Math and Statistics Core (6 Courses)

• Math Foundations of Computer Science (15-151)
  If not available, 21-127: Concepts of Mathematics can be substituted.
• Differential and Integral Calculus (21-120)
• Integration and Approximation (21-122)
• Matrices and Linear Transformations (21-241)
• Probability Theory for Computer Scientists (36-218)
• Modern Regression (36-401)

Computer Science Core (5 Courses Plus Freshman Immigration Course)

• Freshman Immigration Course (15-128)
• Principles of Imperative Computation (15-122)
• Principles of Functional Programming (15-150)
• Parallel and Sequential Data Structures and Algorithms (15-210)
• Introduction to Computer Systems (15-213)
• Great Theoretical Ideas in Computer Science (15-251)

Artificial Intelligence Core (3 Courses Plus Concepts in Artificial Intelligence)

• Concepts in Artificial Intelligence (Mini, Spring Semester)
• Introduction to AI Representation and Problem Solving (15-381)
• Introduction to Machine Learning (10-401)
• Take one of the following courses:
  • Introduction to Natural Language Processing (11-411)
  • Introduction to Computer Vision (16-385)

Ethics Elective (1 Course From the Following)

• Freshman Seminar: Artificial Intelligence and Humanity (16-161)
• Ethics and Policy Issues in Computing (17-200)
• AI, Society and Humanity (80-249)

Humanities and Arts

BSAI students take seven courses in the humanities and arts as part of the SCS General Education requirements. Of the seven Humanities and Arts courses in the curriculum, one must be in cognitive science or cognitive psychology. Examples include:

• Cognitive Psychology (85-211)
• Human Information Processing and Artificial Intelligence (85-213)
• Perception (85-370)
• Human Memory (85-390)
• Visual Cognition (85-408)
• Cognitive Modeling (85-412)
• Language and Thought (85-421)
• Learning in Humans and Machines (85-426)

AI Cluster Electives (4 Courses)

Take one course from each of the following areas:

• Decision Making and Robotics Cluster
  • Neural Computation (15-386)
  • Truth, Justice and Algorithms (15-483)
  • Cognitive Robotics (15-494)
  • Strategic Reasoning for AI (new)
  • Planning Techniques for Robotics (16-350)
  • Mobile Robot Programming Laboratory (16-362)
  • Robot Kinematics and Dynamics (16-384)
  • Planning, Execution and Learning (new)
• Machine Learning Cluster
  • Deep Reinforcement Learning and Control (10-403)
  • Machine Learning for Text Mining (11-441)
  • Introduction to Deep Learning (11-485)
  • Advanced Data Analysis (36-402)
• Perception and Language Cluster
  • Search Engines (11-442)
  • Speech Processing (11-492)
  • Computational Perception (15-387)
  • Computational Photography (15-463)
  • Vision Sensors (16-421)
• Human-AI Interaction Cluster
  • Designing Human-Centered Systems (05-391)
  • Human-Robot Interaction (16-467)
  • Learning From People (new)
  • Design Studio on Intelligent Products and Services (new)

SCS Electives

BSAI students take two electives within the School of Computer Science.

Science and Engineering

BSAI students take four courses in science and engineering as part of the SCS General Education requirements.