The BS in Computer Science and Information Science is a combined major that was designed by student request. The degree requires that a student take all CS and IS courses that are explicitly required in the BS in CS and the BS in IS. The degree is quite intense but for those students who want to learn both the CS and IS side of things it is a great experience.
This degree program requires 133 SHhttp://www.ccs.neu.edu/wp-admin/post.php?post=973&action=edit
Computer Science (52 or 53 SH: 12 @ 4 SH, 4 or 5 @ 1 SH)
Required Computer Science Courses (52 or 53 SH)
Freshmen and certain transfers will take CS 1200 during Fall semester.
Starting in Fall 2012, all students will take CS 1210 in the semester before going on co-op.
Prior to Fall 2012, transfers took CS 1220 instead of CS 1210. Starting in Fall 2012, CS 1220 will not be offered.
- CS 1200 CS/IS Overview 1 [1 SH]
- CS 1210 CS/IS Overview 2: Co-op Preparation [1 SH]
- CS 1220 CS/IS Co-op Preparation [1 SH]
Freshman level courses with labs or recitations
- CS 1800 Discrete Structures [4 SH]
- CS 1801 Recitation for CS 1800 [0 SH]
- CS 2500 Fundamentals of Computer Science 1 [4 SH]
- CS 2501 Lab for CS 2500 [1 SH]
- CS 2510 Fundamentals of Computer Science 2 [4 SH]
- CS 2511 Lab for CS 2510 [1 SH]
- CS 2800 Logic and Computation [4 SH]
- CS 2801 Lab for CS 2800 [1 SH]
Upper level courses
- CS 2600 Computer Organization [4 SH]
- CS 3200 Database Design [4 SH]
- CS 3500 Object-Oriented Design [4 SH]
- CS 3600 Systems & Networks [4 SH]
- CS 3800 Theory of Computation [4 SH]
- CS 4400 Programming Languages [4 SH]
- CS 4500 Software Development [4 SH]
- CS 4800 Algorithms & Data [4 SH]
Information Science (29 SH: 6 @ 4 SH, 1 @ 5 SH)
Required Information Science Courses (29 SH)
Courses in Information Science
- IS 2000 Principles of Information Science [4 SH]
- IS 3500 Information System Design & Development [4 SH]
- IS 4300 Human Computer Interaction [4 SH]
- IS 4800 Empirical Research Methods [4 SH]
- IS 4900 Information Science Senior Project [5 SH]
Related courses from other units
Behavioral Science (12 SH: 3 @ 4 SH)
- ECON 1116 Microeconomics [4 SH]
- PSYC 1101 Foundations of Psychology [4 SH]
- ORGB 3201orORGB 3209 Organizational Behavior [4 SH]
English (8 SH: 2 @ 4 SH)
With permission, you may substitute ENGL 3301 for ENGL 3302.
- ENGL 3301 Advanced Writing in the Disciplines [4 SH]
Mathematics (12 SH: 3 @ 4 SH)
- MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering [4 SH]
- MATH 2331 Linear Algebra [4 SH]
- ECON 2350 Statistics [4 SH]
General Electives (20 SH: 5 @ 4 SH)
- Elective 1: Level 1 Arts/Humanities Core [4 SH]
- Elective 2: Level 1 Science/Technology Core (see below) [4 SH]
- Elective 3 [4 SH]
- Elective 4 [4 SH]
- Elective 5 [4 SH]
The general electives must be consistent with the policy on general electives articulated by the College of Computer and Information Science on the college web site.
NU Core
1 of the general electives must be used to satisfy:
1 of the general electives must be a science chosen from the Level 1 Science/Technology core. This course must not be a technology course. If the science course chosen requires a lab then that lab must be taken as well.
Comparative Cultures Requirement
The Comparative Cultures Requirement must be satisfied. If this is done by taking a course then this course must be one of the general electives that is taken in addition to the NU Core Level 1 electives.
