Network Science, PhD (Boston)

Source: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/social-sciences-humanities/interdisciplinary/network-science-phd/index.html Parent: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/phdprograms/

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Milestones

Coursework\ Annual reviews \ Qualifying exam\ Dissertation committee\ Dissertation proposal (comprehensive examination)\ Dissertation\ Dissertation defense

Core Requirements

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Students must complete all 20 semester hours of the core courses listed below, unless the program director approves changes to the student's course plan: | | | | NETS 5116 | Network Science 1 | 4 | | NETS 6116 | Network Science 2 | 4 | | NETS 7332 | Machine Learning with Graphs | 4 | | NETS 7334 | Social Networks | 4 | | NETS 7335 | Dynamical Processes in Complex Networks | 4 |

Electives

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Complete 20 semester hours from the following elective course options. | | 20 | | The student's elective course plan should be discussed with, and approved by, their advisor. Students who seek to apply courses not on this list to fulfill program requirements must obtain written approval from their advisor and the program director. Elective options below are organized by domain areas. Students may take courses from one or more domain areas. | | | | Computational Social Science | | | | CNET 5126 | Spreading on Networks: From Epidemics to Memes | | | CNET 5314 | Complexity in Social Systems | | | CNET 5411 | Financial and Economic Networks | | | CNET 5901 | Visualizing Complex Networks | | | CNET 5902 | Communicating Network Data | | | NETS 7341 | Network Economics | | | NETS 7350 | Bayesian and Network Statistics | | | NETS 7360 | Research Design for Social Networks | | | NETS 7370 | Computational Urban Science | | | NETS 7976 | Directed Study | | | NETS 7983 | Topics | | | NETS 8941 | Network Science Literature Review Seminar | | | PHYS 7332 | Network Science Data 2 | | | Computer Science | | | | CNET 5901 | Visualizing Complex Networks | | | CNET 5902 | Communicating Network Data | | | CS 5800 | Algorithms | | | CS 6120 | Natural Language Processing | | | CS 6140 | Machine Learning | | | CS 6220 | Data Mining Techniques | | | CS 7180 | Special Topics in Artificial Intelligence | | | CS 7260 | Visualization for Network Science | | | CS 7295 | Special Topics in Data Visualization | | | NETS 7976 | Directed Study | | | NETS 7983 | Topics | | | NETS 8941 | Network Science Literature Review Seminar | | | PHYS 7332 | Network Science Data 2 | | | Epidemiology and Public Health | | | | CNET 5126 | Spreading on Networks: From Epidemics to Memes | | | CNET 5515 | Complex Network Analysis for Biological Systems | | | CNET 5901 | Visualizing Complex Networks | | | CNET 5902 | Communicating Network Data | | | NETS 7370 | Computational Urban Science | | | NETS 7976 | Directed Study | | | NETS 7983 | Topics | | | NETS 8941 | Network Science Literature Review Seminar | | | PHTH 5202 | Introduction to Epidemiology | | | PHTH 5210 | Biostatistics in Public Health | | | PHTH 6202 | Intermediate Epidemiology | | | PHTH 6400 | Principles of Population Health 1 | | | PHTH 6410 | Principles of Population Health 2 | | | PHTH 6800 | Causal Inference in Public Health Research | | | PHYS 7332 | Network Science Data 2 | | | Mathematic and Physics | | | | CNET 5901 | Visualizing Complex Networks | | | CNET 6061 | Analyzing Higher-Order Networks | | | CNET 6063 | Probabilistic Mathematics of Networks | | | CS 5800 | Algorithms | | | MATH 7233 | Graph Theory | | | MATH 7243 | Machine Learning and Statistical Learning Theory 1 | | | NETS 7976 | Directed Study | | | NETS 8941 | Network Science Literature Review Seminar | | | PHYS 5211 | Introduction to Scientific Computing | | | PHYS 7305 | Statistical Physics | | | PHYS 7321 | Computational Physics | | | PHYS 7332 | Network Science Data 2 | |

Dissertation

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Precandidacy | | | | Students should register for NETS 8986 after passing the qualifying exam and before completing the comprehensive exam (proposal defense): | | | | NETS 8986 | Research | | | Dissertation | | | | After passing the comprehensive exam (reaching candidacy), students should register for NETS 9990 and NETS 9991, successively: | | | | NETS 9990 | Dissertation Term 1 | | | NETS 9991 | Dissertation Term 2 | | | Dissertation Continuation | | | | After completing both NETS 9990 and NETS 9991, students should register for NETS 9996 each semester until graduation: | | | | NETS 9996 | Dissertation Continuation | |

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

40 total semester hours required\ Minimum 3.000 GPA required

Typical Plan of Study

Alternate Plan of Study