 • Medical Devices Regulatory Affairs (p. 367)
LDR 6455 NCAA Compliance 3 • Nonprofit Management (p. 367)
LDR 6465 Title IX 3 • Organizational Communication (p. 367)
LDR 6615 Academic Advising for Student-Athletes 3 • Port Security (p. 368)
• Professional Sports Administration (p. 368)
Program Credit/GPA Requirements • Program and Portfolio Management (p. 368)
45 total quarter hours required • Project Business Analysis (p. 369)
• Project Management (p. 369)
• Public and Media Relations (p. 369)
• Remote Sensing (p. 370)
• Respiratory Specialty Practice (p. 370)
354 3-D Animation, Graduate Certificate
• Social Media and Online Communities (p. 371) Program Requirements

• Teaching English to Speakers Of Other Languages (p. 371) Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
3-D Animation, Graduate Certificate Required Core Courses

Code Title Hours
Three-D animation is not only a major component in the film and
broadcast industries, it is also a crucial element in online entertainment EDU 6319 How People Learn 4
and a driving force for the gaming industry. Companies use animation EDU 6323 Technology as a Medium for Learning 4
in advertisements, websites, and training programs. The growing use Complete one of the following: 4
of gaming technologies in education and industry (often referred to as EDU 6324 Competencies, Assessment, and
Serious Games) has given rise to a need for skilled animators who can Learning Analytics
work closely with business and academic institutions.
The Graduate Certificate in 3D Animation offers a practice-oriented Complete one of the following: 4
approach to the art and science of animation, with a particular emphasis EDU 6331 E-Learning Design as a Collaborative
on the special requirements of 3D modeling and animating for the Profession
gaming industry. Course work is designed to develop students’ powers EDU 6450 The Globalization of Education
of visualization as well as provide a conceptual basis for visual narrative.
The program seeks to produce graduates who are skilled in the use of Program Credit/GPA Requirements
industry-standard animation applications; understand visual principles 16 total quarter hours required
of lighting, modeling, and surfacing; and are conversant with motion and Minimum 3.000 GPA required
special effects compositing.
Program Requirements Advanced Study In Orthopedics, Graduate Certificate

indicated. The Northeastern University Graduate Certificate in Advanced Study of
Orthopedics is designed for licensed physical therapists interested in
Core Course developing advanced skills in orthopedic physical therapy. This program
Code Title Hours will consist of five courses (18 credits) and be taught 100 percent
online. The online design of the program will provide practicing physical
Complete one of the following. Note: For students with a portfolio 4
therapists the flexibility to adapt to their demanding schedules, save time
waiver, DGM 6450 is the core course:
on travel, and complete the program from the comfort of their homes.
DGM 6105 Visual Communications Foundation
The program can be completed in 18 to 36 months with fall, winter, and
DGM 6450 Animation Basics summer start dates. The online format will foster the development of
critical reflective thinking through case studies and discussions focusing
Required Courses on the most current information in orthopedic physical therapy.
Code Title Hours
DGM 6122 Foundations of Digital Storytelling 4 Program Objectives
DGM 6510 3-D Modeling 4 • Prepare physical therapists to integrate the current research into their
orthopedic clinical practice
DGM 6530 Character Animation 4
• Apply knowledge of the anatomy and biomechanics to the evaluation
DGM 6540 Compositing 4
and treatment of the musculoskeletal system
DGM 6882 Animation Reel 1-4
• Interpret and analyze medical and physical examination findings
based on the Patient/Client Management Model
• Analyze current surgical interventions for the musculoskeletal system
as it applies to physical therapy care
• Provide the student with the knowledge and skills required to sit
for the American Physical Therapy Association's Board of Physical
Adult and Organizational Learning, Graduate Certificate Therapy Specialist Orthopaedic clinical specialization examination
From globalization to technology, economic volatility to talent Note: Contact Eric Folmar, program director, for further information:
management, there is an increasing need to educate today’s workforce e.folmar@neu.edu (e.folmar@neu.edu?subject=CPS Website Inquiry) or
for competitive advantage. To meet these needs, trainers, executive 617.304.9253.
development professionals, human resource managers, and educators
must stay current in adult and organizational learning. Program Requirements
The Graduate Certificate in Adult and Organizational Learning is designed indicated.
to provide participants with foundational knowledge in adult learning,
needs assessment, and program review. Students have an opportunity to Core Requirements
gain expertise and understanding of the methods and models available Code Title Hours
for instruction, delivery channels, and overall program development.
PTH 6560 Patient Management Models and 2
Evidence-Based Practice in Orthopedics
PTH 6561 Evidence-Based Examination and 4 PJM 6205 Leading and Managing Technical 3

Outcomes for the Cervical-Thoracic Projects
Spine and Temporomandibular Joint CMN 6060 Negotiation, Mediation, and Facilitation 3
PTH 6562 Evidence-Based Examination and 4
Outcomes for Upper Extremity: Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Shoulder, Elbow, and Hand 18 total quarter hours required
PTH 6563 Evidence-Based Examination and 4 Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Outcomes for Lumbar Spine and
Sacroiliac Joint
Cloud Computing Application and Management, Graduate
PTH 6564 Evidence-Based Examination and 4 Certificate
Outcomes for Lower Extremity: Hip,
Knee, Foot, and Ankle
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing services over the internet.
Due to the relatively lower cost of IT solutions, many organizations
An optional two-and-a-half-day hands-on lab that will include components
have started to take advantage of cloud services provided by Amazon
of each of the courses (upper extremity, lower extremity, spine) will be
Web Services, Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud and Softlayer, Google Cloud
offered each spring. People enrolled in the program will have the option to
Platform, Salesforce, and so on. These web service providers offer a
take the hands-on labs for an extra fee.
broad range of global cloud-based IT products, including computing
Program Credit/GPA Requirements technologies, storage, databases, analytics, networking, mobile, developer
tools, management tools, Internet of Things connectivity, and security
and enterprise applications. These services can help organizations move
faster, facilitate agile development, and better manage scalability.
Agile Project Management, Graduate Certificate The cloud computing application and management (CCA&M) graduate
certificate offers students an opportunity to develop technical and
Northeastern University’s graduate certificate in agile is designed to management skills to address the needs of enterprise IT services. They
empower students to explore agile principles and practice and remain will study theoretical and practical aspects of distributed systems from
up-to-date with current trends in the agile framework. The increasingly both technical and business perspectives. Successful students will be
important role of agile practitioners and managers is becoming clear able to identify frameworks, techniques, and existing IT solutions to
as agile business development processes are being adopted by major manage internet services at different levels (infrastructure, platform, and
companies because of its high degree of success in achieving improved software). Students in the CCA&M graduate certificate program will also
time to market, reducing costs, and increasing overall customer be able to demonstrate the ability to use APIs to integrate applications
satisfaction. and business operations into the cloud. They can be directly employed
by web service providers or instead work as IT solutions managers in
The graduate certificate in agile is led by highly credentialed faculty organizations that contract with web service providers.
members that are agile practitioners with decades of experience in
helping companies successfully implement agile in their organizations. Program Requirements
Through courses you take online, our agile graduate certificate project indicated.
management curriculum will give you the opportunity to:
Core Requirement
• Develop a strong framework and understanding of the role of agile
management Code Title Hours
• Develop an understanding of the agile management processes and Required Courses

methodologies ITC 6420 Introduction to Cloud Computing 3
• Develop an understanding of how an agile approach to managing Applications and Management
projects can deliver value to the organization ITC 6450 Advanced Cloud Computing 3
• Develop a personal leadership strategy for success as an agile Applications and Management
practitioner ITC 6015 Enterprise Information Architecture 3
• Develop an agile evaluation plan to measure success ITC 6320 Information Security Technology 3
ITC 6355 Web Application Design and 3
Program Requirements Development
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Elective
indicated. Complete one of the following: 3-4
Required Courses
ITC 6460 Cloud Analytics
Code Title Hours
ITC 6470 Enterprise Data Storage and
Management Technologies
PJM 6820 Agile Implementation and Governance 3 Program Credit/GPA Requirements
PJM 6825 Agile Lean Product Development 3 18 total quarter hours required
356 Collegiate Athletics Administration, Graduate Certificate
TCC 6630 Introduction to XML 2

Collegiate Athletics Administration, Graduate Certificate
TCC 6150 Writing Portfolio 2
College athletics in the United States is comprised of more than 1,200

schools, conferences, and organizations that collectively invest in the
well-being of student-athletes—both on and off the field.
The Graduate Certificate in Collegiate Athletics Administration offers
students an opportunity to obtain an in-depth understanding of the Construction Management, Graduate Certificate
largest amateur segment of the sports industry. Through the program’s
curriculum, students will be given the opportunity to acquire leadership
Over the last two decades, construction in both the public and private
skills and knowledge in a variety of collegiate athletics topics including
sector has become increasingly complex, requiring construction and
sports management, NCAA compliance, fund-raising, academic advising,
project managers to have a stronger skill base to be successful in
gender and diversity in sport, and Title IX legislation.
acquiring and executing projects.
Upon completion, all credits earned in the collegiate athletics
The Graduate Certificate in Construction Management is intended to
administration certificate can also be applied directly into the Master of
serve owners’ representatives, consulting engineers, architects, design
Sports Leadership (p. 352) program.
engineers, contractors, and subcontractors. Individuals who have a
bachelor’s degree, but not necessarily in construction, and who have been
identified by their companies as having high potential for advancement
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise are also good candidates for this program.
indicated.
Courses from this certificate may be applied toward the Master of
Required Courses Science in Project Management.
Code Title Hours
LDR 6400 Sports Management 3 Program Requirements
LDR 6427 Gender and Diversity in Sport 3 Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
LDR 6442 Athletic Fund-Raising 3
LDR 6455 NCAA Compliance 3 Required Courses
LDR 6465 Title IX 3 Code Title Hours
LDR 6615 Academic Advising for Student-Athletes 3 CMG 6400 Introduction to Construction 4
Management
Program Credit/GPA Requirements CMG 6402 Alternative Project Delivery Methods 4
18 total quarter hours required and Project Controls
CMG 6403 Safety, Project Risk, and Quality 4
Management
Computer Industry Writing, Graduate Certificate CMG 6405 Construction Law 4
The Graduate Certificate in Computer Industry Writing delivers in- Program Credit/GPA Requirements
demand technical writing and editing skills used in high-tech companies. 16 total quarter hours required
You’ll have the opportunity to develop several types of technical Minimum 3.000 GPA required
documentation, including online help, user manuals, screencasts, quick
reference guides, and a DITA project. Our courses also give you ample
exposure to popular software tools used by technical communicators in Cross-Cultural Communication, Graduate Certificate
the field today. Courses from this certificate also serve as a concentration
the Master of Science in Technical Communication (MSTC). You can The Graduate Certificate in Cross-Cultural Communication will help to
directly apply the certificate courses to the MSTC. equip professionals with the knowledge and competencies to:
• Analyze personal cross-cultural awareness and implicit bias, in

addition to interpret organizational cross-cultural communication
strategy to develop effective communication processes and activities
indicated.
• Evaluate communication audiences from a holistic perspective,
Required Courses thereby constructing effective verbal and nonverbal interactions
based on cross-cultural consumption
Code Title Hours
• Formulate enlightened cross-cultural communication and inclusive
TCC 6400 Structured Documentation 4
diversity strategies, processes, and policies
TCC 6410 Online Documentation 4
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills through research, case analysis,
TCC 6430 Writing for the Computer Industry 4 role-plays, and experiential learning demonstrating agility, quick
TCC 6440 Advanced Writing for the Computer 4 response, and diplomacy employing cross-cultural communication
Industry strategies
Program Requirements DGM 6279 Project Management for Digital Media 4

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise DGM 6280 Managing for Digital Media 4
indicated. DGM 6285 Interactive Marketing Fundamentals 4
Required Courses Electives

CMN 6085 Strategies for Cross-Cultural 3 Complete one of the following: 4
Facilitation and Negotiation
DGM 6230 Digital Media Entrepreneurship
CMN 6095 Foundations of Developing Cultural 3
Awareness
Implementation
Required Electives Program Credit/GPA Requirements

Students must earn a minimum of 12 quarter hours.
SOCIAL JUSTICE TRACK Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Code Title Hours
PBR 6100 Introduction to Public Relations 3 Digital Video, Graduate Certificate
HSV 6120 Social Inequality, Social Change, and 3
Community Building With the quality and ease of use of digital video camcorders, anyone
ITC 6045 Information Technology Policy, Ethics, 3 can capture moving images, but the result is like a Stradivarius violin: It
and Social Responsibility takes training to make music. The Graduate Certificate in Digital Video
is a hands-on introduction to digital video technologies, as well as an
HRM 6040 High-Performance Human Resources 3
examination of the social, cultural, and political implications of moving-
image production in the digital age. Students have an opportunity to gain
INTERNATIONAL TRACK competency in digital production and postproduction while exploring
Code Title Hours various formal, conceptual, and structural strategies. Students will also
have an opportunity to learn to generate digital video that communicates
GST 6100 Globalization and Global Politics and 4
effectively and inventively, in preparation for positions in the creative
Economics
industries of gaming, design, and media production.
LDR 6145 Global Leadership 3 The courses in this program also serve as a concentration in the Master
HRM 6040 High-Performance Human Resources 3 of Professional Studies in Digital Media.
indicated.
Required Courses
Code Title Hours
Digital Media Management, Graduate Certificate DGM 6506 Introduction to Digital Video 2
DGM 6435 Digital Video Production 4
The digital media market space can present unexpected challenges to
standard business models. The Graduate Certificate in Digital Media DGM 6440 Editing in the Digital Studio 4
Management offers courses designed to help managers apply best
business practices to these nontraditional challenges. Students are Electives
offered the opportunity to gain skills in managing functionally diverse Code Title Hours
digital media teams, responding effectively to response-critical projects, Complete two of the following: 8
and implementing marketing strategy in a variety of media channels. DGM 6125 Time-Based Media
Courses in the program were selected by faculty from the College of DGM 6430 Screenwriting: Linear and Interactive
Professional Studies’ Master of Professional Studies in Digital Media. DGM 6545 Documentary and Nonfiction
The certificate consists of one core course selected from the MPS in Production
Digital Media (p. 321) curriculum combined with existing concentration
courses. Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Program Requirements Minimum 3.000 GPA required
indicated.
Biopharmaceutical Domestic Regulatory Affairs, Graduate
Required Courses Certificate
Code Title Hours
The biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries continue to experience
DGM 6145 Information Technology and Creative 4 rapid growth in the U.S. market. As companies in these industries seek
Practice
358 e-Learning and Instructional Design, Graduate Certificate
approval to market their products in the United States, demand for curriculum is designed to prepare professionals to design pedagogically
qualified regulatory affairs professionals continues to increase. Product sound online, blended, and technology-enhanced educational experiences
development scientists, marketers, quality personnel, as well as legal from stand-alone workshops to program suites.
experts that guide companies through the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) approval process, will benefit from regulatory affairs training. Certificate participants investigate the latest research on the science of
learning, draw on research-based principles to design engaging online
The Graduate Certificate in Biopharmaceutical Domestic Regulatory and mobile environments, and become prepared to respond innovatively
Affairs is designed to provide students with a greater understanding of to societal and institutional changes that impact the field of online and
U.S. biologic and pharmaceutical product regulation and their unique mobile education.
development, marketing, manufacturing, and postmarket approval-related
issues. The program also seeks to prepare students to ensure regulatory Students will have the option of applying their four courses toward the e-
compliance, proper validation, and utilization of proper quantitative learning and instructional design MEd program if they decide to pursue
measurement techniques. Courses from this certificate may be applied that degree.
toward the Master of Science in Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics,
and Medical Devices.
Program Requirements indicated.
indicated.
Required Courses
Code Title Hours
Required Courses EDU 6319 How People Learn 4
Code Title Hours EDU 6321 Models for Learning Design 4
RGA 6000 Introduction to Food and Drug 2 EDU 6323 Technology as a Medium for Learning 4
Regulation Elective
RGA 6101 Therapeutic Product Development: A 4 Code Title Hours
Regulatory Overview Complete one of the following: 4
Complete the appropriate number of electives to meet the 10-12 EDU 6324 Competencies, Assessment, and
minimum quarter-hour requirement: Learning Analytics
BTC 6210 Human Experimentation: EDU 6331 E-Learning Design as a Collaborative
Methodological Issues Fundamentals Profession
RGA 6002 Regulatory Compliance Culture EDU 6332 Open Learning
RGA 6203 Pharmaceutical and Medical Device EDU 6333 Social Media and Beyond
RGA 6207 Global Impact of Electronic Common Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Technical Document (eCTD) 16 total quarter hours required
Submissions Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Emergency Management, Graduate Certificate
RGA 6212 Introduction to Safety Sciences
RGA 6215 Project Management in Early Drug Program Requirements
Discovery and Development
RGA 6216 The Medical, Social, and Financial indicated.
Dimensions of Orphan Drugs
RGA 6217 Biomedical Product Development: From Required Courses
Biotech to Boardroom to Market Code Title Hours
RGA 6380 Advanced Regulatory Writing: New Drug HLS 6060 Strategic Planning and Budgeting 3
Applications
HLS 6070 Emergency Management and 3
RGA 6410 Fundamentals of CMC Regulations and Geographic Information Systems
Methods
HLS 6080 Continuity of Operations and Planning 3
HLS 6150 Essentials of Emergency Management 3
16 total quarter hours required HLS 6155 Critical Infrastructure, Security, and 3
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Emergency Management
HLS 6160 Advanced Emergency Management 3
HLS 6170 Emergency Management Capstone 3
e-Learning and Instructional Design, Graduate Certificate
The e-learning and instructional design certificate increases opportunities
for professional diversification and advancement as the contemporary
landscape of learning increasingly requires a digital component. This
Required Courses
Financial Markets and Institutions, Graduate Certificate
Courses should be taken in the following sequence:
In this rapidly changing business environment, the barriers between Code Title Hours
institutions are eroding, and competition is increasing due to deregulation
ACC 6210 Forensic Accounting Principles 4
and new product development. Managing internal operations more
efficiently and adapting to the changing external environment is critical ACC 6220 Dissecting Financial Statements 4
to the long-term survival of institutions. The Graduate Certificate in ACC 6230 Investigative Accounting and Fraud 4
Financial Markets and Institutions seeks to prepare students to measure Examination
the impact of accounting decisions on performance; to manage risks, ACC 6240 Litigation Support 4
assets, and liabilities to meet corporate goals; to understand domestic
and international financial systems and the institutions within them; and Program Credit/GPA Requirements
to build financial relationships that foster marketing financial products. 16 total quarter hours required
An examination of financial services industry principles and practices
seeks to provide individuals working in brokerage houses, investment or
commercial banks, insurance companies, or real estate with a greater Game Design, Graduate Certificate
understanding of financial systems as well as how to manage risks,
assets, and liabilities in meeting corporate goals. Game design is one of the fastest-growing fields in entertainment,
business, and education. From healthcare to political science, companies
Note: Courses from this certificate may not be applied toward the Master use games to educate their constituents and enhance employee skills.
of Science in Leadership.
The Graduate Certificate in Game Design offers a practice-oriented
Program Requirements approach to the art and science of game making. The program
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise emphasizes visual design and programming for video games and fosters
indicated. conceptual understanding of the principles of game design for all
varieties of games—from educational board games to iPhone games.
Required Courses
Courses in this program also serve as a concentration in the Master of
Code Title Hours
Professional Studies in Digital Media.
FIN 6101 Accounting Fundamentals for Financial 4
Institutions Program Requirements
FIN 6161 Investment Analysis 4 Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
FIN 6102 Asset and Liability Management 4 indicated.
FIN 6120 Building Financial Relationships 4
Required Courses
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Code Title Hours
16 total quarter hours required DGM 6122 Foundations of Digital Storytelling 4
Minimum 3.000 GPA required DGM 6308 Intermediate Programming for Digital 4
Media (Must take Test to qualify, if not
Forensic Accounting, Graduate Certificate take DMG 6108))
DGM 6400 Game Design Fundamentals 4
News surrounding corporate corruption has had a significant impact DGM 6403 Game Engine Fundamentals 4
on businesses, particularly the accounting industry. In response, the DGM 6405 Game Development 4
government has enacted sweeping accounting and business laws such
as the Sarbanes-Oxley 2002 legislation. Additionally, many professional Program Credit/GPA Requirements
organizations, including the American Institute of Certified Public 20 total quarter hours required
Accountants (AICPA) and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Minimum 3.000 GPA required
(ACFE), have made the prevention, detection, and prosecution of fraud
and accounting abuse a priority.
Geographic Information Systems, Graduate Certificate
This four-course graduate certificate in forensic accounting is designed
to help students apply techniques in identifying, collecting, and A geographic information system (GIS) combines layers of data to
examining evidence, including how to identify financial statement give needed information on specific locations. Such a system can map
misrepresentation, transaction reconstruction, and tax evasion. environmental sensitivities or geological features or can report on how
best to speed emergency personnel to an accident or crime scene.
Note: Courses from this certificate may not be applied toward the Master
Current fields using GIS include healthcare, public safety, environmental
of Science in Leadership.
management, transportation and operations technology, real estate, and
public utilities.
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise The Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems program
indicated. offers hands-on training, seeking to give students the necessary skills
and understanding to apply GIS competently and effectively. As a result
of the certificate curriculum, students should be well versed in GIS
360 Global Student Mobility, Graduate Certificate
theory, have practical hands-on exposure to GIS software and hardware, the skills and knowledge to enter this increasingly specialized field. The
understand the representation of data in both mapped and tabular forms, graduate certificate is designed to prepare students for employment in
and know how to plan and construct spatial databases. various sectors of the international education field including:
The courses in this certificate program may be applied to the Master of • Study abroad
Professional Studies in Geographic Information Technology. • International student and scholar services
• International admissions and recruitment
• The development and administration of international study, work, and
volunteer exchange
indicated.
• Student ESL and language programs
Required Courses • The complex range of U.S.–government-sponsored international
Code Title Hours exchange programs such as Fulbright, Humphrey, Muskie, YES, and
scores of others
GIS 5101 Introduction to Geographic Information 3
Systems • NGOs supporting these exchanges such as IIE, Amideast, American
Councils, and many others
GIS 5102 Fundamentals of GIS Analysis 3
• Creating and administering exchange programs for working
professionals outside of higher education, targeting religious,
GIS 5201 Advanced Spatial Analysis 3
philanthropic, and thematic programs
Electives
Code Title Hours
Complete two of the following: 6 indicated.
GIS 6320 Use and Applications of Free and Open-
Source GIS Desktop Software Required Courses
GIS 6340 GIS Customization Code Title Hours
GIS 6350 Planning a GIS Implementation GST 6810 International Higher Education 4
GIS 6360 Spatial Databases GST 6820 Managing Study Abroad 4
GIS 6370 Internet-Based GIS GST 6830 Managing International Students 4
GIS 6385 GIS/Cartography
GIS 6390 Business Applications of Geographic
Elective
Information Systems Code Title Hours
GIS 6391 Healthcare Applications of Geographic Complete one of the following: 4
Information Systems GST 6101 Global Literacy, Culture, and Community
GIS 6394 Crisis Mapping for Humanitarian Action INT 6900 International Field Study Experience
GIS 6395 Geospatial Analysis of Crime (Requires co-registration in a 1 q.h.
directed study. Students interested in
GIS 6396 GIS for Defense, Homeland Security,
taking INT 6900 should contact their
and Emergency Response
Academic Advisor.)
Global Student Mobility, Graduate Certificate

Global Studies and International Relations, Graduate Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Global Student Mobility offers an in-depth
The Graduate Certificate in Global Studies and International Relations
look at the dynamic field of international higher education for those
is designed to provide students with the skills and training necessary to
wishing to administer programs for domestic and/or international
analyze, research, and evaluate a topic of interest in a global location.
students, faculty, and institutions. Students will receive a grounding
Overall, the program curriculum focuses on the themes of transition
in cross-cultural theories while also exploring the widening range of
and development in the global world. Core courses provide a base of
program types, methods of delivery, and the importance of experiential
knowledge about global issues and are combined with an elective that
and service-learning exchanges. Courses explore U.S.–government-
allows students to focus on a specific area of interest.
sponsored programs, the role of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
dedicated to international academic exchanges, and the fast-growing
world of third-party providers. Taught by practitioners with real-world
experience, students will have ample opportunity to review case studies Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
illustrating both challenges and innovative practices in this essential indicated.
and highly specialized area of higher education.
The continual expansion of globalization has changed the landscape of

higher education worldwide and fueled the demand for professionals with
Required Courses NPM 6120 Financial Management for Nonprofit 3

Code Title Hours Organizations
GST 6100 Globalization and Global Politics and 4 HMG 6130 Healthcare Strategic Management 3
Economics
Elective Courses
Code Title Hours
Complete two of the following (minimum of 6 quarter hours): 6
Elective NPM 6110 Legal and Governance Issues in
Code Title Hours Nonprofit Organizations
Complete one of the following: 4 NPM 6150 Human Resources Management in

Nonprofit Organizations
HMG 6140 Principles of Population-Based
Management
HMG 6160 Healthcare Information Systems
GST 6504 Regional Studies: Europe Management
GST 6505 Regional Studies: Southwest and HMG 6170 Health Law, Politics, and Policy
Central Asia
GST 6506 Regional Studies: Latin America
16 total quarter hours required Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Higher Education Administration, Graduate Certificate

Health Management, Graduate Certificate
The effective administration of higher education institutions has never
Projections for the healthcare industry state that job growth will remain been as critical as at this time. Consider:
above average into the next decade. The needs of an aging population
along with the increased human life cycle are just some of the factors • The president of the United States of America and the secretary of
contributing to this growth. education are calling for access to higher education for all
• European and Asian universities are ascending in quality, increasing
The Graduate Certificate in Health Management examines the financial,
as market forces
political, legal, and operational aspects of a healthcare facility and
explores the evolution of healthcare delivery in the United States. • The electronic delivery of education is escalating, creating new
pedagogy and delivery models
Health managers are found in different roles across healthcare
organizations including: To meet these challenges, as well as changing demographics, financial
concerns, and legal and policy requirements, administrators and
• Strategic planning leaders in higher education need to be increasingly sophisticated and
• Operations knowledgeable.
• Human resources The Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Administration is designed
• Fund-raising to provide participants with an overall understanding of managerial
• Purchasing concepts as well as the operational and strategic concepts that lead
to effective administration. This program is best suited for individuals
Health managers are responsible for designing, administering, managing, seeking mid- to senior-level administrative roles and individuals
and evaluating health policies, programs, and services. The courses in interested in transitioning from industry and other organizations into
this certificate also serve as a concentration in the Master of Science in academia.
Leadership program.
The certificate is comprised of 16 quarter hours, which may be applied
Program Requirements toward the Master of Education in Higher Education Administration.
indicated. Program Requirements
Required Courses indicated.
Code Title Hours
HMG 6110 Organization, Administration, Financing, 3
Required Core Courses
and History of Healthcare Code Title Hours
HMG 6120 Human Resource Management in 3 EDU 6201 The Landscape of Higher Education 4
Healthcare EDU 6202 Faculty, Curriculum, and Academic 4
Community
EDU 6203 Education Law, Policy, and Finance 4
362 Human-Centered Informatics, Graduate Certificate
Elective
Human Resources Management, Graduate Certificate
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following: 4 In today’s multifaceted organizations, human resource professionals
EDU 6520 Learning and the Brain: Translating must respond to the growing challenges of regulatory compliance,
Research into Practice complex benefit plans, and training and motivating employees.
The Graduate Certificate in Human Resources Management seeks to
foster a deep understanding of organizational development and effective
EDU 6330 Digital Media Literacy change management, workforce planning and strategic recruitment, and
EDU 6558 Issues in Education training and performance management.
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Program Requirements

16 total quarter hours required Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
Minimum 3.000 GPA required indicated.
Required Courses
Human-Centered Informatics, Graduate Certificate
Code Title Hours
Human-centered informatics (HCI) focuses on the design, development, HRM 6015 Introduction to Human Resources 3
and evaluation of IT systems with a particular emphasis on the relations Management
and interactions between people and IT systems. The emphasis of HRM 6025 Workforce Analytics 3
understanding users experience when they interact with technology in
the information-rich environment and the design of interfaces between Electives
users and systems makes it different from the focus of software Code Title Hours
engineering programs or visual and artistic design programs. Complete four of the following. Students waived out of 12
HRM 6015, complete five of the following:
The human-centered informatics graduate certificate offers students
the opportunity to learn the theories of cognitive and social psychology HRM 6005 Creating a High-Performance
as well as universal principles of design adopted in human-computer Organization: Strategic Organizational
interaction. Students develop the technical skills to study user experience and HRM Choices
in various IT environments (home, business, social media, healthcare, HRM 6010 Compensation and Benefits
etc.), focusing on user needs, information architecture, and design of HRM 6020 Talent Acquisition and Onboarding
user interfaces. Successful students that graduate with the HCI graduate HRM 6030 The Employment Contract
certificate will be able to propose innovative or improve design solutions
HRM 6042 Strategic Workforce Planning
to real-world problems.
HRM 6047 Managing the Employee Life Cycle
Program Requirements HRM 6050 Employee Engagement
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise HRM 6060 Organizational Design
indicated. HRM 6070 Global Human Resources Management

Code Title Hours 18 total quarter hours required
Required Courses Minimum 3.000 GPA required
ITC 6410 Fundamentals of Human Behaviors for 3
Interactive Systems Information Security Management, Graduate Certificate
DGM 6461 Interactive Information Design 1 4
DGM 6168 Usability and Human Interaction 4 Information security is a management issue with global business
DGM 6268 Usable Design for Mobile Digital Media 4 implications. To succeed in today’s network economy requires more
Elective than simply a focus on information technology (IT) issues. Succeeding
also requires a focus on security strategy and management. IT security
governance is an overarching consideration in all risk-assessment
DGM 6463 Interactive Information Design 2 and management-related endeavors and is important for information
ALY 6070 Communication and Visualization for security since many issues have legal, regulatory, policy, and ethical
Data Analytics considerations. The associated risks of business today must be clearly
ITC 6355 Web Application Design and understood and managed.
Development
The Graduate Certificate in Information Security Management is designed
Program Credit/GPA Requirements to provide a conceptual and practical overview of information security
management. It begins with an overview of key information security
management issues and principles. It presents security governance
challenges including the policy, law, regulatory, and ethical accountability
frameworks that information security risk managers must work within.
The program includes review courses that prepare students for the CISSP Program Credit/GPA Requirements
and CISA exams. 20 total quarter hours required
indicated. Interdisciplinary Professional Studies, Graduate Certificate
Required Courses The contemporary workplace challenges professionals to develop and

Code Title Hours sustain the ever-changing skill sets and multidisciplinary workplace
competencies required for success as innovators, leaders, and change
agents. Organizations are similarly challenged in fostering employee
ITC 6305 IT Infrastructure (Systems, Networks, 3 professional development to meet the fluctuating demands of a highly
Telecom) technological and global economy. Today’s professionals desire state-
ITC 6310 Information Security Governance 3 of-the-art approaches for continuing their education, including shorter,
ITC 6315 Information Security Risk Management 3 flexible, modularized, and just-in-time academic opportunities. To
ITC 6320 Information Security Technology 3 meet the growing demand for 21st-century learning, custom tailored to
individual and organizational needs, Northeastern University’s College of
Electives Professional Studies created the Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in
Professional Studies—or iCert for short.
Code Title Hours
Complete one of the following: 3-4 iCert represents a radically different approach to professional and
ITC 6325 CISA Preparation academic learning. This first-of-its-kind certificate is uniquely designed to
ITC 6330 CISSP Preparation provide flexible multidisciplinary course options aligned with individual
or organizational needs by incorporating three powerful learning
components:
Program Credit/GPA Requirements 1. Intentional planning and reflection: Students identify and reflect on
18–19 total quarter hours required professional strengths, needs, aptitudes, and career interests in their
Minimum 3.000 GPA required iCert foundations course, resulting in a personalized professional
learning plan (PLP).
Interactive Design, Graduate Certificate 2. Individualized program design: Students choose courses from
multiple program areas, based on their PLP, customized to meet their
Digital media plays an increasingly significant role in the global culture academic goals.
and economy. The Graduate Certificate in Interactive Design offers 3. Innovative experiential learning: Students choose from credit or
an overview of courses in the creative process of storytelling and noncredit real-world learning opportunities through Northeastern’s
communicating through visuals and sound. Students have an opportunity online Experiential Network and their final iCert capstone course,
to gain expertise in time-based design and interface and experience connecting classroom learning to their current or future professional
design through a practice-oriented problem-solving approach. aspirations.
The courses in this program also serve as a concentration in the Master iCert graduates are encouraged to:
of Professional Studies in Digital Media.
• Identify, reflect on, and articulate professional goals in order to
Program Requirements envision a future self
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise • Develop a career focus that integrates and builds or enhances
indicated. knowledge, skills, and attitudes around the following multidisciplinary
workplace competencies:
Core Requirement • Communications
Code Title Hours • Creative problem solving
Required Courses • Cultural responsiveness
DGM 6501 Web Creation Boot Camp 2 • Leadership
DGM 6521 Web Creation for Content Management 2 • Lifelong learning
Systems • Management
DGM 6168 Usability and Human Interaction 4 • Systems thinking
or TCC 6120 Usability and User Experience • Technological proficiency
DGM 6461 Interactive Information Design 1 4 • Translate classroom learning into practice through authentic
DGM 6268 Usable Design for Mobile Digital Media 4 workplace experiences
Electives • Build a professional practice as individuals, members of
Complete one of the following: 4 organizations, and socially responsible members of the global
DGM 6217 Typography for Interactivity community
TCC 6490 Usability Testing for Technical • Continue graduate studies in the following 10 master’s degrees:
Communicators • Corporate and organizational communication
• Education
364 International Biopharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs, Graduate Certificate
• Homeland security HUMAN SERVICES

• Human services Code Title Hours
• Leadership HSV 6100 Theory and Practice of Human Services 3
• Learning analytics HSV 6110 Human Services Management and 3
• Nonprofit management Development
HSV 6120 Social Inequality, Social Change, and 3
• Project management
Community Building
• Sports leadership
• Technical communication LEADERSHIP
Code Title Hours
Program Requirements LDR 6100 Developing Your Leadership Capability 3
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise LDR 6110 Leading Teams 3
indicated.
Required Courses NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT
EDU 6184 Interdisciplinary Foundations 2 NPM 6110 Legal and Governance Issues in 3
EDU 6980 Interdisciplinary Capstone 2 Nonprofit Organizations
NPM 6120 Financial Management for Nonprofit 3
Choose a minimum of 12 quarter hours from the following: Organizations
CORPORATE AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION NPM 6150 Human Resources Management in 3
Code Title Hours Nonprofit Organizations
CMN 6080 Intercultural Communication 3
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
CMN 6020 Ethical Issues in Organizational 3 Code Title Hours
Communication
CMN 6015 Introduction to the Digital Era: The 3
CMN 6110 Group Dynamics and Interpersonal 3
Projects
CMN 6060 Negotiation, Mediation, and Facilitation 3
Managers
CMN 6025 Digital Era Skills: Platforms, Tools, and 3
PJM 6215 Leading Remote Project Teams 3
Techniques
SPORTS LEADERSHIP
EDUCATION
Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours
LDR 6400 Sports Management 3
EDU 6319 How People Learn 4
EDU 6323 Technology as a Medium for Learning 4 TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION
EDU 6051 Culture, Equity, Power, and Influence 4 Code Title Hours
EDU 6333 Social Media and Beyond 4 TCC 6100 Introduction to Technical and 4
EDU 6450 The Globalization of Education 4 Professional Writing
TCC 6450 Managing Technical Publications 4
LEARNING ANALYTICS TCC 6430 Writing for the Computer Industry 4
Code Title Hours
EDU 6340 Learning Analytics Concepts and 4 Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Theories 16 total quarter hours required
EDU 6341 Introduction to Data Mining in 4 Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Education
EDU 6343 Predictive Modeling for Learning 4 International Biopharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs, Graduate
Analytics
Certificate
EDU 6182 Educational Statistics 4
To work in today’s global biopharmaceutical industry, there is a
HOMELAND SECURITY
strong need to understand international regulations that impact the
Code Title Hours
development, marketing, and manufacturing of pharmaceutical and
HLS 6000 Introduction to Homeland Security 3 biotechnology products.
The Graduate Certificate in Biopharmaceutical International Regulatory

Affairs curriculum focuses on factors that facilitate the safety,
performance, and efficacy of biomedical goods. Program training covers
the assessment of international regulations and interpretation of their
likely impact on a company’s global commercialization strategies.

Through participation in the program, students will have an opportunity to Leadership, Graduate Certificate
gain an understanding of international regulatory requirements necessary
to implement such strategies. Today’s cross-functional teams and organizations require a leadership
style that capitalizes on the collective expertise and capabilities of the
Course work covers biotechnology and pharmaceutical product approval group. The development and mastery of collaborative leadership skills
processes, regulatory analysis, and liability laws as they exist across are not typically part of one’s focused discipline preparation; hence,
different regulatory systems. The graduate certificate will provide leadership requires deliberate development by those who assume
core regulatory knowledge to students entering into the field from leadership roles.
bench research, clinical studies, quality control/assurance, pharmacy,
bioengineering, business, and legal analysis. The curriculum covers The Graduate Certificate in Leadership starts with the premise that
regulatory environments in Europe, Latin America, Australia, Japan, and everyone is capable of leadership. The program studies every aspect
other emerging economies. Courses from this certificate may be applied of leadership dynamics from the leader as an individual to working in
toward the Master of Science in Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, teams and from the organization itself to the development of strategic
and Medical Devices. leadership techniques. Course work exposes participants to a series
of alternative perspectives of leadership, including collaborative
Program Requirements models. Using the course’s action-learning methods, participants build a
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise personal model of leadership that they can put to immediate use in their
indicated. workplace.
Required Courses Program Requirements

indicated.
RGA 6221 European Union Compliance Process 4
Required Courses
RGA 6241 Working in Multicultural Environments: 2
Code Title Hours
Challenges and Opportunities
RGA 6204 Legal Issues in International Food,
LDR 6140 Strategy Development and 3
RGA 6207 Global Impact of Electronic Common
Implementation
Submissions
Leadership Electives
Management for Regulatory Affairs Code Title Hours
RGA 6212 Introduction to Safety Sciences Complete two of the following: 6
RGA 6223 Introduction to Canadian, Asian, and LDR 6135 Ethical Leadership

Latin American Regulatory Affairs HRM 6005 Creating a High-Performance
RGA 6224 Regulation of Biomedical Product Organization: Strategic Organizational
Commercialization by Health Canada and HRM Choices
RGA 6229 Biomedical Product Regulatory Affairs LDR 6150 Innovation and Organizational

in Emerging Markets: Russia and Transformation
Kazakhstan CMN 6010 Strategic Communication Management
RGA 6240
RGA 6244 Therapeutic Product Development in
Canada
RGA 6245 Regulation of Generic Pharmaceutical
RGA 6249 Chinese Food and Drug Administration Leading And Managing Technical Projects, Graduate Certificate
Regulation of Biomedical Product
Commercialization Whether you’re an established project manager, or you're working in a
technical field and aspire to be one, Northeastern’s Graduate Certificate
RGA 6255 Global Convergence of Regulatory
in Leading and Managing Technical Projects seeks to give you the
Science and Reimbursement/Market
foundational skills and practical knowledge you need to be successful.
Access
Through courses you take online, our technical project management
Program Credit/GPA Requirements curriculum will give you the opportunity to:
Minimum 3.000 GPA required • Develop the leadership and management skills to lead technical
projects
• Learn how to communicate technical content to a nontechnical
audience
366 Leading Communication Strategy and Talent Development, Graduate Certificate
• Gain practice leading remote teams, including global teams Electives

• Plan and schedule projects using the most current and relevant Code Title Hours
methodologies
• Develop a personal leadership approach to motivate and inspire
others
And should you choose, you can apply the credits you earn toward your PJM 6000 Project Management Practices
certificate directly to our master’s in project management (p. 339), PJM 6215 Leading Remote Project Teams
master’s in leadership (p. 335), master’s in corporate and organizational
CMN 6045 Leveraging Digital Technologies:
communication (p. 328), or master’s in Informatics (p. 325).

indicated.
Required Courses
Code Title Hours Learning Analytics, Graduate Certificate
Educators today are “swimming” in data about curricula, student
assessment, social media, registrations, and demographics stored in
Projects
data warehouses and "the cloud." This data makes it possible to collect,
manage, and maintain massive amounts of educational information. The
Managers
need to analyze and make data-based decisions in education has led to
PJM 6215 Leading Remote Project Teams 3 the emergence of a new field called learning analytics.
PJM 6220 Planning and Scheduling Technical 3
Projects Through a set of focused courses, our curriculum will give you the
opportunity to:
• Articulate and integrate diverse perspectives in the field of learning
Program Credit/GPA Requirements analytics, including learning analytics assumptions, theories,
18 total quarter hours required epistemologies, and debates
Minimum 3.000 GPA required • Align learning analytics processes to address the needs of
educational institutions and answer questions posed by educational
Leading Communication Strategy and Talent Development, leaders
Graduate Certificate • Select, prepare, implement, interpret, and evaluate learning analytic
models appropriately
The Graduate Certificate in Leading Communication and Talent
And should you choose, you can apply the credits you earn toward your
Development responds to the growing demand for communicators who
certificate directly to our Master of Education concentration in learning
can assume a strategic advisory and leadership role. This certificate
analytics
is intended to prepare communicators with the knowledge and
competencies to:
• Participate in the development of their organization’s strategic Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
objectives through effective communication processes and activities indicated.
• Structure an effective communication function with a highly
motivated team of communication professionals and appropriate
Required Courses
allocation of resources Code Title Hours
• Identify, mentor, and promote talented communication professionals EDU 6340 Learning Analytics Concepts and 4
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the organization’s senior management Theories
team EDU 6341 Introduction to Data Mining in 4
Education
Program Requirements EDU 6182 Educational Statistics 4
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise EDU 6343 Predictive Modeling for Learning 4
Required Courses Program Credit/GPA Requirements

Code Title Hours 16 total quarter hours required
CMN 6200 Strategic Communications Advisor: 3 Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Roles and Responsibilities
CMN 6201 Managing Communication Resources 3
CMN 6202 Management Symposium 3
RGA 6233 Application of Quality System

Medical Devices Regulatory Affairs, Graduate Certificate Regulation in Medical Device Design
and Manufacturing
The national and regional medical device industries have continued
RGA 6242 Preparing EU Medical Device Clinical
to experience significant market growth, despite the fluctuations
Evaluations
in the overall global economy. There are more than 7,000 medical
RGA 6243 Medical Device Product Development in
device companies in the United States alone, and nearly 1,000 of these
Canada
are based in Massachusetts. In total, the medical device sector in
Massachusetts employs 36,000 workers, has a payroll of over $1.8 billion, RGA 6370 Advanced Regulatory Writing: Medical
and annual product shipments of $7.3 billion. Device Submissions
The Graduate Certificate in Medical Devices Regulatory Affairs provides Submissions
students with an opportunity to gain a detailed knowledge of the
ITP 6305
regulations influencing the commercialization of new and existing
medical devices. The intensely practical curriculum spans the entire life
cycle of product development and introduces students to the salient
features governing both pre- and postapproval stages. The program
content also examines the relationship between regulatory agencies
and the medical device industry. Students have the opportunity to take
specialized courses on regulatory systems outside the United States. Nonprofit Management, Graduate Certificate
The certificate will help advance the careers of students coming from
Nonprofits today simply require a higher level of management expertise.
such fields as bioengineering, quality control/assurance, intellectual
Nonprofit managers are required to manage people and programs
property, business, and marketing. The choice of several courses makes
more efficiently and effectively. The Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit
this certificate ideal for students already working in the regulatory world
Management focuses on developing skills in organizational management,
as well as those just entering into the profession.
financial management, fund-raising, grant and report writing, human
Courses from this certificate may be applied toward the Master of resources management, and governance.
Science in Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices.
The program integrates theoretical approaches with practical application
to prepare students for positions in either small or large nonprofit
organizations. The program targets individuals who work in the nonprofit
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise sector as executive directors, managers, program staff, board members,
indicated. and volunteers. Students have an opportunity to participate in case
studies, individual and group projects, and class discussions.
Core Requirement
Required Courses Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
RGA 6001 Introduction to Food and Drug 2 indicated.
Administration Medical Device
Regulation Required Courses
RGA 6202 Medical Device Development: A 4 Code Title Hours
Regulatory Overview NPM 6110 Legal and Governance Issues in 3
Electives Nonprofit Organizations
Complete the appropriate number of electives to obtain 10-12 NPM 6120 Financial Management for Nonprofit 3
minimum quarter hours required for the program: Organizations
BTC 6210 Human Experimentation: NPM 6125 Promoting Nonprofit Organizations 3
Methodological Issues Fundamentals NPM 6130 Fundraising and Development for 3
BTC 6260 The Business of Medicine and Nonprofit Organizations
Biotechnology NPM 6140 Grant and Report Writing 3
RGA 6002 Regulatory Compliance Culture NPM 6150 Human Resources Management in 3
RGA 6112 Biomedical Intellectual Property Nonprofit Organizations
Trade Secrets Program Credit/GPA Requirements
RGA 6205 Emerging Trends and Issues in the 18 total quarter hours required
Medical Device Industry Minimum 3.000 GPA required
RGA 6225 Japanese Medical Device Regulations Organizational Communication, Graduate Certificate
and Registration
RGA 6226 Canadian and Australian Medical The study of organizational communication focuses on the dynamics
Device Regulations of communication in complex organizations for the purpose of learning
how individuals within such organizations can become effective
RGA 6227 Emerging Medical Device Markets
communicators. Whether the context of such communication is
368 Port Security, Graduate Certificate
meetings or professional presentations, communicating during a management and response, and the planning and execution of maritime
crisis, or intercultural exchanges, the message is consistent: Effective and aviation operations within today’s security challenges.
communication is a crucial factor in determining organizational success.
indicated.
Required Courses
Required Courses Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours HLS 6100 Maritime Port Security 1 4
CMN 6010 Strategic Communication Management 3 HLS 6110 Maritime Port Security 2 4
CMN 6020 Ethical Issues in Organizational 3 HLS 6120 Aviation Security 1 4
Communication HLS 6130 Aviation Security 2 4
CMN 6910 Organizational Communication 3 HLS 6140 Port Security Capstone 4
Assessment
Electives
CMN 6061 Personal Branding
Professional Sports Administration, Graduate Certificate
CMN 6060 Negotiation, Mediation, and Facilitation The revenue of the global professional sports industry has grown to $145
Complete one of the following: 3 billion and also projects an increase in jobs by up to 13 percent by 2020
CMN 6080 Intercultural Communication (PwC, 2015).
CMN 6090 Organizational Culture, Climate, and The Graduate Certificate in Professional Sports Administration is
Communication designed to give students an in-depth understanding of this professional
CMN 6100 Communication Networks and segment of the sports industry. Through the program’s curriculum,
Managing Information students will be given the opportunity to acquire professional leadership
CMN 6110 Group Dynamics and Interpersonal skills and knowledge in a variety of topical areas including sports
Conflict: Meeting Management management, marketing, sponsorship, event management, risk
CMN 6015 Introduction to the Digital Era: The management, and finance.
Upon completion, all credits earned in the professional sports
administration certificate can also be applied directly into the Master of
Sports Leadership (p. 352) program.
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Program Requirements
Port Security, Graduate Certificate indicated.
The Graduate Certificate in Port Security examines U.S. and international Required Courses
policy, laws, and regulations for maritime and aviation security in light Code Title Hours
of current security challenges, terrorism and transnational criminal LDR 6323 Event Management 3
threats, and the potential U.S. and global impact of maritime and aviation LDR 6400 Sports Management 3
security failures. Emergency response and recovery mechanisms and
LDR 6435 Fiscal Practices in Sports 3
implementation as well as organizations and associations critical to
modern U.S. maritime and aviation port security infrastructure protection LDR 6440 Sports Marketing and Promotions 3
will be evaluated and exercised. LDR 6445 Corporate Sponsorships 3
LDR 6460 Risk Management in Athletics 3
The certificate offers leaders an opportunity to evaluate maritime
and aviation security risks, threats, and measures to mitigate within Program Credit/GPA Requirements
applicable U.S. and international policy, assess and implement response
and planning mechanisms for maritime transportation system security
and aviation and airport security requirements, and conduct real-world
actionable planning and strategy development for maritime and aviation
security response and crisis management, among other essential skills Program and Portfolio Management, Graduate Certificate
for senior leaders.
The increasingly important role of program and portfolio managers is
This certificate is ideal for homeland security professionals and industry clear, as we see more companies orienting their work in a projectized
leaders responsible for maritime and aviation port security, incident fashion. Not only are companies seeking to projectize their workflow, but
they are seeking to better align projects with the strategic direction of the
company and industry. Program and portfolio managers need to be able

to evidence the strategic value that projects are accomplishing and can Project Management, Graduate Certificate
continue to accomplish in their organizational context.
Technical and managerial employees at all levels of organizations
The need for organizations to coordinate their related projects into are being asked to manage small and large projects. Many of these
programs and to seek to understand the value of their work through professionals have not been specifically trained to effectively and
the lens of a portfolio is recognized throughout all industry sectors. efficiently manage projects. The task of managing projects has its
This has been made clear through the creation of advanced industry own body of knowledge. This program seeks to provide the practical
®
certifications, such as the Program Management Professional (PgMP ) and theoretical knowledge for which the Project Management Institute
®
and the Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP ) credential by the tests, and it is expected that individuals who successfully complete this
Project Management Institute. program will be capable of fulfilling the education requirements of the
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification exam.
Northeastern University's Graduate Certificate in Program and Portfolio
Management is designed to prepare individuals with the knowledge, This certificate program in project management is designed with
skills, and tools needed to effectively manage project-based programs sufficient course flexibility to accommodate professionals with various
and portfolios. levels of project management experience. Project management principles
are applicable to both manufacturing and service industries, including
Program Requirements professionals in fields such as software engineering, construction
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise management, and financial services.
indicated.
Required Courses Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
PJM 6710 Introduction to Program and Portfolio 3
Management Required Courses
PJM 6715 Advanced Program Management 3 Note: Foundations of Project Management (PJM 5900) is required for
students who do not have at least two years of professional experience
PJM 6720 Advanced Portfolio Management 3
working on projects. This course is intended only for those who are not
PJM 6725 Program and Portfolio Leadership 3 familiar with professional project work. Students with two years or more
PJM 6730 Program and Portfolio Evaluation 3 of professional project experience should not take this course:
PJM 6735 Program and Portfolio Management 3
Capstone Code Title Hours
Program Credit/GPA Requirements PJM 6000 Project Management Practices 3
18 total quarter hours required PJM 6005 Project Scope Management 3
Minimum 3.000 GPA required PJM 6025 Project Scheduling and Cost Planning 3
Project Business Analysis, Graduate Certificate
Project Management Electives
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Complete two of the following. Note: Students who take 6
indicated. PJM 5900 are required to take only one course in this section:
Required Courses
PJM 6135 Project Quality Management
Code Title Hours
PJM 6610 Foundations of Project Business 3 Managers
Analysis
PJM 6620 Project Business Analysis: Needs 3 Management
Assessment
PJM 6810 Principles of Agile Project Management
PJM 6630 Project Business Analysis: 3
Requirements Planning and Analysis Program Credit/GPA Requirements
PJM 6640 Leadership Strategies for the Business 3 18 total quarter hours required
Analyst Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Public and Media Relations, Graduate Certificate

There is growing demand for communication professionals with digital
media skills and a strategic perspective on brand and reputation
management. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment
of public relations specialists and managers will grow by 12 percent and
370 Remote Sensing, Graduate Certificate
13 percent, respectively. The Graduate Certificate in Public and Media to planetary environments and astronomy. Remote sensing is applicable
Relations is designed to prepare communication professionals who to many other situations, including land-use change, pollution tracking,
focus on external stakeholders for the challenges of a rapidly changing land-use and planning, transportation systems, and military observation.
industry. This program focuses on developing strategic communication
plans, crafting compelling messages, and performing audience research, The online Graduate Certificate in Remote Sensing aims to make
while preparing students with the latest skills in digital platforms, tools, education and training in remote sensing available to adult and
and techniques. professional students. The remote sensing certificate program seeks
to produce students who are well versed in remote sensing theory, who
The goal of this program is to equip graduates with the knowledge and have hands-on exposure to remote sensing software and hardware, and
skills to: who have learned how to extract pertinent data from remotely sensed
data sets. This six-course certificate program seeks to provide students
• Design and produce public and media relations campaigns using with the necessary skills and understanding to apply remote sensing
written materials, social media, audio, video, and web-based tools knowledge competently and effectively in a variety of areas.
• Identify and anticipate audience behavior and expectations using
primary and secondary research methods Program Requirements
• Strategically design, implement, and evaluate campaigns that support Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
organizational performance indicated.
The courses in this program also serve as a concentration in the Master Core Courses
of Science in Corporate and Organizational Communication (p. 328). Code Title Hours
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise RMS 6110 Digital Image Processing 3
indicated.
Remote Sensing Electives
Required Courses Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours Complete four of the following: 12
PBR 6100 Introduction to Public Relations 3 RMS 6215 Unmanned Aerial Systems for
PBR 6135 Public Relations Strategy and Planning 3 Geospatial Analysts
PBR 6710 Public Relations Research: 3 RMS 6230 Remote Sensing and Global Change
Understanding External Audiences RMS 6240 Introduction to Radar and LiDAR
Remote Sensing
Elective Courses RMS 6250 Spatial Analytics for Vegetation and
Code Title Hours Precision Agriculture
Complete three of the following: 9-10 RMS 6270 Remote Sensing for Disaster
PBR 6125 Community Relations and Corporate Management
Social Responsibility RMS 6280 Automated Feature Extraction for the
PBR 6130 Public Relations Writing Seminar 1 Geospatial Professional
PBR 6140 Public Relations Writing Seminar 2 RMS 6290 Spectroscopic Image Analysis
CMN 6025 Digital Era Skills: Platforms, Tools, and RMS 6292 Photogrammetry and GPS
Techniques GIS 6394 Crisis Mapping for Humanitarian Action
CMN 6035 Legal, Policy, and Ethical Issues in the
Digital Era Program Credit/GPA Requirements
CMN 6045 Leveraging Digital Technologies: 18 total quarter hours required
Strategy, Assessment, and Governance Minimum 3.000 GPA required

DGM 6290 Social Media and Brand Strategy Respiratory Specialty Practice, Graduate Certificate
Implementation
The goal and planned outcome of the respiratory specialty practice
Program Credit/GPA Requirements certificate program is to meet the need for registered respiratory
18–19 total quarter hours required therapists (RRTs) to document their competency in one of four
Minimum 3.000 GPA required respiratory care specialist practice areas:
1. Adult critical care

Remote Sensing, Graduate Certificate 2. Neonatal and pediatric intensive care
3. Asthma and COPD education/wellness coordination
Remote sensing is the measurement of information by a recording
4. Pulmonary function testing
device that is not in physical contact with the object being measured. In
practice, remote sensing is the utilization at a distance (as from aircraft, The goal and expected outcome is to help students working in these
space shuttle, spacecraft, satellite, or ship) of any device for gathering areas to reach a competency level where they can become board-certified
information about the environment. The term remote sensing is most specialists in one or more of the four specialty areas.
often applied to terrestrial and weather observations but can be applied
Program Requirements CMN 6045 Leveraging Digital Technologies: 3

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Strategy, Assessment, and Governance
indicated. CMN 6065 Implementation and Management of 3
Social Media Channels and Online
Required Courses Communities
1
RPT 7400 Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders 4 Complete one to two of the following: 3-8
RPT 7401 Cardiopulmonary Assessment and 4 DGM 6285 Interactive Marketing Fundamentals
Diagnostics DGM 6290 Social Media and Brand Strategy
Implementation
Electives
TCC 6710 Content Strategy
Code Title Hours
CMN 6040 Consumer Behaviors in the Online
Complete two of the following: 8 Environment
RPT 7402 Adult Critical Care
RPT 7403 Neonatal and Pediatric Care Program Credit/GPA Requirements
RPT 7404 Pulmonary Wellness Education and 19–21 total quarter hours required
Coordination Minimum 3.000 GPA required
RPT 7405 Development of Patient Management 1
Students may qualify to waive CMN 6015 if they have social media
Plans
experience. Please consult with your academic advisor.

16 total quarter hours required Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages, Graduate
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other

Social Media and Online Communities, Graduate Certificate
Languages (TESOL) is designed to provide students with a solid
foundation in the structure and use of English language. The certificate
Social media management and strategy development have become core
offers teaching strategies, firmly grounded in research, theory, and
skills required for communication professionals. According to WANTED
practice, to instruct ESL/EFL (English as a Second Language/ English
Analytics, 1.6 million working professionals utilize social media skills
as a Foreign Language) to adults in the United States or internationally.
in jobs at the manager and executive level. The Graduate Certificate in
Students have an opportunity to develop learning e-portfolios as part of
Social Media and Online Communities focuses on strategic framework
their course work.
and the role digital media has in supporting organizational performance.
The program integrates theory and practice, including experimenting with Topics covered by the program include best practices in TESOL
various tools and platforms and reflecting on lessons learned from active methodology through a combination of lecture, small group work,
management and experimentation. reflection, classroom observation, and a practicum that provides hands-
on experience designing lessons, materials, and assessments. Whether
Students completing the program will have the opportunity to obtain the
students want to teach English abroad, work with immigrant adult
knowledge and skills to:
populations in the United States, or teach English at the university level,
• Take a strategic approach to the design and implementation of social this graduate certificate will provide them with an opportunity to gain
media channels and online communities a combination of theoretical and practical training to teach English
to speakers of other languages in international contexts, community
• Learn how to define metrics for measuring success, develop training,
colleges, and within organizations devoted to adult English-language
and evaluate the performance of social media activities
learners.
• Manage organizational risks and learn best practices in the creation
of social media policies and guidelines This certificate does not lead to Massachusetts licensure.
Courses within the social media and online communities certificate SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
program also serve as a concentration through the Master's in Corporate • The TESOL certificate program may be completed in two quarters and
and Organizational Communication program (p. 328). is offered 100 percent online.
• Students have the option to complete the practicum component
Program Requirements online or on-ground.
Required Courses • The program has two start terms: fall quarter and spring quarter.
Code Title Hours
Required Courses Program Requirements
CMN 6015 Introduction to the Digital Era: The 3 Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
1 indicated.
CMN 6025 Digital Era Skills: Platforms, Tools, and 3
Techniques
CMN 6035 Legal, Policy, and Ethical Issues in the 3
Digital Era
372 Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages, Graduate Certificate
Required Courses
Code Title Hours
Linguistics
EDU 6534 Bilingualism, Second Language, and 4
Literacy Development
EDU 6558 Issues in Education 1-4
EDU 6302 Teaching, Learning, and Assessment: 4
How English Is Learned and Used
EDU 6312 TESOL Practicum and Seminar 5

College of Science
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/cos/graduate) all graduate-level course work completed at the time of clearance for
graduation will be counted unless the student is immediately continuing
Kenneth W. Henderson, PhD, Dean on for a PhD degree in his or her department.
Brent Nelson, PhD, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Affairs
David E. Budil, PhD, Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Affairs
Frederick C. Davis, PhD, Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs, Diversity and Course Registration
Inclusion
TBD, Associate Dean, Administration and Students are encouraged to obtain advisor approval of course selections
Finance each semester. This approval is required for all assistantship recipients,
James Poulos, MA, Associate Dean, Development and some departments require it for all students. Students should check
Lauren Machunis, MS, Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Advising and with individual departments for specific guidelines.
Enrollment Management
Kellie Melchin, MS, Assistant Dean, Graduate Administration Transfer Credit
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gradcos@northeastern.edu Studies (CPS) transfer to the College of Science as external credits
and count toward the 9-semester-hour maximum of transfer credit. As
The College of Science seeks to offer advanced students outstanding courses at other institutions may not parallel courses at Northeastern,
academics and real-world research experience through cutting- the student’s academic department will determine the number of
edge research opportunities that are both discipline based and semester hours the external course will be worth. This calculation
interdisciplinary. Our doctoral and master’s degree programs in the may result in fewer semester hours than the course was assigned at
physical sciences, life sciences, and mathematics seek to give students the institution at which the student completed the course. In addition,
a deep understanding of emerging fields such as chemical biology, courses accepted for transfer credit must have been completed within
cognition and neuroscience, environmental and marine science, five years of the date the student is admitted to graduate study. Grades
biochemistry, bioinformatics, biotechnology, nanoscience, and network are not transferred. Some departments may accept fewer than 9 transfer
science. Our programs are positioned at the forefront of discovery, credits.
invention, and innovation. We seek to prepare students and professionals
to enter the scientific workforce serving the academy, government, or
private sector. Awards
Only those students who are registered in degree programs are eligible
Academic Policies and Procedures for awards. Award recipients will receive an official award letter from the
College of Science via email. Pay attention to this letter as it is an official
• Grading Policies (p. 373) contract that should be read carefully. In addition, to maintain awards,
• Course Registration (p. 373) students must be making satisfactory progress toward their degrees.
• Transfer Credit (p. 373)
Receipt of financial support administered by the College of Science is
• Awards (p. 373) contingent on satisfactory academic progress toward the degree and
• Satisfactory Progress (p. 374) on meeting department-specific guidelines. The College of Science
• Time Limitation (p. 374) requires that all students receiving awards will generally have two
• Changes in Requirements (p. 374) semesters to reach a 3.000 grade-point average (GPA). Students whose
cumulative GPA is below 3.000 will be reviewed by their departments
• The Doctor of Philosophy Degree (PhD) (p. 374)
and by the College of Science and may have their funding terminated
• The Master’s Degree Academic Requirements (p. 375)
on recommendation of their department or by decision of the College of
Science in consultation with their department. Renewals of awards will
Grading Policies depend on the student making satisfactory academic progress toward
the degree, including a GPA of 3.000 or the department’s minimum GPA,
In the College of Science, not more than two courses or 6 semester if it is higher than the College of Science minimum, and satisfactory
hours of credit, whichever is greater, may be repeated to satisfy the performance of any duties required by the award.
requirements for the degree. Only such repeats will be counted in
calculating the cumulative grade-point average.
No grade changes are permitted after the end of the final examination
period one calendar year from the semester in which the student
registered for the course. In calculating the overall cumulative average,
374 Satisfactory Progress
Comprehensive Examination
Satisfactory Progress
Degree programs may require a comprehensive examination. Generally,
students are expected to complete all of the required degree course work
Satisfactory progress means satisfying requirements in the College of
prior to taking the comprehensive examination. Students must complete
Science, in this graduate catalog, and in the regulations specified by the
this requirement within the time limit set by the program of study, usually
departments.
within one term of completing the required course work.
The College of Science sets minimum standards for all students to
fulfill. Departments and programs may have additional requirements
Doctoral Degree Candidacy
that exceed those of the College of Science. Students in the College PhD degree candidacy is established when students have completed
of Science must be making satisfactory progress, including working all departmental and university requirements for candidacy. These
toward the graduation requirement of a grade-point average of 3.000 in requirements vary by department and include completing the minimum
their course work and the timely completion of course work and number of graduate semester hours required of doctoral students by
comprehensive/qualifying examinations. See also the university’s policy the department (this may include an earned master’s degree accepted
on academic standing (“Minimum Cumulative Grade-Point Average by the department) and passing a qualifying examination and/or a
(p. 29)”). comprehensive examination. Once students reach doctoral degree
candidacy they will be certified, in writing, by the college. Registration in
course work is not permitted once a student reaches candidacy.
Time Limitation
Continuity of Registration
Refer to university policy regarding time limitations. If students wish For each of the first two semesters that a doctoral candidate has
to apply for an extension of the time limit, they must submit a petition established candidacy, the student must register for Dissertation.
to their department of study. The petition must include a detailed plan For each semester beyond the two Dissertation registrations, the
for completion of all remaining degree requirements. In the case of student must register for Doctoral Dissertation Continuation until the
master’s degree time limit extension requests for course work, the dissertation is approved by the College of Science. During the terms
department must certify that the content of each of the courses has not when a student is registered for Doctoral Dissertation or Dissertation
changed since the time the student completed the course. If deemed Continuation, course work is not permitted as the course requirements
appropriate, the department will recommend a time limit extension to for the degree have already been met. If the academic program requires
graduate student services. The associate dean for research and graduate enrollment in seminars or courses in addition to Dissertation or
education has final approval of time limit extensions. Dissertation Continuation, the department’s graduate director will make
a recommendation to the College of Science for approval. Approval
Changes in Requirements must happen prior to registration. Students must be registered for
Dissertation or Dissertation Continuation during the semester in which
The continuing development of the College of Science graduate programs they take the final oral examination (including the full summer semester
requires regular revision of curricula. When no hardship is imposed on if that is when defense occurs). Any student who does not attend
the student because of changes and the facilities of the school permit, Northeastern University for a period of one year may be required to
the student is expected to meet the most recent requirements. However, apply for readmission. A student who does not enroll for a period of
if it can be demonstrated to the director of graduate admissions and three semesters, or one year, will be required to apply for readmission.
student services that doing so does impose a substantial hardship, Readmission is done via Apply Yourself. A student who does not enroll for
the requirements of the year in which the student matriculated will be a period of two semesters, or less than one year, may petition his or her
applicable. department for reactivation. If the department is supportive, the student
will be required to submit a written request to the departmental graduate
committee. If the graduate committee feels the student is worthy of
The Doctor of Philosophy Degree (PhD) reactivation, the student’s written request must be submitted to Graduate
Admissions and Student Services. Please note that college admissions
The Doctor of Philosophy degree is awarded to candidates who provide deadlines apply to requests for readmission and reactivation.
evidence of high scholastic attainment and research ability in their major
field. Specific degree requirements are administered by a committee in Dissertation
charge of the degree program. It is the responsibility of the chair of this Each doctoral student must complete a dissertation that embodies the
committee to certify to the College of Science the completion of each results of extended research and makes an original contribution to the
requirement for each candidate. field. This work should give evidence of the candidate’s ability to carry
out investigation and interpret in a logical manner the results of the
Residence Requirement research. The method of approval of the dissertation is established by the
A Doctor of Philosophy degree student must spend the equivalent of committee in charge of the degree program. The chair of the dissertation
at least one academic year in residence at the university as a full-time committee must be a full-time member of the faculty of Northeastern
graduate student. The committee of each degree program specifies the University. In addition, the chair of the dissertation committee must hold
method by which the residence requirement is satisfied. a doctoral degree. Typically, only one external committee member is
allowed.
Qualifying Exam
In programs where a qualifying exam is required, students must complete Final Oral Examination
this requirement within the time limit set by the program of study. The final oral examination will be on the subject matter of the doctoral
dissertation and on important developments in the field of the
dissertation. Other fields may be included if recommended by the
examining committee. This examination will be taken after completion
of all other degree requirements and must be held at least two weeks University Distinguished Professor and Chair
prior to the Commencement at which the PhD is awarded. The oral exam
must take place on campus in the presence of the chair/advisor and 134 Mugar Life Sciences Building
other dissertation committee members. The dissertation defense must 617.373.2260
be publicly announced prior to the defense and the opportunity given for 617.373.3724 (fax)
other students, staff, and faculty to attend. gradbio@northeastern.edu
Director of Graduate Studies for Biology

Interdisciplinary Doctoral Programs
Erin J. Cram, PhD, Associate Professor, e.cram@northeastern.edu
Some graduate students may wish to pursue doctoral programs that
involve substantial work in two or more departments. To meet this need, Director of Graduate Studies for Bioinformatics
an interdisciplinary program may be established that corresponds in Steven Vollmer, PhD, Associate Professor, s.vollmer@northeastern.edu
scope and depth to doctoral standards but does not agree exactly with
the individual departmental regulations. Consult this graduate catalog for The PhD program in biology emphasizes close interaction between
policies and guidelines pertaining to this doctoral option. graduate students and faculty in developing the intellectual and
experimental skills required for creative independent research. Rigorous
courses in a core biology curriculum, as well as advanced courses in
The Master’s Degree Academic Requirements particular research interests, are complemented by intensive research
culminating in completion of a dissertation under faculty supervision.
A candidate for the master’s degree must complete a minimum Students have an opportunity to declare a concentration in either cell and
of 30 semester hours of graduate-level course work and such other study molecular biology or molecular microbiology.
as may be required by the department in which the student is registered.
The Department of Biology oversees the bioinformatics Master of
To qualify for the degree, a minimum cumulative average of 3.000, Science program. The interdisciplinary program provides cross-
equivalent to a grade of B, must be obtained. This average will be disciplinary training in biology, computer science, and informational
calculated each semester according to the university grading system and technology preparing students for cutting-edge jobs in the biotechnology
will exclude any transfer credits or repeated courses. A student who does and pharmaceutical industries. The program consists of four parts:
not make satisfactory progress toward degree requirements, as specified fundamental courses, core courses, an optional co-op, and electives.
by the individual department, may be terminated from the program.
Programs
Comprehensive Examination
A final written or oral comprehensive examination is required in some
• Biology (p. 375)
programs. This examination will be given by the department concerned
at least two weeks before the Commencement at which the degree is • Biology—Advanced Entry (p. 376)
expected to be conferred.
Thesis • Bioinformatics (p. 376)
A master’s thesis is required in some programs and should demonstrate
the individual’s capacity to execute independent work based on original Graduate Certificate
material. Registration for Thesis is required in most programs. • Bioinformatics (p. 378)
Theses must be approved by the departmental graduate committee and,

in cases in which a grade is required, must receive a grade of B (3.000) or
Biology, PhD
better to be accepted.
The biology PhD program seeks to provide a broad background
Continuity of Registration knowledge base in conjunction with in-depth study of a specialized
area of biology. Two optional concentrations are available: cell and
Students are expected to maintain satisfactory progress toward their
molecular biology and molecular microbiology. The program emphasizes
intended degrees. All students must be registered in the last semester
of their program. A student who does not enroll for a period of three close interaction between graduate students and faculty members in
developing the intellectual and experimental skills required for creative,
semesters, or one year, will be required to apply for readmission.
independent research.
Readmission is done via Apply Yourself. A student who does not enroll for
a period of two semesters, or less than one year, may petition his or her The PhD program entails course work from a core biology curriculum
department for reactivation. If the department is supportive, the student along with advanced courses in the student’s area of research interest.
will be required to submit a written request to the departmental graduate This is complemented by intensive research and completion of a
committee. If the graduate committee feels the student is worthy of dissertation under faculty supervision. Faculty research includes
reactivation, the student’s written request must be submitted to Graduate biochemistry, microbiology, cell and molecular biology, genetics,
Admissions and Student Services. Please note that college admissions neurobiology, regenerative biology, and the biology of reproduction.
deadlines apply to requests for readmission and reactivation.
Biology Bachelor's Degree Entrance
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/biology) indicated.
Jonathan L.Tilly, PhD Milestones

376 Biology, PhD—Advanced Entry
Annual review Dissertation

Code Title Hours
Colloquia (minimum of three)
First-author publication BIOL 9990 Dissertation
Core Requirements 30 total semester hours required
Research Ethics
BIOL 7399 Research Problem Solving, Ethics, and 4 Biology, PhD—Advanced Entry
Communication Skills
Colloquium The biology PhD program seeks to provide a broad background
knowledge base in conjunction with in-depth study of a specialized
area of biology. The program emphasizes close interaction between
BIOL 5100 Biology Colloquium
graduate students and faculty members in developing the intellectual and
experimental skills required for creative, independent research.
BIOLOGY PHD WITHOUT CONCENTRATION
Code Title Hours Students entering the PhD program with a related Master of
Required Course Work Science degree typically have significantly reduced course loads. An
Complete 8 semester hours from the following: 8 individualized course of study is designed by the biology graduate
BIOL 6303 Neurobiology and Behavior curriculum committee in consultation with the student and the
student’s advisor. The student can then focus on intensive research and
BIOL 6399 Dynamics of Microbial Ecology
completion of a dissertation under faculty supervision. Faculty research
BIOL 6401 Research Methods and Critical Analysis
includes biochemistry, microbiology, cell and molecular biology, genetics,
in Molecular Cell Biology
neurobiology, regenerative biology, and the biology of reproduction.
BIOL 6405 Prokaryotic Cell and Molecular Biology Financial support (teaching assistantships or research assistantships) is
BIOL 6407 Biochemistry for Molecular Biologists normally provided for PhD students who are making satisfactory progress
Electives toward completion of their degree.
BIOL 5103 to BIOL 8674
indicated.
Concentrations
• Cell and Molecular Biology (p. ) Milestones
• Molecular Microbiology (p. 376) Qualifying examination
Annual review
CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY CONCENTRATION
Code Title Hours
Required Course Work Colloquia (minimum of three)
BIOL 6401 Research Methods and Critical Analysis 4 First-author publication
in Molecular Cell Biology Dissertation defense
BIOL 6407 Biochemistry for Molecular Biologists 4
Electives
Core Requirements
APPROVED COURSE WORK
In consultation with faculty advisor, complete 16 semester 16
Consult your faculty advisor for acceptable courses.
hours from the topic of cell and molecular biology:
BIOL 5103 to BIOL 8674 APPROVED ELECTIVES
Consult your faculty advisor for acceptable electives.
MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY CONCENTRATION
Code Title Hours Dissertation
Required Course Work Code Title Hours
Complete 8 semester hours from the following: 8 Complete the following (repeatable) course twice:
BIOL 6399 Dynamics of Microbial Ecology BIOL 9990 Dissertation
BIOL 6405 Prokaryotic Cell and Molecular Biology
BIOL 6407 Biochemistry for Molecular Biologists
Variable total semester hours required
Electives
In consultation with faculty advisor, complete 16 semester 16
hours from the topic of molecular microbiology:
BIOL 5103 to BIOL 8674 Bioinformatics, MS
The Master of Science (MS) in Bioinformatics seeks to provide students

with core knowledge in bioinformatics programming, integrating
knowledge from the biological, computational, and mathematical BIOL 6407 Biochemistry for Molecular Biologists
disciplines. Upon completion, students are equipped to apply BIOT 5120 Introduction to Biotechnology
bioinformatics and computational methods to biological problems.
BIOT 5145 Basic Biotechnology Lab Skills
Students in the MS program have the opportunity to gain professional
work experience via an optional co-op. BIOT 5219 The Biotechnology Enterprise
BIOT 5225 Managing and Leading a Biotechnology
The program consists of core course work in computational methods, Company
programming, and statistics, enhanced by electives in molecular biology, BIOT 5226 Biotechnology Entrepreneurship
biochemistry, molecular modeling, web development, database design
BIOT 5227 Economics and Marketing for
and management, data mining, and other related topics.
Biotechnology Managers
Program Requirements BIOT 5560 Bioprocess Fundamentals
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise BIOT 5631 Cell Culture Processes for
indicated. Biopharmaceutical Production
Core Requirements Biopharmaceutical Production
Code Title Hours BIOT 5640 Drug Product Processes for
Computational Methods Biopharmaceuticals
BINF 6308 Bioinformatics Computational Methods 4 BIOT 5700 Molecular Interactions of Proteins in
1 Biopharmaceutical Formulations
BINF 6309 Bioinformatics Computational Methods 4 BIOT 5810 Cutting-Edge Applications in Molecular
2 Biotechnology
Research and Seminar BIOT 5850 Higher-Order Structure Analytics
BIOL 6381 Ethics in Biological Research 2 BIOT 7245 Biotechnology Applications Laboratory
BINF 7385 Bioinformatics Seminar 2 CHEM 5550 Introduction to Glycobiology and
Statistics and Programming Glycoprotein Analysis
BINF 6200 Bioinformatics Programming 4 CHEM 5616 Protein Mass Spectrometry
MATH 7340 Statistics for Bioinformatics 4 CHEM 5617 Protein Mass Spectrometry Laboratory

CHEM 5620 Protein Chemistry
Electives CHEM 5638 Molecular Modeling
Code Title Hours CHEM 5660 Analytical Biochemistry
Complete 12 semester hours from the following. Electives 12 CHEM 7317 Analytical Biotechnology
outside this list may be chosen in consultation with faculty CS 5010 Programming Design Paradigm
advisor.
BIOE 5100 Medical Physiology
BIOE 5235 Biomedical Imaging
CS 5400 Principles of Programming Language
BIOE 5420 Cellular Engineering
BIOL 5100 Biology Colloquium
BIOL 5499 Plant Biotechnology
BIOL 5543 Stem Cells and Regeneration
CS 5800 Algorithms
BIOL 5569 Advanced Microbiology
BIOL 5573 Medical Microbiology
BIOL 5585 Evolution
BIOL 5587 Comparative Neurobiology Learning
BIOL 5591 Advanced Genomics EEMB 5130 Ecological Dynamics
BIOL 5593 Cell and Molecular Biology of Aging and EEMB 5131 and Lab for EEMB 5130
BIOL 5597 Immunotherapies of Cancer and MATH 5131 Introduction to Mathematical Methods
Infectious Disease and Modeling
BIOL 6299 Molecular Cell Biology for MATH 7203 Numerical Analysis 1
Biotechnology MATH 7205 Numerical Analysis 2
BIOL 6300 Biochemistry MATH 7233 Graph Theory
BIOL 6301 Molecular Cell Biology MATH 7241 Probability 1
BIOL 6303 Neurobiology and Behavior MATH 7341 Probability 2
BIOL 6399 Dynamics of Microbial Ecology MATH 7342 Mathematical Statistics
378 Bioinformatics, Graduate Certificate
MATH 7344 Regression, ANOVA, and Design BIOL 5597 Immunotherapies of Cancer and

MATH 7345 Nonparametric Methods in Statistics Infectious Disease
PHSC 6214 Experimental Design and Biostatistics BIOL 6299 Molecular Cell Biology for
Biotechnology
PHYS 5116 Complex Networks and Applications
BIOL 6300 Biochemistry
PHYS 7331 Network Science Data
BIOL 6301 Molecular Cell Biology
PHYS 7332 Network Science Data 2
BIOL 6303 Neurobiology and Behavior
Statistics BIOL 6399 Dynamics of Microbial Ecology
PPUA 5302 Information Design and Visual BIOL 6407 Biochemistry for Molecular Biologists
Analytics BIOT 5120 Introduction to Biotechnology
BIOT 5130 Team Skills in Biotechnology
Program Credit/GPA Requirements BIOT 5145 Basic Biotechnology Lab Skills
BIOT 5219 The Biotechnology Enterprise
Company
Bioinformatics, Graduate Certificate BIOT 5226 Biotechnology Entrepreneurship
The Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics seeks to provide students
with core knowledge in bioinformatics programming, integrating
BIOT 5560 Bioprocess Fundamentals
knowledge from the biological, computational, and mathematical
disciplines. Students gain the data and genomic analysis skills needed to BIOT 5631 Cell Culture Processes for
employ bioinformatics techniques to biological problems. The graduate Biopharmaceutical Production
certificate consists of four courses, three bioinformatics courses and one BIOT 5635 Downstream Processes for
elective, totaling 15–16 semester hours. Biopharmaceutical Production
BIOT 5640 Drug Product Processes for
Program Requirements Biopharmaceuticals
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise BIOT 5700 Molecular Interactions of Proteins in
indicated. Biopharmaceutical Formulations
Core Requirements BIOT 5810 Cutting-Edge Applications in Molecular

Biotechnology
Code Title Hours
BIOT 5850 Higher-Order Structure Analytics
BINF 6200 Bioinformatics Programming 4
BIOT 7245 Biotechnology Applications Laboratory
BINF 6308 Bioinformatics Computational Methods 4
CHEM 5550 Introduction to Glycobiology and
1
Glycoprotein Analysis
BINF 6309 Bioinformatics Computational Methods 4
CHEM 5616 Protein Mass Spectrometry
2
CHEM 5617 Protein Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
Elective CHEM 5620 Protein Chemistry
Code Title Hours CHEM 5660 Analytical Biochemistry
Complete one of the following. Electives outside this list may 3-4 CHEM 7317 Analytical Biotechnology
be chosen in consultation with faculty advisor: CS 5010 Programming Design Paradigm
BIOE 5100 Medical Physiology CS 5100 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
BIOE 5235 Biomedical Imaging CS 5200 Database Management Systems
BIOE 5420 Cellular Engineering CS 5400 Principles of Programming Language
BIOL 5100 Biology Colloquium CS 5500 Managing Software Development
BIOL 5499 Plant Biotechnology CS 5600 Computer Systems
BIOL 5543 Stem Cells and Regeneration CS 5610 Web Development
BIOL 5549 Microbial Biotechnology CS 5700 Fundamentals of Computer Networking
BIOL 5569 Advanced Microbiology CS 5800 Algorithms
BIOL 5573 Medical Microbiology CS 6140 Machine Learning
BIOL 5581 Biological Imaging CS 6200 Information Retrieval
BIOL 5583 Immunology CS 6220 Data Mining Techniques
BIOL 5585 Evolution DA 5020 Collecting, Storing, and Retrieving Data
BIOL 5587 Comparative Neurobiology DA 5030 Introduction to Data Mining/Machine
BIOL 5591 Advanced Genomics Learning
BIOL 5593 Cell and Molecular Biology of Aging MATH 5131 Introduction to Mathematical Methods
and Modeling
MATH 7203 Numerical Analysis 1 multidisciplinary and transparent environment where students have a
MATH 7205 Numerical Analysis 2 voice and take real ownership and responsibility for their professional
success. Within this context, PhD students work with chemistry
and chemical biology faculty in interdisciplinary areas that include
MATH 7241 Probability 1 biochemistry and chemical biology, synthetic chemistry, medicinal
MATH 7341 Probability 2 chemistry, polymer and materials chemistry, computational chemistry,
MATH 7342 Mathematical Statistics and bioanalytical chemistry.
MATH 7344 Regression, ANOVA, and Design
The Master of Science in Chemistry is a part-time program designed
MATH 7345 Nonparametric Methods in Statistics
to allow practicing chemical professionals in the greater Boston area
PHSC 6214 Experimental Design and Biostatistics who have an earned bachelor’s degree in chemistry to pursue a master’s
PHYS 5116 Complex Networks and Applications part-time in chemistry by completing a course work program during
PHYS 7331 Network Science Data the evening weekday hours. The department offers a diverse range of
courses that mirror the faculty’s research interests in biochemistry,
chemical biology, synthetic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, polymer
and materials chemistry, computational chemistry, and bioanalytical
Statistics
chemistry.
Analytics The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology oversees
the biotechnology graduate programs. The Master of Science in
Note: International students are required to select a 4-credit elective to Biotechnology, a professional science master‘s degree program, is
maintain a full-time status, 8SH. an innovative, nonthesis graduate degree. It combines advanced
interdisciplinary training in biotechnology, biology, chemistry, and
Program Credit/GPA Requirements pharmaceutical sciences with the development of high-value business
15–16 total semester hours required skills critical to success in today’s dynamic workplace. Students are
Minimum 3.000 GPA required offered the opportunity to gain hands-on experience during the program
through Northeastern’s established co-op program.
Chemistry and Chemical Biology The biotechnology program also offers several graduate certificates
in the areas of biopharmaceutical analytical sciences, biotechnology,
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/chemistry) biotechnology enterprise, experimental biotechnology, molecular
biotechnology, pharmaceutical technologies, and process science.
Michael P. Pollastri, PhD
Professor and Chair
Programs
102 Hurtig Hall Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
617.373.2822 • Chemistry (p. 379)
Penny Beuning, PhD • Chemistry—Advanced Entry (p. 380)

Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies for Chemistry and
Chemical Biology, p.beuning@northeastern.edu
• Biotechnology (p. 286)
Jared Auclair, PhD • Chemistry (p. 383)
Director of Graduate Studies for Biotechnology,
j.auclair@northeastern.edu Graduate Certificate
• Biopharmaceutical Analytical Sciences (p. 293)
Cynthia Bainton, Administrative Operations Manager for Biotechnology,
• Biotechnology (p. 383)
c.bainton@northeastern.edu, 617.373.2627
• Biotechnology Enterprise (p. 383)
The PhD program in chemistry and chemical biology provides research • Experimental Biotechnology (p. 384)
and professional opportunities for students that are based on
• Molecular Biotechnology (p. 384)
fundamental chemical principles with translational applications to the
• Pharmaceutical Technologies (p. 384)
real world. The program is built on academic rigor and research impact,
based on the creativity and strengths of an increasingly diverse faculty • Process Science (p. 384)
and student body. We have harnessed our extensive connections in • Regulatory Science (p. 385)
industry to create and maintain a thriving industry entry PhD program
and provide our regular PhD students with internship opportunities
Chemistry, PhD
in industry, government laboratories, and other venues that may lead
to nontraditional careers. Students in our program leave with flexible
The PhD program in chemistry is designed for students who have earned
skills that can be applied in creative and meaningful ways in academics,
a bachelor’s or a master’s degree in chemistry or related areas and who
industry, and beyond. We are aligned in our core values with the
wish to earn a doctorate in chemistry. Research spans a wide range
mission of Northeastern University to “educate students for a life of
of multidisciplinary fields, with strengths in clean energy, polymers,
fulfillment and accomplishments and create and translate knowledge
materials, medicinal chemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, and chemical
to meet global and societal needs.” This mission is at the core of the
biology. Our research programs draw from a strong foundation in
curriculum, research, mentoring strategies, and professional development
analytical, organic, physical, and biological chemistry in a collaborative
opportunities offered to our students. It is implemented in a highly
and diverse environment. Our student-focused approach to mentoring,
380 Chemistry, PhD—Advanced Entry
a strong graduate student association, and faculty deeply rooted obtaining the degree and allow time for the student to work on a PhD
both in academics and industry provide a flexible platform for student thesis in collaborative research with a company supervisor and one of our
development toward a large diversity of career paths. faculty members. Graduate courses in the Department of Chemistry and
Chemical Biology are taught in the evenings to accommodate the fact
Students typically take courses their first year while supported on that our students work in industry during the day.
teaching assistantships and achieve PhD candidacy the first or second
half of year two. The primary emphasis of the program is on the Program Requirements
completion of an original research project, its articulation in a well- Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
written thesis, and its subsequent defense before the thesis committee indicated.
through an open seminar followed by oral examination by the committee
members. Milestones
Three qualifying examinations
Program Requirements Annual review
Bachelor's Degree Entrance Candidacy
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Dissertation committee
indicated. Minimum of three seminars
Milestones
Three qualifying examinations Core Requirements
Annual review Code Title Hours
Candidacy CHEM 5600 Research Skills and Ethics in Chemistry 3
CHEM 7750 Advanced Problem Solving 3
Minimum of three seminars
Dissertation defense CHEM 8504 Graduate Seminar 1
Core Requirements Dissertation

Required Core Complete the following (repeatable) course twice:
CHEM 5600 Research Skills and Ethics in Chemistry 3 CHEM 9990 Dissertation 0
CHEM 7730 Advanced Laboratory Methods 4

CHEM 7750 Advanced Problem Solving 3
CHEM 8504 Graduate Seminar (repeatable) 1 Minimum 3.000 GPA required
At least one seminar must be taken for a letter grade.
CHEM 8984 Research 1-6
Biotechnology, MS
Chemistry
Complete 18 semester hours from the following: 18 Overview
CHEM 5550, CHEM 5570, or within the range of CHEM 5610 Northeastern’s Master of Science in Biotechnology is a professional
to CHEM 7320 master's program, an innovative, nonthesis graduate degree. It combines
advanced interdisciplinary training in biotechnology, biology, chemistry,
Dissertation and pharmaceutical sciences with the development of high-value
Code Title Hours business skills critical to success in today’s dynamic workplace.
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: Graduates are prepared to innovate, collaborate, and lead as research,
CHEM 9990 Dissertation 0 managerial, or technical professionals in a wide range of biotechnology
specialties.
Molecular Biotechnology Concentration
The molecular biotechnology concentration provides students with
didactic and practical knowledge in molecular biotechnology, protein
expression, and structural biology. Students learn how to generate and
Chemistry, PhD—Advanced Entry optimize molecular forms used to express recombinant proteins to be
used as biopharmaceuticals. Particular attention is paid to cutting-edge
Advanced entry into the PhD program requires a master’s degree in technologies such as RNAi and CRISPR/CAS9. In addition, the students
chemistry or a related area. Graduate courses taken during acquisition learn how to purify biopharmaceuticals and analyze aggregation and how
of the Master of Science degree allow completion of the PhD program to prevent it.
with fewer course credits. Other than the course requirements, which are
specified separately, see the PhD program requirements for details. Process Sciences Concentration
The process sciences concentration focuses on the production of
Industry Entry PhD drug substance of biopharmaceuticals from cell culture process to
This program is strictly for students who already have a master’s degree purification of the biologic molecules. The students learn the principles of
in chemistry or related area and have full-time employment at a company. development and implementation of biological manufacturing processes
The company must commit to all financial responsibilities accrued in through the integration of concepts and fundamentals of engineering
and life sciences. The concentration addresses biochemical engineering, Students may complete a Master of Science in Biotechnology in addition
mammalian cell culture process development, and protein purification. to earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students
The learning of the students is reinforced by both lecture courses and must apply and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering Leadership
project-driven laboratory experience that provides hands-on learning of Program in order to pursue this option. The certificate program requires
cell culture and protein separation. fulfillment of the 16-semester-hour curriculum required to earn the
Biopharmaceutical Analytical Sciences Concentration industry-based challenge project with multiple mentors. The integrated
The biopharmaceutical analytical sciences concentration focuses on 42-semester-hour master’s degree and certificate requires 26 hours of
structures and activities of biological molecules and their variants formed biotechnology course work.
during the production of biopharmaceuticals. Students learn the diversity
of molecular forms derived from the biological products through various Engineering Leadership (p. 222)
biological and chemical mechanisms and the impact of these structural
changes on the safety and efficacy of these biopharmaceuticals. The
students learn the science and practice applied in the biotechnology Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
industry to analyze and characterize these molecular forms. This is indicated.
accomplished through both lecture courses of the analytical sciences
and project-driven laboratory experience that utilizes analytical
Core Requirements
techniques such as mass spectrometry and molecular separations. Code Title Hours
Required Core
Pharmaceutical Technologies Concentration BIOT 5120 Introduction to Biotechnology 3
The pharmaceutical technologies concentration focuses on the BIOT 5219 The Biotechnology Enterprise 2
conversion of purified proteins to biopharmaceutical drug products that
BIOT 5631 Cell Culture Processes for 3
are compatible for clinical use. This concentration addresses the design
of the product formulation and the development and implementation of
the drug product manufacturing processes. Students learn the sciences BIOT 6214 Experimental Design and Biostatistics 2
of the interactions of the biologic molecules in the process conditions BIOL 6299 Molecular Cell Biology for 3
and the relevant process technology, such as aseptic operations Biotechnology
and freeze-drying, needed for drug product manufacturing. This is CHEM 5620 Protein Chemistry 3
accomplished through both lecture courses and project-driven laboratory CHEM 7317 Analytical Biotechnology 3
experience that offers hands-on learning of formulation design and drug
Co-op
product process development.
BIOT 6500 Professional Development for Co-op 0
Biotechnology Scientific Information Management BIOT 6964 Co-op Work Experience 0
Concentration
The scientific information management concentration focuses on Concentrations
the collection, analysis, and visualization of scientific data. This Complete one of the following seven concentrations:
concentration addresses the issues surrounding big data that face
• Molecular Biotechnology Concentration (p. 287)
industry today. Students have an opportunity to learn how to manage,
store, visualize, and provide overall analysis of large scientific data • Process Sciences Concentration (p. )
sets. This is accomplished through both lecture courses and project- • Biopharmaceutical Analytical Sciences Concentration (p. 287)
driven laboratory experience that provide hands-on learning of the • Pharmaceutical Technologies Concentration (p. )
impacts of data on the scientific process. • Scientific Information Management Concentration (p. )
• Regulatory (p. ) Science Concentration (p. )
Biotechnology Regulatory Science Concentration
• Biotechnology Enterprise Concentration (p. 288)
The regulatory science concentration focuses on the science behind
good regulatory practice today. This concentration addresses the issues MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATION
surrounding current and innovative science practices that influence Code Title Hours
regulatory decisions. Students have an opportunity to learn the science
behind compliance. This is accomplished through both lecture courses
and project-driven laboratory experience that provides hands-on learning BIOT 5810 Cutting-Edge Applications in Molecular 3
of the science behind dossier analysis. Biotechnology
BIOT 5850 Higher-Order Structure Analytics 3
Biotechnology Enterprise Concentration BIOT 7245 Biotechnology Applications Laboratory 3
The biotechnology enterprise concentration integrates business and Electives (p. 288) 5
management skills with the science of biotechnology. Students learn the
fundamental concepts of leadership, entrepreneurship and innovation, PROCESS SCIENCES CONCENTRATION
financial decision making, and marketing. They gain teamwork, Code Title Hours
management, and business development skills in the process and BIOT 5145 Basic Biotechnology Lab Skills 1
graduate prepared to become scientist-managers.
BIOT 5560 Bioprocess Fundamentals 3
GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP BIOT 5635 Downstream Processes for 3
Master's Degree in Biotechnology with Graduate Certificate in Biopharmaceutical Production
382 Biotechnology, MS
BIOT 7245 Biotechnology Applications Laboratory 3 BIOL 5307 Biological Electron Microscopy

Electives (p. 288) 5 BIOL 5499 Plant Biotechnology
BIOPHARMACEUTICAL ANALYTICAL SCIENCES CONCENTRATION
Code Title Hours BIOL 5569 Advanced Microbiology
BIOT 5145 Basic Biotechnology Lab Skills 1 BIOL 5573 Medical Microbiology
BIOT 7245 Biotechnology Applications Laboratory 3 BIOL 5581 Biological Imaging
CHEM 5550 Introduction to Glycobiology and 3 BIOL 5583 Immunology
Glycoprotein Analysis BIOL 6381 Ethics in Biological Research
CHEM 5616 Protein Mass Spectrometry 3 BIOL 6399 Dynamics of Microbial Ecology
Electives (p. 288) 5 BIOT 5220 The Role of Patents in the
PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGIES CONCENTRATION
Code Title Hours
Company
BIOT 5226 Biotechnology Entrepreneurship
BIOT 5640 Drug Product Processes for 3
Biopharmaceuticals
BIOT 5700 Molecular Interactions of Proteins in 3
BIOT 5560 Bioprocess Fundamentals
BIOT 5640 Drug Product Processes for
SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION Biopharmaceuticals
Code Title Hours BIOT 5700 Molecular Interactions of Proteins in
BIOT 5145 Basic Biotechnology Lab Skills 1 Biopharmaceutical Formulations
BIOT 5400 Scientific Information Management for 3 CHEM 5550 Introduction to Glycobiology and

Biotechnology Managers Glycoprotein Analysis
BIOT 7245 Biotechnology Applications Laboratory 3 CHEM 5616 Protein Mass Spectrometry
DA 5020 Collecting, Storing, and Retrieving Data 4 CHEM 5617 Protein Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
or DA 5030 Introduction to Data Mining/Machine Learning CHEM 5621 Principles of Chemical Biology for
Chemists
Statistics CHEM 5625 Chemistry and Design of Protein
Pharmaceuticals
REGULATORY SCIENCE CONCENTRATION CHEM 5638 Molecular Modeling
Code Title Hours CHEM 7247 Advances in Nanomaterials
BIOT 5330 3 CHME 7340 Chemical Engineering Kinetics
BIOT 5340 Introduction to Biotherapeutic 3 ENTR 6200 Enterprise Growth and Innovation
Approvals
BIOT 5500 Introduction to Regulatory Science 3 Ventures
BIOT 7245 Biotechnology Applications Laboratory 3 ENTR 6211 Entrepreneurship: Services and Retail
Electives (p. 288) 3 Business Creation
BIOTECHNOLOGY ENTERPRISE CONCENTRATION
HINF 5105 The American Healthcare System
Code Title Hours
BIOT 5225 Managing and Leading a Biotechnology 3
Company
MGMT 6210 Law for Managers and Entrepreneurs
BIOT 5226 Biotechnology Entrepreneurship 3
MGSC 6200 Information Analysis
BIOT 5227 Economics and Marketing for 3
Biotechnology Managers NNMD 5270 Introduction to Nanomedicine
Electives (p. 288) 6 NNMD 5470 Nano/Biomedical Commercialization:
Concept to Market
Elective List PHSC 6218 Biomedical Chemical Analysis
Code Title Hours PHSC 6224 Behavioral Pharmacology and Drug
Choose electives from the list and/or one-credit BUSN Discovery
graduate level courses. Electives not on this list may be PHSC 6226 Imaging in Medicine and Drug
chosen with faculty advisor approval. Discovery
BINF 6308 Bioinformatics Computational Methods PHSC 6290 Biophysical Methods in Drug Discovery
1 PHSC 7010 Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory
TECE 6230 Entrepreneurial Marketing and Selling of state-of-the-art analyses of protein with focus on the characterization
TECE 6250 Lean Design and Development of innovator and biosimilars. Individuals, particularly those who are
working in the various sectors of biotechnology including basic research
Program Credit/GPA Requirements of biological systems, discovery, development, and manufacturing of
biopharmaceuticals, have an opportunity to improve their competency
and learn new practical skills that enable them to increase productivity
and further contribute to their professions. In addition, the certificate
was designed for both individuals with and without experience in
Chemistry, MS biopharmaceuticals and their analysis.
Part-time Master's Program Requirements

The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology offers a part-time, Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
course-based master’s degree. Classes are offered in the evenings to indicated.
accommodate students who have full-time jobs. A research thesis is not
a requirement for the degree. Core Requirements
A grade of C– or higher is required in all courses.
Master's
Code Title Hours
The department does not accept applications for the thesis-based
master’s degree from students who are not already at Northeastern. CHEM 5616 Protein Mass Spectrometry 3
CHEM 5617 Protein Mass Spectrometry Laboratory 3
Program Requirements CHEM 5550 Introduction to Glycobiology and 3
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Glycoprotein Analysis
indicated. CHEM 5660 Analytical Biochemistry 3
Options Program Credit/GPA Requirements

COURSE WORK OPTION Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Code Title Hours
Complete 30 semester hours from the following courses: 30 Biotechnology, Graduate Certificate
CHEM 5550–CHEM 7750
The Graduate Certificate in Biotechnology has been designed in
THESIS OPTION response to a need in the biotechnology industry for individuals without
Code Title Hours a biotechnology background to obtain a strong foundation in basic
Course Work biotechnology concepts and skills. Individuals, particularly those who are
Complete 15 semester hours from the following: 15 working in fields other than biotechnology, will acquire competency and
learn new practical skills enabling them to increase productivity and allow
CHEM 5550, CHEM 5570, or within the range of CHEM 5610
for transitions into more biotechnology-related fields.
to CHEM 7320
Graduate Seminar (letter grade required) Program Requiements
CHEM 5904 Seminar 1 Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
or CHEM 8504 Graduate Seminar indicated.
Skills and Ethics
Core Requirements
CHEM 5600 Research Skills and Ethics in Chemistry 3
Laboratory
CHEM 7730 Advanced Laboratory Methods 4 Code Title Hours
Research BIOT 5120 Introduction to Biotechnology 3
CHEM 5984 Research 4 BIOT 5631 Cell Culture Processes for 3
or CHEM 8984 Research Biopharmaceutical Production
Thesis BIOL 6299 Molecular Cell Biology for 3
CHEM 7990 Thesis 1-4 Biotechnology
CHEM 5620 Protein Chemistry 3
30 total semester hours required Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Minimum 3.000 GPA required 12 total semester hours required

Biotechnology Enterprise, Graduate Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Biopharmaceutical Analytical Sciences has
been designed in response to a need in the biotechnology industry for The graduate certificate in biotechnology enterprise has been designed
individuals with an advanced knowledge of the principles and practices in response to a need in the biotechnology industry for individuals with a
384 Experimental Biotechnology, Graduate Certificate
biotechnology background to obtain a strong foundation in the business biotechnology including basic research of biological systems, discovery,
aspects of biotechnology. Individuals, particularly those who are working development and manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals, will improve
in the field of biotechnology, will improve their business competency improve their competency and learn new practical skills enabling them to
enabling them to better manage a team or move into a more business- increase productivity and further contribute to their professions.
orientated roll.
Program Requiements Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
Core Requirements
Core Requirements A grade of C– or higher is required in all courses.
A grade of C–or higher is required in all courses.
Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours BIOT 5700 Molecular Interactions of Proteins in 3
BIOT 5225 Managing and Leading a Biotechnology 3 Biopharmaceutical Formulations
Company BIOT 5810 Cutting-Edge Applications in Molecular 3
BIOT 5226 Biotechnology Entrepreneurship 3 Biotechnology
BIOT 5227 Economics and Marketing for 3 BIOT 5850 Higher-Order Structure Analytics 3
Biotechnology Managers CHEM 7317 Analytical Biotechnology 3
CHEM 7317 Analytical Biotechnology 3
Program Credit/GPA Requirements 12 total semester hours required
12 total semester hours required Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Pharmaceutical Technologies, Graduate Certificate

Experimental Biotechnology, Graduate Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Pharmaceutical Technology has been
The graduate certificate in experimental biotechnology has been designed in response to a need in the biotechnology industry for
designed in response to a need in the biotechnology industry for individuals with an advanced knowledge of the principles and practices
individuals without a biotechnology background to obtain a strong of the stages of drug development, biopharmaceutical development.
foundation in lab-based, hands-on, biotechnology skills. Individuals, Individuals, particularly those who are working in the various sectors of
particularly those who are working in fields other than biotechnology, biotechnology including basic research of biological systems, discovery,
will acquire competency and learn new practical lab skills enabling them development, and manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals, will improve
to increase productivity and transition into more biotechnology-related their competency and learn new practical skills enabling them to increase
fields. productivity and further contribute to their professions.
Program Requirements Program Requirements

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated. indicated.
Core Requirements Core Requirements

A grade of C– or higher is required in all courses. A grade of C– or higher is required in all courses.

BIOT 5145 Basic Biotechnology Lab Skills 1 BIOT 5640 Drug Product Processes for 3
BIOT 5219 The Biotechnology Enterprise 2 Biopharmaceuticals
BIOL 5549 Microbial Biotechnology 4 BIOT 5700 Molecular Interactions of Proteins in 3
BIOT 6214 Experimental Design and Biostatistics 2
CHEM 5550 Introduction to Glycobiology and 3
Program Credit/GPA Requirements CHEM 7317 Analytical Biotechnology 3
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate Certificate
The graduate certificate in molecular biotechnology has been designed Process Science, Graduate Certificate
in response to a need in the biotechnology industry for individuals with
an advanced knowledge of the principles and practices of state-of-the-art The graduate certificate in process sciences has been designed in
molecular biology techniques and advanced protein structure analysis. response to a need in the biotechnology industry for individuals with
Individuals, particularly those who are working in the various sectors of an advanced knowledge of the principles and practices of process
development of biopharmaceuticals. Individuals, particularly those BIOL 6381 Ethics in Biological Research

who are working in the various sectors of biotechnology including BIOL 6399 Dynamics of Microbial Ecology
basic research of biological systems, discovery, development and
BIOT 5040 Fundamentals of Biochemistry for
manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals, will improve their competency
Biotechnology
and learn new practical skills enabling them to increase productivity and
further contribute to their professions. BIOT 5050 Organic Chemistry for Biotechnology
BIOT 5120 Introduction to Biotechnology
Program Requirements BIOT 5130 Team Skills in Biotechnology
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise BIOT 5145 Basic Biotechnology Lab Skills
indicated. BIOT 5219 The Biotechnology Enterprise
Core Requirements BIOT 5220 The Role of Patents in the

Code Title Hours Company
BIOT 5560 Bioprocess Fundamentals 3 BIOT 5226 Biotechnology Entrepreneurship
BIOT 5635 Downstream Processes for 3 BIOT 5227 Economics and Marketing for
Biopharmaceutical Production Biotechnology Managers
BIOT 5640 Drug Product Processes for 3 BIOT 5340 Introduction to Biotherapeutic
Biopharmaceuticals Approvals
CHEM 7317 Analytical Biotechnology 3 BIOT 5360 Drug Stability
BIOT 5400 Scientific Information Management for
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Biotechnology Managers
12 total semester hours required BIOT 5500 Introduction to Regulatory Science
Minimum 3.000 GPA required BIOT 5560 Bioprocess Fundamentals
BIOT 5631 Cell Culture Processes for
Regulatory Science, Graduate Certificate Biopharmaceutical Production
This certificate was designed in response to a need in the biotechnology Biopharmaceutical Production
industry for individuals, in particular regulators, to obtain a strong BIOT 5640 Drug Product Processes for
foundation in the science behind good regulatory practice today, Biopharmaceuticals
specifically in relation to biopharmaceuticals.
BIOT 5700 Molecular Interactions of Proteins in
Program Requirements Biopharmaceutical Formulations
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise BIOT 5810 Cutting-Edge Applications in Molecular
indicated. Biotechnology
BIOT 5820 Cellular Therapies
Core Requirements BIOT 5821 Introduction to Biopharmaceutical
A grade of C– or higher is required in all courses. Technologies
BIOT 5850 Higher-Order Structure Analytics
Code Title Hours
BIOT 5976 Directed Study
BIOT 5330 3
BIOT 6214 Experimental Design and Biostatistics
BIOT 5500 Introduction to Regulatory Science 3
BIOT 6400 Pre-co-op Experience
CHEM 5620 Protein Chemistry 3
BIOT 6500 Professional Development for Co-op
Elective BIOT 6962 Elective
Code Title Hours BIOT 6964 Co-op Work Experience
Complete 3 semester hours from the following: 3 BIOT 7245 Biotechnology Applications Laboratory
BIOT CHEM 5550 Introduction to Glycobiology and
BINF 6308 Bioinformatics Computational Methods
1 CHEM 5616 Protein Mass Spectrometry
BIOL 5307 Biological Electron Microscopy CHEM 5617 Protein Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
BIOL 5499 Plant Biotechnology CHEM 5621 Principles of Chemical Biology for
Chemists
CHEM 5625 Chemistry and Design of Protein
Pharmaceuticals
BIOL 5569 Advanced Microbiology
CHEM 5638 Molecular Modeling
BIOL 5573 Medical Microbiology
386 Marine and Environmental Sciences
ENTR 6210 Managing Operations in Early Stage facilities at the Marine Science Center in Nahant and on the main
Ventures campus in Boston. Graduates of the program are prepared for careers in
ENTR 6211 Entrepreneurship: Services and Retail academia, government agencies, and the private sector.
Business Creation
The Master of Science in Marine Biology, also known as the Three
ENTR 6212 Business Planning for New Ventures Seas Program, gives students an opportunity to learn in three world-
HINF 5105 The American Healthcare System renowned research facilities in New England, the Caribbean, and the
HINF 6201 Organizational Behavior, Work Flow Pacific Northwest. In addition to rigorous course work, the program offers
Design, and Change Management the opportunity for students to formulate research questions, design
MGMT 6210 Law for Managers and Entrepreneurs and conduct critical experiments, and interpret and present results.
The 15-month program culminates with an internship in the field and
MGSC 6200 Information Analysis
independent research project.
NNMD 5270 Introduction to Nanomedicine
NNMD 5470 Nano/Biomedical Commercialization: The Master of Science in Environmental Science and Policy is a joint
Concept to Market program between the College of Science and the College of Social
PHSC 6218 Biomedical Chemical Analysis Sciences and Humanities’ School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs.
The interdisciplinary program aims to prepare the next generation of
PHSC 6224 Behavioral Pharmacology and Drug
environmental professionals for dynamic opportunities focused on the
Discovery
science and policy of sustainability and resilience.
PHSC 6226 Imaging in Medicine and Drug
Discovery Programs
PHSC 6290 Biophysical Methods in Drug Discovery Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
PHSC 7010 Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory • Marine and Environmental Sciences (p. 386)
TECE 6230 Entrepreneurial Marketing and Selling • Marine and Environmental Sciences—Advanced Entry (p. 388)
Program Credit/GPA Requirements • Environmental Science and Policy (p. 389)
12 total semester hours required • Marine Biology—Three Seas Program (p. 391)
Marine and Environmental Sciences, PhD

Marine and Environmental Sciences
The PhD in Marine and Environmental Sciences (MES) program provides
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/mes) students with advanced course work and training in the concentration
areas of Marine Sciences, Geosciences, Sustainability Sciences, and
Geoffrey C. Trussell, PhD
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. For students entering with a bachelor’s
Professor and Chair
degree, MES program completion requires 30 semester hours of
Marine Science Center graduate-level course work, of which 20 semester hours must carry a
781.581.7370 letter grade. All entering students must take a statistics course. This
781.581.6076 (fax) requirement may be waived for students who have taken a graduate
gradmes@northeastern.edu level statistics course pending approval by the department's graduate
committee. The remaining 10 semester hours must consist of two
Jonathan Grabowski, PhD semesters of concentration seminars (one in the student's concentration
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies and Co-Director of and another of their choice), doctoral research, and approved graduate
MS in Environmental Science and Policy courses. Planned course work must be approved by the student’s
j.grabowski@northeastern.edu dissertation committee.
Jennie Stephens, PhD Students must pass three examinations during the course of their
Dean’s Professor of Sustainability Science and Policy, College of Social graduate studies:
Sciences and Humanities, and Co-Director of MS in Environmental
Science and Policy 1. An oral examination by the student’s dissertation committee
j.stephens@northeastern.edu consisting of an oral presentation.
2. A proposal defense presented to the student's dissertation
David Dawson, Academic Coordinator, 617.373.2059, committee that explains the research areas that the student proposes
d.dawson@northeastern.edu to work in.
The PhD program in marine and environmental sciences is designed to 3. A defense of the student's written dissertation consisting of a public
train high-caliber and independent scientists whose research addresses seminar, public question-and-answer period, and private defense of
fundamental and applied ecological and evolutionary questions at local, their work to their dissertation committee. Dissertation committees
regional, national, and global scales. consist of at least four Northeastern faculty and one external faculty
member.
This training will include both general and specialized course work in
ecology and evolution, geoscience, sustainability, and marine sciences, A cumulative GPA of 3.000 is required for graduation. All PhD students
with curricular programs providing specialized options tailored to each are required to have at least one first-authored publication submitted to
student’s research interests. Students benefit from top-notch research or accepted in a peer-reviewed journal prior to their defense. The PhD
will be awarded following submission of a dissertation, approved by the EEMB 5130 Ecological Dynamics
candidate’s dissertation committee, to the College of Science. and EEMB 5131 and Lab for EEMB 5130
EEMB 5504 Biology of Corals
EEMB 5506 Biology and Ecology of Fishes
EEMB 5508 Marine Birds and Mammals
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise and EEMB 5509 and Lab for EEMB 5508
indicated.
EEMB 5512 Tropical Terrestrial Ecology
Milestones EEMB 5516 Oceanography
Annual review and EEMB 5517 and Lab for EEMB 5516
Dissertation committee EEMB 5518 Ocean and Coastal Processes
Qualifying examination EEMB 5520 Coral Reef Ecology
Dissertation proposal EEMB 5528 Marine Conservation Biology
Candidacy
EEMB 5532 Physiological and Molecular Marine
First-author publication
Ecology
EEMB 5534 Marine Invertebrate Zoology and
Core Requirements and EEMB 5535 Botany
and Lab for EEMB 5534
Code Title Hours
EEMB 5536 Ocean and Coastal Sustainability
Readings
Substitutions may be made with approval of graduate
committee.
EEMB 8982 Readings
Research SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCES
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: 8 Code Title Hours
EEMB 8984 Research Seminars
EEMB 7103 Seminar in Sustainability Sciences 2
Concentration Complete one of the following: 2
Complete one of the following concentrations: EEMB Seminar in Marine Sciences
(TBA)
• Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (p. 387) EEMB 7102 Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology
• Sustainability Sciences (p. 387)
EEMB 7104 Seminar in Geosciences
• Geosciences (p. 388)
Statistics
• Marine Sciences (p. 388)
ENVR 6500 Biostatistics 4
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY and ENVR 6501 and Lab for ENVR 6500
Code Title Hours Alternative statistics course as approved by graduate
Seminars committee
EEMB 7102 Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary 2 Concentration Specific Electives
Biology Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12
Complete one of the following: 2 ENVR 5115 Advanced Topics in Environmental
EEMB Seminar in Marine Sciences
(TBA) Geology
EEMB 7103 Seminar in Sustainability Sciences ENVR 5250 Geology and Land-Use Planning
EEMB 7104 Seminar in Geosciences ENVR 5260 Geographical Information Systems
Statistics ENVR 5400 Marine Science Policy and Ethics
Complete one of the following: 4 EEMB 5130 Ecological Dynamics
ENVR 6500 Biostatistics and EEMB 5131 and Lab for EEMB 5130
and ENVR 6501 and Lab for ENVR 6500 EEMB 5506 Biology and Ecology of Fishes
EEMB 5522 Experimental Design Marine Ecology EEMB 5516 Oceanography
and EEMB 5523 and Lab for EEMB 5522 and EEMB 5517 and Lab for EEMB 5516
Alternative statistics course as approved by graduate EEMB 5518 Ocean and Coastal Processes
committee EEMB 5528 Marine Conservation Biology
Concentration Specific Electives EEMB 5536 Ocean and Coastal Sustainability
Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12 INSH 6406 Analyzing Complex Digitized Data
ENVR 5210 Environmental Planning PPUA 5261 Dynamic Modeling for Environmental
ENVR 5242 Ancient Marine Life Decision Making
and ENVR 5243 and Lab for ENVR 5242 PPUA 5301 Introduction to Computational
ENVR 5260 Geographical Information Systems Statistics
ENVR 5400 Marine Science Policy and Ethics PPUA 5302 Information Design and Visual
Analytics
388 Marine and Environmental Sciences, PhD—Advanced Entry
PPUA 7346 Resilient Cities EEMB 5522 Experimental Design Marine Ecology

POLS 7202 Quantitative Techniques and EEMB 5523 and Lab for EEMB 5522
POLS 7334 Social Networks Alternative statistics course as approved by graduate
committee
committee. Concentration Specific Electives
GEOSCIENCES ENVR 5242 Ancient Marine Life
Code Title Hours and ENVR 5243 and Lab for ENVR 5242
Seminars ENVR 5260 Geographical Information Systems
EEMB 7104 Seminar in Geosciences 2 ENVR 5270 Glacial and Quaternary History
Complete one of the following: 2 and ENVR 5271 and Lab for ENVR 5270
(TBA) ENVR 5400 Marine Science Policy and Ethics
EEMB 7102 Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary EEMB 5130 Ecological Dynamics
Biology and EEMB 5131 and Lab for EEMB 5130
EEMB 7103 Seminar in Sustainability Sciences EEMB 5504 Biology of Corals
Statistics EEMB 5506 Biology and Ecology of Fishes
Complete one of the following: 4 EEMB 5508 Marine Birds and Mammals
ENVR 6500 Biostatistics and EEMB 5509 and Lab for EEMB 5508
and ENVR 6501 and Lab for ENVR 6500 EEMB 5516 Oceanography
EEMB 5522 Experimental Design Marine Ecology and EEMB 5517 and Lab for EEMB 5516
and EEMB 5523 and Lab for EEMB 5522 EEMB 5518 Ocean and Coastal Processes
Alternative statistics course as approved by graduate EEMB 5520 Coral Reef Ecology
committee EEMB 5528 Marine Conservation Biology
Concentration Specific Electives EEMB 5534 Marine Invertebrate Zoology and
Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12 and EEMB 5535 Botany
ENVR 5115 Advanced Topics in Environmental and Lab for EEMB 5534
Geology EEMB 5536 Ocean and Coastal Sustainability
ENVR 5190 Soil Science Substitutions may be made with approval of graduate
ENVR 5210 Environmental Planning committee.
ENVR 5230 Structural Geology
and ENVR 5231 and Lab for ENVR 5230 Dissertation
ENVR 5240 Sedimentary Basin Analysis Code Title Hours
and ENVR 5241 and Lab for ENVR 5240 Complete the following (repeatable) course twice:
ENVR 5242 Ancient Marine Life EEMB 9990 Dissertation
and ENVR 5243 and Lab for ENVR 5242
ENVR 5250 Geology and Land-Use Planning Program Credit/GPA Requirements
ENVR 5260 Geographical Information Systems 30 total semester hours required
ENVR 5270 Glacial and Quaternary History
EEMB 5518 Ocean and Coastal Processes Marine and Environmental Sciences, PhD—Advanced Entry
The PhD in Marine and Environmental Sciences (MES) program provides
students with advanced course work and training in the concentration
committee.
areas of Marine Science, Geoscience, Sustainability, and Ecology
MARINE SCIENCES and Evolution. Students admitted with a master’s degree must take a
Code Title Hours statistics course and two semesters of seminar: one in the student's
concentration and another of their choice. Transcripts detailing their
Seminars
previous course work will be submitted upon arrival to their dissertation
(TBA) 2
committee and the marine and environmental sciences graduate
Complete one of the following: 2 committee to determine whether additional course work is required. The
EEMB 7102 Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary dissertation committee may require the student to pursue additional
Biology course work as needed to provide the necessary background for
EEMB 7103 Seminar in Sustainability Sciences their program of study. Additional course work may also be required
EEMB 7104 Seminar in Geosciences depending on the student’s performance on written qualifying and oral
examinations.
Statistics
Complete one of the following: 4 Students must pass three examinations during the course of their
ENVR 6500 Biostatistics graduate studies:
1. An oral examination by the student’s dissertation committee EEMB Seminar in Marine Sciences

(TBA)
consisting of an oral presentation. EEMB 7104 Seminar in Geosciences
2. A proposal defense presented to the student's dissertation
committee that explains the research areas that the student proposes SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCES
to work in. Code Title Hours
3. A defense of the student's written dissertation consisting of a public Seminars
seminar, public question-and-answer period, and private defense of EEMB 7103 Seminar in Sustainability Sciences 2
their work to their dissertation committee. Dissertation committees Complete one of the following: 2
consist of at least four Northeastern faculty and one external faculty
(TBA)
member.
EEMB 7102 Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary
A cumulative GPA of 3.000 is required for graduation. All PhD students Biology
are required to have at least one first-authored publication submitted to EEMB 7104 Seminar in Geosciences
or accepted in a peer-reviewed journal prior to their defense. The PhD
will be awarded following submission of a dissertation, approved by the GEOSCIENCES
candidate’s dissertation committee, to the College of Science. Code Title Hours
Seminars
Program Requirements EEMB 7104 Seminar in Geosciences 2
indicated.
(TBA)
Milestones EEMB 7102 Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary
Annual review Biology
Dissertation committee EEMB 7103 Seminar in Sustainability Sciences
Dissertation proposal MARINE SCIENCES
Candidacy Code Title Hours
First-author publication Seminars
Dissertation defense EEMB Seminar in Marine Sciences
(TBA) 2
Core Requirements
EEMB 7102 Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary
Code Title Hours
Biology
Statistics
EEMB 7103 Seminar in Sustainability Sciences
EEMB 7104 Seminar in Geosciences
ENVR 6500 Biostatistics
and ENVR 6501 and Lab for ENVR 6500 Dissertation
EEMB 5522 Experimental Design Marine Ecology Code Title Hours
and EEMB 5523 and Lab for EEMB 5522
Alternative statistics course as approved by graduate
EEMB 9990 Dissertation
committee
Readings Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: 2 10 total semester hours required
EEMB 8982 Readings Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Concentration
Environmental Science and Policy, MS
• Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (p. 389) The Master of Science in Environmental Science and Policy program
emphasizes a broadly interdisciplinary and synthetic approach that
• Sustainability Sciences (p. 389)
integrates knowledge in the environmental sciences (conservation
• Geosciences (p. 389) biology, climate change, fisheries science, ecosystem function,
• Marine Sciences (p. 389) biodiversity, restoration ecology) with the social sciences (policy,
economics, sociology, political science, and development) and
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
humanities (environmental history, philosophy, and ethics). The goal
Code Title Hours
of the program is to equip professionals with substantive breadth in
Seminars knowledge and skills at the intersection of environmental science and
EEMB 7102 Seminar in Ecology and Evolutionary 2 policy. The program focuses on training students to think critically about
Biology the underlying causes of environmental problems and understanding the
Complete one of the following: 2 reciprocal relationships between coupled human-natural ecosystems
EEMB 7103 Seminar in Sustainability Sciences and the interconnections between social and technological innovations.
The program explores practical approaches and potential solutions that
390 Environmental Science and Policy, MS
decision makers need to evaluate in policy debates related to promoting PPUA 6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation
environmental sustainability. PPUA 7237 Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban
Systems
indicated.
Electives
Core Requirements Any skills course not taken to fulfill the skills courses requirement can be
taken as an elective. Students must take three electives from the College
Code Title Hours
of Science and three from the College of Social Science and Humanities.
Seminars Students may petition to enroll in other relevant graduate courses offered
PPUA 6101 Environmental Science and Policy 4 by other schools at Northeastern University.
Seminar 1
ENVR 6102 Environmental Science and Policy 4
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE ELECTIVE LIST
Code Title Hours
Seminar 2
Complete three from the following: 12
Skills Courses
EEMB 5518 Ocean and Coastal Processes
Complete 6-8 semester hours from the following. At least 6-8
one course needs to be taken from the College of Science EEMB 5528 Marine Conservation Biology
Skills Course List and one course from the College of Social EEMB 5536 Ocean and Coastal Sustainability
Sciences and Humanities Skills Course List. EEMB 5548 Sociobiology
College of Science Skills Course List ENVR 5210 Environmental Planning
EEMB 5130 Ecological Dynamics ENVR 5250 Geology and Land-Use Planning
EEMB 5522 Experimental Design Marine Ecology
ENVR 5210 Environmental Planning
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES ELECTIVE LIST
Code Title Hours
ENVR 5250 Geology and Land-Use Planning
ENVR 5400 Marine Science Policy and Ethics
Change
College of Social Sciences and Humanities Skills Course List
PHTH 5214 Environmental Health
Planning
LPSC 7305 Research and Statistical Methods
PPUA 5264 Energy Transitions and Climate
PPUA 5260 Ecological Economics Resilience: Technology, Policy, and
PPUA 5261 Dynamic Modeling for Environmental Social Change
Decision Making PPUA 5266 Urban Theory and Science
PPUA 5263 Geographic Information Systems for PPUA 5270 Food Systems and Public Policy
PPUA 5275 Philanthropy and Civil Society
Statistics
Analytics
PPUA 6205 Research Design and Methodology in
PPUA 5390 Special Topics in Public Policy and
Urban Affairs
PPUA 6207 Research Toolkit for Urban and
PPUA 6201 The 21st-Century City: Urban
Regional Policy: Survey Techniques
Opportunities and Challenges in a
PPUA 6209 Research Toolkit for Urban and Global Context
Regional Policy: Working with Datasets
PPUA 6204 Urban Development and Politics
Regional Policy: Cost/Benefit Analysis
Management
Regional Policy: Project Management
PPUA 6522 Administrative Ethics and Public
Management
Regional Policy: Data Visualization
Change
Regional Policy: Grant Writing
PPUA 6552 The Nonprofit Sector in Civil Society
PPUA 6502 Economic Institutions and Analysis
and Public Affairs
PPUA 6553 Nonprofit Financial Resource Biology

Development EEMB 5504 Biology of Corals 3
PPUA 6862 Internship with Research EEMB 5506 Biology and Ecology of Fishes 3
PPUA 6966 Practicum EEMB 5508 Marine Birds and Mammals 3
PPUA 7225 The Open Classroom: Public Debates and EEMB 5509 and Lab for EEMB 5508
on Public Policy EEMB 5518 Ocean and Coastal Processes 2
PPUA 7230 Housing Policy EEMB 5534 Marine Invertebrate Zoology and 5
PPUA 7234 Land Use and Urban Growth Policy and EEMB 5535 Botany
PPUA 7239 Problems in Metropolitan Policymaking and Lab for EEMB 5534
PPUA 7249 Urban Coastal Sustainability Sustainability
PPUA 7231 Transportation Policy EEMB 5516 Oceanography 5
PPUA 7336 Social Capital and Resilience
EEMB 5528 Marine Conservation Biology 3
PPUA 7346 Resilient Cities
EEMB 5536 Ocean and Coastal Sustainability 3
PPUA 7673 Capstone in Public Policy and Urban
Affairs Ecology
SOCL 7211 Research Methods EEMB 5512 Tropical Terrestrial Ecology 1
SOCL 7230 Political Ecology of Global Capitalism EEMB 5520 Coral Reef Ecology 2
SOCL 7235 Urban Sociology EEMB 5522 Experimental Design Marine Ecology 5
SOCL 7243 Sociology of Health and Illness
EEMB 5532 Physiological and Molecular Marine 3
SOCL 7257 Contemporary Issues in Sociology
Ecology
SOCL 7267 Environment, Health, and Society
Research
SOCL 7287 Social Movements in Health
EEMB 5589 Diving Research Methods 2
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Take the following (repeatable) course twice: 2
Note: Typically, students will complete 12–16 semester hours of seminar EEMB 8674 Marine Biology Research Project
and skills courses and 18–24 semester hours of electives.
36 total semester hours required 43 total semester hours required
Marine Biology, MS—Three Seas Program Plan of Study

Year 1
The MS in Marine Biology—Three Seas Program provides students the Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer Full Hours
opportunity to study marine biology in three distinct environments at Semester
three world-renowned research facilities in New England, the Caribbean, EEMB 5303 1 EEMB 5504 3 EEMB 8674 1
and the Pacific Northwest. An internship in the field and independent
EEMB 5516 5 EEMB 5506 3
research project provide the capstone to the fifteen-month graduate and
program. EEMB 5517
Much more than course work in a classroom, the MS in Marine Biology— EEMB 5522 5 EEMB 5508 3
and and
Three Seas Program delivers inquiry-based curriculum in marine science
EEMB 5523 EEMB 5509
during which our students formulate research questions, design and
conduct critical experiments, and interpret and present results. You will EEMB 5534 5 EEMB 5512 1
have an opportunity not only learn science, you have an opportunity to and
EEMB 5535
learn how to do science and become a marine scientist.
EEMB 5536 3 EEMB 5518 2
This program is for students eager to broaden their knowledge of marine EEMB 5589 2 EEMB 5520 2
biology or who want to further refine their interests.
EEMB 5528 3
Program Requirements EEMB 5532 3

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise 21 20 1
indicated. Year 2
Core Requirements Fall Hours
Students register for International Study—Three Seas Program EEMB 8674 1
(ABRS 5120) for the fall and spring terms of year 1. 1
Total Hours: 43
Code Title Hours
Seminar
EEMB 5303 Marine Biology Careers Seminar 1
392 Mathematics
(MATH 5101) by taking qualifying exams in algebra 1 and in analysis 1 at

Mathematics the start of the program. Students may satisfy foundational course
requirements if they demonstrate proficiency by passing an assessment
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/cos/mathematics) exam in the course at the beginning of the semester or by demonstrating
that they have taken a similar course and have adequate knowledge of
Alexandru Suciu, PhD
the course material (syllabus and transcript are required; a brief oral
Professor and Chair
examination is also required in that case). Academic advising will happen
567 Lake Hall just before the start of each term and during the add/drop period in order
617.373.2450 to plan a student’s course registration for the term. A complete listing of
617.373.5658 (fax) foundational and advanced courses is available from the Department of
Mathematics and the graduate dean’s office. Students are not permitted
Egon Schulte, PhD to register for more than two “readings” courses and three “topics”
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, e.schulte@northeastern.edu courses for credit toward the degree without explicit permission from the
( e.schulte@northeastern.edu) graduate dean. A minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.000 is required
for degree conferral.
Chantal Cardona, Administrative Assistant, c.cardona@northeastern.edu
( c.cardona@northeastern.edu) Teaching Requirement
Some teaching experience is required while in the program. Students
Mathematics is of ever-increasing importance to our society and
must attend university-led TA training at the start of the program;
everyday life. It has long been the language of science and technology
attend a one-semester TA training course conducted by faculty from the
and provides a rich source of methods for analyzing and solving
Department of Mathematics teaching committee; spend one semester
problems encountered in the physical world. Today, mathematics is
shadowing faculty in the undergraduate classroom; and perform
essential in virtually all fields of human endeavor, including business, the
recitations and grading for the undergraduate course they are shadowing.
arts, and the social sciences.
PhD students work with internationally recognized faculty in research Qualifying Exams
programs in both pure and applied mathematics. The program Qualifying exam sessions are given once in spring and once in fall.
is designed to provide students with a broad overview of current Students will be required to pass four qualifying exams: algebra 1,
mathematics and a strong command of areas of specialization. analysis 1, and two other exams. The possible additional topics for
qualifying exams are algebra 2, analysis 2, combinatorics, geometry,
The Department of Mathematics also offers Master of Science degrees ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, probability,
in mathematics, applied mathematics, and operations research. statistics, topology, and algebraic geometry. A qualifying exam may be
These programs prepare students for careers in business, industry, or taken twice by any student. Additional attempts may be allowed at the
government. Students pursuing degrees in applied math and operations discretion of the graduate committee with permission from the graduate
research take part in Northeastern’s signature co-op program. dean in the College of Science. Two qualifying exams should be passed
no later than the end of the second year and all four by the end of the
In addition to the numerous seminars and colloquia at Northeastern,
third year.
there are ample opportunities for students in the Boston area to learn
about important recent advances in the field. Doctoral Candidacy
PhD candidacy is reached when all of the following conditions are met:
Programs
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) • Completion of eight advanced courses
• Mathematics (p. 392) • Identification of an unsolved research problem
• Mathematics—Advanced Entry (p. 394) • Successful passing of four qualifying exams
• Assignment of PhD supervisor and creation of a 1-page initial plan
• Completion of a 3-page plan of research
• Applied Mathematics (p. 396)
• Completion of a 10-page progress report and a one-hour defense
• Mathematics (p. 396) of proposal, presented to supervisor and three faculty members of
graduate committee
Master of Science in Operations Research (MSOR)
• Operations Research (p. 397) Dissertation Requirement
Each candidate must complete a dissertation that embodies the results
Mathematics, PhD of extended research and makes an original contribution to the field.
This work should give evidence of the candidate’s ability to carry out
Course Requirements independent investigation and interpret, in a logical manner, the results of
the research. There are two stages to this process:
Students entering with a bachelor's degree are required to take 64
semester hours of course work divided between foundational and • Stage 1: Students in the PhD program must have a dissertation
advanced offerings. Students entering the program will be allowed to supervisor within two years after joining the PhD program. The
place out of some (possibly all) of the eight basic-level courses; the department views the failure of a student to find a supervisor within
graduate coordinator together with the first-year graduate advisor will two years of joining the PhD program with concern and considers
determine the allowable course substitutions and will advise the student this sufficient cause to review the student’s status in the PhD
which foundational courses to take. Students may satisfy requirements program. The process of obtaining a dissertation supervisor always
for Algebra 1 (MATH 5111) and Analysis 1: Functions of One Variable involves two choices—the student chooses the supervisor, and the
supervisor chooses the student. For this reason, the department MATH 7233 Graph Theory
does not guarantee a dissertation supervisor for every student, but MATH 7241 Probability 1
the department recognizes its responsibility to help the student find
a satisfactory match. This aid is usually provided by the student’s
graduate advisor, who should be familiar with the student’s progress MATH 7342 Mathematical Statistics
in finding a dissertation supervisor. The dissertation supervisor MATH 7343 Applied Statistics
guides the student’s further education as well as directs the student’s Advanced Course Work
dissertation. The dissertation itself must represent an original Complete 32 semester hours from the advanced course work 32
solution of a problem in the chosen area of mathematics that makes list. Only two readings and three topics courses are allowed.
a significant contribution to the mathematical knowledge in that area. (p. 394)
Students must enroll in Dissertation or Dissertation Continuation
while fulfilling the dissertation requirements. DISCRETE TRACK
• Stage 2 (dissertation defense): The final oral examination on the Code Title Hours
dissertation is held in accordance with university regulations and Algebra
given by a dissertation committee of four faculty members (three MATH 5112 Algebra 2 4
from the university, including the supervisor, and one from outside
Probability
Northeastern University). The dissertation supervisor should propose
this dissertation committee to the graduate committee for its
approval at least one month before the PhD dissertation defense. Foundational Courses
Complete up to 16 semester hours from the following: 16
Program Requirements MATH 5102 Analysis 2: Functions of Several
Bachelor's Degree Entry Variables
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise MATH 5111 Algebra 1
indicated. MATH 5112 Algebra 2
MATH 7202 Partial Differential Equations 1
Milestones
MATH 7203 Numerical Analysis 1
Four qualifying examinations
Annual review
Dissertation committee MATH 7221 Topology 2
Teaching requirement MATH 7233 Graph Theory
Doctoral candidacy MATH 7341 Probability 2
Progress report and presentation MATH 7342 Mathematical Statistics
Prerequisites Advanced Course Work
Code Title Hours Complete 32 semester hours from the advanced course work 32
list. Only two readings and three topics courses are allowed.
Algebra and Analysis
(p. 394)
MATH 5101 Analysis 1: Functions of One Variable 4
MATH 5111 Algebra 1 4 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS TRACK
Code Title Hours
Tracks Analysis
Complete one of the following three tracks: Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4
• Pure Track (p. 393) MATH 5102 Analysis 2: Functions of Several

Variables
• Discrete Track (p. 393)
• Probability and Statistics Track (p. 393)
Probability
PURE TRACK
Code Title Hours or MATH 7342 Mathematical Statistics
Analysis Foundational Courses
MATH 5102 Analysis 2: Functions of Several 4 Complete up to 16 semester hours from the following: 16
Variables MATH 5102 Analysis 2: Functions of Several
Algebra Variables
MATH 5112 Algebra 2 4 MATH 5112 Algebra 2
Foundational Courses MATH 7202 Partial Differential Equations 1
Complete up to 16 semester hours from the following: 16 MATH 7203 Numerical Analysis 1
MATH 7202 Partial Differential Equations 1 MATH 7205 Numerical Analysis 2
MATH 7203 Numerical Analysis 1 MATH 7221 Topology 2
MATH 7205 Numerical Analysis 2 MATH 7233 Graph Theory
MATH 7221 Topology 2 MATH 7241 Probability 1
394 Mathematics, PhD—Advanced Entry
MATH 7341 Probability 2 the first-year graduate advisor will determine the allowable course
MATH 7342 Mathematical Statistics substitutions and will advise the student which foundational courses
to take. Students may satisfy requirements for Algebra 1 (Algebra 1
(MATH 5111) and Analysis 1: Functions of One Variable (MATH 5101)) by
Advanced Course Work taking qualifying exams in algebra 1 and in analysis 1 at the start of the
Complete 32 semester hours from the advanced course work 32 program. Students may satisfy foundational course requirements if they
list. Only two readings and three topics courses are allowed. demonstrate proficiency by passing an assessment exam in the course at
(p. 394) the beginning of the semester or by demonstrating that they have taken
a similar course and have adequate knowledge of the course material
Advanced Course Work List (syllabus and transcript are required; a brief oral examination is also
Code Title Hours required in that case). Academic advising will happen just before the start
MATH 7206 Inverse Problems: Radon Transform, X- of each term and during the add/drop period in order to plan a student’s
Ray Transform, and Applications course registration for the term. A complete listing of foundational and
advanced courses is available from the Department of Mathematics and
MATH 7234 Optimization and Complexity
the graduate dean’s office. Students are not permitted to register for
MATH 7301 Functional Analysis
more than two “readings” courses and three “topics” courses for credit
MATH 7303 Complex Manifolds toward the degree without explicit permission from the graduate dean.
MATH 7311 Commutative Algebra A minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.000 is required for degree
MATH 7312 Lie Theory conferral.
MATH 7315 Algebraic Number Theory
Teaching Requirement
MATH 7316 Lie Algebras
Some teaching experience is required while in the program. Students
MATH 7317 Modern Representation Theory must attend university-led TA training at the start of the program;
MATH 7320 Modern Algebraic Geometry attend a one-semester TA training course conducted by faculty from the
MATH 7321 Topology 3 Department of Mathematics teaching committee; spend one semester
MATH 7344 Regression, ANOVA, and Design shadowing faculty in the undergraduate classroom; and perform
MATH 7345 Nonparametric Methods in Statistics recitations and grading for the undergraduate course they are shadowing.
MATH 7346 to MATH 7392 Qualifying Exams

MATH 7976 to MATH 8986 Qualifying exam sessions are given once in spring and once in fall.
MATH 8460 Graduate Seminar in Geometry and Students will be required to pass four qualifying exams: algebra 1,
Representation Theory analysis 1, and two other exams. The possible additional topics for
MATH 9948 Modern Mathematical Research qualifying exams are algebra 2, analysis 2, combinatorics, geometry,
MATH 9984 Research ordinary differential equations, partial differential equations, probability,
statistics, topology, and algebraic geometry. A qualifying exam may be
MATH 7721 Readings in Topology
taken twice by any student. Additional attempts may be allowed at the
MATH 7732 Readings in Combinatorial Geometry
discretion of the graduate committee with permission from the graduate
MATH 7733 Readings in Graph Theory dean in the College of Science. Two qualifying exams should be passed
MATH 7734 Readings in Algebra no later than the end of the second year and all four by the end of the
MATH 7735 Readings in Algebraic Geometry third year.
MATH 7741 Readings in Probability and Statistics
Doctoral Candidacy
MATH 7751 Readings: Analysis
PhD candidacy is reached when all of the following conditions are met:
MATH 7754 Readings in Ordinary Differential
Equations • Completion of eight advanced courses
MATH 7771 Readings in Geometry • Identification of an unsolved research problem
• Successful passing of four qualifying exams
Dissertation • Assignment of PhD supervisor and creation of a 1-page initial plan
Code Title Hours
• Completion of a 3-page plan of research
• Completion of a 10-page progress report and a one-hour defense
MATH 9990 Dissertation of proposal, presented to supervisor and three faculty members of
graduate committee
64 total semester hours required Dissertation Requirement
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Each candidate must complete a dissertation that embodies the results
of extended research and makes an original contribution to the field.
This work should give evidence of the candidate’s ability to carry out
Mathematics, PhD—Advanced Entry
independent investigation and interpret, in a logical manner, the results of
the research. There are two stages to this process:
Course Requirements
Advanced students who enter the PhD program with a master's degree • Stage 1: Students in the PhD program must have a dissertation
(or equivalent) will be allowed to place out of some (possibly all) of supervisor within two years after joining the PhD program. The
the eight basic-level courses; the graduate coordinator together with department views the failure of a student to find a supervisor within
two years of joining the PhD program with concern and considers MATH 7241 Probability 1
this sufficient cause to review the student’s status in the PhD MATH 7341 Probability 2
program. The process of obtaining a dissertation supervisor always
involves two choices—the student chooses the supervisor, and the
supervisor chooses the student. For this reason, the department MATH 7343 Applied Statistics
does not guarantee a dissertation supervisor for every student, but Advanced Course Work
the department recognizes its responsibility to help the student find Complete 32 semester hours from the advanced course work 32
a satisfactory match. This aid is usually provided by the student’s list. Only two readings and three topics courses are allowed.
graduate advisor, who should be familiar with the student’s progress (p. 395)
in finding a dissertation supervisor. The dissertation supervisor
guides the student’s further education as well as directs the student’s DISCRETE TRACK
dissertation. The dissertation itself must represent an original Code Title Hours
solution of a problem in the chosen area of mathematics that makes Foundational Courses
a significant contribution to the mathematical knowledge in that area. Complete 0–16 semester hours from the following: 0 - 16
Students must enroll in Dissertation or Dissertation Continuation
MATH 5102 Analysis 2: Functions of Several
while fulfilling the dissertation requirements.
Variables
• Stage 2 (dissertation defense): The final oral examination on the
MATH 5111 Algebra 1
dissertation is held in accordance with university regulations and
MATH 5112 Algebra 2
given by a dissertation committee of four faculty members (three
from the university, including the supervisor, and one from outside MATH 7203 Numerical Analysis 1
Northeastern University). The dissertation supervisor should propose MATH 7202 Partial Differential Equations 1
this dissertation committee to the graduate committee for its MATH 7205 Numerical Analysis 2
approval at least one month before the PhD dissertation defense. MATH 7221 Topology 2
indicated.
Milestones Advanced Course Work
Four qualifying examinations Complete 32 semester hours from the advanced course work 32
Annual review list. Only two readings and three topics courses are allowed.
Dissertation committee (p. 395)
Teaching requirement
Doctoral candidacy PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS TRACK
Progress report and presentation Code Title Hours
Dissertation defense Foundational Courses
Complete 0–16 semester hours from the following: 0 - 16
Code Title Hours
MATH 5102 Analysis 2: Functions of Several
Complete 0–16 semester hours of the following courses:
Variables
MATH 5101 Analysis 1: Functions of One Variable 4
MATH 5112 Algebra 2
MATH 5102 Analysis 2: Functions of Several 4
Variables
MATH 5111 Algebra 1 4
MATH 5112 Algebra 2 4
MATH 7221 Topology 2
Tracks MATH 7233 Graph Theory
Complete one of the following three tracks: MATH 7241 Probability 1
• Pure Track (p. 395)
• Discrete Track (p. 395)
• Probability and Statistics Track (p. 395)
Advanced Course Work
PURE TRACK Complete 32 semester hours from the advanced course work 32
Code Title Hours list. Only two readings and three topics courses are allowed.
Foudational Courses (p. 395)
Advanced Course Work List
Code Title Hours
MATH 7206 Inverse Problems: Radon Transform, X-
Ray Transform, and Applications
MATH 7234 Optimization and Complexity
396 Applied Mathematics, MS
MATH 7301 Functional Analysis Complete one of the following: 4

MATH 7303 Complex Manifolds MATH 5101 Analysis 1: Functions of One Variable
MATH 7311 Commutative Algebra MATH 5111 Algebra 1
MATH 7312 Lie Theory MATH 7241 Probability 1
MATH 7315 Algebraic Number Theory Statistics
MATH 7316 Lie Algebras MATH 7342 Mathematical Statistics 4
MATH 7317 Modern Representation Theory or MATH 7343 Applied Statistics
MATH 7320 Modern Algebraic Geometry
Tracks
MATH 7344 Regression, ANOVA, and Design
MATH 7345 Nonparametric Methods in Statistics • Data Science Track (p. )
MATH 7346 to MATH 7392 • Course Work Track (p. )
MATH 7976 to MATH 8986
DATA SCIENCE TRACK
MATH 8460 Graduate Seminar in Geometry and
Code Title Hours
Representation Theory
Data Science Courses
MATH 9948 Modern Mathematical Research
Choose two from the following: 8
MATH 9984 Research
MATH 7721 Readings in Topology
MATH 7732 Readings in Combinatorial Geometry
MATH 7734 Readings in Algebra
Learning
MATH 7735 Readings in Algebraic Geometry
DS 5220 Supervised Machine Learning and
MATH 7741 Readings in Probability and Statistics Learning Theory
MATH 7751 Readings: Analysis DS 5230 Unsupervised Machine Learning and
MATH 7754 Readings in Ordinary Differential Data Mining
Equations EECE 5644 Introduction to Machine Learning and
MATH 7771 Readings in Geometry Pattern Recognition
Dissertation Design
Code Title Hours Students may take other courses not on the list above
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: from the College of Computer and Information Science in
MATH 9990 Dissertation consultation with their faculty advisor.
Program Credit/GPA Requirements COURSE WORK TRACK

Code Title Hours
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Course Work
Complete 8 semester hours. These courses may be chosen 8
from outside the Department of Mathematics with faculty
Applied Mathematics, MS
approval.
Eight graduate courses (32 semester hours of credit) are required for the
Electives
degree: three required courses and five elective courses. The required
courses provide a basic training in mathematical methods, and the Code Title Hours
elective courses include a wide variety of advanced topics. In addition, Complete 12 semester hours in the following subject area: 12
the program allows up to two of the elective courses to be taken outside MATH
the Department of Mathematics. No course can be used to satisfy both a
requirement and an elective. Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Program Requirements Minimum 3.000 GPA required
indicated.
Mathematics, MS
Core Requirements
A total of 32 semester hours, this program offers students with a
Code Title Hours
bachelor’s degree in mathematics or a related field an opportunity to
Methods and Modeling broaden their knowledge in the several fields of mathematics and its
MATH 5131 Introduction to Mathematical Methods 4 applications. The program is designed to prepare graduates for careers in
and Modeling business, industry, or government. Previous course work will be evaluated
Algebra and Analysis to determine proficiency in certain content areas and degree plan may
be tailored accordingly. In some cases, a student may be required to take qualify for degree conferral, a minimum cumulative grade-point average
an assessment exam to determine content and knowledge proficiency. of 3.000, equivalent to a grade of B, must be obtained. Some courses
No course can be used to satisfy both a requirement and an elective. To listed for this program are offered in the College of Engineering or the
qualify for degree conferral, students must obtain a minimum cumulative College of Computer and Information Systems.
average of 3.000, equivalent to a grade of B.
indicated.
Core Requirements
Core Requirements Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours Probability
Algebra 1 and Analysis 1 Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4
MATH 5101 Analysis 1: Functions of One Variable 4 MATH 7241 Probability 1
or MATH 5102 Analysis 2: Functions of Several Variables MATH 7341 Probability 2
MATH 5111 Algebra 1 4 OR 7230 Probabilistic Operation Research
or MATH 5112 Algebra 2 Statistics
Algebra 2 and Analysis 2 MATH 7342 Mathematical Statistics 4
MATH 5102 Analysis 2: Functions of Several 4 or MATH 7343 Applied Statistics
Variables Operations Research
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4 OR 6205 Deterministic Operations Research 4
MATH 5112 Algebra 2 Optimization and Complexity
Elective chosen from the list below MATH 7234 Optimization and Complexity 4
Electives Electives
Complete 16 semester hours from the following: 16 Complete 16 semester hours from the following: 16
MATH 7202 Partial Differential Equations 1 CS 5800 Algorithms
MATH 7203 Numerical Analysis 1 CS 6140 Machine Learning
MATH 7205 Numerical Analysis 2 CS 7805 Theory of Computation
MATH 7221 Topology 2 CSYE 6200 Concepts of Object-Oriented Design
MATH 7233 Graph Theory CSYE 6205 Concepts of Object-Oriented Design
MATH 7234 Optimization and Complexity with C++
MATH 7241 Probability 1 EECE 7360 Combinatorial Optimization
MATH 7301 Functional Analysis EMGT 5220 Engineering Project Management
MATH 7341 Probability 2 EMGT 6225 Economic Decision Making
MATH 7342 Mathematical Statistics EMGT 6305 Financial Management for Engineers
MATH 7343 Applied Statistics GE 5010 Customer-Driven Technical Innovation
MATH 7344 Regression, ANOVA, and Design for Engineers
MATH 7349 Stochastic Calculus and Introduction to GE 5100 Product Development for Engineers
No-Arbitrage Finance IE 5400 Healthcare Systems Modeling and
Analysis
Program Credit/GPA Requirements IE 5500 Systems Engineering in Public
32 total semester hours required Programs
IE 5630 Biosensor and Human Behavior
Operations Research, MSOR Measurement
This program seeks to train students in the basic techniques and theory
IE 7200 Supply Chain Engineering
of operations research and their applications to real-world problems.
IE 7215 Simulation Analysis
Graduates should have developed their analytical skills to attack
complex, large-scale optimization problems of both a deterministic IE 7275 Data Mining in Engineering
and stochastic nature. Eight 4-semester-hour graduate courses are IE 7280 Statistical Methods in Engineering
required for this degree. Previous course work will be evaluated to IE 7285 Statistical Quality Control
determine proficiency in certain content areas and degree plan may be IE 7290 Reliability Analysis and Risk
tailored accordingly. In some cases, a student may be required to take Assessment
an assessment exam to determine content and knowledge proficiency.
IE 7315 Human Factors Engineering
No course can be used to satisfy both a requirement and an elective. To
398 Physics

Physics, PhD
MATH 7346 Time Series
MATH 7349 Stochastic Calculus and Introduction to The Department of Physics offers a Doctor of Philosophy in Physics with
No-Arbitrage Finance specializations in different subfields that reflect the forefront research
OR 7235 Inventory Theory activities of the department, including biological physics, condensed
OR 7240 Integer and Nonlinear Optimization matter physics, elementary particle physics, nanomedicine, and network
OR 7310 Logistics, Warehousing, and Scheduling science. The program for the PhD degree consists of the required course
work, a qualifying examination, a preliminary research seminar, the
Program Credit/GPA Requirements completion of a dissertation based upon original research performed
32 total semester hours required by the student, and a dissertation defense upon completion of the
Minimum 3.000 GPA required dissertation. Based on these measures, students are expected to obtain a
graduate-level understanding of basic physics concepts and demonstrate
the ability to formulate a research plan, communicate orally a research
Physics plan, and conduct and present independent research.
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/physics) Course Work

The required courses are grouped into two sets, Part 1 and Part 2, having
Mark Williams, PhD
a total of 42 semester hours as a minimum. Part 1 courses (first-year
Professor and Chair
courses) are typically taken prior to the qualifying exam. Students
110 Dana Research Center without a master’s degree must complete all Part 1 courses in the first
617.373.2902 year to remain in good academic standing in the graduate program.
617.373.2943 (fax) Part 2 courses (second-year courses) may be taken before or after
gradphysics@northeastern.edu passing the qualifying exam.
Meni Wanunu, PhD Grade Requirements

Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, m.wanunu@northeastern.edu The minimum grade required for the successful completion of the
(ma.williams@northeastern.edu) Part 1 courses is a B (3.000) average. Students will only be allowed to
take the qualifying exam if they fulfill this requirement. The minimum
Nancy Wong grade required for the successful completion of Part 2 (excluding
Program Coordinator advanced research) is at least a B (3.000) average for the Part 2 courses.
617.373.4240 The Part 2 courses, including any makeup of grade-point-average
n.wong@northeastern.edu deficiencies (see following), must be completed within two calendar years
of passing the qualifying exam. The department expects students to
Physics PhD and Master of Science students at Northeastern University
complete the bulk of these courses in the first year after the qualifying
have the opportunity to explore, discover, and apply the fundamental
exam. The cumulative average will be calculated each semester. No
principles that run the universe. The program specializes in several
more than two courses or 8 semester hours of credit, whichever is
subfields that reflect the forefront research activities of the department.
greater, may be repeated in order to satisfy the requirement for the PhD
These specializations include biological physics, condensed matter
degree. A student who does not maintain a 3.000 cumulative average
physics, elementary particle physics, nanomedicine, nanophysics, and
for two consecutive semesters, or is otherwise not making satisfactory
network science.
progress toward the PhD degree requirements, may be recommended for
The Department of Physics also offers a Graduate Certificate in termination at the discretion of the graduate committee. Within the above
Nanomedicine. The certificate is designed for students, engineers, and limitations, a required course for which a grade of F is received must be
physicians to develop competency and practical skills in the application repeated with a grade of C or better and may be repeated only once. In
of nanotechnology to problems in medicine. This program is appropriate calculating the overall cumulative average, all graduate-level course work
for those working in or seeking careers in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, completed at the time of clearance for graduation will be counted.
biomedical, or clinical fields.
Qualifying Exam Requirement
Programs A student who fails to achieve the required B average for the
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Part 1 courses must petition the graduate committee in order to remain
in the graduate program and be eligible to take the qualifying exam. A
• Physics (p. 398)
student who fails to achieve the required B average for the Part 2 courses
• Physics—Advanced Entry (p. 401) must petition the graduate committee in order to remain in the graduate
program. All students registered in the PhD program are required to pass
a qualifying exam unless they are granted an exemption (see below). The
• Physics (p. 403) qualifying exam may include both written and oral parts.
Graduate Certificate The qualifying exam consists of two parts:

• Nanomedicine (p. 404)
• Part 1: Classical physics (based on classical mechanics and
mathematical methods), electromagnetic theory, and statistical
physics.
• Part 2: Quantum physics (based on quantum mechanics and its
applications) and statistical physics. The content of the qualifying
exam will be based on the content of the first-year courses, excluding department, and an additional member of either the department or
Principles of Experimental Physics (PHYS 5318). A syllabus the external department.
is available and on request will be distributed by the graduate • In an area of applied research in one of the industrial or high-
coordinator to any student prior to the exam. technology laboratories associated with the department’s industrial
PhD program. The direct supervisor is associated with the institution
The qualifying exam is given twice yearly: once prior to the start of the fall
where the research is performed. In this case, a dissertation advisory
semester and again within the first two weeks of the start of the spring
committee is established by the graduate committee, consisting
semester. The exam will consist of one day each on Part 1 (classical
of the direct supervisor, the departmental advisor, and two other
physics/mathematical methods, electromagnetism, and statistical
members of the department.
physics) and Part 2 (quantum physics and statistical physics).
PhD students must select their departmental advisor no later than the
All students enrolled in the PhD program must take the fall qualifying
end of the spring semester of their second year or their second semester
exam after completing their first-year course of study with the required
after having passed the qualifying examination, whichever comes first.
grade-point average unless they are granted an exemption. Students
This process should start as soon as the student has identified a field of
taking the exam for the first time must take both Part 1 and Part 2. A
research or has passed the qualifying exam.
student who does not pass the exam on his or her first attempt must
pass the exam the next time it is given in order to continue in the PhD PhD Dissertation Committee, Preliminary Thesis Proposal,
program. However, a student who passes one part of the first attempt is
and Preliminary Research Seminar
not required to repeat that part.
By the end of the spring semester of the third year or the second
Any PhD student will be exempt from taking the quantum part of the semester in which the student is enrolled for PhD dissertation, whichever
qualifying exam if they receive both a grade of B+ or higher inQuantum comes first, each PhD student must have an approved dissertation
Theory 1 (PHYS 7315), Quantum Theory 2 (PHYS 7316), and Statistical committee and thesis proposal.
Physics (PHYS 7305) and have a GPA of 3.670 or higher in those three
The student (with the aid and approval of his or her thesis advisor) will
courses. To meet this standard, they must take all the above courses.
submit a PhD thesis proposal to the graduate committee clearly outlining
Any PhD student will be exempt from taking the classical part of the
a plan to carry out new and original research in the context of previously
qualifying exam if they receive both a grade of B+ or higher in Classical
published research in the scientific literature and also describe the
Mechanics/Math Methods (PHYS 7301), Electromagnetic Theory
methodologies to be employed. The thesis proposal is limited to 15 pages
(PHYS 7302), and Statistical Physics (PHYS 7305) and have a GPA of
or less, including references. A proposed makeup of the dissertation
3.670 or higher in these three courses. To meet this standard, they must
committee will be submitted at the same time.
take all three of these courses.
The graduate committee will evaluate the merit of the proposal and
A student who fails the written exam by less than 5 percent of the total
make recommendations for improvements when necessary, including
possible score on the second attempt for that part will be automatically
any changes to the composition of the dissertation committee. No more
given an oral exam. A student who fails the written exam by more
than two submissions for a particular proposal may be made. In the case
than 10 percent is excluded from taking an oral exam. These provisions
where a revised proposal does not meet a minimum academic standard
apply separately to Parts 1 and 2 of the exam.
that provides a basis for making such improvements, the graduate
PhD Candidacy committee may instruct the student to select a different thesis topic or
advisor.
Degree candidacy is established when the student has passed the
qualifying examination and completed both the Part 1 and Part 2 course After approval by the graduate committee, the proposal is circulated to
requirements. PhD candidacy may be achieved before completion of the the general faculty for comments. If the graduate coordinator receives
advanced elective if the elective in the student’s specialization is not any objections, the proposal will be referred back to the graduate
offered in a given year. The elective must be taken at the next opportunity. committee for final resolution.
PhD degree candidacy is certified by the college. A maximum of five years
after the establishment of doctoral degree candidacy is allowed for the After the proposal and dissertation committee have been approved, the
completion of degree requirements. student will make a public presentation of the material in the preliminary
research seminar before the dissertation committee in a format open to
PhD Dissertation Requirement the full department and advertised one week in advance. The dissertation
All PhD students are required to complete a dissertation based upon new committee will then meet in closed session to evaluate the seminar. The
and original research in one of the three following options: preliminary research seminar must take place no later than the semester
after the thesis proposal is approved and, normally, in the same semester.
• In one of the current theoretical or experimental research programs
in the department, under direct supervision of an advisor from the In the event that the dissertation advisor is changed, a new committee
Department of Physics. A dissertation committee will be formed must be formed, with the approval of the graduate committee, and a new
consisting of the advisor, two full-time members of the department, preliminary research seminar given.
and an additional member, either from within the department or from
an outside department or institution. PhD Dissertation Defense
• In a recognized interdisciplinary field involving another research area The dissertation defense consists of a public presentation, followed
of the university, under the direct supervision of a faculty member by a question period conducted by the dissertation committee and
in that field. In this case, an interdisciplinary committee is formed limited to them and the department faculty. The date of the dissertation
under the approval of the graduate committee, consisting of the presentation must be publicized and a copy of the thesis deposited
direct supervisor, a departmental advisor, one other member of the with the graduate program coordinator at least one week prior to the
defense. If during this posting period or in the two business days
following the defense a written objection to the thesis is lodged with the
400 Physics, PhD
department chair by a member of the faculty, the chair may appoint an Milestones
ad hoc postdefense review committee to provide advice on the scientific Two qualifying examinations
issues raised by the objection. Students should note that they must Annual review
be registered for Dissertation or Dissertation Continuation during the Candidacy
semester in which they defend their dissertation and that they should Preliminary research seminar proposal with proposed dissertation
schedule their defenses well in advance of the end of the semester in committee
order to accommodate the review/waiting period and the time required to Preliminary research seminar talk
deposit the thesis. Dissertation defense
The final dissertation defense is held in accordance with the College of
Core Requirements
Science regulations.
Code Title Hours
PhD Specialization Options Principles
Students choose a specialization in biological physics; particle physics; PHYS 5318 Principles of Experimental Physics 4
condensed matter physics; or, with preapproval of a faculty member, in Computational
the following areas: nanomedicine or network science.
PHYS 7301 Classical Mechanics/Math Methods 4
Multiple specializations are allowed if the individual requirements for PHYS 7305 Statistical Physics 4
each specialization are met. PHYS 7321 Computational Physics 4
Theory
Note that the specialization will not appear on the degree diploma or on
the official transcript but can be listed as the field of study on CVs and PHYS 7302 Electromagnetic Theory 4
grant proposals. PHYS 7315 Quantum Theory 1 4
PHYS 7316 Quantum Theory 2 4
Transfer Credit Research
Students must petition in writing through the graduate committee to the PHYS 7210 Introduction to Research in Physics 0
director of graduate student services for all transfer credit. A copy of an (Take this repeatable course twice)
official transcript must be attached to the Request for Transfer Credit
PHYS 9984 Advanced Research 1-8
form. A maximum of 8 semester hours of credit obtained at another
institution may be accepted toward the PhD degree provided that the
Electives
credits transferred consist of a grade of B or better, are graduate-level
courses, have been earned at an accredited U.S. institution, and have not Code Title Hours
been used toward any other degree. Grades are not transferred. Complete 8 semester hours from the following: 8
If preapproved to specialize in nanomedicine or network
Course Waivers science, consult program director.
Course waivers may be accepted toward the PhD degree course PHYS 7323 Elementary Particle Physics
requirements, though they will not change the numbers of credits
PHYS 7324 Condensed Matter Physics
required for the program. The student must have received a B grade or
better in equivalent graduate-level core courses that have been earned PHYS 7325 Quantum Field Theory 1
at an accredited institution. Students must petition in writing to the PHYS 7731 Biological Physics 1
graduate committee for all course waivers and provide documentation in Specialization Elective
the form of official transcripts to support their petition. Choose 4 semester hours from your specialization below: 4
Residence Requirement PhD Specialization Options

The residence requirement is satisfied by at least one year of full-time A specialization is required.
1
graduate work (i.e., enrollment in PhD Dissertation, for two consecutive Note: Specialization in nanomedicine or network science requires prior
semesters). Students must be continually enrolled throughout the pursuit approval.
of the dissertation.
Code Title Hours
Internship Option Biological Physics
2
A PhD candidate may spend one year in a participating high-technology,
PHYS 7731 Biological Physics 1 4
industrial, or government laboratory immediately after passing the PhD
PHYS 7741 Biological Physics 2 4
qualifying examination. In this program, the student is expected to
3
remain in touch with the university by taking one course per semester at Particle Physics
the university and by frequent contact with a faculty advisor. After the PHYS 7323 Elementary Particle Physics 4
one-year paid internship, the student returns to the university to do the PHYS 7326 Quantum Field Theory 2 4
dissertation. Eligibility for this program is contingent on acceptance both or PHYS 7733 Topics: Elementary Particle Physics and
by the department and by the external laboratory. Cosmology
Program Requirements Condensed Matter Physics

Bachelor’s Degree Entrance
PHYS 7734 Topics: Condensed Matter Physics 4
indicated. Nanomedicine
NNMD 5270 Introduction to Nanomedicine 3
NNMD 5370 Nanomedicine Research Techniques 4 and network science. The program for the PhD degree consists of the
Network Science required course work, a qualifying examination, a preliminary research
seminar, the completion of a dissertation based upon original research
PHYS 5116 Complex Networks and Applications 4
performed by the student, and a dissertation defense upon completion
PHYS 7331 Network Science Data 4 of the dissertation. Based on these measures, students are expected to
obtain a graduate-level understanding of basic physics concepts and
Dissertation demonstrate the ability to formulate a research plan, communicate orally
Code Title Hours a research plan, and conduct and present independent research.
Taken third year and beyond.
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: Course Work
Students entering with an approved MS degree from a U.S. institution will
PHYS 9990 Dissertation
be required to take 10 semester hours of courses. The courses required
will be determined by the graduate coordinator based on the student's
PHYS 9996 Dissertation Continuation transcripts.
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Grade Requirements

42 total semester hours required The minimum grade required is a B (3.000) average. A student who does
Minimum 3.000 GPA required not maintain a 3.000 cumulative average for two consecutive semesters,
1 or is otherwise not making satisfactory progress toward the PhD degree
Note that the specialization will not appear on the degree diploma or
requirements, may be recommended for termination at the discretion of
on the official transcript but can be listed as the field of study on CVs
the graduate committee.
and grant proposals.
2
By approval of the graduate committee, biological physics students Qualifying Exam Requirement
may substitute graduate courses in biology, physics, or chemistry from Any new, entering student with a master’s degree from a U.S. institution
the following list instead of PHYS 7741: may take the qualifying exam upon arriving at Northeastern University.
Biochemistry (BIOL 6300), Molecular Cell Biology (BIOL 6301), Optical Failure of the exam at this time will not be used to limit the two
Methods of Analysis (CHEM 5613), Molecular Modeling (CHEM 5638), . opportunities to take the examination in the future. All students
Additional appropriate courses may also be substituted by approval of registered in the PhD program are required to pass a qualifying exam
the physics graduate committee. unless they are granted an exemption. The qualifying exam may include
3
Elementary Particle Physics (PHYS 7323) is required for a both written and oral parts.
specialization in particle physics. The advanced elective may be
Topics: Elementary Particle Physics and Cosmology (PHYS 7733) OR The qualifying exam consists of two parts:
Quantum Field Theory 2 (PHYS 7326).
• Part 1: Classical physics (based on classical mechanics and
mathematical methods), electromagnetic theory, and statistical
Plan of Study
physics.
Year 1
• Part 2: Quantum physics (based on quantum mechanics and its
Fall Hours Spring Hours applications) and statistical physics. A syllabus is available and on
PHYS 7210 0 PHYS 5318 4 request will be distributed by the graduate coordinator to any student
PHYS 7301 4 PHYS 7210 0 prior to the exam.
PHYS 7302 4 PHYS 7305 4 The qualifying exam is given twice yearly: once prior to the start of the fall
PHYS 7315 4 PHYS 7316 4 semester and again within the first two weeks of the start of the spring
12 12 semester. The exam will consist of one day each on Part 1 (classical
physics/mathematical methods, electromagnetism, and statistical
Year 2
physics) and Part 2 (quantum physics and statistical physics).
PHYS 7321 4 PHYS 9984 1-8 Students who enter with a Master of Science degree from a U.S.
institution may take the exam at the first opportunity after entering the
Electives 8 Advanced elective 4
program.
12 5-12
Year 3 All students enrolled in the PhD program must take the fall qualifying
exam after completing their first-year course of study with the required
grade-point average. Students taking the exam for the first time must
PHYS 9990 0 PHYS 9990 0
take both Part 1 and Part 2. A student who does not pass the exam on his
0 0 or her first attempt must pass the exam the next time it is given in order
Total Hours: 41-48 to continue in the PhD program. However, a student who passes one part
of the first attempt is not required to repeat that part.
Physics, PhD—Advanced Entry A student who fails the written exam by less than 5 percent of the total
possible score on the second attempt for that part will be automatically
The Department of Physics offers a Doctor of Philosophy in Physics given an oral exam. A student who fails the written exam by more
with specializations in different subfields that reflect the forefront than 10 percent is excluded from taking an oral exam. These provisions
research activities of the department, including biological physics, apply separately to Parts 1 and 2 of the exam.
condensed matter physics, elementary particle physics, nanomedicine,
402 Physics, PhD—Advanced Entry
PhD Candidacy any objections, the proposal will be referred back to the graduate
Degree candidacy is established when the student has passed the committee for final resolution.
qualifying examination and completed 10 semester hours of courses.
After the proposal and dissertation committee have been approved, the
PhD degree candidacy is certified by the college. A maximum of five years
student will make a public presentation of the material in the preliminary
after the establishment of doctoral degree candidacy is allowed for the
research seminar before the dissertation committee in a format open to
completion of degree requirements.
the full department and advertised one week in advance. The dissertation
committee will then meet in closed session to evaluate the seminar. The
PhD Dissertation Requirement
preliminary research seminar must take place no later than the semester
All PhD students are required to complete a dissertation based upon new
after the thesis proposal is approved and, normally, in the same semester.
and original research in one of the three following options:
In the event that the dissertation advisor is changed, a new committee
• In one of the current theoretical or experimental research programs
must be formed, with the approval of the graduate committee, and a new
in the department, under direct supervision of an advisor from the
preliminary research seminar given.
Department of Physics. A dissertation committee will be formed
consisting of the advisor, two full-time members of the department, PhD Dissertation Defense
and an additional member, either from within the department or from
The dissertation defense consists of a public presentation, followed
an outside department or institution.
by a question period conducted by the dissertation committee and
• In a recognized interdisciplinary field involving another research area limited to them and the department faculty. The date of the dissertation
of the university, under the direct supervision of a faculty member presentation must be publicized and a copy of the thesis deposited
in that field. In this case, an interdisciplinary committee is formed with the graduate program coordinator at least one week prior to the
under the approval of the graduate committee, consisting of the defense. If during this posting period or in the two business days
direct supervisor, a departmental advisor, one other member of the following the defense a written objection to the thesis is lodged with the
department, and an additional member of either the department or department chair by a member of the faculty, the chair may appoint an
the external department. ad hoc postdefense review committee to provide advice on the scientific
• In an area of applied research in one of the industrial or high- issues raised by the objection. Students should note that they must
technology laboratories associated with the department’s industrial be registered for Dissertation or Dissertation Continuation during the
PhD program. The direct supervisor is associated with the institution semester in which they defend their dissertation and that they should
where the research is performed. In this case, a dissertation advisory schedule their defenses well in advance of the end of the semester in
committee is established by the graduate committee, consisting order to accommodate the review/waiting period and the time required to
of the direct supervisor, the departmental advisor, and two other deposit the thesis.
members of the department.
The final dissertation defense is held in accordance with the College of
PhD students must select their departmental advisor no later than the Science regulations.
end of the spring semester of their second year or their second semester
after having passed the qualifying examination, whichever comes first. Residence Requirement
This process should start as soon as the student has identified a field of The residence requirement is satisfied by at least one year of full-time
research or has passed the qualifying exam. graduate work (i.e., enrollment in PhD Dissertation, for two consecutive
semesters). Students must be continually enrolled throughout the pursuit
PhD Dissertation Committee, Preliminary Thesis Proposal, of the dissertation.
and Preliminary Research Seminar
By the end of the spring semester of the third year or the second Internship Option
semester in which the student is enrolled for PhD dissertation, whichever A PhD candidate may spend one year in a participating high-technology,
comes first, each PhD student must have an approved dissertation industrial, or government laboratory immediately after passing the PhD
committee and thesis proposal. qualifying examination. In this program, the student is expected to
remain in touch with the university by taking one course per semester at
The student (with the aid and approval of his or her thesis advisor) will the university and by frequent contact with a faculty advisor. After the
submit a PhD thesis proposal to the graduate committee clearly outlining one-year paid internship, the student returns to the university to do the
a plan to carry out new and original research in the context of previously dissertation. Eligibility for this program is contingent on acceptance both
published research in the scientific literature and also describe the by the department and by the external laboratory.
methodologies to be employed. The thesis proposal is limited to 15 pages
or less, including references. A proposed makeup of the dissertation Program Requirements
committee will be submitted at the same time. Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
The graduate committee will evaluate the merit of the proposal and
make recommendations for improvements when necessary, including
Milestones
any changes to the composition of the dissertation committee. No more
Two qualifying examinations
than two submissions for a particular proposal may be made. In the case
Annual review
where a revised proposal does not meet a minimum academic standard
Candidacy
that provides a basis for making such improvements, the graduate
Preliminary research seminar proposal with proposed dissertation
committee may instruct the student to select a different thesis topic or
committee
advisor.
Preliminary research seminar talk
After approval by the graduate committee, the proposal is circulated to Dissertation defense
the general faculty for comments. If the graduate coordinator receives
*Note: Any new, entering student with a master's degree from a U.S. Current MS Students Interested in the PhD Program
institution may take the qualifying exam upon arriving at Northeastern MS students interested in applying to the PhD program must complete
University. Failure of the exam at this time will not be used to limit the the internal admission application.
two opportunities to take the examination in the future
Special Student Status
Core Requirements Special students are allowed to earn credit for a maximum
Code Title Hours of 12 semester hours. Students interested in taking more
Course Work than 12 semester hours must make a formal application to the degree
Students entering with an approved MS degree from a U.S. 10 program online.
institution will be required to take 10 semester hours of
courses. The courses required will be determined by the Course Work
graduate coordinator based on the student's transcripts. There is a total of 32 semester hours of course work required as a
minimum. There are two options for the MS degree:
Dissertation
Option 1 is the standard physics MS with or without an MS thesis. Up to
Code Title Hours
8 semester hours of courses can be substituted with an MS thesis.
PHYS 9990 Dissertation Option 2 is the MS with a specialization (up to 23 semester hours of
courses) in applied physics, engineering physics, biophysics, chemical
physics, material physics, mathematical physics, and computational
PHYS 9996 Dissertation Continuation
physics.
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Graduate students desiring the MS with thesis option should arrange
10 total semester hours required a thesis with a faculty advisor. The student may choose a field of
Minimum 3.000 GPA required research from three possible areas as outlined under the PhD dissertation
section. The thesis must demonstrate the individual's capacity to
execute independent work based on original material. The thesis must
Physics, MS
be approved by the graduate committee. The thesis may be completed
in one semester (e.g., summer semester) or in consecutive semesters.
The Department of Physics offers Master of Science degrees with several
Students who have not completed their thesis after the required number
options. The standard physics MS can be obtained by taking a specified
of thesis credits (12 semester hours) must register for MS Thesis with
set of courses without an MS thesis. Alternatively, an MS thesis may
the appropriate course number each subsequent semester until the
substitute for 8 credit hours of course work. Both of these options may be
thesis is approved by the graduate school and submitted electronically to
pursued either full time or part time. Upon completion of the MS degree
Proquest.
in physics, students should be able to apply graduate-level knowledge
and solve problems in the areas of electrodynamics, quantum mechanics, Both options require a minimum of 32 semester hours of graduate credit.
classical mechanics, statistical mechanics, and advanced mathematical The 32 semester hours may include up to 8 semester hours of transfer
methods. credit as approved by the physics department's graduate committee and
the graduate school.
Grade Requirements
To qualify for the MS degree, a cumulative average of 3.000, equivalent to Program Requirements
a grade of B, must be obtained. No more than two courses or 6 semester Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
hours of credit, whichever is greater, may be repeated in order to satisfy indicated.
the requirements for the MS degree. A student who does not maintain
a 3.000 cumulative average for two consecutive semesters, or is Core Requirements
otherwise not making satisfactory progress toward the MS degree Code Title Hours
requirements, may be recommended for termination at the discretion of
Computational Course Work
the graduate committee.
PHYS 7301 Classical Mechanics/Math Methods 4
Within the above limitations, a required course for which a grade of F PHYS 7305 Statistical Physics 4
is received must be repeated with a grade of C or better and may be PHYS 7321 Computational Physics 4
repeated only once. Elective courses in which an F has been received may
Theory Course Work
be repeated once to obtain a C or better.
PHYS 7302 Electromagnetic Theory 4
Transfer Credit PHYS 7315 Quantum Theory 1 4
Students must petition, in writing, through the graduate committee PHYS 7316 Quantum Theory 2 4
to the director of graduate student services for all transfer credit. An
official transcript must be attached to the Request for Transfer Credit Options
form. A maximum of 8 semester hours of credit obtained at another • Course work (p. )
institution may be accepted toward the MS degree provided that the • Thesis (p. 404)
credits transferred consist of a grade of B or better in graduate-level 1
• Thesis with specialization (p. 404)
courses, have been earned at an accredited U.S. institution, and have not
been used toward any other degree. Grades are not transferred.
404 Nanomedicine, Graduate Certificate
COURSE WORK OPTION Year 2

Note: In consultation with your faculty advisor you may choose an
Fall Hours
area of specialization from physics, engineering, chemistry, biology,
Elective or thesis 4
mathematics, psychology, or computer science. Additional elective
courses are listed in the PhD program. Additonal elective 4
8
Code Title Hours
Total Hours: 32
Electives
PHYS 5111 Astrophysics and Cosmology Nanomedicine, Graduate Certificate
PHYS 5113 Introduction to Particle and Nuclear
The Graduate Certificate in Nanomedicine is designed for scientists,
Physics
engineers, and physicians to develop competency and practical skills in
PHYS 5115 Quantum Mechanics
the application of nanotechnology to problems in medicine. This program
PHYS 5116 Complex Networks and Applications is appropriate for those working in or seeking careers in biotechnology,
PHYS 5260 Introduction to Nanoscience and pharmaceutical, biomedical, or clinical fields. Program participants
Nanotechnology receive advanced training in the fundamental and applied aspects of
PHYS 5318 Principles of Experimental Physics nanomedicine, as well as nanomedicine commercialization from bench
PHYS 7323 Elementary Particle Physics to bedside. The curriculum includes a variety of activities for scientific
and professional development, including lectures, case studies, journal
readings, term projects, and close interactions with distinguished
PHYS 7731 Biological Physics 1 faculty and experts drawn from academia, hospitals, industry, and
government.
THESIS
Code Title Hours The certificate consists of five nanomedicine (NNMD) courses, totaling
Thesis 12 semester-hour credits. This is a part-time, 12-credit graduate program
PHYS 7990 Thesis 1-4 that can be completed in as little as two semesters.
Elective
Complete all requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.
PHYS 5111 Astrophysics and Cosmology
PHYS 5113 Introduction to Particle and Nuclear Core Requirements
Physics Code Title Hours
PHYS 5115 Quantum Mechanics NNMD 5270 Introduction to Nanomedicine 3
THESIS WITH SPECIALIZATION

1 NNMD 5272 Nanomedicine Seminar 1 1
Applied physics, engineering physics, biophysics, chemical physics, NNMD 5274 Nanomedicine Seminar 2 1
materials physics, mathematical physics, or computational physics. NNMD 5370 Nanomedicine Research Techniques 4
NNMD 5470 Nano/Biomedical Commercialization: 3
Code Title Hours
Concept to Market
Thesis
PHYS 7990 Thesis 1-4 Electives
Specialization Code Title Hours
Complete course work in consultation with faculty advisor. 8-12 Students may apply 4 semester hours of elective credit to 4
substitute for NNMD 5370:
Program Credit/GPA Requirements BIOE 5100 Medical Physiology
BIOL 5307 Biological Electron Microscopy
BIOL 6381 Ethics in Biological Research
1
Note that the specialization will not appear on the degree diploma or BIOT 5145 Basic Biotechnology Lab Skills
on the official transcript but can be listed as the field of study on CVs BIOT 5225 Managing and Leading a Biotechnology
and grant proposals. Company
Plan of Study Biotechnology Managers
Year 1 BIOT 5700 Molecular Interactions of Proteins in
Fall Hours Spring Hours Biopharmaceutical Formulations
PHYS 7301 4 PHYS 7305 4 BIOT 7245 Biotechnology Applications Laboratory
PHYS 7302 4 PHYS 7316 4 CHEM 7247 Advances in Nanomaterials
PHYS 7315 4 PHYS 7321 4 CHME 7350 Transport Phenomena
12 12 PHSC 6210 Drug Design, Evaluation, and
Development
PHSC 6212 Research Skills and Ethics
PHSC 6216 Human Physiology and perception, and social/personality. The program does not offer training
Pathophysiology in clinical or counseling psychology. The objective of the PhD program
PHSC 6226 Imaging in Medicine and Drug is to prepare students to become experts in research and teaching in
Discovery psychology. To accomplish this goal, the department takes a mentoring
approach whereby the graduate students are apprentices in faculty
PHSC 6290 Biophysical Methods in Drug Discovery
laboratories, working closely with their faculty mentors throughout
PHYS 5260 Introduction to Nanoscience and
their time in the program. The basic apprenticeship relationship is
Nanotechnology
supplemented by other activities, such as required courses (concentrated
PHYS 7731 Biological Physics 1 in the first and second years), advanced seminars and/or course work
PMST 6252 Pharmacokinetics and Drug in this as well as other departments or universities, a colloquium series,
Metabolism assignments as teaching assistants, the master’s project, and the
PMST 6254 Advanced Drug Delivery System dissertation and its oral defense. After the first year, the structure of the
doctoral program, including course work, is flexible and assumes that
POLS 7333 Science, Technology, and Public Policy
the process of learning and scientific discovery must be individualized.
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Graduate students also have an opportunity to develop their teaching
and research skills through close mentoring of undergraduate research
assistants. The PhD program is a five-year, twelve-months-per-year
program.
Psychology The dissertation committee must include at least three tenured or tenure-
track faculty members from within the psychology department—two from
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/psychology) the student’s interest area and one from another area. The oral defense
committee consists of the dissertation committee plus additional tenured
Joanne L. Miller, PhD and tenure-track faculty members from the psychology department.
Matthews Distinguished University Professor and Chair
125 Nightingale Hall
617.373.3076
617.373.8714 (fax)
indicated.
Judith Hall, PhD
University Distinguished Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Milestones
j.hall@northeastern.edu (e.cram@northeastern.edu) First-year paper
Master’s proposal
Kelsy Smith, Staff Assistant, kel.smith@northeastern.edu Master’s paper
( kel.smith@northeastern.edu) Master’s presentation
Annual review
The Department of Psychology PhD program gives students a
research-intensive environment within a close-knit community of
faculty and students. There are four main areas of specialization—
Dissertation
behavioral neuroscience, cognition, perception, and personality/social
—with crosscutting themes in health, affective science, and life span
At least two assigned courses as teaching assistant
development.
Core Requirements
The students are apprentices in faculty laboratories as they work to
become experts in psychological science. During the time in the program, All graduate courses within the Department of Psychology are graded S/
the responsibility for collaboration in research shifts from faculty member U. A grade of S is required in each psychology department course.
to student, culminating in the student’s dissertation.
Code Title Hours
In addition to the apprenticeship relationship, there are required courses, Proseminar
advanced seminars, a colloquium series, assignments as teaching Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12
assistants, and work leading up to the dissertation. PSYC 5100 Proseminar in Psycholinguistics
PSYC 5110 Proseminar in Cognition
Programs
PSYC 5120 Proseminar in Sensation
• Psychology (p. 405)
PSYC 5140 Proseminar in Biology of Behavior
• Psychology—Advanced Entry (p. 406)
PSYC 5150 Proseminar in Clinical Neuroscience
PSYC 5160 Proseminar in Personality
Psychology, PhD
PSYC 5170 Proseminar in Social Psychology
The PhD program in the Department of Psychology covers a wide Quantitative Methods
spectrum of contemporary behavioral science within a close-knit PSYC 5180 Quantitative Methods 1 3
community of faculty and students. The program offers four distinct PSYC 5181 Quantitative Methods 2 3
areas of experimental emphasis: behavioral neuroscience, cognition, Ethics
406 Psychology, PhD—Advanced Entry
PSYC 7302 Ethics and Professional Issues 3 PSYC 5180 PSYC 5181

Research PSYC 8401 PSYC 8401
PSYC 7301 Research Methodologies Psychology 3 12 12 9
Project Year 2
Take the following (repeatable) course three times: 9 Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer Full Hours
PSYC 8401 Research Project Semester
Thesis PSYC 7990 3 Complete 3 PSYC 7996 0
Take the following (repeatable) course twice: 6 one of the
following:
PSYC 7990 Thesis
Elective 5 PSYC 7301
Electives PSYC 7302
Code Title Hours Complete 3

the
following:
Note: Proseminars not taken to fulfill core requirements and
PSYC 7990
courses outside the department may be taken if approved by
faculty advisor and Director of Graduate Studies. 8 6 0
PSYC 7200 to PSYC 7300 Year 3

PSYC 5100 Proseminar in Psycholinguistics Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer Full Hours
PSYC 5110 Proseminar in Cognition Semester
PSYC 5120 Proseminar in Sensation PSYC 9990 0 Complete 3 PSYC 9996 0

one of the
following:
PSYC 5140 Proseminar in Biology of Behavior
PSYC 7301
PSYC 5150 Proseminar in Clinical Neuroscience
PSYC 7302
PSYC 5160 Proseminar in Personality
Complete 0
PSYC 5170 Proseminar in Social Psychology the
following:
Dissertation PSYC 9990
Code Title Hours
0 3 0
Year 4
PSYC 9990 Dissertation
Complete the following (repeatable) course until graduation: Semester
PSYC 9996 Dissertation Continuation PSYC 9996 0 PSYC 9996 0 PSYC 9996 0
Program Credit/GPA Requirements 0 0 0
50 total semester hours required Year 5

Minimum 3.000 GPA required Fall Hours Spring Hours Summer Full Hours
Semester
Plan of Study PSYC 9996 0 PSYC 9996 0 PSYC 9996 0
Year 1 0 0 0
Total Hours: 50
Semester
Complete 6 Complete 6 PSYC 8401 3
6 semester 6 semester Psychology, PhD—Advanced Entry
hours of the hours of the
following: following: The PhD program in the Department of Psychology covers a wide
PSYC 5100 PSYC 5100 Elective 6 spectrum of contemporary behavioral science within a close-knit
PSYC 5110 PSYC 5110 community of faculty and students. The program offers four distinct
areas of experimental emphasis: behavioral neuroscience, cognition,
PSYC 5120 PSYC 5120
perception, and social/personality. The program does not offer training
PSYC 5130 PSYC 5130
in clinical or counseling psychology. The objective of the PhD program
PSYC 5140 PSYC 5140 is to prepare students to become experts in research and teaching in
PSYC 5150 PSYC 5150 psychology. To accomplish this goal, the department takes a mentoring
PSYC 5160 PSYC 5160
approach whereby the graduate students are apprentices in faculty
laboratories, working closely with their faculty mentors throughout
PSYC 5170 PSYC 5170
their time in the program. The basic apprenticeship relationship is
Complete 6 Complete 6 supplemented by other activities, such as required courses (concentrated
the the in the first and second years), advanced seminars and/or course work
following: following:
in this as well as other departments or universities, a colloquium series,
assignments as teaching assistants, the master’s project, and the

dissertation and its oral defense. After the first year, the structure of the Interdisciplinary
doctoral program, including course work, is flexible and assumes that
the process of learning and scientific discovery must be individualized. Programs
Graduate students also have an opportunity to develop their teaching Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
and research skills through close mentoring of undergraduate research
assistants. The PhD program is a five-year, 12-months-per-year program.
For students who enter the program with a suitable master’s
degree, degree candidacy is established through completion • Applied Physics and Engineering (p. 161)
of a set of requirements determined on an individual basis. An • Environmental Science and Policy (p. 389)
additional 20 semester hours beyond the master’s degree are required
for the PhD degree. The dissertation committee must include at least Network Science, PhD
three tenured or tenure-track faculty members from within the psychology
department—two from the student’s interest area and one from another
Website (http://www.networkscienceinstitute.org)
area. The oral defense committee consists of the dissertation committee
plus additional tenured and tenure-track faculty members from the David Lazer, PhD
psychology department. Distinguished Professor
College of Social Sciences and Humanities and College of Computer and
Program Requirements Information Science
indicated. Individual programs of study will be tailored to acknowledge Network Science Program
students' previous course work. 177 Huntington Avenue, 10th Floor
617.373.8856
Milestones 617.373.5884 (fax)
Master’s presentation networkscience@northeastern.edu
Annual review
The PhD program in network science aims to enhance our understanding
of networks arising from the interplay of human behavior, sociotechnical
infrastructures, information diffusion, and biological agents. This
Dissertation
is an intrinsically multidisciplinary activity, with members of the
network science community representing a wide range of fields
At least two assigned courses as teaching assistant
including computer science, information science, complexity, physics,
Core Requirements sociology, communication, organizational behavior, political science, and
A grade of S is required in each psychology department course.
training students in network science across several colleges—including
Code Title Hours the College of Science, the College of Computer and Information Science,
the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Bouvé College of Health
Consult your faculty advisor and director of graduate studies 10
Sciences, the College of Engineering, and the College of Arts, Media and
for acceptable course work.
Design—with several research areas, including computational sciences,
information sciences, health and life sciences, social sciences, and
Electives
theoretical physics. See other collaborating colleges’ catalog sections for
Code Title Hours possible concentration courses.
Consult your faculty advisor and graduate coordinator for 10
acceptable electives. Course work is dependent on a student’s area of research and subject
to prior approval by their faculty advisor. Required course work
Dissertation includes the following: three foundational courses in network science
Code Title Hours —Complex Networks and Applications (PHYS 5116); Network Science
Data (PHYS 7331); and Social Networks (POLS 7334)—at least one
supplemental course in network science—Network Science Data 2
PSYC 9990 Dissertation (PHYS 7332); Social Networks (POLS 7334); or Data Mining Techniques
(CS 6220)—12 semester hours of elective course work defined by their
Program Credit/GPA Requirements area of research; and two research courses with core faculty of the
20 total semester hours required program. A minimum of 32 credit hours of course work is required,
Minimum 3.000 GPA required though the graduate program committee may recommend additional
Note: The number of semester hours to complete this program may be
more than 20. The number of semester hours and the specific required Satisfactory progress in the program will be ongoing and formally
courses will be determined by a review of previous course work by the evaluated at the end of both the first and second years of the program.
graduate coordinator and faculty advisor. Students are expected to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.000 or better
in all course work. Students are not allowed to retake courses. A student
who does not maintain the 3.000 GPA, or is not making satisfactory
progress on their dissertation research, may be recommended for
termination by the graduate program committee.
408 Network Science, PhD
Each student will have one primary research advisor from the network Dissertation defense
science doctoral program faculty.
Core Requirements
Students will be expected to select their research advisor by the end of
Code Title Hours
Networks
The dissertation committee consists of at least four members: the PHYS 5116 Complex Networks and Applications 4
dissertation advisor, one additional network science doctoral program PHYS 7331 Network Science Data 4
faculty member, one member expert in the specific topic of research (can
PHYS 7335 Dynamical Processes in Complex 4
be from outside the university), and one additional tenured/tenure-track
Networks
faculty member from the concentration department/conferring college.
Choose one of the following: 4
member of the Northeastern University faculty. Students may repeat the PHYS 7332 Network Science Data 2
comprehensive examination once if they are unsuccessful. CS 6220 Data Mining Techniques
POLS 7334 Social Networks
Degree Candidacy Research
completion of the qualification exam, and satisfactory completion of the NETS 8984 Research 1-4
comprehensive exam.
Specializations
Qualifying Examination Choose one of the following specializations or 12 semester hours of
The qualification exam will be an oral examination of the material during elective course work from the electives course list:
the students’ course work. The exam will be an hour in length and consist
• Computer Science (p. )
of questions selected by network science faculty who comprise the
• Political Science (p. )
qualifying examination and dissertation committee. Students will receive
50 to 80 potential questions, which they must be prepared to answer, • Epidemiology (p. 228)
one month before the exam. The exam will consist of a subset of these • Physics (p. 228)
questions. The qualifying exam will be offered twice annually, in the fall • Math (p. 228)
and spring term. All students are required to initially sit for the exam in • Electives (p. 228)
the fall, typically in their third year of the PhD program. Students who do
not pass the qualifying exam on their first attempt are expected to retake COMPUTER SCIENCE
the exam in the spring term. Students may sit for the qualifying exam no Code Title Hours
more than twice. Choose three from the following: 12
Students who fail to complete the qualifying examination but who have CS 6140 Machine Learning
completed all the PhD program’s required course work with a cumulative CS 6220 Data Mining Techniques
GPA of 3.000 or better will be awarded a terminal Master of Science in CS 6240 Large-Scale Parallel Data Processing
Network Science degree. Note that no students will be admitted directly CS 7800 Advanced Algorithms
into the network science program for receipt of a masterʼs degree.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Comprehensive Examination Code Title Hours
Students must submit a written dissertation proposal to the qualifying POLS 7200 Perspectives on Social Science Inquiry 4
POLS 7201 Research Design 4
relevant literature, the research problem, the research plan, and the
potential impact on the field. A presentation of the proposal will be made
in an open forum, and the student must successfully defend it before the
EPIDEMIOLOGY
qualifying examination and dissertation committee. The comprehensive
Code Title Hours
exam must precede the final dissertation defense by at least one year.
Dissertation Defense PHTH 5224 Social Epidemiology 3
A PhD student must complete and defend a dissertation that involves Electives: Choose two from the elective course list below. 6-8
adhere to the College of Science policies. PHYSICS
Code Title Hours
Program Requirements Choose three from the following: 12
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise PHYS 5318 Principles of Experimental Physics
indicated. PHYS 7305 Statistical Physics
Milestones PHYS 7731 Biological Physics 1
Annual review PHYS 7321 Computational Physics

Qualifying exam
MATH Concentrations
Code Title Hours Complete one of the following concentrations:
Choose three from the following: 12
MATH 7241 Probability 1 • Microsystems, Materials, and Devices (p. 161)
MATH 7233 Graph Theory • Electromagnetics, Plasma, and Optics (p. 162)
MATH 7375 Topics in Topology • Analysis, Modeling, and Computation (p. 162)
MATH 7733 Readings in Graph Theory MICROSYSTEMS, MATERIALS, AND DEVICES

Code Title Hours
ELECTIVES
Complete a minimum of 12 semester hours of elective course work Core Courses
related to your area of research. Common electives include the following: EECE 7201 Solid State Devices 4
Code Title Hours
Scholarship
NETS 7350 Bayesian and Network Statistics 4
NETS 7983 Topics 4
Processes
NETS 8941 Network Science Literature Review 2
Seminar
MATH 7233 Graph Theory 4
CS 5800 Algorithms 4
CS 6140 Machine Learning 4 Systems (MEMS)
CS 7180 Special Topics in Artificial Intelligence 4 EECE 7245 Microwave Circuit Design for Wireless
CS 7295 Special Topics in Data Visualization 4 Communication
PHYS 7337 Statistical Physics of Complex 4 EECE 7353 VLSI Design
Networks EECE 7398 Special Topics
PPUA 5301 Introduction to Computational 4 Physics Course Work
Statistics
PHYS 5318 Principles of Experimental Physics
Dissertation
Code Title Hours
PHYS 7302 Electromagnetic Theory
Complete one of the following (repeatable) course twice:
NETS 9990 Dissertation
Program Credit/GPA Requirements PHYS 7316 Quantum Theory 2
32 total semester hours required PHYS 7321 Computational Physics
Minimum 3.000 GPA required PHYS 7331 Network Science Data
PHYS 7734 Topics: Condensed Matter Physics
Applied Physics and Engineering, MS
ELECTROMAGNETICS, PLASMA, AND OPTICS
Code Title Hours
The combined MS program in applied physics and engineering allows
graduate students to receive training in one of three concentrations Core Courses
of the electrical and computer engineering department while also EECE 7203 Complex Variable Theory and 4
receiving fundamental graduate-level physics training that is relevant to Differential Equations
that area. PHYS 7302 Electromagnetic Theory 4
Thesis Option
A student may complete an additional 8 semester hours of thesis.
Students may register for an additional two semesters of thesis EECE 5648 Biomedical Optics
work, Thesis (EECE 7990) (4 semester hours) or Thesis (PHYS 7990) (4 EECE 5698 Special Topics in Electrical and
semester hours), depending on the affiliation of the thesis advisor. A Computer Engineering (Subsurface
thesis committee is composed of an advisor and two faculty members Imaging)
from physics or electrical engineering. EECE 7105 Optics for Engineers
Communication
indicated.

Electromagnetics Graduate Certificate Programs
The College of Science is pleased to offer several graduate certificate
EECE 7293 Modern Imaging programs for working professionals as well as post-baccalaureate
Physics Course Work students who want to build their knowledge in growing fields. Graduate
Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12 certificates are offered in in Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, and
PHYS 5318 Principles of Experimental Physics Nanomedicine. These programs are ideal for people already in the field
PHYS 7305 Statistical Physics who want to enhance their career, or people who are looking to make a
change.
PHYS 7316 Quantum Theory 2 • Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics: This certificate program
PHYS 7321 Computational Physics offers professionals working in the research, healthcare, and
pharmaceutical industries the ability to employ bioinformatics
algorithms and techniques to biological problems in their current
practice.
ANALYSIS, MODELING, AND COMPUTATION • Graduate Certificate in Biotechnology: Designed in response to a need
Code Title Hours in the biotechnology industry for individuals without a biotechnology
background to obtain a strong foundation in basic biotechnology
Core Courses
concepts and skills.
EECE 7205 Fundamentals of Computer Engineering 4
• Graduate Certificate in Experimental Biotechnology: Learn the
PHYS 7321 Computational Physics 4
necessary skills used in biotherapeutic development through lab
Engineering Course Work courses and traditional classroom learning.
Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12 • Graduate Certificate in Molecular Biotechnology: Become more
EECE 5639 Computer Vision knowledgeable about state-of-the-art molecular biology techniques
EECE 5640 High-Performance Computing and advanced protein structure analysis. Students will learn to
EECE 5642 Data Visualization generate and optimize molecular forms used to express recombinant
proteins to be used as biopharmaceuticals.
• Graduate Certificate in Process Sciences: Students will learn the
sciences of interactions of the biological molecules in the process
Pattern Recognition
conditions and the relevant process technology, such as, freeze
EECE 7205 Fundamentals of Computer Engineering drying, needed for drug product manufacturing.
EECE 7271 Computational Methods in • Graduate Certificate in Biopharmaceutical Analytical Sciences:
Electromagnetics In this certificate program students will learn the principles and
EECE 7352 Computer Architecture practices of state-of-the-art analyses of protein structures with focus
EECE 7353 VLSI Design on the characterization and quantification of proteins and variant
EECE 7360 Combinatorial Optimization derivatives.
EECE 7374 Fundamentals of Computer Networks • Graduate Certificate in Pharmaceutical Technologies: The focus
of this certificate is on the conversion of purified proteins to
biopharmaceutical drug products that are compatible for clinical use.
Implementation
• Graduate Certificate in Regulatory Science: Designed in response
Physics Course Work
to a need in the biotechnology industry for individuals, in
particular regulators, to obtain a strong foundation in the science
PHYS 5116 Complex Networks and Applications behind good regulatory practice today, specifically in relation to
PHYS 5318 Principles of Experimental Physics biopharmaceuticals.
PHYS 7301 Classical Mechanics/Math Methods • Graduate Certificate in Biotechnology Enterprise: Students will learn
PHYS 7305 Statistical Physics the fundamental concepts of leadership, entrepreneurship and
PHYS 7331 Network Science Data innovation, financial decision making and marketing.
PHYS 7335 Dynamical Processes in Complex • Graduate Certificate in Nanomedicine: This certificate is designed
Networks for scientists, engineers, and physicians to develop competency
and practical skills in the application of nanotechnology to problems
Thesis Option in medicine.
Students may register for an additional two semesters of thesis work,
Thesis (EECE 7990) or Thesis (PHYS 7990) , depending on the affiliation Program Requirements
of the thesis advisor. Thesis credits cannot be substituted for any of the Biology
course work listed above. This option requires a total of 40 semester • Bioinformatics (p. 378)
hours for the master's degree.
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Program Credit/GPA Requirements • Biopharmaceutical Analytical Sciences (p. 293)
32–40 total semester hours required • Biotechnology (p. 383)
• Biotechnology Enterprise (p. 383)
• Experimental Biotechnology (p. 384)

• Molecular Biotechnology (p. 384)
• Pharmaceutical Technologies (p. 384)
• Process Science (p. 384)
• Regulatory Science (p. 385)
Physics
• Nanomedicine (p. 404)
412 College of Social Sciences and Humanities
College of Social Sciences and Humanities

Graduate Admissions and Student Services (http:// the United States. Graduate students take their work from campus
www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate/programs) learning spaces, apply their knowledge outside of the classroom, and
then bring knowledge and skills gained in community learning spaces
Uta G. Poiger, PhD, Dean back to our campus learning spaces during the cocurricular experiential
Natasha A. Frost, PhD, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies Integration course.
Amy Killeen, MEd, Director, Graduate Admissions and Student Services
Sheila Magee Beare, MSCJ, Associate Director, Graduate Admissions and Our doctoral, master’s, and professional degree programs produce
Student Services graduates who are well prepared for the diverse demands of careers in
Amber Crowe Connolly, MS, Administrative Coordinator, Graduate academia, industry, and the professions. Please visit the College of Social
Admissions and Student Services Sciences and Humanities (http://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate)
website for additional information, including latest news and upcoming
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CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (http:// Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/sccj)

www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate/current_students)
Anthony Braga, PhD
Our Mission Distinguished Professor and Director
The departments and programs of the College of Social Sciences and
Amy Farrell, PhD
Humanities (CSSH)—with disciplines ranging from economics and
Associate Professor and Associate Director
history to English and international affairs, just to name a few—form an
interdisciplinary collaborative of scholars with global perspectives. The Gregory Zimmerman, PhD
CSSH mission is: Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director
• To contribute to the liberal arts education of all Northeastern 204 Churchill Hall

students 617.373.3327
617.373.8723 (fax)
• To produce cutting-edge knowledge about and solutions to the
sccj@northeastern.edu
political and social problems of our contemporary world
Graduate Programs Contact
• To foster ethical reasoning and critical thought, with attention to the
Jennifer Smith, Graduate Program Administrator,
enduring significance of history, literature, and culture
jenn.smith@northeastern.edu
This mission, along with a strong international focus, gives CSSH a CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (http://
central role in fulfilling Northeastern’s ambition of educating global www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate/current_students)
citizens.
The School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern
Graduate Programs in the College of Social Sciences and University seeks to prepare students for professional and research
Humanities careers in criminal justice, criminology, and related fields by applying
multidisciplinary and comparative social science to understand, predict,
Graduate education at Northeastern integrates the highest level of
and explain crime and contribute to the development of public policy
scholarship across disciplinary boundaries with significant research
within urban communities. Using an active-learning approach, the school
and experiential learning opportunities. This multidimensional learning
seeks to develop its students intellectually and ethically, while providing
environment offers students an opportunity to develop critical thinking
them with a keen appreciation for the complexities of crime and public
and creative problem-solving skills while introducing them to new
and private efforts to make communities safer and to ensure justice. The
perspectives in their fields. CSSH offers 13 master’s programs, 7 doctoral
school offers a Master of Science degree in criminology and criminal
programs, and 9 graduate certificate programs. Some courses and
justice and a PhD degree in criminology and justice policy. In addition, the
degree programs are offered in an online or hybrid format that is well
school offers a JD/MS in criminology and criminal justice program and a
suited for distance learners. Graduate programs in CSSH provide fertile
JD/PhD in criminology and justice policy in conjunction with the School
ground and resources for advanced study and research. CSSH faculty
of Law.
members’ cutting-edge interdisciplinary work inspires the development
of new programs, research fellowship opportunities, and mentoring
Programs
relationships.
All CSSH master's programs offer an optional cooperative education • Criminology and Justice Policy (p. 413)
experience (co-op) to eligible students. Cooperative education is central • Criminology and Justice Policy—Advanced Entry (p. 413)
to both the Northeastern experience and to the CSSH experiential
liberal arts framework. Northeastern’s signature co-op ecosystem Master of Science (MS)
provides qualified master's students with six-month work experiences in
• Criminology and Criminal Justice (p. 414)
businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies in Boston and across
Dual Degrees Milestones

• Law, Criminology and Justice Policy, JD/PhD (p. 415) Two qualifying examinations—foundations exam and area exam/
publishable paper
• Law, Criminology and Justice Policy, JD/PhD—Advanced Entry Annual review
(p. 416) PhD candidacy
• Law and Criminal Justice, JD/MS (p. 417)
Core Requirements
Criminology and Justice Policy, PhD
A cumulative 3.000 GPA is required for the core requirements.
The doctoral program in criminology and justice policy at the School Code Title Hours
of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University seeks
Criminal Justice Process
to prepare students for professional and research careers in criminal
justice, criminology, and related fields by applying multidisciplinary and CRIM 7202 The Criminal Justice Process 4
comparative social science to understand, predict, and explain crime and Policy
contribute to the development of public policy within urban communities. CRIM 7710 Criminology and Public Policy 1 4
Using an active-learning approach, the school seeks to develop its CRIM 7711 Criminology and Public Policy 2 4
students intellectually and ethically, while providing them with a keen
Analysis & Methods
appreciation for the complexities of crime and public and private efforts
CRIM 7713 Advanced Research and Evaluation 4
to make communities safer and to ensure justice.
Methods
The program is full time and is small and student centered. Students may CRIM 7715 Multivariate Analysis 1 4
enter the program with either a bachelor's degree or a master's degree. CRIM 7716 Multivariate Analysis 2 4
It is expected that students will be able to complete the program in four
Practicum
to five years, and students entering with a master's degree will be able to
CRIM 7706 Practicum in Writing and Publishing 2
complete the program in three to five years.
Year one in the doctoral program offers students an opportunity to Electives

obtain a broad foundational knowledge in the discipline: two semesters Code Title Hours
of criminological theory, two semesters of statistics, one semester Complete 28 semester hours in the following range: 28
of criminal justice process, and one semester of advanced research
CRIM 7200 to CRIM 7989
methods. To ensure that all students have mastered the foundational
material emphasized across the required courses for the PhD program Dissertation
and can successfully integrate theory, research, and policy, all PhD
Code Title Hours
students take a “foundations” qualifying examination at the end of their
first year in the doctoral program. Exam Preparation
CRIM 8960 Exam Preparation—Doctoral
After demonstrating mastery of the foundational knowledge in year
Dissertation
one, students devote themselves to a more specific area of research
in year two. Students demonstrate this commitment through a second
qualifying examination, which consists of two stages: an area exam and CRIM 9990 Dissertation
a publishable paper. The two stages of this exam are required and should Dissertation Continuation
be related. Following completion of two semesters of CRIM 9990,
registration in the following class is required in each semester
Following successful completion of the first and second qualifying
(including the summer if the dissertation is submitted in
examinations, and required and elective course work (totaling 54
summer) until the dissertation is completed:
semester hours), the students proceed to a formal dissertation proposal
CRIM 9996 Dissertation Continuation
defense.
Doctoral Degree Candidacy Program Credit/GPA Requirements

A student achieves candidacy when he or she has successfully 54 total semester hours required
completed all course work (54 semester hours for students entering with Minimum 3.000 GPA required
a bachelor's degree), passed both the foundations qualifying examination
and the area qualifying examination, and deposited the final version of Criminology and Justice Policy, PhD—Advanced Entry
their dissertation proposal (approved by their full committee) with the
school’s graduate program office. Candidacy is certified, in writing, by the The doctoral program in criminology and justice policy at the School
college. of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University seeks
to prepare students for professional and research careers in criminal
Program Requirements justice, criminology, and related fields by applying multidisciplinary and
Bachelor's Degree Entrance comparative social science to understand, predict, and explain crime and
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise contribute to the development of public policy within urban communities.
indicated. Using an active-learning approach, the school seeks to develop its
students intellectually and ethically, while providing them with a keen
414 Criminology and Criminal Justice, MS
appreciation for the complexities of crime and public and private efforts Practicum
to make communities safer and to ensure justice. CRIM 7706 Practicum in Writing and Publishing 2
The program is full time and is small and student centered. Students may
Electives
enter the program with either a bachelor's degree or a master's degree. It
is expected that students entering will be able to complete the program in Code Title Hours
three to five years. Complete 16 semester hours in the following range: 16
CRIM 7200 to CRIM 7989
Year one in the doctoral program offers students an opportunity to obtain
a broad foundational knowledge in the discipline: two semesters of Dissertation
criminological theory, two semesters of statistics, and one semester of
Code Title Hours
advanced research methods. To ensure that all students have mastered
the foundational material emphasized across the required courses for the Dissertation
PhD program and can successfully integrate theory, research, and policy, Complete the following (repeatable) course twice:
all PhD students take a “foundations” qualifying examination at the end CRIM 9990 Dissertation
of their first year in the doctoral program. Dissertation Continuation
After demonstrating mastery of the foundational knowledge in year Following completion of two semesters of CRIM 9990,
one, students devote themselves to a more specific area of research registration in the following class is required in each semester
in year two. Students demonstrate this commitment through a second (including the summer if the dissertation is submitted in
qualifying examination, which consists of two stages: an area exam and summer) until the dissertation is completed:
a publishable paper. The two stages of this exam are required and should CRIM 9996 Dissertation Continuation
be related.
Following successful completion of the first and second qualifying 42 total semester hours required
examinations, and required and elective course work (totaling 42 Minimum 3.000 GPA required
semester hours), the students proceed to a formal dissertation proposal
defense.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, MS
A student achieves candidacy when he or she has successfully The master’s program in criminology and criminal justice at Northeastern
completed all course work (42 semester hours for students with University concentrates both on the problem of crime as a form of
advanced standing), passed the foundations qualifying examination, deviant behavior and on the criminal justice and private security systems
the area qualifying examination, and deposited the final version of their that deal with it. The program emphasizes a systems approach to
dissertation proposal (approved by their full committee) with the school’s criminal justice, stressing policy development and analysis, as well as
graduate program office. Candidacy is certified, in writing, by the college. the impact these policies have on the individuals and organizations
charged with delivering justice in a fair and equitable manner. In concept
Program Requirements and scope, the MS degree encompasses such related disciplines as
Advanced Degree Entrance law, sociology, political science, psychology, criminology, and public
administration.
indicated. The master’s program is comprised of required courses encompassing
both substantive and technical skills. Additionally, students choose
Milestones elective courses from offerings within the graduate program in criminal
Two qualifying examinations—foundations exam and area exam/ justice or in other graduate programs in the College of Social Sciences
publishable paper and Humanities. The course offerings afford students the flexibility to
Annual review customize their own programs, which may include an internship, directed
Dissertation proposal study, or master’s thesis.
Faculty members in the graduate program represent several different
Core Requirements academic disciplines, and teaching activities vary in nature depending
A cumulative 3.000 GPA is required for the core requirement. on the instructors’ specific objectives. The faculty’s specialized interests
help make possible a broad range of program offerings, including courses
Code Title Hours on the criminal justice process, victimology, security management,
Criminal Justice Process criminal law, juvenile justice, law and psychology, and terrorism.
CRIM 7202 The Criminal Justice Process 4
The master’s program offers an optional cooperative education
Policy experience (“co-op”) to eligible students. Students extend the two-
CRIM 7710 Criminology and Public Policy 1 4 semester program to 18 months through a co-op work experience and
CRIM 7711 Criminology and Public Policy 2 4 its associated two-credit experiential integration course. Cooperative
Analysis & Methods education is central to both the Northeastern experience and to the
College of Social Sciences and Humanities experiential liberal arts
CRIM 7713 Advanced Research and Evaluation 4
framework. Northeastern’s signature co-op ecosystem provides qualified
Methods
master's students with 6-month work experiences in businesses,
CRIM 7715 Multivariate Analysis 1 4
nonprofits, and government agencies in Boston and across the United
States. Graduate students take their work from campus learning and law share common interests in identifying opportunities to create
spaces, apply their knowledge outside of the classroom, and then bring conditions for justice, equality, and societal well-being. The joint
knowledge and skills gained in community learning spaces back to our degree will provide students with a comprehensive interdisciplinary
campus learning spaces during the cocurricular experiential integration understanding of what influences criminal justice problems and the
course. sociopolitical, legal, and economic context in which they are found.
Solving problems requires interdisciplinary knowledge and an analytical
Briefly stated, the graduate program endeavors to: and practical skill set that includes interprofessional problem solving.
• Assist in developing criminal justice and private security leaders

capable of assuming responsibility for policy planning and
administration Bachelor's Degree Entrance
• Offer students an opportunity to acquire the necessary skills and Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
knowledge to conduct applied research while assisting them in indicated.
developing the ability to apply this research in a variety of criminal
Milestones
justice settings
Two qualifying examinations—foundations exam and area exam/
• Provide an opportunity for a solid educational foundation for those
publishable paper
who wish to pursue more advanced graduate study beyond the
Annual review
Master of Science degree
PhD candidacy
Graduate study in criminology and criminal justice may be pursued on Dissertation proposal
either a full- or part-time basis. All candidates for the Master of Science Dissertation defense
in Criminology and Criminal Justice degree must successfully complete a
minimum of 32 semester hours of credit in course work.
Core Requirements
A cumulative 3.000 GPA is required for the core requirement.
Code Title Hours
indicated. Criminal Justice Process
Core Requirements Policy
A cumulative 3.000 GPA is required for the core requirement. CRIM 7710 Criminology and Public Policy 1 4
Code Title Hours CRIM 7711 Criminology and Public Policy 2 4
Required Core Analysis & Methods
CRIM 7200 Criminology 4 CRIM 7713 Advanced Research and Evaluation 4

Methods
Research & Statistics
INSH 6300 Research Methods in the Social 4
Sciences Practicum
INSH 6500 Statistical Analysis 4 CRIM 7706 Practicum in Writing and Publishing 2
or INSH 6404 Computational Social Science

Electives
Electives Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours Complete 28 hours from the following: 28
Complete 16 semester hours in the following range: 16 CRIM 7201 Global Criminology
CRIM 5000 to CRIM 7989 CRIM 7208

CRIM 7224
Optional Co-op Experience CRIM 7232
Code Title Hours CRIM 7256
Requires two consecutive semesters of Co-op Work 2 CRIM 7314
Experience and Experiential Integration: CRIM 7334
CRIM 6964 Co-op Work Experience LAW 6103 Criminal Justice
LAW 7301 Advanced Criminal Procedure:
Adjudication
LAW 7332 Evidence
32 total semester hours required (34 with optional co-op)
Minimum 3.000 GPA required LAW 7351 Prisoners' Rights Clinic
LAW 7398 Federal Courts and the Federal System
LAW 7410 Domestic Violence Clinic
Law, Criminology and Justice Policy, JD/PhD
The joint JD/PhD program will expand the knowledge base and career Investigation
options of students. The disciplines of criminology and justice policy
416 Law, Criminology and Justice Policy, JD/PhD—Advanced Entry
LAW 7526 Juvenile Courts: Delinquency, Abuse, Analysis & Methods

Neglect CRIM 7713 Advanced Research and Evaluation 4
LAW 7528 Balancing Liberty and Security Seminar Methods
LAW 7597 Civil Rights and Restorative Justice CRIM 7715 Multivariate Analysis 1 4
Clinic CRIM 7716 Multivariate Analysis 2 4
LAW 7612 Wrongful Convictions and Post- Practicum
Conviction Remedies CRIM 7706 Practicum in Writing and Publishing 2
LAW 7619 Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Law
LAW 7647 Trial Practice Electives
Code Title Hours
Dissertation Complete 16 hours from the following: 16
Code Title Hours CRIM 7201 Global Criminology
Dissertation CRIM 7208
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: CRIM 7224
CRIM 9990 Dissertation CRIM 7232
Dissertation Continuation CRIM 7256
Following completion of two semesters of CRIM 9990, CRIM 7314
CRIM 7334
(excluding summers) until the dissertation is completed:
LAW 6103 Criminal Justice
CRIM 9996 Dissertation Continuation
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Adjudication
54 total semester hours required for PhD. Please contact the School of LAW 7332 Evidence
Law (https://www.northeastern.edu/law/academics/jd/dual-degrees) for LAW 7351 Prisoners' Rights Clinic
JD requirements. LAW 7398 Federal Courts and the Federal System
Minimum 3.000 GPA required for PhD LAW 7410 Domestic Violence Clinic
Law, Criminology and Justice Policy, JD/PhD—Advanced Entry Investigation
LAW 7526 Juvenile Courts: Delinquency, Abuse,
The joint JD/PhD program will expand the knowledge base and career Neglect
options of students. The disciplines of criminology and justice policy LAW 7528 Balancing Liberty and Security Seminar
and law share common interests in identifying opportunities to create
LAW 7597 Civil Rights and Restorative Justice
conditions for justice, equality, and societal well-being. The joint
Clinic
degree will provide students with a comprehensive interdisciplinary
understanding of what influences criminal justice problems and the LAW 7612 Wrongful Convictions and Post-
sociopolitical, legal, and economic context in which they are found. Conviction Remedies
Solving problems requires interdisciplinary knowledge and an analytical LAW 7619 Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Law
and practical skill set that includes interprofessional problem solving. LAW 7647 Trial Practice
Program Requirements Dissertation

Advanced Degree Entrance Code Title Hours
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Dissertation
indicated. Complete the following (repeatable) course twice:
Milestones CRIM 9990 Dissertation
Two qualifying examinations—foundations exam and area exam/ Dissertation Continuation

publishable paper Following completion of two semesters of CRIM 9990,
Annual review registration in the following class is required in each semester
PhD candidacy (excluding summers) until the dissertation is completed:
Dissertation proposal CRIM 9996 Dissertation Continuation
Core Requirements 38 total semester hours required for PhD. Please contact the School of
A cumulative 3.000 GPA is required for the core requirement. Law (https://www.northeastern.edu/law/academics/jd/dual-degrees) for
JD requirements.
Code Title Hours Minimum 3.000 GPA required for PhD
Policy
CRIM 7710 Criminology and Public Policy 1 4
CRIM 7711 Criminology and Public Policy 2 4

Law, Criminology and Criminal Justice, JD/MS
32 total semester hours required for MS. Please contact the School of
Law (https://www.northeastern.edu/law/academics/jd/dual-degrees) for
The joint JD/MS program will expand the knowledge base and career
JD requirements.
options of students. The disciplines of criminal justice and law share
common interests in identifying opportunities to create the conditions
for justice, social equality, and societal well-being. The joint degree is
designed to provide students with a comprehensive interdisciplinary Economics
understanding of what influences criminal justice problems and the
social, political, legal, economic context in which they are found. Solving Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/economics)
these problems requires interdisciplinary knowledge and an analytical
and practical skill set that includes interprofessional problem solving. William T. Dickens, PhD
University Distinguished Professor and Chair
Gregory H. Wassall, PhD
Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director
indicated.
301 Lake Hall
Core Requirements 617.373.2871
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gradecon@northeastern.edu
Code Title Hours
Criminology and Criminal Justice Graduate Programs Contact
CRIM 7200 Criminology 4 Jacquaetta Hester, Graduate Program Administrator,
j.hester@northeastern.edu
Research and Statistics CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (http://
INSH 6300 Research Methods in the Social 4 www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate/current_students)
Sciences
The Department of Economics offers both a MA and a PhD program. The
INSH 6500 Statistical Analysis 4
most distinctive feature of these programs is their emphasis on applied
or INSH 6404 Computational Social Science economics, coupled with attention to providing a solid grounding in
microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, and econometrics. Students
Electives come from all over the world, and the curriculum is designed with this
Code Title Hours in mind, striving for balance in coverage of economies that are rich and
Complete 16 hours from the following: 16 poor, large and small, mixed and market. This gives a unique flavor to
CRIM 7201 Global Criminology the course of study, making it well-suited to the analysis of the emerging
global economy of the twenty-first century.
CRIM 7208
CRIM 7224 The Master of Arts program is in applied economic policy analysis, with
CRIM 7232 broad specialization areas. The program is large enough to support
CRIM 7256 a full slate of core and area courses each year, yet small enough to
maintain a sense of community among the students. The program is
CRIM 7314
especially appropriate for those who wish to work in or return to positions
CRIM 7334 in government, teaching, finance, or industry, while providing a rigorous
LAW 6103 Criminal Justice basis for those who want to continue their studies to the doctoral level.
Adjudication Our world-famous co-op system offers qualified MA students the
opportunity to apply for paid work positions as practicing economists
LAW 7332 Evidence
for up to six months as part of their academic program. We feel that
LAW 7410 Domestic Violence Clinic this paid work experience enhances our MA degree and its emphasis
LAW 7495 Advanced Criminal Procedure: on application. Students have an opportunity to learn how to apply their
Investigation knowledge, to solve problems, and to make a difference in the world
LAW 7528 Balancing Liberty and Security Seminar before they graduate. Our graduates either find full-time work in their
LAW 7351 Prisoners' Rights Clinic area of specialty or go on to earn additional graduate degrees. All of our
graduates find jobs after completing our program.
LAW 7398 Federal Courts and the Federal System
LAW 7526 Juvenile Courts: Delinquency, Abuse, The PhD program is small and focused, and we welcome applications
Neglect from those with a bachelor's or master's degree who have had prior
LAW 7597 Civil Rights and Restorative Justice training in macroeconomic and microeconomic theory and possess
Clinic strong quantitative skills. Students take course work in industrial
LAW 7612 Wrongful Convictions and Post- organization, competition policy, and regulatory and labor economics.
Conviction Remedies

LAW 7619 Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Law
LAW 7647 Trial Practice
418 Economics, PhD
Programs DISSERTATION
The department expects that a doctoral candidate’s dissertation
committee will be formed and the dissertation proposal presented
• Economics (p. 418) within six months of reaching degree candidacy. A dissertation
• Economics—Advanced Entry (p. 419) committee includes a principal advisor and a minimum of two other
members. The principal advisor must be a member of the economics
Master of Arts (MA) department who holds a PhD degree and who is qualified in the chosen
• Economics (p. 421) field. Other committee members must be qualified in the chosen field or
econometrics, and one member may be from outside the department.
Economics, PhD Committee compositions must be approved by the graduate program
director and department chair.
The PhD program in economics is small and focused, specializing A dissertation proposal states the question or hypothesis, reviews the
in industrial organization, competition policy, and regulatory economics relevant literature, and explains how the proposed work will contribute
and labor economics. to that literature and general understanding. The proposal sets forth
data sources, models, and econometric issues in sufficient detail so
Requirements
that any faculty member not in the field will be able to assess its merits.
Students entering the doctoral program with a Master's degree in Normally, the proposal should not exceed twenty double-spaced pages.
economics, please see Economics PhD—Advanced Entry (p. 419). The proposal is first approved by the dissertation committee and then
COURSE WORK presented at an open seminar.
Students entering the doctoral program with a bachelor’s degree will take
WRITING THE DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
four master’s-level core classes (16 semester hours), three doctoral-level Writing the dissertation entails working with the principal advisor and
core classes (12 semester hours), two classes in each of two doctoral other committee members until it is determined that a dissertation is
fields (16 semester hours), and one elective (4 semester hours), for a total complete, and the candidate is ready to present and defend the work
program requirement of 48 semester hours. Core courses at the master’s at an open seminar. Candidates must arrange a date and time for the
and doctoral level are focused on developing an advanced theoretical and defense at least three weeks in advance. Students must familiarize
quantitative foundation (Macroeconomic Theory, Microeconomic Theory, themselves with the Guide to the Preparation of Theses and Dissertations
and Applied Econometrics). The remainder of the course work is focused (https://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate/commencement/
on the sophisticated application of analytical tools in the chosen field of formatting-guidelines). The guide provides links to formatting tips,
concentration. sample introductory pages, sample approval record, and deadlines. In
addition, a checklist is provided to ensure students have fulfilled the
PhD students are expected to take three classes per semester as
required steps in the commencement clearance process.
necessary to meet the degree's course work requirements in the
minimum number of semesters. Milestones
Maintaining satisfactory academic progress during doctoral candidacy
EXAMINATIONS
requires the following:
Two Qualifying Examinations—Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
Qualifying examinations are required upon completion of

PhD Annual Student Progress Review
Each PhD student will have an annual review of his or her progress
Macroeconomics 2 and Microeconomics 2. Students must receive a
toward the degree. Receipt of financial support administered by the
minimum grade of B– in the associated theory class to sit for its exam.
graduate school is contingent upon satisfactory academic progress
Students are given a maximum of two attempts to pass each exam to
toward the degree and satisfactory performance in assigned duties.
continue in the program. Failure to sit for an exam at the appropriate time
See the CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (https://
without prior consent of the graduate program director will result in an
www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate/current_students) for further
automatic fail on that exam.
details.
One Field Comprehensive Examination
Field Lunch Participation
A field examination is required upon completion of the associate field All PhD students registered for Doctoral Dissertation or Continuation
classes. Students will complete course work in two fields but are required who are in residence are expected to regularly attend a field seminar
to take a field examination in one field of their choosing. Students must in industrial organization or labor. These seminars meet roughly
receive a minimum grade of B– in the associated field classes in order to every week, and their purpose is to assist students in choosing and
sit for that field's exam. The field examination includes questions from evaluating dissertation topics as well as advancing and completing their
the chosen field, as well as questions on econometrics methodology. dissertation. All doctoral candidates will be expected to present their
Students are given a maximum of two attempts to pass the exam to research at various stages of writing their dissertation.
continue in the program. Failure to sit for an exam at the appropriate time
Seminar Series Participation
without prior consent of the graduate program director will result in an All PhD students registered for Doctoral Dissertation or Continuation
automatic fail on that exam. who are in residence are expected to regularly attend academic seminars
DOCTORAL DEGREE CANDIDACY by speakers invited to campus through the Department of Economics
Following completion of required course work and examinations, Seminar Series. Participation in these seminars is an important
students are certified as doctoral degree candidates (ABD). A degree component of doctoral training and is intended to expose students to
candidate has a maximum of five years to defend and submit an current research in their field while helping to develop and hone their own
acceptable doctoral dissertation. presentation skills.
Practical Experience in Applied Economics Program Registration in the following class is required in the semester
Participation in at least one semester of the Practical Experience in that students sit for the field examination and begin
Applied Economics program is required of all students who have reached dissertation planning:
doctoral candidacy. The program is offered in the spring semester
ECON 9986 Research
every other year. In this program, a variety of prominent practitioners
Registration in the following class is required in the fall
working in consulting and government agencies in the fields of industrial
and spring semesters following achievement of doctoral
organization and labor will describe their practical experience applying
candidacy:
economics to a variety of consulting and policy problems, including
antitrust, regulation, labor market policy, education, and health policy. ECON 9990 Dissertation
This is a participatory class that will require advanced reading and Following completion of two semesters of ECON 9990,
preparation of questions for the practitioners in addition to other registration in the following class is required in each semester
assignments. (excluding summers) until the dissertation is completed:
ECON 9996 Dissertation Continuation
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise Program Credit/GPA Requirements
indicated. 48 total semester hours required
Milestones
Two qualifying examinations—microeconomics and macroeconomics
Field comprehensive examination (student chooses field) Economics, PhD—Advanced Entry
Doctoral degree candidacy
PhD annual student progress review The PhD program in applied economics is small and focused, specializing
Dissertation committee in industrial organization, competition policy, and regulatory economics
Dissertation proposal and labor economics.
Field lunch participation
Requirements
Seminar series participation Students entering the doctoral program without a master's degree, please
see Economics PhD (p. 418).
Core Requirements
COURSE WORK
Code Title Hours Students entering the doctoral program with a master's degree will
Quantitative take three doctoral-level core classes (12 semester hours), two classes
ECON 5105 Math and Statistics for Economists 4 in each of two doctoral fields (16 semester hours), and one elective
ECON 5140 Applied Econometrics 4 (4 semester hours), for a total program requirement of 32 semester
hours. If the master's degree is not in economics, additional course work
ECON 7740 Applied Econometrics 2 4
may be required in order to meet course prerequisites. Core courses
Theory are focused on developing an advanced theoretical and quantitative
ECON 5110 Microeconomic Theory 4 foundation (macroeconomic theory, microeconomic theory, and applied
ECON 5120 Macroeconomic Theory 4 econometrics). The remainder of the course work is focused on the
ECON 7710 Microeconomic Theory 2 4 sophisticated application of analytical tools in the chosen field of
concentration.
ECON 7720 Macroeconomic Theory 2 4
Field PhD students are expected to take three classes per semester as
Labor Economics Field necessary to meet the degree's course work requirements in the
ECON 7763 Labor Market Analysis 4 minimum number of semesters.
ECON 7764 Topics in Labor Economics 4 EXAMINATIONS
Industrial Organization Field Two Qualifying Examinations—Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
ECON 7771 Framework of Industrial Organization 4
Qualifying examinations are required upon completion of
ECON 7772 Public Policy Toward Business 4
Macroeconomics 2 and Microeconomics 2. Students must receive a
minimum grade of B–in the associated theory class to sit for its exam.
Elective
Students are given a maximum of two attempts to pass each exam to
Code Title Hours continue in the program. Failure to sit for an exam at the appropriate time
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4 without prior consent of the graduate program director will result in an
ECON 5200 to ECON 5299 automatic fail on that exam.
ECON 7200 to ECON 7299
One Field Comprehensive Examination
ECON 7976 Directed Study
A field examination is required upon completion of the associate field
Dissertation classes. Students will complete course work in two fields but are required
Code Title Hours to take a field examination in one field of their choosing. Students must
receive a minimum grade of B– in the associated field classes in order to
Registration in the following class is required in the semester
sit for that field's exam. The field examination includes questions from
prior to sitting for the field examination:
the chosen field, as well as questions on econometrics methodology.
ECON 8960 Exam Preparation—Doctoral
420 Economics, PhD—Advanced Entry
Students are given a maximum of two attempts to pass the exam to dissertation. All doctoral candidates will be expected to present their
continue in the program. Failure to sit for an exam at the appropriate time research at various stages of writing their dissertation.
without prior consent of the graduate program director will result in an
automatic fail on that exam. Seminar Series Participation
All PhD students registered for Doctoral Dissertation or Continuation
DOCTORAL DEGREE CANDIDACY who are in residence are expected to regularly attend academic seminars
Following completion of required course work and examinations, by speakers invited to campus through the Department of Economics
students are certified as doctoral degree candidates (ABD). A degree Seminar Series. Participation in these seminars is an important
candidate has a maximum of five years to defend and submit an component of doctoral training and is intended to expose students to
acceptable doctoral dissertation. current research in their field while helping to develop and hone their own
presentation skills.
DISSERTATION
COMMITTEE AND PROPOSAL Practical Experience in Applied Economics Program
The department expects that a doctoral candidate’s dissertation Participation in at least one semester of the Practical Experience in
committee will be formed and the dissertation proposal presented within Applied Economics program is required of all students who have reached
six months of reaching degree candidacy. doctoral candidacy. The program is offered in the spring semester
every other year. In this program, a variety of prominent practitioners
A dissertation committee includes a principal advisor and a minimum of working in consulting and government agencies in the fields of industrial
two other members. The principal advisor must be a current member of organization and labor will describe their practical experience applying
the economics department who holds a PhD degree and who is qualified economics to a variety of consulting and policy problems, including
in the chosen field. Other committee members must be qualified in the antitrust, regulation, labor market policy, education, and health policy.
chosen field or econometrics, and one member may be from outside the This is a participatory class that will require advanced reading and
department. Committee compositions must be approved by the graduate preparation of questions for the practitioners in addition to other
program director and department chair. assignments.
A dissertation proposal states the question or hypothesis, reviews the
relevant literature, and explains how the proposed work will contribute
to that literature and general understanding. The proposal sets forth Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
data sources, models, and econometric issues in sufficient detail so indicated.
that any faculty member not in the field will be able to assess its merits.
Milestones
Normally, the proposal should not exceed twenty double-spaced pages.
The proposal is first approved by the dissertation committee and then Two qualifying examinations—microeconomics and macroeconomics
presented at an open seminar. Field comprehensive examination (student chooses field)
Doctoral degree candidacy
WRITING THE DOCTORAL DISSERTATION PhD annual student progress review
Writing the dissertation entails working with the principal advisor and Dissertation committee
other committee members until it is determined that a dissertation is Dissertation proposal
complete, and the candidate is ready to present and defend the work Dissertation defense
at an open seminar. Candidates must arrange a date and time for the Field lunch participation
defense at least three weeks in advance. Students must familiarize Seminar series participation
themselves with the Guide to the Preparation of Theses and Dissertations
(https://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate/commencement/
formatting-guidelines). The guide provides links to formatting tips,
Core Requirements
sample introductory pages, sample approval record, and deadlines. In Code Title Hours
addition, a checklist is provided to ensure students have fulfilled the Quantitative
required steps in the commencement clearance process. ECON 7740 Applied Econometrics 2 4
Milestones Theory
Maintaining satisfactory academic progress during doctoral candidacy ECON 7710 Microeconomic Theory 2 4
requires the following: ECON 7720 Macroeconomic Theory 2 4
Field
PhD Annual Student Progress Review
Each PhD student will have an annual review of his or her progress Labor Economics Field
toward the degree. Receipt of financial support administered by the ECON 7763 Labor Market Analysis 4
college is contingent upon satisfactory academic progress toward ECON 7764 Topics in Labor Economics 4
the degree and satisfactory performance in assigned duties. See
Industrial Organization Field
the College of Social Sciences and Humanities Graduate Programs
ECON 7771 Framework of Industrial Organization 4
General Regulations (https://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate/
current_students) for further details. ECON 7772 Public Policy Toward Business 4
Field Lunch Participation

All PhD students registered for Doctoral Dissertation or Continuation
who are in residence are expected to regularly attend a field seminar
in industrial organization or labor. These seminars meet roughly
every week, and their purpose is to assist students in choosing and
evaluating dissertation topics as well as advancing and completing their
Elective ECON 5140 Applied Econometrics 4

Code Title Hours Theory
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4 ECON 5110 Microeconomic Theory 4
ECON 7200 to ECON 7299 ECON 5120 Macroeconomic Theory 4
ECON 7976 Directed Study
Electives
Dissertation With prior approval from the graduate program director, the following
courses may substitute for electives: Thesis (ECON 7990) or Internship In
Code Title Hours
Economics (ECON 8550). Additionally, a student may select a maximum
Registration in the following class is required in the semester
of four graduate semester hours offered by other departments.
prior to sitting for the field examination:
ECON 8960 Exam Preparation—Doctoral Code Title Hours
Registration in the following class is required in the semester Complete 16 semester hours in the following range: 16
that students sit for the field examination and begin ECON 5200 to ECON 7772
dissertation planning:
ECON 9986 Research Optional Co-op Experience
Registration in the following class is required in the fall Code Title Hours
and spring semesters following achievement of doctoral Requires two consecutive semesters of Co-op Work 2
candidacy: Experience and Experiential Integration:
ECON 9990 Dissertation ECON 6964 Co-op Work Experience
Following completion of two semesters of ECON 9990, and INSH 6864 and Experiential Integration
(excluding summers) until the dissertation is completed: Program Credit/GPA Requirements
ECON 9996 Dissertation Continuation 32 semester hours required (34 with optional co-op)


Economics, MA
English
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a full slate of core and area courses each year, yet small enough to
maintain a sense of community among the students. The program is Elizabeth Maddock Dillon, PhD
especially appropriate for those who wish to work in or return to positions Professor and Chair
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m.daigle@northeastern.edu
jobs after completing our program. For more information, please visit
economics co-op (https://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/economics/ CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (http://
undergraduate/experiential-learning/co-op). www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate/current_students)
Program Requirements The graduate program in English is grounded in the study of British
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise and American literature through the most current modes of humanistic
indicated. inquiry and in the disciplines of writing and rhetoric. Both in course
work and through the NULab for Texts, Maps, and Networks (http://
Core Requirements www.northeastern.edu/nulab), the graduate program in English
Code Title Hours also offers training in the digital humanities. Altogether, our degree
Quantitative programs provide a challenging, flexible, and wide-ranging education in
English studies today.
ECON 5105 Math and Statistics for Economists 4
422 English, PhD
Core Requirements
Code Title Hours
Programs
Proseminar
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) ENGL 5103 Proseminar 4
• English (p. 422)
Writing and the Teaching of Writing
• English—Advanced Entry (p. 423)
ENGL 7392 Writing and the Teaching of Writing 4
Master of Arts (MA) Theories and Methods
• English (p. 424) Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4
ENGL 7342 Topics in Criticism
Graduate Certificate ENGL 7351 Topics in Literary Study (selected
• Digital Humanities (p. 425) topics only)
ENGL 7358 Topics in Literature and other
English, PhD Disciplines (selected topics only)
ENGL 7370 Topics in Digital Humanities
The PhD program seeks to train students to be productive scholars WMNS 6100 Theorizing Gender and Sexuality
and teachers in the fields of both literary studies and rhetoric and WMNS 7976 Directed Study (GCWS Consortium,
composition. In course work, students read and analyze the important selected topics only)
texts, current issues, and critical methodologies of the discipline. Drawing
Writing and Rhetoric
on the breadth of this preparation, students demonstrate their ability
to recognize and produce scholarly arguments in designing the three Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4
comprehensive field papers in areas of scholarly interest and competence ENGL 7111
corresponding to recognized and emerging fields of study. Finally, ENGL 7112
the dissertation offers students an opportunity to design a focused ENGL 7121
research project in consultation with a dissertation advisor. Throughout
ENGL 7360 Topics in Rhetoric
the program, faculty works closely with doctoral students to develop
ENGL 7391
their scholarly and professional identities in preparation for careers in
academia. ENGL 7393
ENGL 7395 Topics in Writing
Academic Standing/Progress ENGL 7396
To be considered in good academic standing, PhD students must be ENGL 7397
making progress toward their degree requirements, including maintaining
ENGL 7398
a 3.500 minimum cumulative grade-point average (GPA) and completing
the comprehensive examination within one year of finishing course work. Literary Periods
Literature Pre-1700
Doctoral Degree Candidacy Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4
Students entering with a relevant BA must complete 48 semester hours, ENGL 7213 Topics in Early American Literature
complete the language requirement, and pass the comprehensive
ENGL 7261
examination.
ENGL 7262
General Regulations ENGL 7263
Program requirements are described in the CSSH Graduate Programs ENGL 7271
General Regulations (http://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate/ ENGL 7274
current_students) and the Graduate Program in English PhD Guide ENGL 7281 Topics in Medieval Literature
(https://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/english/graduate/current-student-
ENGL 7282 Topics in Renaissance Literature
resources). Both documents are updated annually.
ENGL 7283 Topics in 17th-Century Literature
Program Requirements ENGL 7342 Topics in Criticism (selected topics
Bachelor's Degree Entrance only)
Milestones ENGL 7358 Topics in Literature and other

Disciplines (selected topics only)
Annual progress review
Two languages Literature 1700–1900
Comprehensive exam Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4
Doctoral degree candidacy ENGL 7212
Dissertation prospectus ENGL 7214 Topics in 19th-Century American
Public prospectus/dissertation work-in-progress presentation Literature
ENGL 7233
ENGL 7264
ENGL 7266
ENGL 7275
ENGL 7284 Topics in 18th-Century Literature on the breadth of this preparation, students demonstrate their ability
ENGL 7285 to recognize and produce scholarly arguments in designing the three
comprehensive field papers in areas of scholarly interest and competence
ENGL 7286
corresponding to recognized and emerging fields of study. Finally,
ENGL 7291 the dissertation offers students an opportunity to design a focused
ENGL 7351 Topics in Literary Study (selected research project in consultation with a dissertation advisor. Throughout
topics only) the program, faculty works closely with doctoral students to develop
ENGL 7352 (selected topics only) their scholarly and professional identities in preparation for careers in
Literature Post-1900 academia.
Academic Standing/Progress
ENGL 7211
To be considered in good academic standing, PhD students must be
ENGL 7215 Topics in 20th-Century American making progress toward their degree requirements, including maintaining
Literature a 3.500 minimum cumulative grade-point average (GPA) and completing
ENGL 7244 African-American Novel the comprehensive examination within one year of finishing course work.
ENGL 7251
ENGL 7287
Students entering with a relevant MA must complete 24 semester
ENGL 7351 Topics in Literary Study (selected
hours, complete the language requirement, and pass the comprehensive
topics only)
examination.
ENGL 7355 (selected topics only)
ENGL 7358 Topics in Literature and other General Regulations
Disciplines (selected topics only) Program requirements are described in the CSSH Graduate Programs
ENGL 7359 (selected topics only) General Regulations and the Graduate Program in English PhD Guide.
ENGL 7361 Both documents are updated annually.
ENGL 7362
Electives Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
Code Title Hours
Complete 20 semester hours of ENGL courses. 20 Milestones
Dissertation Two languages
Code Title Hours Comprehensive exam
Exam Preparation Doctoral degree candidacy
ENGL 8960 Exam Preparation—Doctoral (Only Dissertation prospectus
needed for PhD students who have Public prospectus/dissertation work-in-progress presentation
completed coursework but have yet to Dissertation defense
complete the comprehensive exams.
Not repeatable.)
Core Requirements
Research Code Title Hours
ENGL 9986 Research Proseminar
Dissertation ENGL 5103 Proseminar 4
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: Writing and the Teaching of Writing
ENGL 9990 Dissertation ENGL 7392 Writing and the Teaching of Writing 4
Dissertation Continuation
Electives
Following completion of two semesters of ENGL 9990,
Code Title Hours
(excluding summers) until the dissertation is completed: Complete 16 semester hours of ENGL courses. 16
ENGL 9996 Dissertation Continuation

Dissertation
48 total semester hours required Exam Preparation
Minimum 3.500 GPA required ENGL 8960 Exam Preparation—Doctoral (Only
needed for PhD students who have
completed coursework but have yet to
English, PhD—Advanced Entry
complete the comprehensive exams.
Not repeatable.)
The PhD program seeks to train students to be productive scholars
Research
and teachers in the fields of both literary studies and rhetoric and
composition. In course work, students read and analyze the important ENGL 9986 Research
texts, current issues, and critical methodologies of the discipline. Drawing Dissertation
424 English, MA
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: ENGL 7351 Topics in Literary Study (selected
ENGL 9990 Dissertation topics only)
Dissertation Continuation ENGL 7358 Topics in Literature and other
Following completion of two semesters of ENGL 9990,
registration in the following class is required in each semester ENGL 7370 Topics in Digital Humanities
(excluding summers) until the dissertation is completed: WMNS 6100 Theorizing Gender and Sexuality
ENGL 9996 Dissertation Continuation WMNS 7976 Directed Study (GCWS Consortium,
selected topics only)
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Writing and Rhetoric
24 total semester hours required Complete 4 semester hours from the following (if completing 4-8
Minimum 3.500 GPA required 12 semester hours of Literary Period requirements).
Complete 8 semester hours from the following (if completing
English, MA 8 hours of Literary Period requirements).
ENGL 7111
The Master of Arts degree launches students into the study of literature, ENGL 7112
writing, and rhetoric at the graduate level. The program offers two years
ENGL 7121
of intensive study in the major fields of British and American literature,
ENGL 7360 Topics in Rhetoric
covering the debates and approaches that animate the discipline of
English. Our MA graduates are fully prepared to proceed to study at the ENGL 7391
doctoral level, and their training in critical thinking, language skills, and ENGL 7392 Writing and the Teaching of Writing
cultural history has also proven to be fruitful preparation for a range of (Master's students may register with
careers outside of academia. permission from the instructor)
ENGL 7393
The master's program offers an optional cooperative education
ENGL 7395 Topics in Writing
experience (co-op) to eligible students. Co-operative education is central
to both the Northeastern experience and to the College of Social Sciences ENGL 7396
and Humanities experiential liberal arts framework. Northeastern’s ENGL 7397
signature co-op ecosystem provides qualified master's students with ENGL 7398
six-month work experiences in businesses, nonprofits, and government Literary Periods
agencies in Boston and across the United States. Graduate students
Complete 8 semester hours from TWO of the following 8-12
take their work from campus learning spaces, apply their knowledge
Literary Periods (if completing 8 semester hours of Writing
outside of the classroom, and then bring knowledge and skills gained in
and Rhetoric requirements), or Complete 12 semester hours
community learning spaces back to our campus learning spaces during
from THREE of the following Literary Periods (if completing 4
the cocurricular experiential integration course.
semester hours of Writing and Rhetoric requirements):
Academic Standing/Progress Literature Pre-1700
To be considered in good academic standing, MA students must be ENGL 7213 Topics in Early American Literature
making progress toward their degree requirements, including maintaining ENGL 7261
a 3.000 minimum cumulative grade-point average (GPA). ENGL 7262
ENGL 7263
General Regulations
ENGL 7271
Program requirements are described in the CSSH Graduate Programs
General Regulations (http://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate/ ENGL 7274
current_students) and the Graduate Program in English MA Guide ENGL 7281 Topics in Medieval Literature
(https://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/english/graduate/current-student- ENGL 7282 Topics in Renaissance Literature
resources). Both documents are updated annually. ENGL 7283 Topics in 17th-Century Literature
Program Requirements ENGL 7342 Topics in Criticism (selected topics

only)
Milestones
One language
Literature 1700–1900
Comprehensive examination (timed examination and thesis options)
Core Requirements ENGL 7214 Topics in 19th-Century American
Code Title Hours Literature
Proseminar ENGL 7233
ENGL 5103 Proseminar 4 ENGL 7264
Theories and Methods ENGL 7266
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4 ENGL 7275
ENGL 7342 Topics in Criticism ENGL 7284 Topics in 18th-Century Literature
ENGL 7285
ENGL 7286 j.flanders@northeastern.edu
ENGL 7291
Sarah Connell, PhD
ENGL 7351 Topics in Literary Study (selected Certificate Administrator
topics only) sa.connell@northeastern.edu
Literature Post-1900 CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (https://
ENGL 7215 Topics in 20th-Century American The Graduate Certificate in Digital Humanities allows students to
Literature pursue an organized course of study in digital humanities with the
ENGL 7224 interdisciplinary faculty of the NULab for Texts, Maps, and Networks
(http://www.northeastern.edu/nulab) while completing requirements for
ENGL 7244 African-American Novel
their degrees in existing Northeastern University doctoral and master’s
ENGL 7251
programs. This is not a stand-alone certificate; rather, it will be completed
ENGL 7287 by students in the course of their existing program of study.
ENGL 7351 Topics in Literary Study (selected
topics only) Digital humanities (DH) is an emerging field of research that is
interdisciplinary in scope and collaborative in nature. The field is
developing in relation to new digital technologies that have changed the
objects of study, methods, and opportunities for research and teaching
in existing humanities fields. Digitized texts are now read and accessed
ENGL 7359 (selected topics only) in new ways; digitized corpora of texts make possible new modes of
ENGL 7361 quantitative and qualitative analysis (including “distant reading,” text
ENGL 7362 mining, mapping, and network analysis); born digital objects constitute
Comprehensive Examination Options new primary sources in need of humanistic theorization, approaches,
and critical vocabularies; and modes of encoding, aggregating, and
Timed, Written Exam or Thesis
connecting texts enable the creation of new archival resources that are
Master's Qualifying Exam changing our understanding of the archive itself as well revealing new
ENGL 7000 Qualifying Exam (Required for students 0 historical, literary, and cultural patterns.
who must maintain full-time status
while completing the comprehensive The field is new and developing rapidly and many students are eager
examination) for training in this area—both because DH is at the cutting edge of
Thesis disciplinary work and because it offers new opportunities for employment
within the academy and outside of it.
A minimum 3.500 GPA is required to pursue this option.
ENGL 6960 Exam Preparation—Master’s (Required 0 Academic Standing/Progress
for students who must maintain full-
Students in the program are monitored for academic progress. Those
time status while completing the MA
students whose GPA falls below a 3.000 are notified by and meet with the
Thesis. Not repeatable.)
director of academic programs. They are counseled that if their GPA does
not rise to a 3.000 or higher, they run the risk of not graduating and are
Electives advised on strategies for improvement.
Code Title Hours
Complete 8 semester hours of ENGL courses. 8 Final Project
The student will complete a final independent DH research project
Optional Co-op Experience located in the student’s home program (such as a thesis, or a portion
Code Title Hours thereof) or participation in a collaborative DH project with substantial
Requires two consecutive semesters of Co-op Work 2 student participation. The final project will be overseen by the NULab
faculty members teaching the NULab Project Seminar during its
development; NULab workshop instructors will advise students on
ENGL 6964 Co-op Work Experience
their projects and help students get guidance from other faculty as
appropriate. Final projects will be submitted with three components: the
project itself, a written project description of about 2,000 words, and a
presentation to the NULab community. The DH certificate committee will
32 total semester hours required (34 with optional co-op) formally approve all final projects.
Digital Humanities, Graduate Certificate Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
Elizabeth Maddock Dillon, PhD
Certificate Co-Director
e.dillon@northeastern.edu
Julia Flanders, PhD

Certificate Co-Director
426 History
Core Requirements Bonne Knipfer, Graduate Program Administrator,

b.knipfer@northeastern.edu
Code Title Hours
Topics/Readings/Methods CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (https://
ENGL 7370 Topics in Digital Humanities 4 www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate/current_students)
(Introduction to Digital Humanities)
Graduate work in history focuses on global and world history, which study
or HIST 7370 Texts, Maps, and Networks: Readings and
the interactions among geographical regions and historical processes
Methods for Digital History
around the globe. Students at both the master’s and doctoral levels
Lab Project Seminar concentrate their work on the history of regions or peoples in Africa,
Complete the following (repeatable) 2-credit course two 4 Asia, Europe, Latin America, or the United States, with attention to the
times: intersections and connections between national, regional, and global
INSH 7910 NULab Project Seminar developments. The Department of History also offers a master’s degree
with a concentration in public history that emphasizes the study of topics
Elective such as material culture, historical exhibits and museums, historical
Code Title Hours agencies, and archival administration. Recent doctoral students have
been the recipients of major fellowships for conducting dissertation
research abroad, including Fulbright, Fulbright-Hays, Social Science
ARTG 5100 Information Design Studio 1: Principles
Research Council, and Chateaubriand fellowships.
ARTG 5120 Research Methods for Design
CS 6120 Natural Language Processing Programs
CS 7290 Special Topics in Data Science Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
ENGL 7370 Topics in Digital Humanities • History (p. 426)
INSH 6406 Analyzing Complex Digitized Data • History—Advanced Entry (p. 427)
JRNL 6340 Fundamentals of Digital Journalism
Master of Arts (MA)
JRNL 6341 Telling Your Story with Data
• History (p. 428)
JRNL 6355 Seminar in Investigative Reporting
HIST 7219 Topics in Cultural History (selected Graduate Certificate
topics only) • Public History (p. 429)
POLS 7334 Social Networks
History, PhD
Statistics
PPUA 5302 Information Design and Visual The PhD program, with a focus on global, transnational, and comparative
Analytics history, seeks to train research historians who plan to teach at the college
and university level. Systematic training in theory and methodology
Program Credit/GPA Requirements and preparation for college teaching are distinctive features of the
Minimum 12 total semester hours required Northeastern program.
History Students are required to maintain an overall GPA of at least 3.500. In
addition, the PhD annual review is based on a report by the student’s
Website (https://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/history/graduate/ advisor, with attention to:
programs)
1. Success in setting up a doctoral committee
Heather Streets-Salter, PhD 2. Passing the departmental language examination in the language of
Professor and Chair their field
3. Successful performance of teaching assistant duties
Heather Streets-Salter, PhD
4. Successful completion of courses in the tiered system (i.e., the
Professor, Chair, and Graduate Program Director, PhD and MA (World
required course sequence)
History concentration)
5. Successful completion, where appropriate, of other required activities,
Martin Blatt, PhD including construction of the comprehensive examination list and the
Professor of the Practice and Graduate Program Director, MA (Public dissertation proposal and scheduling of comprehensive examinations
History concentration)
249 Meserve Hall Students entering without an MA in history must complete 45 semester
617.373.2662 hours and must pass the qualifying examination by the end of the
617.373.3661 (fax) third year in the program. Upon completion of these two requirements,
gradhistory@northeastern.edu students will be deemed PhD degree candidates by the college.

Program Requirements and university level. Systematic training in theory and methodology
and preparation for college teaching are distinctive features of the
Milestones
Northeastern program.
Annual review Academic Standing/Progress
Language
Students are required to maintain an overall GPA of at least 3.500. In
PhD candidacy
addition, the PhD annual review is based on a report by the student’s
advisor, with attention to:
Dissertation defense 1. Success in setting up a doctoral committee
2. Passing the departmental language examination in the language of
Core Requirements
their field
Code Title Hours
3. Successful performance of teaching assistant duties
Theory and Methodology
4. Successful completion of courses in the tiered system (i.e., the
A grade of B or higher is required: required course sequence)
HIST 5101 Theory and Methodology 1 4 5. Successful completion, where appropriate, of other required activities,
HIST 5102 Theory and Methodology 2 4 including construction of the comprehensive examination list and the
Digital History dissertation proposal and scheduling of comprehensive examinations
HIST 7370 Texts, Maps, and Networks: Readings 4
and Methods for Digital History
Students entering with an MA in history from outside Northeastern must
Readings or Directed Study
complete 37 semester hours and must pass the qualifying examination
Complete 20 semester hours in either Readings or Directed 20 by the end of the third year in the program. Upon completion of these two
Study: requirements, students will be certified as PhD degree candidates by the
HIST 8982 Readings college.
or HIST 7976 Directed Study
Research Seminar Program Requirements
HIST 7314 Research Seminar in World History 4
indicated.
Practicum
HIST 8409 Practicum in Teaching 1 Milestones
Electives Annual review
Code Title Hours Language
Complete 8 semester hours from the following range: 8 PhD Candidacy
HIST 7200 to HIST 7702 Dissertation committee
Dissertation Dissertation defense
Code Title Hours

Core Requirements
Exam Preparation
Code Title Hours
Only needed for PhD students who have completed all course
Theory and Methodology
work but have not yet passed the comprehensive exam:
A grade of B or higher is required:
HIST 8960 Exam Preparation—Doctoral
HIST 5101 Theory and Methodology 1 4
Dissertation
Digital History
HIST 9990 Dissertation
HIST 7370 Texts, Maps, and Networks: Readings 4
Following completion of two semesters of HIST 9990,
Readings or Directed Study
Complete 12 semester hours of either Readings or Directed 12
Study:
HIST 9996 Dissertation Continuation
HIST 8982 Readings
Program Credit/GPA Requirements or HIST 7976 Directed Study
45 total semester hours required Research Seminar
Minimum 3.500 GPA required HIST 7314 Research Seminar in World History 4
Practicum
History, PhD—Advanced Entry HIST 8409 Practicum in Teaching 1
The PhD program, with a focus on global, transnational, and comparative

history seeks to train research historians who plan to teach at the college
428 History, MA
Electives Program Requirements

Complete 8 semester hours from the following range: 8 indicated.
HIST 7200 to HIST 7702 The Master of Arts in History offers two concentrations: world history
(p. 428) and public history (p. 428). The program requires a
Dissertation concentration. Please consult with a Department of History graduate
Code Title Hours program director for additional details.
Exam Preparation
Only needed for PhD students who have completed all course
Concentration in World History
work but have yet to pass the comprehensive exam. Not CORE REQUIREMENTS
repeatable. Code Title Hours
HIST 8960 Exam Preparation—Doctoral Theory and Methodology
Dissertation A grade of B or higher is required:
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: HIST 5101 Theory and Methodology 1 4
HIST 9990 Dissertation HIST 5102 Theory and Methodology 2 4
Dissertation Continuation Research Seminar
Following completion of two semesters of HIST 9990, HIST 7301 to HIST 7325 4

ELECTIVES
Code Title Hours
HIST 9996 Dissertation Continuation
Program Credit/GPA Requirements HIST 5101 to HIST 5295
37 total semester hours required HIST 7205 to HIST 7218
Minimum 3.500 GPA required HIST 7220 to HIST 7297
Concentration in Public History

History, MA
CORE REQUIREMENTS
Code Title Hours
The Master of Arts in History offers two concentrations: public history
and world history. Theory and Methodology
A grade of B or higher is required:
Public history encompasses the practice of history outside the academy
in museums, state and local historical societies, archives, the National
Public History
Park Service, and more. Public history includes the study of such topics
as material culture, historical exhibits and museums, historical agencies, HIST 5237 Issues and Methods in Public History 4
archival administration, and how difficult issues including slavery and site Digital History
of violence are presented to the public. HIST 7370 Texts, Maps, and Networks: Readings 4
World history focuses on the history of regions or peoples in Africa,
Fieldwork
Europe, Latin America, Asia, or the United States, with attention to the
intersections and connections between national, regional, and global Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: 4
developments. HIST 8410 Fieldwork in History 1
Research Seminar
The master’s program offers an optional cooperative education
experience (“co-op”) to eligible students. Cooperative education is central
to both the Northeastern experience and to the College of Social Sciences HIST 7301 to HIST 7325
and Humanities experiential liberal arts framework. Northeastern’s HIST 5000 to 5900
signature co-op ecosystem provides qualified master's students with
six-month work experiences as practicing public historians. Graduate ELECTIVES
students take their work from campus learning spaces, apply their Code Title Hours
knowledge outside of the classroom, and then bring knowledge and Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12
skills gained in community learning spaces back to our campus learning HIST 5238 to HIST 5248
spaces during the cocurricular experiential integration course. HIST 5295 to HIST 6966
HIST 7201 to HIST 7297
Students are expected to maintain a 3.000 grade-point average (GPA).
Optional Co-op Experience
Should the GPA drop below 3.000, the student will be placed on academic
Code Title Hours
probation and allowed one more semester to bring his or her GPA to
the 3.000 level. If the student is not able to meet this requirement by the Requires two consecutive semesters of Co-op Work 2
end of the following semester, the student may be asked to leave the Experience and Experiential Integration:
program.
HIST 6964 Co-op Work Experience Graduate Program Directors

Mai'a K. Davis Cross, PhD
Program Credit/GPA Requirements PhD and MA Programs
m.cross@northeastern.edu
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Daniel Aldrich, PhD
MS Security and Resilience Studies Program
Public History, Graduate Certificate d.aldrich@northeastern.edu
903 Renaissance Park

The Graduate Certificate in Public History allows students to pursue
617.373.4404
an organized course of study in public history while completing
617.373.5311 (fax)
requirements for their degrees in existing doctoral and master's
gradpolisci@northeastern.edu
programs. Students have an opportunity to gain a knowledge of core
methods and issues in the field of public history and are enabled to use Graduate Programs Contact
public history approaches in their own research and work. Rosy Trovato, Graduate Program Administrator,
r.trovato@northeastern.edu
Public history is a well-established field of practice that marries academic
research and methods to public applications and collaborations. Public CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (http://
historians typically work in museums, archives, historical societies, www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate/current_students)
documentary film production, and social activism, though training in
public history is useful to a wide variety of humanistic, social science, Graduate training in political science prepares students to analyze
and legal fields. important issues in world affairs and succeed in a wide array of
careers—from government and academia to the nonprofit and private
Program Requirements sectors. Graduate programs in political science, public policy, public
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise administration, security and resilience studies, and international affairs
indicated. at Northeastern explore the theory and practice of politics, public policy,
and public management in the United States and throughout the world. In
Core Requirements teaching and research, faculty members in the department cover a broad
Code Title Hours range of topics and issues in the field of political science. Core areas of
inquiry within our department include national and international security,
Issues and Methods
international and U.S. public policy, resilience, network science, European
HIST 5237 Issues and Methods in Public History 4
studies, Middle East studies, and democratization and development.
Fieldwork
Complete the following (repeatable) two-credit course twice: 4
Programs
HIST 8410 Fieldwork in History 1
Elective • Political Science (p. 429)
Code Title Hours • Political Science, PhD—Advanced Entry (p. 430)
HIST 5238 Managing Nonprofit Organizations Master of Arts (MA)
HIST 5241 Exhibits and Museums • Political Science (p. 431)
HIST 5244 Historic Preservation
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
HIST 7219 Topics in Cultural History
• Public Administration (p. 433)
HIST 7240 Visual and Material Culture
HIST 7250 Topics in Public History (Sites of Master of Science (MS)
Violence and Public Memory) • Security and Resilience Studies (p. 434)
HIST 7250 Topics in Public History (Public History
and Slavery) Graduate Certificate
• Security and Resilience Studies (p. 436)
Political Science, PhD
Mai'a K. Davis Cross, PhD

Political Science Graduate Program Director
m.cross@northeastern.edu
Website (https://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/polisci)
Rosy Trovato, Graduate Program Administrator, 617.373.4404,
Thomas J. Vicino, PhD r.trovato@northeastern.edu
Associate Professor and Chair
t.vicino@northeastern.edu
430 Political Science, PhD—Advanced Entry
CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (https:// POLS 7205 Seminar in American Government and
www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate/current_students) Politics
POLS 7206 Seminar in Comparative Politics
The Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science is grounded in the core
fields of the discipline—American government and politics, comparative POLS 7207 Seminar in International Relations
politics, international relations, and public policy. Students identify Inquiry and Design
a primary and secondary field as areas of emphasis. The curriculum POLS 7201 Research Design 4
introduces students to the core fields and also seeks to develop their Quantitative Techniques
research skills through a series of methods courses. Students may
develop a traditional, academic focus in one of the fields, or they may
LPSC 7215 Advanced Quantitative Techniques 4
combine it with public policy to highlight a policy orientation. The
program focuses on preparing students to be academic scholars and Advanced methods courses from other disciplines may be
teachers as well as practitioners in research and public service. The chosen in consultation with your faculty advisor.
PhD degree includes completion of required courses, passing a written
and oral comprehensive examination, and the successful defense of the Electives
dissertation before a faculty committee. Courses from other disciplines may be chosen in consultation with your
faculty advisor.
Credit Requirements
Students entering with a bachelor’s degree must complete 56 semester Code Title Hours
hours. Students currently in the MA or MPA program and accepted into Complete 32 semester hours in the following: 32
the PhD program before completing the MA or MPA must complete POLS 7200 to POLS 7978
56 semester hours as well as all curriculum requirements of the PhD
program. Dissertation
Code Title Hours
Exam Preparation
Doctoral degree candidacy is attained after successfully completing all
POLS 8960 Exam Preparation—Doctoral (Only
course work and passing written and oral comprehensive examinations.
required for PhD students who have
Academic Standing/Progress completed coursework but have
yet to complete the comprehensive
All doctoral students must maintain an overall cumulative grade-point
exam. Required for students who
average (GPA) of 3.500 while making progress toward the degree
must maintain full-time status while
requirements. Students who fall below any applicable standard for
completing thesis or comprehensive
two consecutive semesters are subject to dismissal from the graduate
exam.)
program. Additionally, receipt of financial support administered by the
department, college, or university is contingent on satisfactory academic Dissertation
progress toward the degree and specific guidelines as published in the Complete the following (repeatable) course twice:
terms of award. Students who have ungraded courses or courses graded POLS 9990 Dissertation
as incomplete risk no longer being eligible for financial aid awards. Dissertation Continuation
Language Proficiency Following completion of two semesters of POLS 9990,

Students who conduct research in a language other than English must
demonstrate proficiency as necessary for completion of the dissertation.
Language courses do not count as electives. POLS 9996 Dissertation Continuation

Milestones Political Science, PhD—Advanced Entry

Annual review Mai'a K. Davis Cross, PhD
Language (as determined by committee) Graduate Program Director
PhD candidacy m.cross@northeastern.edu
Dissertation committee Rosy Trovato, Graduate Program Administrator, 617.373.4404,
Dissertation defense r.trovato@northeastern.edu
Core Requirements CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (https://

Code Title Hours www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate/current_students)
Seminars The Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science is grounded in the core

Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12 fields of the discipline—American government and politics, comparative
POLS 7204 Seminar in Public Policy politics, international relations, and public policy. Students identify
a primary and secondary field as areas of emphasis. The curriculum
introduces students to these fields and also seeks to develop their POLS 7206 Seminar in Comparative Politics
research skills through a series of methods courses. Students may POLS 7207 Seminar in International Relations
develop a traditional, academic focus in one of the fields, or they may
Inquiry and Design
combine it with public policy to highlight a policy orientation. The
program is designed to prepare students to be academic scholars and POLS 7201 Research Design 4
teachers as well as practitioners in research and public service. The Quantitative Techniques
PhD degree requires completion of required courses, passing a written POLS 7202 Quantitative Techniques 4
and oral comprehensive examination, and the successful defense of the LPSC 7215 Advanced Quantitative Techniques 4
dissertation before a faculty committee. Advanced methods courses from other disciplines may be
chosen in consultation with your faculty advisor.
Credit Requirements and Advanced Standing
Students entering with a master’s degree from outside Northeastern Electives
may receive advanced standing for relevant prior course work but must
Courses from other disciplines may be chosen in consultation with your
complete a minimum of 32 semester hours. Students entering with
faculty advisor.
a Northeastern MA in political science must complete a minimum of
24 semester hours while also satisfying all PhD course requirements. Code Title Hours
Master's-level course work that results in advanced standing is evaluated
Complete 8–20 semester hours in the following: 8-20
by the graduate program director to determine its applicability to the PhD
curriculum. POLS 7200 to POLS 7978
Doctoral Degree Candidacy Dissertation

Doctoral degree candidacy is attained after successful completion of all Code Title Hours
course work and passing written and oral comprehensive examinations. Exam Preparation
POLS 8960 Exam Preparation—Doctoral (Only
Academic Standing/Progress required for PhD students who have
All doctoral students must maintain an overall cumulative grade-point completed coursework but have yet to
average (GPA) of 3.500 while making progress toward the degree complete the comprehensive exam.)
requirements. Students who fall below any applicable standard for Dissertation
two consecutive semesters are subject to dismissal from the graduate
program. Additionally, receipt of financial support administered by the
department, college, or university is contingent on satisfactory academic POLS 9990 Dissertation
progress toward the degree and specific guidelines as published in the Dissertation Continuation
terms of award. Students who have ungraded courses or courses graded Following completion of two semesters of POLS 9990,
as incomplete risk no longer being eligible for financial aid awards. registration in the following class is required in each semester
Language Proficiency POLS 9996 Dissertation Continuation
For students who conduct research in a language other than English, he
or she must demonstrate proficiency as necessary for completion of the Program Credit/GPA Requirements
dissertation. Language courses do not count as electives. 24–44 total semester hours required
Complete all courses and requirements listed below.
Political Science, MA
Milestones
Comprehensive examination Mai'a K. Davis Cross, PhD
Annual review Graduate Program Director
Language (as determined by committee) m.cross@northeastern.edu
PhD candidacy
Rosy Trovato, Graduate Program Administrator, 617.373.4404,
r.trovato@northeastern.edu
Dissertation defense CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (https://
Core Requirements
Consult the graduate program director regarding which major-required The Master of Arts program focuses on the core scholarly areas of
courses apply to your individual plan of study. political science. Students specialize in one of five concentration areas:
American government and politics, comparative government and politics,
Code Title Hours international relations, public policy, and security studies. Courses in the
Seminar MA program serve as a foundation for work in a doctoral program or as
Complete 4–12 semester hours from the following: 4-12 preparation for careers in government, nonprofit organizations, or related
POLS 7204 Seminar in Public Policy work in the private sector.
POLS 7205 Seminar in American Government and To earn the Master of Arts in Political Science degree at Northeastern,
Politics you must successfully complete 32 semester hours (typically eight
432 Political Science, MA
courses) of credit. Full-time students can expect to complete the degree AMERICAN GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATION
within two academic years. Course work consists of 4 semester hours Code Title Hours
in a required statistics course, 12 semester hours within a chosen Seminar
concentration, and 16 semester hours of electives (including the
POLS 7205 Seminar in American Government and 4
experiential education requirement). To see the full breakdown, click the
Politics
Program Requirements tab above.
American Government Courses
Academic Standing/Progress Complete 8 semester hours from the following: 8
Satisfactory progress in the MA program includes maintaining a POLS 7251 Congress and Policy
grade-point average (GPA) of 3.000 overall as well as in the student's POLS 7313 State Government
concentration area. A final cumulative GPA of at least 3.000 in all POLS 7341 Security and Resilience Policy
course work is required to qualify for the Master of Arts degree. Any
course in which a student earns lower than a C grade cannot be used
to fulfill concentration area requirements. A student who fails to make
Management
satisfactory progress is placed on academic probation, which is a
warning that the student may not be allowed to continue in the graduate PPUA 6530 State and Local Public Finance
program unless the deficiency is addressed. PPUA 7240 Health Policy and Politics
PPUA 7245 Education Policy in the United States
Experiential Education Requirement
In addition to in-class course work, students are required to complete an INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CONCENTRATION
experiential education component that advances their learning, research, Code Title Hours
and/or career objectives. Experiential education offers MA students Seminar
a direct experience with focused reflection relevant to their academic POLS 7207 Seminar in International Relations 4
studies. For students with research interests, the experience focuses on
International Relations Courses
related activities, such as primary source analysis and data gathering.
For other students, the experience involves engagement with areas Complete 8 semester hours from the following: 8
of practice and policy, such as an internship. Students register for the POLS 7325 Contemporary Issues in Third World
relevant course with a minimum of 4 semester hours and maximum of 8 Development
semester hours to satisfy the experiential education requirement. POLS 7341 Security and Resilience Policy
POLS 7369 International Security
An optional cooperative education experience (co-op) can also satisfy the
experiential education requirement. Cooperative education is central to POLS 7376 Government and Politics of the Middle
both the Northeastern experience and to the College of Social Sciences East
and Humanities Experiential Liberal Arts framework. Northeastern’s POLS 7394 Topical Seminar in International
signature co-op ecosystem provides qualified master's students with Relations
six-month work experiences in businesses, nonprofits, and government PPUA 7243 International Development
agencies in Boston and across the United States. Graduate students Administration and Planning
take their work from campus learning spaces, apply their knowledge PPUA 7244 Comparative Public Policy and
outside of the classroom, and then bring knowledge and skills gained in Administration
the cocurricular experiential integration course. COMPARATIVE POLITICS CONCENTRATION
Code Title Hours
Program Requirements Seminar
POLS 7206 Seminar in Comparative Politics 4
indicated.
Comparative Politics Courses
Core Requirement Complete 8 semester hours from the following: 8
Code Title Hours POLS 7325 Contemporary Issues in Third World
Quantitative Techniques Development
POLS 7202 Quantitative Techniques 4 POLS 7333 Science, Technology, and Public Policy

POLS 7352 Democratization: Basic Approaches
Concentrations POLS 7362 Nationalism
• American Government (p. 432) POLS 7366 Genocide in a Comparative Perspective
• International Relations (p. 432) POLS 7370 Europe and European Union
• Comparative Politics (p. 432) Governance
• Public Policy (p. 432) PPUA 7244 Comparative Public Policy and
• Security Studies (p. 433) Administration
PUBLIC POLICY CONCENTRATION

Code Title Hours
Seminar
POLS 7204 Seminar in Public Policy 4
or PPUA 6506 Techniques of Policy Analysis Graduate Program Administrator

Public Policy Courses l.daros@northeastern.edu
617.373.5913
POLS 7251 Congress and Policy
POLS 7333 Science, Technology, and Public Policy CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (https://
POLS 7341 Security and Resilience Policy www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate/current_students)
POLS 7362 Nationalism The Master of Public Administration (MPA) is the management and
PPUA 6506 Techniques of Policy Analysis leadership degree for those seeking to serve the public good. The
PPUA 6507 Institutional Leadership and the Public program seeks to equip its students with skills in policy analysis, program
Manager evaluation, research methods, and written and verbal communications.
PPUA 6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation Students have an opportunity to develop competencies in budgeting
and human resources, organizational management and leadership, and
the interplay between ethics and accountability in a diverse society.
and Public Affairs
Throughout the degree program, students gain career-oriented experience
PPUA 7239 Problems in Metropolitan Policymaking through internships, small group projects, and other interactions with
PPUA 7240 Health Policy and Politics professionals in the field. These experiences are designed to enable
PPUA 7244 Comparative Public Policy and the Northeastern MPA graduate to move into a wide array of public and
Administration nonprofit sector positions at the local, state, national, and international
PPUA 7245 Education Policy in the United States levels.
SECURITY STUDIES CONCENTRATION Mission Statement

Code Title Hours The mission of the MPA program at Northeastern University is to serve
Seminar the needs of the public affairs community, including students, working
POLS 7341 Security and Resilience Policy 4 professionals, faculty, and researchers, by providing a practice-oriented
and research-based graduate educational experience. The faculty pledges
Security Studies Courses
the best instruction available in a set of courses designed to integrate
Complete 8 semester hours from the following: 8 theoretical foundations with practical skills. The MPA program will
POLS 7343 to POLS 7349 prepare students to be effective in a dynamic and increasingly diverse
POLS 7369 International Security professional environment. We also commit ourselves to assisting
students in every possible way to secure internships, postgraduate
Electives employment, and overall career advancement. Students, in turn, are
Code Title Hours expected to meet high levels of academic excellence combined with
1 ethical and professional integrity. Committed to the ideals of public
service and advancing the public interest, we seek students who share
POLS 5100 to POLS 7990
the same enthusiasm.
Optional Co-op Experience The MPA program offers an optional cooperative education experience
Code Title Hours (“co-op”) to eligible students. Cooperative education is central to both
Complete two consecutive semesters of Co-op Work 2 the Northeastern experience and to the College of Social Sciences
Experience and Experiential Integration: and Humanities experiential liberal arts framework. Northeastern’s
POLS 6964 Co-op Work Experience
six-month work experiences in businesses, nonprofits, and government
1
Students who do not complete the Optional Co-Op Experience are The Northeastern University MPA program is nationally accredited by
required to complete 4-8 semester hours from POLS 7407, POLS 7976, NASPAA.
POLS 7980, or POLS 7990 to complete the Experiential Education
Requirement Academic Standing/Progress
Public Administration, MPA students whose grade-point average (GPA) falls below a 3.000 are notified
by and meet with the director of academic programs. They are counseled
Christopher Bosso, PhD that if their GPA does not rise to a 3.000 or higher, they run the risk of not
Graduate Program Director graduating and are advised on strategies for improvement.
c.bosso@northeastern.edu
617.373.4398 Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
Louis DaRos
434 Security and Resilience Studies, MS

A cumulative 3.000 GPA is required for the core requirements. 40 total semester hours required (42 with optional co-op)
Minimum 3.000 GPA
Code Title Hours
Quantitative Techniques
Security and Resilience Studies, MS
LPSC 7305 Research and Statistical Methods 4
or POLS 7202 Quantitative Techniques Daniel Aldrich, PhD
or INSH 6500 Statistical Analysis Graduate Program Director
Analysis d.aldrich@northeastern.edu
PPUA 6506 Techniques of Policy Analysis 4 Rosy Trovato
PPUA 6502 Economic Institutions and Analysis 4 Graduate Program Administrator
Administration and Management 617.373.4404
PPUA 6500 Principles of Public Administration 4 r.trovato@northeastern.edu
PPUA 6505 Public Budgeting and Financial 4 CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (http://
Management www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate/current_students)
PPUA 6507 Institutional Leadership and the Public 4
Manager Security and resilience studies is an emerging field of inquiry that
Capstone focuses on how global, national, and subnational actors manage a
range of chronic transnational challenges—such as terrorism, organized
PPUA 7673 Capstone in Public Policy and Urban 4
crime, weapons proliferation, cyberattacks, bioterrorism, climate
Affairs
change and catastrophic disasters, migration, and radicalization—that
can be destabilizing to societies. It explores how strategic doctrines,
Internship Requirement
organization processes, bureaucratic behaviors, and security tools and
An approved internship or waiver is required.
tactics are adapting to these challenges by placing greater emphasis on
resilience. Resilience is a concept rooted in multiple disciplines that is
Code Title Hours
gaining widespread currency at the community, societal, and global levels
Internship Waived
given the prevalence of human-made and naturally occurring threats
Electives that do not lend themselves to preventive and protective measures.
Complete 12 semester hours from the Course List. (p. 434) 12 Strategies for dealing with these threats emphasize measures that
OR mitigate, respond to, recover from, and adapt to risk in order to safeguard
Internship Completed for Course Credit essential functions and societal values. Many of these measures involve
the role of technologies, system design, and engineering as well as policy,
PPUA 6862 Internship with Research 4
regulatory, and governance issues. Students at Northeastern who enroll
Electives in the Master of Science in Security and Resilience Studies have an
Complete 8 semester hours from the Course List. (p. 434) 8 opportunity to become prepared to inform and support domestic and
OR international efforts to deal with the major sources of turbulence in the
Internship Completed Not for Course Credit 21st century.
PPUA 6861 Internship 0 The master’s program offers an optional cooperative education
Electives experience (“co-op”) to eligible students. Cooperative education is central
Complete 12 semester hours from the Course List. (p. 434) 12 to both the Northeastern experience and to the College of Social Sciences
and Humanities experiential liberal arts framework. Northeastern’s
Optional Co-op Experience signature co-op ecosystem provides qualified master's students with
Code Title Hours six-month work experiences in businesses, nonprofits, and government
Course List To earn the Master of Science in Security and Resilience Studies degree
Code Title Hours at Northeastern, you must successfully complete 32 semester hours
LPSC 5000 to LPSC 7999 of credit (34 semester hours with co-op). Full-time students can expect
to complete the degree within one calendar year. This program can be
PPUA 5000 to PPUA 7999
completed either at Northeastern University’s Boston campus or online.
CRIM 5000 to CRIM 7999 (by advisement only)
ECON 5000 to ECON 7999 (by advisement only) Academic Standing/Progress
ENGL 5000 to ENGL 7999 (by advisement only) Satisfactory progress in the MS program includes maintaining a
HIST 5000 to HIST 7999 (by advisement only) minimum grade-point average of 3.000.
POLS 5000 to POLS 7999 (by advisement only)
SOCL 5000 to SOCL 7999 (by advisement only)
Program Requirements PPUA 6503 Public Personnel Administration

1
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise PPUA 6504 Organizational Theory and
1
indicated. Management
Core Requirements Management
1
Code Title Hours PPUA 6506 Techniques of Policy Analysis

1
Required Core Courses PPUA 6507 Institutional Leadership and the Public

1 1
POLS 7341 Security and Resilience Policy 4 Manager
Core Elective Courses
COUNTERTERRORISM AND CONFLICT STUDIES
Code Title Hours
CRIM 7200 Criminology
1 CRIM 7201 Global Criminology
POLS 7343 Counterterrorism
1 CRIM 7264 Immigration and Crime
POLS 7346 Resilient Cities 1
POLS 7343 Counterterrorism
or PPUA 7346 Resilient Cities
1 POLS 7344 Hard Power, Soft Power, and Smart
POLS 7369 International Security Power
1
POLS 7441 Cyberconflict POLS 7366 Genocide in a Comparative Perspective
PPUA 5390 Special Topics in Public Policy and POLS 7369 International Security
1
Urban Affairs
Research Methods CYBERSECURITY POLICY
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4 Code Title Hours
CRIM 7404 Research Methods and Statistics CRIM 7246 Security Management
INSH 6300 Research Methods in the Social CRIM 7260 Topics in Criminal Justice
Sciences IA 5001 Cyberspace Technology and
POLS 7201 Research Design Applications
PPUA 6205 Research Design and Methodology in IA 5010 Foundations of Information Assurance
1
SOCL 7211 Research Methods IA 5200 Security Risk Management and
1
Assessment
Capstone IA 5210 Information System Forensics
1
Code Title Hours IA 5240 Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital

1
Choose one of the following options in consultation with 4 Rights
faculty advisor and program director: IA 5250 Decision Making for Critical
POLS 7980 Capstone Project Infrastructure
1
or PPUA 7673 Capstone in Public Policy and Urban Affairs POLS 7441 Cyberconflict
Electives RESILIENT CITIES

Code Title Hours
Electives are organized by themes to allow students to think thematically.
Code Title Hours CRIM 7270 Crime and Community Context
Complete 12 credits from any combination of the following 12 CRIM 7312 Special Topics in Criminology and
elective themes: Public Policy
CRIM 7316 Advanced Topics in Methods
• Administration, Management, and Policy (p. 435)
• Counterterrorism and Conflict Studies (p. 435)
Change
• Cybersecurity Policy (p. 435) 1
POLS 7346 Resilient Cities
• Resilient Cities (p. 435)
or PPUA 7346 Resilient Cities
• Criminal Justice (p. ) 1
POLS 7704 Critical Infrastructure Resilience
ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT, AND POLICY PPUA 5261 Dynamic Modeling for Environmental
Code Title Hours Decision Making
CRIM 7202 The Criminal Justice Process PPUA 5262 Big Data for Cities
CRIM 7230 Police and Society PPUA 5263 Geographic Information Systems for

CRIM 7404 Research Methods and Statistics
PPUA 5266 Urban Theory and Science
POLS 7202 Quantitative Techniques
POLS 7387 Global Governance
1 Opportunities and Challenges in a
POLS 7704 Critical Infrastructure Resilience Global Context
436 Security and Resilience Studies, Graduate Certificate
PPUA 6205 Research Design and Methodology in Program Requirements

Urban and Regional Policy Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
PPUA 7237 Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban indicated.
Systems
Core Requirement
CRIMINAL JUSTICE Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours
POLS 7341 Security and Resilience Policy 4
CRIM 7201 Global Criminology Electives
CRIM 7202 The Criminal Justice Process Code Title Hours
CRIM 7260 Topics in Criminal Justice Complete 8 semester hours from the following: 8
CRIM 7262 Evidence-Based Crime Policy CRIM 7200 Criminology
CRIM 7312 Special Topics in Criminology and POLS 7343 Counterterrorism
Public Policy POLS 7346 Resilient Cities
CRIM 7316 Advanced Topics in Methods POLS 7369 International Security
POLS 7441 Cyberconflict
Code Title Hours Urban Affairs
Experience and Experiential Integration: Program Credit/GPA Requirements
POLS 6964 Co-op Work Experience 12 total semester hours required
and INSH 6864 and Experiential Integration Minimum 3.000 GPA required

School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
32 total semester hours (34 with optional co-op) required
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/policyschool)
1
Occasional online offering
Jennie Stephens, PhD
Director
Security and Resilience Studies, Graduate Certificate j.stephens@northeastern.edu
Graduate Program Directors

Program Director
Daniel Aldrich, PhD, d.aldrich@northeastern.edu Alan Clayton-Matthews, PhD
PhD Program, Public Policy
Program Administrator
a.clayton-matthews@northeastern.edu
Rosy Trovato, r.trovato@northeastern.edu
617.373.4404 Christopher Bosso, PhD
JD/MS Program, Law and Public Policy
CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (http://
MPP Program, MPA Program
Certificate Program, Public Policy Analysis
The goal of the Graduate Certificate in Security and Resilience Studies Certificate Program, Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, and Social
is to prepare students to manage contemporary transnational risks by Change
offering them an opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of c.bosso@northeastern.edu
the principles and policies for security and resilience of critical systems.
Jeffrey Juris, PhD
This goal is achieved by:
MA Program, International Affairs
• Passing a core course in security and resilience policy that introduces j.juris@northeastern.edu
students to a comprehensive approach to managing transnational
Daniel O'Brien, PhD
risks
MS Program, Urban Informatics
• Passing recommended foundation courses for cyberspace policy, Certificate Program, Urban Analytics
security administration, and counterterrorism specializations that d.obrien@northeastern.edu
provide a broad perspective on transnational threats and the means
states use to address them Gavin Shatkin, PhD
• Learning how to work with others in groups and exercise leadership in MS Program, Urban and Regional Policy
teams by completing group assignments and projects Certificate Program, Urban Studies
g.shatkin@northeastern.edu
The certificate requires students to take three courses for a total of
12 semester hours. This program can be completed at Northeastern Jennie Stephens, PhD
University’s Boston campus or online. MS Program, Environmental Science and Policy
Professor and Graduate Program Director
j.stephens@northeastern.edu Graduate Certificates

• Public Policy Analysis (p. 452)
617.373.8900 • Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, and Social Change (p. 452)
617.373.7905 (fax) • Urban Analytics
sppua@northeastern.edu • Urban Studies (p. 454)
Graduate Programs Contacts

Louis DaRos, Graduate Program Administrator, l.daros@northeastern.edu Public Policy, PhD
Julie Switkes, Graduate Program Administrator,
j.switkes@northeastern.edu Website (https://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/policyschool/law-public-
policy-phd)
CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (https://
www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate/current_students) Alan Clayton-Matthews, PhD
Graduate Program Director
The School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs is nationally and a.clayton-matthews@northeastern.edu ( a.clayton-
internationally recognized for excellence and innovation in policy- matthews@northeastern.edu)
oriented education, applied research, and engagement. Our mission 310 Renaissance Park
is to educate professional master's and doctoral students who are 617.373.2909
sought after as policy analysts, program evaluators,and leaders of
nonprofit, public, private sector, and academic institutions; to create and Julie Switkes, Graduate Program Administrator, 617.373.2891,
disseminate policy-relevant knowledge and analytical methods of value j.switkes@northeastern.edu ( j.switkes@northeastern.edu)
to policymakers and the public; and to serve the broader community
through policy analysis and technical assistance. CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (http://
The school is committed to excellence in research and education on
pressing and emerging policy issues of the day—public health, climate This is an interdisciplinary social science program that combines several
change, environmental challenges, the court and justice systems, social science and legal theoretical perspectives with both quantitative
and creating sustainable and resilient cities that provide economic and qualitative research methodologies. The wide-ranging faculty in
opportunity for their residents. We define our approach as locally the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs can support students’
informed and internationally relevant. Our hallmark is to engage students research and dissertations in many fields—urban policy and regional
in building the world that they would like to live in through experiential economic development; sustainability and climate change; health policy;
learning opportunities and applied research. crime, social justice, and inequality; and the intersection of law and
policy. Students work with faculty members to formulate a plan of study
Programs within their field of concentration by choosing courses from graduate
programs offered in the policy school, the College of Social Sciences and
Humanities, and in other colleges and schools at Northeastern University.
• Public Policy (p. 437) Students also study a common body of knowledge developed in core
• Public Policy—Advanced Entry (p. 439) courses on policy, research methods, and law. The school’s research
centers and faculty members’ research projects provide opportunities for
Master of Arts (MA) students to develop insight, experience, and synergies to help with their
• International Affairs (p. 441) own research goals. The college and school offer a high level of support
allowing all students to be devoted full-time to their studies and research.
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
• Public Administration (p. 433) Doctoral Degree Candidacy
Complete all required course work with a minimum 3.500 grade-
Master of Public Policy (MPP) point average (GPA) in the core courses and pass the comprehensive
• Public Policy (p. 443) examinations. Students entering without a JD or master’s degree must
complete 55 semester hours.
• Urban Informatics (STEM Program) (p. 444) Program Requirements
• Urban and Regional Policy (p. 447) Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
• Urban Planning and Policy (p. 66) indicated.
• Environmental Science and Policy (College of Science) (p. 389)
Milestones
• Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Energy and
Environment (College of Engineering) (p. 146)
Seminars
• Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Infrastructure Annual review
Resilience (College of Engineering) (p. 147) PhD candidacy
Dual Degree Dissertation proposal
• Law and Public Policy, JD/MS (p. 454) Dissertation defense
438 Public Policy, PhD
Core Requirements PPUA 7976 Directed Study

A grade of B+ or higher is required in each course. SOCL 7230 Political Ecology of Global Capitalism
Code Title Hours
Seminar HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
POLS 7204 Seminar in Public Policy 4 Code Title Hours
PPUA 7976 Directed Study 1-4 Seminar
Research and Statistical Methods PPUA 7247 Seminar in U.S. Health Policy and 4
Management
Health Organization
INSH 6302 Qualitative Methods 4
HRMG 6220 Health Organization Management 3
Sciences Business Elective
Advanced Methods Complete 3 semester hours from the following: 3
Complete one of the following. An additional concentration 4 STRT 6220 Strategic Management for Healthcare
elective may be taken in lieu of the advanced methods Organizations
elective: SCHM 6223 Managing Healthcare Supply Chain
INSH 7500 Advanced Quantitative Analysis Operations
or INSH 7600 Advanced Methodological and Quantitative FINA 6220 Healthcare Finance
Techniques Law Requirement
LW 7335 Health Law 3
Experiential Research Residency Electives
A PhD research residency or waiver is required.
Complete a minimum of 18 semester hours from the 18
following:
Code Title Hours
PPUA 9980 Experiential PhD Research Residency 0
Concentrations PPUA 7244 Comparative Public Policy and
Complete one of the following concentrations: Administration
• Sustainability and Resilience (p. 438)
PPUA 7243 International Development
• Health Policy and Management (p. 438) Administration and Planning
• Urban and Regional Policy (p. 438) SOCL 7243 Sociology of Health and Illness
SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE SOCL 7267 Environment, Health, and Society
Code Title Hours SOCL 7287 Social Movements in Health
Seminar PHTH 6000-9999 (public health elective, by advisement)
PPUA 7511
URBAN AND REGIONAL POLICY
Law Requirement
Code Title Hours
Seminar
LW 7329 Environmental Law
PPUA 7521
LW 7494
Law Requirement
LW 7514
LW 7655 Advancing Economic and Social Equity 2
LW 7580 through Municipal Policy and Law
Electives Electives
Complete 24 semester hours from the following: 24 Complete 24 semester hours from the following: 24
CIVE 7110 Critical Infrastructure Resilience SOCL 7221 Globalization, Development, and Social
LPSC 7312 Cities, Sustainability, and Climate Justice
Change SOCL 7227 Race and Ethnic Relations
POLS 7333 Science, Technology, and Public Policy SOCL 7235 Urban Sociology
POLS 7341 Security and Resilience Policy SOCL 7268 Globalization and the City
POLS 7704 Critical Infrastructure Resilience CRIM 7230 Police and Society
PPUA 7234 Land Use and Urban Growth Policy CRIM 7264 Immigration and Crime
PPUA 7237 Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban CRIM 7270 Crime and Community Context
Systems
ARCH 5210 Environmental Systems
ECON 7240 Workshop in Applied Econometrics
ECON 7250 International Economic Development CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (http://
ECON 7260 Urban Economic Systems www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate/current_students)
ECON 7261 Urban Economic Development This is an interdisciplinary social science program that combines several
ECON 7262 Regional Economic Theory social science and legal theoretical perspectives with both quantitative
ECON 7266 Economics of Government and qualitative research methodologies. The wide-ranging faculty in
ECON 7270 Economics of Law and Regulation the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs can support students’
research and dissertations in many fields—urban policy and regional
ECON 7740 Applied Econometrics 2
economic development; sustainability and climate change; health policy;
ECON 7763 Labor Market Analysis
crime, social justice, and inequality; and the intersection of law and
LPSC 7215 Advanced Quantitative Techniques policy. Students work with faculty members to formulate a plan of study
POLS 7325 Contemporary Issues in Third World within their field of concentration by choosing courses from graduate
Development programs offered in the policy school, the College of Social Sciences and
POLS 7334 Social Networks Humanities, and in other colleges and schools at Northeastern University.
Students also study a common body of knowledge developed in core
courses on policy, research methods, and law. The school’s research
centers and faculty members’ research projects provide opportunities for
Global Context
students to develop insight, experience, and synergies to help with their
own research goals. The college and school offer a high level of support
PPUA 6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation allowing all students to be devoted full-time to their studies and research.
PPUA 6525 Institutions and Public Policy
PPUA 7237 Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban Doctoral Degree Candidacy
Systems Complete all required course work with a minimum 3.500 grade-
PPUA 7976 Directed Study point average (GPA) in the core courses and pass the comprehensive
examinations. Students entering with a JD or master’s degree must
Exam and Dissertation complete 47 semester hours.
Code Title Hours
Exam Prep
Only needed for PhD students who have completed all course indicated.
work but have not yet passed the comprehensive exam. Not
repeatable. Milestones
LPSC 8960 Comprehensive examination
Dissertation Seminars
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: Annual review
PhD candidacy
LPSC 9990 Dissertation
Dissertation Continuation Dissertation proposal
Following completion of two semesters of LPSC 9990, Dissertation defense
(excluding summers) until the dissertation is completed: Core Requirements
LPSC 9996 Dissertation Continuation A grade of B+ or higher is required in each course.

55 total semester hours required Seminar
Minimum 3.500 GPA required POLS 7204 Seminar in Public Policy 4
PPUA 7976 Directed Study 1-4
Public Policy, PhD—Advanced Entry Research and Statistical Methods
Website (https://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/policyschool/law-public- INSH 6302 Qualitative Methods 4
policy-phd)
Alan Clayton-Matthews, PhD Sciences
Graduate Program Director Advanced Methods
a.clayton-matthews@northeastern.edu ( a.clayton- Complete one of the following. An additional concentration 4
matthews@northeastern.edu) elective may be taken in lieu of the advanced methods
310 Renaissance Park elective:
617.373.2909 INSH 7500 Advanced Quantitative Analysis
Julie Switkes, Graduate Program Administrator, 617.373.2891, or INSH 7600 Advanced Methodological and Quantitative
j.switkes@northeastern.edu ( j.switkes@northeastern.edu) Techniques
440 Public Policy, PhD—Advanced Entry
Experiential Research Residency PPUA 6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation

A PhD research residency or waiver is required. PPUA 7240 Health Policy and Politics
PPUA 7243 International Development
Code Title Hours Administration and Planning
PPUA 9980 Experiential PhD Research Residency 0 PPUA 7244 Comparative Public Policy and
Administration
Concentrations
• Sustainability and Resilience (p. 440) SOCL 7287 Social Movements in Health
• Health Policy and Management (p. 440) PHTH 6000-9999 (public health elective, by advisement)
• Urban and Regional Policy (p. 440)
URBAN AND REGIONAL POLICY
SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours Seminar
Seminar PPUA 7521
PPUA 7511 Law Requirement
Law Requirement LW 7655 Advancing Economic and Social Equity 2
Complete 3 semester hours from the following: 3 through Municipal Policy and Law
LW 7329 Environmental Law Electives
Electives Complete 16 semester hours from the following: 16
Complete 16 semester hours from the following: 16 SOCL 7221 Globalization, Development, and Social
CIVE 7110 Critical Infrastructure Resilience Justice
LPSC 7312 Cities, Sustainability, and Climate SOCL 7227 Race and Ethnic Relations
Change SOCL 7235 Urban Sociology
POLS 7333 Science, Technology, and Public Policy SOCL 7268 Globalization and the City
POLS 7341 Security and Resilience Policy CRIM 7230 Police and Society
POLS 7704 Critical Infrastructure Resilience CRIM 7264 Immigration and Crime
PPUA 7234 Land Use and Urban Growth Policy CRIM 7270 Crime and Community Context
PPUA 7237 Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban CRIM 7316 Advanced Topics in Methods
Systems ARCH 5210 Environmental Systems
PPUA 7249 Urban Coastal Sustainability ECON 7210 Applied Microeconomic Policy Analysis
PPUA 7336 Social Capital and Resilience ECON 7240 Workshop in Applied Econometrics
PPUA 7346 Resilient Cities ECON 7250 International Economic Development
PPUA 7976 Directed Study ECON 7260 Urban Economic Systems
SOCL 7230 Political Ecology of Global Capitalism ECON 7261 Urban Economic Development
SOCL 7267 Environment, Health, and Society ECON 7262 Regional Economic Theory
ECON 7266 Economics of Government
HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
Code Title Hours ECON 7270 Economics of Law and Regulation
Seminar ECON 7740 Applied Econometrics 2
PPUA 7247 Seminar in U.S. Health Policy and 4 ECON 7763 Labor Market Analysis
Management LPSC 7215 Advanced Quantitative Techniques
Health Organization POLS 7325 Contemporary Issues in Third World
HRMG 6220 Health Organization Management 3 Development
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Business Elective POLS 7334 Social Networks
Complete 3 semester hours from the following: 3 PPUA 6201 The 21st-Century City: Urban
STRT 6220 Strategic Management for Healthcare
Global Context
Organizations
Operations PPUA 6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation
FINA 6220 Healthcare Finance PPUA 6525 Institutions and Public Policy
Law Requirement PPUA 7237 Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban

Systems
LW 7335 Health Law 3
PPUA 7976 Directed Study
Complete a minimum of 10 semester hours from the 10
following:
Exam and Dissertation signature co-op ecosystem provides qualified master's students with
Code Title Hours
Exam Prep
LPSC 8960 outside of the classroom, and then bring knowledge and skills gained in
Only required for students who have completed PhD course community learning spaces back to our campus learning spaces during
work but have yet to complete the comprehensive exam. Not the cocurricular experiential integration course.
repeatable.
Dissertation Academic Standing/Progress
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: Students in the program are monitored for academic progress. Those
students whose grade-point average (GPA) falls below a 3.000 are notified
LPSC 9990 Dissertation
Dissertation Continuation that if their GPA does not rise to a 3.000 or higher, they run the risk of not
Following completion of two semesters of LPSC 9990, graduating and are advised on strategies for improvement.
(including summer if the dissertation is submitted in summer) Program Requirements
until the dissertation is completed: Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
LPSC 9996 Dissertation Continuation indicated.
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Core Requirements

47 total semester hours required Code Title Hours
Minimum 3.500 GPA required Political Economy
International Affairs, MA INTL 5200 Political Economy: Interdisciplinary
Perspectives
Jeffrey Juris, PhD POLS 7387 Global Governance
SOCL 7221 Globalization, Development, and Social
j.juris@northeastern.edu
Justice
Social Science Methods
617.373.3857
Julie Switkes ECON 5110 Microeconomic Theory
Graduate Program Administrator
ECON 5120 Macroeconomic Theory
j.switkes@northeastern.edu ( j.switkes@northeastern.edu)
ECON 7251 International Finance
617.373.2891 INSH 6300 Research Methods in the Social
Sciences
CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (http:// INSH 6500 Statistical Analysis
We live in an increasingly interconnected global environment where POLS 7201 Research Design
people, goods, ideas, and conflicts traverse borders with rising POLS 7202 Quantitative Techniques
frequency. Leaders in the activist, policy, and academic spheres must SOCL 7211 Research Methods
learn not only how to critically analyze these phenomena but also to
SOCL 7220 Seminar in Qualitative Analysis
envisage harnessing their constructive potential. The Master of Arts in
Public Policy
International Affairs is an interdisciplinary graduate program dedicated to
preparing tomorrow’s global citizens. Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4
A holistic approach to enhancing our understanding of the world
must span the limits of any one academic field and embrace cross-
PPUA 6507 Institutional Leadership and the Public
disciplinary analytical competencies. Spanning several social sciences
Manager
and humanities, our courses are taught by leading scholars who research
democratization, gender, globalization, ethnic conflict and cooperation, PPUA 6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation
human rights and international law, international relations, social PPUA 6551 Nonprofit Organizations and Social
activism, social justice, and many other topics. Through its core courses, Change
its two thematic emphases—globalization, development, and social PPUA 6553 Nonprofit Financial Resource
justice and international public policy—as well as global, policy, and Development
methodological electives, this graduate program allows students to
pursue a variety of themes. Electives
Selected in consultation with faculty advisor.
experience (“co-op”) to eligible students. Cooperative education is central
to both the Northeastern experience and to the College of Social Sciences
442 Public Administration, MPA
Code Title Hours professional environment. We also commit ourselves to assisting

Complete 20 semester hours from the following: 20 students in every possible way to secure internships, postgraduate
employment, and overall career advancement. Students, in turn, are
LPSC 5000 to LPSC 7999
expected to meet high levels of academic excellence combined with
PPUA 5000 to PPUA 7999 ethical and professional integrity. Committed to the ideals of public
CRIM 5000 to CRIM 7999 (by advisement only) service and advancing the public interest, we seek students who share
ECON 5000 to ECON 7999 (by advisement only) the same enthusiasm.
ENGL 5000 to ENGL 7999 (by advisement only)
The MPA program offers an optional cooperative education experience
HIST 5000 to HIST 7999 (by advisement only)
(“co-op”) to eligible students. Cooperative education is central to both
POLS 5000 to POLS 7999 (by advisement only) the Northeastern experience and to the College of Social Sciences
SOCL 5000 to SOCL 7999 (by advisement only) and Humanities experiential liberal arts framework. Northeastern’s
Optional Co-op Experience six-month work experiences in businesses, nonprofits, and government
Code Title Hours agencies in Boston and across the United States. Graduate students
The Northeastern University MPA program is nationally accredited by
Program Credit/GPA Requirements NASPAA.
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Academic Standing/Progress
Public Administration, MPA
that if their GPA does not rise to a 3.000 or higher, they run the risk of not
Christopher Bosso, PhD
graduating and are advised on strategies for improvement.
c.bosso@northeastern.edu
617.373.4398
indicated.
Louis DaRos
Graduate Program Administrator Core Requirements
l.daros@northeastern.edu A cumulative 3.000 GPA is required for the core requirements.
617.373.5913 Code Title Hours
CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (https:// LPSC 7305 Research and Statistical Methods 4
or POLS 7202 Quantitative Techniques
The Master of Public Administration (MPA) is the management and or INSH 6500 Statistical Analysis
leadership degree for those seeking to serve the public good. The Analysis
program seeks to equip its students with skills in policy analysis, program PPUA 6506 Techniques of Policy Analysis 4
evaluation, research methods, and written and verbal communications.
PPUA 6502 Economic Institutions and Analysis 4
Students have an opportunity to develop competencies in budgeting
and human resources, organizational management and leadership, and Administration and Management
the interplay between ethics and accountability in a diverse society. PPUA 6500 Principles of Public Administration 4
Throughout the degree program, students gain career-oriented experience PPUA 6505 Public Budgeting and Financial 4
through internships, small group projects, and other interactions with Management
professionals in the field. These experiences are designed to enable PPUA 6507 Institutional Leadership and the Public 4
the Northeastern MPA graduate to move into a wide array of public and Manager
nonprofit sector positions at the local, state, national, and international
Capstone
levels.
Mission Statement Affairs
The mission of the MPA program at Northeastern University is to serve

Internship Requirement
the needs of the public affairs community, including students, working
professionals, faculty, and researchers, by providing a practice-oriented An approved internship or waiver is required.
and research-based graduate educational experience. The faculty pledges
Code Title Hours
the best instruction available in a set of courses designed to integrate
theoretical foundations with practical skills. The MPA program will Internship Waived
prepare students to be effective in a dynamic and increasingly diverse Electives
Complete 12 semester hours from the Course List. (p. 434) 12 Informatics, and International Affairs. As such, MPP students will be part
OR of a larger School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs community of great
intellectual and policy area diversity.
Internship Completed for Course Credit
PPUA 6862 Internship with Research 4 The MPP program offers an optional cooperative education experience
Electives (co-op) to eligible students. Cooperative education is central to both
Complete 8 semester hours from the Course List. (p. 434) 8 the Northeastern experience and to the College of Social Sciences
OR
Internship Completed Not for Course Credit
PPUA 6861 Internship 0 agencies in Boston and across the United States. Graduate students
Electives take their work from campus learning spaces, apply their knowledge
Complete 12 semester hours from the Course List. (p. 434) 12 outside of the classroom, and then bring knowledge and skills gained in
Optional Co-op Experience the cocurricular experiential integration course.
Code Title Hours
PPUA 6964 Co-op Work Experience by and meet with the director of academic programs. They are counseled
and INSH 6864 and Experiential Integration that if their GPA does not rise to a 3.000 or higher, they run the risk of not
Course List
LPSC 5000 to LPSC 7999 Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
PPUA 5000 to PPUA 7999 indicated.
Core Requirements
ECON 5000 to ECON 7999 (by advisement only)
Code Title Hours
Methods, Statistics, and Applications Core
or INSH 6500 Statistical Analysis
Program Credit/GPA Requirements PPUA 6205 Research Design and Methodology in 4

Minimum 3.000 GPA or INSH 6300 Research Methods in the Social Sciences
PPUA 6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation 4
or PPUA 6506 Techniques of Policy Analysis
Public Policy, MPP
Policy Frameworks and Practice Core
Christopher Bosso, PhD PPUA 6502 Economic Institutions and Analysis 4
Graduate Program Director LPSC 7311 Strategizing Public Policy 4
c.bosso@northeastern.edu PPUA 7673 Capstone in Public Policy and Urban 4
310 Renaissance Park Affairs
617.373.4398
Methods and Statistics Elective
Louis DaRos, Graduate Program Administrator, 617.373.5913, Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4
l.daros@northeastern.edu LPSC 7215 Advanced Quantitative Techniques
CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (http://
Decision Making
www.northeastern.edu/cssh/gradaute/current_students)
The Master of Public Policy (MPP) is the recognized industry standard PPUA 5263 Geographic Information Systems for
for those seeking careers in public policy analysis and design. As such, a Urban and Regional Policy
typical MPP degree emphasizes the analysis of data and other relevant
information to enable graduates to assess public problems, develop Internship Requirement
appropriate policy responses, and evaluate program effectiveness. MPP An approved internship or waiver is required.
graduates enter careers as policy analysts, researchers, consultants,
program evaluators, and policymakers in a broad range of public and Code Title Hours
nonprofit settings, ranging from the local to the international, and in Internship Waived
the private sector. At Northeastern, the MPP joins our long-established
Electives
and nationally accredited Master of Public Administration (MPA) as well
as our Master of Science in Urban and Regional Policy (MURP), Urban Complete 12 semester hours from the Course List. (p. 444) 12
444 Urban Informatics, MS
OR initiative, which offers comprehensive state-of-the-art training in the core

Internship Completed for Course Credit skills of data analytics—including quantitative analysis, data mining,
machine learning, and data visualization. Urban informatics students
supplement training in these foundational skills with a specialized
Electives sequence of courses that address how data and technology are being
Complete 8 semester hours from the Course List. (p. 444) 8 used to tackle key social, infrastructural, and environmental challenges.
OR
By combining a theoretically informed perspective of cities with
advanced skills in accessing, managing, analyzing, and communicating
PPUA 6861 Internship 0
insights from large complex, data sets, graduates are a part of the
Electives next wave of urban professionals ready to lead in the public, private,
Complete 12 semester hours from the Course List. (p. 444) 12 and nonprofit sectors. Given the continuous growth in urban data and
technology, these professionals are essential to shaping the future of
Specialization urban areas around the globe.
No specialization is required. If you wish to pursue a specialization,
This program provides a uniquely integrated urban and informatics
please consult the program director. Specializations can include
degree with a substantial experiential education component. The focus
policy analysis and statistics, sustainability and climate change, urban
throughout is on practical application, and students have multiple
informatics, law and policy, health policy, security and resilience.
opportunities to apply what they are learning.
Code Title Hours experience (“co-op”) to eligible students. Cooperative education is central
Requires two consecutive semesters of Co-op Work 2 to both the Northeastern experience and to the College of Social Sciences
Experience and Experiential Integration: and Humanities experiential liberal arts framework. Northeastern’s
PPUA 6964 Co-op Work Experience signature co-op ecosystem provides qualified master's students with
and INSH 6864 and Experiential Integration six-month work experiences in businesses, nonprofits, and government
Course List take their work from campus learning spaces, apply their knowledge
Code Title Hours outside of the classroom, and then bring knowledge and skills gained in
PPUA 5000 to PPUA 7999
CRIM 5000 to CRIM 7999 (by advisement only) Academic Standing/Progress
ECON 5000 to ECON 7999 (by advisement only) Students in the program are monitored for academic progress. Those
ENGL 5000 to 7999 (by advisement only) students whose grade-point average (GPA) falls below a 3.000 are notified
that if their GPA does not rise to a 3.000 or higher, they run the risk of not
40 total semester hours required (42 with optional co-op) indicated.
Core Requirements
Urban Informatics, MS Code Title Hours
Data Science Courses
Daniel O'Brien, PhD DA 5020 Collecting, Storing, and Retrieving Data 4
Graduate Program Director or DA 5030 Introduction to Data Mining/Machine Learning
d.obrien@northeastern.edu
Statistics
617.373.6234
Louis DaRos Analytics
Graduate Program Administrator Methods and Applications
l.daros@northeastern.edu PPUA 5262 Big Data for Cities 4
PPUA 5263 Geographic Information Systems for 4
617.373.5913
CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (https:// PPUA 5266 Urban Theory and Science 4
www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate/current_students) Analysis
PPUA 7237 Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban 4
The STEM-designated Master of Science in Urban Informatics
Systems
(MSUI) degree couples comprehensive data analytics skills with an
understanding of the big questions faced by cities in the 21st-century or PPUA 5261 Dynamic Modeling for Environmental Decision
city. This cutting-edge program is built upon a unique cross-college Making
Research or Capstone Program Requirements

PPUA 6966 Practicum 4 Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
or PPUA 7673 Capstone in Public Policy and Urban Affairs indicated.
Portfolio
Core Requirements
PPUA 6410 Urban Informatics Portfolio 1
Code Title Hours
Optional Co-op Experience Planning and Policy
Code Title Hours LPSC 5201 4
Requires two consecutive semesters of Co-op Work 2 PPUA 6201 The 21st-Century City: Urban 4
Experience and Experiential Integration: Opportunities and Challenges in a
Global Context
and INSH 6864 and Experiential Integration PPUA 6502 Economic Institutions and Analysis 4
SUEN 6340 Topics in Urban Environmental Design 4
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Research Design
33 total semester hours required (35 with optional co-op) PPUA 6205 Research Design and Methodology in 4
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Urban and Regional Policy
Urban Planning and Policy, MS Students in the urban analytics focus area are encouraged to
take PPUA 5301.
The Master of Science in Urban Planning and Policy (MUPP) program Choose one from the following: 4
trains leaders interested in building just and sustainable solutions LPSC 7305 Research and Statistical Methods
to today’s critical urban problems, including challenges of affordable
or INSH 6500 Statistical Analysis
housing provision, equitable and sustainable economic growth,
sustainable transportation, and climate change adaptation and or POLS 7202 Quantitative Techniques
mitigation. This innovative program combines the expertise in urban or PPUA 5301 Introduction to Computational Statistics
planning and policy analysis and data analytics of the School of Public
Policy and Urban Affairs with expertise in physical planning, design, and Focus Areas
data visualization at the School of Architecture. The core curriculum Complete one of the following focus areas:
of the program provides students with a solid foundation in essential
skills and concepts, including research design and statistics, economic • Urban Design and Physical Planning (p. 67)
analysis, legal foundations of urban planning and policy, and the history • Urban Analytics (p. 67)
of urban development and urban planning. Students also have the • Sustainability and Resilience (p. 67)
opportunity to develop substantial expertise in a specialization area, • Urban Development Policy and Planning (p. 68)
including urban analytics, urban sustainability and resilience, urban
design and physical planning, and urban development policy and
planning. URBAN DESIGN AND PHYSICAL PLANNING
Code Title Hours
The optional cooperative education experience (co-op) is available
Gateway Course
to eligible students. Cooperative education is central to both the
Northeastern experience and to the College of Social Sciences and ARCH 6340 Graduate Topics in Architecture 4
Humanities experiential liberal arts framework. Northeastern’s signature Tracks
co-op ecosystem provides qualified master's students with six-month Complete one of the following tracks: 8
work experiences in businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies Urban Design and Real Estate
in Boston and across the United States. Graduate students take their
work from campus learning spaces, apply their knowledge outside of the
classroom, and then bring knowledge and skills gained in community
learning spaces back to our campus learning spaces during the
cocurricular experiential integration course. Physical Planning and Design for Sustainable Urbanism
In addition to the co-op option, students in the MUPP program have
opportunities to gain experience in the application of their knowledge
Urban Experience Track
and skills via internships, class projects, and a capstone research
report. They graduate prepared for careers working for state and local ARTG 5150 Information Visualization Principles
government, federal agencies, community development corporations and and Practices
other nonprofit organizations, research institutes, and as private-sector ARTG
planning consultants. Capstone
SUEN 6120 Graduate Studio 2: Sustainable Urban 6
This program is not accepting applicants until spring 2019.
Systems
URBAN ANALYTICS PPUA 7231 Transportation Policy

Code Title Hours PPUA 7233 Contemporary Community
Gateway Course Development
PPUA 5262 Big Data for Cities 4 Methods
Required Courses PPUA 5263 Geographic Information Systems for 4
ARTG 5150 Information Visualization Principles 4 Urban and Regional Policy
and Practices or PPUA 7236 Introduction to Real Estate Development for Urban
PPUA 5263 Geographic Information Systems for 4 Policy Makers
Urban and Regional Policy Capstone
Capstone PPUA 7673 Capstone in Public Policy and Urban 4
PPUA 7673 Capstone in Public Policy and Urban 4 Affairs
Affairs Elective
SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE
Code Title Hours
Gateway Course
Change PPUA 6551 Nonprofit Organizations and Social
Change
or SUEN 6310 Cities, Nature, and Design in Contemporary History
and Theory PPUA 7230 Housing Policy
Methods PPUA 7231 Transportation Policy
Complete one of the following: 4 PPUA 7232 Immigration and Urban America
PPUA 5261 Dynamic Modeling for Environmental PPUA 7233 Contemporary Community
Decision Making Development
PPUA 5263 Geographic Information Systems for PPUA 7234 Land Use and Urban Growth Policy
Urban and Regional Policy PPUA 7236 Introduction to Real Estate
SUEN 7230 Urban Ecologies and Technologies 1 Development for Urban Policy Makers
Capstone SUEN 6110 Graduate Studio 1: Sustainable Urban
Sites
Affairs SUEN 6120 Graduate Studio 2: Sustainable Urban
Systems
Elective
Electives
Code Title Hours
Decision Making
PPUA 7234 Land Use and Urban Growth Policy
ARCH 6100 Graduate Skills Studio
Sites
ARCH 6330 Seminar in Modern Architecture
Systems ARCH 6340 Graduate Topics in Architecture
SUEN 6220 Implementation and Visualization for ARTG 5100 Information Design Studio 1: Principles
Urban Environments 2 ARTG 5120 Research Methods for Design
SUEN 6310 Cities, Nature, and Design in ARTG 5130 Visual Communication for Information
Contemporary History and Theory Design
SUEN 6340 Topics in Urban Environmental Design ARTG 5330 Visualization Technologies 1
SUEN 7230 Urban Ecologies and Technologies 1 ARTG 6330 Information Design Mapping Strategies
SUEN 7240 Urban Ecologies and Technologies 2 DA 5020 Collecting, Storing, and Retrieving Data
SUEN 7320 Pro-Seminar: Issues in Designed Urban DA 5030 Introduction to Data Mining/Machine
Environments Learning
URBAN DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND PLANNING PPUA 5261 Dynamic Modeling for Environmental
Code Title Hours
Decision Making
Gateway Course
Complete one of the following: 4 Urban and Regional Policy
PPUA 7230 Housing Policy PPUA 5270 Food Systems and Public Policy
PPUA 5302 Information Design and Visual CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (http://
Analytics www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate/current_students)
The Master of Science in Urban and Regional Policy (MURP) seeks to
PPUA 6530 State and Local Public Finance equip students with the skills to solve today’s critical urban problems
PPUA 6551 Nonprofit Organizations and Social through the use of policy analysis, research, and strategic action. Many
Change of the major issues that societies face today—issues of climate change
PPUA 7245 Education Policy in the United States and sustainability, equity and social justice, and economic growth—have
PPUA 7230 Housing Policy their roots in urban growth and change. Solutions to these issues require
a multisystem approach that coordinates interventions in economic,
environmental, sociocultural, political, spatial, and infrastructural systems
PPUA 7232 Immigration and Urban America
in order to maximize impact. For example, revitalizing a distressed
PPUA 7233 Contemporary Community community requires connecting it to economic opportunity through
Development transportation and economic development interventions, providing
PPUA 7234 Land Use and Urban Growth Policy good-quality affordable housing, fostering social interaction through the
PPUA 7236 Introduction to Real Estate creation of public space, encouraging the development of strong social
Development for Urban Policy Makers institutions, and dealing with environmental concerns.
PPUA 7237 Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban The MURP degree marries training in theories and frameworks of urban
Systems development with an understanding of urban politics and the way in
PPUA 7249 Urban Coastal Sustainability which different policy strategies evolve through the interplay between
SUEN 6110 Graduate Studio 1: Sustainable Urban branches and levels of government. Students have an opportunity
Sites to learn skills of policy analysis, economic analysis, quantitative and
SUEN 6120 Graduate Studio 2: Sustainable Urban qualitative research, and oral and written communication. Moreover,
Systems students have opportunities to gain experience in the application of
their knowledge and skills through internships, co-op, class projects,
SUEN 6210 Implementation and Visualization for
and a capstone research report. Students graduate and enter the
workforce with a unique set of perspectives, skills, experiences, and
SUEN 6220 Implementation and Visualization for
professional connections. Many go on to careers working for state
and local government, federal agencies, community development
SUEN 6310 Cities, Nature, and Design in corporations and other nonprofit organizations, research institutes, and
Contemporary History and Theory as private-sector policy consultants.
The optional cooperative education experience (“co-op”) is available
to eligible students. Cooperative education is central to both the
Northeastern experience and to the College of Social Sciences and
SUEN 7320 Pro-Seminar: Issues in Designed Urban Humanities experiential liberal arts framework. Northeastern’s signature
Environments co-op ecosystem provides qualified master's students with six-month
work experiences in businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies
Optional Co-op Experience in Boston and across the United States. Graduate students take their
Code Title Hours work from campus learning spaces, apply their knowledge outside of the
Requires two consecutive semesters of Co-op Work 2 classroom, and then bring knowledge and skills gained in community
Experience and Experiential Integration: learning spaces back to our campus learning spaces during the
PPUA 6964 Co-op Work Experience cocurricular experiential integration course.
The program is not accepting applicants for Spring 2019.
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Program Requirements

48 total semester hours required (50 with optional co-op) Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
Minimum 3.000 GPA required indicated.
Urban and Regional Policy, MS Core Requirements

Code Title Hours
Gavin Shatkin, PhD Quantitative Techniques
Graduate Program Director LPSC 7305 Research and Statistical Methods 4
g.shatkin@northeastern.edu ( g.shatkin@northeastern.edu)
617.373.3074 or INSH 6500 Statistical Analysis
Policy
Julie Switkes PPUA 6201 The 21st-Century City: Urban 4
Graduate Program Administrator Opportunities and Challenges in a
j.switkes@northeastern.edu Global Context
PPUA 6204 Urban Development and Politics 4
617.373.2891
PPUA 6502 Economic Institutions and Analysis 4
Evaluation and Research

PPUA 6205 Research Design and Methodology in 4
The Master of Science in Environmental Science and Policy program
or INSH 6300 Research Methods in the Social Sciences emphasizes a broadly interdisciplinary and synthetic approach that
Research Toolkits integrates knowledge in the environmental sciences (conservation
Complete 4 semester hours from the following. An additional 4 biology, climate change, fisheries science, ecosystem function,
elective from the Course List may be taken in lieu of Research biodiversity, restoration ecology) with the social sciences (policy,
Toolkits. economics, sociology, political science, and development) and
PPUA 6206 to PPUA 6214 humanities (environmental history, philosophy, and ethics). The goal
PPUA 6216 Research Toolkit for Urban and of the program is to equip professionals with substantive breadth in
Regional Policy: Grant Writing knowledge and skills at the intersection of environmental science and
policy. The program focuses on training students to think critically about
Capstone
the underlying causes of environmental problems and understanding the
PPUA 7673 Capstone in Public Policy and Urban 4 reciprocal relationships between coupled human-natural ecosystems
Affairs and the interconnections between social and technological innovations.
The program explores practical approaches and potential solutions that
Internship Requirement decision makers need to evaluate in policy debates related to promoting
An approved internship or waiver is required. environmental sustainability.

Internship Waived Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
Electives indicated.
Complete 20 semester hours from the Course List. (p. 448) 20
Core Requirements
OR
Code Title Hours
Internship Completed for Course Credit
Seminars
PPUA 6101 Environmental Science and Policy 4
Electives
Seminar 1
Complete 16 semester hours from the Course List. (p. 448) 16
ENVR 6102 Environmental Science and Policy 4
OR
Seminar 2
Skills Courses
PPUA 6861 Internship 0
Complete 6-8 semester hours from the following. At least 6-8
Electives one course needs to be taken from the College of Science
Complete 20 semester hours from the Course List. (p. 448) 20 Skills Course List and one course from the College of Social
Sciences and Humanities Skills Course List.
Optional Co-op Experience College of Science Skills Course List
Code Title Hours EEMB 5130 Ecological Dynamics
Requires two consecutive semesters of Co-op Work 2 EEMB 5522 Experimental Design Marine Ecology
Experience and Experiential Integration: ENVR 5210 Environmental Planning
PPUA 6964 Co-op Work Experience ENVR 5250 Geology and Land-Use Planning
Course List ENVR 5400 Marine Science Policy and Ethics
Code Title Hours ENVR 6500 Biostatistics
LPSC 5000 to LPSC 7999 College of Social Sciences and Humanities Skills Course List
PPUA 5000 to PPU 7999 LPSC 6313 Economic Analysis for Law, Policy, and
Planning
ECON 5000 to ECON 7999 (by advisement only)
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Decision Making
48 total semester hours required (50 with optional co-op) PPUA 5263 Geographic Information Systems for
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Urban and Regional Policy
Statistics
PPUA 6205 Research Design and Methodology in PPUA 5390 Special Topics in Public Policy and
Urban and Regional Policy Urban Affairs
PPUA 6207 Research Toolkit for Urban and PPUA 6201 The 21st-Century City: Urban
Regional Policy: Survey Techniques Opportunities and Challenges in a
Regional Policy: Working with Datasets PPUA 6204 Urban Development and Politics
PPUA 6210 Research Toolkit for Urban and PPUA 6505 Public Budgeting and Financial
Regional Policy: Cost/Benefit Analysis Management
PPUA 6212 Research Toolkit for Urban and PPUA 6506 Techniques of Policy Analysis
Regional Policy: Project Management PPUA 6522 Administrative Ethics and Public
PPUA 6213 Research Toolkit for Urban and Management
Regional Policy: Data Visualization PPUA 6551 Nonprofit Organizations and Social
PPUA 6216 Research Toolkit for Urban and Change
Regional Policy: Grant Writing PPUA 6552 The Nonprofit Sector in Civil Society
PPUA 6502 Economic Institutions and Analysis and Public Affairs
PPUA 6506 Techniques of Policy Analysis PPUA 6553 Nonprofit Financial Resource
PPUA 6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation Development
PPUA 7237 Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban PPUA 6862 Internship with Research
Systems PPUA 6966 Practicum
SOCL 7211 Research Methods PPUA 7225 The Open Classroom: Public Debates
on Public Policy
Electives PPUA 7230 Housing Policy
Any skills course not taken to fulfill the skills courses requirement can be PPUA 7234 Land Use and Urban Growth Policy
PPUA 7239 Problems in Metropolitan Policymaking
Students may petition to enroll in other relevant graduate courses offered
by other schools at Northeastern University. PPUA 7231 Transportation Policy
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE ELECTIVE LIST
Code Title Hours
PPUA 7673 Capstone in Public Policy and Urban
Affairs
EEMB 5518 Ocean and Coastal Processes
EEMB 5528 Marine Conservation Biology
SOCL 7230 Political Ecology of Global Capitalism
SOCL 7235 Urban Sociology
EEMB 5548 Sociobiology
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES ELECTIVE LIST SOCL 7287 Social Movements in Health
Code Title Hours
Note: Typically, students will complete 12–16 semester hours of seminar
Change 36 total semester hours required
PHTH 5214 Environmental Health Minimum 3.000 GPA required
PHTH 5440 Community-Based Participatory Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in
Research: Environmental Health Infrastructure Resilience, MS
PPUA 5262 Big Data for Cities The purpose of this degree is to provide students with a background
Resilience: Technology, Policy, and
Civil and Environmental Engineering and the School of Public Policy,
Social Change
PPUA 5266 Urban Theory and Science
PPUA 5270 Food Systems and Public Policy course and a thesis, or by three courses. A minimum of 16 semester
PPUA 5275 Philanthropy and Civil Society hours must be taken in the College of Engineering.
Analytics
450 Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Infrastructure Resilience, MS
Degree With Report With Thesis Course Work Only LPSC 6313 Economic Analysis for Law, Policy, and
Requirements Planning
Required core 20 SH 20 SH 20 SH Public Policy and Analysis
courses Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4
Other electives 8 SH 4 SH 12 SH LPSC 7311 Strategizing Public Policy
Master of 4 SH 8 SH PPUA 6506 Techniques of Policy Analysis
Science report/ PPUA 6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation
thesis
Statistics
semester hours
required CIVE 7100 Time Series and Geospatial Data
Sciences
Graduate Certificate Options IE 6200 Engineering Probability and Statistics
Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also IE 7280 Statistical Methods in Engineering
pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in LPSC 7215 Advanced Quantitative Techniques
consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229). Options
Master's Degree in Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration COURSE WORK OPTION
in Infrastructure Resilience with Graduate Certificate in Engineering
Code Title Hours
Leadership
Complete 12 semester hours from the infrastructure course 12
Students may complete a Master of Science in Engineering and Public list below.
Policy with Concentration in Infrastructure Resilience in addition to
earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students must
REPORT OPTION
Code Title Hours
apply and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program
in order to pursue this option. The program requires fulfillment of the CIVE 8674 Master’s Report 4
16 semester-hour curriculum required to earn the Graduate Certificate Complete 8 semester hours from the Infrastructure course list 8
in Engineering Leadership, which includes an industry-based challenge below.
project with multiple mentors. The integrated 36-semester-hour degree
and certificate will require 20 hours of advisor-approved infrastructure THESIS OPTION
resilience technical courses. Code Title Hours
CIVE 7990 Thesis 8
below.
Infrastructure Course List
indicated.
Any required core course not used to meet the required core course
Core Requirements requirement can be taken as a restricted elective.

Infrastructure Resilience EMGT 6225 Economic Decision Making
CIVE 7110 Critical Infrastructure Resilience 4 ENVR 5260 Geographical Information Systems
Environmental Systems Modeling IA 5250 Decision Making for Critical
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4 Infrastructure
CIVE 5261 Dynamic Modeling for Environmental IE 5500 Systems Engineering in Public
Investment and Policymaking Programs
CIVE 5275 Life Cycle Assessment of Materials, IE 5640 Data Mining for Engineering
Products, and Infrastructure Applications
CIVE 5280 Remote Sensing of the Environment IE 7290 Reliability Analysis and Risk
CIVE 5699 Special Topics in Civil Engineering Assessment
(Climate Science and Technology ME 5645 Environmental Issues in Manufacturing
Adaptation and Policy) and Product Use
CIVE 7388 Special Topics in Civil Engineering PPUA 5260 Ecological Economics
(Informatics in Civil Engineering) PPUA 5262 Big Data for Cities
CIVE 7392 Special Topics in Environmental PPUA 5263 Geographic Information Systems for
Engineering (Agent-based Modeling) Urban and Regional Policy
Economics PPUA 7230 Housing Policy
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4 PPUA 7231 Transportation Policy
PPUA 7234 Land Use and Urban Growth Policy Core Requirements

PPUA 7237 Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban Code Title Hours
Systems Energy and Environment
PPUA 7239 Problems in Metropolitan Policymaking CIVE 7272 Air Quality Management 4
PPUA 7240 Health Policy and Politics or ENGR 5670 Sustainable Energy: Materials, Conversion,
Storage, and Usage
CIVE 5261 Dynamic Modeling for Environmental
Investment and Policymaking
Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Energy & CIVE 5275 Life Cycle Assessment of Materials,
Environment, MS Products, and Infrastructure
Adaptation and Policy)
Civil and Environmental Engineering and the School of Public Policy, CIVE 7388 Special Topics in Civil Engineering
complemented by electives in engineering and public policy, which can (Agent-Based Modeling)
be met by two courses and a master’s report (recommended), or by one Economics
course and a thesis, or by three courses. A minimum of 16 semester Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4
hours must be taken in the College of Engineering. PPUA 5260 Ecological Economics
Requirements LPSC 6313 Economic Analysis for Law, Policy, and
Planning
courses Public Policy and Analysis
Other electives 8 SH 4 SH 12 SH Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4
Master of 4 SH 8 SH LPSC 7311 Strategizing Public Policy

Science report/ PPUA 6506 Techniques of Policy Analysis
thesis PPUA 6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation
Minimum 32 SH 32 SH 32 SH Statistics
semester hours Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4
required
Sciences
pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in IE 7280 Statistical Methods in Engineering
addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should LPSC 7215 Advanced Quantitative Techniques
Options
GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP Complete one of the following options:
in Energy and Environment with Graduate Certificate in Engineering COURSE WORK OPTION
Leadership Code Title Hours
Complete 12 semester hours from the Energy and 12
Environment Course List below.
Policy with Concentration in Energy and Environment in addition to
earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students must REPORT OPTION
Code Title Hours
in order to pursue this option. The program requires fulfillment of the
16 semester-hour curriculum required to earn the Graduate Certificate
in Engineering Leadership, which includes an industry-based challenge Complete 8 semester hours from the Energy and Environment 8
project with multiple mentors. The integrated 36-semester-hour degree Course List below.
and certificate will require 20 hours of advisor-approved energy and
THESIS OPTION
environment technical courses.
Code Title Hours
Engineering Leadership (p. 222) CIVE 7990 Thesis 8
Complete 4 semester hours from the Energy and Environment 4
Program Requirements Course List below.
indicated.
452 Public Policy Analysis, Graduate Certificate
Energy and Environment Course List Academic Standing/Progress

Any required core course not used to meet the required core course Students in the program are monitored for academic progress. Those
requirement can be taken as a restricted elective. students whose grade-point average (GPA) falls below a 3.000 are notified
Code Title Hours that if their GPA does not rise to a 3.000 or higher, they run the risk of not
CIVE 5271 Solid and Hazardous Waste graduating and are advised on strategies for improvement.
Management
CIVE 5280 Remote Sensing of the Environment Program Requirements
*
CIVE 5300 Environmental Engineering Laboratory Core Requirements
CIVE 7252 Water Engineering, Resources, and Code Title Hours
Energy Recovery Analysis Methods and Skills
CIVE 7261 Surface Water Quality Modeling Complete 8 semester hours from the following: 8
CIVE 7388 Special Topics in Civil Engineering PPUA 6502 Economic Institutions and Analysis
(Informatics in Civil Engineering) LPSC 7311 Strategizing Public Policy
CIVE 7392 Special Topics in Environmental or PPUA 6506 Techniques of Policy Analysis
Engineering (Hydraulic Modeling)
ENVR 5210 Environmental Planning Decision Making
ENVR 5260 Geographical Information Systems PPUA 5262 Big Data for Cities
ME 5645 Environmental Issues in Manufacturing PPUA 5263 Geographic Information Systems for
and Product Use Urban and Regional Policy
IE 5500 Systems Engineering in Public PPUA 5302 Information Design and Visual
Programs Analytics
IE 5640 Data Mining for Engineering PPUA 6205 Research Design and Methodology in
Applications Urban and Regional Policy
PPUA 5262 Big Data for Cities PPUA 6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation
PPUA 5263 Geographic Information Systems for PPUA 7237 Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban
Urban and Regional Policy Systems
PPUA 7237 Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban Policy
Systems
Resilience: Technology, Policy, and
Social Change
PPUA 6525 Institutions and Public Policy
Public Policy Analysis, Graduate Certificate
Christopher Bosso, PhD PPUA 7231 Transportation Policy

Graduate Program Director PPUA 7232 Immigration and Urban America
c.bosso@northeastern.edu PPUA 7234 Land Use and Urban Growth Policy
310 Renaissance Park PPUA 7239 Problems in Metropolitan Policymaking
617.373.4398
Louis DaRos PPUA 7244 Comparative Public Policy and
Graduate Program Administrator Administration
l.daros@northeastern.edu PPUA 7245 Education Policy in the United States
*
617.373.5913 Students cannot double count required degree courses for the certificate.
CSSH Graduate General Regulations (https://www.northeastern.edu/ 12 total semester hours required
cssh/graduate/current_students) Minimum 3.000 GPA required
The Graduate Certificate in Public Policy Analysis seeks to provide
current Northeastern students in a variety of graduate programs outside Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, and Social Change, Graduate
of the Master of Public Policy program with the tools necessary to Certificate
analyze and to shape public policy at the local, state, and national levels.
Students have an opportunity to gain an understanding of the political Christopher Bosso, PhD
and legal processes of policymaking, develop skills central to conducting Graduate Program Director
research on policy questions, and learn techniques for evaluating the c.bosso@northeastern.edu
effectiveness of competing policies. 310 Renaissance Park
617.373.4398 PPUA 6523 Accountability, Performance

Measurement, and Contracting in the
Louis DaRos Public Sector
Graduate Program Administrator
PPUA 6553 Nonprofit Financial Resource
l.daros@northeastern.edu
Development
617.373.5913 PPUA 6554 International NGOs and Transnational
Activism
CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (https:// PPUA 6966 Practicum
www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate/current_students) PPUA 7243 International Development
Administration and Planning
The Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, and Social
Change is a response to recent developments in social change theory, PPUA 7976 Directed Study
practice, and funding that are placing new demands and expectations
on social change actors in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors, Program Credit/GPA Requirements
including nonprofit leaders, philanthropists, policymakers, and corporate 12 total semester hours required
social responsibility managers. These developments include the Minimum 3.000 GPA required
emergence of hybrid, cross-sector business models and new intermediary
mechanisms for channeling the flow of capital into social change; new
Urban Analytics, Graduate Certificate
expectations and standards for performance measurement, transparency,
and accountability; more sophisticated use of data and technology
Daniel O'Brien, PhD
to support decision making, evaluation, and continual improvement;
decreased public funding for traditional nonprofit activities; and the
d.obrien@northeastern.edu
emergence of social media as a vehicle for mobilizing people and
resources. The certificate enables social change professionals in all
617.373.6234
sectors to respond to these changes more effectively and will distinguish
itself from other nonprofit certificate programs by focusing on the Louis DaRos
relationship between social program implementation and funding. Graduate Program Administrator
The certificate is a professionally oriented, application-based program
for students seeking leadership positions in nonprofit organizations or
617.373.5913
in a public agency that deals extensively with nonprofits. The curriculum
is designed to address the distinctive features and practices of the CSSH Graduate General Regulations (https://www.northeastern.edu/
nonprofit sector and emphasizes management techniques helpful to cssh/graduate/current_students)
nonprofit leaders.
With 75 percent of the world’s population projected to be living in cities
Academic Standing/Progress by 2050, the need for professionals in urban planning and related careers
Students in the program are monitored for academic progress. Those will only increase. The Graduate Certificate in Urban Analytics seeks to
students whose GPA falls below a 3.000 are notified by and meet with the prepare students outside of the Master of Science in Urban Informatics
director of academic programs. They are counseled that if their GPA does program to manage the progressively complex issues involved with
not rise to a 3.000 or higher, they run the risk of not graduating and are rapidly expanding data and technological resources in cities. As Claire
advised on strategies for improvement. Lane of the City of Boston recently noted, “The blueprints for great cities
are increasingly anchored in big data, expressed in GIS [Geographic
Program Requirements Information Systems] and codified in coherent policy.” Successful
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise graduates with an urban analytics certificate have skills in each of these
indicated. areas, which prepares them to be professionals ready to shape the future
of cities across the globe.
Core Requirements
Students are trained with the practical and theoretical knowledge
Code Title Hours
necessary to understand the intricacies of interconnected urban systems
PPUA 6551 Nonprofit Organizations and Social 4 and to analyze how these systems work together to create sustainable,
Change resilient, and just cities. The curriculum emphasizes the expertise needed
PPUA 6552 The Nonprofit Sector in Civil Society 4 to bridge emerging technological capacities and traditional policymaking
and Public Affairs processes. Students cultivate applied skills in visual presentation,
analysis, and modeling of new data sets—all of which helps to inform
Elective investment and policymaking. Inspired by Northeastern’s leadership in
Code Title Hours experiential education, students use Boston and cities around the world
Complete 4 semester hours from the following. Courses 4 as learning labs.
outside this list may be taken as electives with approval of the
ACADEMIC STANDING/PROGRESS
graduate program director.
PPUA 5275 Philanthropy and Civil Society students whose grade-point average (GPA) falls below a 3.000 are notified
PPUA 6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation by and meet with the director of academic programs. They are counseled
PPUA 6522 Administrative Ethics and Public
Management
454 Urban Studies, Graduate Certificate
that if their GPA does not rise to a 3.000 or higher, they run the risk of not Program Requirements
graduating and are advised on strategies for improvement. Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
indicated.
Code Title Hours
Core Requirements PPUA 6201 The 21st-Century City: Urban 4

Code Title Hours
Global Context
PPUA 5262 Big Data for Cities 4
PPUA 5263 Geographic Information Systems for 4 Affairs
Elective
Elective
Code Title Hours
Code Title Hours
Complete 4 semester hours in the following range (selected 4
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4 by advisement):
PPUA 5261 Dynamic Modeling for Environmental PPUA 5000 to PPUA 7999
Decision Making
PPUA 5266 Urban Theory and Science Program Credit/GPA Requirements
PPUA 7237 Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban 12 total semester hours required
Systems Minimum 3.000 GPA required

Law and Public Policy, JD/MS
Christopher Bosso, PhD
Urban Studies, Graduate Certificate c.bosso@northeastern.edu
Gavin Shatkin, PhD 617.373.4398
Louis DaRos, Graduate Program Administrator, 617.373.5913,
g.shatkin@northeastern.edu
617.373.3074 CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (http://
Julie Switkes
Graduate Program Administrator The JD/MS in Law and Public Policy (LPP) is a joint program with
j.switkes@northeastern.edu and open only to students in the Northeastern University School of
310 Renaissance Park Law designed to equip graduates with a unique blend of skills for
617.373.2891 navigating a complex and rapidly changing policy landscape. The
program builds on students' legal training with a compelling blend
CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (https://
of skills in applied public policy analysis, policy design, and strategic
policy formation. Students also gain career-relevant experience through
The Graduate Certificate in Urban Studies provides a foundation in the internships, small group capstone projects, and other interactions
fundamentals of urban and regional policy theory for students outside with professionals in the field. All are part of a learning process designed
the Master of Science in Urban and Regional Policy degree. It also allows to enable the Northeastern law and public policy graduates to navigate,
students to pursue course work in a range of areas of concentration, and to redefine, diverse policy areas.
including housing and community development, urban environmental
Ideally, students apply to the joint LPP simultaneously. Those who apply
sustainability, economic development, international comparative
and are admitted complete the MS in LPP after completing the first year
urban policy, and transportation. The certificate is not a stand-alone
in the School of Law. Applicants will also be considered once enrolled
program but is anchored by and incorporated into participating graduate
in the JD, provided the student applies for entry to the MS in LPP in the
programs.
fall of year two or the fall of year three of the JD program. In these cases,
Academic Standing/Progress permission of the School of Law is required.
Students in the program are monitored for academic progress. Those Please note that the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs offers
students whose grade-point average (GPA) falls below a 3.000 are notified approximately 20 MS graduate courses in the fall and spring semesters.
that if their GPA does not rise to a 3.000 or higher, they run the risk of not Program Requirements
graduating and are advised on strategies for improvement. Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
Core Requirements Shifting gender arrangements as work and family come into conflict.
Violence in school and even in houses of worship.
Code Title Hours
Analysis and Statistical Methods Never has there been a greater need for sociological research focused on
PPUA 6502 Economic Institutions and Analysis 4 the problems and issues of our time.
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Northeastern
or POLS 7202 Quantitative Techniques University offers a PhD degree in sociology within a flexible program
or INSH 6500 Statistical Analysis attractive to students interested in both academic and nonacademic
Policy Courses careers. Students pursuing the PhD degree earn an MA degree en route
LPSC 7311 Strategizing Public Policy 4 to completing the doctorate, unless they earned the MA in sociology
elsewhere. The program seeks to provide students with the theoretical
foundation and research skills needed to engage in a career in teaching
Affairs
and research, in the public sector, or in industry. Thirty-two faculty
Evaluation and Research
members bring a wide range of substantive interests, organized around
PPUA 6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation 4 four specialization areas: the sociology of gender; globalization;
environment and health; and urban sociology. Apart from these formal
Electives areas of concentration, the department has extraordinary strengths in
Code Title Hours inequality and social movements.
Our faculty have won numerous prizes for excellence in the classroom,
and many have also played leadership roles in establishing prestigious
PPUA 5000 to PPU 7999 centers and interdisciplinary programs on Northeastern’s campus.
CRIM 5000 to CRIM 7999 (by advisement)
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology is a founding unit
ECON 5000 to ECON 7999 (by advisement)
of Northeastern’s School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, which
ENGL 5000 to ENGL 7999 (by advisement)
is dedicated to providing advanced research opportunities in a
HIST 5000 to HIST 7999 (by advisement) multidisciplinary environment. The department also maintains strong
POLS 5000 to POLS 7999 (by advisement) ties with the Brudnick Center for the Study of Conflict and Violence;
SOCL 5000 to SOCL 7999 (by advisement) the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program; the Kitty and
Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy; the Northeastern
Law Requirements Environmental Justice Research Collaborative; the Social Science
Code Title Hours Environmental Health Research Institute; and PhD in Public Policy
program.
LW, LAW Programs
Program Credit/GPA Requirements Doctor of Philosophy
• Sociology (p. 455)
Minimum 3.000 GPA required • Sociology—Advanced Entry (p. 457)
Sociology Sociology, PhD
Website (http://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/socant) The PhD program is designed to attract students who wish to develop a
broad base of sociological knowledge, such as would equip students to
Matthew Hunt, PhD embark on academic careers in leading institutions of higher education.
Professor and Chair The PhD program boasts a wide array of curricular strengths and diverse
methodological offerings, all of which draw upon the department’s
Liza Weinstein, PhD emphasis on the study of social inequalities along lines of race, class,
Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director and gender. Faculty expertise ranges widely from domestic U.S. concerns
to issues that affect groups, regions, and societies on a global scale.
617.373.2686 The PhD program is organized around four key areas of specialization:
617.373.2688 (fax)
gradsoc@northeastern.edu • Globalization (http://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/socant/graduate/
globalization)
• Urban Sociology (http://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/socant/
Pamela Simmons, Graduate Program Administrator,
graduate/urban-sociology)
p.simmons@northeastern.edu (j.collins@northeastern.edu)
• Sociology of Gender (http://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/socant/
CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (https:// graduate/sociology-of-gender)
www.northeastern.edu/cssh/socant/wp-content/uploads/ • Environment and Health (http://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/socant/
sites/19/2014/11/GENREGS.pdf) graduate/environment-and-health)
Uncertainty about the economy, healthcare, and the labor market. Ethnic In addition to the graduate courses offered in the areas of specialization,
conflicts in an era of rapid globalization. Concern for the environment. the program offers a strong foundation in both theory (classical and
456 Sociology, PhD
contemporary) and methods (quantitative and qualitative). Reflecting Course Requirements

the program’s distinctive emphasis on social inequalities, students are As prerequisites, all doctoral candidates are expected to have completed
required to select a core elective in this field, choosing from a list of the core methodology and theory requirements for the Master of Arts in
approved courses maintained by the department (e.g., Social Psychology Sociology:
of Stratification (SOCL 7263) and Class Structure and Social Inequality
(SOCL 7252)). As students complete their core requirements, they • (SOCL 7210)
also work closely with individual faculty members to advance their • Research Methods (SOCL 7211)
work within one of the department’s standing areas of specialization.
• Foundations of Social Theory 1 (SOCL 7200)
Students also have the right to petition to construct their own areas
of specialization (pending departmental approval) and have completed
area examinations in a host of subfields. Among these are environmental Doctoral candidates are also required to complete two advanced
justice, political economy of global capitalism, theoretical criminology, methods classes from a list of approved courses maintained by the
feminist theory, political sociology, social psychology, sociology of department. Finally, doctoral students must take a course in the area of
violence, and immigration, among many others. social inequality, choosing from a list of approved courses maintained by
the department.
The PhD program is designed to admit relatively small numbers of
graduate students each year, which affords students the opportunity Students entering with a bachelor's degree complete 60 semester hours.
to forge close working relationships with the faculty. Our faculty and Students entering with a master's degree complete a minimum of 28
graduate students work together in a number of interdisciplinary semester hours beyond the master’s degree.
research projects, programs, and centers, including the Social Science
Environmental Health Research Institute (http://www.northeastern.edu/ Degree Candidacy
environmentalhealth); the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict To enter into degree candidacy, the student must have earned a Master
(http://www.northeastern.edu/brudnickcenter); the Dukakis Center of Arts degree or its departmental semester-hour equivalent, passed the
for Urban and Regional Policy (http://www.northeastern.edu/ qualifying examination, established a graduate committee of three faculty
dukakiscenter); the (http://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/ members from the sociology department, and successfully completed the
social-sciences-humanities/sociology/sociology-phd/Institute%20on candidacy examination.
%20Urban%20Health%20Research%20and%20Practice)Institute on
Urban Health Research and Practice (http://www.northeastern.edu/ Once students complete doctoral course work, they will register for the
iuhrp); the Environmental Justice Research Collaborative (http:// following courses in the following sequence:
www.northeastern.edu/nejrc); the Institute on Race and Justice (http://
www.northeastern.edu/irj); and the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality • Exam Preparation—Doctoral (SOCL 8960) The semester following
Studies Program (https://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/wgss). Many completion of course work, students will register for Exam
of the faculty in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology have Preparation. During this semester, students should complete
additional interests and are affiliated with other departments on campus, their first comprehensive exam. Students only register for Exam
including environmental studies; law and public policy; Latino, Latin Preparation once. Even if a student is unable to complete their first
American, and Caribbean studies; African-American studies; international comprehensive exam during this time frame, they will not register for
affairs, Jewish studies; and criminal justice. Students who wish to work Exam Preparation again.
with faculty in other disciplines are encouraged to enlist the aid of the • Research (SOCL 9986) The next semester, students will register for
sociology graduate director or their advisors in contacting individual Research, during which their second comprehensive examination
faculty members. should be completed. Upon completion of both comprehensive
examinations, students will have achieved PhD degree candidacy, be
Admissions certified by the graduate school, and will have five years to complete
Students interested in the PhD apply directly to that program. Students the dissertation.
admitted without a master's degree earn the MA in sociology en route • Dissertation (SOCL 9990) Upon achieving PhD degree candidacy,
once PhD course work is completed. Please note that all applicants students will register for two consecutive semesters of Dissertation,
for the doctoral program are required to submit a writing sample that during which they should complete and defend their dissertation
should consist of written materials that demonstrate their capacity for proposal.
scholarship at the doctoral level. (Copies of several course or term papers • Dissertation Continuation (SOCL 9996) Following the successful
or a copy of a master’s thesis or paper are appropriate.) defense of their dissertation proposal, students will register for
Dissertation Continuation for their remaining semesters until the
Theory Examination dissertation is approved by the graduate school and submitted
Students entering the graduate program must take a theory qualifying electronically to Proquest. Students do not have to register for
examination at the conclusion of their first year of study during the spring Dissertation Continuation during the summer unless that is when
semester. The theory qualifying examination is a standard exam taken by their dissertation defense occurs.
all students in the same cohort. The exam is graded on a pass/fail basis.
Students who fail the examination may take it a second time but will not Program Requirements
be allowed to enroll for course work beyond the 30-semester-hour MA
requirement or their first year of PhD residence (whichever case applies)
until successfully completing the qualifying exam. Students who fail the Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
examination on their second attempt will be asked to leave the program. indicated.
In the latter case, a student may petition the graduate committee for a
review of the student’s record and performance in the program.
Milestones
Annual review
Two field comprehensive examinations methodological offerings, all of which draw upon the department’s
Dissertation committee emphasis on the study of social inequalities along lines of race, class,
Dissertation proposal and gender. Faculty expertise ranges widely from domestic U.S. concerns
Dissertation defense to issues that affect groups, regions, and societies on a global scale.
Core Requirements The PhD program is organized around four key areas of specialization.
Code Title Hours • Globalization (http://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/socant/graduate/
Core Courses globalization)
SOCL 7200 Foundations of Social Theory 1 4 • Urban Sociology (http://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/socant/
SOCL 7201 Foundations of Social Theory 2 4 graduate/urban-sociology)
INSH 6500 Statistical Analysis 4 • Sociology of Gender (http://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/socant/
SOCL 7211 Research Methods 4 graduate/sociology-of-gender)
or INSH 6300 Research Methods in the Social Sciences • Environment and Health (http://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/socant/
graduate/environment-and-health)
SOCL 7263 Social Psychology of Stratification 4
Advanced Methods In addition to the graduate courses offered in the areas of specialization,
Complete 8 semester hours from the following: 8 the program provides a strong foundation in both theory (classical and
INSH 7400 Quantitative Analysis contemporary) and methods (quantitative and qualitative). Reflecting
the program’s distinctive emphasis on social inequalities, students are
required to select a core elective in this field, choosing from a list of
or INSH 6302 Qualitative Methods
approved courses maintained by the department (e.g., a course on the
CRIM 7316 Advanced Topics in Methods social psychology of stratification or a seminar in social inequality). As
PHTH 6320 Qualitative Methods in Health and students complete their core requirements, they also work closely with
Illness individual faculty members to advance their work within one of the
PPUA 6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation department’s standing areas of concentration. Students also have the
right to petition to construct their own areas of specialization (pending
Electives departmental approval) and have completed area examinations in a host
Code Title Hours of subfields. Among these are environmental justice, political economy
of global capitalism, theoretical criminology, feminist theory, political
sociology, social psychology, sociology of violence, and immigration,
SOCL among many others.
Dissertation The PhD program is designed to admit relatively small numbers of

Code Title Hours graduate students each year, which affords students the opportunity
Exam Preparation to forge close working relationships with the faculty. Our faculty and
graduate students work together in a number of interdisciplinary
Required for students who must maintain full-time status
research projects, programs, and centers, including the Social Science
while completing comprehensive exam.
Environmental Health Research Institute (http://www.northeastern.edu/
SOCL 8960 Exam Preparation—Doctoral environmentalhealth); the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict
Research (http://www.northeastern.edu/brudnickcenter); the Dukakis Center
SOCL 9986 Research for Urban and Regional Policy (http://www.northeastern.edu/
Dissertation dukakiscenter); the Institute on Urban Health Research and Practice
(http://www.northeastern.edu/iuhrp); Environmental Justice Research
Collaborative (http://www.northeastern.edu/nejrc), the Institute on
SOCL 9990 Dissertation
Race and Justice (http://www.northeastern.edu/irj), and the Women’s,
Dissertation Continuation Gender and Sexuality Studies Program (https://www.northeastern.edu/
Following completion of two semesters of SOCL 9990, cssh/wgss). Many of the faculty in the Department of Sociology and
registration in the following class is required in each semester Anthropology have additional interests and are affiliated with other
(excluding summers) until the dissertation is completed: departments on campus, including environmental studies; law, policy,
SOCL 9996 Dissertation Continuation and society; Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean studies; African-
American studies; international affairs; Jewish studies; and criminal
Program Credit/GPA Requirements justice. Students who wish to work with faculty in other disciplines are
60 total semester hours required encouraged to enlist the aid of the sociology graduate program director
Minimum 3.000 GPA required or their advisers in contacting individual faculty members.
Admissions
Sociology, PhD—Advanced Entry Students admitted with a master's degree in sociology from another
institution may be exempt from taking the theory exam but may be
required to do some additional course work in theory and methods.
The PhD program is designed to attract students who wish to develop a
For students admitted with a master's degree in a field other than
broad base of sociological knowledge, such as would equip students to
sociology, the theory exam requirement and supplementary course work
embark on academic careers in leading institutions of higher education.
requirements will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Please note
The PhD program boasts a wide array of curricular strengths and diverse
that all applicants for the doctoral program are required to submit a
458 Sociology, PhD—Advanced Entry
writing sample. The writing sample should consist of written materials • Dissertation (SOCL 9990) Upon achieving PhD degree candidacy,
that demonstrate students' capacity for scholarship at the doctoral level. students will register for two consecutive semesters of Dissertation,
(Copies of several course or term papers or a copy of a master’s thesis or during which they should complete and defend their dissertation
paper are appropriate.) proposal.
• Dissertation Continuation (SOCL 9996) Following the successful
Theory Examination defense of their dissertation proposal, students will register for
Students entering the graduate program must take a theory qualifying Dissertation Continuation for their remaining semesters until the
examination at the conclusion of their first year of study during the spring dissertation is approved by the graduate office and submitted
semester. The theory qualifying examination is a standard exam taken by electronically to Proquest.
all students in the same cohort. The exam is graded on a pass/fail basis.
Students who fail the examination may take it a second time but will not Students do not have to register for Dissertation Continuation during the
be allowed to enroll for course work beyond the 30-semester-hour MA summer unless that is when their dissertation defense occurs.
requirement or their first year of PhD residence (whichever case applies)
until successfully completing the qualifying exam. Students who fail the Program Requirements
examination on their second attempt will be asked to leave the program. Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
In the latter case, a student may petition the graduate committee for a indicated.
review of the student’s record and performance in the program.
Milestones
Degree Candidacy Qualifying examination or waiver
To enter into degree candidacy, the student must have earned a Master Annual review
of Arts degree or its departmental semester hour’s equivalent, passed the Two field comprehensive examinations
qualifying examination, established a graduate committee of three faculty Dissertation committee
members from the sociology department, and successfully completed the Dissertation proposal
candidacy examination. Dissertation defense
Course Requirements Core Requirements

Students entering the PhD program from another university will be Code Title Hours
required to take the core requirements courses unless they can provide Core Course
evidence of the completion of equivalent courses during their master’s
SOCL 7263 Social Psychology of Stratification 4
degree work. Credits earned for master’s-level core requirements cannot
Advanced Methods
be counted toward the doctorate.
INSH 7400 Quantitative Analysis
• (SOCL 7210)
• Research Methods (SOCL 7211)
or INSH 6302 Qualitative Methods
Illness
Doctoral candidates are also required to complete two advanced
methods classes from a list of approved courses maintained by the
department. Finally, doctoral students must take a course in the area of
Electives
social inequality, choosing from a list of approved courses maintained by
the department. Code Title Hours
A minimum of 28 semester hours of graduate work beyond the master’s
SOCL
degree is required.
Once students complete doctoral course work, they will register for the
Dissertation
following courses in the following sequence: Code Title Hours
Exam Preparation
• Exam Preparation—Doctoral (SOCL 8960) The semester following
Required for students who have completed coursework
completion of course work, students will register for Exam
but have yet to complete the comprehensive exam. Not
Preparation. During this semester, students should complete
repeatable. Required for students who must maintain full-time
their first comprehensive exam. Students only register for Exam
status while completing thesis or comprehensive exam.
Preparation once. Even if a student is unable to complete their first
comprehensive exam during this time frame, they will not register for SOCL 8960 Exam Preparation—Doctoral
Exam Preparation again. Research
• Research (SOCL 9986) The next semester, students will register for SOCL 9986 Research
Research, during which their second comprehensive examination Dissertation
should be completed. Upon completion of both comprehensive Complete the following (repeatable) course twice:
examinations, students will have achieved PhD degree candidacy, be
SOCL 9990 Dissertation
certified by the graduate office, and will have five years to complete
the dissertation.
Following completion of two semesters of SOCL 9990, —Complex Networks and Applications (PHYS 5116); Network Science
registration in the following class is required in each semester Data (PHYS 7331); and Social Networks (POLS 7334)—at least one
(including the summer if the dissertation is submitted in supplemental course in network science—Network Science Data 2
summer) until the dissertation is completed: (PHYS 7332); Social Networks (POLS 7334); or Data Mining Techniques
SOCL 9996 Dissertation Continuation (CS 6220)—12 semester hours of elective course work defined by their
area of research; and two research courses with core faculty of the
Program Credit/GPA Requirements program. A minimum of 32 credit hours of course work is required,
though the graduate program committee may recommend additional
Satisfactory progress in the program will be ongoing and formally
Interdisciplinary evaluated at the end of both the first and second years of the program.
Students are expected to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.000 or better
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in all course work. Students are not allowed to retake courses. A student
who does not maintain the 3.000 GPA, or is not making satisfactory
progress on their dissertation research, may be recommended for
Master of Science (MS) termination by the graduate program committee.
• Environmental Science and Policy (p. 389) Each student will have one primary research advisor from the network
• Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Energy and science doctoral program faculty.
Environment (p. 146)
Students will be expected to select their research advisor by the end of
• Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Infrastructure
Resilience (p. 147)
The dissertation committee consists of at least four members: the
dissertation advisor, one additional network science doctoral program
• Data Analytics (p. 109) faculty member, one member expert in the specific topic of research (can
• Digital Humanities (p. 425) be from outside the university), and one additional tenured/tenure-track
• Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (p. 465) faculty member from the concentration department/conferring college.
member of the Northeastern University faculty. Students may repeat the
Network Science, PhD comprehensive examination once if they are unsuccessful.
Website (http://www.networkscienceinstitute.org) Degree Candidacy

David Lazer, PhD
Distinguished Professor
completion of the qualification exam, and satisfactory completion of the
College of Social Sciences and Humanities and College of Computer and
comprehensive exam.
Information Science
Network Science Program Qualifying Examination

177 Huntington Avenue, 10th Floor The qualification exam will be an oral examination of the material during
617.373.8856 the students’ course work. The exam will be an hour in length and consist
617.373.5884 (fax) of questions selected by network science faculty who comprise the
networkscience@northeastern.edu qualifying examination and dissertation committee. Students will receive
50 to 80 potential questions, which they must be prepared to answer,
The PhD program in network science aims to enhance our understanding one month before the exam. The exam will consist of a subset of these
of networks arising from the interplay of human behavior, sociotechnical questions. The qualifying exam will be offered twice annually, in the fall
infrastructures, information diffusion, and biological agents. This and spring term. All students are required to initially sit for the exam in
is an intrinsically multidisciplinary activity, with members of the the fall, typically in their third year of the PhD program. Students who do
network science community representing a wide range of fields not pass the qualifying exam on their first attempt are expected to retake
including computer science, information science, complexity, physics, the exam in the spring term. Students may sit for the qualifying exam no
sociology, communication, organizational behavior, political science, and more than twice.
training students in network science across several colleges—including Students who fail to complete the qualifying examination but who have
the College of Science, the College of Computer and Information Science, completed all the PhD program’s required course work with a cumulative
the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Bouvé College of Health GPA of 3.000 or better will be awarded a terminal Master of Science in
Sciences, the College of Engineering, and the College of Arts, Media and Network Science degree. Note that no students will be admitted directly
Design—with several research areas, including computational sciences, into the network science program for receipt of a masterʼs degree.
information sciences, health and life sciences, social sciences, and
theoretical physics. See other collaborating colleges’ catalog sections for Comprehensive Examination
possible concentration courses. Students must submit a written dissertation proposal to the qualifying
Course work is dependent on a student’s area of research and subject relevant literature, the research problem, the research plan, and the
to prior approval by their faculty advisor. Required course work potential impact on the field. A presentation of the proposal will be made
includes the following: three foundational courses in network science in an open forum, and the student must successfully defend it before the
qualifying examination and dissertation committee. The comprehensive EPIDEMIOLOGY

exam must precede the final dissertation defense by at least one year. Code Title Hours
Dissertation Defense
PHTH 5224 Social Epidemiology 3
Electives: Choose two from the elective course list below. 6-8
adhere to the College of Science policies. PHYSICS
Code Title Hours
Choose three from the following: 12
indicated. PHYS 5318 Principles of Experimental Physics
Milestones PHYS 7731 Biological Physics 1
Annual review PHYS 7321 Computational Physics
Qualifying exam
Dissertation committee MATH
Dissertation proposal Code Title Hours
Dissertation defense Choose three from the following: 12
Core Requirements
Code Title Hours
MATH 7375 Topics in Topology
Networks
PHYS 5116 Complex Networks and Applications 4
PHYS 7331 Network Science Data 4 ELECTIVES
PHYS 7335 Dynamical Processes in Complex 4 Complete a minimum of 12 semester hours of elective course work
Networks related to your area of research. Common electives include the following:
Choose one of the following: 4
Code Title Hours
POLS 7334 Social Networks Scholarship
Research NETS 7350 Bayesian and Network Statistics 4
Complete the following (repeatable) course twice: NETS 7983 Topics 4
NETS 8984 Research 1-4 NETS 8941 Network Science Literature Review 2
Seminar
Specializations
MATH 7233 Graph Theory 4
Choose one of the following specializations or 12 semester hours of
CS 5800 Algorithms 4
elective course work from the electives course list:
CS 6140 Machine Learning 4
• Computer Science (p. ) CS 7180 Special Topics in Artificial Intelligence 4
• Political Science (p. ) CS 7295 Special Topics in Data Visualization 4
• Epidemiology (p. 228) PHYS 7337 Statistical Physics of Complex 4
• Physics (p. 228) Networks
• Math (p. 228) PPUA 5301 Introduction to Computational 4
• Electives (p. 228) Statistics
COMPUTER SCIENCE Dissertation

Choose three from the following: 12 Complete one of the following (repeatable) course twice:
CS 6140 Machine Learning NETS 9990 Dissertation
CS 6240 Large-Scale Parallel Data Processing Program Credit/GPA Requirements
CS 7800 Advanced Algorithms 32 total semester hours required
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Code Title Hours
POLS 7200 Perspectives on Social Science Inquiry 4
POLS 7201 Research Design 4 The Master of Science in Environmental Science and Policy program
POLS 7202 Quantitative Techniques 4 emphasizes a broadly interdisciplinary and synthetic approach that
integrates knowledge in the environmental sciences (conservation
biology, climate change, fisheries science, ecosystem function, PPUA 6210 Research Toolkit for Urban and
biodiversity, restoration ecology) with the social sciences (policy, Regional Policy: Cost/Benefit Analysis
economics, sociology, political science, and development) and PPUA 6212 Research Toolkit for Urban and
humanities (environmental history, philosophy, and ethics). The goal Regional Policy: Project Management
of the program is to equip professionals with substantive breadth in
knowledge and skills at the intersection of environmental science and
Regional Policy: Data Visualization
policy. The program focuses on training students to think critically about
the underlying causes of environmental problems and understanding the
Regional Policy: Grant Writing
reciprocal relationships between coupled human-natural ecosystems
and the interconnections between social and technological innovations. PPUA 6502 Economic Institutions and Analysis
The program explores practical approaches and potential solutions that PPUA 6506 Techniques of Policy Analysis
decision makers need to evaluate in policy debates related to promoting PPUA 6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation
environmental sustainability.
Systems
indicated.
Electives
Core Requirements Any skills course not taken to fulfill the skills courses requirement can be
Code Title Hours
Seminars Students may petition to enroll in other relevant graduate courses offered
PPUA 6101 Environmental Science and Policy 4 by other schools at Northeastern University.
Seminar 1
ENVR 6102 Environmental Science and Policy 4 COLLEGE OF SCIENCE ELECTIVE LIST
Seminar 2 Code Title Hours
Skills Courses Complete three from the following: 12
Complete 6-8 semester hours from the following. At least 6-8 EEMB 5518 Ocean and Coastal Processes
one course needs to be taken from the College of Science EEMB 5528 Marine Conservation Biology
Skills Course List and one course from the College of Social EEMB 5536 Ocean and Coastal Sustainability
Sciences and Humanities Skills Course List. EEMB 5548 Sociobiology
College of Science Skills Course List ENVR 5210 Environmental Planning
EEMB 5130 Ecological Dynamics ENVR 5250 Geology and Land-Use Planning
EEMB 5522 Experimental Design Marine Ecology
ENVR 5210 Environmental Planning COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES ELECTIVE LIST
Code Title Hours
ENVR 5400 Marine Science Policy and Ethics
Change
College of Social Sciences and Humanities Skills Course List
PHTH 5214 Environmental Health
Planning
PPUA 5260 Ecological Economics Resilience: Technology, Policy, and
PPUA 5261 Dynamic Modeling for Environmental Social Change
Decision Making PPUA 5266 Urban Theory and Science
PPUA 5263 Geographic Information Systems for PPUA 5270 Food Systems and Public Policy
PPUA 5275 Philanthropy and Civil Society
Statistics
Analytics
PPUA 6205 Research Design and Methodology in
Urban Affairs
Regional Policy: Survey Techniques
Regional Policy: Working with Datasets
462 Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Energy & Environment, MS
PPUA 6505 Public Budgeting and Financial Master of 4 SH 8 SH

Management Science report/
PPUA 6506 Techniques of Policy Analysis thesis
PPUA 6522 Administrative Ethics and Public Minimum 32 SH 32 SH 32 SH
Management semester hours
required
Change
and Public Affairs
PPUA 6553 Nonprofit Financial Resource
Development
PPUA 6862 Internship with Research
PPUA 6966 Practicum GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP
PPUA 7225 The Open Classroom: Public Debates
in Energy and Environment with Graduate Certificate in Engineering
on Public Policy
Leadership
PPUA 7234 Land Use and Urban Growth Policy Students may complete a Master of Science in Engineering and Public
PPUA 7239 Problems in Metropolitan Policymaking Policy with Concentration in Energy and Environment in addition to
earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students must
PPUA 7231 Transportation Policy in order to pursue this option. The program requires fulfillment of the
PPUA 7336 Social Capital and Resilience 16 semester-hour curriculum required to earn the Graduate Certificate
PPUA 7346 Resilient Cities in Engineering Leadership, which includes an industry-based challenge
PPUA 7673 Capstone in Public Policy and Urban project with multiple mentors. The integrated 36-semester-hour degree
Affairs and certificate will require 20 hours of advisor-approved energy and
environment technical courses.
SOCL 7230 Political Ecology of Global Capitalism Engineering Leadership (p. 222)
SOCL 7235 Urban Sociology
indicated.
SOCL 7287 Social Movements in Health Core Requirements
Code Title Hours
Energy and Environment
Note: Typically, students will complete 12–16 semester hours of seminar
CIVE 7272 Air Quality Management 4
or ENGR 5670 Sustainable Energy: Materials, Conversion,
36 total semester hours required Storage, and Usage
Minimum 3.000 GPA required Environmental Systems Modeling
Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Energy & CIVE 5261 Dynamic Modeling for Environmental
Environment, MS Investment and Policymaking
The purpose of this degree is to provide students with a background Products, and Infrastructure
in engineering with the tools necessary to conduct robust policy CIVE 5699 Special Topics in Civil Engineering
analysis. It includes required core courses from the Department of (Climate Science and Technology
Civil and Environmental Engineering and the School of Public Policy, Adaptation and Policy)
(Agent-Based Modeling)
Degree With Report With Thesis Course Work Only PPUA 5260 Ecological Economics
Requirements
courses
Planning
PPUA 6506 Techniques of Policy Analysis PPUA 7237 Advanced Spatial Analysis of Urban

PPUA 6509 Techniques of Program Evaluation Systems
Statistics
Sciences
Infrastructure Resilience, MS

Options
Complete one of the following options: analysis. It includes required core courses from the Department of
COURSE WORK OPTION Civil and Environmental Engineering and the School of Public Policy,
Code Title Hours
Complete 12 semester hours from the Energy and 12
Environment Course List below.
hours must be taken in the College of Engineering.
REPORT OPTION
Code Title Hours
Requirements
Complete 8 semester hours from the Energy and Environment 8 courses
Course List below.
THESIS OPTION Master of 4 SH 8 SH
Code Title Hours Science report/
thesis
CIVE 7990 Thesis 8
Complete 4 semester hours from the Energy and Environment 4
semester hours
Course List below.
required
Energy and Environment Course List
Any required core course not used to meet the required core course
requirement can be taken as a restricted elective.
Code Title Hours addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should
CIVE 5271 Solid and Hazardous Waste consult their faculty advisor regarding these options (p. 229).
Management GORDON INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP
CIVE 5280 Remote Sensing of the Environment Master's Degree in Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration
CIVE 5300 Environmental Engineering Laboratory in Infrastructure Resilience with Graduate Certificate in Engineering
CIVE 7252 Water Engineering, Resources, and Leadership
Energy Recovery
CIVE 7261 Surface Water Quality Modeling Policy with Concentration in Infrastructure Resilience in addition to
CIVE 7388 Special Topics in Civil Engineering earning a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Leadership. Students must
(Informatics in Civil Engineering) apply and be admitted to the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program
CIVE 7392 Special Topics in Environmental in order to pursue this option. The program requires fulfillment of the
Engineering (Hydraulic Modeling) 16 semester-hour curriculum required to earn the Graduate Certificate
EMGT 6225 Economic Decision Making in Engineering Leadership, which includes an industry-based challenge
project with multiple mentors. The integrated 36-semester-hour degree
and certificate will require 20 hours of advisor-approved infrastructure
ENVR 5260 Geographical Information Systems resilience technical courses.
and Product Use Engineering Leadership (p. 222)
Programs
indicated.
Applications
464 Data Analytics, Graduate Certificate
Core Requirements Infrastructure Course List

Code Title Hours Any required core course not used to meet the required core course
Infrastructure Resilience requirement can be taken as a restricted elective.
CIVE 7110 Critical Infrastructure Resilience 4 Code Title Hours
Environmental Systems Modeling EMGT 6225 Economic Decision Making
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4 ENVR 5260 Geographical Information Systems
CIVE 5261 Dynamic Modeling for Environmental IA 5250 Decision Making for Critical
Investment and Policymaking Infrastructure
CIVE 5275 Life Cycle Assessment of Materials, IE 5500 Systems Engineering in Public
Products, and Infrastructure Programs
CIVE 5280 Remote Sensing of the Environment IE 5640 Data Mining for Engineering
CIVE 5699 Special Topics in Civil Engineering Applications
(Climate Science and Technology IE 7290 Reliability Analysis and Risk
Adaptation and Policy) Assessment
CIVE 7388 Special Topics in Civil Engineering ME 5645 Environmental Issues in Manufacturing
(Informatics in Civil Engineering) and Product Use
CIVE 7392 Special Topics in Environmental PPUA 5260 Ecological Economics
Engineering (Agent-based Modeling)
Economics
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4 Urban and Regional Policy
ECON 7210 Applied Microeconomic Policy Analysis PPUA 7230 Housing Policy
LPSC 6313 Economic Analysis for Law, Policy, and PPUA 7231 Transportation Policy
Planning
PPUA 7234 Land Use and Urban Growth Policy
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4 Systems
LPSC 7311 Strategizing Public Policy PPUA 7239 Problems in Metropolitan Policymaking
PPUA 6506 Techniques of Policy Analysis PPUA 7240 Health Policy and Politics
Statistics Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4 32 total semester hours required
CIVE 7100 Time Series and Geospatial Data Minimum 3.000 GPA required
Sciences
IE 6200 Engineering Probability and Statistics Data Analytics, Graduate Certificate
LPSC 7215 Advanced Quantitative Techniques The interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics is
offered through a collaboration between the College of Computer
Options and Information Sciences and the College of Social Sciences and
Humanities. The certificate curriculum emphasizes the skills needed
to bridge between emerging technological capacities and traditional
COURSE WORK OPTION policymaking processes. The program is designed to provide
Code Title Hours students with foundational knowledge in data science—including data
Complete 12 semester hours from the infrastructure course 12 management, machine learning, data mining, statistics, and visualizing
list below. and communicating data—that can be applied to data-driven decision
making in any discipline.
REPORT OPTION
Code Title Hours
(http://www.northeastern.edu/datascience).
Complete 8 semester hours from the Infrastructure course list 8 Program Requirements
below. Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
THESIS OPTION
CIVE 7990 Thesis 8
Code Title Hours
below.
Learning
PPUA 5301 Introduction to Computational 4 student participation. The final project will be overseen by the NULab
Statistics faculty members teaching the NULab Project Seminar during its
PPUA 5302 Information Design and Visual 4 development; NULab workshop instructors will advise students on
Analytics their projects and help students get guidance from other faculty as
appropriate. Final projects will be submitted with three components: the
Program Credit/GPA Requirements project itself, a written project description of about 2,000 words, and a
presentation to the NULab community. The DH certificate committee will
formally approve all final projects.
Digital Humanities, Graduate Certificate Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise
indicated.
Elizabeth Maddock Dillon, PhD
Certificate Co-Director Core Requirements
e.dillon@northeastern.edu Code Title Hours
Julia Flanders, PhD Topics/Readings/Methods

Certificate Co-Director ENGL 7370 Topics in Digital Humanities 4
j.flanders@northeastern.edu (Introduction to Digital Humanities)
or HIST 7370 Texts, Maps, and Networks: Readings and
Sarah Connell, PhD Methods for Digital History
Certificate Administrator
Lab Project Seminar
sa.connell@northeastern.edu
Complete the following (repeatable) 2-credit course two 4
CSSH Graduate Programs General Regulations (https:// times:
www.northeastern.edu/cssh/graduate/current_students) INSH 7910 NULab Project Seminar
The Graduate Certificate in Digital Humanities allows students to Elective

pursue an organized course of study in digital humanities with the
Code Title Hours
interdisciplinary faculty of the NULab for Texts, Maps, and Networks
(http://www.northeastern.edu/nulab) while completing requirements for Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4
their degrees in existing Northeastern University doctoral and master’s ARTG 5100 Information Design Studio 1: Principles
programs. This is not a stand-alone certificate; rather, it will be completed ARTG 5120 Research Methods for Design
by students in the course of their existing program of study. CS 6120 Natural Language Processing
Digital humanities (DH) is an emerging field of research that is CS 7290 Special Topics in Data Science
interdisciplinary in scope and collaborative in nature. The field is ENGL 7370 Topics in Digital Humanities
developing in relation to new digital technologies that have changed the INSH 6406 Analyzing Complex Digitized Data
objects of study, methods, and opportunities for research and teaching JRNL 6340 Fundamentals of Digital Journalism
in existing humanities fields. Digitized texts are now read and accessed
JRNL 6341 Telling Your Story with Data
in new ways; digitized corpora of texts make possible new modes of
quantitative and qualitative analysis (including “distant reading,” text JRNL 6355 Seminar in Investigative Reporting
mining, mapping, and network analysis); born digital objects constitute HIST 7219 Topics in Cultural History (selected
new primary sources in need of humanistic theorization, approaches, topics only)
and critical vocabularies; and modes of encoding, aggregating, and POLS 7334 Social Networks
connecting texts enable the creation of new archival resources that are PPUA 5301 Introduction to Computational
changing our understanding of the archive itself as well revealing new Statistics
historical, literary, and cultural patterns.
The field is new and developing rapidly and many students are eager Analytics
for training in this area—both because DH is at the cutting edge of
disciplinary work and because it offers new opportunities for employment
within the academy and outside of it. Minimum 12 total semester hours required
Students in the program are monitored for academic progress. Those Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Graduate Certificate
students whose GPA falls below a 3.000 are notified by and meet with the
director of academic programs. They are counseled that if their GPA does Website (https://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/wgss/graduate/certificate)
not rise to a 3.000 or higher, they run the risk of not graduating and are
advised on strategies for improvement. Suzanna Walters
Final Project s.walters@northeastern.edu
The student will complete a final independent DH research project
located in the student’s home program (such as a thesis, or a portion Kiki Samko
thereof) or participation in a collaborative DH project with substantial Graduate Program Administrator
466 Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Graduate Certificate
k.samko@no ( k.samko@neu.edu)rtheastern.edu WMNS 7976 Directed Study

(k.samko@northeastern.edu) The following courses are required for MPH students, in
617.373.4984 addition to one elective from the list above. Non–MPH
students may not use these courses as electives.
The Graduate Certificate in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
(WGSS) is designed for students currently enrolled in a Northeastern PHTH 5120 Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United
University master’s or doctoral program. The certificate aims to provide States
enhanced competency by: PHTH 6204 Society, Behavior, and Health
The course below is an elective for MPH students only
• Analyzing contemporary feminist theoretical frameworks, and must incorporate a project focused on gender and/or
methodologies, issues, and topics and their relation to established sexuality into the selected urban public health issue. A WGSS
disciplines faculty member must serve on the capstone committee.
• Focusing on the intersection of gender with sexuality, race, class, and
PHTH 6910 Public Health Capstone
other vectors of power and identity
• Broadening and enriching analytical skills in one or more disciplines Program Credit/GPA Requirements
while drawing on the interdisciplinary perspectives of WGSS 12 total semester hours required
• Challenging the traditional separation of academic theory from Minimum 3.000 GPA required
political and professional practice
Prospective certificate students are advised initially to consult with the

WGSS program director to develop a plan for completing the certificate.
WGSS also offers a specific path for master's of public health students
to complete a graduate certificate in WGSS. MPH students are able to
apply theories, concepts, and methods gained from the WGSS certificate
to urban health issues. Certificate students will work with an advisor in
the public health program to develop a plan for completing the certificate.
indicated.
Core Requirement
Code Title Hours
WMNS 6100 Theorizing Gender and Sexuality
WMNS 7615 Feminist Inquiry
WMNS 7100 Queer Theory: Sexualities, Genders,
Politics
or SOCL 7100 Queer Theory: Sexualities, Genders, Politics
Electives
Code Title Hours
Complete two of the following. At least one course must 8
come from outside the student's home discipline. Any course
not taken to complete the required course work may be taken
as an elective. Electives outside this list may be chosen
in consultation with program director. Students may also
consider courses at the Graduate Consortium for Studies of
Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality (located at MIT).
CAEP 6380 Seminar in Feminist Psychology
HIST 7304 Research Seminar in Gender and
Society in the Modern World
SOCL 7222 Gender and Globalization
SOCL 7225 Gender and Social Movements
SOCL 7265 Sociology of Gender
SOCL 7273 Gender and Social Policy
WMNS 7635 Understanding the Pornographic and
the Obscene
WMNS 7900 Special Topics in Women’s, Gender, and
Sexuality Studies
Faculty
Mehdi Abedi Brian Albrecht
Assistant Teaching Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Engineering;
Northeastern University, PhD Carnegie Mellon University, MS
Emad Aboelela Len Albright

Associate Teaching Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Assistant Professor, Sociology and Anthropology and Public Policy and
University of Miami, PhD Urban Affairs; University of Chicago, PhD
Max Abrahms Daniel Aldrich

Assistant Professor, Political Science; University of California, Los Professor, Political Science and Public Policy and Urban Affairs; Harvard
Angeles, PhD University, PhD
Ali Abur Todd M. Alessandri

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Ohio State University, Associate Professor, International Business and Strategy; University of
PhD North Carolina, Chapel Hill, PhD
Laurie Achin Jacques Alexis

Visiting Lecturer, American Sign Language; Gallaudet University, MA Assistant Academic Specialist, College of Professional Studies;
University of Wisconsin, Platteville, MS
Daniel Adams
Associate Professor, Architecture; Harvard University, MArch Nicole Aljoe
Associate Professor, English; Tufts University, PhD
George G. Adams
College of Engineering Distinguished Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Kristen Allison
Engineering; University of California, Berkeley, PhD Assistant Pofessor, Communication Sciences and Disorders; University of
Wisconsin, Madison, PhD
Jeffrey Agar
Associate Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Michael Allshouse
Pharmaceutical Sciences; University of Georgia, PhD Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering;
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
Rajesh Aggarwal
Professor, Finance; Harvard University, PhD Meryl Alper
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies; University of Southern
Christina Agostinelli-Fucile California, PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor, World Languages Center; State University
of New York, Buffalo, PhD Shannon Alpert
Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University
Ruth Aguilera of North Carolina, Charlotte, EdD
Distinguished Professor, International Business and Strategy; Harvard
University, PhD Akram N. Alshawabkeh
George A. Snell Professor of Engineering, Civil and Environmental
Amal Ahmed Engineering; Louisiana State University, PhD
Associate Professor, Computer and Information Science; Princeton
University, PhD Sari Altschuler
Assistant Professor, English; City University of New York, PhD
Amira Ahmed Mohamed
Visiting Scholar, International Affairs; University of East London (United George O. Alverson
Kingdom), PhD Associate Professor, Physics; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
PhD
Jaehan Ahn
Assistant Professor, Accounting; University of Oklahoma, PhD Christopher Amato
Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science; University of
Sophia Ainslie Massachusetts, Amherst, PhD
Lecturer, Art + Design; School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts
University, MFA Steven Amato
Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Boston
Mohammad Alam College, PhD
Professor, Economics; University of Western Ontario (Canada), PhD
Saurabh Ambulkar
Noor E. Alam Assistant Professor, Supply Chain and Information Management; Iowa
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; University of State University, PhD
Alberta (Canada), PhD
468 Faculty
Jane Amidon Earlene Avalon

Professor, Architecture; Harvard University, MLA Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Simmons
College, PhD
Mansoor M. Amiji
University Distinguished Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences; Purdue Emily Avery-Miller
University, PhD Assistant Teaching Professor, English; Emerson College, MFA
Mahshid Amirabadi Cheryl Avitabile

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Texas AM Assistant Clinical Professor, Nursing; Massachusetts General Hospital
University, PhD Institute of Health Professions, DNP
Ghita Amor-Tijani Hava Avraham

Lecturer, Computer and Information Science; George Washington Research Assistant Professor, Center for Drug Discovery; Hebrew
University, PhD University of Jerusalem (Israel), PhD
Teiichi Ando Joseph L. Ayers

Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Colorado School of Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences; University of California,
Mines, PhD Santa Cruz, PhD
Jonathan Andrew Sophie Bacq

Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Social Sciences Assistant Professor and Mark L. and Karen D. Vachon Faculty Fellow,
and Humanities; SIT Graduate Institute, MA Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Louvain School of Management
(Belgium), PhD
Edwin C. Andrews
Associate Professor, Art + Design; Indiana University, MFA Robert Baginski
Assistant Clinical Professor, Physician Assistant Program; University of
Jose Annunziato Connecticut, DSc
Assistant Teaching Professor, Computer and Information Science;
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, PhD Jianqui Bai
Assistant Professor, Finance; University of Southern California, PhD
Javier Apfeld
Assistant Professor, Biology; University of California, San Francisco, PhD Rekha Bai
Lecturer, Mathematics; University of Iowa, PhD
Carmen G. Armengol
Associate Professor, Applied Psychology; Pennsylvania State University, Moya Bailey
PhD Assistant Professor, Cultures, Societies, and Global Studies and Women’s,
Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Emory University, PhD
Richard Arrowood
Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Richard H. Bailey
Massachusetts School of Law, JD Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences; University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill, PhD
Cheryl Arruda
Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Engineering; Ambika Bajpayee
Northeastern University, MEd Assistant Professor, Bioengineering; Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, PhD
Lori Ashline
Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Western Allison K. Baker
New England University, JD Lecturer, Psychology; Northeastern University, PhD
Javed A. Aslam Shalanda Baker

Professor, Computer and Information Science; Massachusetts Institute of Professor, Law and Public Policy and Urban Affairs; Northeastern
Technology, PhD University, JD; University of Wisconsin, LLM
Yernat Assylbekov Apostolia Baki

Zelevinsky Research Professor, Mathematics; University of Washington, Research Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences; University of
PhD Athens (Greece), PhD
Anand Asthagiri Ilter Bakkal

Associate Professor, Bioengineering; Massachusetts Institute of Assistant Teaching Professor, Economics; Northern Illinois University,
Technology, PhD PhD
Polly Attwood Charles Bame-Aldred

Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Harvard Associate Academic Specialist, Accounting; University of Massachusetts,
University, EdD Amherst, PhD
Debra Auguste
Professor, Chemical Engineering; Princeton University, PhD
Benita Bamgbade Stefano Basagni

Assistant Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences; University Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of
of Texas, Austin, PhD Texas, Dallas, PhD
Elitsa Banalieva Marla Baskerville

Associate Professor and Gary Gregg Faculty Fellow, International Associate Professor, Management and Organizational Development;
Business and Strategy; Indiana University, PhD Tulane University, PhD
Debra Bangs John Basl

Assistant Clinical Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and Assistant Professor, Philosophy and Religion; University of Wisconsin,
Rehabilitation Sciences; Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Madison, PhD
Health Professions, DPT
Maureen Basmajian
Brendan Bannister Senior Cooperative Education Coordinator, D’Amore-McKim School of
Associate Professor, Management and Organizational Development; Kent Business; Boston College, MBA
State University, DBA
Kayla Bassett
Arun Bansil Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, D’Amore-McKim School of
University Distinguished Professor, Physics; Harvard University, PhD Business; Northeastern University, MS
Albert-Laszlo Barabasi Linnea Basu

Robert Gray Dodge Professor and University Distinguished Professor, Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Social Sciences
Physics and Computer and Information Science; Boston University, PhD and Humanities; Northeastern University, MS
Emanuela Barberis Oleg Batishchev

Associate Professor, Physics; University of California, Santa Cruz, PhD Professor of the Practice, Physics; Moscow Institute of Physics and
Technology (Russia), PhD
Gia Barboza
Assistant Professor, Cultures, Societies, and Global Studies and Christopher E. Beasley
International Affairs and Political Science; Michigan State University, PhD Associate Professor, Mathematics; Princeton University, PhD
Gloria Barczak Nicholas Beauchamp

Professor, Marketing; Syracuse University, PhD Assistant Professor, Political Science; New York University, PhD
Sumner Barenberg Michelle A. Beauchesne

Professor of the Practice, Bioengineering; Case Western Reserve Associate Professor, Nursing; Boston University, DNSc
University, PhD
Mike Beaudet
Emily S. Barnard Professor of the Practice, Journalism; Northeastern University, MA
Zelevinsky Research Professor, Mathematics; North Carolina State
University, PhD Laura Beerits
Assistant Teaching Professor, English; University of Texas, Austin, PhD
Cynthia Baron
Associate Academic Specialist, College of Professional Studies; Gail S. Begley
Northeastern University, MBA Teaching Professor, Biology; Boston University, PhD
Amilcar Barreto Mehdi Behroozi

Associate Professor, Cultures, Societies, and Global Studies and Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; University of
International Affairs; State University of New York, Buffalo, PhD Minnesota, PhD
Lisa Barrett Edward Beighley

University Distinguished Professor, Psychology; University of Waterloo Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; University of
(Canada), PhD Maryland, PhD
Margarita Barrios Ponce Chiara Bellini

Assistant Teaching Professor, Art + Design; Yale University, MFA Assistant Professor, Bioengineering; University of Calgary (Canada), PhD
Carey Barry Lynda Beltz

Assistant Clinical Professor, Physician Assistant Program; Quinnipiac Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Indiana
University, MS University, Bloomington, PhD
Yakov Bart Sidi Bencherif

Associate Professor and Thomas Moore Faculty Fellow, Marketing; Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering; Carnegie Mellon University,
University of California, Berkeley, PhD PhD
Jonathan Benda
Associate Teaching Professor, Writing Program; Syracuse University, PhD
470 Faculty
Elisabeth Bennett Robert J. Blaser

Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, Pharmacy and Health
of Georgia, PhD Systems Sciences; Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, MS
James C. Benneyan Martin Blatt

Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; University of Professor of the Practice, History; Boston University, PhD
Massachusetts, Amherst, PhD
John Bleakney
Iris Berent Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, Graduate School of
Professor, Psychology; University of Pittsburgh, PhD Engineering; State University of New York, Albany, MA
Dionisio Bernal Francis Blessington

Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; University of Tennessee, Professor, English; Brown University, PhD
PhD
Cameron Blevins
Eugene A. Bernstein Assistant Professor, History; Stanford University, PhD
Associate Teaching Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences; Ivanovo Medical
Institute (Russia), PhD Aaron Block
Associate Teaching Professor, English; Emerson College, MFA
Baktybek Beshimov
Professor of the Practice, College of Professional Studies; Kyrgyz Barry Bluestone
National University (Kyrgyzstan), PhD Russell B. and Andrée B. Stearns Trustee Professor of Political Economy,
Public Policy and Urban Affairs; University of Michigan, PhD
Craig T. Bettinson
Director of Cooperative Education, College of Arts, Media and Design; Linda Blum
Northeastern University, MEd Professor, Sociology and Anthropology; University of California, Berkeley,
PhD
Penny Beuning
Associate Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; University of Rhonda M. Board
Minnesota, PhD Associate Professor, Nursing; Ohio State University, PhD
Peter J. Bex Janet Bobcean

Professor, Psychology; Cardiff University (United Kingdom), PhD Associate Professor, Theatre; Ohio University, MFA
Dapeng Bi Erika Boeckeler

Assistant Professor, Physics; Brandeis University, PhD Assistant Professor, English; Harvard University, PhD
Timothy Bickmore Geoff Boeing

Professor, Computer and Information Science; Massachusetts Institute of Assistant Professor, Public Policy and Urban Affairs; University of
Technology, PhD California, Berkeley, PhD
Brian Bicknell Ioana Corina Bogdan

Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University Assistant Teaching Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering;
of Massachusetts, EdD University of Metz (France), PhD
Allan Bird Charles Bognanni

Darla and Frederick Brodsky Trustee Professor in Global Business, Senior Cooperative Education Coordinator, D’Amore-McKim School of
International Business and Strategy; University of Oregon, PhD Business; Northeastern University, MEd
Priyanka Bishnoi Christopher Bolick

Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Computer and Assistant Academic Specialist, College of Professional Studies; Western
Information Science; University of Southern California, MS Carolina University, MS
Scott Bishop Paul J. Bolster

Professor of the Practice, Architecture; University of Pennsylvannia, Professor, Finance; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, PhD
MArch
Tamara Bonaci
Deborah Blackwell Lecturer, Computer and Information Science; University of Washington,
Associate Clinical Professor, Nursing; University of Texas, DNP PhD
Nathan Blake Andrea Bonezzi

Associate Teaching Professor, Media and Screen Studies; University of Assistant Professor, Marketing; Northwestern University, PhD
California, PhD
Lorraine A. Book
Samuel J. Blank Assistant Clinical Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders;
Professor, Mathematics; Brandeis University, PhD Florida State University, PhD
Raymond G. Booth Becky A. Briesacher

Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chemistry and Chemical Associate Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences; University
Biology; University of California, San Francisco, PhD of Maryland, Baltimore, PhD
Monica Borgida Amy M. Briesch

Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University Associate Professor, Applied Psychology; University of Connecticut, PhD
of Pisa and Bologna (Italy), PhD
Elizabeth Britt
Michelle Borkin Associate Professor, English; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, PhD
Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science; Harvard
University, PhD Sharon M. Britton
Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Engineering;
Natalie Bormann Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MS
Teaching Professor, Political Science; University of Newcastle upon Tyne
(United Kingdom), PhD Oscar Brookins
Associate Professor, Economics; State University of New York, Buffalo,
Jeffery A. Born PhD
Professor, Finance; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, PhD
Dana H. Brooks
Christopher Bosso Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Northeastern University,
Professor, Public Policy and Urban Affairs; University of Pittsburgh, PhD PhD
Ekaterina Botchkovar Cammy Brothers

Associate Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice; North Carolina Associate Professor, Architecture and Art + Design; Harvard University,
State University, PhD PhD
Kevin Boudreau Craig Brown

Associate Professor, Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Massachusetts Visiting Associate Professor, Finance; University of Michigan, PhD
Institute of Technology, PhD
Nicholas Brown
Alma Bournazian Associate Teaching Professor, Architecture and History; University of
Associate Academic Specialist, American Sign Language; Western Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, PhD
Maryland College, MS
Nicholas Brown
Stacey Bourns Assistant Teaching Professor, Graduate School of Engineering; University
Professor, World Languages Center; University of Texas, Austin, PhD of California, Los Angeles, PhD
Carla Bouwmeester Philip M. Brown

Associate Clinical Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences; University Distinguished Professor, Sociology and Anthropology and
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, PharmD Health Sciences; Brandeis University, PhD
Jennifer L. Bowen Ronald Brown

Associate Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences; Boston Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Harvard
University, PhD University, EdD
James Boyer Timothy Brown

Assistant Academic Specialist, Accounting; Northeastern University, MBA Professor, History; University of California, Berkeley, PhD
Nicole M. Boyson Todd A. Brown

Professor, Finance; Ohio State University, PhD Clinical Instructor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences; Northeastern
University, MHP
Kara Braciale
Lecturer, Art + Design; University of Illinois, Chicago, MFA James Browning
Assistant Teaching Professor, Engineering; University of Colorado,
Anthony Braga Boulder, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice; Rutgers
University, PhD Maria Brucato
Assistant Teaching Professor, World Languages Center; University of
Maxim Braverman Texas, PhD
Professor, Mathematics; Tel Aviv University (Israel), PhD
Elizabeth Bucar
Heather C. Brenhouse Associate Professor, Philosophy and Religion; University of Chicago, PhD
Assistant Professor, Psychology; Northeastern University, PhD
David E. Budil
Janet Briand-McGowan Associate Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; University of
Assistant Clinical Professor, Nursing; Northeastern University, DNP Chicago, PhD
472 Faculty
Jamie G. Bunce Luca Caracoglia

Lecturer, Behavioral Neuroscience; University of Connecticut, PhD Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; University of
Trieste (Italy), PhD
Lucy Bunning
Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Lesley Benjamin Caras
University, PhD Lecturer, Art + Design; University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MFA
Jeffrey Burds Peter Cardillo

Associate Professor, History; Yale University, PhD Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, Graduate School of
Engineering; Boston College, MS
Lynn H. Burke
Senior Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Arts, Media and Joelle Carlo
Design; University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MEd Assistant Teaching Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences; State University
of New York, Buffalo, PhD
Pamela J. Burke
Clinical Professor, Nursing; Boston College, PhD Alexa A. Carlson
Associate Clinical Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences;
Jose Buscaglia Butler University, PharmD
Professor, Cultures, Societies, and Global Studies; University of Buffalo,
PhD Mary Carney
Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, Bouvé College of Health
Jeremy Bushnell Sciences; Boston College, MSN
Associate Teaching Professor, Writing Program; University of Arizona,
Tucson, MFA Heather Carpenter-Oliveira
Ahmed A. Busnaina Northeastern University, MS
University Distinguished Professor, William Lincoln Smith Professor
of Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Jonathan Carr
Oklahoma State University, PhD Associate Teaching Professor, Theatre; Columbia University, MFA
Bobette Buster Michelle Carr

Professor of the Practice, Journalism; Northwestern University, MFA Lecturer, Communication Studies; Kingston University (United Kingdom),
MA
Michael Butera
Clinical Instructor, Nursing; Northeastern University, MS Sara Carr
Assistant Professor, Architecture; University of California, Berkeley, PhD
Qinghong Cai
Associate Teaching Professor, World Languages Center; University of Rebecca L. Carrier
Kansas, MS Professor, Chemical Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
PhD
Victoria Cain
Assistant Professor, History; Columbia University, PhD Matthew Carroll
Professor of the Practice, Journalism; Northeastern University, BS
Paula Caligiuri
Distinguished Professor of Global Leadership, International Business and Patricia Case
Strategy; Pennsylvania State University, PhD Assistant Teaching Professor, Health Sciences; Harvard University, PhD
Lisa M. Campagnoni Bonnie Jo Casey

Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Science; Assistant Clinical Professor, Physician Assistant Program; University of
Northeastern University, MA New England, MS
Octavia Camps Cristian Cassella

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of Washington, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Carnegie
PhD Mellon University, PhD
Yanet Canavan Ana-Maria Castravet

Assistant Academic Specialist, World Languages Center; Salem State Associate Professor, Mathematics; Massachusetts Institute of
College, MA Technology, PhD
Kristopher Cannon Smajl Cenjic

Assistant Teaching Professor, Media and Screen Studies; Georgia State Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Computer and
University, PhD Information Science; Cambridge College, MA
Mira Cantor Jana Cephas

Professor, Art + Design; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, MFA Assistant Professor, Architecture; Harvard University, PhD
Robert J. Cersosimo Ken Y. Chung

Associate Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences; University Assistant Teaching Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Michigan
of Utah, PharmD State University, PhD
Christopher Cesario Samuel Chung

Assistant Clinical Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and Assistant Professor, Bioengineering; Harvard University, PhD
Rehabilitation Sciences; Northeastern University, DPT
Hillary Chute
Yunrong Chai Professor, English and Art + Design; Rutgers University, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biology; Cornell University, PhD
Dawn M. Cisewski
Paul M. Champion Assistant Teaching Professor, Psychology; Indiana University of
Professor, Physics; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, PhD Pennsylvania, PsyD
Chee Chan Bruce H. Clark

Associate Academic Specialist, Marketing; Michigan State University, Associate Professor, Marketing; Stanford University, PhD
PhD
Edmund L. Clark
Katherine Chan Associate Academic Specialist, Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Clark
Assistant Teaching Professor, Music; University of Minnesota, PhD University, MBA
Changyan Chen Heather Clark

Research Professor, Center for Drug Discovery; Columbia University, PhD Professor, Bioengineering and Chemistry and Chemical Biology;
University of Michigan, PhD
Qin Chen
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Marine and Sean I. Clark
Environmental Sciences; Old Dominion University, PhD Zelevinsky Research Professor, Mathematics; University of Virginia, PhD
Yi-Da Chen Stephen B. Clark

Assistant Professor, Supply Chain and Information Management; Assistant Clinical Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and
University of Arizona, PhD Rehabilitation Sciences; Northeastern University, DPT
Esther Chewning Alan Clayton-Matthews

Senior Cooperative Education Coordinator, D’Amore-McKim School of Associate Professor, Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Economics;
Business; Suffolk University, MS Boston College, PhD
Cherese Childers-McKee Sandra S. Cleveland

Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University Associate Clinical Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders;
of North Carolina, PhD Pennsylvania College of Optometry, AuD
Elizabeth A. Chilvers William D. Clinger

Associate Professor, Cooperative Education, D’Amore-McKim School of Associate Professor, Computer and Information Science; Massachusetts
Business; Northeastern University, MEd Institute of Technology, PhD
W. Paul Chiou Paul Closas

Assistant Teaching Professor, Finance; Rutgers University, PhD Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Universitat
Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain), PhD
David R. Choffnes
Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science; Northwestern Emily Clough
University, PhD Assistant Professor, Political Science and International Affairs; Harvard
University, PhD
Sam S. Choi
Associate Teaching Professor, Architecture; Harvard University, MArch Ricardo Coelho Guerreiro Da Silva Camacho
Visiting Lecturer, Architecture; Harvard University, MArch
Sunho Choi
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering; University of Minnesota, PhD Dennis Cokely
Professor, American Sign Language; Georgetown University, PhD
Bartlomiej Chomanski
Visiting Lecturer, Philosophy and Religion; University of Miami, PhD Maxine Cokely
Associate Academic Specialist, College of Professional Studies; Bowie
Chun-An Chou State University, MA
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Rutgers
University, PhD Stephanie Colbry
Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Eastern
Kaushik Roy Chowdhury University, PhD
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of
Cincinnati, MS John D. Coley
Associate Professor, Psychology; University of Michigan, PhD
474 Faculty
Greg Collier Steven Cranford

Professor of the Practice, Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Eastern Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Massachusetts
Michigan University, MBA Institute of Technology, PhD
Randall C. Colvin William F. Crittenden

Associate Professor, Psychology; University of Illinois, Urbana- Professor, International Business and Strategy; University of Arkansas,
Champaign, PhD PhD
Sally Conant Maia Cross

Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Engineering; Associate Professor, Political Science and International Affairs; Princeton
Salve Regina University, MA University, PhD
Michael Conley Robert Cross

Assistant Clinical Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences; Assistant Teaching Professor, History; Princeton University, PhD
Northeastern University, PharmD
Pedro Miguel Cruz
Richard Conley Assistant Professor, Art + Design; Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal),
Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Social Sciences PhD
and Humanities; Boston University, JD
Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra
Kelly Conn Professor and Robert Morrison Fellow, International Business and
Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Boston Strategy; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
University, PhD
Carlos Cuevas
Adam I. Cooper Associate Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice; Alliant
Senior Lecturer, Linguistics; Cornell University, PhD International University, PhD
Seth Cooper Meng Cui

Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science; University of Research Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences; Jilin University
Washington, PhD (China), PhD
Gene D. Cooperman Thomas P. Cullinane

Professor, Computer and Information Science; Brown University, PhD Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and State University, PhD
Ryan Cordell
Assistant Professor, English; University of Virginia, PhD Derek Curry
Assistant Professor, Art + Design; University of California, Los Angeles,
Marie B. Corkery MFA
Associate Clinical Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and
Rehabilitation Sciences; Northeastern University, DPT Mary Ellen Cushman
Professor, English; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, PhD
Patricia Corrigan
Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Science; Suffolk Julia Cybularz
University, MA Visiting Associate Teaching Professor, Art + Design; School of Visual Arts,
MFA
Felipe Cortes
Assistant Professor, Finance; Washington University, St. Louis, PhD Kamran Dadkhah
Associate Professor, Economics; Indiana University, PhD
Xavier Costa
Professor, Architecture; University of Pennsylvania, PhD Guohao Dai
Associate Professor, Bioengineering; Massachusetts Institute of
Hugh G. Courtney Technology, PhD
Professor, International Business and Strategy; Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, PhD Elise J. Dallimore
Associate Professor, Communication Studies; University of Washington,
Arthur J. Coury PhD
University Distinguished Professor, Chemical Engineering; University of
Minnesota, PhD James Dana Jr.
Professor, Economics and International Business and Strategy;
Erin J. Cram Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
Professor, Biology; University of California, Berkeley, PhD
Luis Dau
Frederick Crane Associate Professor, International Business and Strategy; University of
Senior Academic Specialist, Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Bradford South Carolina, PhD
University, PhD
Justin D. Crane
Assistant Professor, Biology; McMaster University (Canada), PhD
Geoffrey Davies Peter J. Desnoyers

Matthews Distinguished University Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Associate Professor, Computer and Information Science; University of
Biology; Birmingham University (United Kingdom), PhD, DSc Massachusetts, Amherst, PhD
Duncan Davis David A. DeSteno

Assistant Teaching Professor, Engineering; North Carolina State Professor, Psychology; Yale University, PhD
University, PhD
H. William Detrich
Frederick C. Davis Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences; Yale University, PhD
Professor, Biology; University of Texas, Austin, PhD
Darin Detwiler
Nicole Davis Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies;
Assistant Clinical Professor, Applied Psychology; Simmons College, MS Northeastern University, PhD
Theo Davis John W. Devlin

Professor, English; Johns Hopkins University, PhD Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences; University of Toronto
(Canada), PharmD
Leslie Day
Associate Clinical Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and James Dew
Rehabilitation Sciences; Northeastern University, PhD Visiting Lecturer, Economics; Texas AM University, PhD
Anthony P. De Ritis Janet Dewan

Professor, Music; University of California, Berkeley, PhD Assistant Clinical Professor, Nursing; Northeastern University, PhD
Michael Dean Alessandra Di Credico

Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Columbia Lecturer, Physics; University of Rome (Italy), PhD
University, PhD
Panagoula Diamanti-Karanou
Adenekan (Nick) Dedeke Visiting Lecturer, Political Science and International Affairs; Northeastern
Lecturer, Supply Chain and Information Management; Technische University, PhD
Universität Kaiserslautern (Germany), PhD
Jacqueline Diani
Mohammad Dehghanimohammadabadi Senior Cooperative Education Coordinator, Bouvé College of Health
Assistant Teaching Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Sciences; University of Virginia, MEd
Western New England University, PhD
Martin Dias
Candice Delmas Associate Teaching Professor, Supply Chain and Information
Assistant Professor, Philosophy and Religion and Political Science; Management; Bentley University, PhD
Boston University, PhD
Amy DiBattista
John Dencker Lecturer, Psychology; Northeastern University, PhD
Professor, Management and Organizational Development; Harvard
University, PhD William Dickens
Professor, Economics and Public Policy and Urban Affairs;
Jack Dennerlein Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Sciences;
University of California, PhD Elizabeth Dillon
Professor, English; University of California, Berkeley, PhD
Megan Denver
Assistant Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice; University at Charles DiMarzio
Albany, PhD Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Northeastern
University, PhD
Alexander DePaoli
Visiting Assistant Professor, Marketing; Stanford University, PhD Aidong A. Ding
Associate Professor, Mathematics; Cornell University, PhD
Leila F. Deravi
Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Vanderbilt Kathleen C. Dioli
University, PhD Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, Chemistry and Chemical
Biology; Bowling Green State University, MA
Nate Derbinsky
Associate Teaching Professor, Computer and Information Science; Brandon Dionne
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, PhD Assistant Clinical Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences;
University of New England, PharmD
Marco Deseriis
Assistant Professor, Media and Screen Studies; New York University, PhD Daniel L. Distel
Research Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences; University of
California, San Diego, PhD
476 Faculty
Margarita V. DiVall Catherine Dunand

Clinical Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences; Northeastern Assistant Academic Specialist, World Languages Center; Boston
University, PharmD University, MA
Mary Kate Dodgson Jill Dupree

Assistant Professor, Accounting; University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Visiting Lecturer, Economics; University of Colorado, Boulder, PhD
PhD
Joanne Dupuis
Lisa Cantwell Doherty Assistant Clinical Professor, Nursing; Massachusetts School of Law, PhD
Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Social Sciences
and Humanities; Northeastern University, MA Kathleen Durant
Assistant Teaching Professor, Computer and Information Science;
Silvia Dominguez Harvard University, PhD
Associate Professor, Sociology and Anthropology; Boston University, PhD
Jennifer G. Dy
Hua Dong Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Purdue University, PhD
Associate Academic Specialist, World Languages Center; Emerson
College, MA Eno Ebong
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering; Rensselaer Polytechnic
Pamela Donlan Institute, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and
Rehabilitation Sciences; Northeastern University, PhD Stephanie Eby
Lecturer, Marine and Environmental Sciences; Syracuse University, PhD
Margaret Dougherty
Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University Rajagopal Echambadi
of Massachusetts, EdD Professor, Entrepreneurship and Innovation; University of Houston, PhD
Brenda Douglas Matthew Eckelman

Associate Clinical Professor, Nursing; Northeastern University, DNP Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Yale University,
PhD
Daniel C. Douglass
Lecturer, Marine and Environmental Sciences; University of Wisconsin, Kimberly Eddleston
PhD Professor and Daniel and Dorothy Grady Faculty Fellow, Entrepreneurship
and Innovation; University of Connecticut, PhD
Mark Douglass
Associate Clinical Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences; Scott Edmiston
University of Michigan, PharmD Professor of the Practice, Theatre; Boston University, MFA
Kevin Drakulich Laurie Edwards

Associate Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice; University of Associate Teaching Professor, Writing Program; Emerson College, MFA
Washington, PhD
Jessica Edwards George
Andrea Dropkin Associate Clinical Professor, Applied Psychology; Northeastern
Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, D’Amore-McKim School of University, PhD
Business; Bentley University, MBA
Christopher L. Egan
Laura Dudley Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Science; Boston
Assistant Clinical Professor, Applied Psychology; Northeastern University, University, MA
PhD
Jean Egan
Lisa Duffy Senior Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Social Sciences and
Assistant Professor, Nursing; Boston College, DNP Humanities; Northeastern University, MEd
Tara Duffy Robert C. Eidson

Lecturer, Marine and Environmental Sciences; Stony Brook University, Lecturer, Psychology; Northeastern University, PhD
PhD
Stanley J. Eigen
Molly Dugan Professor, Mathematics; McGill University (Canada), PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Boston
Adam Ekenseair
College, PhD
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering; University of Texas, Austin,
Michael Dukakis PhD
Distinguished Professor, Political Science; Harvard University, JD
Ehsan Elhamifar
Daniel M. Dulaski Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science; Johns Hopkins
Teaching Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; University of University, PhD
Massachusetts, Amherst, PhD
Tina Eliassi-Rad Mary Lynn Fahey

Associate Professor, Computer and Information Science; University of Clinical Instructor, Nursing; Simmons College, MS
Olubunmi Faleye
B. Parker Ellen Professor and Donald F. Harding Professor of Finance and Insurance,
Assistant Professor, Management and Organizational Development; Finance; University of Alberta (Canada), PhD
Florida State University, PhD
Hui Fang
Ryan Ellis Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies; University of California, San California, Berkeley, PhD
Diego, PhD
Qianqian Fang
Constance Emerson Assistant Professor, Bioengineering; Dartmouth College, PhD
Assistant Academic Specialist, College of Professional Studies; Purdue
University, West Lafayette, MS David Fannon
Assistant Professor, Architecture and Civil and Environmental
John R. Engen Engineering; University of California, Berkeley, MS
Distinguished Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Barnett
Institute; University of Nebraska, Lincoln, PhD Nasser S. Fard
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; University of
Christen Enos Arizona, PhD
Associate Teaching Professor, Writing Program; Emerson College, MFA
Amir Farhat
Slava S. Epstein Associate Teaching Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering;
Distinguished Professor, Biology; Moscow State University (Russia), PhD University of Pennsylvania, PhD
Randall Erb Amy Farrell

Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Duke Associate Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice; Northeastern
University, PhD University, PhD
Deniz Erdogmus Yunsi Fei

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of Florida, PhD Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Princeton University, PhD
Ozlem Ergun Adrian E. Feiguin

Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Massachusetts Assistant Professor, Physics; Universidad Nacional de Rosario
Institute of Technology, PhD (Argentina), PhD
Cuneyt Eroglu Allen G. Feinstein

Associate Professor, Supply Chain and Information Management; Ohio Teaching Professor, Music; New England Conservatory of Music, MM
State University, PhD
Nathan I. Felde
Bilge Erten Professor, Art + Design; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MS
Assistant Professor, International Affairs and Economics; University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, PhD Lisa Feldman Barrett
University Distinguished Professor, Psychology; University of Waterloo
Rhea T. Eskew (Canada), PhD
Professor, Psychology; Georgia Institute of Technology, PhD
Matthias Felleisen
Jonathan Esole Trustee Professor, Computer and Information Science; Indiana University,
Assistant Professor, Mathematics; Leiden University (Netherlands), PhD PhD
Abigail Evans Samuel Felton

Lecturer, Computer and Information Science; University of Washington, Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Harvard
PhD University, PhD
Sara Ewell Carol Femia

Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University Clinical Instructor, Nursing; Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, PhD Health Professions, MS
William Ewell Hicham Fenniri

Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University Professor, Chemical Engineering; Université de Strasbourg (France), PhD
of North Carolina, PhD
Loretta A. Fernandez
Daniel Faber Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Marine and
Professor, Sociology and Anthropology; University of California, Santa Environmental Sciences; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
Cruz, PhD
Waththage N. Fernando
Lecturer, Mathematics; University of South Florida, PhD
478 Faculty
Lori Ferrins Brooke Foucault Welles

Research Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Monash Assistant Professor, Communication Studies; Northwestern University,
University, PhD PhD
Craig F. Ferris Charles F. Fountain

Professor, Psychology and Pharmaceutical Sciences; New York Medical Professor, Journalism; Columbia University, MS
College, PhD
James Fox
Kirsten Fertuck Lipman Family Professor of Criminology, Law, and Public Policy,
Assistant Teaching Professor, Biochemistry; Michigan State University, Criminology and Criminal Justice and Law and Public Policy; University of
PhD Pennsylvania, PhD
Susan F. Fine Laura Frader

Clinical Instructor, Communication Sciences and Disorders; New York Professor, History; University of Rochester, PhD
University, MA
Debra L. Franko
Sarah Finn Professor, Applied Psychology; McGill University (Canada), PhD
Associate Teaching Professor, Writing Program; University of
Massachusetts, Amherst, PhD Peter Fraunholtz
Assistant Teaching Professor, History and International Affairs; Boston
Branden Fitelson College, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Philosophy and Religion; California Institute of
Technology, PhD Susan Freeman
Teaching Professor, Engineering; Northeastern University, PhD
Brian Fitzgerald
Assistant Professor, Accounting; Texas AM University, PhD Clark Freifeld
Lecturer, Computer and Information Science; Boston University, PhD
Joan Fitzgerald
Professor, Public Policy and Urban Affairs; Pennsylvania State University, Michael Frengel
PhD Associate Academic Specialist, Music; City University London (United
Kingdom), PhD
Diane F. Fitzpatrick
Clinical Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation John H. Friar
Sciences; Northeastern University, DPT Senior Academic Specialist, Entrepreneurship and Innovation;
Josephine Flanagan
Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Engineering; Natasha Frost
Suffolk University, JD Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice; City University of New York,
PhD
Julia Flanders
Professor of the Practice, English and Library Systems; Brown University, Yun (Raymond) Fu
PhD Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer
and Information Science; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, PhD
Laure B. Flapan
Zelevinsky Research Professor, Mathematics; University of California, Los Carolin Fuchs
Angeles, PhD Teaching Professor, World Languages Center; Justus-Liebig Universität
Gießen (Germany), PhD
Eric Folmar
Assistant Clinical Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and Brian Fulton
Rehabilitation Sciences; Quinnipiac University, MS Lecturer, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Iowa State University, PhD
Paul Fombelle Peter G. Furth

Associate Professor and Thomas Moore Faculty Fellow, Marketing; Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Massachusetts Institute
Arizona State University, PhD of Technology, PhD
Murray Forman Timothy Gagnon

Professor, Media and Screen Studies; McGill University (Canada), PhD Associate Academic Specialist, Accounting; Sacred Heart University, MBA
Lisa M. Foster Sean Gallagher

Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, Bouvé College of Health Assistant Clinical Professor, College of Professional Studies;
Sciences; Northeastern University, MS Northeastern University, EdD
Dimitrios Fotiadis Susan Gallagher

Lecturer, Supply Chain and Information Management; Northeastern Clinical Instructor, Nursing; Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of
University, MS Health Professions, MS
Joshua Gallaway Veronica S. Godoy-Carter

William O. DiPietro Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering; Columbia Associate Professor, Biology; Tufts University, PhD
University, PhD
Kevin Gold
Auroop Ganguly Assistant Teaching Professor, Computer and Information Science; Yale
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Massachusetts Institute University, PhD
of Technology, PhD
Natalia Gold
Lori Gardinier Assistant Teaching Professor, International Business and Strategy; Saint
Teaching Professor, Human Services; Northeastern University, PhD Petersburg State University of Engineering (Russia), PhD
Julie Garey Stephen Golden

Assistant Teaching Professor, Political Science; Northeastern University, Lecturer, Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Suffolk University, MBA
PhD
William Goldman
Karen Garneau Lecturer, Accounting; Northeastern University, MBA
Associate Teaching Professor, Writing Program; Northeastern University,
PhD Ann C. Golub-Victor
Clinical Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation
Shytierra Gaston Sciences; Northeastern University, DPT
Assistant Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice; University of
Missouri, St. Louis, PhD Edgar D. Goluch
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering; University of Illinois, Urbana-
Wolfgang Gatterbauer Champaign, PhD
Associate Professor, Computer and Information Science; Vienna
University of Technology (Austria), PhD Kathleen Gonso
Edward Geisinger
Assistant Professor, Biology; New York University, MD, PhD Michael J. Gonyeau
Clinical Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences; Albany
Prasanth George College of Pharmacy, PharmD
Assistant Teaching Professor, Mathematics; State University of New York,
Buffalo, PhD Frankie Gonzalez
Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, D’Amore-McKim School of
Francis Georges Business; Northeastern University, BS
Assistant Teaching Professor, Economics; Boston College, PhD
Gregory Goodale
Roger W. Giese Associate Professor, Communication Studies; University of Illinois,
Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences; Massachusetts Institute of Urbana-Champaign, PhD
Technology, PhD
Teresa Goode
Joseph M. Giglio Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Columbia
Senior Academic Specialist, International Business and Strategy; University, EdD
Northeastern University, PhD
Patricia Goodman
Thomas R. Gilbert Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; George
Associate Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Massachusetts Washington University, EdD
Matthew Goodwin
Laurance Ginsberg Associate Professor, Health Sciences and Computer and Information
Assistant Academic Specialist, Accounting; Bentley University, MST Science; University of Rhode Island, PhD
Karen Giuliano Mark Gooley

Associate Professor, Nursing; Boston College, PhD Lecturer, Finance; Northeastern University, PhD
Daniel G. Glasscock Ian Gorton

Zelevinsky Research Professor, Mathematics; Ohio State University, PhD Professor of the Practice, Computer and Information Science; Shefield
Hallam University (United Kingdom), PhD
Leonard J. Glick
Senior Academic Specialist, Management and Organizational Gary Goshgarian
Development; Harvard University, EdD Professor, English; University of Wisconsin, Madison, PhD
Elizabeth Glowacki Tarik C. Gouhier

Postdoctoral Teaching Associate, Communication Studies; University of Assistant Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences; McGill
Texas, Austin, PhD University (Canada), PhD
Daniel Godfrey
Professor, Music; University of Iowa, PhD
480 Faculty
Robson Goulart Philip Gust

Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Engineering; Clinical Instructor, Computer and Information Science; University of
Boston University, MS Arizona, MS
Andrew Gouldstone Barbara Guthrie

Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Professor, Nursing; New York University, PhD
Mohamed Habibullah
Jonathan H. Grabowski Assistant Teaching Professor, Supply Chain and Information
Associate Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences; University of Management; University of Missouri, Columbia, PhD
North Carolina, Chapel Hill, PhD
David Hagen
Jennifer Gradecki Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; New
Assistant Professor, Art + Design; University of California, Los Angeles, England School of Law, JD
MFA
Michelle Hagopian
Steve Granelli Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Arts, Media and
Assistant Teaching Professor, Communication Studies; Syracuse Design; University of Illinois, MS
University, MS
Jerome F. Hajjar
Laura Green CDM Smith Professor in Civil Engineering, Civil and Environmental
Professor, English; University of California, Berkeley, PhD Engineering; Cornell University, PhD
Kristin Curry Greenwood Golnoosh Hakimdavar

Associate Clinical Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University
Rehabilitation Sciences; Northeastern University, EdD, DPT of Turin (Italy), PhD
Brent Griffin Danielle Haley

Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Assistant Professor, Health Sciences; Emory University, PhD
Judith A. Hall
Jacqueline Griffin University Distinguished Professor, Psychology; Harvard University, PhD
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Georgia
Institute of Technology, PhD James Halverson
Assistant Professor, Physics; University of Pennsylvania, PhD
Joseph Griffin
Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Gordon Pauline Hamel
Conwell Theological Seminary, PhD Associate Clinical Professor, Health Sciences; Boston University, EdD
John Griffith Paul Hand

Clinical Professor, Health Sciences; Boston University, PhD Assistant Professor, Mathematics and Computer and Information
Science; New York University, PhD
Amir Grinstein
Associate Professor, Mark L. and Karen D. Vachon Faculty Fellow, Michael Handel
Marketing; Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel), PhD Associate Professor, Sociology and Anthropology; Harvard University,
PhD
Francesca Grippa
Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University Nancy Hanrahan
of Salento (Italy), PhD Professor, Nursing; Boston College, PhD
Craig Gruber Robert N. Hanson

Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Clark Matthews Distinguished University Professor, Chemistry and Chemical
University, PhD Biology; University of California, Berkeley, PhD
Tiantian Gu Sharon Harlan

Associate Professor, Finance; University of Wisconsin, Madison, PhD Professor, Health Sciences and Sociology and Anthropology; Cornell
University, PhD
Jason J. Guo
Research Associate Professor, Barnett Institute; University of Kelly Harrington
Connecticut, PhD Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, D’Amore-McKim School of
Business; Suffolk University, MBA
Surendra M. Gupta
Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Purdue University, PhD Shaunna Harrington
Associate Academic Specialist, College of Professional Studies; Boston
Andrei Guschin University, MA
Assistant Teaching Professor, Graduate School of Engineering; Russian
Academy of Sciences (Russian Federation), PhD
Vincent Harris Dale Herbeck

University Distinguished Professor, William Lincoln Smith Professor Professor, Communication Studies; University of Iowa, PhD
of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer
Engineering; Northeastern University, PhD Angela Herbert
Assistant Academic Specialist, American Sign Language; Northeastern
Vanecia Harrison University, BS
Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Science;
Emmanuel College, MA David A. Herlihy
Teaching Professor, Music; Boston College, JD
Casper Harteveld
Assistant Professor, Game Design; Delft University of Technology Catalina Herrera Almanza
(Netherlands), PhD Assistant Professor, Economics and International Affairs; Cornell
University, PhD
Woodrow Hartzog
Professor, Law and Computer and Information Science; University of Carie Hersh
North Carolina, Chapel Hill, PhD Assistant Teaching Professor, Sociology and Anthropology; Duke
University, JD
Christopher Hasson
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Kelsey Hersh
Sciences; University of Massachusetts, Amherst, PhD Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, D’Amore-McKim School of
Business; Northeastern University, MS
Heather Hauck
Senior Cooperative Education Coordinator, D’Amore-McKim School of Joshua Hertz
Business; Northeastern University, MS Assistant Teaching Professor, Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, PhD
Claudia Haupt
Associate Professor, Law and Political Science; Columbia University, JSD; Benjamin Hescott
University of Cologne (Germany), PhD Teaching Professor, Computer and Information Science; Boston
University, PhD
Thomas Havens
Professor, History; University of California, Berkeley, PhD Kamber Hetrick
Assistant Professor, Accounting; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
Lorna Hayward PhD
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation
Sciences; Boston University, EdD Babak Heydari
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; University of
Haikun He California, Berkeley, PhD
Assistant Academic Specialist, College of Professional Studies; Columbia
University, MEd Mary J. Hickey
Julia Hechtman Rehabilitation Sciences; Northeastern University, DPT
Lecturer, Art + Design; University of Illinois, Chicago, MFA
Carlos Hidrovo Chavez
Meghan Heckman Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering;
Assistant Professor, Journalism; Northeastern University, MA Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
Gretchen Heefner Logan M. Higgins

Associate Professor, History; Yale University, PhD Lecturer, Biology; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
Donald E. Heiman Malcolm D. Hill

Professor, Physics; University of California, Irvine, PhD Associate Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences; University of
California, Santa Cruz, PhD
Amy Helburn
Lorraine C. Snell Visiting Professor, Health Sciences; University of Charles H. Hillman
Massachusetts, PhD Professor, Psychology and Health Sciences; University of Maryland,
College Park, PhD
Brian Helmuth
Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences and Public Policy and Robin Hillyard
Urban Affairs; University of Washington, PhD Associate Teaching Professor, Graduate School of Engineering;
Cambridge University (United Kingdom), PhD
Jason Hemann
Lecturer, Computer and Information Science; Indiana University, PhD John Hinson
Assistant Teaching Professor, Theatre; Brandeis University, MFA
Carlene Hempel
Associate Teaching Professor, Journalism; University of North Carolina, Tad Hirsch
Chapel Hill, MA Professor, Art + Design; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
482 Faculty
Hubert Ho Roxana E. Iacob

Lecturer, Music; University of California, Berkeley, PhD Research Associate Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology;
Konstanz University (Germany), PhD
Marie Odile Hobeika
Postdoctoral Teaching Associate, Communication Studies; University of Anthony Iarrobino
Pittsburgh, PhD Professor, Mathematics; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
Lynda Hodgson Patricia Illingworth

Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Virginia Professor, Philosophy and Religion; University of California, San Diego,
Commonwealth University, PhD PhD; Boston University, JD
Timothy Hoff Jennifer Ingemi

Professor, Management and Organizational Development and Public Assistant Teaching Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience; University of
Policy and Urban Affairs; State University of New York, Albany, PhD Massachusetts, PhD
Jessica Hoffman Vinay K. Ingle

Associate Professor, Applied Psychology; Lehigh University, PhD Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, PhD
Uwe Hohgrawe
Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University Francesca Inglese
of Wuppertal (Germany), PhD Assistant Professor, Music; Brown University, PhD
Udi Hoitash Rei Inouye

Associate Professor and Cowan Research Professor, Accounting; Rutgers Associate Teaching Professor, World Languages Center; Temple
University, PhD University, PhD
Trenton Honda Stephen S. Intille

Assistant Clinical Professor, Physician Assistant Program; Northeastern Associate Professor, Computer and Information Science and Health
University, PhD Sciences; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
Michael J. Hoppmann Efstratios Ioannidis

Associate Teaching Professor, Communication Studies; University of Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of
Tübingen (Germany), PhD Toronto (Canada), PhD
Adam Hosein Roderick Ireland

Associate Professor, Philosophy and Religion; Massachusetts Institute of Distinguished Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice; Harvard
Technology, PhD University, LLM; Northeastern University, PhD
Elizabeth M. Howard Derek M. Isaacowitz

Associate Professor, Nursing; Boston College, PhD Professor, Psychology; University of Pennsylvania, PhD
Jeffrey P. Howe Jacqueline A. Isaacs

Assistant Professor, Journalism; Boston University, MFA Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Massachusetts
Hanchen Huang
Donald D. Smith Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical and Michelle L. Israel
Industrial Engineering; University of California, Los Angeles, PhD Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Science;
Northeastern University, MS
Anne R. Hughes
Associate Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences; University of Nathan E. Israeloff
California, Davis, PhD Associate Professor, Physics; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
PhD
Francisco Hung
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering; North Carolina State Alexander R. Ivanov
University, PhD Associate Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Russian Academy
of Science, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry (Moscow), PhD
Matthew Hunt
Professor, Sociology and Anthropology; Indiana University, PhD Maura Daly Iversen
Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Sciences;
Patrick Hurley Harvard University, SD; Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of
Assistant Professor, Accounting; University of Wisconsin, Madison, PhD Health Professions, DPT
Mark Huselid Julia Ivy

Distinguished Professor of Workforce Analytics, International Business Associate Teaching Professor, International Business and Strategy;
and Strategy; State University of New York, Buffalo, PhD Lancaster University (United Kingdom), PhD
Denise Jackson Steven Johnson

Associate Professor, Psychology; University of Pittsburgh, PhD Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Engineering;
Suffolk University, MS
Ellen Jackson
Assistant Teaching Professor, Writing Program; Stanford University, MFA Vanessa D. Johnson
Associate Professor, Applied Psychology; Western Michigan University,
Sarah Jackson PhD
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies; University of Minnesota,
PhD Kimberly Jones
Associate Teaching Professor, International Affairs; Northeastern
William J. Jackson University, PhD
Senior Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Arts, Media and
Design; University of Massachusetts, Boston, MEd Rachel Jones
Associate Professor, Nursing; New York University, PhD
Michelle Jacobs
Assistant Clinical Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences; Thomas Jones
University of California, San Francisco, PharmD Associate Professor, Sociology and Anthropology and Sociology and
Anthropology; Princeton University, PhD
Beverly Jaeger-Helton
Teaching Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Northeastern Dierdre Jordan
University, PhD Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, Bouvé College of Health
Sciences; Northeastern University, MS
Michael Jaeggli
Assistant Teaching Professor, Bioengineering; Clemson University, PhD Tiffany Joseph
Associate Professor, Sociology and Anthropology and International
Nader Jalili Affairs; University of Michigan, PhD
Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; University of
Connecticut, PhD Alison Joyce
Safa Jamali Ohio University, MEd
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Case
Western Reserve University, PhD Maria Jump
Associate Teaching Professor, Computer and Information Science;
Bogume Jang University of Texas, Austin, PhD
Lecturer, Mathematics; Purdue University, PhD
Yung Joon Jung
Solomon M. Jekel Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Rensselaer Polytechnic
Associate Professor, Mathematics; Dartmouth College, PhD Institute, PhD
Qingying Jia Jeffrey Juris

Research Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Illinois Associate Professor, Sociology and Anthropology; University of California,
Institute of Technology, PhD Berkeley, PhD
Benedict Jimenez David R. Kaeli

Associate Professor, Political Science; University of Illinois, Chicago, PhD College of Engineering Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer
Engineering; Rutgers University, PhD
Holly Jimison
Professor of the Practice, Computer and Information Science and Sallyann Kakas
Nursing; Stanford University, PhD Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, Finance; Northeastern
University, BS
Xiaoning Jin
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; University of Jayant Kale
Michigan, PhD Professor and Philip R. McDonald Chair, Finance; University of Texas,
Austin, PhD
Xuemin Jin
Associate Teaching Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Sagar V. Kamarthi
University of Maryland, PhD Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Pennsylvania State
University, PhD
Donghee Jo
Assistant Professor, Economics; Duke University, MA John Kane
Lecturer, Art + Design; Yale University, BA
Dinesh John
Assistant Professor, Health Sciences; University of Tennessee, PhD Mary M. Kane
Senior Cooperative Education Coordinator, D’Amore-McKim School of
Brooke Johnson
Business; University of Massachusetts, Boston, MEd
Business; Boston College, MEd
484 Faculty
Michael Kane Heidi Kevoe Feldman

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; University of Associate Professor, Communication Studies; Rutgers University, PhD
Michigan, PhD
Leila Keyvani Someh
Sarah Kanouse Assistant Teaching Professor, Engineering; Northeastern University, PhD
Associate Professor, Art + Design; University of Illinois, Urbana-
Champaign, MFA Ban-An Khaw
Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences; Boston College, PhD
Carla Kaplan
Davis Distinguished Professor in American Literature, English and Konstantin Khrapko
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Northwestern University, PhD Professor, Biology and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Engelhardt Institute of
Molecular Biology, Moscow (Russia), PhD
Swastik Kar
Associate Professor, Physics; Indian Institute of Physics (India), PhD Ilham Khuri-Makdisi
Associate Professor, History; Harvard University, PhD
Samina Karim
Professor, Entrepreneurship and Innovation; University of Michigan, PhD Sheri Kiami
Alain S. Karma Rehabilitation Sciences; Simmons College, DPT
College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor, Physics; University
of California, Santa Barbara, PhD Angela Kilby
Assistant Professor, Economics; Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Edward Katz PhD
University of Louisiana, Lafayette, PhD Daniel Kim
Associate Professor, Health Sciences; University of Toronto (Canada),
Ralph Katz MD; Harvard University, PhD
Professor, Entrepreneurship and Innovation; University of Pennsylvania,
PhD Eunsong Kim
Assistant Professor, English; University of Texas, Austin, PhD
Jonathan Kaufman
Professor, Journalism; Harvard University, MA Jonghan Kim
Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences; Ohio State University, PhD
William Kay
Associate Professor, Political Science; Indiana University, PhD Miso Kim
Assistant Professor, Art + Design; Carnegie Mellon University, PhD
Bret Keeling
Associate Teaching Professor, Writing Program; University of Washington, Nancy S. Kim
PhD Associate Professor, Psychology; Yale University, PhD
Maureen Kelleher Somy Kim

Associate Professor, Sociology and Anthropology; University of Missouri, Associate Teaching Professor, Writing Program; University of California,
Columbia, PhD San Diego, PhD
Karen P. Kelley Tiffany Kim

Senior Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Engineering; Assistant Clinical Professor, Nursing; University of Pennsylvania, PhD
Northeastern University, MEd
Yong-Bin Kim
Ryann Kelley Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Colorado State
Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, Finance; Northeastern University, PhD
University, MEd
John Kimani
Thomas M. Kelley Assistant Teaching Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering;
Lecturer, Physics; University of Minnesota, PhD University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, PhD
Kathleen Kelly David L. Kimbro

Professor, English; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, PhD Assistant Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences; University of
California, Davis, PhD
Mary Kelting
Associate Professor, Philosophy and Religion; University of Wisconsin, Nancy Kimelman
Madison, PhD Assistant Teaching Professor, Economics; Brown University, PhD
Daniel D. Kennedy Nancy Kindelan

Associate Professor, Journalism; Boston University, MLA Professor, Theatre; University of Wisconsin, Madison, PhD
Aileen Kent Yates Christopher K. King

Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Computer and Professor, Mathematics; Harvard University, PhD
Information Science; University of Massachusetts, Amherst, BA
Donald R. King Ilka Kostka

Associate Professor, Mathematics; Massachusetts Institute of Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; New York
Technology, PhD University, PhD
Margaret Kirchoff Harilaos Koutsopoulos

Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; George Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Massachusetts Institute
Washington University, EdD of Technology, PhD
Engin Kirda Linda Kowalcky

Professor, Computer and Information Science and Electrical and Professor of the Practice, Public Policy and Urban Affairs; Johns Hopkins
Computer Engineering; Technical University of Vienna (Austria), PhD University, PhD
Rein U. Kirss Gregory J. Kowalski

Associate Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; University of Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; University of
Wisconsin, Madison, PhD Wisconsin, Madison, PhD
Jennifer L. Kirwin Sergey Kravchenko

Clinical Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences; Northeastern Professor, Physics; Institute of Solid State Physics (Russia), PhD
University, PharmD
Caroline Krehbiel
Risa Kitagawa Visiting Assistant Professor, Applied Psychology; Lehigh University, PhD
Assistant Professor, Political Science and International Affairs; Stanford
University, PhD Dmitri Krioukov
Associate Professor, Physics; Old Dominion University, PhD
Mark Kjellman
Assistant Teaching Professor, Writing Program; Boston University, PhD Ganesh Krishnamoorthy
Professor, Accounting; University of Southern California, PhD
Alan Klein
Professor, Sociology and Anthropology; State University of New York, Karthik Krishnan
Buffalo, PhD Associate Professor, Finance; Boston College, PhD
Sarah Klionsky Louis J. Kruger

Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Science; Associate Professor, Applied Psychology; Rutgers University, PsyD
University of Wisconsin, Madison, MA
Laura Kuhl
Kristian Kloeckl Assistant Professor, Public Policy and Urban Affairs and International
Associate Professor, Art + Design and Architecture; University of Venice Affairs; Tufts University, PhD
(Italy), PhD
Abhishek Kumar
Thomas Koenig Assistant Teaching Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering;
Professor, Sociology and Anthropology; University of California, Santa University of Michigan, PhD
Barbara, PhD
Venkat Kuppuswamy
Mieczyslaw M. Kokar Assistant Professor, Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Harvard Business
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of Wroclaw School, DBA
(Poland), PhD
Jessica Kurr
Tali Konry Postdoctoral Teaching Associate, Communication Studies; Pennsylvania
Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences; Ben Gurion University State University, PhD
(Israel), PhD
Steven R. Kursh
Constantin Konstantopoulos Associate Academic Specialist, Finance; University of Pennsylvania, PhD
Associate Teaching Professor, Graduate School of Engineering; Boston
John Kwoka
University, PhD
Neal F. Finnegan Distinguished Professor, Economics; University of
Abigail N. Koppes Pennsylvania, PhD
Michelle Laboy
Institute, PhD
Assistant Professor, Architecture; University of Michigan, MArch
Ryan Koppes
John LaBrie
Professor of the Practice, College of Professional Studies; University of
Institute, PhD
Pennsylvania, EdD
Sarah Kostanski
Jamie Ladge
Associate Professor, Management and Organizational Development;
Framingham State University, MS
Boston College, PhD
486 Faculty
Jay Laird Kimberly Larson

Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Lesley Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Drexel
University, MFA University, PhD
Venkatraman Lakshmibai Felicia G. Lassk

Professor, Mathematics; Tata University (India), PhD Associate Professor, Marketing; University of South Florida, PhD
Charlotte Lam Amanda Reeser Lawrence

Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Science; Associate Professor, Architecture; Harvard University, PhD
California State University, Sacramento, MA
David M. Lazer
Joan LaMachia Distinguished Professor, Political Science and Computer and Information
Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Social Sciences Science; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, PhD
and Humanities; Boston College, MEd
Christina Lee
Anna Lamin Assistant Professor, Applied Psychology; New York University, PhD
Associate Professor and Matthew Eagan Faculty Fellow, International
Business and Strategy; University of Minnesota, PhD Cynthia Lee
Professor, Management and Organizational Development; University of
Jason Lancaster Maryland, PhD
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, PharmD Doreen Lee
Associate Professor, Sociology and Anthropology; Cornell University, PhD
William Lancaster
Senior Lecturer, Communication Studies; Michigan State University, MA Jung Lee
Associate Professor, Philosophy and Religion; Brown University, PhD
Lucas J. Landherr
Associate Teaching Professor, Chemical Engineering; Cornell University, Kristen Lee
PhD Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies;
Northeastern University, EdD
Theodore Landsmark
Distinguished Professor, Public Policy and Urban Affairs; Boston Lee-Peng Lee
University, PhD Lecturer, Mathematics; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
Henry W. Lane Matt Lee

Professor, International Business and Strategy; Harvard University, DBA Teaching Professor, Human Services; University of Illinois, Urbana-
Champaign, PhD
David Lang
Lecturer, Mathematics; Boston College, PhD; Northeastern University, PhD Yang W. Lee
Associate Professor, Supply Chain and Information Management;
Timothy Lannin Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor, Bioengineering; Cornell University, PhD
Carolyn W. T. Lee-Parsons
Amy Lantinga Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry and Chemical
Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University Biology; Cornell University, PhD
of Tennessee, EdD
Miriam E. Leeser
Denise Lapon Garcia Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Cambridge University
Associate Professor, Political Science and International Affairs; University (United Kingdom), PhD
of Geneva (Switzerland), PhD
Laurel Leff
Philip Larese-Casanova Associate Professor, Journalism; Yale University, MA
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; University of
Iowa, PhD Lori Lefkovitz
Ruderman Professor of Jewish Studies, Jewish Studies and English;
Sonya L. Larrieux Brown University, PhD
Rehabilitation Sciences; Northeastern University, PhD Patrick Legros
Distinguished Professor, Economics; California Institute of Technology,
Barbara Larson PhD
Associate Academic Specialist, Management and Organizational
Development; Harvard Business School, DBA Bradley M. Lehman
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Georgia Institute of
Elizabeth Larson Technology, PhD
Business; Northeastern University, MBA Robert Lentz
Associate Academic Specialist, Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Babson
College, MBA
Benjamin Lerner Yingzi Lin

Assistant Teaching Professor, Computer and Information Science; Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; University of
University of Washington, PhD Saskatchewan (Canada), PhD
Neal Lerner Alisa K. Lincoln

Professor, English; Boston University, EdD Professor, Sociology and Anthropology and Health Sciences; Columbia
University, PhD
Marina Leslie
Associate Professor, English; Yale University, PhD Katherine Lind
Postdoctoral Teaching Associate, Communication Studies; Indiana
Hanoch Lev-Ari University, PHD
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Stanford University, PhD
John J. Lindhe
Danielle Levac Senior Lecturer, Mathematics; Northeastern University, MA
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation
Sciences; McMaster University (Canada), PhD Gabor P. Lippner
Assistant Professor, Mathematics; Eotvos University (Hungary), PhD
Tatyana Levchenko
Research Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences; Academy of James Lipsky
Medical Sciences Moscow (Russia), PhD Associate Academic Specialist, American Sign Language; Boston
University, MA
Yiannis A. Levendis
College of Engineering Distinguished Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Heather A. Littlefield
Engineering; California Institute of Technology, PhD Associate Teaching Professor, Linguistics; Boston University, PhD
Elinor Levine Kelvin Liu

Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, D’Amore-McKim School of Associate Professor, Accounting; University of South Carolina, PhD
Business; University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MEd
Xiaoping Liu
Herbert Levine Visiting Assistant Professor, Supply Chain and Information Management;
Professor, Physics and Bioengineering; Princeton University, PhD University of Massachusetts, Lowell, PhD
Kim Lewis Yang Liu

University Distinguished Professor, Biology; Moscow University (Russia), Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Columbia
PhD University, PhD
Laura H. Lewis Yongmin Liu

Cabot Professor, Chemical Engineering and Mechanical and Industrial Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Electrical
Engineering; University of Texas, Austin, PhD and Computer Engineering; University of California, Berkeley, PhD
David J. Lewkowicz Ioannis Livanis

Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders; City University of New Associate Teaching Professor, International Affairs and Political Science;
York, Hunter College, PhD University of Florida, PhD
Ang Li Carol Livermore

Assistant Professor, Architecture; Princetown University, MArch Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Harvard
University, PhD
Chieh Li
Associate Professor, Applied Psychology; University of Massachusetts, Martha Loftus
Amherst, EdD Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Harvard
University, EdD
Rui Li
Associate Clinical Professor, Health Sciences; Baylor University, PhD Diomedes E. Logothetis
Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences; Harvard University, PhD
Robert Lieb
Professor, Supply Chain and Information Management; University of Mark Lomanno
Maryland, DBA Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor, Music; University of Texas, Austin,
PhD
Karl J. Lieberherr
Professor, Computer and Information Science; Eidgenössische Fabrizio Lombardi
Technische Hochschule Zürich (Switzerland), PhD International Test Conference Professor, Electrical and Computer
Engineering; University of London (United Kingdom), PhD
Karin N. Lifter
Professor, Applied Psychology; Columbia University, PhD Marissa Lombardi
Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies;
Xue Lin Northeastern University, EdD
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of
Southern California, PhD
488 Faculty
Guido Lopez Vasiliki Lykourinou

Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Assistant Teaching Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology;
Northeastern University, PhD University of South Florida, PhD
Steven A. Lopez Jun Ma

Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; University of Associate Professor, Economics; University of Washington, PhD
California, Los Angeles, PhD
Kayse Maass
Connie Lorette Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; University of
Assistant Clinical Professor, Nursing; Boston College, PhD Michigan, PhD
Ralph H. Loring Patricia A. Mabrouk

Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences; Cornell University, PhD Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, PhD
Ivan Loseu
Professor, Mathematics; Moscow State University (Russia), PhD Esther MacKenzie
Visiting Clinical Instructor, Nursing; Boston University, MA
Daniel Lothian
Visiting Scholar, Journalism; American University, MA Andrew Mackie
Kathleen E. Lotterhos Nebraska, MS
Assistant Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences; Florida State
University, PhD Emanuele Macri
Associate Professor, Mathematics; SISSA (Italy), PhD
Salim A. Lotuff III
Teaching Professor, Communication Studies; Northeastern University, MA Jeanne Madden
Associate Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences; Harvard
Deirdre Loughridge University, PhD
Assistant Professor, Music; University of Pennsylvania, PhD
Kristin Madison
Jennifer O. Love Professor, Health Sciences and Law; Stanford University, PhD
Associate Academic Specialist, Engineering; University of Iowa, MS
Tracy Magee
Timothy Love Assistant Clinical Professor, Nursing; Boston College, PhD
Associate Professor, Architecture; Harvard University, MArch
Bala Maheswaran
William Lovely Teaching Professor, Engineering; Northeastern University, PhD
Assistant Academic Specialist, International Business and Strategy;
Northeastern University, DLP Debra Mahfouz
Amy Shirong Lu University of Rhode Island, PharmD
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies and Health Sciences;
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, PhD Elizabeth Mahler
Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; George
Long Lu Washington University, EdD
Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science; Georgia Institute
of Technology, PhD Luigia Maiellaro
Teaching Professor, World Languages Center; Russian State University
Mary Ludden for the Humanities (Russia), PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Walden
University, PhD Lee Makowski
Professor, Bioengineering and Chemistry and Chemical Biology;
Razvan Lungeanu Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
Assistant Professor, Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Northwestern
University, PhD Purnima Makris
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering;
Katherine Luongo Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
Associate Professor, History; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, PhD
Alexandros Makriyannis
Steven Lustig George D. Behrakis Chair and Professor, Center for Drug Discovery and
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering; Purdue University, PhD Chemistry and Chemical Biology; University of Kansas, PhD
David E. Luzzi Michael Malamas

Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Northwestern Research Associate Professor, Center for Drug Discovery and Chemistry
University, PhD and Chemical Biology; University of Pennsylvania, PhD
Mario Maletta
Professor, Accounting; University of Massachusetts, Amherst, PhD
Shiti Malhotra Donald G. Margotta

Lecturer, Linguistics; University of Maryland, PhD Associate Professor, Finance; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
PhD
Veronika Maliborska
Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Purdue Alina Marian
University, PhD Professor, Mathematics; Harvard University, PhD
Mikhail B. Malioutov Tucker Marion

Professor, Mathematics; Moscow State University (Russia), PhD Associate Professor, Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Pennsylvania
Andrew Mall
Assistant Professor, Music; University of Chicago, PhD Robert S. Markiewicz
Professor, Physics; University of California, Berkeley, PhD
Craig E. Maloney
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; University of Alycia Markowski
California, Santa Barbara, PhD Associate Clinical Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and
Roman Manetsch
Associate Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Mindy Marks
Pharmaceutical Sciences; University of Basel (Switzerland), PhD Associate Professor, Economics; Washington University, PhD
John Manferdelli Stacy Marsella

Professor of the Practice, Computer and Information Science; University Professor, Computer and Information Science and Psychology; Rutgers
of California, Berkeley, PhD University, PhD
Swapnil Maniar Ineke Marshall

Professor of the Practice, Health Sciences; Johns Hopkins University, Professor, Sociology and Anthropology and Criminology and Criminal
PhD Justice; Bowling Green State University, PhD
Justin Manjourides Dayna L. Martinez

Assistant Professor, Health Sciences; Harvard University, PhD Assistant Teaching Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering;
University of South Florida, Tampa, PhD
Emily Mann
Teaching Professor, Human Services; University of Wisconsin, Madison, Ramiro Martinez
PhD Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice and Sociology and
Anthropology; Ohio State University, PhD
James M. Manning
Professor, Biology; Tufts University, PhD José Angel Martinez-Lorenzo
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Electrical
Peter Manning and Computer Engineering; Universidad de Vigo (Spain), PhD
Elmer V.H. and Eileen M. Brooks Chair in Policing, Criminology and
Criminal Justice; Duke University, PhD Alexander Martsinkovsky
Associate Professor, Mathematics; Brandeis University, PhD
Moira Mannix Votel
Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, Bouvé College of Health David Massey
Sciences; Columbia University, MA Professor, Mathematics; Duke University, PhD
Peter Manolios Jude E. Mathews

Professor, Computer and Information Science; University of Texas, Austin, Associate Teaching Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Clemson
PhD University, PhD
Valentina Marano Kristen Mathieu Gonzalez

Assistant Professor, International Business and Strategy; University of Clinical Instructor, Nursing; University of Phoenix, MS
South Carolina, PhD
Daniele Mathras
Janice Maras Assistant Professor, Marketing; Arizona State University, PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor, Health Sciences; Northeastern University,
EdD Thomas M. Matta
Assistant Clinical Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences;
Krassimir Marchev Xavier University of Lousiana, PharmD
Professor of the Practice, College of Professional Studies; Northeastern
University, PhD Carla Mattos
Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Massachusetts Institute of
Edwin Marengo Fuentes Technology, PhD
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Northeastern
University, PhD Lucy Maulsby
Associate Professor, Architecture; Columbia University, PhD
490 Faculty
Ernest Mauristhene Hugh McManus

Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, D’Amore-McKim School of Associate Teaching Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering;
Business; Hardin-Simmons University, MBA Stanford University, PhD
Jessica Maxwell Cristine McMartin-Miller

Associate Clinical Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Purdue
Rehabilitation Sciences; Boston University, PhD; Massachusetts General University, PhD
Hospital Institute of Health Professions, DPT
Joseph McNabb
William Mayer Professor of the Practice, College of Professional Studies; Northeastern
Professor, Political Science; Harvard University, PhD University, PhD
Mary Mayville Robert C. McOwen

Assistant Clinical Professor, Nursing; Northeastern University, DNP Professor, Mathematics; University of California, Berkeley, PhD
Dori P. Mazor Frances Nelson McSherry

Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Arts, Media and Teaching Professor, Theatre; New York University, MFA
Design; Brandeis University, MBA
Iraz Mehdi
Charn McAllister Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Engineering;
Assistant Professor, Management and Organizational Development; California State University, Long Beach, MS
Florida State University, PhD
Emanuel S. Melachrinoudis
Michelle McAllister Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; University of
Visiting Assistant Professor, Accounting; Florida State University, PhD Massachusetts, Amherst, PhD
Laurie McCadden Waleed Meleis

Clinical Instructor, Nursing; University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MSN Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of
Michigan, PhD
Paulette McCarty
Assistant Academic Specialist, Management and Organizational Susan L. Mello
Development; University of Tennessee, PhD Assistant Professor, Communication Studies; University of Pennsylvania,
PhD
Jane McCool
Assistant Clinical Professor, Nursing; University of Rhode Island, PhD Tina J. Mello
Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Science; Boston
Al McCready College, MA
Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; George
Washington University, PhD Richard H. Melloni Jr.
Professor, Psychology; University of Massachusetts, PhD
Eileen McDonagh
Professor, Political Science; Harvard University, PhD Tommaso Melodia
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Georgia
Ann McDonald Institute of Technology, PhD
Associate Professor, Art + Design; Yale University, MFA
Latika Menon
Matthew McDonald Associate Professor, Physics; Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,
Associate Professor, Music; Yale University, PhD Bombay (India), PhD
Brianne McDonough Francisco Mesch

Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Computer and Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Computer and
Information Science; Salem State University, MS Information Science; Washington State University, MS
Melissa McElligott Hameed Metghalchi

Assistant Teaching Professor, Biology; Northeastern University, PhD Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, ScD
Seamus McGovern
Lecturer, Supply Chain and Information Management; Northeastern Laura Meyer
University, PhD Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, Graduate School of
Engineering; Cleveland State University, MEd
Nicol E. McGruer
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Michigan State Marc H. Meyer
University, PhD Robert J. Shillman Professor of Entrepreneurship and Matthews
Distinguished University Professor, Entrepreneurship and Innovation;
Jean McGuire
Professor of the Practice, Health Sciences; Brandeis University, PhD
Michael Meyer Anahit Mkrtchyan

Associate Teaching Professor, Philosophy and Religion; Boston Assistant Professor, Finance; Pennsylvania State University, PhD
University, PhD
Sarah Mockler
Ningfang Mi Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Engineering;
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of Boston College, MA
Texas, Dallas, MS
Alicia Modestino
Vidoje Mihajlovikj Associate Professor, Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Economics;
Lecturer, Computer and Information Science; Clarkson University, PhD Harvard University, PhD
Lara Milane Valentine Moghadam

Assistant Teaching Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences; Northeastern Professor, International Affairs; American University, PhD
University, PhD
Mohsen Moghaddam
Loiza Miles Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Purdue
Assistant Academic Specialist, World Languages Center; Sorbonne University, PhD
University (France), MA
Shan Mohammed
William Miles Associate Clinical Professor, Health Sciences; Case Western Reserve
Professor, Political Science; Tufts University, PhD University, MD
Danielle M. Miller Changiz Mohiyeddini

Assistant Clinical Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences; Associate Professor, Applied Psychology; University of Trier (Germany),
Northeastern University, PharmD PsyD
Edward Miller Beth Molnar

Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Boston Associate Professor, Health Sciences; Harvard University, ScD
College, PhD
James Monaghan
Gregory Miller Assistant Professor, Biology; University of Kentucky, PhD
Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences; University of New York,
PhD Yasmil Montes
Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Computer and
Heather Miller Information Science; Cambridge College, MS
Assistant Clinical Professor, Computer and Information Science; Ecole
Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (Switzerland), PhD Susan F. Montgomery
Senior Academic Specialist, Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Law;
Joanne L. Miller Northeastern University, JD
Matthews Distinguished University Professor, Psychology; University of
Minnesota, PhD Robert M. Mooradian
Professor and Harding Research Professor, Finance; University of
Matthew Miller Pennsylvania, PhD
Professor, Health Sciences; Yale University, MD; Harvard University, ScD
Rebekah Moore
Renee Miller Visiting Assistant Professor, Music; Indiana University, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Computer and Information Science; University of
Wisconsin, Madison, PhD Enrique F. Moreno
Senior Lecturer, Physics; Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Argentina),
Ennio Mingolla PhD
Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders; University of
Connecticut, PhD Kimberly Moreno
Professor, Accounting; University of Massachusetts, Amherst, PhD
Marilyn L. Minus
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Georgia Joanne Morreale
Institute of Technology, PhD Associate Professor, Media and Screen Studies; Temple University, PhD
Alan Mislove Mounira Morris

Associate Professor, Computer and Information Science; Rice University, Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University
PhD of Massachusetts, Amherst, EdD
Cheryl Mitteness Kristen Morse

Acadmic Specialist, Entrepreneurship and Innovation; University of Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, Bouvé College of Health
Louisville, PhD Sciences; Ithaca College, DPT
Nancy Mizzoni Hossein Mosallaei

Clinical Instructor, Nursing; Northeastern University, MS Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of California,
Los Angeles, PhD
492 Faculty
Edward Moss Andrew Myers

Associate Teaching Professor, Writing Program; Emerson College, MFA Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Stanford
University, PhD
Lorraine Ann Mountain
Senior Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Engineering; Tufts David Myers
University, MS Associate Teaching Professor, Finance; University of Washington, PhD
Amy Mueller Laura Mylott

Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Marine and Clinical Professor, Nursing; Boston College, PhD
Environmental Sciences; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
Nada Naji
Sinan Muftu Lecturer, Computer and Information Science; University of Neuchatel
Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; University of Rochester, (Switzerland), PhD
PhD
Thomas K. Nakayama
Tania Muino Professor, Communication Studies; University of Iowa, PhD
Assistant Academic Specialist, World Languages Center; University of
Barcelona (Spain), MA Laurie Nardone
Associate Teaching Professor, English; Emory University, PhD
Sanjeev Mukerjee
Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Texas AM University, PhD Pran Nath
Matthews Distinguished University Professor, Physics; Stanford
Jay Mulki University, PhD
Associate Professor, Marketing; University of South Florida, PhD
Hamid Nayeb-Hashemi
Anthony Mullen Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Massachusetts
Associate Teaching Professor, Computer and Information Science; Institute of Technology, PhD
University of Groningen (Netherlands), PhD
Collette Ncube
Patrick Mullen Assistant Professor, Health Sciences; University of Pittsburgh, PhD
Associate Professor, English; University of Pittsburgh, PhD
Brent Nelson
Seth Mulliken Associate Professor, Physics; University of California, Berkeley, PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor, Media and Screen Studies; North Carolina
State Univeristy, PhD Carl W. Nelson
Associate Professor, International Business and Strategy; University of
Samuel E. Munoz Manchester (United Kingdom), PhD
Assistant Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences and Civil and
Environmental Engineering; University of Wisconsin, Madison, PhD Laura Nelson
Assistant Professor, Sociology and Anthropology; University of California,
Kellianne Murphy Berkeley, PhD
Senior Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Arts, Media and
Design; Northeastern University, MA Huy Nguyen
Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science; Princeton
Lauren A. Murphy University, PhD
Rehabilitation Sciences; Portland State University, PhD Julie Nguyen
Robert Murray Columbia University, MA
Assistant Academic Specialist, Supply Chain and Information
Management; Harvard Business School, MBA Jennifer Nichol
Assistant Professor, Accounting; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
Shashi K. Murthy PhD
Professor, Chemical Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
PhD Sandy Nickel
Hande Musdal Ondemir of Iowa, PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering;
Northeastern University, PhD Mark J. Niedre
Associate Professor, Bioengineering; University of Toronto (Canada), PhD
Cecelia Musselman
Associate Teaching Professor, Writing Program; Columbia University, PhD Spyridon Nikas
Research Associate Professor, Center for Drug Discovery; Aristotle
Shakir Mustafa University (Greece), PhD
Teaching Professor, World Languages Center; Boston University, PhD
Jelena Nikolic
Assistant Teaching Professor, Economics; Nottingham University (United
Kingdom), PhD
Matthew Nippins Curtis Odom

Assistant Clinical Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and Visiting Lecturer, Management and Organizational Development;
Rehabilitation Sciences; Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Pepperdine University, EdD
Health Professions, DPT
Dietmar Offenhuber
Matthew C Nisbet Assistant Professor, Art + Design and Public Policy and Urban Affairs;
Professor, Communication Studies; Cornell University, PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
Cristina Nita-Rotaru Marvin Onabajo

Professor, Computer and Information Science; Johns Hopkins University, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Texas AM
PhD University, PhD
Daniel Noemi Voionmaa Kay Onan

Associate Professor, Cultures, Societies, and Global Studies; Yale Associate Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Duke University,
University, PhD PhD
Alison Nogueira Mary Jo Ondrechen

Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Engineering; Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Northwestern University, PhD
Suffolk University, MEd
Annalisa Onnis-Hayden
David Nolan Associate Teaching Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering;
Associate Clinical Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and University of Cagliari (Italy), PhD
Rehabilitation Sciences; Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of
Health Professions, DPT Alina Oprea
Associate Professor, Computer and Information Science; Carnegie Mellon
Kimberly Nolan University, PhD
of Vermont, EdD Toyoko J. Orimoto
Assistant Professor, Physics; University of California, Berkeley, PhD
Carey Noland
Associate Professor, Communication Studies; Ohio University, PhD Jessica Ormsby
Ellen Noonan University of Massachusetts, Boston, MEd
Andrew Orr-Skirvin
Matthew Noonan Associate Clinical Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences;
Associate Teaching Professor, Writing Program; Massachusetts College University of Texas, Austin, PharmD
of Art, MFA
Elika Ortega Guzman
Guevara Noubir Assistant Professor, Cultures, Societies, and Global Studies; University of
Professor, Computer and Information Science; Swiss Federal Institute of Western Ontario (Canada), PhD
Technology, Lausanne (Switzerland), PhD
Sarah Ostadabbas
Gilbert Nyaga Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of
Associate Professor and Joe Dichiacchio Faculty Fellow, Supply Chain Texas, Dallas, PhD
and Information Management; Michigan State University, PhD
Timothy Ouillette
Daniel O?Brien Assistant Teaching Professor, Communication Studies; Art Institute of
Assistant Professor, Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Criminology and Boston, MFA
Criminal Justice; Binghamton University, PhD
Jane Owens
Brian O?Connell Associate Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences;
Assistant Teaching Professor, Engineering; Tufts University, PhD Pennsylvania State University, PhD
Donica O?Malley Oyindasola O. Oyelaran

Postdoctoral Teaching Associate, Communication Studies; University of Associate Teaching Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Harvard
Pittsburgh, PhD University, PhD
Jessica Oakes Yusuf Ozbek

Assistant Professor, Bioengineering; University of California, San Diego, Associate Teaching Professor, Graduate School of Engineering;
PhD Northeastern University, PhD
Antonio Ocampo-Guzman Sean O’Connell

Associate Professor, Theatre; York University (Canada), MFA Assistant Academic Specialist, College of Professional Studies;
University of Massachusetts, MA
494 Faculty
Catherine O’Connor Rupal Patel

Clinical Instructor, Nursing; Boston College, MS Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders and Computer and
Information Science; University of Toronto (Canada), PhD
George A. O’Doherty
Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Ohio State University, PhD Dipu Patel-Junankar
Russ O’Haver Nebraska, MPAS
Senior Academic Specialist, Accounting; University of New York, PhD
Bryan Patterson
Peggy L. O’Kelly Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University
Principal Lecturer, Accounting; University of Michigan, MBA of Florida, PhD
Donald M. O’Malley Mark R. Patterson

Associate Professor, Biology; Harvard University, PhD Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences and Civil and
Environmental Engineering; Harvard University, PhD
Therese M. O’Neil-Pirozzi
Associate Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders; Boston Koen Pauwels
University, ScD Distinguished Professor, Marketing; University of California, Los Angeles,
PhD
Taskin Padir
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Purdue Michael Pavel
University, PhD Professor of the Practice, Computer and Information Science and Health
Sciences; New York University, PhD
Robert K. Painter
Senior Lecturer, Linguistics; State University of New York, Buffalo, PhD Spiro Pavlopoulos
Research Associate Professor, Center for Drug Discovery; Victorian
Himlona Palikhe
College of Pharmacy, Melborne (Australia), PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor, Graduate School of Engineering; Texas
Tech University, PhD Virgiliu Pavlu
Costas Panagopoulos
Professor, Political Science; New York University, PhD
Nancy Pawlyshyn
Kwamina Panford
Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Capella
Associate Professor, Cultures, Societies, and Global Studies;
University, PhD
Celia Pearce
Coleen C. Pantalone
Associate Professor, Game Design; University of the Arts London (United
Associate Professor, Finance; Iowa State University, PhD
Kingdom), PhD
Themis Papageorge
Neal J. Pearlmutter
Associate Clinical Professor, Computer and Information Science;
Associate Professor, Psychology; Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
PhD
Harikrishnan Parameswaran
Melissa Pearson
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering; Boston University, PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor, Writing Program; University of South
Serena Parekh McGushin Carolina, PhD
Associate Professor, Philosophy and Religion; Boston College, PhD
Christoffer Pedersen
Jason Parente Assistant Professor, Art + Design; University of Copenhagen (Denmark),
Assistant Clinical Professor, Physician Assistant Program; Northeastern PhD
University, MS
Melissa Peiken
Melissa Parenti Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Computer and
Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University Information Science; Emerson College, MEd
of Southern California, EdD
Russell Pensyl
Andrea Parker Professor, Art + Design; Western Michigan University, MFA
Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science and Health
Diane Perez
Sciences; Georgia Institute of Technology, PhD
Assistant Academic Specialist, College of Professional Studies; Salem
Christopher Parsons State University, MEd
Assistant Professor, History; University of Toronto (Canada), PhD
Ivan Petkov
Nikos Passas Assistant Professor, Economics; Boston College, PhD
Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice; University of Edinburgh
(Scotland), PhD
Courtney Pfluger Gerald Porter

Assistant Teaching Professor, Chemical Engineering; Northeastern Visiting Lecturer, Economics; Babson College, MBA
University, PhD
Richard D. Porter
Pegaret Pichler Professor, Mathematics; Yale University, PhD
Assistant Professor, Finance; Stanford University, PhD
Veronica L. Porter
Susan E. Picillo Associate Professor, Cooperative Education, College of Science;
Senior Lecturer, Communication Studies; Cambridge College, MEd Northeastern University, MEd
Pamela Pietrucci John Portz

Visiting Lecturer, Communication Studies; University of Washington, PhD Professor, Political Science; University of Wisconsin, Madison, PhD
Jessica Pike Mary-Susan Potts-Santone

Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Engineering; Teaching Professor, Biology; University of New Hampshire, PhD
Bridgewater State University, MEd
Karen Pounds
Sara Pintado-Lopez Assistant Clinical Professor, Nursing; University of Rhode Island, PhD
Associate Professor, Health Sciences; University Carlos III of Madrid
(Spain), PhD Michael J. Power
Lecturer, Supply Chain and Information Management; Northeastern
Ameet Pinto University, MBA
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University, PhD Edward Powers
Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies;
Maricla Pirozzi Northeastern University, PhD
Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, Graduate School of
Engineering; European School of Economics (Italy), MBA Susan G. Powers-Lee
Professor, Biology; University of California, Berkeley, PhD
Leigh Plant
Research Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences; University of Silvia Prina
Leeds (United Kingdom), PhD Associate Professor, Economics; Boston University, PhD
Harlan D. Platt Robert Prior

Professor, Finance; University of Michigan, PhD Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Nova
Southeastern University, EdD
Marjorie Platt
Professor, Accounting; University of Michigan, PhD Robert Pritchard
Associate Teaching Professor, Economics; Northeastern University, PhD
Robert Platt Jr.
Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science; University of Mark Prokosch
Massachusetts, Amherst, PhD Senior Lecturer, Psychology; University of California, Davis, PhD
Mya Poe Sheila M. Puffer

Associate Professor, English; University of Massachusetts, Amherst, PhD Professor and University Distinguished Professor, International Business
and Strategy; University of California, Berkeley, PhD
Hermine Poghosyan
Assistant Professor, Nursing; University of Massachusetts Boston, PhD Karen Quigley
Research Associate Professor, Psychology; Ohio State University, PhD
Ann Polcari
Associate Clinical Professor, Nursing; Boston College, PhD Gordana Rabrenovic
Associate Professor, Sociology and Anthropology; State University of
Stephanie Pollack New York, Albany, PhD
Professor of the Practice, Public Policy and Urban Affairs; Harvard Law
School, JD John Rachlin
Assistant Teaching Professor, Computer and Information Science; Boston
Michael P. Pollastri University, PhD
Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Brown University, PhD
Joseph A. Raelin
Marius Popescu Professor and Asa S. Knowles Chair of Practice-Oriented Education,
Visiting Assistant Professor, Finance; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Management and Organizational Development; State University of New
State University, PhD York, Buffalo, PhD
Hilary Poriss Sriramasundarar Rajagopalan

Associate Professor, Music; University of Chicago, PhD Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Capella
University, PhD
Gary Porter
Assistant Teaching Professor, Finance; University of South Carolina, PhD
496 Faculty
Rajmohan Rajaraman Milda Richardson

Professor, Computer and Information Science; University of Texas, Austin, Lecturer, Art + Design; Boston University, PhD
PhD
Megan Richmond
Ravi Ramamurti Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, D’Amore-McKim School of
University Distinguished Chair Professor, International Business and Business; Boston College, MEd
Strategy; Harvard University, DBA
Janet S. Rico
Valeria Ramdin Associate Clinical Professor, Nursing; Northeastern University, PhD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Nursing; Northeastern University, DNSc
Mirek Riedewald
Alireza Ramezani Associate Professor, Computer and Information Science; University of
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of California, Santa Barbara, PhD
Michigan, PhD
Christoph Riedl
Janet Randall Assistant Professor, Supply Chain and Information Management and
Professor, English; University of Massachusetts, Amherst, PhD Computer and Information Science; Technische Universität München
(Germany), PhD
Aanjhan Ranganathan
Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science; ETH Zurich Justin B. Ries
(Switzerland), PhD Associate Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences; Johns Hopkins
University, PhD
Carey M. Rappaport
College of Engineering Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Matteo Rinaldi
Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ScD Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of
Pennsylvania, PhD
Andrea Raynor
Teaching Professor, Art + Design; School of Visual Arts, MFA Christie Rizzo
Assistant Professor, Applied Psychology; University of Southern
Desislava Raytcheva California, Los Angeles, PhD
Lecturer, Biology; Northeastern University, PhD
Christina Roberts
Leena Razzaq Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, D’Amore-McKim School of
Assistant Teaching Professor, Computer and Information Science; Business; Simmons College, MBA
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, PhD
Susan J. Roberts
Joseph Reagle Professor, Nursing; Boston University, DNSc
Associate Professor, Communication Studies; New York University, PhD
Christopher J. Robertson
Debra J. Reid Professor, International Business and Strategy; Florida State University,
Associate Clinical Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences; PhD
Northeastern University, PharmD
Craig M. Robertson
Imke Reimers Associate Professor, Media and Screen Studies; University of Illinois,
Assistant Professor, Economics; University of Minnesota, PhD Urbana-Champaign, PhD
Karen Reiss Medwed William Robertson

Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; New York Associate Professor, Computer and Information Science and Electrical
University, PhD and Computer Engineering; University of California, Santa Barbara, PhD
Marketa Rejtar Cordula Robinson

Assistant Clinical Professor, Nursing; Massachusetts General Hospital Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University
Institute of Health Professions, PhD College London (United Kingdom), PhD
John R. Reynolds Hillary Robinson

Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences; Duquesne University, Associate Professor, Law and Sociology and Anthropology;
PharmD Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD; Harvard University, JD
Karl Reynolds Holbrook Robinson

Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University Associate Professor, Cultures, Societies, and Global Studies; University of
of Washington, PhD California, Berkeley, PhD
Mahtab Rezvani Tracy L. Robinson Wood

Assistant Academic Specialist, College of Professional Studies; California Professor, Applied Psychology; Harvard University, EdD
State University, Los Angeles, MA
Brian Robison
Christopher Richardson Assistant Teaching Professor, Music; Cornell University, DMA
Lecturer, Biology; Boston University, PhD
David Rochefort Carmel Salhi

Distinguished Professor, Political Science; Brown University, PhD Assistant Professor, Health Sciences; Harvard University, PhD
Rachel Rodgers William Sanchez

Associate Professor, Applied Psychology; Université de Toulouse-Le Associate Professor, Applied Psychology; Boston University, PhD
Mirail (France), PhD
Nada Sanders
Kirsten Rodine Hardy Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain and
Associate Professor, Political Science; University of California, Berkeley, Information Management; Ohio State University, PhD
PhD
Tova Sanders
Bruce Ronkin Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; George
Professor, Music; University of Maryland, DMA Washington University, EdD
Tayla Rose Ronald Sandler

Assistant Clinical Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences; Professor, Philosophy and Religion; University of Wisconsin, Madison,
University of Connecticut, PharmD PhD
Rebeca B. Rosengaus Billye Sankofa Waters

Associate Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences; Boston Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University
University, PhD of North Carolina, PhD
James R. Ross Ravi Sarathy

Associate Professor, Journalism; American University, MA Professor, International Business and Strategy; University of Michigan,
PhD
Alexandra Roth
Associate Academic Specialist, International Business and Strategy; Linda Sarkisian
University of Frankfurt (Germany), PhD Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, D’Amore-McKim School of
Business; Lynn University, MBA
Sara Rouhanifard
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering; Yeshiva University, PhD Mehrdad Sasani
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; University of
Deya Roy California, Berkeley, PhD
Postdoctoral Teaching Associate, Communication Studies; State
University of New York, Amherst, MA Ajay B. Satpute
Assistant Professor, Psychology; University of California, Los Angeles,
Jeffrey W. Ruberti PhD
Professor, Bioengineering; Tulane University, PhD
Behrooz (Barry) Satvat
Michael Ruff Associate Teaching Professor, Chemical Engineering; Massachusetts
Assistant Teaching Professor, Accounting; Bentley University, PhD Institute of Technology, ScD
Timothy J. Rupert Daniel Saulnier

Professor, Accounting; Pennsylvania State University, PhD Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Engineering;
Babson College, MBA
Ivan Rupnik
Associate Professor, Architecture; Harvard University, MArch Kevin Scanlon
Professor of the Practice, Entrepreneurship and Innovation; University of
Bruce Russell
London (United Kingdom), PhD
Associate Academic Specialist, Supply Chain and Information
Management; National University of Ireland (Ireland), PhD Samuel V. Scarpino
Assistant Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences and Physics;
J. Timothy Sage
University of Texas, Austin, PhD
Associate Professor, Physics; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
PhD Carmen Sceppa
Professor, Health Sciences; Francisco Marroquin University (Guatemala),
Vinod Sahney
MD; Tufts University, PhD
University Distinguished Professor, Mechanical and Industrial
Engineering; University of Wisconsin, Madison, PhD Martin Schedlbauer
Associate Clinical Professor, Computer and Information Science;
Yuki Sakurai
University of Massachusetts, PhD
Visiting Lecturer, World Languages Center; Ohio State University, MA
Gunar Schirner
Masoud Salehi
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Stanford
California, Irvine, PhD
University, PhD
498 Faculty
Ralf W. Schlosser Susan Setta

Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders; Purdue University, Associate Professor, Philosophy and Religion; Pennsylvania State
PhD University, PhD
Benjamin Schmidt Bahram Shafai

Assistant Professor, History; Princeton University, PhD Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; George Washington
University, ScD
Walter Schnyder
Associate Teaching Professor, Computer and Information Science; Swiss Michael Shah
Federal Institute of Technology (Switzerland), PhD Lecturer, Computer and Information Science; Tufts University, PhD
Egon Schulte Rebecca M. Shansky

Professor, Mathematics; University of Dortmund (Germany), PhD Assistant Professor, Psychology; Yale University, PhD
Kathryn Schulte Grahame Harvey Shapiro

Associate Teaching Professor, Engineering; Columbia University, PhD Associate Clinical Professor, College of Professional Studies; Hebrew
Union College, PhD
Joseph Schwartz
Associate Teaching Professor, Communication Studies; University of William T. Sharp
Iowa, PhD Assistant Teaching Professor, Psychology; Boston Graduate School of
Psychoanalysis, PhD
Michael Schwartz
Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, Graduate School of Gavin M. Shatkin
Engineering; Northeastern University, MS Associate Professor, Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Architecture;
Rutgers University, PhD
Martin Schwarz Jr.
Associate Professor, Mathematics; Courant Institute, PhD Dennis R. Shaughnessy
Senior Academic Specialist, Entrepreneurship and Innovation; University
Cody Scott of Maryland, JD
Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science; University of
Maryland, PhD Margaret Shea
Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, D’Amore-McKim School of
Douglass Scott Business; Boston University, BLS
Senior Lecturer, Art + Design; Yale University, MFA
Thomas C. Sheahan
Frank (Alex) Scott Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Massachusetts Institute
Assistant Professor, Supply Chain and Information Management; of Technology, ScD
Pennsylvania State University, PhD
Sandra Shefelbine
Steven Scyphers Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and
Assistant Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences; University of Bioengineering; Stanford University, PhD
South Alabama, PhD
Abhi Shelat
Darcey Searles Associate Professor, Computer and Information Science; Massachusetts
Postdoctoral Teaching Associate, Communication Studies; Rutgers Institute of Technology, PhD
University, PhD
Paxton Sheldahl
Max Sederer Assistant Teaching Professor, Architecture; Harvard University, MArch
Tufts University, MEd Eliot Sherman
Senior Lecturer, Finance; Bentley College, MST
Magy Seif El-Nasr
Associate Professor, Computer and Information Science and Art + Design; H. David Sherman
Northeastern University, PhD Professor, Accounting; Harvard University, DBA
Ethan Selinger Amit Shesh

Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Computer and Associate Teaching Professor, Computer and Information Science;
Information Science; University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MS University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, PhD
Laura Senier Shiaoming Shi

Assistant Professor, Sociology and Anthropology and Health Sciences; Assistant Teaching Professor, Bioengineering; University of Pittsburgh,
Brown University, PhD PhD
Sumi Seo Craig Shillaber

Lecturer, Mathematics; University of Missouri, Columbia, PhD Assistant Teaching Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering;
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, MS
Jennifer Shire Nikolai Slavov

Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Computer and Assistant Professor, Bioengineering; Princeton University, PhD
Information Science; Columbia University, MBA
Rory Smead
Olin Shivers Ronald L. and Linda A. Rossetti Professor for the Humanities, Philosophy
Professor, Computer and Information Science; Carnegie Mellon University, and Religion; University of California, Irvine, PhD
PhD
David A. Smith
Mariya Shiyko Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science; Johns Hopkins
Associate Professor, Applied Psychology; City University of New York, University, PhD
PhD
Keith Smith
Katy Shorey Assistant Professor, Marketing; University of Georgia, PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor, Philosophy and Religion; University of
Missouri, PhD Matthew Smith
Associate Professor, Philosophy and Religion; University of North
Aatmesh Shrivastava Carolina, Chapel Hill, PhD
Virginia, Charlottesville, PhD Ronald Bruce Smith
Associate Professor, Music; University of California, Berkeley, PhD
Stephanie Sibicky
Assistant Clinical Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences; Wendy A. Smith
University of Rhode Island, PhD College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Associate Professor, Biology;
Duke University, PhD
Brandon Sichling
Assistant Teaching Professor, Art + Design; Emerson College, MFA Eugene S. Smotkin
Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; University of Texas, Austin,
Jose Sierra PhD
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain), PhD Bridget Smyser
Associate Teaching Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering;
Robert Sikes Worcester Polytechnic Institute, PhD
Associate Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation
Sciences; University of Texas, Houston, PhD Nancy P. Snyder
Associate Teaching Professor, Psychology; Harvard University, EdD
Michael B. Silevitch
Robert Black Professor of Engineering and College of Engineering Dani Snyder-Young
Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Assistant Professor, Theatre; New State University, PhD
Pablo Soberon Bravo
Peter Simon Zelevinsky Research Professor, Mathematics; University College London
Teaching Professor, Economics; Northern Illinois University, PhD (United Kingdom), PhD
Simon Singer Claudia Sokol

Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice; University of Pennsylvania, Associate Teaching Professor, World Languages Center; University of
PhD Buenos Aires (Argentina), MD
Hanumant Singh Eduardo Sontag

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mechanical and University Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Industrial Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD and Bioengineering; University of Florida, PhD
Rifat Sipahi Maria Sorenson

Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; University of Visiting Clinical Instructor, Nursing; Northeastern University, MSN
Connecticut, PhD
Susan Soroka
Michail V. Sitkovsky Assistant Teaching Professor, Writing Program; Drew University, PhD
Eleanor W. Black Chair in Immunophysiology and Pharmaceutical
Nikolaos S. Soukos
Biotechnology and Professor, Institute for Tissue Damage and Biology;
Assistant Teaching Professor, Physics and Biology; University of Munich
Moscow State University (Russia), PhD
(Germany), PhD
Mark Sivak
Bert A. Spector
Associate Teaching Professor, Art + Design and Engineering;
Associate Professor, International Business and Strategy; University of
Missouri, PhD
Adrienne Slaughter
Denise Spencer
Lecturer, Computer and Information Science; University of Washington,
Senior Lecturer, Supply Chain and Information Management; Boston
PhD
College, PhD
500 Faculty
Karen M. Spikes Tracy Strain

Lecturer, Psychology; Cornell University, PhD Professor of the Practice, Media and Screen Studies; Harvard University,
MEd
David Sprague
Lecturer, Computer and Information Science; University of Victoria Amy Stratman
(Canada), PhD Assistant Academic Specialist, College of Professional Studies; Simmons
College, MA
Bryan Q. Spring
Assistant Professor, Physics; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Phyllis R. Strauss
PhD Matthews Distinguished University Professor, Biology; Rockefeller
University, PhD
Shelia Springer
Postdoctoral Teaching Associate, Communication Studies; University of Heather Streets-Salter
Arizona, Tucson, MA Professor, History; Duke University, PhD
Srinivas Sridhar Aron P. Stubbins

College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor, Physics; California Associate Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences and Civil
Institute of Technology, PhD and Environmental Engineering and Chemistry and Chemical Biology;
Newcastle University (United Kingdom), PhD
Kandarp Srinivasan
Assistant Professor, Finance; Washington University, St. Louis, PhD Ming Su
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering; Northwestern University, PhD
Thomas Starr
Professor, Art + Design; Yale University, MFA Fernando Suarez
Jean C. Tempel Professor, Entrepreneurship and Innovation;
Mary Steffel Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
Assistant Professor, Marketing; Princeton University, PhD; University of
Florida, PhD Alexandru I. Suciu
Professor, Mathematics; Columbia University, PhD
Karen Stein
Visiting Assistant Professor, Art + Design; Virginia Commonwealth Annemarie C. Sullivan
University, MFA Clinical Instructor, Health Sciences; Northeastern University, MS
Leslie Stein Denis Sullivan

Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; United Professor, Political Science and International Affairs; University of
States International University, EdD Michigan, PhD
Armen B. Stepanyants Fareena Sultan

Associate Professor, Physics; University of Rhode Island, PhD Professor, Marketing; Columbia University, PhD
Jennie Stephens Hao Sun

Professor, Public Policy and Urban Affairs; California Institute of Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Columbia
Technology, PhD University, PhD
Dagmar Sternad Linlin Sun

Professor, Biology and Electrical and Computer Engineering; University of Assistant Research Professor, Chemical Engineering; Northeastern
Connecticut, PhD University, PhD
Sara Stifano Nian-Xiang Sun

Postdoctoral Teaching Associate, Communication Studies; University of Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Stanford University, PhD
Connecticut, PhD
Ravi Sundaram
Sebastian Stockman Professor, Computer and Information Science; Massachusetts Institute of
Associate Teaching Professor, Writing Program; Emerson College, MFA Technology, PhD
Milica Stojanovic Gloria Sutton

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Northeastern University, Associate Professor, Art + Design; University of California, Los Angeles,
PhD PhD
Janos Stone John D. Swain

Lecturer, Art + Design; Boston University, MFA Associate Professor, Physics; University of Toronto (Canada), PhD
Michael Stone Richard S. Swasey Jr.

Assistant Teaching Professor, Economics; University of Conneticut, PhD Principal Lecturer, Finance; University of Virginia, MBA
Jacob Stowell Jacqueline F. Sweeney

Associate Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice; State University of Senior Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Arts, Media and
New York, Albany, PhD Design; Northeastern University, MS
Nina Sylvanus Jonathan L. Tilly

Associate Professor, Sociology and Anthropology; Ecole des Hautes University Distinguished Professor, Biology; Rutgers, the State University
Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris (France), PhD of New Jersey, PhD
Balazs Szelenyi Frank Tip

Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University Professor, Computer and Information Science; University of Amsterdam
of California, Los Angeles, PhD (Netherlands), PhD
Mario Sznaier Lisa J. Tison-Thomas

Dennis Picard Trustee Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Science;
University of Washington, PhD Emmanuel College, MA
Srinivas Tadigadapa Devesh Tiwari

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Cambridge University Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; North Carolina
(United Kingdom), PhD State University, PhD
Gilead Tadmor Yustianto Tjiptowidjojo

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Weizmann Institute of Assistant Teaching Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering;
Science (Israel), PhD Mississippi State University, PhD
Paul Tagliamonte Gordana G. Todorov

Visiting Lecturer, Supply Chain and Information Management; Boston Professor, Mathematics; Brandeis University, PhD
College, MS
Svetlana Todorova
David Tamés Visiting Lecturer, Supply Chain and Information Management; Varna
Assistant Teaching Professor, Art + Design; Massachusetts College of Art University of Management (Bulgaria), PhD
and Design, MFA
Alessio Tognetti
Michael Tannebaum Assistant Academic Specialist, World Languages Center; University of
Visiting Lecturer, Communication Studies; Georgia State University, PhD Washington, MA
Aysen Tanyeri-Abur Valerio Toledano Laredo

Associate Teaching Professor, Economics; Texas AM University, PhD Professor, Mathematics; University of Cambridge (United Kingdom), PhD
Peter Tarasewich Michael Tolley

Assistant Teaching Professor, Supply Chain and Information Associate Professor, Political Science; Johns Hopkins University, PhD
Management; University of Connecticut, PhD
Peter Y. Topalov
Mary Suzanne Tarmina Professor, Mathematics; Moscow State University (Russia), PhD
Associate Clinical Professor, Nursing; University of Utah, PhD
Vladimir P. Torchilin
Mohammad E. Taslim University Distinguished Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences; Moscow
Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; University of Arizona, State University (Russia), PhD, DSc
PhD
Ali Touran
Tomasz R. Taylor Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Stanford University, PhD
Professor, Physics; University of Warsaw (Poland), PhD
Emery A. Trahan
Philip Thai Professor, Finance; State University of New York, Albany, PhD
Assistant Professor, History; Stanford University, PhD
Stavros Tripakis
Ganesh Thakur Associate Professor, Computer and Information Science; Joseph Fourier
Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences; Institute of Chemical University (France), PhD
Technology (India), PhD
Andrew Trotman
Ronald S. Thomas Assistant Professor, Accounting; Bond University (Australia), PhD
Senior Lecturer, International Business and Strategy; Harvard University,
PhD Geoffrey C. Trussell
Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences; College of William and
Corliss Thompson Mary, PhD
Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University
of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, PhD Kumiko Tsuji
Assistant Teaching Professor, World Languages Center; Georgetown
Jamal Thorne University, PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor, Art + Design; Northeastern University, MFA
Nathaniel Tuck
George Thrush Lecturer, Computer and Information Science; University of
Professor, Architecture; Harvard University, MArch Massachusetts, Lowell, PhD
502 Faculty
Eugene Tunik Oana Veliche

Associate Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Lecturer, Mathematics; Purdue University, PhD
Sciences; Rutgers University, PhD
Venkata Vemuri
Berna Turam Research Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences; Osmania
Professor, International Affairs and Sociology and Anthropology; McGill University (India), PhD
University (Canada), PhD
Vivek Venkatachalam
Esther Tutella-Chen Assistant Professor, Physics; Harvard University, PhD
Assistant Academic Specialist, College of Professional Studies;
Vanderbilt University, MEd Madhavi Venkatesan
Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor, Economics; Vanderbilt University,
Rafael Ubal Tena PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering;
Universidad Politecnica de Valencia (Spain), PhD Anand Venkateswaran
Associate Professor, Finance; Georgia State University, PhD
Jonathan Ullman
Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science; Harvard Susan H. Ventura
University, PhD Associate Clinical Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and
Rehabilitation Sciences; Northeastern University, PhD
Annique Un
Associate Professor, International Business and Strategy; Massachusetts Alessandro Vespignani
Institute of Technology, PhD Sternberg Family Distinguished University Professor, Physics and Health
Sciences and Computer and Information Science; University of Rome La
Christopher Unger Sapienza (Italy), PhD
Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Harvard
University, EdD Gustavo Vicentini
Assistant Teaching Professor, Economics; Boston University, PhD
Steven R. Untersee
Lecturer, Biology; Tufts University, PhD Thomas Vicino
Associate Professor, Political Science and Public Policy and Urban
Moneesh Upmanyu Affairs; University of Maryland, PhD
Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; University of Michigan,
PhD Emanuele Viola
Associate Professor, Computer and Information Science; Harvard
Ricardo Valdez University, PhD
of Washington, PhD Jan Vitek
Professor, Computer and Information Science; University of Geneva
Steven Vallas (Switzerland), PhD
Professor, Sociology and Anthropology; Rutgers University, PhD
Olga Vitek
Jenny A. Van Amburgh Sy and Laurie Sternberg Interdisciplinary Associate Professor, Computer
Clinical Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences; Albany and Information Science and Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Purdue
College of Pharmacy, PharmD University, PhD
Jan-Willem Van De Meent Triet Vo Huu

Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science; Leiden Research Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science;
University (Netherlands), PhD Northeastern University, PhD
Anne L. Van De Ven-Moloney Steven V. Vollmer

Research Assistant Professor, Physics; Rice University, PhD Associate Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences; Harvard
University, PhD
Maria Van Pelt
Associate Clinical Professor, Nursing; Villanova University, DNSc Robert J. Volpe
Associate Professor, Applied Psychology; Lehigh University, PhD
Kathleen Vander Laan
Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Computer and Erik Voss
Information Science; Salem State University, MBA Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Iowa
Ashkan Vaziri
Associate Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Northeastern Sara Wadia-Fascetti
University, PhD Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Stanford University, PhD
Elaine Vejar Nancy Waggner

Assistant Academic Specialist, College of Professional Studies; Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, Pharmaceutical Sciences;
University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MS Suffolk University, JD
Thomas Wahl Oliver Wason

Associate Professor, Computer and Information Science; University of Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor, Theatre; Yale University, MFA
Texas, Austin, PhD
Gregory Wassall
Thomas E. Wales Associate Professor, Economics; Rutgers University, PhD
Research Associate Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Duke
University, PhD Barbara L. Waszczak
Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences; University of Michigan, PhD
C.J. Walker
Professor of the Practice, College of Professional Studies; George Maureen Watkins
Washington University, PhD Assistant Clinical Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and
Jacob Walker
Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Engineering; Natalya Watson
Northeastern University, MS Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University
of Colorado, PhD
Louise Walker
Associate Professor, History; Yale University, PhD Dov Waxman
Professor, Political Science and International Affairs and Jewish Studies;
Byron Wallace Johns Hopkins University, PhD
Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science; Tufts University,
PhD Rebecca Webb
Rachel Walsh Boston College, MA
Suffolk University, MS Thomas J. Webster
Arthur W. Zafiropoulo Professor, Chemical Engineering; Rensselaer
Robin Walters Polytechnic Institute, PhD
Zelevinsky Research Professor, Psychology; University of Chicago, PhD
Vanessa Wei
Suzanna Walters Assistant Teaching Professor, World Languages Center; University of
Professor, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Sociology and Iowa, MA
Anthropology; City University of New York, PhD
Liza Weinstein
Belinda Walzer Associate Professor, Sociology and Anthropology; University of Chicago,
Assistant Teaching Professor, Writing Program; University of North PhD
Carolina, Greensboro, PhD
Michael Weintraub
Richard Wamai Associate Clinical Professor, Computer and Information Science; Ohio
Associate Professor, Cultures, Societies, and Global Studies; University of State University, PhD
Helsinki (Finland), PhD
Jonathan Weitsman
Kai-tak Wan Robert G. Stone Professor, Mathematics; Harvard University, PhD
Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; University of Maryland,
College Park, PhD Brandon Welsh
Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice; University of Cambridge
Lu Wang (United Kingdom), PhD
Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science; Cornell
University, PhD Edward G. Wertheim
Associate Professor, Management and Organizational Development;
Ming Wang Yeshiva University, PhD
College of Engineering Distinguished Professor, Civil and Environmental
Engineering; University of New Mexico, PhD Richard West
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering; University of Cambridge
Qi Wang (United Kingdom), PhD
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University, PhD Alan West-Duran
Associate Professor, Cultures, Societies, and Global Studies; New York
Yanzhi Wang University, PhD
Southern California, PhD Rebecca Westerling
Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Social Sciences
Meni Wanunu and Humanities; Boston College, MA
Associate Professor, Physics; Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel), PhD
Richard Whalen
Robert J. Ward Teaching Professor, Engineering; Northeastern University, PhD
Lecturer, Music; University of California, San Diego, MA
504 Faculty
Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli Adam Woolley

Professor, Psychology; University of California, Berkeley, PhD Associate Clinical Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences;
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, PharmD
Paul C. Whitford
Assistant Professor, Physics; University of California, San Diego, PhD Benjamin Woolston
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of
John Whitney Technology, PhD
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Harvard
University, PhD Lisa Worsh
Senior Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Social Sciences and
Daniel Wichs Humanities; Bridgewater State College, MEd
Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science; New York
University, PhD Shu-Shih Y. Wu
Lecturer, Mathematics; Northeastern University, PhD
Peter H. Wiederspahn
Associate Professor, Architecture; Harvard University, MArch Sara A. Wylie
Assistant Professor, Sociology and Anthropology and Health Sciences;
Afi Wiggins Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
of Virginia, PhD Xia Xiao
Assistant Professor, Accounting; University of Arizona, PhD
John Wihbey
Assistant Professor, Journalism; Columbia University, MS Wei Xie
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering;
Ronald J. Willey Northwestern University, PhD
Professor, Chemical Engineering; University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
PhD Shiawee X. Yang
Associate Professor, Finance; Pennsylvania State University, PhD
Margaret Williams
Visiting Lecturer, Communication Studies; University of Illinois, Chicago, Diane Yasgur
PhD Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Engineering;
New York University, MBA
Mark C. Williams
Professor, Physics; University of Minnesota, PhD Lichuan Ye
Associate Professor, Nursing; University of Pennsylvania, DNSc
Stephen Williams
Associate Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Social Sciences Mishac K. Yegian
and Humanities; Suffolk University, JD College of Engineering Distinguished Professor, Civil and Environmental
Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
Tiffani Williams
Professor of the Practice, Computer and Information Science; University Edmund Yeh
of Central Florida, PhD Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, PhD
Christo Wilson
Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science; University of Boris Yelin
California, Santa Barbara, PhD Assistant Teaching Professor, World Languages Center; Purdue
University, PhD
Sheila Winborne
Assistant Teaching Professor, Philosophy and Religion; Harvard Benjamin Yelle
University, PhD Assistant Teaching Professor, Philosophy and Religion; University of
Miami, PhD
Eric Winter
Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Engineering; Sheng-Che Yen
Northeastern University, MS Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation
Sciences; New York University, PhD
Pamela Wojnar
Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University Mark L. Yorra
of Sports Academy, EdD Senior Cooperative Education Coordinator, Pharmacy and Health Systems
Sciences; Northeastern University, EdD
John Wolfe
Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Columbia Carol Young
University, EdD Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University
of Massachusetts, PhD
Darien Wood
Professor, Physics; University of California, Berkeley, PhD Gary Young
Professor, International Business and Strategy and Health Sciences;
Dori C. Woods State University of New York, Buffalo, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biology; University of Notre Dame, PhD
Lydia Young Xiaolei Zhao

Associate Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Boston Zelevinsky Research Professor, Mathematics; University of Michigan, PhD
College, PhD
Kungcheng Zheng
Nancy Young Assistant Professor, Finance; University of Michigan, PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Boston
University, PhD Ting Zhou
Associate Professor, Mathematics; University of Washington, PhD
Sara C. Young-Hong
Clinical Instructor, Communication Sciences and Disorders; University of Xiaomu Zhou
Pittsburgh, MA Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University
of Michigan, PhD
Qi (Rose) Yu
Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science; University of Zhaohui S. Zhou
Southern California, Los Angeles, PhD Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Scripps Research Institute,
PhD
Shuishan Yu
Associate Professor, Architecture; University of Washington, PhD Hongli Zhu
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; South China
Jennifer Yule University of Technology (China), PhD
Associate Academic Specialist, Marketing; Glasgow Caledonian
University (Scotland), PhD Sali Ziane
Associate Teaching Professor, World Languages Center; University of
Nizar Zaarour Paris XIII (France), PhD
Assistant Teaching Professor, Supply Chain and Information
Management; Northeastern University, PhD Nathanial Ziegler
Michelle Zaff Indiana University of Pennsylvania, MEd
Assistant Cooperative Education Coordinator, College of Social Sciences
and Humanities; Suffolk University, JD Katherine S. Ziemer
Professor, Chemical Engineering; West Virginia University, PhD
Christos Zahopoulos
Associate Professor, College of Professional Studies; Northeastern Emily Zimmerman
University, PhD Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders; University
of Kansas, PhD
Carl Zangerl
Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; University Gregory Zimmerman
of Illinois, PhD Associate Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice; State University of
New York, Albany, PhD
Alan J. Zaremba
Associate Professor, Communication Studies; State University of New Kathrin Zippel
York, Buffalo, PhD Associate Professor, Sociology and Anthropology; University of
Michele C. Zee
Assistant Teaching Professor, Behavioral Neuroscience; University of Steven Zoloth
Oregon, PhD Professor, Health Sciences; University of Pennsylvania, PhD
Ibrahim Zeid Elizabeth Zulick

Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; University of Akron, Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Professional Studies; Boston
PhD University, PhD
Edward David Zepeda Ronald Zullo

Assistant Professor, Supply Chain and Information Management; Senior Lecturer, Accounting; Bentley University, MS
University of Minnesota, PhD
Günther K. H. Zupanc
David P. Zgarrick Professor, Biology; University of California, San Diego, PhD; University of
Professor, Pharmacy and Health Systems Sciences; Ohio State University, Tübingen (Germany), Dr. rer. nat. habil.
PhD
Alexander Zvonok
Ke Zhang Research Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences; Belarusian State
Associate Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Washington University (Belarus), PhD
University, St. Louis, PhD
Nikolai Zvonok
Yue May Zhang Research Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences; Russian
Associate Professor, Accounting; University of Pittsburgh, PhD Academy of Sciences (Russia), PhD
506 Appendix
Appendix
• Governing Boards and Officers of Northeastern (p. 506) Winslow Sargeant
• University Leadership (p. 507) Ronald L. Sargent
• Statements of Accreditation and State Authorization (p. 508) Sy Sternberg
Melina Travlos
• Institutional Calendars and Online Resources (p. 510)
Joseph M. Tucci
• General Information (p. 510) Christopher A. Viehbacher
Christophe P. Weber
Arthur W. Zafiropoulo
Governing Boards and Officers of Northeastern
Michael J. Zamkow
Officers of the Corporation and Board of Trustees 2017–2018 EX-OFFICIO

Richard A. D’Amore, Chair Joseph E. Aoun
Edward G. Galante, Vice Chair
Katherine S. McHugh, Vice Chair
TRUSTEES EMERITAE/I
George D. Behrakis
Alan S. McKim, Vice Chair
Margot Botsford
OFFICERS EMERITAE/I Frederick Brodsky
Neal F. Finnegan, Chair Emeritus Frederick L. Brown
Sy Sternberg, Chair Emeritus Louis W. Cabot
George D. Behrakis, Vice Chair Emeritus George W. Chamillard
George W. Chamillard, Vice Chair Emeritus Richard P. Chapman Jr.
Richard P. Chapman Jr., Vice Chair Emeritus John J. Cullinane
H. Patricia Hanna, Vice Chair Emerita Harry T. Daniels
Frederic T. Hersey, Vice Chair Emeritus Edmond J. English
Robert C. Marini, Vice Chair Emeritus James V. Fetchero
Richard C. Ockerbloom, Vice Chair Emeritus Neal F. Finnegan
Carole J. Shapazian, Vice Chair Emerita W. Kevin Fitzgerald
Jean C. Tempel, Vice Chair Emerita H. Patricia Hanna
Alan D. Tobin, Vice Chair Emeritus Frederic T. Hersey
Arnold S. Hiatt
Members of the Board of Trustees J. Philip Johnston
Barbara C. Alleyne Richard G. Lesser
Jeffrey S. Bornstein Diane H. Lupean
Nonnie S. Burnes Anthony R. Manganaro
Peter B. Cameron Robert C. Marini
Jeffrey J. Clarke Roger M. Marino
William J. Conley Lloyd J. Mullin
William J. Cotter Richard C. Ockerbloom
William “Mo” Cowan Arthur A. Pappas
Richard A. D’Amore Thomas L. Phillips
Susan Deitch Dennis J. Picard
Deborah Dunsire Ronald L. Rossetti
Spencer T. Fung Carole J. Shapazian
Edward G. Galante Robert J. Shillman
Sir Lucian Grainge Janet M. Smith
David L. House Stephen J. Sweeney
William S. Howard Jean C. Tempel
Frances N. Janis W. Nicholas Thorndike
Chaitanya Kanojia Alan D. Tobin
Venetia G. Kontogouris James L. Waters
William A. Lowell Catherine A. White
Todd M. Manganaro Ellen M. Zane
Katherine S. McHugh
Alan S. McKim
HONORARY TRUSTEES
Scott M. Black
Henry J. Nasella
Chad Gifford
Anita Nassar
Kuntoro Mangkusubroto
Kathryn M. Nicholson
Lucille R. Zanghi
James J. Pallotta
John V. Pulichino Richard A. D’Amore, Chair
Marcy L. Reed Edward G. Galante, Vice Chair
Katherine S. McHugh, Vice Chair Frederick L. Brown

Alan S. McKim, Vice Chair Louis W. Cabot
George W. Chamillard
OFFICERS EMERITAE/I Richard P. Chapman Jr.
Neal F. Finnegan, Chair Emeritus John J. Cullinane
Sy Sternberg, Chair Emeritus Harry T. Daniels
George D. Behrakis, Vice Chair Emeritus Edmond J. English
George W. Chamillard, Vice Chair Emeritus James V. Fetchero
Richard P. Chapman Jr., Vice Chair Emeritus Neal F. Finnegan
H. Patricia Hanna, Vice Chair Emerita W. Kevin Fitzgerald
Frederic T. Hersey, Vice Chair Emeritus H. Patricia Hanna
Robert C. Marini, Vice Chair Emeritus Frederic T. Hersey
Richard C. Ockerbloom, Vice Chair Emeritus Arnold S. Hiatt
Carole J. Shapazian, Vice Chair Emerita J. Philip Johnston
Jean C. Tempel, Vice Chair Emerita Richard G. Lesser
Alan D. Tobin, Vice Chair Emeritus Diane H. Lupean
Anthony R. Manganaro
Members of the Board of Trustees
Robert C. Marini
Barbara C. Alleyne Roger M. Marino
Jeffrey S. Bornstein Lloyd J. Mullin
Nonnie S. Burnes Richard C. Ockerbloom
Peter B. Cameron Arthur A. Pappas
Jeffrey J. Clarke Thomas L. Phillips
William J. Conley Dennis J. Picard
William J. Cotter Ronald L. Rossetti
William “Mo” Cowan Carole J. Shapazian
Richard A. D’Amore Robert J. Shillman
Susan Deitch Janet M. Smith
Deborah Dunsire Stephen J. Sweeney
Spencer T. Fung Jean C. Tempel
Edward G. Galante W. Nicholas Thorndike
Sir Lucian Grainge Alan D. Tobin
David L. House James L. Waters
William S. Howard Catherine A. White
Frances N. Janis Ellen M. Zane
Chaitanya Kanojia
Venetia G. Kontogouris HONORARY TRUSTEES
William A. Lowell Scott M. Black
Todd M. Manganaro Chad Gifford
Katherine S. McHugh Kuntoro Mangkusubroto
Alan S. McKim Lucille R. Zanghi
Henry J. Nasella
Anita Nassar
University Leadership
Kathryn M. Nicholson
James J. Pallotta
John V. Pulichino Officers of the University
Marcy L. Reed Joseph E. Aoun, BA, MA, PhD, President
Winslow Sargeant Michael A. Armini, BA, MA, Senior Vice President for External Affairs
Ronald L. Sargent James C. Bean, BS, MS, PhD, Provost and Senior Vice President for
Sy Sternberg Academic Affairs
Melina Travlos Diane Nishigaya MacGillivray, BA, MA, Senior Vice President for University
Joseph M. Tucci Advancement
Christopher A. Viehbacher Philomena V. Mantella, BS, MSW, PhD, Senior Vice President and CEO of
Christophe P. Weber the Professional Advancement Network
Arthur W. Zafiropoulo Ralph C. Martin II, BA, JD, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Michael J. Zamkow Thomas Nedell, BA, MBA, Senior Vice President for Finance and Treasurer
EX-OFFICIO Academic Deans

Joseph E. Aoun Nadine Aubry, BS, MS, PhD, Dean of the College of Engineering
Carla E. Brodley, BA, MS, PhD, Dean of the College of Computer and
TRUSTEES EMERITAE/I
Information Science
George D. Behrakis
Raj Echambadi, BS, MBA, PhD, Dean of the D’Amore-McKim School of
Margot Botsford
Business
Frederick Brodsky
Kenneth W. Henderson, BSc, PhD, Dean of the College of Science
508 Statements of Accreditation and State Authorization
Elizabeth Hudson, BA, MA, PhD, Dean of the College of Arts, Media and Program Accrediting Agency
Design Northeastern University New England Association of
Mary Loeffelholz, BA, MA, PhD, Dean of the College of Professional Studies Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
James R. Hackney, AB, JD, Dean of the School of Law
Uta Poiger, BA, MA, AM, PhD, Dean of the College of Social Sciences and BOUVÉ COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Humanities Program Accrediting Agency
Susan L. Parish, BA, MSW, PharmD, Dean of Bouvé College of Health BS in Athletic Training Commission on Accreditation
Sciences of Athletic Training Education
(CAATE)
Vice Provosts
BS in Health Science Council on Education for Public
Susan Ambrose, BA, MA, PhD, Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate
Health
Education and Experiential Learning
MS in Speech-Language Pathology and Council on Academic
John Armendariz, EdD, Vice Provost for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion
Audiology Accreditation in Audiology and
Debra Franko, BA, PhD, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Speech-Language Pathology
David Luzzi, BE, PhD, MBA, Senior Vice Provost for Research
(CAA) of the American Speech-
Breean Fortier, BA, MA, Senior Vice Provost for Budget, Planning, and
Language-Hearing Association
Administration
(ASHA), Massachusetts Board
Ni (Phil) He, LLB, PhD, Vice Provost for Graduate Education 1
of Education
Sara Wadia-Fascetti, BS, MS, PhD, Vice Provost for the PhD Network
BS in Nursing Commission on Collegiate
Vice Presidents Nursing Education (CCNE)
Anthony Rini, BA, MPA, EdD, Vice President for Finance and Massachusetts Board of
2
Rick Davis, BS, MA, Vice President for Alumni Relations Registration in Nursing
Joseph J. Donnelly Jr., BA, Vice President for Advancement and Campaign MS in Physician Assistant Studies Accreditation Review
Director Commission on Education for
Nicholas F. Ducoff, BBA, JD, Vice President for New Ventures the Physician Assistant, Inc.
Madeleine A. Estabrook, AB, JD, Vice President for Student Affairs (ARC-PA)
Cole W. Camplese BA, MS, Vice President and Chief Information Officer MS in Nursing Commission on Collegiate
Luanne M. Kirwin, BA, MA, Vice President of Development Nursing Education (CCNE)
Sundar Kumarasamy, BA, MS, Vice President for Enrollment Management and Massachusetts Board of
Timothy E. Leshan, BA, MPA, Vice President for Government Relations 2
Registration in Nursing
Chris Mallet, BS, MPA, Vice President for Online Experiential Learning MS in Nursing in Anesthesia Council on Accreditation of
Jane Moyer, BA, MA, Vice President for Human Resources Management Nurse Anesthesia Educational
Lisa Sinclair, BA, JD, Vice President of Legal Affairs Programs (COA); Commission
Kathy Spiegelman, BA, MS, Vice President and Chief of Campus Planning on Collegiate Nursing Education
and Development (CCNE) and Massachusetts
Brian Sullivan, BS, MBA, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Board of Registration in
John Tobin, BA, Vice President for City and Community Affairs Nursing
2
Renata Nyul, BA, MS, Vice President for Communications 3
Registered Nurse/BSN Commission on Collegiate
Other Administrative Leaders Nursing Education (CCNE)
and Massachusetts Board of
Linda D. Allen, BA, MEd, Assistant Vice President and University Registrar 2
Registration in Nursing
Michael A. Davis, BA, MA, Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police
Jeff Konya, BA, JD Director of Athletics and Recreation Post BS Doctor of Nursing Practice US Council on Accreditation of
Dan Cohen, BA, MA, PhD, Dean, University Libraries and Vice Provost for Army Program in Anesthesia Nursing Nurse Anesthesia Educational
Information Collaboration (USAGPAN) Programs (COA)
DPT in Physical Therapy Commission on Accreditation
of Physical Therapy Education
Statements of Accreditation and State Authorization (CAPTE)
MS/MBA (two-year program) Commission on Collegiate
Accreditation Nursing Education (CCNE)
Northeastern University has maintained its status as a member in good and Massachusetts Board
standing of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges 2
of Registration in Nursing ;
(NEASC) Commission on Institutions of Higher Education (CIHE) since Commission on Collegiate
it was awarded its initial accreditation in 1940. The university was last Nursing Education (CCNE) and
reviewed by NEASC in 2008 and will be reviewed again in fall 2018. the Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business
Northeastern University possesses degree-granting authority in
(AACSB International)
Massachusetts, under the auspices of the Massachusetts Board of
Higher Education. MS and CAGS in Applied Educational Massachusetts Department
Psychology— School Psychology of Education (DOE) and
National Association of School
Psychologists (NASP)
MS in Applied Educational Psychology Massachusetts Department of College of Computer and Information Science
— School Counseling Education (DOE) Program Accrediting Agency
AuD in Audiology Council on Academic BS in Computer Science Computing Accreditation
Accreditation in Audiology and Commission of ABET
Speech-Language Pathology (Accreditation Board for
(CAA) of the American Speech- Engineering and Technology)
Language-Hearing Association
(ASHA), Massachusetts Board
1
of Education
Program Accrediting Agency
MPH Master of Public Health in Urban Council on Education for Public
BS in Computer Engineering Engineering Accreditation
Health Health
Commission of ABET
PharmD Accreditation Council for
BS in Chemical Engineering Engineering Accreditation
Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
Commission of ABET
PhD in Counseling and School American Psychology
BS in Civil Engineering Engineering Accreditation
Psychology Association (APA)
Commission of ABET
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The Massachusetts Board of Education approves (not accredits)
programs. Commission of ABET
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The Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing approves (not
accredits) programs. Commission of ABET
3 BS in Mechanical Engineering Engineering Accreditation
Accredited under the aegis of the “sponsoring” full-time college.
Commission of ABET
College of Arts, Media and Design
College of Professional Studies
Master of Architecture (Urban National Architectural
Architecture) Accreditation Board (NAAB) AS and Certificate in Paramedic Massachusetts Department
Technology of Public Health, Office of
D’Amore-McKim School of Business Emergency Medical Services
Program Accrediting Agency BS in Finance and Accounting AACSB International—The
1
Management Association to Advance
BS in Business Administration AACSB International—The
Association to Advance 1
Collegiate Schools of Business BS in Management AACSB International—The
Association to Advance
BS and MS in International Business AACSB International—The
Collegiate Schools of Business BS and AS in Computer Engineering Accredited by the Technology
Technology Accreditation Commission of
MBA AACSB International—The
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MS in Finance AACSB International—The
BS and AS in Electrical Engineering Accredited by the Technology
MS in Taxation AACSB International—The
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MS in Finance/MBA AACSB International—The
of Elementary and Secondary
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Education
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Education
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Philosophy, 8–12 of Elementary and Secondary
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Index
# Applied Behavior Analysis, MS ................................................................ 242
3-D Animation, Graduate Certificate ........................................................ 354 Applied Mathematics, MS ........................................................................ 396
A Applied Nutrition, MS ................................................................................327
Absenteeism ................................................................................................99 Applied Physics and Engineering, MS ..................................................... 161
Academic Calendars ................................................................................... 28 Applied Physics and Engineering, MS ..................................................... 161
Academic Dismissal ................................................................................. 237 Applied Psychology .................................................................................. 239
Academic Integrity ...................................................................................... 99 Art + Design .................................................................................................52
Academic Policies and Procedures ........................................................... 45 Arts Administration and Cultural Entrepreneurship, MS ...........................65
Academic Policies and Procedures ........................................................... 99 Arts Administration, Graduate Certificate ................................................. 69
Academic Policies and Procedures ......................................................... 120 Attendance Requirements ........................................................................302
Academic Policies and Procedures ......................................................... 232 Awards ....................................................................................................... 373
Academic Policies and Procedures ......................................................... 301
B
Academic Policies and Procedures ......................................................... 373 Background Checks .................................................................................. 233
Academic Probation and Dismissal .........................................................100 Bill Payment ................................................................................................ 25
Academic Probation Policy ...................................................................... 236 Bioengineering ...........................................................................................126
Academic Progression ..............................................................................234 Bioengineering, MSBioE ........................................................................... 135
Academic Progression Standards ........................................................... 306 Bioengineering, PhD ..................................................................................127
Academic Resources .................................................................................. 16 Bioengineering, PhD—Advanced Entry .................................................... 133
Academic Resources ................................................................................ 302 Bioinformatics, Graduate Certificate ....................................................... 378
Academic Standards and Degree Requirements .................................... 123 Bioinformatics, MS ................................................................................... 376
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities .................................... 308 Biology ....................................................................................................... 375
Accounting and Financial Decision Making, Graduate Certificate ........... 89 Biology, PhD ...............................................................................................375
Accounting and Financial Decision Making—Online Program, Graduate Biology, PhD—Advanced Entry ................................................................. 376
Certificate .....................................................................................................89
Biomedical Nanotechnology, MS ............................................................. 274
Accounting, MSA .........................................................................................73
Biomedical Sciences, MS ......................................................................... 275
Active-Duty Military Personnel .................................................................304
Biomedical Sciences, PhD ........................................................................268
Administrative Procedures ....................................................................... 125
Biopharmaceutical Analytical Sciences, Graduate Certificate ............... 293
Admission Requirements ......................................................................... 120
Biopharmaceutical Analytical Sciences, Graduate Certificate ............... 293
Adult And Organizational Learning, Graduate Certificate .......................354
Biotechnology Enterprise, Graduate Certificate ...................................... 383
Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care, CAGS .......................258
Biotechnology, Graduate Certificate ........................................................ 383
Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care, MS ...........................261
Biotechnology, MS .................................................................................... 286
Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, CAGS ................... 259
Biotechnology, MS .................................................................................... 286
Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, MS ....................... 262
Bouvé College of Health Sciences ...........................................................232
Advanced Study in Orthopedics, Graduate Certificate ........................... 354
Business Administration, Graduate Certificate ......................................... 90
Advising ..................................................................................................... 234
Business Administration—Online Program, Graduate Certificate ............ 91
Agile Project Management, Graduate Certificate ....................................355
Business Analytics, MS .............................................................................. 71
Analytics, MPS .......................................................................................... 320
Business Law, Graduate Certificate ......................................................... 297
Appeals Policies and Procedures .............................................................. 33
C
Appendix .................................................................................................... 506
Campus Recreation .....................................................................................18
Applied Behavior Analysis, CAGS ............................................................ 241
Campus Resources ..................................................................................... 18
Applied Behavior Analysis, Graduate Certificate .....................................245
Career Development ....................................................................................18
Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning Through Research ............18 Computer Systems Engineering with Concentration in the Internet of
Things, MSCSE ..........................................................................................211
Certificate Programs ................................................................................... 88
Construction Management, Graduate Certificate ................................... 356
Changes in Requirements ........................................................................ 374
Cooperative Education Policies ............................................................... 120
Chemical Engineering ............................................................................... 137
Corporate and Organizational Communication, MS ............................... 328
Chemical Engineering, MSCHE ................................................................ 141
Corporate Finance, Graduate Certificate ................................................... 92
Chemical Engineering, PhD ...................................................................... 137
Corporate Finance—Online Program, Graduate Certificate ...................... 92
Chemical Engineering, PhD—Advanced Entry ......................................... 139
Corporate Renewal, Graduate Certificate .................................................. 92
Chemistry and Chemical Biology .............................................................379
Corporate Renewal—Online Program, Graduate Certificate ..................... 93
Chemistry, MS ........................................................................................... 383
Counseling Psychology, CAGS ................................................................. 242
Chemistry, PhD .......................................................................................... 379
Counseling Psychology, MSCP ................................................................ 243
Chemistry, PhD—Advanced Entry .............................................................380
Counseling Psychology, PhD ....................................................................239
Civil and Environmental Engineering ....................................................... 142
Course Registration .................................................................................. 373
Civil Engineering, PhD ...............................................................................143
Course Registration and Withdrawal .......................................................122
Civil Engineering, PhD—Advanced Entry ................................................. 145
Course Substitution .................................................................................. 234
Civil Engineering with Concentration in Construction Management, MSCivE
..................................................................................................................... 148 Criminal Justice, MS .................................................................................331
Civil Engineering with Concentration in Environmental and Water Systems, Criminology and Criminal Justice, MS .................................................... 414
MSCivE .......................................................................................................149
Criminology and Justice Policy, PhD ....................................................... 413
Civil Engineering with Concentration in Geotechnical/Geoenvironmental
Criminology and Justice Policy, PhD—Advanced Entry .......................... 413
Engineering, MSCivE ................................................................................. 150
Cross-Cultural Communication, Graduate Certificate ............................. 356
Civil Engineering with Concentration in Structural Engineering, MSCivE 151
Cultural Entrepreneurship, Graduate Certificate ....................................... 69
Civil Engineering with Concentration in Transportation, MSCivE ...........152
Cybersecurity, Graduate Certificate ......................................................... 117
Cloud Computing Application and Management, Graduate Certificate .. 355
Cybersecurity, MS ..................................................................................... 116
Code of Student Conduct ........................................................................... 33
College Expenses ........................................................................................ 22 D

D'Amore-McKim School of Business ......................................................... 71
College of Arts, Media and Design ............................................................ 45
Data Analytics Engineering, Graduate Certificate ................................... 209
College of Computer and Information Science ......................................... 99
Data Analytics Engineering, MS ...............................................................192
College of Engineering ..............................................................................120
Data Analytics, Graduate Certificate ........................................................109
College of Professional Studies ...............................................................301
College of Science .................................................................................... 373
College of Social Sciences and Humanities ........................................... 412
Data Mining Engineering, Graduate Certificate ....................................... 210
College Student Development and Counseling, MS ................................243
Data Science, MS ......................................................................................104
Collegiate Athletics Administration, Graduate Certificate ...................... 356
Data Science, MS ......................................................................................104
Commerce and Economic Development, MS .......................................... 328
Degrees, Majors, and Concentrations ......................................................306
Communication Sciences and Disorders ................................................ 246
Digital Humanities, Graduate Certificate ................................................. 425
Completing Degree Requirements ........................................................... 306
Digital Humanities, Graduate Certificate ................................................. 425
Computer Engineering, PhD ..................................................................... 157
Digital Media Management, Graduate Certificate ................................... 357
Computer Engineering, PhD—Advanced Entry ........................................ 158
Digital Media, MPS ................................................................................... 321
Computer Industry Writing, Graduate Certificate .................................... 356
Digital Media, MPS—Connect ...................................................................322
Computer Science .....................................................................................100
Digital Video, Graduate Certificate ...........................................................357
Computer Science, Graduate Certificate ................................................. 108
Disability Resource Center ......................................................................... 19
Computer Science, PhD ............................................................................100
Doctoral Degree Programs ....................................................................... 308
Computer Science, PhD—Advanced Entry ...............................................103
Domestic Biopharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs, Graduate Certificate ..357
Computer Systems Engineering with Concentration in Software Design
Engineering, MSCSE ................................................................................. 212 Dual Degrees ............................................................................................... 84
514 Index
E English, PhD—Advanced Entry ................................................................. 423

Early Intervention, Graduate Certificate ...................................................245 Enterprise Intelligence, MPS .................................................................... 324
Early Intervention, Graduate Certificate ...................................................245 Environmental Engineering, MSENVE ......................................................154
Economics ................................................................................................. 417 Environmental Science and Policy, MS ................................................... 389
Economics, MA ......................................................................................... 421 Environmental Science and Policy, MS ................................................... 389
Economics, PhD ........................................................................................ 418 Environmental Science and Policy, MS ................................................... 389
Economics, PhD—Advanced Entry ...........................................................419 Exercise Science for Clinicians, Graduate Certificate ............................. 254
Education, EDD ..........................................................................................308 Exercise Science with Concentration in Physical Activity and Public Health,
MS .............................................................................................................. 249
Education, MEd ......................................................................................... 317
Experience Design, Graduate Certificate ................................................... 58
eLearning and Instructional Design, Graduate Certificate ......................358
Experience Design, MFA ............................................................................. 53
Electrical and Computer Engineering ...................................................... 156
Experience Design, MS ............................................................................... 56
Electrical and Computer Engineering Leadership, MSECEL ................... 180
Experiential PhD Leadership, Graduate Certificate ................................... 44
Communications, Control, and Signal Processing, MSECE .................... 164 Experimental Biotechnology, Graduate Certificate ................................. 384
Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in Computer F
Networks and Security, MSECE ............................................................... 168
Faculty ....................................................................................................... 467
Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in Computer
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) ................................32
Systems and Software, MSECE ............................................................... 166
Family Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, MS .......................................... 263
Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in Computer
Vision, Machine Learning, and Algorithms, MSECE ................................171 Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, CAGS ..........................................259
Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, MS ..............................................262
Electromagnetics, Plasma, and Optics, MSECE ......................................173
Final Examinations and Related Policies on Other Exams .......................32
Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in Microsystems,
Materials, and Devices, MSECE ............................................................... 175 Finance, MSF ...............................................................................................74
Electrical and Computer Engineering with Concentration in Power Systems, Finance—Evening/Part-Time Program, MSF ............................................. 75
MSECE ....................................................................................................... 177 Finance—Online Program, MSF ..................................................................75
Electrical Engineering, PhD ...................................................................... 159 Financial Aid Assistance ............................................................................ 23
Electrical Engineering, PhD—Advanced Entry ......................................... 160 Financial Awards .......................................................................................236
Emergency Management, Graduate Certificate ...................................... 358 Financial Markets And Institutions, Graduate Certificate .......................359
Energy Systems, MSENES ........................................................................215 Forensic Accounting, Graduate Certificate ............................................. 359
Energy Systems, MSENES—Academic Link Program .............................217 Full-Time Status ........................................................................................ 303
Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Energy & Environment,
MS .............................................................................................................. 146
G
Game Analytics, Graduate Certificate ........................................................59
Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Energy & Environment,
MS .............................................................................................................. 146 Game Design, Graduate Certificate ..........................................................359
Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Energy & Environment, Game Science and Design, MS .................................................................. 57
MS .............................................................................................................. 146
Game Science and Design, MS .................................................................. 57
Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Infrastructure
General Admission and Transfer Credit .....................................................10
Resilience, MS ...........................................................................................147
General Information .................................................................................... 45
Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Infrastructure
Resilience, MS ...........................................................................................147 General Information .................................................................................. 510
Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Infrastructure General Regulations ....................................................................................35
Resilience, MS ...........................................................................................147
General Regulations and Requirements for Interdisciplinary Graduate
Engineering Leadership, Graduate Certificate .........................................222 Degrees ........................................................................................................ 13
Engineering Management, MSEM ............................................................213 General Regulations and Requirements for Nondegree Certificate
Programs ..................................................................................................... 11
English ....................................................................................................... 421
General Regulations and Requirements for the Certificate of Advanced
English, MA ................................................................................................424
Graduate Study ........................................................................................... 12
English, PhD .............................................................................................. 422
General Regulations and Requirements for the Master's Degree ............ 11
General Regulations and Requirements for the Research Doctorate (PhD History ........................................................................................................426
and EdD) ...................................................................................................... 12
History, MA ................................................................................................ 428
Geographic Information Systems, Graduate Certificate .........................359
History, PhD ............................................................................................... 426
Geospatial Services, MPS ........................................................................ 324
History, PhD—Advanced Entry ................................................................. 427
Global Partnership Programs ...................................................................308
Homeland Security, MA ............................................................................ 313
Global Student Mobility, Graduate Certificate ......................................... 360
Human Resources Law, Graduate Certificate ......................................... 299
Global Studies And International Relations, Graduate Certificate ......... 360
Human Resources Management, Graduate Certificate .......................... 362
Global Studies and International Relations, MS ..................................... 333
Human Services, MS ................................................................................ 334
Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership ........................................... 221
Human-Centered Informatics, Graduate Certificate ................................362
Governing Boards and Officers of Northeastern .....................................506
Husky Card Services ...................................................................................19
Grading Policies ........................................................................................ 373
I
Graduate ........................................................................................................ 9
Industrial Engineering, MSIE .................................................................... 196
Graduate Campus ..................................................................................... 308
Industrial Engineering, PhD ...................................................................... 181
Graduate Certificate Programs ................................................................ 353
Industrial Engineering, PhD—Advanced Entry .........................................184
Graduate Certificate Programs ................................................................ 410
Informatics, MPS ...................................................................................... 325
Graduate School of Engineering Certificates .......................................... 229
Information Assurance ............................................................................. 113
Graduate Schools Academic Policies ........................................................27
Information Assurance, PhD .................................................................... 114
Graduate Student Classification ................................................................ 46
Information Assurance, PhD .................................................................... 114
Graduate Student Government .................................................................. 19
Information Assurance, PhD—Advanced Entry ....................................... 115
Graduation Policies ...................................................................................237
Information Assurance, PhD—Advanced Entry ....................................... 115
Graduation Requirements ...........................................................................32
Information Design and Visualization, Graduate Certificate .................... 59
Graduation Requirements ........................................................................ 307
Information Design and Visualization, MFA ..............................................54
H Information for Entering Students ............................................................. 15
Health Certification ................................................................................... 232
Information for International Students ......................................................15
Health Data Analytics, MS ....................................................................... 105
Information Security Management, Graduate Certificate .......................362
Information Systems, MSIS ..................................................................... 218
Information Technology Services .............................................................. 17
Innovation Management, Graduate Certificate ......................................... 94
Health Informatics .................................................................................... 109
Innovation, MS ............................................................................................ 72
Health Informatics Management and Exchange, Graduate Certificate ...255
Institutional Calendars and Online Resources ........................................510
Health Informatics Management and Exchange, Graduate Certificate ...294
Intellectual Property Law, Graduate Certificate .......................................299
Health Informatics, MS .............................................................................112
Interactive Design, Graduate Certificate ..................................................363
Interdisciplinary .........................................................................................117
Health Informatics Privacy and Security, Graduate Certificate .............. 255
Health Informatics Privacy and Security, Graduate Certificate .............. 294
Health Informatics Software Engineering, Graduate Certificate ............ 255
Interdisciplinary Arts, MFA ......................................................................... 55
Health Informatics Software Engineering, Graduate Certificate ............ 294
Interdisciplinary Engineering, PhD ........................................................... 226
Health Law, Graduate Certificate ............................................................. 298
Interdisciplinary PhD Programs ............................................................... 223
Health Management, Graduate Certificate ..............................................361
Interdisciplinary Professional Studies, Graduate Certificate ..................363
Health Sciences ........................................................................................ 247
Interdisciplinary Programs ......................................................................... 65
Healthcare Administration and Policy, Graduate Certificate .................... 93
International Affairs, MA .......................................................................... 441
Healthcare Compliance, Graduate Certificate ......................................... 298
International Biopharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs, Graduate Certificate
Higher Education Administration, Graduate Certificate ..........................361 ..................................................................................................................... 364
516 Index
International Business, Graduate Certificate .............................................94 Master of Science .......................................................................................71
International Business, MSIB ..................................................................... 75 Master’s Degree Admission Requirements ............................................. 301
International Business—Online Program, Graduate Certificate ................95 Master’s Degree Policies ............................................................................ 45
International Management, MS ..................................................................72 Master's Degree Programs .......................................................................313
Investments, Graduate Certificate ............................................................. 95 Mathematics ..............................................................................................392
J Mathematics, MS ...................................................................................... 396

JD/MBA—Juris Doctorate and MBA .......................................................... 87 Mathematics, PhD .....................................................................................392
John A. and Marcia E. Curry Student Center ............................................ 19 Mathematics, PhD—Advanced Entry ....................................................... 394
Journalism, MA ........................................................................................... 60 MBA—Full-Time Program ............................................................................77
L MBA—Online Program ................................................................................ 83
Law and Policy, DLP ................................................................................. 311 MBA—Part-Time Program ...........................................................................80
Law and Public Policy, JD/MS ................................................................. 454 Mechanical and Industrial Engineering ................................................... 180
Law and Urban Public Health, JD/MPH .................................................. 290 Mechanical Engineering, PhD .................................................................. 186
Law, Criminology and Criminal Justice, JD/MS ...................................... 417 Mechanical Engineering, PhD—Advanced Entry ..................................... 189
Law, Criminology and Justice Policy, JD/PhD .........................................415 Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in General Mechanical
Law, Criminology and Justice Policy, JD/PhD—Advanced Entry ............ 416 Engineering, MSME ...................................................................................198
Leadership and Human Capital, Graduate Certificate ...............................96 Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in Materials Science, MSME
..................................................................................................................... 200
Leadership, Graduate Certificate ..............................................................365
Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in Mechanics and Design,
Leadership, MS ..........................................................................................335 MSME .........................................................................................................202
Leading And Managing Technical Projects, Graduate Certificate .......... 365 Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in Mechatronics, MSME ... 203
Leading Communication Strategy and Talent Development, Graduate Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in Thermofluids, MSME ... 205
Certificate .................................................................................................. 366
Media Advocacy, MS ...................................................................................61
Learning Analytics, Graduate Certificate ................................................. 366
Medical Devices Regulatory Affairs, Graduate Certificate ......................367
Learning Outcomes ...................................................................................120
Medicinal Chemistry, MS .......................................................................... 275
Legal Studies, MS—Online ........................................................................296
Medicinal Chemistry, PhD .........................................................................269
Liability Insurance .....................................................................................234
Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate Certificate .......................................384
Libraries ....................................................................................................... 16
MS/MBA—Nursing and Business Administration .....................................84
Living in Boston .......................................................................................... 15
MSA/MBA—Accounting and Business Administration ............................ 84
M
MSCS—Master of Science in Computer Science ....................................106
Marine and Environmental Sciences ....................................................... 386
MSCS—Master of Science in Computer Science—ALIGN Program ....... 107
Marine and Environmental Sciences, PhD .............................................. 386
MSF/MBA—Finance and Business Administration—Full-Time ................ 86
Marine and Environmental Sciences, PhD—Advanced Entry ................. 388
MSF/MBA—Finance and Business Administration—Online ..................... 87
Marine Biology, MS—Three Seas Program .............................................. 391
MSF/MBA—Finance and Business Administration—Part-Time ............... 86
Marketing, Graduate Certificate ................................................................. 96
Multidisciplinary Programs ...................................................................... 210
Marketing—Online Program, Graduate Certificate .................................... 96
Music ............................................................................................................62
Master of Architecture—One-Year Program .............................................. 47
Music Industry Leadership, JD/MS ........................................................... 63
Master of Architecture—Three-Year Program ........................................... 48
Music Industry Leadership, MS ................................................................. 62
Master of Architecture—Three-Year Program—Advanced Degree Entrance
....................................................................................................................... 50 Mutual Fund Management, Graduate Certificate ......................................97
Master of Architecture—Two-Year Program ..............................................48 N

Master of Business Administration ........................................................... 77 Nanomedicine, Graduate Certificate ........................................................404
Master of Design for Sustainable Urban Environments—One-Year Program NEC/NU Joint Certificate Program—Professional Studies Certificate in
....................................................................................................................... 51 Music Performance .....................................................................................63
Master of Design for Sustainable Urban Environments—Two-Year Program Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, CAGS ......................................................... 259
....................................................................................................................... 51 Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, MS ............................................................. 263
Network Science, PhD .............................................................................. 226 Pharmacy and Public Health, PharmD/MPH .......................................... 251
Network Science, PhD .............................................................................. 226 Pharmacy, PharmD ................................................................................... 271

Network Science, PhD .............................................................................. 226 Pharmacy, PharmD—Direct Entry .............................................................271
New Student Orientation (On-Ground and Online) ..................................302 PhD Programs ............................................................................................. 43
Nonprofit Management, Graduate Certificate ......................................... 367 Physical Therapy, DPT .............................................................................. 278
Nonprofit Management, MS ..................................................................... 337 Physical Therapy, DPT .............................................................................. 311
Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, and Social Change, Graduate Certificate 452 Physical Therapy, DPT—Direct Entry ....................................................... 312
Northeastern University Bookstore ............................................................19 Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Sciences ................... 278
Nurse Anesthesia, CAGS .......................................................................... 260 Physical Therapy—Postbaccalaureate Entry .......................................... 279
Nursing Administration, MS ..................................................................... 266 Physician Assistant .................................................................................. 282
Nursing and Business Administration, MS/MBA .................................... 267 Physician Assistant Leadership and Management, Graduate Certificate 285
Nursing Anesthesia, MS ........................................................................... 266 Physician Assistant Studies and Health Informatics, MS/MS ...............283
Nursing Informatics, Graduate Certificate ...............................................267 Physician Assistant Studies and Health Informatics, MS/MS ...............283
Nursing, PhD (Post-BSN) ..........................................................................256 Physician Assistant Studies and Public Health, MS/MPH .....................252
Nursing, PhD—Advanced Entry (Post-MSN) ............................................257 Physician Assistant Studies and Public Health, MS/MPH .....................252
Nursing Practice, DNP (Post-Masters) .................................................... 257 Physician Assistant Studies, MS ............................................................. 283
Nursing Practice with Concentration in Nurse Anesthesia, DNP ........... 258 Physics .......................................................................................................398
Nursing—Direct Entry, MS ........................................................................ 265 Physics, MS ............................................................................................... 403
O Physics, PhD ..............................................................................................398

Occupational Ergonomics and Health, Graduate Certificate .................. 282 Physics, PhD—Advanced Entry ................................................................ 401
Occupational Ergonomics and Health, MS ............................................. 281 Political Science ........................................................................................429
Office of the Registrar ................................................................................ 17 Political Science, MA ................................................................................ 431
Online and Video Streaming Examination Policy ....................................122 Political Science, PhD ...............................................................................429
Operations Research, MSOR .................................................................... 207 Political Science, PhD—Advanced Entry ................................................. 430
Operations Research, MSOR .................................................................... 397 Population Health, PhD ............................................................................ 228
Organizational Communication, Graduate Certificate ............................ 367 Population Health, PhD ............................................................................ 228
P Port Security, Graduate Certificate .......................................................... 368
Parking ......................................................................................................... 20 Process Safety Engineering, Graduate Certificate .................................. 142
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute and Primary Care, CAGS .................261 Process Science, Graduate Certificate .................................................... 384
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute and Primary Care, MS .....................264 Professional Sports Administration, Graduate Certificate ..................... 368
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Acute Care, CAGS ......................................260 Program And Portfolio Management, Graduate Certificate ....................368
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, CAGS .................................. 261 Program and Portfolio Project Management, MS ...................................338
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care, MS ...................................... 264 Project Business Analysis, Graduate Certificate .....................................369
Personal Health Informatics, PhD ........................................................... 109 Project Management, Graduate Certificate ............................................. 369
Personal Health Informatics, PhD ........................................................... 286 Project Management, MS .........................................................................339
Personal Information ................................................................................ 308 Psychology ................................................................................................ 405
Personal Professional Enrichment (PPE) ................................................ 302 Psychology, PhD ........................................................................................405
Petitions .....................................................................................................125 Psychology, PhD—Advanced Entry .......................................................... 406
Pharmaceutical Sciences, MS ................................................................. 276 Public Administration, MPA ......................................................................433
Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD ................................................................ 269 Public Administration, MPA ......................................................................433
Pharmaceutical Technologies, Graduate Certificate ...............................384 Public and Media Relations, Graduate Certificate .................................. 369
Pharmacology, MS .................................................................................... 276 Public Health and Exercise Science with a concentration in Physical
Pharmacology, PhD ...................................................................................270 Activity and Public Health, MPH/MS .......................................................253
Pharmacy and Public Health, PharmD/MPH .......................................... 251 Public Health and Health Informatics, MPH/MS .................................... 254
518 Index
Public Health and Health Informatics, MPH/MS .................................... 254 School Psychology, MS/CAGS ................................................................. 244
Public Health, MPH ...................................................................................248 School Psychology, PhD ...........................................................................240

Public History, Graduate Certificate .........................................................429 Security and Resilience Studies, Graduate Certificate ........................... 436
Public Policy Analysis, Graduate Certificate ........................................... 452 Security and Resilience Studies, MS ....................................................... 434
Public Policy, MPP .................................................................................... 443 Seeking more than One Certificate or Degree .........................................307
Public Policy, PhD ..................................................................................... 437 Social Media And Online Communities, Graduate Certificate ................ 371
Public Policy, PhD—Advanced Entry ........................................................439 Sociology ................................................................................................... 455
Public Safety ............................................................................................... 20 Sociology, PhD ...........................................................................................455
R Sociology, PhD—Advanced Entry ............................................................. 457

Re-enrollment Policy for Full-time Students ........................................... 126 Special Student Status .............................................................................301
Readmission to Program ..........................................................................303 Speech-Language Pathology, MS ............................................................ 246
Reentry to Program .................................................................................. 303 Sports Leadership, MSLD ......................................................................... 352
Registration and Taking Courses .............................................................304 Statements of Accreditation and State Authorization ........................... 508
Regulations Applying only to Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Programs ...... 11 Strategic Intelligence and Analysis, MA ..................................................314
Regulations Applying to All Degree Programs .......................................... 10 Student Evaluation of Courses (EvaluationKit) .......................................305
Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices with Student Records and Transcripts .............................................................. 29
Concentration in Clinical Research Regulatory Affairs, MS ................... 342
Student Refunds ......................................................................................... 22
Concentration in General Regulatory Affairs, MS ................................... 343 Student Right-to-Know Act .........................................................................33
Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices with Student’s Academic Standing ..................................................................235
Concentration in International Regulatory Affairs, MS ...........................344 Students' Bill of Academic Rights and Responsibilities ...........................41
Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices with Supply Chain Management, Graduate Certificate ..................................... 97
Concentration in Medical Devices, MS ....................................................345
Supply Chain Management—Online Program, Graduate Certificate ........ 98
Concentration in Operational Regulatory Affairs, MS .............................346 Sustainable Building Systems, MSSBS ................................................... 155
Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices with T

Concentration in Regulatory Compliance, MS ........................................ 347 Taxation, MST ..............................................................................................76
Regulatory Affairs for Drugs, Biologics, and Medical Devices with Taxation—Online Program, MST ................................................................ 76
Concentration in Strategic Regulatory Affairs, MS .................................348
Teaching, Elementary Licensure, MAT .................................................... 315
Regulatory Affairs of Food and Food Industries, MS ............................. 350
Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages, Graduate Certificate
Regulatory Science, Graduate Certificate ................................................385 ..................................................................................................................... 371
Reinstatement after Academic Dismissal ...............................................306 Teaching, Secondary Licensure, MAT ......................................................316
Remote Sensing, Graduate Certificate .................................................... 370 Technical Communication, MS ................................................................ 351
Requirements for Clinical, Internships, and Practicum Courses ............ 232 Technological Entrepreneurship, Graduate Certificate ............................. 98
Respiratory Care Leadership, MS ............................................................ 350 Technological Entrepreneurship, MS ......................................................... 73
Respiratory Specialty Practice, Graduate Certificate ..............................370 Telecommunication Networks, MS .......................................................... 219
Robotics, MS ............................................................................................. 195 The Doctor of Philosophy Degree (PhD) ................................................. 374
S The Master’s Degree Academic Requirements ....................................... 375
Satisfactory Progress ............................................................................... 374
Time Limitation ......................................................................................... 374
School of Architecture ................................................................................46
Transfer Credit ...........................................................................................373
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice ...........................................412
Transfer Credit Policies ............................................................................ 301
School of Journalism ..................................................................................60
Transfer of Credit ...................................................................................... 100
School of Law ........................................................................................... 296
Transfer of Credit ...................................................................................... 234
School of Nursing ..................................................................................... 255
Tuition and Fees ......................................................................................... 22
School of Pharmacy ................................................................................. 268
U
School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs .............................................. 436 University Health and Counseling Services .............................................. 20
University Leadership ............................................................................... 507
University-Wide Academic Policies and Procedures ................................ 27

Urban Analytics, Graduate Certificate ..................................................... 453
Urban and Regional Policy, MS ................................................................447
Urban Informatics, MS ..............................................................................444
Urban Planning and Policy, MS ..................................................................66
Urban Planning and Policy, MS ..................................................................66
Urban Studies, Graduate Certificate ........................................................ 454
W
We Care ........................................................................................................21
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Graduate Certificate ..............465

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General Admission and Transfer Credit ................................................... 10 Academic Calendars ........................................................................... 28

Living in Boston .................................................................................. 15 Academic Policies and Procedures ................................................... 45

Information for International Students .............................................. 15 General Information ..................................................................... 45

Academic Resources .......................................................................... 16 Master’s Degree Policies ............................................................. 45

Libraries ........................................................................................ 16 Graduate Student Classiﬁcation ................................................. 46

Ofﬁce of the Registrar ................................................................. 17 School of Architecture ........................................................................ 46

Information Technology Services ...................................................... 17 Master of Architecture—One-Year Program ............................... 47

Campus Resources ............................................................................. 18 Master of Architecture—Two-Year Program ............................... 48

Career Development .................................................................... 18 Master of Architecture—Three-Year Program ............................ 48

Campus Recreation ..................................................................... 18 Master of Architecture—Three-Year Program—Advanced Degree

Arts Administration, Graduate Certiﬁcate .................................. 69 Investments, Graduate Certiﬁcate .............................................. 95

D'Amore-McKim School of Business ........................................................ 71 Marketing, Graduate Certiﬁcate .................................................. 96

Master of Science ............................................................................... 71 Marketing—Online Program, Graduate Certiﬁcate ..................... 96

Business Analytics, MS ............................................................... 71 Mutual Fund Management, Graduate Certiﬁcate ....................... 97

Innovation, MS ............................................................................. 72 Supply Chain Management, Graduate Certiﬁcate ...................... 97

International Management, MS ................................................... 72 Supply Chain Management—Online Program, Graduate Certiﬁcate

Certiﬁcate Programs ........................................................................... 88 Health Informatics, MS ............................................................. 112

Background Checks ................................................................... 233 Nursing, PhD (Post-BSN) ........................................................... 256

Advising ...................................................................................... 234 Nursing Practice, DNP (Post-Masters) ..................................... 257

Pharmacy, PharmD .................................................................... 271 College of Professional Studies .............................................................. 301

Biomedical Sciences, MS .......................................................... 275 Transfer Credit Policies ............................................................. 301

Medicinal Chemistry, MS ........................................................... 275 Special Student Status .............................................................. 301

Physical Therapy, DPT ............................................................... 278 Reentry to Program ................................................................... 303

Physical Therapy—Postbaccalaureate Entry ............................ 279 Readmission to Program .......................................................... 303

Biotechnology, Graduate Certiﬁcate ......................................... 383 Economics, MA .......................................................................... 421

Biotechnology Enterprise, Graduate Certiﬁcate ....................... 383 English ............................................................................................... 421

Pharmaceutical Technologies, Graduate Certiﬁcate ................ 384 English, MA ................................................................................ 424

Regulatory Science, Graduate Certiﬁcate ................................. 385 History ............................................................................................... 426

Marine and Environmental Sciences, PhD—Advanced Entry History, MA ................................................................................. 428

Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Energy &

Public Policy Analysis, Graduate Certiﬁcate ............................ 452

Nonproﬁt Sector, Philanthropy, and Social Change, Graduate

Urban Analytics, Graduate Certiﬁcate ...................................... 453

Urban Studies, Graduate Certiﬁcate ......................................... 454

Law and Public Policy, JD/MS .................................................. 454

Sociology ........................................................................................... 455

Sociology, PhD ........................................................................... 455

Sociology, PhD—Advanced Entry .............................................. 457

Interdisciplinary ................................................................................. 459

Network Science, PhD ............................................................... 226

Environmental Science and Policy, MS .................................... 389

Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in Energy &

Engineering and Public Policy with Concentration in

Data Analytics, Graduate Certiﬁcate ......................................... 109

Digital Humanities, Graduate Certiﬁcate .................................. 425

Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Graduate Certiﬁcate

Faculty ...................................................................................................... 467

Appendix ................................................................................................... 506

Governing Boards and Ofﬁcers of Northeastern ............................. 506

University Leadership ....................................................................... 507

Statements of Accreditation and State Authorization .................... 508

Institutional Calendars and Online Resources ................................ 510

General Information .......................................................................... 510

Index ......................................................................................................... 512

General Admission and Transfer Credit

Transfer credits will only be accepted at the discretion of the academic

Note: The College of Professional Studies’ (CPS) transfer policy (p. 301)

The PhD committee should be appointed early enough to advise in the

Comprehensive Examination • Fulﬁllment of the residency requirement.