Computer Science and Business Administration, BS (Boston) < Northeastern University Academic Catalog

The computer science and business administration combined major delivers a technical degree with a strong grounding in business. Students will complete most of the requirements of a business major, including macroeconomics and microeconomics, while also focusing on technical skills like program design, software development, computer organization, systems and networks, theories of computation, principles of languages, and advanced algorithms and data.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Computer Science Courses

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Computer Science Overview
Must be taken in alignment with your home college.
CS 1200	First Year Seminar	1
or BUSN 1102	Personal Skill Development for Business
or INPR 1000	First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar
CS 1210	Professional Development for Khoury Co-op	1
or BUSN 1103	Professional Development for Business Co-op
Computer Science Fundamental Courses
All students can take a self assessment to place out of CS 2000. Students who place out of CS 2000 will substitute a course offered by Khoury College 3000 level or higher during the course of the degree.
CS 1800	Discrete Structures	4
CS 2000 and CS 2001	Introduction to Program Design and Implementation and Lab for CS 2000	5
CS 2100 and CS 2101	Program Design and Implementation 1 and Lab for CS 2100	5
Computer Science Required Courses
CS 2700 and CS 2701	Data Structures and Analysis and Lab for CS 2700	5
CS 3100 and CS 3101	Program Design and Implementation 2 and Lab for CS 3100	5
CS 3200	Introduction to Databases	4
CS 4530	Fundamentals of Software Engineering	4
or CS 4535	Professional Practicum Capstone
Computer Science Required Electives
Complete two of the following:		8
CS 3000	Algorithms and Data
CS 3650	Computer Systems
CS 4700	Network Fundamentals
CS 4730	Distributed Systems
DS 4300	Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval
Khoury Approved Electives
With advisor approval, directed study, research, project study, and appropriate graduate-level courses may also be taken as upper-division electives.
Complete 4 semester hours from within the following options:		4
CS 2300 or higher, except CS 5010
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930
DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900
EECE 2160	Embedded Design: Enabling Robotics
EECE 2322 and EECE 2323	Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organization and Lab for EECE 2322
MKTG 4606	Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Research Practicum

Business Courses

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Required Business Courses
ACCT 1201	Financial Accounting and Reporting	4
ACCT 2301	Profit Analysis for Managers and Advisors	4
FINA 2201	Financial Management	4
MGSC 2301	Business Statistics	4
MKTG 2201	Introduction to Marketing	4
ORGB 3201	Organizational Behavior	4
or ORGB 3203	Behavioral Aspects of Digital Transformation
STRT 4501	Strategy in Action	4

Supporting Courses

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Mathematics
Complete one of the following. MATH 1231 or MATH 1341 is strongly recommended for this major:		4
MATH 1231	Calculus for Business and Economics
MATH 1241	Calculus 1
MATH 1340	Intensive Calculus for Engineers
MATH 1341	Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
Economics
ECON 1115	Principles of Macroeconomics	4
ECON 1116	Principles of Microeconomics	4
Computing and Social Issues
Complete one of the following:		4
AFCS 2600	Issues in Race, Science, and Technology
CY 4170	The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies
CY 5240	Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
DS 1300	Knowledge in a Digital World
or PHIL 1300	Knowledge in a Digital World
HIST 2220	History of Technology
INSH 2102	Bostonography: The City through Data, Texts, Maps, and Networks
JRNL 3700	Data Storytelling
PHIL 1145	Technology and Human Values
SOCL 1280	The Twenty-First-Century Workplace
SOCL 2485	Environment, Technology, and Society
SOCL 4528	Technology and Society

Integrative Course

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Information Resource Management
MISM 2301	Introduction to Information Systems and Digital Technologies	4

Business Concentration

Complete a business concentration from the following list.

Accounting
Accounting and Advisory Services
Brand Management
Corporate Innovation
Entrepreneurial Startups
Finance
Fintech
Healthcare Management and Consulting
International Business (available only as a second concentration)
Management
Marketing
Marketing Analytics
Product Management
Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Supply Chain Management

Computer Science Writing Requirement

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
College Writing
ENGW 1111	First-Year Writing	4
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
ENGW 3302	Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions	4
or ENGW 3315	Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
or ENGW 3304	Advanced Writing in the Business Administration Professions

Required General Electives

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Complete 16 semester hours of general electives.		16

Business Experiential Learning

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Complete at least one of the following experiences:		0-8
BUSN 4945	Experiential Professional Practicum
COOP 3945	Co-op Work Experience
COOP 3946	Co-op Work Experience--Half Time
COOP 3947	Co-op Work Experience Abroad--Half Time
COOP 3948	Co-op Work Experience Abroad
EEBA 2945	Internship Experience
EEBA 2948	Internship Experience Abroad

Business GPA Requirement

Minimum 2.000 GPA required in business courses

NUpath Requirements Satisfied

Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
Analyzing and Using Data
Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone
Employing Ethical Reasoning
Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
Understanding Societies and Institutions
Writing in the First Year
Writing-Intensive in the Major

Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience is satisfied through co-op.

Program Requirement

133 total semester hours required

Sample Plans of Study

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer Session B/Fall

Year 1
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours	Summer Session A	Hours	Summer Session B	Hours
ACCT 1201	4	CS 2100 and CS 2101	5	ECON 1116	4	MISM 2301	4
CS 1200 or BUSN 1102	1	ECON 1115	4	General Elective 1	4	General Elective 2	4
CS 1800	4	MATH 1341 or 1231	4
CS 2000 and CS 2001	5	MKTG 2201	4
ENGW 1111	4
	18		17		8		8
Year 2
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours	Summer Session A	Hours	Summer Session B	Hours
ACCT 2301	4	CS 1210 or BUSN 1103	1	General Elective 3	4	Co-op	0
CS 3100 and CS 3101	5	CS 3200	4	General Elective 4	4
MGSC 2301	4	CS 2700 and CS 2701	5
Computing and Social Issues	4	FINA 2201	4
		Business Concentration 1	4
	17		18		8		0
Year 3
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours	Summer Session A	Hours	Summer Session B	Hours
Co-op	0	CS Required Elective 1	4	ENGW 3302, 3304, or 3315	4	Co-op	0
		Business Concentration 2	4	ORGB 3201 or 3203	4
		Business Concentration 3	4
		Khoury Elective	4
	0		16		8		0
Year 4
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
Co-op	0	CS 4530 or 4535	4
		STRT 4501	4
		CS Required Elective 2	4
		Business Concentration 4	4
	0		16
Total Hours: 134

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer Session A

Year 1
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours	Summer Session A	Hours	Summer Session B	Hours
ACCT 1201	4	CS 2100 and CS 2101	5	CS 3100 and CS 3101	5	General Elective 1	4
CS 1200 or BUSN 1102	1	ECON 1115	4	ECON 1116	4	General Elective 2	4
CS 1800	4	MATH 1341 or 1231	4
CS 2000 and CS 2001	5	Computing and Social Issues	4
ENGW 1111	4
	18		17		9		8
Year 2
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours	Summer Session A	Hours	Summer Session B	Hours
ACCT 2301	4	Co-op	0	Co-op	0	MKTG 2201	4
CS 1210 or BUSN 1103	1					General Elective 3	4
CS 2700 and CS 2701	5
CS 3200	4
MGSC 2301	4
	18		0		0		8
Year 3
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours	Summer Session A	Hours	Summer Session B	Hours
FINA 2201	4	Co-op	0	Co-op	0	ORGB 3201 or 3203	4
MISM 2301	4					General Elective 4	4
CS Required Elective 1	4
Khoury Elective	4
	16		0		0		8
Year 4
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
CS 4530 or 4535	4	STRT 4501	4
ENGW 3302, 3304, or 3315	4	CS Required Elective 2	4
Business Concentration 1	4	Business Concentration 3	4
Business Concentration 2	4	Business Concentration 4	4
	16		16
Total Hours: 134

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer Session B/Fall: Product Management Concentration

Year 1
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours	Summer Session A	Hours	Summer Session B	Hours
ACCT 1201	4	CS 2100 and CS 2101	5	CS 3100 and CS 3101	5	MKTG 2201	4
CS 1200, BUSN 1102, or INPR 1000	1	ECON 1115	4	ECON 1116	4	General Elective 1	4
CS 1800	4	MATH 1341 or 1231	4
CS 2000 and CS 2001	5	Computing and Social Issues	4
ENGW 1111	4
	18		17		9		8
Year 2
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours	Summer Session A	Hours	Summer Session B	Hours
ACCT 2301	4	CS 1210 or BUSN 1103	1	General Elective 3	4	Co-op	0
FINA 2201	4	CS 3200	4	General Elective 4	4
CS 2700 and CS 2701	5	MISM 2301	4
MGSC 2301	4	CS Required Elective 1	4
		General Elective 2	4
	17		17		8		0
Year 3
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours	Summer Session A	Hours	Summer Session B	Hours
Co-op	0	Semester In Oakland		ORGB 3201 or 3203	4	Co-op	0
		CS 3250	4	Business Concentration 3	4
		MKTG 3601	4
		Khoury Elective	4
		ENGW 3302, 3304, or 3315	4
	0		16		8		0
Year 4
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
Co-op	0	CS 4530 or 4535	4
		STRT 4501	4
		CS Required Elective 2	4
		Business Concentration 4	4
	0		16
Total Hours: 134

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer Session A: Product Management Concentration

Year 1
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours	Summer Session A	Hours	Summer Session B	Hours
ACCT 1201	4	CS 2100 and CS 2101	5	CS 3100 and CS 3101	5	MKTG 2201	4
CS 1200 or BUSN 1102	1	CS 3200	4	ECON 1116	4	General Elective 1	4
CS 1800	4	ECON 1115	4
CS 2000 and CS 2001	5	MATH 1341 or 1231	4
ENGW 1111	4
	18		17		9		8
Year 2
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours	Summer Session A	Hours	Summer Session B	Hours
ACCT 2301	4	Co-op	0	Co-op	0	MISM 2301	4
CS 1210 or BUSN 1103	1					ORGB 3201 or 3203	4
CS 2700 and CS 2701	5
FINA 2201	4
MGSC 2301	4
	18		0		0		8
Year 3
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours	Summer Session A	Hours	Summer Session B	Hours
Semester in Oakland		Co-op	0	Co-op	0	General Elective 2	4
CS 3250	4					General Elective 3	4
MKTG 3601	4
ENGW 3302, 3304, or 3315	4
Khoury Elective	4
	16		0		0		8
Year 4
Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours
CS 4530 or 4535	4	STRT 4501	4
CS Required Elective 1	4	Business Concentration 4	4
Computing and Social Issues	4	CS Required Elective 2	4
Business Concentration 3	4	General Elective 4	4
	16		16
Total Hours: 134

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Computer Science and Business Administration, BS (Boston)