Computer Science and Economics, BS (Boston)

Computer Science Courses

Computer Science Overview

1. CS 1200

   First Year Seminar

   or: ECON 1000 Economics at Northeastern

   or: INPR 1000 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar
   1
2. CS 1210

   Professional Development for Khoury Co-op

   or: EESH 2000 Professional Development for Co-op
   1

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 with 4-5 semester hours of CS, CY, or DS coursework at the 3000 level or higher not otherwise required in the degree.

1. CS 1800

   Discrete Structures
   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. CS 2800

   Logic and Computation
   4

Computer Science Required Courses

1. CS 2484

   Principles of Human-Computer Interaction

   or: CS 4220 Information Retrieval
   4
2. CS 2700and CS 2701

   Data Structures and Analysisand Lab for CS 2700

   Not resolved to a course
   5
3. CS 3100and CS 3101

   Program Design and Implementation 2and Lab for CS 3100

   Not resolved to a course
   5
4. CS 3200

   Introduction to Databases
   4
5. CS 4530

   Fundamentals of Software Engineering

   or: CS 4535 Professional Practicum Capstone
   4

Khoury Approved Electives

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

1. Complete 8 semester hours from within the following options:

   Not resolved to a course
   8

CS 2300 or higher, except CS 5010

CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930

DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900

1. EECE 2160

   Embedded Design: Enabling Robotics
   4
2. EECE 2322and EECE 2323

   Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organizationand Lab for EECE 2322

   Not resolved to a course
3. MKTG 4606

   Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Research Practicum
   4

Economics Requirements

Required Economics Courses

1. ECON 1115

   Principles of Macroeconomics
   4
2. ECON 1116

   Principles of Microeconomics
   4
3. ECON 2315

   Macroeconomic Theory
   4
4. ECON 2316

   Microeconomic Theory
   4
5. ECON 2350

   Statistics for Economists
   4
6. ECON 2560

   Applied Econometrics
   4

Economics Electives

1. Complete four ECON elective courses from the following ranges with no more than two at the ECON 1200-1999 range. Unless otherwise noted in specific combined majors, required core economics courses cannot be counted as electives by students completing Department of Economics programs:

   Not resolved to a course
   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

Economics Capstone

1. ECON 4692

   Senior Economics Seminar

   or: ECON 4997 Senior Economics Thesis
   4

Integrative Course Requirement

The following course is used in other areas of the major:

1. ECON 2560

   Applied Econometrics
   4

Supporting Courses

Mathematics

1. MATH 1231

   Calculus for Business and Economics (It is highly recommended that students who take MATH 1231 take sections devoted to ECON students only.)

   Not resolved to a course

   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
   4

Computing and Social Issues

1. Complete one of the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. AFCS 2600

   Issues in Race, Science, and Technology
   4
3. CY 4170

   The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies
   4
4. CY 5240

   Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
   4
5. DS 1300

   Knowledge in a Digital World

   or: PHIL 1300 Knowledge in a Digital World
   4
6. HIST 2220

   History of Technology

   Not resolved to a course
7. INSH 2102

   Bostonography: The City through Data, Texts, Maps, and Networks

   Not resolved to a course
8. JRNL 3700

   Data Storytelling

   Not resolved to a course
9. PHIL 1145

   Technology and Human Values

   Not resolved to a course
10. SOCL 1280

    The Twenty-First-Century Workplace

    Not resolved to a course
11. SOCL 2485

    Environment, Technology, and Society

    Not resolved to a course
12. SOCL 4528

    Technology and Society

    Not resolved to a course

English Requirement

College Writing

1. ENGW 1111

   First-Year Writing

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

Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

1. Complete one course from the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. ENGW 3302

   Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions
   4
3. ENGW 3308

   Advanced Writing in the Social Sciences
   4
4. ENGW 3315

   Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
   4

Required General Electives

1. Complete 24 semester hours of general electives.

   Not resolved to a course
   24

Economics GPA Requirement

1. ECON 2315

   Macroeconomic Theory
   4
2. ECON 2316

   Microeconomic Theory
   4
3. ECON 2350

   Statistics for Economists
   4
4. ECON 2560

   Applied Econometrics
   4