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 Science Courses

Computer Science Overview
CS 1200First Year Seminar1
or HIST 1000 History at Northeastern
or INPR 1000 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar
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 1800Discrete Structures4
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 3650Computer Systems4
CS 4700Network Fundamentals4
or CS 4730 Distributed Systems
Cybersecurity Required Courses
CY 2550Foundations of Cybersecurity4
CY 3740Systems Security4
CY 4170The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies4
CY 4740Network Security4
Cybersecurity Elective
Complete one of the following: 4
COMM 2551
Free Speech in Cyberspace
CS 2484
Principles of Human-Computer Interaction
CS 2800
Logic and Computation
CS 4400
Programming Languages
CS 4500
Software Development
or CS 4530
 Fundamentals of Software Engineering
CY 4760
Security of Wireless and Mobile Systems
CY 4770
Foundations of Cryptography
CY 5010
Cybersecurity Principles and Practices
CY 5200
Security Risk Management and Assessment
CY 5210
Information System Forensics
DS 4300
Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval
DS 4400
Machine Learning
EECE 2322
and EECE 2323
Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organization
and Lab for EECE 2322
EECE 3324
Computer Architecture and Organization
EECE 4534
and EECE 4535
Microprocessor-Based Design
and Lab for EECE 4534
LPSC 1101
Introduction to Law
LPSC 2301
Introduction to Law, Policy, and Society
LPSC 3303
Topics in Law and Public Policy
MATH 3527
Number Theory 1
MATH 4575
Introduction to Cryptography
PHIL 1145
Technology and Human Values
POLS 2390
Science, Technology, and Public Policy
POLS 3307
Public Policy and Administration
POLS 3324
Law and Society
POLS 3406
International Law
POLS 3420
U.S. National Security Policy
POLS 3423
Terrorism and Counterterrorism

History Courses

History Required Courses
HIST 1200Historical Research and Writing1
HIST 1201First-Year Seminar4
HIST 2211The World Since 19454
HIST 2301The History Seminar4
HIST 2302Historical Writing1
Pre-1800 History Elective
Complete one of the following:4
HIST 1100
Law and History
HIST 1185
Introduction to Middle Eastern History
HIST 1218
Pirates, Planters, and Patriots: Making the Americas, 1492–1804
HIST 1252
Japanese Literature and Culture
HIST 1272
Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1500
HIST 1389
History of Espionage 1: Antiquity to World War II
HIST 2330
Colonial and Revolutionary America
HIST 2370
Renaissance to Enlightenment
HIST 2375
The Tudors, the Stuarts, and the Birth of Modern Britain
HIST 2390
Africa and the World in Early Times
HIST 3334
Assassinations in World History
History Outside the United States and Europe
Complete one of the following: 4
HIST 1150
East Asian Studies
HIST 1187
Introduction to Latin American History
HIST 1206
Drug Trade and Drug War: History, Security, Culture
HIST 1246
World War II in the Pacific
HIST 1252
Japanese Literature and Culture
HIST 1253
History of Vietnam Wars
HIST 1294
History of the Jews in the Modern World
HIST 1500
Modern China
HIST 2025
Latin American History through Film
HIST 2311
Colonialism/Imperialism
HIST 2351
Modern Japan
History Electives
Complete two HIST courses at any level in any field: 8
Intermediate/Advanced History Course
Complete a minimum of one HIST course from the following range (excluding HIST 2211, HIST 2301, and HIST 2302): 4
HIST 2000 to HIST 2999
Advanced History
Complete a minimum of one HIST course from the following range (excluding HIST 4701): 4
HIST 3000 to HIST 4999

Integrative  and Capstone Course Requirement

HIST 4701Capstone Seminar4
or CY 4930 Cybersecurity Capstone

Supporting Courses

Research Methods4
Complete one of the following:
ECON 2350
Statistics for Economists
ENVR 3300
Geographic Information Systems
ENVR 5260
Geographical Information Systems
POLS 2400
Quantitative Techniques
PSYC 2320
Statistics in Psychological Research
Mathematics4
MATH 1341
Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering

Computer Science Writing Requirement

College Writing
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
or ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
This requirement is satisfied by HIST 2302 taken in conjunction with HIST 2301.

Required General Electives

Complete 20 semester hours of general electives.20

Computer Science and History Credit Requirements

Complete 108 semester hours in the major.

NUpath Requirements Satisfied

  • Analyzing and Using Data
  • Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
  • Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone
  • Employing Ethical Reasoning
  • Engaging Differences and Diversity
  • Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
  • Understanding Societies and Institutions
  • Writing Across Audiences and Genres

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

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required