Program requirements: Artificial Intelligence and Health Science, BS (Boston)

Artificial Intelligence Requirements 

Code Title Hours 
Computer Science Overview  
Must be taken in alignment with your home college:  
CS 1200 First-Year Seminar 1 
or HSCI 1000 College: An Introduction 
or INPR 1000 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar 
CS 1210 Professional Development for Khoury Co-op 1 
or HSCI 2000 Professional Development for Bouvé Co-op 
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 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 
CS 3200 Introduction to Databases 4 
DS 3500 Advanced Programming with Data 4 
Human Computer Interaction Requirement  
CS 2484 Principles of Human-Computer Interaction 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 

Supporting Courses for Artificial Intelligence 

Code Title Hours 
MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering 4 
or MATH 1241 Calculus 1 

Writing Requirement 

Code Title Hours 
College Writing  
ENGW 1111 First-Year Writing 4 
or ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers 
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines  
ENGW 3302 Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions 4 
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines 

Health Science Requirements 

Code Title Hours 
Public Health Core  
PHTH 1260 The U.S. Healthcare System 4 
or PHTH 1261 Comparative Healthcare Systems 
PHTH 2300 Communication Skills for the Health Professions 4 
or PHTH 2301 Communication Skills for the Health Professions—Global 
PHTH 2350 Community and Public Health 4 
or PHTH 2351 Community and Public Health – Global 
PHTH 2515 Healthcare Policy and Administration 4 
PHTH 4120 Global Perspectives on Discrimination and Health 4 
PHTH 4202 Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health 4 
PHTH 4540 Health Education and Program Planning 4 

Supporting Courses for Health Science 

Code Title Hours 
Statistics  
Complete one of the following: 4-5 
ECON 2350 Statistics for Economists  
ENVR 2500 
and ENVR 2501 
and ENVR 2502 		Biostatistics 
and Lab for ENVR 2500 
and Recitation for ENVR 2500 		 
MATH 3081 Probability and Statistics  
PHTH 2210 Foundations of Biostatistics  
PSYC 2320 Statistics in Psychological Research  
Philosophy  
Complete one of the following: 4 
PHIL 1145 Technology and Human Values  
PHIL 1165 Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare  
Science Requirement  
BIOL 1111 
and BIOL 1112 		General Biology 1 
and Lab for BIOL 1111 		5 
BIOL 1113 
and BIOL 1114 		General Biology 2 
and Lab for BIOL 1113 		5 
CHEM 1161 
and CHEM 1162 
and CHEM 1163 		General Chemistry for Science Majors 
and Lab for CHEM 1161 
and Recitation for CHEM 1161 		5 
PSYC 1101 Foundations of Psychology 4 

Upper-Division Elective 

Code Title Hours 
Complete four semester hours from the following: 4 
CS 2300 or higher, except CS 5010  
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930  
DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900  
HSCI 4000 or higher  
PHTH 4000 or higher  

Integrative Requirement 

Code Title Hours 
DS 4420 Advanced Machine Learning 4 

Required General Electives 

Code Title Hours 
Complete 16 semester hours of general electives 16 

Health Sciences Major Requirement 

A grade of C or higher is required for the Public Health Core, Statistics, and Science Requirement. Students who take HSCI 1000 and HSCI 2000 must achieve a C or higher. 

NUpath Requirements Satisfied 

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

Program Requirement 

135 semester hours required