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.

Data Science Requirements

Computer Science Required 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 3200Introduction to Databases4
Programming Sequence Pathways
Complete one of the following options:9
Computer Science Option
Program Design and Implementation 1
and Lab for CS 2100
Program Design and Implementation 2
and Lab for CS 3100
Data Science Option
Intermediate Programming with Data
and Lab for DS 2500
Advanced Programming with Data
Data Science Foundations
DS 3000Foundations of Data Science4
DS 4200Information Presentation and Visualization4
DS 4300Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval4
DS 4400Machine Learning and Data Mining 14

Supporting Courses

Introduction to College
Must be taken in alignment with your home college: 1
First Year Seminar
College: An Introduction
Ethics
Complete one of the following: 4
Bioethics
Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare
Mathematics
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
or MATH 1241 Calculus 1
Statistics
Complete one of the following: 4-5
Statistics for Economists
Biostatistics
and Lab for ENVR 2500
and Recitation for ENVR 2500
Probability and Statistics
Foundations of Biostatistics
Statistics in Psychological Research
Professional Development
Must be taken in alignment with your home college: 1
Professional Development for Khoury Co-op
Professional Development for Bouvé Co-op

 Public Health Requirements

Public Health Core Courses
PHTH 1260The American Healthcare System4
or PHTH 1261 Comparative Healthcare Systems
PHTH 2300Communication Skills for the Health Professions4
or PHTH 2301 Communication Skills for the Health Professions—Global
PHTH 2350Community and Public Health4
or PHTH 2351 Community and Public Health - Global
PHTH 2515Healthcare Policy and Administration4
PHTH 4120Global Perspectives on Discrimination and Health4
PHTH 4202Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health4
PHTH 4540Health Education and Program Planning4
Science Requirement
Biology
Complete one of the following options:8-10
Option 1
Microbes and Society
Biology and Society
The Human Organism
Option 2
General Biology 1
and Lab for BIOL 1111
General Biology 2
and Lab for BIOL 1113
Psychology
PSYC 1101Foundations of Psychology4
Public Health Social Science Requirement
Introductory Course
Complete one of the following:4
Peoples and Cultures
Communication Theory
Principles of Macroeconomics
and Recitation for ECON 1115
Principles of Microeconomics
and Recitation for ECON 1116
Introduction to Health and Humanities
Social Change and Human Services
Globalization and International Affairs
Introduction to Philosophy
International Relations
Introduction to Sociology
Upper-Level Course
Complete one of the following:3-4
Society and Behavior
Medical Anthropology
Health Communication
Health Communication Campaigns
Psychology of Crime
The (in)Visibility of (dis)Ability in Society
Health Advocacy
Social Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Learning and Motivation
Violence and Society
Sociology of Health and Illness
Race, Class, and Gender
Globalization and Global Health
Epidemiology of Pandemic Diseases and Health Disparities in the African Diaspora
International Food Policy
Cities in a Global Context
Cities in a Global Context (Abroad)
International Conflict and Negotiation
Global Health
Politics of Developing Nations
Environmental Health and Climate Change
Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media
Environmental Economics
Climate and Development
Climate and Development
Environmental Health
Climate Change and Global Urbanization
Law, Policy, and Human Rights
Law and Economics
Global Justice
Ethics and Public Policy
Public Policy and Administration
Healthcare Administration and Management
Health Economics and Healthcare Policy
Healthcare Management, Innovation, and Design
Organizational Behavior
Healthcare Management
Evaluating Healthcare Quality
Economic Perspectives on Health Policy

Writing Requirement

College Writing
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
or ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
ENGW 3302Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions4
or ENGW 3306 Advanced Writing in the Health Professions
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Integrative Requirement 

DS 4420Machine Learning and Data Mining 24

General Electives

Complete 20 semester hours of general electives20

Public Health Major Requirement

A grade of C or higher is required for the Public Health Core, Science Requirement, Statistics, and Public Health Social Science Requirement. Students who take College: An Introduction (HSCI 1000) and Professional Development for Bouvé Co-op (HSCI 2000) must achieve a C or higher.

Khoury College GPA Requirement

Minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses

NUpath Requirements Satisfied

  • Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
  • 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
  • Exploring Creative Expression and Innovation
  • Interpreting Culture
  • Understanding Societies and Institutions
  • Writing in the First Year
  • Writing-Intensive in the Major

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

Program Requirement

131 total semester hours required

Sample Plans of Study

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

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 1200 or HSCI 10001DS 2500
and DS 2501
5DS 30004Vacation
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5ENGW 11114PHTH 23504 
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5PSYC 11014  
PHTH 12604BIOL course4-5  
BIOL course4-5   
 19-20 17-18 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
DS 35004CS 1210 or HSCI 20001General Elective4Co-op0
MATH 1341 or 12414DS 42004PHTH 25154 
General Elective4CS 32004  
PHTH 23004PH Social science course (introductory)4  
 Statistics Course4-5  
 16 17-18 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0PHTH 42024PHTH 45404Co-op0
ENGW 3306, 3302, or 331514DS 43004General Elective4 
 DS 44004  
 Ethics 4  
 4 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0DS 44204  
General Elective14PHTH 41204  
 PH Social science course (upper)3-4  
 General Elective4  
 4 15-16  
Total Hours: 132-136
1

Students may fulfill one course during each co-op or take two courses instead of vacation. 

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

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 1200 or HSCI 10001DS 2500
and DS 2501
5DS 30004Vacation
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5ENGW 11114PHTH 23504 
CS 2000
and CS 2001
5PSYC 11014  
PHTH 12604BIOL course4-5  
BIOL course4-5   
 19-20 17-18 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 1210 or HSCI 20001Co-op0Co-op0General Elective4
DS 35004General Elective14 PHTH 25154
MATH 1341 or 12414   
PHTH 23004   
Statistics Course4-5   
 17-18 4 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
DS 42004Co-op0Co-op0General Elective4
CS 32004ENGW 3302, 3306, or 331514 PHTH 45404
Ethics 4   
PH Social science course (introductory)4   
 16 4 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
PHTH 42024DS 44204  
DS 43004PHTH 41204  
DS 44004PH Social science course (upper)3-4  
General Elective4General Elective4  
 16 15-16  
Total Hours: 132-136