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BS in Computer Science and History
The BS in Computer Science and History offers you the opportunity to gain historical knowledge and a broad range of related analytical skills in both the humanities and computer science. In this combined major (Khoury College and the College of Social Sciences and Humanities), you will define a history course cluster according to a thematic principle — focusing on quantitative analysis in the field to complement your foundation in programming.
Program details
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Campus location
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Boston
Located in the heart of Boston, Northeastern’s oldest campus is home to a vibrant community of students, researchers, and faculty working across disciplines to build a better world through CS.
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Applications and admissions
Meet our faculty
Get to know the engaged, experienced professors who are here to support you every step of the way.
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Silvio Amir
Silvio Amir is an assistant professor at Khoury College. By applying natural language processing, machine learning, and information retrieval methods to personal and user-generated data, he aims to improve the reliability, interpretability, and fairness of predictive models and analytics.
Visit the College of Social Sciences and Humanities
The BS in Computer Science and History program is an interdisciplinary collaboration with the College of Social Sciences and Humanities.
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