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.
Cybersecurity Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science Overview | ||
| CS 1200 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| or ECON 1000 | Economics at Northeastern | |
| or INPR 1000 | First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar | |
| CS 1210 | Professional Development for Khoury Co-op | 1 |
| or EESH 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op | |
| Computer Science Fundamentals 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 3650 | Computer Systems | 4 |
| CS 4700 | Network Fundamentals | 4 |
| or CS 4730 | Distributed Systems | |
| Cybersecurity Required Courses | ||
| CY 2550 | Foundations of Cybersecurity | 4 |
| CY 3740 | Systems Security | 4 |
| CY 4170 | The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies | 4 |
| or CY 5240 | Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights | |
| CY 4740 | Network Security | 4 |
| Cybersecurity Elective | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Free Speech in Cyberspace | ||
| Global Criminology | ||
| Crime Prevention | ||
| Principles of Human-Computer Interaction | ||
| Logic and Computation | ||
| Programming Languages | ||
| Software Development | ||
or CS 4530 | Fundamentals of Software Engineering | |
| Network Fundamentals | ||
| Distributed Systems | ||
| AI Security and Privacy | ||
| Security of Wireless and Mobile Systems | ||
| Foundations of Cryptography | ||
| Applied Cryptography | ||
| Security Risk Management and Assessment | ||
| Information System Forensics | ||
| Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval | ||
| Machine Learning | ||
| Introduction to Digital Design and Computer Architecture and Lab for EECE 2310 | ||
| Computer Architecture and Organization | ||
| Microprocessor-Based Design and Lab for EECE 4534 | ||
| Introduction to Law | ||
| Introduction to Law, Policy, and Society | ||
| Topics in Law and Public Policy | ||
| Number Theory 1 | ||
| Introduction to Cryptography | ||
| Technology and Human Values | ||
| Science, Technology, and Public Policy | ||
| Public Policy and Administration | ||
| Law and Society | ||
| International Law | ||
| U.S. National Security Policy | ||
| Terrorism and Counterterrorism | ||
Supporting Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 1231 | Calculus for Business and Economics (It is highly recommended that students who take MATH 1231 take sections devoted to econ students only.) | 4 |
| or MATH 1241 | Calculus 1 | |
| or MATH 1245 | Calculus with Applications | |
| or MATH 1340 | Intensive Calculus for Engineers | |
| or MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | |
Economics Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| ECON 1115 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4 |
| ECON 1116 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4 |
| ECON 2315 | Macroeconomic Theory | 4 |
| ECON 2316 | Microeconomic Theory | 4 |
| ECON 2350 | Statistics for Economists | 4 |
| Electives | ||
| Complete four ECON electives that are found in the following range with, at most, two at the 1000 level. Unless otherwise noted in specific combined majors, required core economics courses cannot be counted as electives by students completing Department of Economics programs: | 16 | |
ECON 1200 to ECON 1999 | ||
ECON 2990 to ECON 3559 | ||
ECON 3561 to ECON 4689 | ||
ECON 4900 to ECON 4996 | ||
ECON 5200 to ECON 5999 | ||
Integrative Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Capstone | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Cybersecurity Capstone | ||
| Senior Economics Seminar | ||
or ECON 4997 | Senior Economics Thesis | |
| Integrative Requirement | ||
| ECON 2560 | Applied Econometrics | 4 |
Writing Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| College Writing | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers | ||
| First-Year Writing | ||
| 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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 24 semester hours of general electives. | 24 | |
Economics GPA Requirement
Grades in the following four Economics courses must average to a minimum of C (2.000):
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Macroeconomic Theory | ||
| Microeconomic Theory | ||
| Statistics for Economists | ||
| Applied Econometrics |
NUpath Requirements Satisfied
- Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
- Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
- Understanding Societies and Institutions
- Analyzing and Using Data
- Writing in the First Year
- Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
- Writing-Intensive in the Major
- 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.
Sample Plan 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 |
| CS 1200, ECON 1000, or INPR 1000 | 1 | CS 2100 and CS 2101 | 5 | CS 3100 and CS 3101 | 5 | General Elective 2 | 4 |
| CS 1800 | 4 | ECON 1116 | 4 | CY 2550 | 4 | General Elective 3 | 4 |
| CS 2000 and CS 2001 | 5 | Calculus Course | 4 | ||||
| ECON 1115 | 4 | General Elective 1 | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| CS 3650 | 4 | CS 1210 or EESH 2000 | 1 | ECON Elective 1 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| ECON 2315 | 4 | CS 2700 and CS 2701 | 5 | ||||
| ECON 2350 | 4 | CS 4700 or 4730 | 4 | ||||
| General Elective 4 | 4 | ECON 2316 | 4 | ||||
| General Elective 5 | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 18 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | CY 3740 | 4 | ENGW 3302, 3308, 3311, or 3315 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| ECON 2560 | 4 | ECON Elective 4 | 4 | ||||
| ECON Elective 2 | 4 | ||||||
| ECON Elective 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | CY 4170 or 5240 | 4 | ||||
| CY 4740 | 4 | ||||||
| Capstone | 4 | ||||||
| Cybersecurity Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||