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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science Overview | ||
| Must be taken in alignment with your home college: | ||
| CS 1200 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| or ARTF 1000 | Art and Design at Northeastern | |
| or INPR 1000 | First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar | |
| CS 1210 | Professional Development for Khoury Co-op | 1 |
| or EEAM 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op | |
| Computer Science Fundamental Courses | ||
| All students can take a self-assessment to attempt to place out of CS 2000 and CS 2001. Students who place out of CS 2000 and CS 2001 will instead substitute 4-5 SH of CS, CY, or DS coursework at the 3000 level or higher not otherwise required in 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 2484 | Principles of Human-Computer Interaction | 4 |
| 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 4530 | Fundamentals of Software Engineering | 4 |
| or CS 4535 | Professional Practicum Capstone | |
| 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 8 semester hours from within the following options: | 8 | |
CS 2300 or higher, except CS 5010 | ||
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930 | ||
DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900 | ||
| Embedded Design: Enabling Robotics | ||
| Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organization and Lab for EECE 2322 | ||
| Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Research Practicum | ||
Design Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Art + Design Fundamentals Required | ||
| ARTF 1220 | Elements of Visual Composition | 2 |
| Art + Design Fundamentals Electives | ||
| Complete 6 semester hours of the following: | 6 | |
| Representational Drawing | ||
| Abstract Drawing | ||
| Making with Form and Materials | ||
| Making with Video, Sound, and Animation | ||
| Designing Interactive Experiences | ||
| Design Required | ||
| ARTG 1001 and ARTG 1002 | Design Perspectives: An Introduction to Design in the World and Seminar for Design Perspectives | 4 |
| ARTG 1270 and ARTG 1271 | Design: Process + Practices and Studio for Design: Process + Practices | 4 |
| ARTG 1290 and ARTG 1291 | Typographic Systems and Studio for Typographic Systems | 4 |
| Design Elective | ||
| Complete 4 semester hours of ARTG courses, as long as prerequisites have been met and that is not used to fulfill other requirements of the program. ARTG 2262 and ARTG 2263 are recommended. 1 | 4 | |
| Art + Design History Elective | ||
| Complete 4 semester hours of ARTH courses. ARTH 1001 Visual Intelligence and ARTH 1002 Seminar in Visual Intelligence is recommended to fulfill this requirement | 4 | |
| Art + Design Elective | ||
| Complete 4 semester hours of ARTD, ARTE, ARTF, ARTG, ARTH, ARTS, or GAME courses as long as prerequisites have been met. | 4 | |
| Degree Capstone Project | ||
| ARTG 4550 | Design Degree Project | 4 |
- 1
In place of Prototyping with Code (ARTG 2262) and Lab for ARTG 2262 (ARTG 2263), Visualization Technologies 1: Fundamentals (ARTG 5330) is recommended for students considering the Plus One pathway to a graduate program in Information Design and Data Visualization.
Design Option
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following options: | 8 | |
| Creative Fabrication | ||
| Creative Fabrication Design Principles | ||
| Topics in Creative Fabrication Inquiry | ||
| Experience Design Option | ||
| Experience Design Principles | ||
| Topics In Experience Design Inquiry | ||
| Graphic Design Option | ||
| Graphic Design Principles | ||
| Topics In Graphic Design Inquiry | ||
| Information Design Option | ||
| Information Design Principles | ||
| Topics in Information Design Inquiry 2 | ||
| Interaction Design Option | ||
| Interaction Design Principles (with optional ARTG 2401) | ||
| Topics In Interaction Design Inquiry | ||
- 2
Instead of Topics in Information Design Inquiry (ARTG 3444), Information Design Studio 1: Principles (ARTG 5100) is recommended for students considering the Plus One in Information Design and Data Visualization.
Degree-Focused Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 8 Semester Hours from the following lists: | 8 | |
| Art + Design | ||
| Complete any ARTG course as long as prerequisites have been met. If ARTG 5000 (or any other topics course in the subject listed) is completed more than once, the additional completions may be allowed toward the electives. | ||
| Psychology | ||
| Foundations of Psychology | ||
| Sensation and Perception | ||
| Psychology of Language | ||
| Cognition | ||
| Computer Science | ||
| Game Programming 1 | ||
| Introduction to Databases | ||
| Programming in C++ | ||
| Computer Systems | ||
| Theory of Computation | ||
| Principles of Artificial Intelligence | ||
| Game Artificial Intelligence | ||
| Computer Graphics | ||
| Programming Languages | ||
| Mobile Application Development | ||
| Web Development | ||
| Network Fundamentals | ||
| Distributed Systems | ||
| Building Game Engines | ||
| Research | ||
| Directed Study | ||
| Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence | ||
| Information Presentation and Visualization | ||
| Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval | ||
| Machine Learning | ||
| Advanced Machine Learning | ||
Integrative Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| The following courses are used in the major but also count as the integrative requirement: | ||
| Design Degree Project | ||
| Principles of Human-Computer Interaction | ||
Supporting Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Computing and Social Issues | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Issues in Race, Science, and Technology | ||
| The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies | ||
| Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights | ||
| Knowledge in a Digital World | ||
or PHIL 1300 | Knowledge in a Digital World | |
| History of Technology | ||
| Bostonography: The City through Data, Texts, Maps, and Networks | ||
| Data Storytelling | ||
| Technology and Human Values | ||
| The Twenty-First-Century Workplace | ||
| Environment, Technology, and Society | ||
| Technology and Society | ||
Computer Science Writing Requirement
| 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 3314 | Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design | |
| or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
Required General Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 24 semester hours of general electives. | 24 | |
NUpath Requirements Satisfied
- Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
- Analyzing and Using Data
- Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
- Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone
- Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
- Exploring Creative Expression and Innovation
- Writing in the First Year
- Writing-Intensive in the Major
Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience is satisfied through co-op.
Computer Science and Design Major Credit Requirement
96 SH are required in the major.
Program Requirement
129 total semester hours required
Sample Plans of Study
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer Session A
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | ||
| ARTG 1001 and ARTG 1002 | 4 | ARTG 1270 and ARTG 1271 | 4 | CS 3100 and CS 3101 | 5 | ||
| ARTF 1220 | 2 | ARTG 1290 and ARTG 1291 | 4 | Art + Design Fundamentals Elective 2 | 2 | ||
| Art + Design Fundamentals Elective 1 | 2 | CS 2100 and CS 2101 | 5 | Art + Design Fundamentals Elective 3 | 2 | ||
| CS 1200 or ARTF 1000 | 1 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||
| CS 1800 | 4 | ||||||
| CS 2000 and CS 2001 | 5 | ||||||
| 18 | 17 | 9 | |||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| ARTG 2262 and ARTG 2263 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | General Elective 1 | 4 |
| CS 1210 or EEAM 2000 | 1 | General Elective 2 | 4 | ||||
| CS 2700 and CS 2701 | 5 | ||||||
| Degree-Focused Elective 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Design Option 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| CS 2484 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | General Elective 3 | 4 |
| Art+Design History Elective | 4 | ENGW 3302, 3314, or 3315 | 4 | General Elective 4 | 4 | ||
| Computing and Social Issues | 4 | ||||||
| Design Option 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| CS 4530 or 4535 | 4 | ARTG 4550 | 4 | ||||
| Art + Design Elective | 4 | Khoury Elective 1 | 4 | ||||
| General Elective 5 | 4 | Khoury Elective 2 | 4 | ||||
| General Elective 6 | 4 | Degree-Focused Elective 2 | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer Session B/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | ||
| ARTG 1001 and ARTG 1002 | 4 | ARTG 1270 and ARTG 1271 | 4 | CS 3100 and CS 3101 | 5 | ||
| ARTF 1220 | 2 | ARTG 1290 and ARTG 1291 | 4 | Art + Design Fundamentals Elective 2 | 2 | ||
| Art + Design Fundamentals Elective 1 | 2 | CS 2100 and CS 2101 | 5 | Art + Design Fundamentals Elective 3 | 2 | ||
| CS 1200, ARTF 1000, or INPR 1000 | 1 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||
| CS 1800 | 4 | ||||||
| CS 2000 and CS 2001 | 5 | ||||||
| 18 | 17 | 9 | |||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| ARTG 2262 and ARTG 2263 | 4 | CS 1210 or EEAM 2000 | 1 | General Elective 1 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| CS 2700 and CS 2701 | 5 | CS 2484 | 4 | General Elective 2 | 4 | ||
| Design Option 1 | 4 | Art + Design History Elective | 4 | ||||
| Degree-Focused Elective 1 | 4 | Computing and Social Issues | 4 | ||||
| Design Option 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | CS 4530 or 4535 | 4 | General Elective 5 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| Art + Design Elective | 4 | General Elective 6 | 4 | ENGW 3302, 3314, or 3315 | 4 | ||
| General Elective 3 | 4 | ||||||
| General Elective 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 4 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | ARTG 4550 | 4 | ||||
| Khoury Elective 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Khoury Elective 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Degree-Focused Elective 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||