Computer Science and Public Health, BS (Boston)

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Computer Science Foundations

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

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

Khoury Approved Electives

From the catalog
With advisor approval, a directed study, research, project study, or appropriate graduate-level course may also be taken as a computer science elective.
Complete 8 semester hours from the following:
CS 2300 or higher, except CS 5010
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930
DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900

Choose 8 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
- EECE 2322 — Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organization
- MKTG 4606 — Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Research Practicum

Introduction to College

From the catalog
Complete one of the following based on home college:

One of:
- CS 1200 — First Year Seminar
- HSCI 1000 — College: An Introduction
- INPR 1000 — First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar

Ethics

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- BIOL 2329 — Bioethics
- PHIL 1165 — Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare

Mathematics

One of:
- MATH 1341 — Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
- MATH 1241 — Calculus 1

Statistics

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- ECON 2350 — Statistics for Economists
- All of:
  - ENVR 2500 — Biostatistics
  - ENVR 2501 — Lab for ENVR 2500
  - ENVR 2502 — Recitation for ENVR 2500
- MATH 3081 — Probability and Statistics
- PHTH 2210 — Foundations of Biostatistics
- PSYC 2320 — Statistics in Psychological Research

Professional Development

From the catalog
Complete one of the following based on home college:

One of:
- CS 1210 — Professional Development for Khoury Co-op
- HSCI 2000 — Professional Development for Bouvé Co-op

Public Health Core

One of:
- PHTH 1260 — The U.S. Healthcare System
- PHTH 1261 — Comparative Healthcare Systems
One of:
- PHTH 2300 — Communication Skills for the Health Professions
- PHTH 2301 — Communication Skills for the Health Professions—Global
One of:
- PHTH 2350 — Community and Public Health
- PHTH 2351 — Community and Public Health - Global
PHTH 2515 — Healthcare Policy and Administration
PHTH 4120 — Global Perspectives on Discrimination and Health
PHTH 4202 — Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health
PHTH 4540 — Health Education and Program Planning

Psychology

PSYC 1101 — Foundations of Psychology

Biology

From the catalog
Complete one of the following options:

One of:
- Option 1 — all of:
  - One of:
    - BIOL 1141 — Microbes and Society
    - BIOL 1143 — Biology and Society
  - BIOL 1147 — The Human Organism
- Option 2 — all of:
  - All of:
    - BIOL 1111 — General Biology 1
    - BIOL 1112 — Lab for BIOL 1111
  - All of:
    - BIOL 1113 — General Biology 2
    - BIOL 1114 — Lab for BIOL 1113

Public Health Social Science Requirement—Introductory Course

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- ANTH 1101 — Peoples and Cultures
- COMM 1225 — Communication Theory
- ECON 1115 — Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 1116 — Principles of Microeconomics
- ENGL 1300 — Introduction to Health and Humanities
- HUSV 1101 — Social Change and Human Services
- INTL 1101 — Globalization and International Affairs
- PHIL 1101 — Introduction to Philosophy
- POLS 1160 — International Relations
- SOCL 1101 — Introduction to Sociology

Public Health Social Science Requirement—Upper-Level Course

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- Society and Behavior — all of:
  - ANTH 3441 — Medical Anthropology
  - COMM 3201 — Health Communication
  - COMM 4102 — Health Communication Campaigns
  - CRIM 3040 — Psychology of Crime
  - HLTH 5280 — The (in)Visibility of (dis)Ability in Society
  - PHTH 5222 — Health Advocacy
  - PSYC 3402 — Social Psychology
  - PSYC 3404 — Developmental Psychology
  - PSYC 3450 — Learning and Motivation
  - SOCL 3241 — Violence and Society
  - SOCL 3441 — Sociology of Health and Illness
  - SOCL 4520 — Race, Class, and Gender
- Globalization and Global Health — all of:
  - AFCS 3424 — Epidemiology of Pandemic Diseases and Health Disparities in the African Diaspora
  - ECON 3404 — International Food Policy
  - One of:
    - INTL 3200 — Cities in a Global Context
    - INTL 3201 — Cities in a Global Context (Abroad)
  - INTL 3400 — International Conflict and Negotiation
  - PHTH 3717 — Infectious Disease: Past, Present, Future
  - POLS 3487 — Politics of Developing Nations
- Environmental Health and Climate Change — all of:
  - COMM 3500 — Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media
  - ECON 3423 — Environmental Economics
  - One of:
    - INTL 5100 — Climate and Development
    - PPUA 5100 — Climate and Development
  - PPUA 5238 — Climate Change and Global Urbanization
- Law, Policy, and Human Rights — all of:
  - ECON 3424 — Law and Economics
  - PHIL 5001 — Global Justice
  - PHIL 5002 — Ethics and Public Policy
  - POLS 3307 — Public Policy and Administration
- Healthcare Administration and Management — all of:
  - ECON 3413 — Health Economics and Healthcare Policy
  - MGMT 3340 — Healthcare Management, Innovation, and Design
  - ORGB 3201 — Organizational Behavior
  - PHTH 4511 — Healthcare Management
  - PHTH 5232 — Evaluating Healthcare Quality
  - PHTH 5234 — Economic Perspectives on Health Policy

College Writing

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

Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

One of:
- ENGW 3302 — Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions
- ENGW 3306 — Advanced Writing in the Health Professions
- ENGW 3315 — Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Integrative Requirement

CS 2484 — Principles of Human-Computer Interaction

Capstone

One of:
- CS 4530 — Fundamentals of Software Engineering
- CS 4535 — Professional Practicum Capstone

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)
ENGW 3302 ↔ ENGW 3306 (tier C)
INTL 5100 ↔ PPUA 5100 (tier B)
MATH 1241 ↔ MATH 1341 (tier C)

What the tiers mean

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