Cybersecurity and Economics, BS (Boston)

Cybersecurity Major Requirements

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 Fundamentals 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 3100and CS 3101

   Program Design and Implementation 2and Lab for CS 3100

   Not resolved to a course
   5
3. CS 3650

   Computer Systems
   4
4. CS 4700

   Network Fundamentals

   or: CS 4730 Distributed Systems
   4

Cybersecurity Required Courses

1. CY 2550

   Foundations of Cybersecurity
   4
2. CY 3740

   Systems Security
   4
3. CY 4170

   The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies

   or: CY 5240 Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
   4
4. CY 4740

   Network Security
   4

Cybersecurity Elective

1. Complete one of the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. COMM 2551

   Free Speech in Cyberspace
   4
3. CRIM 3030

   Global Criminology
   4
4. CRIM 4040

   Crime Prevention
   4
5. CS 2484

   Principles of Human-Computer Interaction
   4
6. CS 2800

   Logic and Computation
   4
7. CS 4400

   Programming Languages
   4
8. CS 4500

   Software Development

   or: CS 4530 Fundamentals of Software Engineering
   4
9. CS 4700

   Network Fundamentals
   4
10. CS 4730

    Distributed Systems
    4
11. CY 4100

    AI Security and Privacy
    4
12. CY 4760

    Security of Wireless and Mobile Systems
    4
13. CY 4770

    Foundations of Cryptography
    4
14. CY 4775

    Applied Cryptography
    4
15. CY 5200

    Security Risk Management and Assessment
    4
16. CY 5210

    Information System Forensics
    4
17. DS 4300

    Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval
    4
18. DS 4400

    Machine Learning
    4
19. EECE 2310and EECE 2311

    Introduction to Digital Design and Computer Architectureand Lab for EECE 2310

    Not resolved to a course
20. EECE 3324

    Computer Architecture and Organization
    4
21. EECE 4534and EECE 4535

    Microprocessor-Based Designand Lab for EECE 4534

    Not resolved to a course
22. LPSC 1101

    (Foundational 4 Foreign language

    As published: “Introduction to Law”
    4
23. LPSC 2301

    Introduction to Law, Policy, and Society
    4
24. LPSC 3303

    Topics in Law and Public Policy
25. MATH 3527

    Number Theory 1
    4
26. MATH 4575

    Introduction to Cryptography
27. PHIL 1145

    4 Khoury Elective 4 Elective

    As published: “Technology and Human Values”
    8
28. POLS 2390

    Science, Technology, and Public Policy
    4
29. POLS 3307

    Public Policy and Administration
    12
30. POLS 3324

    Law and Society
31. POLS 3406

    International Law
32. POLS 3420

    U.S. National Security Policy
33. POLS 3423

    Terrorism and Counterterrorism

Supporting Course

1. MATH 1231

   Calculus for Business and Economics

   As published: “Calculus for Business and Economics (It is highly recommended that students who take MATH 1231 take sections devoted to econ students only.)”

   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

Economics Requirements

Required 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

Electives

1. Complete four ECON electives that are found in the following range with, at most, two at the 1000 level. 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

Integrative Requirement

Capstone

1. Complete one of the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. CY 4930

   Cybersecurity Capstone
   4
3. ECON 4692

   Senior Economics Seminar

   or: ECON 4997 Senior Economics Thesis
   4

Integrative Requirement

1. ECON 2560

   Applied Econometrics
   4

Writing Requirement

College Writing

1. Complete one of the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. ENGW 1102

   First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
   4
3. ENGW 1111

   First-Year Writing
   4

Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

1. Complete one of 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 3311

   Advanced Writing for Prelaw
   4
5. 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