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Program requirements: Artificial Intelligence and Communication Studies, BS (Boston)

Artificial Intelligence Courses 

Code Title Hours 
Fundamental Courses  
All students can take a self-assessment to attempt to place out of CS 2000 and CS 2001. Students who place out of CS 2000 and CS 2001 will instead substitute with 4-5 semester hours of CS, CY, or DS coursework at the 3000 level or higher not otherwise required in the degree.  
CS 1800 Discrete Structures 4 
CS 2000 
and CS 2001 		Introduction to Program Design and Implementation 
and Lab for CS 2000 		5 
CS 2100 
and CS 2101 		Program Design and Implementation 1 
and Lab for CS 2100 		5 
DS 3500 Advanced Programming with Data 4 
CS 3200 Introduction to Databases 4 
Artificial Intelligence Foundations   
DS 3000 Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence 4 
DS 4200 Information Presentation and Visualization 4 
DS 4300 Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval 4 
DS 4400 Machine Learning 4 
DS 4420 Advanced Machine Learning 4 
or DS 4440 Modern Neural Networks 
Khoury-Approved Electives  
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 from within the following options:  4 
CS 2300 or higher, except CS 5010  
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930  
DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900  
EECE 2160 Embedded Design: Enabling Robotics  
EECE 2322 
and EECE 2323 		Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organization 
and Lab for EECE 2322 		 
MKTG 4606 Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Research Practicum  

Communication Studies Requirements 

Code Title Hours 
Common Requirements  
COMM 1101 Introduction to Communication Studies 4 
COMM 1112 Public Speaking 4 
or COMM 2301 Communication Research Methods 
Foundation Course  
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4 
COMM 1210 Persuasion and Rhetoric  
COMM 1225 Communication Theory  
COMM 1231 Principles of Organizational Communication  
COMM 1255 Communication in a Digital Age  
Cluster Course  
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4 
COMM 1131 Sex, Relationships, and Communication  
COMM 2303 Global and Intercultural Communication  
COMM 2304 Communication and Gender  
COMM 2501 Communication Law  
COMM 2551 Free Speech in Cyberspace  
Writing Intensive Courses  
Complete 8 semester hours from the following: 8 
COMM 3200 Mobile Communication  
COMM 3201 Health Communication  
COMM 3230 Interpersonal Communication  
COMM 3304 Communication and Inclusion  
COMM 3320 Political Communication  
COMM 3415 Communication Criticism  
COMM 3500 Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media  
COMM 3501 Free Speech: Law and Practice  
COMM 3530 Communication and Sexualities  
COMM 3532 Theories of Conflict and Negotiation  
COMM 4535 Nonverbal Social Interaction  
COMM 4605 Youth and Communication Technology  
COMM 4631 Crisis Communication and Image Management  
Communication Studies Electives  
Complete 12 semester hours from the following: 12 
COMM courses between COMM 1100 – 4999, which have not been used to satisfy other degree requirements.  
JRNL 2301 Visual Storytelling in Journalism  
MSCR 1320 Media and Social Change  
MSCR courses in the ranges MSCR 2100 – 2199, MSCR 3100 – 3199, and MSCR 4100 – 4199.  
PREL 1425 Public Relations Principles  
PREL 3625 Public Relations Practice  

Integrative Requirement Courses 

Code Title Hours 
Complete 8 semester hours from the following:  
COMM 2625 Communication, Technology, and Society 4 
or COMM 2941 Topics in Communication and Technology 
CS 4120 Natural Language Processing 4 

Capstone Experience Courses 

Code Title Hours 
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:  
COMM 4608 Strategic Communication Capstone 4 
or COMM 4625 Online Communities 
or COMM 4901 Seminar in Communications 

Supporting Courses 

Code Title Hours 
Introduction to College  
COMM 1000 Communication Studies at Northeastern 1 
or CS 1200 First-Year Seminar 
or INPR 1000 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar 
Experiential Learning  
CS 1210 Professional Development for Khoury Co-op 1 
or EEAM 2000 Professional Development for Co-op 
Mathematics  
ECON 2350 Statistics for Economists 4 
MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering 4 
Computing and Social Issues  
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: 4 
AFCS 2600 Issues in Race, Science, and Technology  
CY 4170 The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies  
CY 5240 Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights  
DS 1300 Knowledge in a Digital World  
or PHIL 1300 Knowledge in a Digital World 
HIST 2220 History of Technology  
INSH 2102 Bostonography: The City through Data, Texts, Maps, and Networks  
PHIL 1145 Technology and Human Values  
SOCL 1280 The Twenty-First-Century Workplace  
SOCL 2485 Environment, Technology, and Society  
SOCL 4528 Technology and Society  
Writing Requirements  
First-Year Writing  
ENGW 1111 First-Year Writing 4 
or ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers 
or ENGW 1114 First-Year Writing with Service-Learning 
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines  
COMM 3409 Advocacy Writing 4 
or ENGW 3302 Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions 
or ENGW 3314 Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design 
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines 

Required General Electives 

Code Title Hours 
Complete a minimum of 16 semester hours of general electives 16 

NUpath Requirements Satisfied 

Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience is satisfied through co-op 

Communication Studies Grade Requirement 

No more than 2 grades below a “C” in Communication Studies courses may be used to satisfy degree requirements. 

Program Requirement 

128 total semester hours required