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Computer Science and Business Administration, BS

2021-2022 Edition

  • Undergraduate
    • Admission
    • Information for Entering Students
    • College Expenses
    • Academic Policies and Procedures
    • University Academics
    • College of Arts, Media and Design
    • D'Amore-​McKim School of Business
    • Khoury College of Computer Sciences
      • Computer Science
      • Cybersecurity
      • Data Science
      • Khoury Combined Majors
        • Chemical Engineering and Computer Science, BSChE
        • Civil Engineering and Computer Science, BSCE
        • Computer Engineering and Computer Science, BSCmpE
        • Computer Science and Behavioral Neuroscience, BS
        • Computer Science and Biology, BS
        • Computer Science and Business Administration, BS
        • Computer Science and Cognitive Psychology, BS
        • Computer Science and Communication Studies, BS
        • Computer Science and Criminal Justice, BS
        • Computer Science and Design, BS
        • Computer Science and Economics, BS
        • Computer Science and English, BS
        • Computer Science and Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, BS
        • Computer Science and Game Development, BS
        • Computer Science and History, BS
        • Computer Science and Journalism, BS
        • Computer Science and Linguistics, BS
        • Computer Science and Mathematics, BS
        • Computer Science and Media Arts, BS
        • Computer Science and Music with Concentration in Music Technology, BS
        • Computer Science and Philosophy, BS
        • Computer Science and Physics, BS
        • Computer Science and Political Science, BS
        • Computer Science and Sociology, BS
        • Computer Science and Theatre, BS
        • Cybersecurity and Business Administration, BS
        • Cybersecurity and Criminal Justice, BS
        • Cybersecurity and Economics, BS
        • Data Science and Biochemistry, BS
        • Data Science and Biology, BS
        • Data Science and Behavioral Neuroscience, BS
        • Data Science and Business Administration, BS
        • Data Science and Chemistry, BS
        • Data Science and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, BS
        • Data Science and Economics, BS
        • Data Science and Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, BS
        • Data Science and Health Science, BS
        • Data Science and Journalism, BS
        • Data Science and Linguistics, BS
        • Data Science and Mathematics, BS
        • Data Science and Physics, BS
        • Data Science and Psychology, BS
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    • College of Science
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The computer science and business combined major delivers a technical degree with a strong grounding in business. Students will complete most of the requirements of a business major, including macroeconomics and microeconomics, while also focusing on technical skills like program design, software development, computer organization, systems and networks, theories of computation, principles of languages, and advanced algorithms and data.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

University-Wide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Computer Science Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
Computer Science Overview
CS 1200First Year Seminar1
CS 1210Professional Development for Khoury Co-op1
Computer Science Fundamental Courses
CS 1800
and CS 1802
Discrete Structures
and Seminar for CS 1800
5
CS 2500
and CS 2501
Fundamentals of Computer Science 1
and Lab for CS 2500
5
CS 2510
and CS 2511
Fundamentals of Computer Science 2
and Lab for CS 2510
5
Computer Science Required Courses
CS 3000Algorithms and Data4
CS 3200Database Design4
CS 3500
and CS 3501
Object-Oriented Design
and Lab for CS 3500
5
CS 4500Software Development4
or CS 4530 Fundamentals of Software Engineering
Complete two of the following:8
CS 3650
Computer Systems
CS 3700
Networks and Distributed Systems
DS 3000
Foundations of Data Science
DS 4200
Information Presentation and Visualization
DS 4300
Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval
Khoury Elective
With advisor approval, directed study, research, project study, and appropriate graduate-level courses may also be taken as upper-division electives.
Complete four credits of CS, CY, DS, or IS classes that are not already required. Choose courses within the following ranges:4
CS 2500 or higher, except CS 5010
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930
DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900
IS 2000 or higher, except IS 4900

Business Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Business Courses
ACCT 1201Financial Accounting and Reporting4
ACCT 2301Managerial Accounting4
FINA 2201Financial Management4
ORGB 3201Organizational Behavior4
MKTG 2201Introduction to Marketing4
MGSC 2301Business Statistics4
STRT 4501Strategy in Action4

Business Concentration

Complete a four-course business concentration from the following list.

  • Accounting
  • Brand Management 
  • Business Analytics
  • Corporate Innovation and Venture
  • Entrepreneurial Startups
  • Family Business
  • Finance
  • Fintech
  • Healthcare Management and Consulting
  • International Business (available only as a second concentration)
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Marketing Analytics
  • Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Supply Chain Management

Integrative Course

Course List
Code Title Hours
Information Resource Management
MISM 2301Management Information Systems4

Supporting Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
Mathematics
MATH 1341Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
or MATH 1231 Calculus for Business and Economics
Economics
ECON 1115Principles of Macroeconomics4
ECON 1116Principles of Microeconomics4
Computing and Social Issues
Complete one of the following:4
AFAM 2600
Issues in Race, Science, and Technology
CY 4170
The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies
CY 5240
Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights
ENGL 2150
Literature and Digital Diversity
HIST 2220
History of Technology
INSH 2102
Bostonography: The City through Data, Texts, Maps, and Networks
IS 1300
Knowledge in a Digital World
or PHIL 1300
Knowledge in a Digital World
PHIL 1145
Technology and Human Values
SOCL 1280
The Twenty-First-Century Workplace
SOCL 2485
Environment, Technology, and Society
SOCL 4528
Computers and Society

Computer Science Writing Requirement

Course List
Code Title Hours
College Writing
ENGW 1111First-Year Writing4
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
ENGW 3302Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions4
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Required General Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete 16 credits of general electives.16

Business Cooperative Education Requirement

Complete one six-month co-op experience.

Khoury College GPA Requirement

Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses

Business GPA Requirement

Minimum 2.000 GPA required in business courses

NUpath Requirements Satisfied

  • Engaging with the Natural and Designed World 
  • Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning 
  • Analyzing and Using Data 
  • Understanding Societies and Institutions
  • Writing in the First Year 
  • Advanced Writing in the Disciplines 
  • Writing-Intensive in the Major 
  • Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone 

Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience is satisfied through co-op.

Program Requirement

133 total semester hours required

Sample Patterns:

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 12001CS 2510
and CS 2511
5MATH 1341 or 12314Vacation
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5CS 32004ACCT 12014 
CS 2500
and CS 2501
5ECON 11164  
ENGW 11114Elective4  
ECON 11154   
 19 17 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ACCT 23014Business concentration 14MKTG 22014Co-op
CS 3500
and CS 3501
5CS 30004Elective4 
MGSC 23014Computing and social issues4  
Elective4CS 12101  
 Elective4  
 17 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opCS 36504FINA 22014Co-op
 MISM 23014ORGB 32014 
 Business concentration 24  
 Khoury Elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1Hours 
Co-opCS 37004STRT 45014 
 CS 45004ENGW 33024 
 Business concentration 34  
 Business concentration 44  
 0 16 8 
Total Hours: 134

Five Years, Three Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5CS 2510
and CS 2511
5Vacation0Vacation0
CS 2500
and CS 2501
5CS 32004  
CS 12001ECON 11164  
ECON 11154Elective4  
ENGW 11114   
 19 17 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 3500
and CS 3501
5ACCT 23014Vacation0Co-op0
MATH 13414CS 30004  
ACCT 12014FINA 22014  
MGSC 23014CS 12101  
 Elective4  
 17 17 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0CS 36504ORGB 32014Co-op0
 Business concentration 14MKTG 22014 
 MISM 23014  
 ENGW 33024  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0Business concentration 24Elective4Co-op0
 CS 37004Elective4 
 Business concentration 34  
 Khoury Elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0STRT 45014  
 Business concentration 44  
 CS 45004  
 Computing and social issues4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 134

Five Years, Three Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5CS 2510
and CS 2511
5Vacation0Vacation0
CS 2500
and CS 2501
5CS 32004  
CS 12001ECON 11164  
ECON 11154Elective4  
ENGW 11114   
 19 17 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 3500
and CS 3501
5Co-op0Co-op0Vacation0
MATH 13414   
ACCT 12014   
MGSC 23014   
CS 12101   
 18 0 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ACCT 23014Co-op0Co-op0ORGB 32014
CS 30004  MKTG 22014
Elective4   
FINA 22014   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 36504Co-op0Co-op0Elective4
Business concentration 14  Elective4
MISM 23014   
ENGW 33024   
 16 0 0 8
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Khoury Elective4STRT 45014  
Business concentration 24CS 45004  
Business concentration 34Computing and social issues4  
CS 37004Business concentration 44  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 134
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