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Program checklist · BS

Artificial Intelligence and International Affairs, BS (Boston)

Northeastern University Professional Programs · Boston, MA

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Program
Award
BS
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
44.0504
Credits (computed from items)
132
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
482705
CourseShelf checklist
CK_482705_fa41c5b0
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Artificial Intelligence Courses

0 items

    Overview

    0 items

      Complete the following in alignment with your home college:

      2 items
      1. or: INPR 1000 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar
        or: INTL 1000 International Affairs at Northeastern
        1
      2. or: EESH 2000 Professional Development for Co-op
        1

      Fundamental Courses

      0 items

        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.

        5 items
        1. 4
        2. CS 2000and CS 2001
          Introduction to Program Design and Implementationand Lab for CS 2000
          Not resolved to a course
          5
        3. CS 2100and CS 2101
          Program Design and Implementation 1and Lab for CS 2100
          Not resolved to a course
          5
        4. 4
        5. 4

        Artificial Intelligence Foundations

        4 items
        1. 4
        2. 4
        3. 4
        4. 4

        Khoury Approved Electives

        electives · 0 items

          With advisor approval, directed study, research, project study, and appropriate graduate-level courses may also be taken as upper-division electives.

          electives · 1 item
          1. Complete 4 semester hours from within the following options:
            Not resolved to a course
            4

          CS 2300 or higher, except CS 5010

          0 items

            CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930

            0 items

              DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900

              3 items
              1. 4
              2. EECE 2322and EECE 2323
                Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organizationand Lab for EECE 2322
                Not resolved to a course
              3. 4

              International Affairs Requirements

              0 items

                Required Courses

                5 items
                1. or: HIST 2211 The World Since 1945
                  or: HIST 2311 Colonialism/Imperialism
                  4
                2. INTL 1101
                  Globalization and International Affairs
                  Not resolved to a course
                  4
                3. INTL 2718
                  Research Methods in International Affairs
                  Not resolved to a course
                  4
                4. INTL 3400
                  International Conflict and Negotiation
                  Not resolved to a course
                  4
                5. POLS 1160
                  International Relations
                  Not resolved to a course
                  4

                International Experiential Learning

                0 items

                  Complete at least one international semester via study abroad, international internship, international co-op, or two short-term programs.

                  0 items

                    Global Dynamics Requirement

                    1 item
                    1. Complete two of the following with one course numbered 2000 or above (courses are divided into thematic groups to aid students in deciding which courses to take and have no bearing on major requirements):
                      Not resolved to a course
                      8

                    Environment

                    7 items
                    1. 4
                    2. 4
                    3. 4
                    4. INTL 5100
                      Climate and Development
                      Not resolved to a course
                    5. INTL 5268
                      International Environmental Policy
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: PPUA 5268 International Environmental Policy
                    6. PPUA 5267
                      Climate Policy and Justice
                      Not resolved to a course
                    7. SOCL 1246
                      Environment and Society
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Law, Diplomacy, and Global Governance

                    13 items
                    1. 4
                    2. 4
                    3. HIST 1100
                      Law and History
                      Not resolved to a course
                    4. INTL 2480
                      Women and World Politics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: WMNS 2480 Women and World Politics
                    5. INTL 2600
                      Artificial Intelligence and World Politics
                      Not resolved to a course
                    6. INTL 3520
                      Global Political Economy
                      Not resolved to a course
                    7. INTL 5010
                      International Human Rights Law and Policy
                      Not resolved to a course
                    8. POLS 1155
                      Comparative Politics
                      Not resolved to a course
                    9. POLS 1160
                      International Relations
                      Not resolved to a course
                    10. POLS 2370
                      Religion and Politics
                      Not resolved to a course
                    11. POLS 3405
                      International Political Economy
                      Not resolved to a course
                    12. POLS 3406
                      International Law
                      Not resolved to a course
                    13. POLS 4910
                      Model United Nations
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Human Rights and Social Justice

                    8 items
                    1. 4
                    2. 4
                    3. or: POLS 3100 Gender, Social Justice, and Transnational Activism
                      4
                    4. HIST 2303
                      Gender and Reproductive Justice
                      Not resolved to a course
                    5. HIST 2373
                      Gender and Sexuality in World History
                      Not resolved to a course
                    6. INTL 2480
                      Women and World Politics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: WMNS 2480 Women and World Politics
                    7. INTL 5010
                      International Human Rights Law and Policy
                      Not resolved to a course
                    8. PHIL 5001
                      Global Justice
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Conflict and Security

                    18 items
                    1. 4
                    2. 4
                    3. 4
                    4. HIST 1206
                      Drug Trade and Drug War: History, Security, Culture
                      Not resolved to a course
                    5. HIST 1389
                      History of Espionage 1: Antiquity to World War II
                      Not resolved to a course
                    6. HIST 1390
                      History of Espionage 2: Cold War Spies
                      Not resolved to a course
                    7. HIST 2217
                      The Global Far-Right since 1945: Politics, Culture, Violence
                      Not resolved to a course
                    8. HIST 3330
                      The Global Cold War
                      Not resolved to a course
                    9. HIST 3334
                      Assassinations in World History
                      Not resolved to a course
                    10. INTL 3430
                      Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection
                      Not resolved to a course
                    11. INTL 3450
                      Security, Culture, Power
                      Not resolved to a course
                    12. JRNL 3300
                      Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: INTL 3300 Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media
                    13. PHIL 5001
                      Global Justice
                      Not resolved to a course
                    14. POLS 2282
                      The Holocaust and Comparative Genocide
                      Not resolved to a course
                    15. POLS 3418
                      Nationalism
                      Not resolved to a course
                    16. POLS 3420
                      U.S. National Security Policy
                      Not resolved to a course
                    17. POLS 3423
                      Terrorism and Counterterrorism
                      Not resolved to a course
                    18. POLS 4918
                      Model NATO
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Globalization

                    16 items
                    1. 4
                    2. 4
                    3. 4
                    4. 4
                    5. 4
                    6. HIST 1215
                      Origins of Today: Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues
                      Not resolved to a course
                    7. HIST 2211
                      The World Since 1945
                      Not resolved to a course
                    8. HIST 2311
                      Colonialism/Imperialism
                      Not resolved to a course
                    9. 4
                    10. INTL 2480
                      Women and World Politics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: WMNS 2480 Women and World Politics
                    11. INTL 3200
                      Cities in a Global Context
                      Not resolved to a course
                    12. INTL 3520
                      Global Political Economy
                      Not resolved to a course
                    13. POLS 1160
                      International Relations
                      Not resolved to a course
                    14. POLS 2370
                      Religion and Politics
                      Not resolved to a course
                    15. POLS 3405
                      International Political Economy
                      Not resolved to a course
                    16. POLS 3406
                      International Law
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Population, Migration, and Diaspora

                    13 items
                    1. 4
                    2. or: PHTH 1270 Introduction to Global Health
                      4
                    3. 4
                    4. 4
                    5. 4
                    6. 4
                    7. HIST 1218
                      Pirates, Planters, and Patriots: Making the Americas, 1492–1804
                      Not resolved to a course
                    8. INTL 2500
                      Race and Global Human Mobility
                      Not resolved to a course
                    9. INTL 3200
                      Cities in a Global Context
                      Not resolved to a course
                    10. INTL 4100
                      Forced Migration: Refugees, Exiles, and Displaced Persons
                      Not resolved to a course
                    11. PHIL 1111
                      Introduction to World Religions
                      Not resolved to a course
                    12. PHIL 1271
                      Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
                      Not resolved to a course
                    13. POLS 2359
                      Immigration Politics
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Development

                    15 items
                    1. 4
                    2. 4
                    3. 4
                    4. 4
                    5. 4
                    6. 4
                    7. HIST 2011
                      Capitalism and Business: A Global History
                      Not resolved to a course
                    8. 4
                    9. or: INTB 1209 International Business and Global Social Responsibility
                      4
                    10. INTL 3150
                      Global Philanthropy
                      Not resolved to a course
                    11. INTL 3255
                      Democracy, Authoritarianism, and Development
                      Not resolved to a course
                    12. INTL 3520
                      Global Political Economy
                      Not resolved to a course
                    13. INTL 5100
                      Climate and Development
                      Not resolved to a course
                    14. PHTH 5230
                      Global Health
                      Not resolved to a course
                    15. POLS 3487
                      Politics of Developing Nations
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Communication and Media

                    6 items
                    1. 4
                    2. 4
                    3. JRNL 3300
                      Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: INTL 3300 Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media
                    4. JRNL 5360
                      Global Reporting
                      Not resolved to a course
                    5. LANG 3600
                      Language Policy
                      Not resolved to a course
                    6. 4

                    Regional Analysis Requirement

                    1 item
                    1. Complete two of the following, both of which must be in one region (select courses taken during a semester study abroad or specific Dialogue of Civilizations courses may count as regional analysis courses pending approval of the international affairs head faculty advisor; see department for additional courses):
                      Not resolved to a course
                      8

                    Africa

                    7 items
                    1. 4
                    2. 4
                    3. 4
                    4. 4
                    5. 4
                    6. HIST 2390
                      Africa and the World in Early Times
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: AFCS 2390 Africa and the World in Early Times
                    7. 4

                    Asia

                    17 items
                    1. 4
                    2. 4
                    3. 4
                    4. or: HIST 1150 East Asian Studies
                      4
                    5. HIST 1246
                      World War II in the Pacific
                      Not resolved to a course
                    6. HIST 1252
                      Japanese Literature and Culture
                      Not resolved to a course
                    7. HIST 1253
                      History of Vietnam Wars
                      Not resolved to a course
                    8. HIST 1500
                      Modern China
                      Not resolved to a course
                    9. HIST 2351
                      Modern Japan
                      Not resolved to a course
                    10. HIST 2360
                      History of Capitalism in East Asia
                      Not resolved to a course
                    11. JPNS 1260
                      Japanese Film
                      Not resolved to a course
                    12. JPNS 1700
                      Introduction to Japanese Pop Culture
                      Not resolved to a course
                    13. PHIL 1275
                      Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond
                      Not resolved to a course
                    14. PHIL 1290
                      Chinese Philosophy and Religion
                      Not resolved to a course
                    15. PHIL 2395
                      Japanese Buddhism
                      Not resolved to a course
                    16. POLS 3482
                      East Asian Politics
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: ASNS 3482 East Asian Politics
                    17. POLS 3485
                      China: Governance and Foreign Policy
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Europe

                    11 items
                    1. 4
                    2. 4
                    3. HIST 1170
                      Europe: Empires, Revolutions, Wars, and Their Aftermath
                      Not resolved to a course
                    4. HIST 1272
                      Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1500
                      Not resolved to a course
                    5. HIST 1286
                      History of the Soviet Union
                      Not resolved to a course
                    6. HIST 2370
                      Renaissance to Enlightenment
                      Not resolved to a course
                    7. HIST 2375
                      The Tudors, the Stuarts, and the Birth of Modern Britain
                      Not resolved to a course
                    8. HIST 2388
                      World War II in Eastern Europe
                      Not resolved to a course
                    9. INTL 3455
                      Russian Foreign Policy
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: POLS 3455 Russian Foreign Policy
                    10. POLS 3435
                      Politics and Governance of Europe and the European Union
                      Not resolved to a course
                    11. SPNS 1504
                      Cultural History of Spain
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Latin America

                    11 items
                    1. 4
                    2. HIST 1187
                      Introduction to Latin American History
                      Not resolved to a course
                    3. HIST 2025
                      Latin American History through Film
                      Not resolved to a course
                    4. INTL 4500
                      Latin American Society and Development (course being reactivated)
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: ANTH 4500 Latin American Society and Development
                    5. LACS 1220
                      Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies
                      Not resolved to a course
                    6. SPNS 1240
                      Latin American Film
                      Not resolved to a course
                    7. SPNS 1505
                      Latin American Culture, History, and Politics
                      Not resolved to a course
                    8. SPNS 3240
                      Social Justice in Latin American Film
                      Not resolved to a course
                    9. SPNS 3715
                      New Narratives: Latin America after 1989
                      Not resolved to a course
                    10. SPNS 3720
                      Literature, Arts, and Poverty in Latin America
                      Not resolved to a course
                    11. SPNS 4655
                      Latin American Literature
                      Not resolved to a course

                    Middle East

                    9 items
                    1. 4
                    2. 4
                    3. HIST 1185
                      Introduction to Middle Eastern History
                      Not resolved to a course
                    4. INTL 1160
                      Middle East Studies
                      Not resolved to a course
                    5. INTL 2100
                      Modern Israel
                      Not resolved to a course
                    6. INTL 2200
                      America and the Middle East
                      Not resolved to a course
                    7. INTL 3470
                      Arab-Israeli Conflict
                      Not resolved to a course
                      or: POLS 3470 Arab-Israeli Conflict
                    8. PHIL 1280
                      Islam: Rituals, Traditions, and Debates
                      Not resolved to a course
                    9. PHIL 1285
                      Jewish Religion and Culture
                      Not resolved to a course

                    International Affairs Elective

                    electives · 15 items
                    1. Complete one of the following:
                      Not resolved to a course
                      4
                    2. INTL 2480
                      Women and World Politics
                      Not resolved to a course
                    3. INTL 2500
                      Race and Global Human Mobility
                      Not resolved to a course
                    4. INTL 2600
                      Artificial Intelligence and World Politics
                      Not resolved to a course
                    5. INTL 3150
                      Global Philanthropy
                      Not resolved to a course
                    6. INTL 3200
                      Cities in a Global Context
                      Not resolved to a course
                    7. INTL 3255
                      Democracy, Authoritarianism, and Development
                      Not resolved to a course
                    8. INTL 3350
                      Borders and Racial Security
                      Not resolved to a course
                    9. INTL 3406
                      International Law
                      Not resolved to a course
                    10. INTL 3430
                      Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection
                      Not resolved to a course
                    11. INTL 3450
                      Security, Culture, Power
                      Not resolved to a course
                    12. INTL 3520
                      Global Political Economy
                      Not resolved to a course
                    13. INTL 4100
                      Forced Migration: Refugees, Exiles, and Displaced Persons
                      Not resolved to a course
                    14. INTL 5010
                      International Human Rights Law and Policy
                      Not resolved to a course
                    15. INTL 5100
                      Climate and Development
                      Not resolved to a course

                    English Requirement

                    0 items

                      College Writing

                      1 item
                      1. or: ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
                        4

                      Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

                      4 items
                      1. Complete one of the following:
                        Not resolved to a course
                        4
                      2. 4
                      3. 4
                      4. 4

                      Supporting Courses

                      0 items

                        Mathematics

                        2 items
                        1. 4
                        2. MATH 1341
                          Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
                          Not resolved to a course
                          4

                        Integrative Requirements

                        0 items

                          Senior Seminar

                          0 items

                            Complete the following with a thesis or project that integrates both international affairs and artificial intelligence:

                            1 item
                            1. INTL 4700
                              Senior Capstone Seminar in International Affairs
                              Not resolved to a course
                              4

                            Digital Ethics

                            1 item
                            1. 4

                            Required General Electives

                            electives · 1 item
                            1. Complete 20 semester hours of general electives.
                              Not resolved to a course
                              20
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