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

Computer Science Overview
Must be taken in alignment with your home college:
CS 1200First Year Seminar1
or POLS 1000 Political Science at Northeastern
CS 1210Professional Development for Khoury Co-op1
or EESH 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 semester hours of CS, CY, or DS coursework at the 3000 level or higher not otherwise required in the degree.
CS 1800
and CS 1802
Discrete Structures
and Seminar for CS 1800
5
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 3000Algorithms and Data4
CS 3100
and CS 3101
Program Design and Implementation 2
and Lab for CS 3100
5
CS 3200Introduction to Databases4
CS 4530Fundamentals of Software Engineering4
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 12 semester hours from within the following options:12
CS 2500 or higher, except CS 5010
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930
DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900
Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Research Practicum

Political Science Courses

Political Science Requirements
POLS 1150American Government4
POLS 1155Comparative Politics4
POLS 1160International Relations4
POLS 2399Research Methods in Political Science4
POLS 2400Quantitative Techniques4
Political Theory
Complete one of the following:4
Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought
Modern Political Thought
American Political Thought
Contemporary Political Thought
Political Science Capstone
POLS 4701Political Science Senior Capstone4
Political Science Electives
Complete four courses in the following range:16
POLS 2000 to POLS 5999

Political Science Concentrations (Optional)

If you are working toward one of the following concentrations, declare it with your advisor so that it may be added to your record.

Integrative Requirement

Integrative Requirement
Complete one of the following:4
Science, Technology, and Public Policy
International Political Economy
International Law

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
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

Computer Science Writing Requirement

College Writing
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
or ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
Complete one of the following:4
Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions
Advanced Writing in the Social Sciences
Advanced Writing for Prelaw
Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Required General Electives

Complete 28 semester hours of general electives.28

Khoury College GPA Requirement

A minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA is required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses.

Computer Science and Political Science Major Credit Requirement

100 semester hours required in the major

NUpath Requirements Satisfied

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

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

Program Requirement

133 total semester hours required

Concentration in American Political Institutions

Complete four of the following:16
Campaign Strategy
The U.S. Congress
Judicial Process and Behavior
Public Policy and Administration
Public Opinion, Voting, and Elections

 

Concentration in Campaigns and Elections

Required Courses
POLS 3160Campaign Strategy4
POLS 3302Judicial Process and Behavior4
Campaigns and Elections Electives
Complete two of the following:8
Urban Policies and Politics
Public Opinion, Voting, and Elections
Politics and Mass Media

 

Concentration in Comparative Politics

Theoretical Requirement
Complete two of the following:8
The Holocaust and Comparative Genocide
Democratic Erosion
Immigration Politics
Religion and Politics
Nationalism
Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection
Politics of Developing Nations
Regional Requirements
Complete one of the following:4
Politics and Governance of Europe and the European Union
Government and Politics in the Middle East
Experiential/Practicum Requirement
Complete one of the following:4
Model Arab League
Model NATO
Dialogue of Civilizations: Government and Politics Abroad

 

Concentration in Identity, Culture, and Politics 

Core Course
POLS 3418Nationalism4
Electives
Complete three of the following:12
Immigration Politics
Music and Politics in America and Abroad
Religion and Politics
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Public Policy
Law and Society

Concentration in International Relations and Diplomacy

Experiential/Practicum Requirement
Complete one of the following:4
Model United Nations
Model Arab League
Dialogue of Civilizations: International Politics Abroad
Core Courses
Complete three of the following:12
International Political Economy
International Law
Politics and Governance of Europe and the European Union
International Security

Concentration in Law and Legal Studies

Complete four of the following:16
American Political Thought
The U.S. Congress
Judicial Process and Behavior
Law and Society
International Law
U.S. Constitutional Law
U.S. Civil Liberties

 

Concentration in Public Policy

Core Requirement
POLS 3307Public Policy and Administration4
Electives
Complete three of the following:12
Urban Policies and Politics
Science, Technology, and Public Policy
Environmental Politics and Policy
U.S. Foreign Policy

 

Concentration in Security Studies

Complete four of the following:16
U.S. National Security Policy
Terrorism and Counterterrorism
U.S. Foreign Policy
Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection
Politics of Developing Nations
International Security

Sample Plans of Study

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer First Half

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 1200 or POLS 10001CS 2100
and CS 2101
5CS 3100
and CS 3101
5General Elective4
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5POLS 11554General Elective4General Elective4
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5POLS 11604  
ENGW 11114General Elective4  
POLS 11504   
 19 17 9 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 1210 or EESH 20001Co-op0Co-op0General Elective4
CS 30004  General Elective4
CS 32004   
POLS 23994   
POLS Thought Elective4   
 17 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
POLS 24004Co-op0Co-op0ENGW 3302, 3308, 3311, or 33154
Khoury Elective 14  General Elective4
POLS Elective 14   
POLS Elective 24   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Computing and Social Issues4CS 4530 or 45354  
Khoury Elective 24POLS 47014  
POLS Elective 34Khoury Elective 34  
POLS Integrative Requirement4POLS Elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 134

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer Second Half/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 1200 or POLS 10001CS 2100
and CS 2101
5CS 30004General Elective4
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5POLS 11554General Elective4General Elective4
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5POLS 11604  
ENGW 11114General Elective4  
POLS 11504   
 19 17 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 3100
and CS 3101
5CS 1210 or EESC 20001General Elective4Co-op0
CS 32004POLS 24004General Elective4 
POLS 23994Khoury Elective 14  
POLS Thought Elective4POLS Elective 14  
 POLS Elective 24  
 17 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0Computing and Social Issues4ENGW 3302, 3308, 3311, or 33154Co-op0
 Khoury Elective 24General Elective4 
 POLS Elective 34  
 POLS Integrative Requirement4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0CS 4530 or 45354  
 POLS 47014  
 Khoury Elective 34  
 POLS Elective 44  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 134