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Computer Science and History, BS

2021-2022 Edition

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      • 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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The computer science and history combined major offers students the opportunity to gain both historical knowledge and a broad range of related analytical skills in both the humanities and computer science. You’ll define a history course cluster according to a thematic principle, with a focus on quantitative analysis in the field, complementing your foundation in programming.

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
IS 2000Principles of Information Science4
Khoury Elective Courses
With adviser approval, directed study, research, project study, and appropriate graduate-level courses may also be taken as upper-division electives.
Complete 16 credits of upper-division CS, CY, DS, or IS courses that are not already required. Choose courses within the following ranges:16
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

History Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
History Required Courses
HIST 1200Historical Research and Writing1
HIST 1201First-Year Seminar4
HIST 2301The History Seminar4
HIST 2302Historical Writing1
History Electives
Complete one introductory course from the following:4
ASNS 1150
East Asian Studies
HIST 1120
Public History, Public Memory
HIST 1130
Introduction to the History of the United States
HIST 1170
Europe: Empires, Revolutions, Wars, and Their Aftermath
HIST 1185
Introduction to Middle Eastern History
HIST 1190
Picturing Modernity: The Photographic Image in Culture and Society
WMNS 1103
Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Complete one course from the following:4
HIST 1218
Pirates, Planters, and Patriots: Making the Americas, 1492–1804
HIST 1252
Japanese Literature and Culture
HIST 1285
Introduction to Russian Civilization
HIST 1389
History of Espionage 1: Antiquity to World War II
HIST 2330
Colonial and Revolutionary America
Intermediate/Advanced History Cluster 12
Complete three HIST courses numbered 2303 or above. Cluster is subject to Department approval.
Complete one advanced-level course:4
Select from any HIST course numbered 3000 or above.
History Capstone Seminar or Senior Project
Complete one capstone experience from the following:4
HIST 4701
Capstone Seminar
Public history concentrators may also select from the following:
HIST 4903
Fieldwork in History 1

Integrative Course Requirement

Course List
Code Title Hours
HIST 2211The World Since 19454

Supporting Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
Research Methods
Complete one course from the following:4
ECON 2350
Statistics
ENVR 3300
Geographic Information Systems
ENVR 5260
Geographical Information Systems
POLS 2400
Quantitative Techniques
PSYC 2320
Statistics in Psychological Research
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
or ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
This requirement is satisfied by HIST 2302 taken in conjunction with HIST 2301.

Required General Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
Complete 32 credits of general electives.32

Khoury College GPA Requirement

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

Computer Science and History GPA/Credit Requirement

Complete 98 semester hours in the major with a minimum 2.000 GPA

NUpath Requirements Satisfied

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

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

Experiential Liberal Arts

All undergraduate students in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

Program Requirement

135 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
5CS 3500
and CS 3501
5Vacation
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5IS 20004Elective4 
CS 2500
and CS 2501
5CS 32004  
ENGW 11114Introductory history elective4  
HIST 12001   
HIST 12014   
 20 17 9 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 30004CS 12101Elective4Co-op
HIST 23014Elective4Elective4 
HIST 23021Khoury elective 14  
History Pre-1800 elective4Intermediate history elective 14  
Research methods requirement4Intermediate history elective 24  
 17 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opKhoury elective 24Elective4Co-op
 Intermediate history elective 34Elective4 
 Advanced history elective4  
 Computing and social issues4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1Hours 
Co-opKhoury elective 34Elective4 
 History capstone seminar or senior project4Elective4 
 History integrative requirement4  
 Khoury elective 44  
 0 16 8 
Total Hours: 136

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

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 12001CS 2510
and CS 2511
5VacationVacation
CS 1800
and CS 1802
5CS 32004  
CS 2500
and CS 2501
5IS 20004  
ENGW 11114Introductory history elective4  
HIST 12001   
HIST 12014   
 20 17 0 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
CS 12101Co-opCo-opVacation
CS 30004   
CS 3500
and CS 3501
5   
HIST 23014   
HIST 23021   
Research methods requirement4   
 19 0 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
History Pre-1800 elective4Co-opCo-opElective4
Intermediate history elective 14  Elective 4
Elective4   
Khoury elective 14   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Khoury elective 24Co-opCo-opElective4
Intermediate history elective 24  Elective4
Computing and social issues4   
Elective4   
 16 0 0 8
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
Khoury elective 34Khoury elective 44  
Intermediate history elective 34Advanced history elective4  
Elective4History capstone seminar or senior project4  
Elective4History integrative requirement4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 136
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