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.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Computer Science Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science Overview | ||
| CS 1200 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| or BUSN 1102 | Personal Skill Development for Business | |
| CS 1210 | Professional Development for Khoury Co-op | 1 |
| or BUSN 1103 | Professional Development for Business Co-op | |
| 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 3000 | Algorithms and Data | 4 |
| CS 3200 | Database Design | 4 |
| CS 3500 and CS 3501 | Object-Oriented Design and Lab for CS 3500 | 5 |
| CS 4500 | Software Development | 4 |
| or CS 4530 | Fundamentals of Software Engineering | |
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| Computer Systems | ||
| Networks and Distributed Systems | ||
| Foundations of Data Science | ||
| Information Presentation and Visualization | ||
| 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 | |
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930 | ||
DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900 | ||
Business Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Business Courses | ||
| ACCT 1201 | Financial Accounting and Reporting | 4 |
| ACCT 2301 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| FINA 2201 | Financial Management | 4 |
| ORGB 3201 | Organizational Behavior | 4 |
| MKTG 2201 | Introduction to Marketing | 4 |
| MGSC 2301 | Business Statistics | 4 |
| STRT 4501 | Strategy in Action | 4 |
Business Concentration
Complete a four-course business concentration from the following list.
- Accounting
- Accounting and Advisory Services
- Brand Management
- Business Analytics
- Corporate Innovation
- 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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Information Resource Management | ||
| MISM 2301 | Management Information Systems | 4 |
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | ||
| MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | 4 |
| or MATH 1231 | Calculus for Business and Economics | |
| Economics | ||
| ECON 1115 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4 |
| ECON 1116 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4 |
| Computing and Social Issues | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Issues in Race, Science, and Technology | ||
| The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies | ||
| Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights | ||
| Literature and Digital Diversity | ||
| History of Technology | ||
| Bostonography: The City through Data, Texts, Maps, and Networks | ||
| Knowledge in a Digital World | ||
or PHIL 1300 | Knowledge in a Digital World | |
| Technology and Human Values | ||
| The Twenty-First-Century Workplace | ||
| Environment, Technology, and Society | ||
| Computers and Society | ||
Computer Science Writing Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| College Writing | ||
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | ||
| ENGW 3302 | Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions | 4 |
| or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
| or ENGW 3304 | Advanced Writing in the Business Administration Professions | |
Required General Electives
| 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 Plan of Study: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 1200 | 1 | CS 2510 and CS 2511 | 5 | MATH 1341 or 1231 | 4 | Vacation | |
| CS 1800 and CS 1802 | 5 | CS 3200 | 4 | ACCT 1201 | 4 | ||
| CS 2500 and CS 2501 | 5 | ECON 1116 | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| ECON 1115 | 4 | ||||||
| 19 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ACCT 2301 | 4 | Business concentration 1 | 4 | MKTG 2201 | 4 | Co-op | |
| CS 3500 and CS 3501 | 5 | CS 3000 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| MGSC 2301 | 4 | Computing and social issues | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | CS 1210 | 1 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | CS 3650 | 4 | FINA 2201 | 4 | Co-op | ||
| MISM 2301 | 4 | ORGB 3201 | 4 | ||||
| Business concentration 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Khoury Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | ||
| Co-op | CS 3700 | 4 | STRT 4501 | 4 | |||
| CS 4500 | 4 | ENGW 3302 | 4 | ||||
| Business concentration 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Business concentration 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | |||||
| Total Hours: 134 | |||||||