## ##   * Overview
  * Program Requirements
  * Plan of Study
The combined major in data science and economics integrates fundamental
economics courses with a strong programming foundation. Students study the
collection, manipulation, storage, retrieval, and computational analysis of
data in its various forms, including numeric, textual, image, and video data
from small to large volumes. Utilizing these skill sets allows students to
address complex issues in the behavior of individuals and the collective
behavior of industries and governments.
* * *
  * 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.
## Data Science Requirements
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Computer Science Overview|  
[CS 1200](/search/?P=CS%201200 "CS 1200")| First Year Seminar| 1  
or [ECON 1000](/search/?P=ECON%201000 "ECON 1000")|  Economics at Northeastern  
[CS 1210](/search/?P=CS%201210 "CS 1210")| Professional Development for Khoury
Co-op| 1  
or [EESH 2000](/search/?P=EESH%202000 "EESH 2000")|  Professional Development
for Co-op  
Programming Sequence Pathways |   
Complete one of the following options:| 12  
_Computer Science Option_|  
[CS 2500](/search/?P=CS%202500 "CS 2500")  
and [CS 2501](/search/?P=CS%202501 "CS 2501")| Fundamentals of Computer
Science 1  
and Lab for CS 2500|  
[CS 2510](/search/?P=CS%202510 "CS 2510")  
and [CS 2511](/search/?P=CS%202511 "CS 2511")| Fundamentals of Computer
Science 2  
and Lab for CS 2510|  
[CS 3500](/search/?P=CS%203500 "CS 3500")  
and [CS 3501](/search/?P=CS%203501 "CS 3501")| Object-Oriented Design  
and Lab for CS 3500|  
_Data Science Option_|  
[DS 2000](/search/?P=DS%202000 "DS 2000")  
and [DS 2001](/search/?P=DS%202001 "DS 2001")| Programming with Data  
and Data Science Programming Practicum|  
[DS 2500](/search/?P=DS%202500 "DS 2500")  
and [DS 2501](/search/?P=DS%202501 "DS 2501")| Intermediate Programming with
Data  
and Lab for DS 2500|  
[DS 3500](/search/?P=DS%203500 "DS 3500")| Advanced Programming with Data|  
Computer Science Required Courses|  
[CS 1800](/search/?P=CS%201800 "CS 1800")  
and [CS 1802](/search/?P=CS%201802 "CS 1802")| Discrete Structures  
and Seminar for CS 1800| 5  
[CS 3200](/search/?P=CS%203200 "CS 3200")| Introduction to Databases| 4  
Data Science Foundations|  
[DS 3000](/search/?P=DS%203000 "DS 3000")| Foundations of Data Science| 4  
[DS 4200](/search/?P=DS%204200 "DS 4200")| Information Presentation and
Visualization| 4  
[DS 4300](/search/?P=DS%204300 "DS 4300")| Large-Scale Information Storage and
Retrieval| 4  
[DS 4400](/search/?P=DS%204400 "DS 4400")| Machine Learning and Data Mining 1|
4  
Khoury Elective|  
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  
[CS 2500](/search/?P=CS%202500 "CS 2500") or higher, except [CS
5010](/search/?P=CS%205010 "CS 5010")|  
CY 2000 or higher, except [CY 4930](/search/?P=CY%204930 "CY 4930")|  
[DS 2500](/search/?P=DS%202500 "DS 2500") or higher, except DS 4900|  
[IS 2000](/search/?P=IS%202000 "IS 2000") or higher, except IS 4900|  
## Economics Requirements
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Required Economics Courses|  
[ECON 1115](/search/?P=ECON%201115 "ECON 1115")| Principles of Macroeconomics|
4  
[ECON 1116](/search/?P=ECON%201116 "ECON 1116")| Principles of Microeconomics|
4  
[ECON 2315](/search/?P=ECON%202315 "ECON 2315")| Macroeconomic Theory| 4  
[ECON 2316](/search/?P=ECON%202316 "ECON 2316")| Microeconomic Theory| 4  
[ECON 2350](/search/?P=ECON%202350 "ECON 2350")| Statistics for Economists| 4  
Economics Electives|  
Complete five ECON elective courses that are found in the following ranges,
with no more than two in the ECON 1200 to ECON 1999 range. Unless otherwise
noted in specific combined majors, required core economics courses cannot be
counted as electives by students completing Department of Economics programs:|
20  
ECON 1200–ECON 1999|  
[ECON 2990](/search/?P=ECON%202990 "ECON 2990") \- ECON 3559|  
ECON 3561 - ECON 4689|  
ECON 4900–[ECON 4996](/search/?P=ECON%204996 "ECON 4996")|  
[ECON 5200](/search/?P=ECON%205200 "ECON 5200")–ECON 5999|  
Economics Capstone|  
[ECON 4692](/search/?P=ECON%204692 "ECON 4692")| Senior Economics Seminar| 4  
or [ECON 4997](/search/?P=ECON%204997 "ECON 4997")|  Senior Economics Thesis  
## Integrative Course Requirement
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
[ECON 2560](/search/?P=ECON%202560 "ECON 2560")| Applied Econometrics| 4  
## Supporting Course Requirements
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Mathematics|  
[MATH 1231](/search/?P=MATH%201231 "MATH 1231")| Calculus for Business and
Economics (It is highly recommended that students who take [MATH
1231](/search/?P=MATH%201231 "MATH 1231") take sections devoted to Economics
students only.)| 4  
or [MATH 1241](/search/?P=MATH%201241 "MATH 1241")|  Calculus 1  
or [MATH 1245](/search/?P=MATH%201245 "MATH 1245")|  Calculus with
Applications  
or [MATH 1251](/search/?P=MATH%201251 "MATH 1251")|  Calculus and Differential
Equations for Biology 1  
or [MATH 1340](/search/?P=MATH%201340 "MATH 1340")|  Intensive Calculus for
Engineers  
or [MATH 1341](/search/?P=MATH%201341 "MATH 1341")|  Calculus 1 for Science
and Engineering  
Computing and Social Issues|  
Complete one of the following:| 4  
[AFCS 2600](/search/?P=AFCS%202600 "AFCS 2600")| Issues in Race, Science, and
Technology|  
[CY 4170](/search/?P=CY%204170 "CY 4170")| The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data
and Digital Technologies|  
[CY 5240](/search/?P=CY%205240 "CY 5240")| Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and
Digital Rights|  
[HIST 2220](/search/?P=HIST%202220 "HIST 2220")| History of Technology|  
[INSH 2102](/search/?P=INSH%202102 "INSH 2102")| Bostonography: The City
through Data, Texts, Maps, and Networks|  
[IS 1300](/search/?P=IS%201300 "IS 1300")| Knowledge in a Digital World|  
or [PHIL 1300](/search/?P=PHIL%201300 "PHIL 1300")|  Knowledge in a Digital
World  
[JRNL 3700](/search/?P=JRNL%203700 "JRNL 3700")| Data Storytelling|  
[PHIL 1145](/search/?P=PHIL%201145 "PHIL 1145")| Technology and Human Values|  
[SOCL 1280](/search/?P=SOCL%201280 "SOCL 1280")| The Twenty-First-Century
Workplace|  
[SOCL 2485](/search/?P=SOCL%202485 "SOCL 2485")| Environment, Technology, and
Society|  
[SOCL 4528](/search/?P=SOCL%204528 "SOCL 4528")| Technology and Society|  
## English Requirement
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
College Writing|  
[ENGW 1111](/search/?P=ENGW%201111 "ENGW 1111")| First-Year Writing| 4  
or [ENGW 1102](/search/?P=ENGW%201102 "ENGW 1102")|  First-Year Writing for
Multilingual Writers  
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines|  
Complete one of the following:| 4  
[ENGW 3302](/search/?P=ENGW%203302 "ENGW 3302")| Advanced Writing in the
Technical Professions|  
[ENGW 3308](/search/?P=ENGW%203308 "ENGW 3308")| Advanced Writing in the
Social Sciences|  
[ENGW 3315](/search/?P=ENGW%203315 "ENGW 3315")| Interdisciplinary Advanced
Writing in the Disciplines|  
## Required General Electives
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Complete 24 semester hours of general electives.| 24  
## Khoury College GPA Requirement
Minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses
## Economics GPA Requirement
Grades in the following four courses must average to a minimum of C (2.000):
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
[ECON 2315](/search/?P=ECON%202315 "ECON 2315")| Macroeconomic Theory|  
[ECON 2316](/search/?P=ECON%202316 "ECON 2316")| Microeconomic Theory|  
[ECON 2350](/search/?P=ECON%202350 "ECON 2350")| Statistics for Economists|  
[ECON 2560](/search/?P=ECON%202560 "ECON 2560")| Applied Econometrics|  
## NUpath Requirements Satisfied
  * Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
  * Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
  * Analyzing and Using Data
  * Exploring Creative Expression and Innovation
  * 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
130 total semester hours required
## Sample Pattern: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
Year 1  
---  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[CS 1200](/search/?P=CS%201200 "CS 1200")| 1| [DS 2500](/search/?P=DS%202500
"DS 2500")  
and [DS 2501](/search/?P=DS%202501 "DS 2501")| 5| [CS
3200](/search/?P=CS%203200 "CS 3200")| 4| Elective| 4  
[CS 1800](/search/?P=CS%201800 "CS 1800")  
and [CS 1802](/search/?P=CS%201802 "CS 1802")| 5| Elective| 4| Elective| 4|
Elective| 4  
[DS 2000](/search/?P=DS%202000 "DS 2000")  
and [DS 2001](/search/?P=DS%202001 "DS 2001")| 4| [ECON 1116](/search/?P=ECON%201116 "ECON 1116")| 4|  |   
[ECON 1115](/search/?P=ECON%201115 "ECON 1115")| 4| [MATH 1231](/search/?P=MATH%201231 "MATH 1231"), [ 1241](/search/?P=MATH%201241 "MATH 1241"), [ 1245](/search/?P=MATH%201245 "MATH 1245"), [ 1251](/search/?P=MATH%201251 "MATH 1251"), [ 1340](/search/?P=MATH%201340 "MATH 1340"), or [ 1341](/search/?P=MATH%201341 "MATH 1341")| 4|  |   
[ENGW 1111](/search/?P=ENGW%201111 "ENGW 1111")| 4|  |  |   
| 18|  | 17|  | 8|  | 8  
Year 2  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[DS 3000](/search/?P=DS%203000 "DS 3000")| 4| [CS 1210](/search/?P=CS%201210
"CS 1210")| 1| Elective| 4| Co-op| 0  
[DS 3500](/search/?P=DS%203500 "DS 3500")| 4| [DS 4200](/search/?P=DS%204200
"DS 4200")| 4| Elective| 4|  
[ECON 2315](/search/?P=ECON%202315 "ECON 2315")| 4| [DS 4300](/search/?P=DS%204300 "DS 4300")| 4|  |   
[ECON 2350](/search/?P=ECON%202350 "ECON 2350")| 4| [ECON 2316](/search/?P=ECON%202316 "ECON 2316")| 4|  |   
| ECON elective 1| 4|  |   
| 16|  | 17|  | 8|  | 0  
Year 3  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
Co-op| 0| [DS 4400](/search/?P=DS%204400 "DS 4400")| 4| [ENGW
3302](/search/?P=ENGW%203302 "ENGW 3302"), [ 3308](/search/?P=ENGW%203308
"ENGW 3308"), or [ 3315](/search/?P=ENGW%203315 "ENGW 3315")| 4| Co-op| 0  
| [ECON 2560](/search/?P=ECON%202560 "ECON 2560")| 4| ECON elective 3| 4|  
| ECON elective 2| 4|  |   
| Khoury elective| 4|  |   
| 0|  | 16|  | 8|  | 0  
Year 4  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours|  |   
Co-op| 0| [ECON 4692](/search/?P=ECON%204692 "ECON 4692") or [ 4997](/search/?P=ECON%204997 "ECON 4997")| 4|  |   
| Computing and social issues| 4|  |   
| ECON elective 4| 4|  |   
| ECON elective 5| 4|  |   
| 0|  | 16|  | |  |   
Total Hours: 132  
## Sample Pattern: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1
Year 1  
---  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[CS 1200](/search/?P=CS%201200 "CS 1200")| 1| [DS 2500](/search/?P=DS%202500
"DS 2500")  
and [DS 2501](/search/?P=DS%202501 "DS 2501")| 5| [CS
3200](/search/?P=CS%203200 "CS 3200")| 4| Elective| 4  
[CS 1800](/search/?P=CS%201800 "CS 1800")  
and [CS 1802](/search/?P=CS%201802 "CS 1802")| 5| Elective| 4| Elective| 4|
Elective| 4  
[DS 2000](/search/?P=DS%202000 "DS 2000")  
and [DS 2001](/search/?P=DS%202001 "DS 2001")| 4| [ECON 1116](/search/?P=ECON%201116 "ECON 1116")| 4|  |   
[ECON 1115](/search/?P=ECON%201115 "ECON 1115")| 4| [MATH 1231](/search/?P=MATH%201231 "MATH 1231"), [ 1241](/search/?P=MATH%201241 "MATH 1241"), [ 1245](/search/?P=MATH%201245 "MATH 1245"), [ 1251](/search/?P=MATH%201251 "MATH 1251"), [ 1340](/search/?P=MATH%201340 "MATH 1340"), or [ 1341](/search/?P=MATH%201341 "MATH 1341")| 4|  |   
[ENGW 1111](/search/?P=ENGW%201111 "ENGW 1111")| 4|  |  |   
| 18|  | 17|  | 8|  | 8  
Year 2  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[CS 1210](/search/?P=CS%201210 "CS 1210")| 1| Co-op| 0| Co-op| 0| Elective| 4  
[DS 3000](/search/?P=DS%203000 "DS 3000")| 4|  |  | Elective| 4  
[DS 3500](/search/?P=DS%203500 "DS 3500")| 4|  |  |   
[ECON 2315](/search/?P=ECON%202315 "ECON 2315")| 4|  |  |   
[ECON 2350](/search/?P=ECON%202350 "ECON 2350")| 4|  |  |   
| 17|  | 0|  | 0|  | 8  
Year 3  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[DS 4200](/search/?P=DS%204200 "DS 4200")| 4| Co-op| 0| Co-op| 0| [ENGW
3302](/search/?P=ENGW%203302 "ENGW 3302"), [ 3308](/search/?P=ENGW%203308
"ENGW 3308"), or [ 3315](/search/?P=ENGW%203315 "ENGW 3315")| 4  
[DS 4300](/search/?P=DS%204300 "DS 4300")| 4|  |  | ECON elective 2| 4  
[ECON 2316](/search/?P=ECON%202316 "ECON 2316")| 4|  |  |   
ECON elective 1| 4|  |  |   
| 16|  | 0|  | 0|  | 8  
Year 4  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours|  |   
[DS 4400](/search/?P=DS%204400 "DS 4400")| 4| [ECON 4692](/search/?P=ECON%204692 "ECON 4692") or [ 4997](/search/?P=ECON%204997 "ECON 4997")| 4|  |   
[ECON 2560](/search/?P=ECON%202560 "ECON 2560")| 4| Computing and social issues| 4|  |   
Khoury Elective| 4| ECON elective 4| 4|  |   
ECON elective 3| 4| ECON elective 5| 4|  |   
| 16|  | 16|  | |  |   
Total Hours: 132