B.S. Combined Majors for Computer Science and Journalism
For Students Entering in Fall 2006 or Later
December 20, 2012
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The College of Computer and Information Science
and the School of Journalism
reserve the right to modify
the curriculum described in this document or the individual courses
as necessary in the future.
Revision of September 13, 2012:
-
Changes the definition of CS elective to the common definition that
allows most CS and IS courses.
Revision of December 20, 2012:
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Notes the changes in offering the Overview and Co-op Preparation courses.
Computer Science (48SH: 11 @ 4 SH, 4 to 6 @ 1 SH)
Required Computer Science Courses (36 to 38 SH)
Freshmen and certain transfers will take CS 1200
during Fall semester.
Starting in Fall 2012, all students will take CS 1210
in the semester before going on co-op.
Prior to Fall 2012, transfers took CS 1220 instead
of CS 1210. Starting in Fall 2012, CS 1220 will not be offered.
CS 1200
CS/IS Overview 1
1
CS 1210
CS/IS Overview 2: Co-op Preparation
1
CS 1220
CS/IS Co-op Preparation
1
Freshman level courses with labs or recitations
CS 1800
Discrete Structures
4
CS 1801
Recitation for CS 1800
0
CS 2500
Fundamentals of Computer Science 1
4
CS 2501
Lab for CS 2500
1
CS 2510
Fundamentals of Computer Science 2
4
CS 2511
Lab for CS 2510
1
CS 2800
Logic and Computation
4
CS 2801
Lab for CS 2800
1
Upper level courses
CS 3200
Database Design
4
CS 3500
Object-Oriented Design
4
CS 3800
Theory of Computation
4
CS 4500
Software Development
4
Senior Seminar
CS 4000
Senior Seminar
1
Computer Science Elective Requirements
(12 SH: 3 @ 4 SH)
CS Elective 1
4
CS Elective 2
4
CS Elective 3
4
A CS elective is a 4 SH course that is not already required
and that is in the ranges:
- CS 2600 or higher, except CS 5010
- IS 2000 or higher, except IS 4900
At least one CS elective must be chosen from:
IS 4200
Information Retrieval
4
IS 4300
Human Computer Interaction
4
IS 4700
Social Information Systems
4
English (4 SH: 1 @ 4 SH)
ENGL 1111
College Writing
4
Note: The NU Core Advanced Writing in the Disciplines is satisfied
by JRNL 2301 Journalism 3, required below.
Mathematics (4 SH: 1 @ 4 SH)
MATH 1341
Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
4
General Requirements (4 SH: 1 @ 4 SH)
SOCL 4528
Computers & Society
4
Journalism (40 SH: 10 @ 4 SH)
Required Journalism Courses (28 SH)
JRNL 1150
Interpreting the Day’s News
4
JRNL 1101
Journalism 1
4
JRNL 2201
Journalism 2
4
JRNL 2301
Journalism 3
4
JRNL 2350
History of Journalism
4
JRNL 3550
Law of the Press
4
JRNL 4650
Journalism Ethics and Issues
4
JRNL 3550 and JRNL 4650
both satisfy the Capstone Requirement.
Journalism Elective Requirements
(8 SH: 2 @ 4 SH)
Choose 2 Journalism Electives
Journalism Elective 1
4
Journalism Elective 2
4
Journalism-Related Requirement (4 SH)
HIST 1130
History of the United States
4
General Electives (32 SH: 8 @ 4 SH)
Elective 1
4
Elective 2
4
Elective 3
4
Elective 4
4
Elective 5
4
Elective 6
4
Elective 7
4
Elective 8
4
The general electives must be consistent with the policy
on general electives articulated by the College of
Computer and Information Science on the college web site.
NU Core: Comparative Cultures Requirement
The Comparative Cultures Requirement must be satisfied. If this is done
by taking a course then this course must be one of:
• JRNL 5360 Global Reporting. In this case, the course may
also count as a Journalism Elective above.
• A general elective in the Comparative Cultures category.
Integrative Courses
See CS 3200 Database Design.
See the requirement for at least one course
chosen from IS 4200, IS 4300, IS 4700.