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Computational Social Science

Northeastern University · Boston, MA

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Program
Award
Minor
CIP
11.0804
Catalog edition
Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
This minor introduces and develops the essential skills for employing mathematical, formal, and computational methods in the social sciences. Students completing this minor will have a grasp of the fundamentals necessary for pursuing more in-depth studies in the emerging fields of computational social science and big data. The foundational courses emphasize skills in probability, statistics, and introductory programming. Other courses focus on the application of formal and computational methods in the social sciences including digital analysis of texts, maps, and networks. An additional elective provides breadth in social scientific studies of computation or the foundational principles of logic and computation.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
167358
CourseShelf checklist
CK_167358_a438a9d0
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Foundational Courses

1 item
  1. MATH 2280
    Statistics and Software
    or: CRIM 3700 Analyzing and Using Data on Crime and Justice
    or: ECON 2350 Statistics for Economists
    or: INSH 3102 Introduction to Statistics in the Social Sciences
    or: POLS 2400 Quantitative Techniques
    or: PSYC 2320 Statistics in Psychological Research
    or: SOCL 2320 Statistical Analysis in Sociology
    4

Applications of Computational Approaches in the Social Sciences

Choose 2 of the following · Complete two courses from the following. Students may complete a capstone project under the direction of a faculty member in lieu of an application course: · 8 items
  1. Complete two courses from the following. Students may complete a capstone project under the direction of a faculty member in lieu of an application course:
    Not resolved to a course
    8
  2. COMM 2105
    4
  3. DS 3000
    Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
    or: DS 4200 Information Presentation and Visualization
    or: DS 4300 Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval
    or: DS 4400 Machine Learning
    4
  4. INSH 2102
    4
  5. MISM 2301
    Introduction to Information Systems and Digital Technologies
    or: MISM 2510 Fundamentals of Information Analytics
    4
  6. PHIL 2001
  7. POLS 3310
  8. PPUA 5262
    4

Elective in Social Inquiry, Computation, and Logic

Choose 1 of the following · Complete one course from the following: · electives · 7 items
  1. Complete one course from the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  2. ANTH 3418
    4
  3. CS 2800
    4
  4. ECON 4681
    4
  5. MATH 3081
    4
  6. PHIL 1115
    4 Foreign Language
    As published: “Introduction to Logic”
    or: MATH 1215 Mathematical Thinking
    4
  7. PHIL 4515
    Advanced Deductive Logic
    or: PHIL 4516 Advanced Inductive Logic
    4
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