- Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality.
- Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality.
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.
Data Science Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science Overview | ||
| Must be taken in alignment with your home college: | ||
| CS 1200 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| or ARTF 1000 | Art and Design at Northeastern | |
| CS 1210 | Professional Development for Khoury Co-op | 1 |
| or EEAM 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op | |
| Programming Sequence Pathways | ||
| Complete one of the following options: | 12 | |
| Computer Science Option | ||
| Fundamentals of Computer Science 1 and Lab for CS 2500 | ||
| Fundamentals of Computer Science 2 and Lab for CS 2510 | ||
| Object-Oriented Design and Lab for CS 3500 | ||
| Data Science Option | ||
| Programming with Data and Data Science Programming Practicum | ||
| Intermediate Programming with Data and Lab for DS 2500 | ||
| Advanced Programming with Data | ||
| Computer Science Required Courses | ||
| CS 1800 and CS 1802 | Discrete Structures and Seminar for CS 1800 | 5 |
| CS 3200 | Introduction to Databases | 4 |
| Data Science Foundations | ||
| DS 3000 | Foundations of Data Science | 4 |
| DS 4300 | Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval | 4 |
| DS 4400 | Machine Learning and Data Mining 1 | 4 |
| Khoury Elective Courses | ||
| With advisor approval, directed study, research, project study, and appropriate graduate-level courses may also be taken as upper-division electives. | ||
| Complete 4 semester hours 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 | ||
IS 2000 or higher, except IS 4900 | ||
Design Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Art + Design Fundamentals Required | ||
| ARTF 1220 | Elements of Visual Composition (with optional ARTF 1221) | 2 |
| Art + Design Fundamentals Elective | ||
| Complete three of the following: | 6 | |
| Representational Drawing | ||
| Abstract Drawing | ||
| Making with Form and Materials and Making with Form and Materials Tools | ||
| Making with Video, Sound, and Animation and Making with Video, Sound, and Animation Tools | ||
| Designing Interactive Experiences and Designing Interactive Experiences Tools | ||
| Design Required | ||
| ARTG 1001 and ARTG 1002 | Design Perspectives: An Introduction to Design in the World and Seminar for Design Perspectives | 4 |
| ARTG 1270 and ARTG 1271 | Design: Process + Practices and Studio for Design: Process + Practices | 4 |
| ARTG 1290 and ARTG 1291 | Typographic Systems and Studio for Typographic Systems | 4 |
| Design Elective | ||
| Complete any one ARTG course, as long as prerequisites have been met and it has not been used to fulfill other requirements of the program. | 4 | |
| Art + Design History Elective | ||
| Complete any one ARTH course. | 4 | |
| Art + Design Elective | ||
| Complete any one ARTD, ARTE, ARTG, ARTH, ARTS, or GAME course as long as prerequisites have been met. | 4 | |
| Degree Capstone Project | ||
| ARTG 4550 | Design Degree Project | 4 |
Design Option
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following options. Information Design Option is recommended: | 8 | |
| Experience Design Option | ||
| Experience Design Principles | ||
| Topics In Experience Design Inquiry | ||
| Graphic Design Option | ||
| Graphic Design Principles | ||
| Topics In Graphic Design Inquiry | ||
| Information Design Option | ||
| Information Design Principles | ||
| Topics in Information Design Inquiry 1 | ||
| Interaction Design Option | ||
| Interaction Design Principles (with optional ARTG 2401) | ||
| Topics In Interaction Design Inquiry | ||
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Instead of ARTG 3444, ARTG 5100 is recommended for students considering the Plus One in Information Design and Data Visualization.
Integrative Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARTG 5330 | Visualization Technologies 1: Fundamentals 1 | 4 |
| or ARTG 5150 | Information Visualization Principles and Practices | |
| DS 4200 | Information Presentation and Visualization | 4 |
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For students who choose Information Visualization Principles and Practices (ARTG 5150) concurrent registration in Information Design Critique Seminar (ARTG 5151) is recommended. Students are recommended to consult with academic advisor.
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | ||
| ECON 2350 | Statistics for Economists | 4 |
| MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Technology and Society | ||
Computer Science Writing Requirements
| 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 3314 | Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design | |
| or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
Required General Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 20 semester hours of general electives. | 20 | |
NUpath Requirements Satisfied
- Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
- Exploring Creative Expression and Innovation
- Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
- Analyzing and Using Data
- 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.
Khoury College GPA Requirement
Minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses
Program Requirement
130 total semester hours required
Sample Plan of Study: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 1200 or ARTF 1000 | 1 | ARTG 1290 and ARTG 1291 | 4 | ECON 2350 | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| ARTF 1220 (with optional ARTF 1221) | 2 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | A+D fundamentals elective | 2 | Elective | 4 |
| A+D fundamentals elective | 2 | DS 2500 and DS 2501 | 5 | A+D fundamentals elective | 2 | ||
| ARTG 1001 and ARTG 1002 | 4 | MATH 1341 | 4 | ||||
| CS 1800 and CS 1802 | 5 | ||||||
| DS 2000 and DS 2001 | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CS 1210 or EEAM 2000 | 1 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Elective | 4 |
| DS 3500 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| CS 3200 | 4 | ||||||
| ARTG 1270 and ARTG 1271 | 4 | ||||||
| Design option 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| DS 3000 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | ENGW 3302, 3314, or 3315 | 4 |
| Design option 2 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| A+D history elective | 4 | ||||||
| Design elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| DS 4200 | 4 | ARTG 4550 | 4 | ||||
| DS 4300 | 4 | DS 4400 | 4 | ||||
| A+D elective | 4 | Khoury elective | 4 | ||||
| Computing and social issues | 4 | ARTG 5330 or 5150 | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 132 | |||||||
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 or ARTF 1000 | 1 | ARTG 1290 and ARTG 1291 | 4 | ECON 2350 | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| ARTF 1220 (with optional ARTF 1221) | 2 | DS 2500 and DS 2501 | 5 | A+D fundamentals elective | 2 | Elective | 4 |
| A+D fundamentals elective | 2 | MATH 1341 | 4 | A+D fundamentals elective | 2 | ||
| ARTG 1001 and ARTG 1002 | 4 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||
| CS 1800 and CS 1802 | 5 | ||||||
| DS 2000 and DS 2001 | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| DS 3500 | 4 | CS 1210 | 1 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| CS 3200 | 4 | DS 3000 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| ARTG 1270 and ARTG 1271 | 4 | Design elective | 4 | ||||
| Design option 1 | 4 | A+D history elective | 4 | ||||
| Computing and social issues | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | Design option 2 | 4 | ENGW 3302, 3314, or 3315 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| DS 4200 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| DS 4300 | 4 | ||||||
| A+ D elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | ARTG 4550 | 4 | ||||
| Khoury elective | 4 | ||||||
| DS 4400 | 4 | ||||||
| ARTG 5330 or 5150 | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 132 | |||||||