BS, Computer Science/History 2015 Requirements

Computer Science Overview Courses

First years or first year transfers should complete the following courses:

• CS1200 CS/IS Overview 1
• CS1210 CS/IS Overview 2: Co-op Preparation

COMPUTER SCIENCE FRESHMAN LEVEL REQUIRED COURSES

Complete the following four courses with corresponding labs, as indicated. A grade of C- or higher is required in each course:

• CS1800 Discrete Structure
• CS1801 Recitation for CS1800
• CS2500 Fundamentals of Computer Science 1
• CS2501 Lab for CS2500
• CS2510 Fundamentals of Computer Science 2
• CS2511 Lab for CS2510
• CS2800 Logic and Computation
• CS2801 Lab for CS2800

COMPUTER SCIENCE UPPER LEVEL REQUIRED COURSES

• CS3200 Database Design
• CS3500 Object-Oriented Design
• CS4800 Algorithms and Data
• IS2000 Principles of Information Science

COMPUTER SCIENCE ELECTIVES

Complete three Computer Science electives. A CS elective is a 4 SH course that is not already required and that is in the ranges:

• CS2500 or higher, except CS5010
• IS2000 or higher, except IS4900
• DS2000 or higher, except DS4900

Presentation Requirement

• THTR1170 The Eloquent Presenter

History Requirements

History Required Courses

History Colloquium

• HIST1200 Historical Research and Writing
• HIST1201 First-Year Seminar

History Seminar and Historical Writing

• HIST2301 The History Seminar
• HIST2302 Historical Writing

History Electives

Choose one introductory level course from the following list:

• AFAM1140 Introduction to African-American Studies
• ASNS1150 East Asian Studies
• HIST1110 Introduction to World History
• HIST1120 Public History, Public Memory
• HIST1130 Introduction to the History of the United States
• HIST1170 Europe: Empires, Revolutions, Wars and Their Aftermath
• HIST1180 African History
• HIST1185 Introduction to Middle Eastern History
• HIST1187 Introduction to Latin American History
• HIST1189 Introduction to South Asian History
• HIST1215 Origins of Today: Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues
• HIST1282 The Holocaust and Comparative Genocide
• HIST2232 History of Boston
• WMNS1103 Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Choose 1 course that covers pre-1800 history:

• AFRS2390 or HIST2390 Africa and the World in Early Times
• AFRS2391 or HIST2391 Modern African Civilization
• AFRS2392 African Diaspora
• HIST1252 Japanese Literature and Culture
• HIST1270 Ancient Greece
• HIST1271 Ancient Rome
• HIST1285 Introduction to Russian Civilization
• HIST2222 History of Science and Technology
• HIST2330 Colonial and Revolutionary America

Choose three intermediate/advanced level courses:

• Select from any HIST course numbered 1200 or above

Choose one advanced level  course:

• Select from any HIST course numbered 3000 or above

Cluster Requirement: four of the six courses chosen as History Electives must create a History Cluster of related courses.  The History Cluster is subject to Departmental approval.

History Capstone Seminar or Senior Project

Select one Capstone experience from the following options:

• HIST4701 Capstone Seminar
• HIST4911 Senior Project 1
• HIST4912 Senior Project 2

Public history concentrators may also select from the following options:

• HIST4903 Fieldwork in History 1
• HIST4904 Fieldwork in History 2

Note: If you choose to do a two semester capstone sequence, the second course counts as a general elective.

Integrative Course Requirement

Choose one:

• HIST2211 The World Since 1945
• HIST2241 History of Media in America

Research Methods Requirement

Choose one:

• ECON2350 Statistics
• POLS2400 Quantitative Techniques
• PSYC2320 Statistics in Psychological Research
• SOCL2320 Statistical Analysis in Sociology
• ENVR3300 Geographic Information Systems
• ENVR5260 Geographical Information Systems

CCIS Computing and Social Issues

Choose one:

• SOCL4528 Computers & Society
• SOCL3485 Environment, Technology, and Society
• SOCL1280 The Twenty-First-Century Workplace
• ANTH3418 Wired/Unwired: Cybercultures and Technopolitics
• PHIL1145 Technology and Human Values
• IA5240 Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights

University Requirements

Writing in the First Year

Choose one:

• ENGW1111
• ENGW1102

Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

This requirement is satisfied by:

• HIST2302 Historical Writing

which is taken in conjuction with:

• HIST2301 The History Seminar

General Electives

• Take eight general electives

Regarding NU Core 2016

CCIS requirements satisfy:

• ND = Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
• FQ = Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
• AD = Analyzing and Using Data

History requirements satisfy:

• WI = Writing Intensive in the Major
• WD = Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
• CE = Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone

University requirements satisfy:

• WF = Writing in the First Year

Some History elective courses and other electives may satisfy additional NU Core 2016 categories.

Students must arrange to fulfill the remaining NU Core 2016 requirements by choice of appropriate electives.  Co-op or HIST4903 or HIST4904 will satisfy the experiential requirement EX.

Regarding NU Core 2017

CCIS requirements satisfy:

• Science/Technology Level 1
• Mathematical/Analytical Thinking Level 1
• Mathematical/Analytical Thinking Level 2

History requirements satisfy:

• Capstone
• Writing intensive in the major
• Advanced writing in the disciplines
• Social Science Level 1

University requirements satisfy:

• First-year writing

Some History elective courses and other electives may satisfy additional NU Core 2007 requirements.

Students must arrange to fulfill the remaining NU Core 2007 requirements by choice of appropriate electives.  Co-op or HIST4903 or HIST4904 will satisfy the experiential learning requirement.