## ##   * Overview
  * Program Requirements
  * Plan of Study
The data science and psychology combined major offers an integrative
curriculum in the study of mind, brain, and behavior and in 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. The study of psychology draws upon empirical research with both
humans and animals to investigate and seek explanations for the behavior and
mental life of individuals and develop assessment tools and treatment options
for addressing clinical problems. In this program, students have an
opportunity to augment such knowledge with skills in big data analysis, data
science, and data analytics.
* * *
  * 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|  
Must be taken in alignment with your home college:|  
[CS 1200](/search/?P=CS%201200 "CS 1200")| First Year Seminar| 1  
or [INSC 1000](/search/?P=INSC%201000 "INSC 1000")|  Science at Northeastern  
or [PSYC 1000](/search/?P=PSYC%201000 "PSYC 1000")|  Psychology at
Northeastern  
[CS 1210](/search/?P=CS%201210 "CS 1210")| Professional Development for Khoury
Co-op| 1  
or [EESC 2000](/search/?P=EESC%202000 "EESC 2000")|  Professional Development
for Co-op  
Programming Sequence Pathways|  
Choose one of two 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  
[DS 4420](/search/?P=DS%204420 "DS 4420")| Machine Learning and Data Mining 2|
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 four 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|  
## Computer Science Writing Requirements
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 3307](/search/?P=ENGW%203307 "ENGW 3307")| Advanced Writing in the
Sciences|  
[ENGW 3315](/search/?P=ENGW%203315 "ENGW 3315")| Interdisciplinary Advanced
Writing in the Disciplines|  
## Psychology Requirements
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Foundations of Psychology|  
[PSYC 1101](/search/?P=PSYC%201101 "PSYC 1101")| Foundations of Psychology| 4  
Statistics in Psychological Research|  
[PSYC 2320](/search/?P=PSYC%202320 "PSYC 2320")| Statistics in Psychological
Research| 4  
Mathematics Foundations|  
[MATH 1341](/search/?P=MATH%201341 "MATH 1341")| Calculus 1 for Science and
Engineering| 4  
Personality/Social Basis of Behavior |   
Complete two of the following:| 8  
[PSYC 3400](/search/?P=PSYC%203400 "PSYC 3400")| Personality|  
[PSYC 3402](/search/?P=PSYC%203402 "PSYC 3402")| Social Psychology|  
[PSYC 3404](/search/?P=PSYC%203404 "PSYC 3404")| Developmental Psychology|  
[PSYC 3406](/search/?P=PSYC%203406 "PSYC 3406")| Clinical Psychology and
Mental Health|  
Cognitive/Biological Basis of Behavior|  
Complete two of the following:| 8  
[PSYC 3450](/search/?P=PSYC%203450 "PSYC 3450")| Learning and Motivation|  
or [PSYC 3451](/search/?P=PSYC%203451 "PSYC 3451")|  Learning Principles and
Behavior Analysis  
[PSYC 3452](/search/?P=PSYC%203452 "PSYC 3452")| Sensation and Perception|  
[PSYC 3458](/search/?P=PSYC%203458 "PSYC 3458")| Biological Psychology|  
[PSYC 3464](/search/?P=PSYC%203464 "PSYC 3464")| Psychology of Language|  
[PSYC 3466](/search/?P=PSYC%203466 "PSYC 3466")| Cognition|  
Psychology Laboratory |   
Complete one of the following:| 4  
[PSYC 4600](/search/?P=PSYC%204600 "PSYC 4600")| Laboratory in Research
Design|  
[PSYC 4604](/search/?P=PSYC%204604 "PSYC 4604")| Laboratory in Learning and
Motivation|  
[PSYC 4606](/search/?P=PSYC%204606 "PSYC 4606")| Laboratory in Biological
Psychology|  
[PSYC 4610](/search/?P=PSYC%204610 "PSYC 4610")| Laboratory in
Psycholinguistics|  
[PSYC 4612](/search/?P=PSYC%204612 "PSYC 4612")| Laboratory in Cognition|  
[PSYC 4614](/search/?P=PSYC%204614 "PSYC 4614")| Laboratory in Social
Psychology|  
[PSYC 4616](/search/?P=PSYC%204616 "PSYC 4616")| Laboratory in Personality|  
[PSYC 4622](/search/?P=PSYC%204622 "PSYC 4622")| Laboratory in Sensation and
Perception|  
[PSYC 4624](/search/?P=PSYC%204624 "PSYC 4624")| Laboratory in Affective
Science|  
[PSYC 4626](/search/?P=PSYC%204626 "PSYC 4626")| Laboratory in Life-Span
Emotional Development|  
[PSYC 4628](/search/?P=PSYC%204628 "PSYC 4628")| Laboratory in Developmental
Psychology|  
Psychology Seminar |   
Complete one of the following:| 4  
[PSYC 4656](/search/?P=PSYC%204656 "PSYC 4656")| Seminar in Biological
Psychology|  
[PSYC 4658](/search/?P=PSYC%204658 "PSYC 4658")| Seminar in Psycholinguistics|  
[PSYC 4660](/search/?P=PSYC%204660 "PSYC 4660")| Seminar in Cognition|  
[PSYC 4662](/search/?P=PSYC%204662 "PSYC 4662")| Seminar in Personality|  
[PSYC 4664](/search/?P=PSYC%204664 "PSYC 4664")| Seminar in Social Psychology|  
[PSYC 4666](/search/?P=PSYC%204666 "PSYC 4666")| Seminar in Clinical
Psychology|  
[PSYC 4668](/search/?P=PSYC%204668 "PSYC 4668")| Seminar in Sensation and
Perception|  
[PSYC 4674](/search/?P=PSYC%204674 "PSYC 4674")| Seminar in Cognitive
Neuroscience|  
[PSYC 4676](/search/?P=PSYC%204676 "PSYC 4676")| Seminar in Developmental
Psychology|  
Psychology Electives|  
Complete two of the following:| 8  
[PSYC 2370](/search/?P=PSYC%202370 "PSYC 2370") to PSYC 5999|  
## Integrative Requirement
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Integrative Course|  
Complete one of the following:| 4  
[IS 4300](/search/?P=IS%204300 "IS 4300")| Human Computer Interaction|  
[PSYC 4540](/search/?P=PSYC%204540 "PSYC 4540")| Quantitative Topics in
Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience|  
## Required General Electives
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Complete 28 semester hours of general electives.| 28  
## Khoury College GPA Requirement
Minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses
## Psychology GPA Requirement
Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all PSYC courses
## NUpath Requirements Satisfied
  * Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
  * 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.
## Program Requirement
130 total semester hours required
## Four Years, Two Co-ops 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| PYSC elective| 4| General
elective| 4  
[CS 1800](/search/?P=CS%201800 "CS 1800")  
and [CS 1802](/search/?P=CS%201802 "CS 1802")| 5| [PSYC
2320](/search/?P=PSYC%202320 "PSYC 2320")| 4| General elective| 4| General
elective| 4  
[DS 2000](/search/?P=DS%202000 "DS 2000")  
and [DS 2001](/search/?P=DS%202001 "DS 2001")| 4| Personality/social basis of behavior 1| 4|  |   
[ENGW 1111](/search/?P=ENGW%201111 "ENGW 1111")| 4| General elective| 4|  |   
[PSYC 1101](/search/?P=PSYC%201101 "PSYC 1101")| 4|  |  |   
| 18|  | 17|  | 8|  | 8  
Year 2  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[CS 3200](/search/?P=CS%203200 "CS 3200")| 4| [CS 1210](/search/?P=CS%201210
"CS 1210")| 1| PSYC elective| 4| Co-op| 0  
[DS 3000](/search/?P=DS%203000 "DS 3000")| 4| [DS 3500](/search/?P=DS%203500
"DS 3500")| 4| General elective| 4|  
[MATH 1341](/search/?P=MATH%201341 "MATH 1341")| 4| [DS 4200](/search/?P=DS%204200 "DS 4200")| 4|  |   
Cognitive/biological basis of behavior 1| 4| Cognitive/biological basis of behavior 2| 4|  |   
| Personality/social basis of behavior 2| 4|  |   
| 16|  | 17|  | 8|  | 0  
Year 3  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
Co-op| 0| [DS 4300](/search/?P=DS%204300 "DS 4300")| 4| [ENGW
3302](/search/?P=ENGW%203302 "ENGW 3302"), [ 3307](/search/?P=ENGW%203307
"ENGW 3307"), or [ 3315](/search/?P=ENGW%203315 "ENGW 3315")| 4| Co-op| 0  
| [DS 4400](/search/?P=DS%204400 "DS 4400")| 4| General elective| 4|  
| PSYC laboratory | 4|  |   
| PSYC seminar| 4|  |   
| 0|  | 16|  | 8|  | 0  
Year 4  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours|  |   
Co-op| 0| [DS 4420](/search/?P=DS%204420 "DS 4420")| 4|  |   
| Integrative requirement | 4|  |   
| Khoury elective| 4|  |   
| General elective| 4|  |   
| 0|  | 16|  | |  |   
Total Hours: 132  
## Four Years, Two Co-ops 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| PYSC elective| 4| General
elective| 4  
[CS 1800](/search/?P=CS%201800 "CS 1800")  
and [CS 1802](/search/?P=CS%201802 "CS 1802")| 5| [PSYC
2320](/search/?P=PSYC%202320 "PSYC 2320")| 4| General elective| 4| General
elective| 4  
[DS 2000](/search/?P=DS%202000 "DS 2000")  
and [DS 2001](/search/?P=DS%202001 "DS 2001")| 4| Personality/social basis of behavior 1| 4|  |   
[ENGW 1111](/search/?P=ENGW%201111 "ENGW 1111")| 4| General elective| 4|  |   
[PSYC 1101](/search/?P=PSYC%201101 "PSYC 1101")| 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  
[CS 3200](/search/?P=CS%203200 "CS 3200")| 4|  |  | Elective| 4  
[DS 3000](/search/?P=DS%203000 "DS 3000")| 4|  |  |   
[MATH 1341](/search/?P=MATH%201341 "MATH 1341")| 4|  |  |   
Cognitive/biological basis of behavior 1| 4|  |  |   
| 17|  | 0|  | 0|  | 8  
Year 3  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[DS 3500](/search/?P=DS%203500 "DS 3500")| 4| Co-op| 0| Co-op| 0| [ENGW
3302](/search/?P=ENGW%203302 "ENGW 3302"), [ 3307](/search/?P=ENGW%203307
"ENGW 3307"), or [ 3315](/search/?P=ENGW%203315 "ENGW 3315")| 4  
[DS 4200](/search/?P=DS%204200 "DS 4200")| 4|  |  | General elective| 4  
Cognitive/biological basis of behavior 2| 4|  |  |   
Personality/social basis of behavior 2| 4|  |  |   
| 16|  | 0|  | 0|  | 8  
Year 4  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours|  |   
[DS 4300](/search/?P=DS%204300 "DS 4300")| 4| [DS 4420](/search/?P=DS%204420 "DS 4420")| 4|  |   
[DS 4400](/search/?P=DS%204400 "DS 4400")| 4| Integrative requirement | 4|  |   
PSYC laboratory| 4| Khoury elective| 4|  |   
PSYC seminar| 4| PSYC elective| 4|  |   
| 16|  | 16|  | |  |   
Total Hours: 132