This degree program requires a foundation in general psychology, psychology of language, cognition, and statistics. This foundation is supplemented by an experimental laboratory course, a seminar course, and a choice of additional psychology electives. Students may choose this program if they have a general interest in human psychology or if they have specific interests in artificial intelligence or human-computer interaction.
This degree program requires 133 SH
Computer Science (32 or 33 SH: 7 @ 4 SH, 4 or 5 @ 1 SH)
Required Computer Science Courses (32 or 33 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 3500 Object-Oriented Design [4 SH]
- CS 3800 Theory of Computation [4 SH]
- CS 4100 Artificial Intelligence [4 SH]
Information Science (21 SH: 4 @ 4 SH, 1 @ 5 SH)
Required Information Science Courses (21 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]
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 (4 SH: 1 @ 4 SH)
- MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering [4 SH]
General Requirements (4 SH: 1 @ 4 SH)
- SOCL 4528 Computers & Society [4 SH]
Psychology (36 SH: 9 @ 4 SH)
Required Psychology Courses (16 SH)
- PSYC 1101 Foundations of Psychology [4 SH]
- PSYC 2320 Statistics in Psychological Research [4 SH]
- PSYC 3464 Psychology of Language [4 SH]
- PSYC 3466 Cognition [4 SH]
Psychology Elective Requirements (20 SH)
Choose one of the following (4 SH)
Choose one of the following laboratory courses (4 SH)
- PSYC 4610 Laboratory in Psycholinguistics [4 SH]
- PSYC 4612 Laboratory in Cognition [4 SH]
- PSYC 4622 Laboratory in Sensation & Perception [4 SH]
Choose one of the following seminar courses (4 SH)
- PSYC 4658 Seminar in Psycholinguistics [4 SH]
- PSYC 4660 Seminar in Cognition [4 SH]
- PSYC 4668 Seminar in Sensation & Perception [4 SH]
Choose 2 Psychology electives from the following options (8 SH):
Any additional course taken from the above 3 lists may be used as a Psychology elective.
Further options:
- PSYC 3402 Social Psychology [4 SH]
- PSYC 3450 Learning and Motivation [4 SH]
- PSYC 4520 Language and the Brain [4 SH]
- PSYC 4522 Psychology of Reading [4 SH]
- PSYC 4524 Cognitive Development [4 SH]
- PSYC 4526 Categorization and Reasoning [4 SH]
- PSYC 4652 Seminar in Ethics in Psychology [4 SH]
If you are an Honors student, the following pair of courses will also count for the 2 Psychology electives:
General Electives (28 SH: 7 @ 4 SH)
- Elective 1: Level 1 Arts/Humanities Core [4 SH]
- Elective 2 [4 SH]
- Elective 3 [4 SH]
- Elective 4 [4 SH]
- Elective 5 [4 SH]
- Elective 6 [4 SH]
- Elective 7 [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:
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.
Integrative Courses
See CS 4100 Artificial Intelligence.
See IS 4300 Human Computer Interaction.
See IS 4900 Information Science Senior Project.
