Computer Science and Philosophy, BS (Boston)

Computer Science Courses

Computer Science Overview

Must be taken in alignment with your home college:

1. CS 1200

   First Year Seminar

   or: INPR 1000 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar

   or: PHIL 1000 Philosophy at Northeastern
   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 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

Computer Science Required Courses

1. CS 2700and CS 2701

   Data Structures and Analysisand Lab for CS 2700

   Not resolved to a course
   5
2. CS 2800

   Logic and Computation
   4
3. CS 3100and CS 3101

   Program Design and Implementation 2and Lab for CS 3100

   Not resolved to a course
   5
4. CS 3800

   Theory of Computation
   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 be taken for 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

Philosophy Courses

Philosophy Required Courses

1. PHIL 1115

   4 Foreign Language

   As published: “Introduction to Logic”
   4
2. PHIL 1145

   4 Khoury Elective 4 Elective

   As published: “Technology and Human Values”
   4
3. PHIL 2325

   Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought

   or: POLS 2325 Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought

   or: PHIL 2330 Modern Philosophy
   4
4. PHIL 4515

   Advanced Deductive Logic

   or: PHIL 4516 Advanced Inductive Logic
   4
5. PHIL 5005

   Information Ethics

   or: PHIL 5010 AI Ethics

   or: PHIL 4050 Artificial Intelligence and Society
   4

Critical Philosophy Elective

1. Take one of the following courses not used to fulfill another requirement:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. PHIL 1104

   Goddesses, Witches, Saints, and Sinners: Women and Religion
3. PHIL 1271

   Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
4. PHIL 2155

   Human Rights
5. PHIL 2410

   Possession, Sacrifice, and Divination in African Diasporic Religions

   As published: “Possession, Sacrifice, and Divination in African Diasporic Religions”
   4
6. PHIL 2619

   Race and Religion in Film

   Not resolved to a course
7. PHIL 3492

   Indigenous Philosophy

   Not resolved to a course
8. PHIL 3500

   Sexuality, Gender, and the Law
9. PHIL 3512

   Religion, Race, and Politics

   Not resolved to a course
10. PHIL 3822

    Philosophy of Race and Racism

Philosophy Electives

1. Take three additional PHIL courses not used to fulfill another requirement, at least one of which is 4000 or above.

   Not resolved to a course
   12

Integrative Course Requirement

These courses will double count in other areas of your major:

1. CS 3800

   Theory of Computation
   4
2. PHIL 4515

   Advanced Deductive Logic

   or: PHIL 4516 Advanced Inductive Logic
   4

Computer Science 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 3309

   Advanced Writing in the Humanities
   4
4. ENGW 3315

   Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
   4

Required General Electives

1. Complete 44 semester hours of general electives.

   Not resolved to a course
   44