Computer Science and Politics, Philosophy, and Economics, BS (Boston)

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Computer Science Overview

From the catalog
Must be taken in alignment with your home college:

One of:
- CS 1200 — First Year Seminar
- INPR 1000 — First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar
- PHIL 1000 — Philosophy at Northeastern
One of:
- CS 1210 — Professional Development for Khoury Co-op
- EESH 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 with 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

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 3200 — Introduction to Databases
One of:
- CS 4530 — Fundamentals of Software Engineering
- CS 4535 — Professional Practicum Capstone

Khoury Approved Electives

From the catalog
With advisor approval, directed study, research, project study, and appropriate graduate-level courses may also be be taken for upper-division electives.
Complete 4 semester hours from within the following options:
CS 2300 or higher, except CS 5010
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930
DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900

Choose 4 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
- MKTG 4606 — Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Research Practicum

Foundation Course

PHIL 1160 — Introduction to Economic Justice

Core Courses

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Philosophy

One of:
- PHIL 2303 — Social and Political Philosophy
- PHIL 3822 — Philosophy of Race and Racism
One of:
- PHIL 3435 — Moral Philosophy
- PHIL 2325 — Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought
From the catalog
Political Science
One of:
- POLS 1150 — American Government
- POLS 1155 — Comparative Politics
POLS 1160 — International Relations
POLS 3405 — International Political Economy
From the catalog
Economics
One of:
- ECON 1115 — Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 1116 — Principles of Microeconomics
One of:
- ECON 2315 — Macroeconomic Theory
- ECON 2316 — Microeconomic Theory
From the catalog
Methods Course
PHIL 3000 — Interdisciplinary Methods for Politics, Philosophy, and Economics

Capstone

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- ECON 4692 — Senior Economics Seminar
- PHIL 4550 — Philosophy of Economics
- PHIL 5001 — Global Justice
- PHIL 5002 — Ethics and Public Policy
- POLS 4701 — Political Science Senior Capstone
- POLS 4703 — Senior Thesis

PPE Elective

4 semester hours.

From the catalog
Complete one course from the following ranges:
ECON 1200 to ECON 1999
ECON 3000 to ECON 4689
ECON 4900 to ECON 4999
ECON 5200 to ECON 5999
PHIL 2000 to PHIL 5999
POLS 2000 to POLS 5999

Integrative Course Requirements

CS 2484 — Principles of Human-Computer Interaction
PHIL 1115 — Introduction to Logic
POLS 2390 — Science, Technology, and Public Policy

Statistics and Mathematics

One of:
- ECON 2350 — Statistics for Economists
- POLS 2400 — Quantitative Techniques
- MATH 2280 — Statistics and Software
One of:
- MATH 1231 — Calculus for Business and Economics
- MATH 1341 — Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering

College Writing

One of:
- ENGW 1111 — First-Year Writing
- ENGW 1102 — First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers

Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- ENGW 3302 — Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions
- ENGW 3308 — Advanced Writing in the Social Sciences
- ENGW 3309 — Advanced Writing in the Humanities
- ENGW 3315 — Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Plus 20 semester hours of general electives.

Substitutions

Possible equivalents for this program — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:

ENGW 1102 ↔ ENGW 1111 (tier C)

What the tiers mean

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