Computer Science and Game Development, BS (Boston)

Undergraduatemajor2027 catalogComputer Information ScienceBoston133 semester hours totalunverified parse — check the source

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Computer Science Overview

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Must be taken in alignment with your home college:

• One of:
  • CS 1200 — First Year Seminar
  • ARTF 1000 — Art and Design at Northeastern
  • INPR 1000 — First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar
• One of:
  • CS 1210 — Professional Development for Khoury Co-op
  • EEAM 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op

Computer Science Fundamental Courses

From the catalog

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.

• CS 1800 — Discrete Structures
• All of:
  • CS 2000 — Introduction to Program Design and Implementation
  • CS 2001 — Lab for CS 2000
• All of:
  • CS 2100 — Program Design and Implementation 1
  • CS 2101 — Lab for CS 2100

Computer Science Required Courses

• CS 2386 — Game Programming 1
• All of:
  • CS 2700 — Data Structures and Analysis
  • CS 2701 — Lab for CS 2700
• All of:
  • CS 3100 — Program Design and Implementation 2
  • CS 3101 — Lab for CS 3100
• CS 3386 — Game Programming 2
• CS 3520 — Programming in C++
• CS 3650 — Computer Systems
• CS 4300 — Computer Graphics
• One of:
  • CS 4530 — Fundamentals of Software Engineering
  • CS 4535 — Professional Practicum Capstone
• One of:
  • CS 4700 — Network Fundamentals
  • CS 4730 — Distributed Systems

Khoury Approved Electives

• One of:
  • CS 4150 — Game Artificial Intelligence
  • CS 2484 — Principles of Human-Computer Interaction
  • CS 4097 — Mixed Reality

Game Design Required

• GAME 1110 — Games and Society
• GAME 2500 — Foundations of Game Design
• GAME 2950 — Game Studio
• GAME 3400 — Level Design and Game Architecture
• GAME 3700 — Rapid Idea Prototyping for Games
• GAME 3800 — Game Concept Development
• GAME 4700 — Game Design Capstone

Game Design Elective

From the catalog

Complete 4 semester hours of the following:

• Choose 4 semester hours from:
  • GAME 1850 — Experimental Game Design
  • GAME 3300 — Game Interface Design
  • GAME 4000 — Topics in Game Design

Khoury/Game-Related Approved Electives

From the catalog

Complete 12 semester hours from within the following options:

Any course in ARTD, ARTE, ARTF, ARTG, ARTH, or EXRE (EXRE 5011 and 5010, EXRE 5020, EXRE 5030), or GAME subject areas as long as prerequisites have been met.

If GAME 4000 (or any other topics course in the subjects listed above) is completed more than once, the additional completions may be allowed toward the Game Design electives.

CS 2300 or higher, except CS 5010

CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930

DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900

• Choose 12 semester hours from:
  • Any CS course numbered 2300–9999 (except CS 5010)
  • Any CY course numbered 2000–9999 (except CY 4930)
  • Any DS course numbered 2500–9999 (except DS 4900)
  • EECE 2160 — Embedded Design: Enabling Robotics
  • All of:
    • EECE 2322 — Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organization
    • EECE 2323 — Lab for EECE 2322
  • MATH 1342 — Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering
  • MATH 2331 — Linear Algebra
  • MKTG 4606 — Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Research Practicum
  • One of:
    • ECON 2350 — Statistics for Economists
    • PSYC 2320 — Statistics in Psychological Research

Psychology

• PSYC 1101 — Foundations of Psychology

Mathematics

• MATH 1260 — Math Fundamentals for Games

• From the catalog

  Complete one course from the following:

  MATH 1342 or higher

• Choose 4 semester hours from:
  • MATH 1341 — Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
  • Any MATH course numbered 1342–9999

College Writing

• ENGW 1111 — First-Year Writing

Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

• One of:
  • ENGW 3302 — Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions
  • ENGW 3314 — Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design
  • ENGW 3315 — Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Plus 12 semester hours of general electives.

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