N.U.in Scotland - Northeastern - The N.U.in Program

The below table shows all courses offered at this N.U.in program location. Click on a course code and title to view its course description.

Students in The N.U.in Program take four classes (some classes are paired with labs/recitations). One of these classes will be a location-specific Culture course. Classes that fulfill the Culture course requirement appear in purple in the table below. Or, you can view all Culture course options at this location by clicking “Yes” on the checkbox to “Show only Culture courses.”

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Other information included here is the number of credits assigned to each course: with few exceptions, each course carries four credits, matching its NU course equivalent, which is also listed below. Upon successful completion of each N.U.in course, students earn the associated credits and fulfill the major, elective, and/or NUpath requirements associated with the NU course equivalent. The NUpath column notes which NUpath attributes, if any, are fulfilled by each course. To view all courses that fulfill a particular NUpath requirement, select that requirement through the drop-down menu on the left to use the “NU Path” filter.

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Course	NU Course Equivalent	NU Path	NU Credits	Culture Course	Description	course_ID	course_post_title	course_meta_course_code	course_meta_course_title	course_meta_nu_course_code	course_meta_nu_course_title	course_meta_program	Major requirements
BIOL1019: General Biology 1 with Lab	BIOL 1111/1112: General Biology 1 with Lab	ND, AD	5.00	No	Biology 1C introduces students to Biology at the unicellular and multicellular level. Students will carry out detailed investigations of the molecular make-up of biological systems and organisms and relate these to real-life examples of disease, treatments and current research.	11,132	General Biology 1 with Lab	BIOL1019	General Biology 1 with Lab	BIOL 1111/1112	General Biology 1 with Lab	5
CHEM1010: General Chemistry for Science Majors with Lab	CHEM 1161/1162/1163: General Chemistry for Science Majors with Lab	ND	5.00	No	This course covers fundamental theoretical concepts, applications, and practical laboratory skills in chemistry, with a focus on topics from general, inorganic, and physical chemistry. The contents are similar to first semester General Chemistry courses taught in the US.	11,133	General Chemistry for Science Majors with Lab	CHEM1010	General Chemistry for Science Majors with Lab	CHEM 1161/1162/1163	General Chemistry for Science Majors with Lab	5
ARCH1001: Archaeology 1A: The Archaeology of Scotland	CLTR 1990: Culture Course Elective (Archaeology 1A: The Archaeology of Scotland)		4.00	No	This course provides an introduction to Scotland's past from the earliest human habitation to the Modern era. The course places Scotland's history into a global context from the arrival of Scotland's first people to the end of the British Empire. While tracing Scotland's cultural evolution through this period, we will introduce you to a range of archaeological methods and principles and will see how archaeology contributes to contemporary society. It is organised chronologically into a sequence of themes, which are linked into the main course texts.	11,134	Archaeology 1A: The Archaeology of Scotland	ARCH1001	Archaeology 1A: The Archaeology of Scotland	CLTR 1990	Culture Course Elective (Archaeology 1A: The Archaeology of Scotland)	5
HIST1022: Introduction to Scottish Culture	CLTR 1990: Culture Elective (Introduction to Scottish Culture)		4.00	Yes	This course is offered exclusively to visiting and exchange students and offers learners with little or no background in Scottish studies an introduction to the development of Scotland through the ages from an interdisciplinary perspective. With contributions from academic staff in Archaeology, Celtic and Gaelic, History and Scottish Literature, this course addresses how Scotland has been affected by change over time, and how - through the years - Scotland has sought expression in language and literature and the physical environment.	11,136	Introduction to Scottish Culture	HIST1022	Introduction to Scottish Culture	CLTR 1990	Culture Elective (Introduction to Scottish Culture)	5
ECON1001: Economics 1A	ECON 1116: Principles of Microeconomics	SI, AD	4.00	No	Economics 1A, together with Economics 1B, teaches the basic principles of economics. Economics 1A focuses on the fundamental principles and microeconomics, i.e. the role of the market mechanism for resource allocation followed by considerations of its limitations. In addition, an optional mathematical component is delivered as part of this course. Students who have not studied Maths to Higher/A Level or equivalent (typically 5-6 years of secondary education) and intend to pursue the subject at level 2 are recommended to complete this optional component.	11,137	Economics 1A	ECON1001	Economics 1A	ECON 1116	Principles of Microeconomics	5
ESH1001: Economic & Social History 1A: Economic and Social History in Global Contexts, ca. 1750-1914	ECON 1990: Economics Elective (Economic and Social History in Global Contexts, ca. 1750-1914)		4.00	No	Economic and Social History 1A introduces students to economic and social history in global perspective. It assumes little or no prior knowledge of the discipline. Although the course content and assessment aim to support progression in the subject, Economic and Social History 1A has also been designed to appeal as a stand-alone course. Economic and Social History 1A covers the period from ca. 1750 to the First World War, an age that saw the emergence of industrialisation, the rise of modern European global empires, and what has been considered as the first wave of globalisation. The first block of the course examines Glasgow's history and its connections with the wider world forged through slavery, empire, and globalisation. Subsequent blocks of the course allow students to integrate study of key historical questions and themes with consideration of different world regions, which may include Europe, East Asia and South Asia, Africa, and North and South America.	11,138	Economic & Social History 1A: Economic and Social History in Global Contexts, ca. 1750-1914	ESH1001	Economic & Social History 1A: Economic and Social History in Global Contexts, ca. 1750-1914	ECON 1990	Economics Elective (Economic and Social History in Global Contexts, ca. 1750-1914)	5
COMPLIT1011: Comparative Literature 1A: Heroes	ENGL 1990: English Lit Elective (Comparative Literature 1A: Heroes)		4.00	No	This course analyses works representing different aspects of heroism in European and non-European cultures. It investigates the depiction of male and female heroes in relation to politics, social changes, historical events and cultural values. It explores the notion of heroic behaviour and the challenges it poses at various times, including nineteenth and twentieth century while also examining the impact of censorship, political regimes and patriarchal role models on both genders in the cultures concerned.	11,139	Comparative Literature 1A: Heroes	COMPLIT1011	Comparative Literature 1A: Heroes	ENGL 1990	English Lit Elective (Comparative Literature 1A: Heroes)	5
ENGLANG1001: English Language & Linguistics 1A: Language, Meaning, and Power	ENGL 1990: English Lit Elective (English Language & Linguistics 1A: Language, Meaning, and Power)		4.00	No	How do we create meaning from the air we breathe and from marks on a page? How has language been exploited now and throughout history for effect, self-expression, and story-telling? In English Language & Linguistics we study the most intricate, powerful, and beautiful parts of our most valuable human asset - language. In three strands this course explores in detail how newspapers, adverts, and politicians all try to persuade us; how linguistic meaning and structure are key to making ourselves understood; and how the 1500-year history of English tells us about who we are and where we came from.	11,140	English Language & Linguistics 1A: Language, Meaning, and Power	ENGLANG1001	English Language & Linguistics 1A: Language, Meaning, and Power	ENGL 1990	English Lit Elective (English Language & Linguistics 1A: Language, Meaning, and Power)	5
ENGLIT1011: English Literature 1A: Poetry & Poetics	ENGL 1990: English Lit Elective (English Literature 1A: Poetry & Poetics)		4.00	No	This course develops students' understanding of, and ability to analyse, poetic and poetic-dramatic texts at University level. Covering a substantial range of poets and texts from different literary periods, it fosters wide and varied reading, introduces students to theories of and about poetry ('poetics') and helps students to understand, appreciate and employ the expressive resources of language.	11,141	English Literature 1A: Poetry & Poetics	ENGLIT1011	English Literature 1A: Poetry & Poetics	ENGL 1990	English Lit Elective (English Literature 1A: Poetry & Poetics)	5
SCOTLIT1013: Scottish Literature 1A: The Fantastic and the Real	ENGL 1990: English Lit Elective (Scottish Literature 1A: The Fantastic and the Real)		4.00	No	This course introduces students to the past 250 years of Scottish literary history through a combination of celebrated and neglected texts. Focussing on poetry and prose, and featuring pirates, fairies, monsters, devils, and the full gamut of loves, joys, sorrows, and traumas, this course examines the range of ways in which people have imagined themselves in, through, or otherwise associated with Scotland. This means confronting both the comfortable stories we tell ourselves about ourselves, and the horrors we are liable to reveal.	11,142	Scottish Literature 1A: The Fantastic and the Real	SCOTLIT1013	Scottish Literature 1A: The Fantastic and the Real	ENGL 1990	English Lit Elective (Scottish Literature 1A: The Fantastic and the Real)	5
CEES1015: Central and Eastern Europe in the Age of Stalin	HIST 1990: History Elective (Central and Eastern Europe in the Age of Stalin)		4.00	No	This course explores the political, economic, social and cultural history of Central and Eastern Europe from the end of the First World War until the death of Stalin in 1953. It considers both the rise of Stalin to power in Soviet Russia and the impact of Soviet Russia on the other states of the region.	11,144	Central and Eastern Europe in the Age of Stalin	CEES1015	Central and Eastern Europe in the Age of Stalin	HIST 1990	History Elective (Central and Eastern Europe in the Age of Stalin)	5
PUBPOL1010: Social and Public Policy 1A: Foundations of Welfare	LPSC 2990: Law and Public Policy Elective (Social and Public Policy 1A: Foundations of Welfare)		4.00	No	This course provides the opportunity to analyse key social problems such as worklessness, poverty, homelessness and ill health, and how they have been addressed by public policy. Students examine the historical origins and evolution of the welfare state and engage with challenging debates about the government's current role in welfare.	11,145	Social and Public Policy 1A: Foundations of Welfare	PUBPOL1010	Social and Public Policy 1A: Foundations of Welfare	LPSC 2990	Law and Public Policy Elective (Social and Public Policy 1A: Foundations of Welfare)	5
MATHS1015: Mathematics 1C: Introduction to Calculus	MATH 1241: Calculus 1	FQ	4.00	No	This course is an introduction to Calculus (differentiation, integration, and differential equations), with an emphasis on applications to subjects like Chemistry, Computing Science, Life Sciences and Social Sciences.	11,146	Mathematics 1C: Introduction to Calculus	MATHS1015	Mathematics 1C: Introduction to Calculus	MATH 1241	Calculus 1	5
MUSIC1020: Listening in Culture	MUSC 1001: Music in Everyday Life	EI, IC	4.00	No	This course is designed to introduce students to the challenges of listening critically to music in all styles and media, and expressing a considered argument about its cultural significance, aesthetic quality and ideological implications using non-specialist, accessible language. By indicating and exemplifying an appropriate scholarly recourse to today's multi-media resources for musical study and research, it lays the groundwork for on-going investigations of music both as a distinct discipline and an integral component of diverse cultural practices.	11,147	Listening in Culture	MUSIC1020	Listening in Culture	MUSC 1001	Music in Everyday Life	5
TRS1006: TRS 1: Creation to Apocalypse: Introduction to the Bible	PHIL 1120: Understanding the Bible	IC, SI	4.00	No	This is an entrance-level course introducing students to biblical literature and interpretation. Creation to Apocalypse leads students on a whirlwind tour through the whole of the Bible, with particular attention to the stories that have played prominent roles in art, literature, politics, music, and popular culture.	11,148	TRS 1: Creation to Apocalypse: Introduction to the Bible	TRS1006	TRS 1: Creation to Apocalypse: Introduction to the Bible	PHIL 1120	Understanding the Bible	5
PHIL1010: Philosophy 1A: How Should I Think?	PHIL 1990: Philosophy Elective (Philosophy 1A: How Should I Think?)		4.00	No	This course will introduce students to the practice of thinking philosophically, by encouraging the development of critical reasoning skills and exploring issues pertaining to the nature and acquisition of knowledge. Students will apply their critical skills to issues of current interest and importance within society today.	11,149	Philosophy 1A: How Should I Think?	PHIL1010	Philosophy 1A: How Should I Think?	PHIL 1990	Philosophy Elective (Philosophy 1A: How Should I Think?)	5
ADED12012E: Introduction to Politics	POLS 1990: Political Science Elective (Introduction to Politics)		4.00	No	This course provides an introduction to the academic study of Politics for students visiting from Northeastern University focusing on key skills and ideas essential to Level 1 courses in the College of Social Sciences and covering topics such as the state, power and ideology, how democratic liberal democracies operate and approaches to international relations.	11,150	Introduction to Politics	ADED12012E	Introduction to Politics	POLS 1990	Political Science Elective (Introduction to Politics)	5
SPS1001: QM1: Measuring Your Social World	POLS 2400: Quantitative Techniques	AD	4.00	No	Students will work through basic quantitative techniques and learn how they can apply these to understanding the social world around them with specific focus on data available for public consumption: produced by the State and presented in the media. The course will introduce students to key datasets and relevant readings that link to the school's subject areas and will include topical questions related to key themes: inequality, welfare, crime, conflict and health.	11,151	QM1: Measuring Your Social World	SPS1001	QM1: Measuring Your Social World	POLS 2400	Quantitative Techniques	5
ADED12013E: Introduction to Sociology	SOCL 1101: Introduction to Sociology	SI, DD	4.00	No	This course provides an introduction to the academic study of Sociology focusing on key skills and ideas essential to Level 1 courses in the College of Social Sciences.	11,152	Introduction to Sociology	ADED12013E	Introduction to Sociology	SOCL 1101	Introduction to Sociology	5
ADED1091E: Scottish 19th Century Painting	ARTH 1990: Art History Elective (Scottish 19th Century Painting)		4.00	Yes	During the nineteenth century painting flourished in Scotland and its artists made a significant contribution to British artistic developments. This course traces the development of Scottish painting during this period and introduces students to the discipline of art history. Focusing on some of the major artists of the period, such as Raeburn, Nasmyth, Wilkie, Paton, Orchardson, McTaggart and the Glasgow Boys, the course highlights the principal characteristics and innovations of their art and the context in which it was created. The development of Scottish painting within the wider framework of European art will also be explored.	11,392	Scottish 19th Century Painting	ADED1091E	Scottish 19th Century Painting	ARTH 1990	Art History Elective (Scottish 19th Century Painting)	5
ADED11980E: The Scottish Gothic: Fantastic and Supernatural	ENGL 2990: English Lit Elective (The Scottish Gothic)		4.00	Yes	This course introduces students to five key Scottish ghost-fiction writers and their most memorable fantastic fictions: James Hogg, J.M. Barrie, Margaret Oliphant, Robert Louis Stevenson, and George MacDonald. It invites students to think about the role that the supernatural continues to play in Scottish writing through exploration of its representation in Romantic and Victorian fiction. Through closely analysing excerpts from these writers and discussing the various wider cultural, social and political anxieties and fears that can be expressed via the supernatural, students will explore the historical context and literary impact of the Scottish Gothic.	11,393	The Scottish Gothic: Fantastic and Supernatural	ADED11980E	The Scottish Gothic: Fantastic and Supernatural	ENGL 2990	English Lit Elective (The Scottish Gothic)	5
GBST1012: Global Learning Experience	GBST 1012: Global Learning Experience		1.00	No	What is global citizenship? What does it mean to act as a global citizen? This online seminar will focus on global citizenship and cultural difference in the twenty-first century. We will begin by defining terms such as global citizenship, cosmopolitanism, pluralism, and culture. You will then critically analyze and apply these ideas as you engage in personal reflection and team-based problem- solving, connecting issues you encounter during your own global experience in your host site with broader dynamics of globalization, migration, positionality, power, and privilege.	11,394	Global Learning Experience	GBST1012	Global Learning Experience	GBST 1012	Global Learning Experience	5
ADED12031E: Introduction to Psychology	PSYC 1101: Foundations of Psychology	ND, SI	4.00	No	This course provides an introduction to the academic study of Psychology, focusing on the key skills and ideas essential to Level 1 courses in the Colleges of Social Sciences and MVLS.	11,395	Introduction to Psychology	ADED12031E	Introduction to Psychology	PSYC 1101	Foundations of Psychology	5
EDUC1136: Writing across Time, Topics, and Theories	ENGW 1111: First-Year Writing	WF	4.00	No	Course Description is in development.	11,530	Writing across Time, Topics, and Theories	EDUC1136	Writing across Time, Topics, and Theories	ENGW 1111	First-Year Writing	5
ADED12054E: Introductory Calculus for Science	MATH 1341: Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering	FQ	4.00	No	This course provides an introduction to the field of calculus, the mathematical study of continuous change. It particularly focuses on the key skills and ideas essential to Level 1 courses in the Colleges of Science and Engineering and MVLS, and prepares the foundation for further study in integral and multivariable calculus.	11,533	Introductory Calculus for Science	ADED12054E	Introductory Calculus for Science	MATH 1341	Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering	5
CELTCIV1001: Celtic Civilisation 1A	CLTR 1990: Culture Course Elective (Celtic Civilisation 1A)		4.00		The course examines the Celtic-speaking peoples in the Iron Age and Roman periods at a time when Celtic languages were spoken throughout the British Isles but also extensively in Continental Europe, including parts of modern day France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, and Turkey. Ethnographic accounts by Greek and Latin writers are used alongside the evidence of archaeology, art, and language to explore the history of the Celts (e.g. contact with the Mediterranean world, migration, conquest by Rome), their religion, and society, and, indeed, the very nature of ‘Celticity’ in this period.	11,771	Celtic Civilisation 1A	CELTCIV1001	Celtic Civilisation 1A	CLTR 1990	Culture Course Elective (Celtic Civilisation 1A)	5
HISTART1002: History of Art 1A: Art History and its Materials and Techniques	ARTH 1990: Art History Elective (History of Art 1A: Art History and its Materials and Techniques)		4.00		The course consists of one component, titled Art History and its Materials and Techniques. This is a single-semester course taught in semester one. This will examine some of the most common issues of the discipline such as style labels, periodisation, the role of patrons and the wide range of media used by artists at different times. It will also look at the practice of art history itself in the writings of notable art historians from Vasari onwards.	11,796	History of Art 1A: Art History and its Materials and Techniques	HISTART1002	History of Art 1A: Art History and its Materials and Techniques	ARTH 1990	Art History Elective (History of Art 1A: Art History and its Materials and Techniques)	5
ACCFIN1006: Introduction to Management Accounting and Control	ACCT 2301: Profit Analysis for Managers and Advisors	ND	4.00	No	Focuses on the development and analysis of information for managerial decision making within the firm. Students take a managerial or advisory perspective to conduct cost and profit analyses that support the strategic goals of an organization to manage firm profitability. Topics include costing products, services, and customers; understanding cost behavior; cost-volume-profit analysis; relevant cost analysis for decision making; budgeting; variance analysis; and performance evaluation. Covers key knowledge and tasks that managers, consultants, and advisors need to understand to help a business run successfully.	12,460	Introduction to Management Accounting and Control	ACCFIN1006	Introduction to Management Accounting and Control	ACCT 2301	Profit Analysis for Managers and Advisors	5
ACCFIN1016: Introduction to Finance, Investments, and Institutions	FINA 2201: Financial Management		4.00	No	Designed to develop the financial skills and logical thought processes necessary to understand and discuss financial policy decisions in a global economy. Specific objectives include developing an understanding of the time value of money; using financial statements in decision making; and understanding the nature of financial markets, the cost of capital, valuation of stocks and bonds, management of short-term assets, short-term and long-term financing, capital markets, and multinational financial management. Addresses the impact of legal, social, technological, and ethical considerations on efficient economic outcomes. Requires a financial calculator and provides an opportunity to develop computer spreadsheet skills.	12,461	Introduction to Finance, Investments, and Institutions	ACCFIN1016	Introduction to Finance, Investments, and Institutions	FINA 2201	Financial Management	5
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