Cybersecurity and Economics, BS (Boston)
Undergraduatemajor2027 catalogComputer Information ScienceBoston128 semester hours totalunverified parse — check the source
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Computer Science Overview
- One of:
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Computer Science Fundamentals 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.
- CS 1800 — Discrete Structures
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Computer Science Required Courses
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- CS 3650 — Computer Systems
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Cybersecurity Required Courses
Cybersecurity Elective
From the catalog
Complete one of the following:
- One of:
- COMM 2551 — Free Speech in Cyberspace
- CRIM 3030 — Global Criminology
- CRIM 4040 — Crime Prevention
- CS 2484 — Principles of Human-Computer Interaction
- CS 2800 — Logic and Computation
- CS 4400 — Programming Languages
- One of:
- CS 4700 — Network Fundamentals
- CS 4730 — Distributed Systems
- CY 4100 — AI Security and Privacy
- CY 4760 — Security of Wireless and Mobile Systems
- CY 4770 — Foundations of Cryptography
- CY 4775 — Applied Cryptography
- CY 5200 — Security Risk Management and Assessment
- CY 5210 — Information System Forensics
- DS 4300 — Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval
- DS 4400 — Machine Learning
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- EECE 3324 — Computer Architecture and Organization
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- LPSC 1101 — Introduction to Law
- LPSC 2301 — Introduction to Law, Policy, and Society
- LPSC 3303 — Topics in Law and Public Policy
- MATH 3527 — Number Theory 1
- MATH 4575 — Introduction to Cryptography
- PHIL 1145 — Technology and Human Values
- POLS 2390 — Science, Technology, and Public Policy
- POLS 3307 — Public Policy and Administration
- POLS 3324 — Law and Society
- POLS 3406 — International Law
- POLS 3420 — U.S. National Security Policy
- POLS 3423 — Terrorism and Counterterrorism
Supporting Course
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Required Courses
- ECON 1115 — Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 1116 — Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 2315 — Macroeconomic Theory
- ECON 2316 — Microeconomic Theory
- ECON 2350 — Statistics for Economists
Electives
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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:
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
- Choose 16 semester hours from:
- Any ECON course numbered 1200–1999
- Any ECON course numbered 2990–3559
- Any ECON course numbered 3561–4689
- Any ECON course numbered 4900–4996
- Any ECON course numbered 5200–5999
Capstone
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Complete one of the following:
- One of:
Integrative Requirement
- ECON 2560 — Applied Econometrics
College Writing
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Complete one of the following:
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
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Complete one of the following:
- One of:
GPA requirements
- Grades in the following four Economics courses must average to a minimum of C (2.000):
Plus 24 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)
- MATH 1231 ↔ MATH 1241 (tier C)
- MATH 1241 ↔ MATH 1251 (tier C)
- MATH 1241 ↔ MATH 1341 (tier C)
- MATH 1241 ↔ MATH 1245 (tier C)
- MATH 1241 ↔ MATH 1340 (tier C)
Parsed from the catalog by NU Map; the structured machine copy is in this college's JSON for the 2027 catalog, under cybersecurity-and-economics-bs-boston, and the official page is the authority.