Computing and Law, BS (Boston)

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

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Foundational Courses

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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.

• One of:
  • CS 1200 — First Year Seminar
  • INPR 1000 — First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar
• CS 1210 — Professional Development for Khoury Co-op
• 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

Required Major Courses

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Technology

• 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
• CY 2550 — Foundations of Cybersecurity
• DS 3000 — Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence

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  Law

• LAW 3101 — Introduction to Legal Studies 1: Law and Legal Reasoning
• LAW 3102 — Introduction to Legal Studies 2: Statutes and Regulations
• LAW 3130 — Introduction to Negotiation and Advocacy
• LAW 3140 — Data Regulation and Compliance
• LAW 3235 — Issues in Law and Public Policy

Capstone

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Complete one of the following:

• One of:
  • CS 4530 — Fundamentals of Software Engineering
  • CS 4535 — Professional Practicum Capstone
  • CY 4930 — Cybersecurity Capstone
  • DS 4400 — Machine Learning
  • DS 4420 — Advanced Machine Learning

Law Electives

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Complete a total of 12 semester hours:

If choosing a 3-semester-hour course, register for a 1-semester-hour course concurrently. No more than four 1-semester-hour courses may be applied to this requirement.

• Choose 12 semester hours from:
  • LAW 3150 — Introduction to Law and Organizational Management
  • LAW 3160 — Introduction to International Regulations and Business Strategies
  • LAW 3170 — Introduction to Financial Transactions
  • LAW 3181 — Introduction to Healthcare Compliance
  • LAW 3182 — Introduction to Patient Records, Privacy, Security
  • LAW 3210 — Introduction to Employee Rights and Employer Obligations
  • LAW 3211 — Introduction to Antidiscrimination Law
  • LAW 3212 — Introduction to Wages and Benefits
  • LAW 3232 — Introduction to Intellectual Property and Media
  • LAW 3236 — Introduction to Contract Drafting
  • LAW 3238 — Introduction to Global Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
  • LAW 3239 — Introduction to Sports Law, Business, and Society
  • LAW 3320 — Introduction to Intellectual Property
  • LAW 3321 — Introduction to Identifying and Securing Intellectual Property Rights
  • LAW 3800 — Reflections on Law
  • LAW 3801 — Writing on Legal Issues
  • LAW 4335 — Health Law and Policy
  • LAW 4369 — Advanced Intellectual Property
  • LAW 4501 — Patent Law and Practice
  • LAW 4525 — Law and Economic Development
  • LAW 4600 — Issues in Health Law and Policy
  • LAW 4640 — Issues in Information Security Law
  • LAW 4664 — Law and Inequality
  • LAW 4983 — Special Topics in Law

Mathematics

• MATH 1341 — Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering

Computing and Social Issues

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Complete one of the following:

• One of:
  • One of:
    • DS 1300 — Knowledge in a Digital World
    • PHIL 1300 — Knowledge in a Digital World
  • HIST 2220 — History of Technology
  • INSH 2102 — Bostonography: The City through Data, Texts, Maps, and Networks
  • JRNL 3700 — Data Storytelling
  • PHIL 1145 — Technology and Human Values
  • SOCL 1280 — The Twenty-First-Century Workplace
  • SOCL 2485 — Environment, Technology, and Society
  • SOCL 4528 — Technology and Society

Integrative Coursework

• CY 4170 — The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies
• LAW 3120 — Introduction to Law and Strategy

College Writing

• ENGW 1111 — First-Year Writing

Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

• One of:
  • ENGW 3302 — Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions
  • ENGW 3315 — Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Co-op Requirement

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Complete one of the following:

• One of:
  • COOP 3945 — Co-op Work Experience
  • COOP 3948 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad

Plus 36 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:

• DS 1300 ↔ PHIL 1300 (tier B)

What the tiers mean

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