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BS in Computer Science and History

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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.

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    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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Silvio Amir

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.

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The BS in Computer Science and History program is an interdisciplinary collaboration with the College of Social Sciences and Humanities.

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