## ##   * Overview
  * Program Requirements
  * Plan of Study
The social aspects to computing continue to grow, primarily with respect to
communication and the internet. The computer science and sociology combined
major examines this significant impact on society and how people communicate
and share culture. Students will have an opportunity to gain a solid
programming foundation, as well as the practical and theoretical skills needed
to address the complex social and cultural issues in a period of far-reaching
social change.
* * *
  * 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.
## Computer Science Courses
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 [SOCL 1000](/search/?P=SOCL%201000 "SOCL 1000")|  Sociology 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  
Computer Science Fundamental 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 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| 5  
[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| 5  
Computer Science Required Courses|  
[CS 3000](/search/?P=CS%203000 "CS 3000")| Algorithms and Data| 4  
[CS 3200](/search/?P=CS%203200 "CS 3200")| Introduction to Databases| 4  
[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| 5  
[IS 2000](/search/?P=IS%202000 "IS 2000")| Principles of Information Science|
4  
Computer Science Writing-Intensive Requirement|  
Complete one of the following:| 4  
[CS 4500](/search/?P=CS%204500 "CS 4500")| Software Development|  
or [CS 4530](/search/?P=CS%204530 "CS 4530")|  Fundamentals of Software
Engineering  
[DS 4200](/search/?P=DS%204200 "DS 4200")| Information Presentation and
Visualization (Take [DS 3000](/search/?P=DS%203000 "DS 3000") either as a
prerequisite of or concurrently with [DS 4200](/search/?P=DS%204200
"DS 4200").)|  
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 12 semester hours of upper-division CS, CY, DS, or IS classes that
are not already required. Choose courses within the following ranges:| 12  
[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|  
## Sociology Courses
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Sociology Required Courses|  
[ANTH 1101](/search/?P=ANTH%201101 "ANTH 1101")| Peoples and Cultures| 4  
[ANTH 2305](/search/?P=ANTH%202305 "ANTH 2305")| Global Markets and Local
Culture| 4  
[SOCL 1101](/search/?P=SOCL%201101 "SOCL 1101")| Introduction to Sociology| 4  
[SOCL 2320](/search/?P=SOCL%202320 "SOCL 2320")| Statistical Analysis in
Sociology| 4  
[SOCL 2321](/search/?P=SOCL%202321 "SOCL 2321")| Research Methods in
Sociology| 4  
[SOCL 3300](/search/?P=SOCL%203300 "SOCL 3300")| Social Theory| 4  
Sociology Electives|  
Complete one sociology elective in each of the following ranges:| 12  
Introductory elective: [SOCL 1000](/search/?P=SOCL%201000 "SOCL 1000") to SOCL
1999|  
Intermediate elective: SOCL 2000 to SOCL 3999|  
Advanced elective: SOCL 4000 to SOCL 4999|  
Sociology Required Capstone|  
[SOCL 4600](/search/?P=SOCL%204600 "SOCL 4600")| Senior Seminar| 4  
## Integrative Course Requirement
Course List Code | Title | Hours  
---|---|---  
Complete one of the following:| 4  
[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 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 32 semester hours of general electives.| 32  
## Khoury College GPA Requirements
Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses
## Sociology GPA Requirements
2.000 average GPA requirement across all sociology classes
## NUpath Requirements Satisfied
  * Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
  * Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
  * Analyzing and Using Data
  * Writing-Intensive in the Major
  * Writing in the First Year
  * Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
  * Interpreting Culture
  * Understanding Societies and Institutions
  * Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone
Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience is satisfied through co-
op.
## Program Requirement
133 total semester hours required
## 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 [SOCL
1000](/search/?P=SOCL%201000 "SOCL 1000")| 1| [ANTH
1101](/search/?P=ANTH%201101 "ANTH 1101")| 4| [CS 3500](/search/?P=CS%203500
"CS 3500")  
and [CS 3501](/search/?P=CS%203501 "CS 3501")| 5| Elective| 4  
[CS 1800](/search/?P=CS%201800 "CS 1800")  
and [CS 1802](/search/?P=CS%201802 "CS 1802")| 5| [CS
2510](/search/?P=CS%202510 "CS 2510")  
and [CS 2511](/search/?P=CS%202511 "CS 2511")| 5| Elective| 4| Elective| 4  
[CS 2500](/search/?P=CS%202500 "CS 2500")  
and [CS 2501](/search/?P=CS%202501 "CS 2501")| 5| [IS 2000](/search/?P=IS%202000 "IS 2000")| 4|  |   
[ENGW 1111](/search/?P=ENGW%201111 "ENGW 1111")| 4| [SOCL 2320](/search/?P=SOCL%202320 "SOCL 2320")| 4|  |   
[SOCL 1101](/search/?P=SOCL%201101 "SOCL 1101")| 4|  |  |   
| 19|  | 17|  | 9|  | 8  
Year 2  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[ANTH 2305](/search/?P=ANTH%202305 "ANTH 2305")| 4| Co-op| | Co-op| | Elective| 4  
[CS 1210](/search/?P=CS%201210 "CS 1210") or [EESH 2000](/search/?P=EESH%202000 "EESH 2000")| 1|  |  | Elective| 4  
[CS 3000](/search/?P=CS%203000 "CS 3000")| 4|  |  |   
[SOCL 2321](/search/?P=SOCL%202321 "SOCL 2321")| 4|  |  |   
Elective| 4|  |  |   
| 17|  | 0|  | 0|  | 8  
Year 3  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[CS 3200](/search/?P=CS%203200 "CS 3200")| 4| Co-op| | Co-op| | [ENGW 3302](/search/?P=ENGW%203302 "ENGW 3302"), [ 3308](/search/?P=ENGW%203308 "ENGW 3308"), or [ 3315](/search/?P=ENGW%203315 "ENGW 3315")| 4  
[SOCL 3300](/search/?P=SOCL%203300 "SOCL 3300")| 4|  |  | Elective| 4  
Khoury Elective| 4|  |  |   
Sociology Introductory Elective| 4|  |  |   
| 16|  | 0|  | 0|  | 8  
Year 4  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours|  |   
CS Intensive Writing Requirement| 4| [SOCL 4600](/search/?P=SOCL%204600 "SOCL 4600")| 4|  |   
Integrative Requirement| 4| Khoury Elective 3| 4|  |   
Khoury Elective 2| 4| Sociology Advanced Elective| 4|  |   
Sociology Intermediate Elective| 4| Elective| 4|  |   
| 16|  | 16|  | |  |   
Total Hours: 134  
### 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 [SOCL
1000](/search/?P=SOCL%201000 "SOCL 1000")| 1| [ANTH
1101](/search/?P=ANTH%201101 "ANTH 1101")| 4| [CS 3000](/search/?P=CS%203000
"CS 3000")| 4| Elective| 4  
[CS 1800](/search/?P=CS%201800 "CS 1800")  
and [CS 1802](/search/?P=CS%201802 "CS 1802")| 5| [CS
2510](/search/?P=CS%202510 "CS 2510")  
and [CS 2511](/search/?P=CS%202511 "CS 2511")| 5| Elective| 4| Elective| 4  
[CS 2500](/search/?P=CS%202500 "CS 2500")  
and [CS 2501](/search/?P=CS%202501 "CS 2501")| 5| [IS 2000](/search/?P=IS%202000 "IS 2000")| 4|  |   
[ENGW 1111](/search/?P=ENGW%201111 "ENGW 1111")| 4| [SOCL 2320](/search/?P=SOCL%202320 "SOCL 2320")| 4|  |   
[SOCL 1101](/search/?P=SOCL%201101 "SOCL 1101")| 4|  |  |   
| 19|  | 17|  | 8|  | 8  
Year 2  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
[ANTH 2305](/search/?P=ANTH%202305 "ANTH 2305")| 4| [CS
1210](/search/?P=CS%201210 "CS 1210") or [EESH 2000](/search/?P=EESH%202000
"EESH 2000")| 1| Elective| 4| Co-op|  
[CS 3500](/search/?P=CS%203500 "CS 3500")  
and [CS 3501](/search/?P=CS%203501 "CS 3501")| 5| [CS
3200](/search/?P=CS%203200 "CS 3200")| 4| Elective| 4|  
[SOCL 2321](/search/?P=SOCL%202321 "SOCL 2321")| 4| [SOCL 3300](/search/?P=SOCL%203300 "SOCL 3300")| 4|  |   
Elective| 4| Khoury Elective| 4|  |   
| Sociology Introductory Elective| 4|  |   
| 17|  | 17|  | 8|  | 0  
Year 3  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours| Summer 1| Hours| Summer 2| Hours  
Co-op| | CS Intensive Writing Requirement| 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|   
| Integrative Requirement| 4| Elective| 4|  
| Khoury Elective 2| 4|  |   
| Sociology Intermediate Elective| 4|  |   
| 0|  | 16|  | 8|  | 0  
Year 4  
Fall| Hours| Spring| Hours|  |   
Co-op| | [SOCL 4600](/search/?P=SOCL%204600 "SOCL 4600")| 4|  |   
| Khoury Elective 3| 4|  |   
| Sociology Advanced Elective| 4|  |   
| Elective| 4|  |   
| 0|  | 16|  | |  |   
Total Hours: 134