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 INPR 1000 | First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar | |
| or PHIL 1000 | Philosophy at Northeastern | |
| CS 1210 | Professional Development for Khoury Co-op | 1 |
| 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 | 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 | |
| Khoury Approved Elective | ||
| With advisor approval, directed study, research, project study, and appropriate graduate-level courses may also be be taken for upper-division electives. | ||
| Complete 4 credits 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 | ||
| Embedded Design: Enabling Robotics | ||
| Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organization and Lab for EECE 2322 | ||
| Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Research Practicum | ||
Politics, Philosophy, and Economics Courses
Complete at least four courses in each of the following subject areas: ECON, PHIL, and POLS.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Course | ||
| PHIL 1160 | Introduction to Economic Justice | 4 |
| Core Courses | ||
| Philosophy | ||
| PHIL 2303 | Social and Political Philosophy | 4 |
| or PHIL 3822 | Philosophy of Race and Racism | |
| PHIL 3435 | Moral Philosophy | 4 |
| or PHIL 2325 | Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought | |
| Political Science | ||
| POLS 1150 | American Government | 4 |
| or POLS 1155 | Comparative Politics | |
| POLS 1160 | International Relations | 4 |
| POLS 3405 | International Political Economy | 4 |
| Economics | ||
| ECON 1115 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4 |
| or ECON 1116 | Principles of Microeconomics | |
| ECON 2315 | Macroeconomic Theory | 4 |
| or ECON 2316 | Microeconomic Theory | |
| Methods Course | ||
| PHIL 3000 | Interdisciplinary Methods for Politics, Philosophy, and Economics | 4 |
| Capstone | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Senior Economics Seminar | ||
| Philosophy of Economics | ||
| Global Justice | ||
| Ethics and Public Policy | ||
| Political Science Senior Capstone | ||
| Senior Thesis | ||
| PPE Elective | ||
| Complete one course from the following ranges: | 4 | |
| ECON 1200 to ECON 1999 | ||
| ECON 3000 to ECON 4689 | ||
| ECON 4900 to ECON 4999 | ||
| ECON 5200 to ECON 5999 | ||
| PHIL 2000 to PHIL 5999 | ||
| POLS 2000 to POLS 5999 | ||
Integrative Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS 2484 | Principles of Human-Computer Interaction | 4 |
| PHIL 1115 | Introduction to Logic | 4 |
| POLS 2390 | Science, Technology, and Public Policy | 4 |
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Statistics and Mathematics | ||
| ECON 2350 | Statistics for Economists | 4 |
| or MATH 2280 | Statistics and Software | |
| or POLS 2400 | Quantitative Techniques | |
| MATH 1231 | Calculus for Business and Economics | 4 |
| or MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | |
English Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| College Writing | ||
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| 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 in the Humanities | ||
| Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | ||
Required General Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 20 semester hours of general electives. | 20 | |
NUpath Requirements Satisfied
- Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
- Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
- Analyzing and Using Data
- Writing-Intensive in the Major
- Understanding Societies and Institutions
- Employing Ethical Reasoning
- Writing in the First Year
- 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
128 total semester hours required