## ##   * Overview
  * Program Requirements 
  * Plan of Study
The data science and design combined major integrates a technical degree with
a practice-based discipline that poses important questions about—and provides
significant answers to—how we live. Students study the collection,
manipulation, storage, retrieval, and computational analysis of data in its
various forms including numeric, textual, image, and video data. Information
designers visualize concepts and data to enhance human understanding of
complex and vital knowledge. Their work has an enlightening or instructive
intent and is based on factual content.
* * *
  * 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 [ARTF 1000](/search/?P=ARTF%201000 "ARTF 1000")|  Art and Design at
Northeastern  
[CS 1210](/search/?P=CS%201210 "CS 1210")| Professional Development for Khoury
Co-op| 1  
or [EEAM 2000](/search/?P=EEAM%202000 "EEAM 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 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 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  
[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|  
[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|  
## Design Requirements
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Art + Design Fundamentals Required|  
[ARTF 1220](/search/?P=ARTF%201220 "ARTF 1220")| Elements of Visual
Composition (with optional [ARTF 1221](/search/?P=ARTF%201221 "ARTF 1221"))| 2  
Art + Design Fundamentals Elective|  
Complete three of the following:| 6  
[ARTF 1200](/search/?P=ARTF%201200 "ARTF 1200")| Representational Drawing|  
[ARTF 1210](/search/?P=ARTF%201210 "ARTF 1210")| Abstract Drawing|  
[ARTF 1230](/search/?P=ARTF%201230 "ARTF 1230")  
and [ARTF 1231](/search/?P=ARTF%201231 "ARTF 1231")| Making with Form and
Materials  
and Making with Form and Materials Tools|  
[ARTF 1240](/search/?P=ARTF%201240 "ARTF 1240")  
and [ARTF 1241](/search/?P=ARTF%201241 "ARTF 1241")| Making with Video, Sound,
and Animation  
and Making with Video, Sound, and Animation Tools|  
[ARTF 1250](/search/?P=ARTF%201250 "ARTF 1250")  
and [ARTF 1251](/search/?P=ARTF%201251 "ARTF 1251")| Designing Interactive
Experiences  
and Designing Interactive Experiences Tools|  
Design Required|  
[ARTG 1001](/search/?P=ARTG%201001 "ARTG 1001")  
and [ARTG 1002](/search/?P=ARTG%201002 "ARTG 1002")| Design Perspectives: An
Introduction to Design in the World  
and Seminar for Design Perspectives| 4  
[ARTG 1270](/search/?P=ARTG%201270 "ARTG 1270")  
and [ARTG 1271](/search/?P=ARTG%201271 "ARTG 1271")| Design: Process +
Practices  
and Studio for Design: Process + Practices| 4  
[ARTG 1290](/search/?P=ARTG%201290 "ARTG 1290")  
and [ARTG 1291](/search/?P=ARTG%201291 "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](/search/?P=ARTG%204550 "ARTG 4550")| Design Degree Project| 4  
## Design Option
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Complete one of the following options. Information Design Option is
recommended:| 8  
Experience Design Option|  
[ARTG 3462](/search/?P=ARTG%203462 "ARTG 3462")| Experience Design Principles|  
[ARTG 3464](/search/?P=ARTG%203464 "ARTG 3464")| Topics In Experience Design
Inquiry|  
Graphic Design Option|  
[ARTG 2252](/search/?P=ARTG%202252 "ARTG 2252")| Graphic Design Principles|  
[ARTG 3452](/search/?P=ARTG%203452 "ARTG 3452")| Topics In Graphic Design
Inquiry|  
Information Design Option|  
[ARTG 2242](/search/?P=ARTG%202242 "ARTG 2242")| Information Design
Principles|  
[ARTG 3444](/search/?P=ARTG%203444 "ARTG 3444")| Topics in Information Design
Inquiry 1|  
Interaction Design Option|  
[ARTG 2400](/search/?P=ARTG%202400 "ARTG 2400")| Interaction Design Principles
(with optional [ARTG 2401](/search/?P=ARTG%202401 "ARTG 2401"))|  
[ARTG 3400](/search/?P=ARTG%203400 "ARTG 3400")| Topics In Interaction Design
Inquiry|  
1
Instead of ARTG 3444, ARTG 5100 is recommended for students considering the
Plus One in Information Design and Data Visualization.
## Integrative Requirements
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
[ARTG 5330](/search/?P=ARTG%205330 "ARTG 5330")| Visualization Technologies 1:
Fundamentals 1| 4  
or [ARTG 5150](/search/?P=ARTG%205150 "ARTG 5150")|  Information Visualization
Principles and Practices  
[DS 4200](/search/?P=DS%204200 "DS 4200")| Information Presentation and
Visualization| 4  
1
For students who choose Information Visualization Principles and Practices
([ARTG 5150](/search/?P=ARTG%205150 "ARTG 5150")) concurrent registration in
Information Design Critique Seminar ([ARTG 5151](/search/?P=ARTG%205151
"ARTG 5151")) is recommended. Students are recommended to consult with
academic advisor.
## Supporting Courses
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Mathematics|  
[ECON 2350](/search/?P=ECON%202350 "ECON 2350")| Statistics for Economists| 4  
[MATH 1341](/search/?P=MATH%201341 "MATH 1341")| Calculus 1 for Science and
Engineering| 4  
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  
[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|  
## Computer Science Writing Requirements
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
College Writing|  
[ENGW 1111](/search/?P=ENGW%201111 "ENGW 1111")| First-Year Writing| 4  
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines|  
[ENGW 3302](/search/?P=ENGW%203302 "ENGW 3302")| Advanced Writing in the
Technical Professions| 4  
or [ENGW 3314](/search/?P=ENGW%203314 "ENGW 3314")|  Advanced Writing in the
Arts, Media, and Design  
or [ENGW 3315](/search/?P=ENGW%203315 "ENGW 3315")|  Interdisciplinary
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines  
## Required General Electives
Course List 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](/search/?P=CS%201200 "CS 1200") or [ARTF
1000](/search/?P=ARTF%201000 "ARTF 1000")| 1| [ARTG
1290](/search/?P=ARTG%201290 "ARTG 1290")  
and [ARTG 1291](/search/?P=ARTG%201291 "ARTG 1291")| 4| [ECON
2350](/search/?P=ECON%202350 "ECON 2350")| 4| Elective| 4  
[ARTF 1220](/search/?P=ARTF%201220 "ARTF 1220") (with optional ARTF 1221)| 2|
[ENGW 1111](/search/?P=ENGW%201111 "ENGW 1111")| 4| A+D fundamentals elective|
2| Elective| 4  
A+D fundamentals elective| 2| [DS 2500](/search/?P=DS%202500 "DS 2500")  
and [DS 2501](/search/?P=DS%202501 "DS 2501")| 5| A+D fundamentals elective|
2|  
[ARTG 1001](/search/?P=ARTG%201001 "ARTG 1001")  
and [ARTG 1002](/search/?P=ARTG%201002 "ARTG 1002")| 4| [MATH 1341](/search/?P=MATH%201341 "MATH 1341")| 4|  |   
[CS 1800](/search/?P=CS%201800 "CS 1800")  
and [CS 1802](/search/?P=CS%201802 "CS 1802")| 5|  |  |   
[DS 2000](/search/?P=DS%202000 "DS 2000")  
and [DS 2001](/search/?P=DS%202001 "DS 2001")| 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") or [EEAM 2000](/search/?P=EEAM%202000 "EEAM 2000")| 1| Co-op | 0| Co-op | 0| Elective| 4  
[DS 3500](/search/?P=DS%203500 "DS 3500")| 4|  |  | Elective| 4  
[CS 3200](/search/?P=CS%203200 "CS 3200")| 4|  |  |   
[ARTG 1270](/search/?P=ARTG%201270 "ARTG 1270")  
and [ARTG 1271](/search/?P=ARTG%201271 "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](/search/?P=DS%203000 "DS 3000")| 4| Co-op | 0| Co-op | 0| [ENGW 3302](/search/?P=ENGW%203302 "ENGW 3302"), [ 3314](/search/?P=ENGW%203314 "ENGW 3314"), or [ 3315](/search/?P=ENGW%203315 "ENGW 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](/search/?P=DS%204200 "DS 4200")| 4| [ARTG 4550](/search/?P=ARTG%204550 "ARTG 4550")| 4|  |   
[DS 4300](/search/?P=DS%204300 "DS 4300")| 4| [DS 4400](/search/?P=DS%204400 "DS 4400")| 4|  |   
A+D elective| 4| Khoury elective| 4|  |   
Computing and social issues| 4| [ARTG 5330](/search/?P=ARTG%205330 "ARTG 5330") or [ 5150](/search/?P=ARTG%205150 "ARTG 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](/search/?P=CS%201200 "CS 1200") or [ARTF
1000](/search/?P=ARTF%201000 "ARTF 1000")| 1| [ARTG
1290](/search/?P=ARTG%201290 "ARTG 1290")  
and [ARTG 1291](/search/?P=ARTG%201291 "ARTG 1291")| 4| [ECON
2350](/search/?P=ECON%202350 "ECON 2350")| 4| Elective| 4  
[ARTF 1220](/search/?P=ARTF%201220 "ARTF 1220") (with optional ARTF 1221)| 2|
[DS 2500](/search/?P=DS%202500 "DS 2500")  
and [DS 2501](/search/?P=DS%202501 "DS 2501")| 5| A+D fundamentals elective|
2| Elective| 4  
A+D fundamentals elective| 2| [MATH 1341](/search/?P=MATH%201341 "MATH 1341")|
4| A+D fundamentals elective| 2|  
[ARTG 1001](/search/?P=ARTG%201001 "ARTG 1001")  
and [ARTG 1002](/search/?P=ARTG%201002 "ARTG 1002")| 4| [ENGW 1111](/search/?P=ENGW%201111 "ENGW 1111")| 4|  |   
[CS 1800](/search/?P=CS%201800 "CS 1800")  
and [CS 1802](/search/?P=CS%201802 "CS 1802")| 5|  |  |   
[DS 2000](/search/?P=DS%202000 "DS 2000")  
and [DS 2001](/search/?P=DS%202001 "DS 2001")| 4|  |  |   
| 18|  | 17|  | 8|  | 8  
Year 2  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[DS 3500](/search/?P=DS%203500 "DS 3500")| 4| [CS 1210](/search/?P=CS%201210 "CS 1210")| 1| Elective| 4| Co-op | 0  
[CS 3200](/search/?P=CS%203200 "CS 3200")| 4| [DS 3000](/search/?P=DS%203000
"DS 3000")| 4| Elective| 4|  
[ARTG 1270](/search/?P=ARTG%201270 "ARTG 1270")  
and [ARTG 1271](/search/?P=ARTG%201271 "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](/search/?P=ENGW%203302 "ENGW 3302"), [ 3314](/search/?P=ENGW%203314 "ENGW 3314"), or [ 3315](/search/?P=ENGW%203315 "ENGW 3315")| 4| Co-op| 0  
| [DS 4200](/search/?P=DS%204200 "DS 4200")| 4| Elective| 4|  
| [DS 4300](/search/?P=DS%204300 "DS 4300")| 4|  |   
| A+ D elective| 4|  |   
| 0|  | 16|  | 8|  | 0  
Year 4  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours|  |   
Co-op| 0| [ARTG 4550](/search/?P=ARTG%204550 "ARTG 4550")| 4|  |   
| Khoury elective| 4|  |   
| [DS 4400](/search/?P=DS%204400 "DS 4400")| 4|  |   
| [ARTG 5330](/search/?P=ARTG%205330 "ARTG 5330") or [ 5150](/search/?P=ARTG%205150 "ARTG 5150")| 4|  |   
| 0|  | 16|  | |  |   
Total Hours: 132