# Computer Science and Media Arts, BS (Boston)
**Source**: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/computer-information-science/computer-information-science-combined-majors/computer-science-media-arts-bs/
**Parent**: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/arts-media-design/art-design/
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.
## Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the [Universitywide Requirements](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/university-academics/university-wide-requirements/).
## NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the [NUpath Requirements](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/university-academics/nupath/).
## Computer Science Courses
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Computer Science Overview | | |
| Must be taken in alignment with your home college: | | |
| [CS 1200](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%201200 "CS 1200") | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| or [ARTF 1000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTF%201000 "ARTF 1000") | Art and Design at Northeastern | |
| [CS 1210](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%201210 "CS 1210") | Professional Development for Khoury Co-op | 1 |
| or [EEAM 2000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=EEAM%202000 "EEAM 2000") | Professional Development for Co-op | |
| Computer Science Fundamental Courses | | |
| All students can take a self-assessment to attempt to place out of [CS 2000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%202000 "CS 2000") and [CS 2001](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%202001 "CS 2001"). Students who place out of [CS 2000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%202000 "CS 2000") and [CS 2001](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%202001 "CS 2001") will instead substitute 4-5 semester hours of CS, CY, or DS coursework at the 3000 level or higher not otherwise required in the degree. | | |
| [CS 1800](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%201800 "CS 1800") and [CS 1802](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%201802 "CS 1802") | Discrete Structures and Seminar for CS 1800 | 5 |
| [CS 2000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%202000 "CS 2000") and [CS 2001](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%202001 "CS 2001") | Introduction to Program Design and Implementation and Lab for CS 2000 | 5 |
| [CS 2100](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%202100 "CS 2100") and [CS 2101](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%202101 "CS 2101") | Program Design and Implementation 1 and Lab for CS 2100 | 5 |
| Computer Science Required Courses | | |
| [CS 2484](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%202484 "CS 2484") | Principles of Human-Computer Interaction | 4 |
| [CS 3000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%203000 "CS 3000") | Algorithms and Data | 4 |
| [CS 3100](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%203100 "CS 3100") and [CS 3101](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%203101 "CS 3101") | Program Design and Implementation 2 and Lab for CS 3100 | 5 |
| [CS 3200](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%203200 "CS 3200") | Introduction to Databases | 4 |
| [CS 4300](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%204300 "CS 4300") | Computer Graphics | 4 |
| [CS 4530](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%204530 "CS 4530") | Fundamentals of Software Engineering | 4 |
| or [CS 4535](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%204535 "CS 4535") | Professional Practicum Capstone | |
| 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 8 semester hours from within the following options: | | 8 |
| CS 2500 or higher, except [CS 5010](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%205010 "CS 5010") | | |
| CY 2000 or higher, except [CY 4930](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CY%204930 "CY 4930") | | |
| [DS 2500](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=DS%202500 "DS 2500") or higher, except DS 4900 | | |
| [MKTG 4606](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=MKTG%204606 "MKTG 4606") | Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Research Practicum | |
## Writing Requirement
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| College Writing | | |
| [ENGW 1111](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGW%201111 "ENGW 1111") | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | | |
| [ENGW 3302](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGW%203302 "ENGW 3302") | Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions | 4 |
| or [ENGW 3314](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGW%203314 "ENGW 3314") | Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design | |
| or [ENGW 3315](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGW%203315 "ENGW 3315") | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
## Media Arts Courses
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fundamentals Required | | |
| [ARTF 1200](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTF%201200 "ARTF 1200") | Representational Drawing | 2 |
| [ARTF 1240](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTF%201240 "ARTF 1240") and [ARTF 1241](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTF%201241 "ARTF 1241") | Making with Video, Sound, and Animation and Making with Video, Sound, and Animation Tools | 2 |
| Fundamentals Electives | | |
| Complete 4 semester hours of the following: | | 4 |
| [ARTF 1210](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTF%201210 "ARTF 1210") | Abstract Drawing | |
| [ARTF 1220](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTF%201220 "ARTF 1220") | Elements of Visual Composition (with optional [ARTF 1221](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTF%201221 "ARTF 1221")) | |
| [ARTF 1230](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTF%201230 "ARTF 1230") and [ARTF 1231](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTF%201231 "ARTF 1231") | Making with Form and Materials and Making with Form and Materials Tools | |
| [ARTF 1250](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTF%201250 "ARTF 1250") and [ARTF 1251](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTF%201251 "ARTF 1251") | Designing Interactive Experiences and Designing Interactive Experiences Tools | |
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Media Arts Required | | |
| [ARTD 1001](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%201001 "ARTD 1001") and [ARTD 1002](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%201002 "ARTD 1002") | Media Art, Culture, and Social Justice and Seminar for ARTD 1001 | 4 |
| [ARTD 2100](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%202100 "ARTD 2100") | Narrative Basics | 4 |
| [ARTD 3000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%203000 "ARTD 3000") | Topics in Media Arts | 4 |
| Media Arts Electives | | |
| Complete 28-31 semester hours as long as prerequisites have been met. At least two must be a 3000-level course: | | 28-31 |
| *Basics* | | |
| [ARTD 2000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%202000 "ARTD 2000") | Introduction to Immersive Media | |
| [ARTD 2360](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%202360 "ARTD 2360") and [ARTD 2361](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%202361 "ARTD 2361") | Introduction to Photography and Photo Tools | |
| [ARTD 2370](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%202370 "ARTD 2370") and [ARTD 2371](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%202371 "ARTD 2371") | Animation Basics and Animation Tools | |
| [ARTD 2380](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%202380 "ARTD 2380") and [ARTD 2381](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%202381 "ARTD 2381") | Video Basics and Video Tools | |
| *Photography* | | |
| [ARTD 3460](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%203460 "ARTD 3460") | Photography: Concept + Process | |
| [ARTD 4565](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%204565 "ARTD 4565") | Photography: Visual Strategies + Context | |
| [ARTD 4660](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%204660 "ARTD 4660") | Studio Photography | |
| [ARTD 4661](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%204661 "ARTD 4661") | Photography: Experimental Processes | |
| *Animation* | | |
| [ARTD 3470](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%203470 "ARTD 3470") | Animation 1 | |
| [ARTD 3471](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%203471 "ARTD 3471") | Virtual Environment Design | |
| [ARTD 3472](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%203472 "ARTD 3472") | Character Design for Animation | |
| [ARTD 3473](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%203473 "ARTD 3473") | Animation for Games | |
| [ARTD 3490](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%203490 "ARTD 3490") | Data Art and Hacktivism | |
| [ARTD 4570](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%204570 "ARTD 4570") | Animation 2 | |
| [ARTD 4575](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%204575 "ARTD 4575") | Animation 3 | |
| *Video* | | |
| [ARTD 3480](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%203480 "ARTD 3480") | Video: Sound and Image | |
| [ARTD 3485](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%203485 "ARTD 3485") | Experimental Video | |
| *History* | | |
| [ARTH 2212](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTH%202212 "ARTH 2212") | Survey of the Still and Moving Image | |
| Media Arts Capstone | | |
| [ARTD 4530](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%204530 "ARTD 4530") | Media Arts Degree Project | 4 |
## Supporting Courses
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mathematics Requirement | | |
| [MATH 2331](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=MATH%202331 "MATH 2331") | Linear Algebra | 4 |
| Computing and Social Issues | | |
| Complete one of the following: | | 4 |
| [AFCS 2600](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=AFCS%202600 "AFCS 2600") | Issues in Race, Science, and Technology | |
| [CY 4170](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CY%204170 "CY 4170") | The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies | |
| [CY 5240](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CY%205240 "CY 5240") | Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights | |
| [DS 1300](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=DS%201300 "DS 1300") | Knowledge in a Digital World | |
| or [PHIL 1300](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=PHIL%201300 "PHIL 1300") | Knowledge in a Digital World | |
| [HIST 2220](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=HIST%202220 "HIST 2220") | History of Technology | |
| [INSH 2102](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=INSH%202102 "INSH 2102") | Bostonography: The City through Data, Texts, Maps, and Networks | |
| [JRNL 3700](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=JRNL%203700 "JRNL 3700") | Data Storytelling | |
| [PHIL 1145](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=PHIL%201145 "PHIL 1145") | Technology and Human Values | |
| [SOCL 1280](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=SOCL%201280 "SOCL 1280") | The Twenty-First-Century Workplace | |
| [SOCL 2485](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=SOCL%202485 "SOCL 2485") | Environment, Technology, and Society | |
| [SOCL 4528](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=SOCL%204528 "SOCL 4528") | Technology and Society | |
## Integrative Courses
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The following courses are fulfilled through the computer science requirement: | | |
| [CS 2484](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%202484 "CS 2484") | Principles of Human-Computer Interaction | |
| [CS 4300](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%204300 "CS 4300") | Computer Graphics | |
## Required General Electives
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Complete 16 semester hours of general electives. | | 16 |
## 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
- Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience
- Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone
## Khoury College GPA Requirement
Minimum cumulative 2.000 GPA required in all CS, CY, DS, and IS courses
## Program Requirement
133 total semester hours required
## Sample Plans of Study
### Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer First Half
| Year 1 | | | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| [CS 1200](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%201200 "CS 1200") or [ARTF 1000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTF%201000 "ARTF 1000") | 1 | [ARTF 1200](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTF%201200 "ARTF 1200") | 2 | [CS 3100](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%203100 "CS 3100") and [CS 3101](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%203101 "CS 3101") | 5 | General Elective | 4 |
| [CS 1800](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%201800 "CS 1800") and [CS 1802](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%201802 "CS 1802") | 5 | [ARTF 1240](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTF%201240 "ARTF 1240") and [ARTF 1241](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTF%201241 "ARTF 1241") | 2 | ARTF elective | 2 | General Elective | 4 |
| [CS 2000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%202000 "CS 2000") and [CS 2001](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%202001 "CS 2001") | 5 | [ARTD 2100](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%202100 "ARTD 2100") | 4 | ARTF elective | 2 | | |
| [ARTD 1001](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%201001 "ARTD 1001") and [ARTD 1002](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%201002 "ARTD 1002") | 4 | [CS 2100](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%202100 "CS 2100") and [CS 2101](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%202101 "CS 2101") | 5 | | | | |
| [ENGW 1111](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGW%201111 "ENGW 1111") | 4 | [CS 3200](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%203200 "CS 3200") | 4 | | | | |
| | | [EEAM 2000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=EEAM%202000 "EEAM 2000") (For CAMD Students) | 1 | | | | |
| | 19 | | 18 | | 9 | | 8 |
| Year 2 | | | | | | | |
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| [CS 1210](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%201210 "CS 1210") (For Khoury Students) | 1 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | [MATH 2331](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=MATH%202331 "MATH 2331") | 4 |
| [CS 2484](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%202484 "CS 2484") | 4 | | | | | General Elective | 4 |
| [CS 3000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%203000 "CS 3000") | 4 | | | | | | |
| Khoury Elective | 4 | | | | | | |
| ARTD elective | 4 | | | | | | |
| | 17 | | 0 | | 0 | | 8 |
| Year 3 | | | | | | | |
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| [CS 4300](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%204300 "CS 4300") | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | [ENGW 3302](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGW%203302 "ENGW 3302"), [3314](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGW%203314 "ENGW 3314"), or [3315](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGW%203315 "ENGW 3315") | 4 |
| Khoury Elective | 4 | | | | | General Elective | 4 |
| ARTD elective | 4 | | | | | | |
| ARTD elective | 4 | | | | | | |
| | 16 | | 0 | | 0 | | 8 |
| Year 4 | | | | | | | |
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | | | | |
| [ARTD 3000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%203000 "ARTD 3000") | 4 | [ARTD 4530](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%204530 "ARTD 4530") | 4 | | | | |
| [CS 4530](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%204530 "CS 4530") or [4535](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%204535 "CS 4535") | 4 | Computing and social issues | 4 | | | | |
| ARTD elective | 4 | ARTD elective | 4 | | | | |
| ARTD elective | 4 | ARTD elective | 4 | | | | |
| | 16 | | 16 | | | | |
| Total Hours: 135 | | | | | | | |
### Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer Second Half/Fall
| Year 1 | | | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| [CS 1200](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%201200 "CS 1200") or [ARTF 1000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTF%201000 "ARTF 1000") | 1 | [ARTF 1200](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTF%201200 "ARTF 1200") | 2 | [CS 3000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%203000 "CS 3000") | 4 | General Elective | 4 |
| [CS 1800](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%201800 "CS 1800") and [CS 1802](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%201802 "CS 1802") | 5 | [ARTF 1240](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTF%201240 "ARTF 1240") and [ARTF 1241](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTF%201241 "ARTF 1241") | 2 | ARTF elective | 2 | General Elective | 4 |
| [CS 2000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%202000 "CS 2000") and [CS 2101](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%202101 "CS 2101") | 5 | [ARTD 2100](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%202100 "ARTD 2100") | 4 | ARTF elective | 2 | | |
| [ARTD 1001](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%201001 "ARTD 1001") and [ARTD 1002](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%201002 "ARTD 1002") | 4 | [CS 2100](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%202100 "CS 2100") and [CS 2101](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%202101 "CS 2101") | 5 | | | | |
| [ENGW 1111](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGW%201111 "ENGW 1111") | 4 | [CS 3200](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%203200 "CS 3200") | 4 | | | | |
| | | [EEAM 2000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=EEAM%202000 "EEAM 2000") (For CAMD Students) | 1 | | | | |
| | 19 | | 18 | | 8 | | 8 |
| Year 2 | | | | | | | |
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| [CS 3100](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%203100 "CS 3100") and [CS 3101](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%203101 "CS 3101") | 5 | [CS 1210](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%201210 "CS 1210") (For Khoury Students) | 1 | [MATH 2331](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=MATH%202331 "MATH 2331") | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| Computing and scial issues | 4 | [CS 2484](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%202484 "CS 2484") | 4 | General Elective | 4 | | |
| Khoury Elective | 4 | Khoury Elective | 4 | | | | |
| ARTD elective | 4 | ARTD elective | 4 | | | | |
| | | ARTD elective | 4 | | | | |
| | 17 | | 17 | | 8 | | 0 |
| Year 3 | | | | | | | |
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | [ARTD 3000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%203000 "ARTD 3000") | 4 | [ENGW 3302](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGW%203302 "ENGW 3302"), [3314](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGW%203314 "ENGW 3314"), or [3315](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGW%203315 "ENGW 3315") | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| | | [CS 4300](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%204300 "CS 4300") | 4 | General Elective | 4 | | |
| | | ARTD elective | 4 | | | | |
| | | ARTD elective | 4 | | | | |
| | 0 | | 16 | | 8 | | 0 |
| Year 4 | | | | | | | |
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | | | | |
| Co-op | 0 | [ARTD 4530](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ARTD%204530 "ARTD 4530") | 4 | | | | |
| | | [CS 4530](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%204530 "CS 4530") or [4535](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=CS%204535 "CS 4535") | 4 | | | | |
| | | ARTD elective | 4 | | | | |
| | | ARTD elective | 4 | | | | |
| | 0 | | 16 | | | | |
| Total Hours: 135 | | | | | | | |