A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- BS
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 50.0512
- Credits (computed from items)
- 91-92
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 482705
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_482705_4e80b90d
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Design Requirements
0 items
Art + Design Fundamentals Required
1 item
- 2
Art + Design Fundamentals Electives
electives · 6 items
- Complete 6 semester hours of the following:Not resolved to a course6
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 2
- 2
Design Required
3 items
- ARTG 1001and ARTG 1002Design Perspectives: An Introduction to Design in the Worldand Seminar for Design PerspectivesNot resolved to a course4
- ARTG 1270and ARTG 1271Design: Process + Practicesand Studio for Design: Process + PracticesNot resolved to a course4
- ARTG 1290and ARTG 1291Typographic Systemsand Studio for Typographic SystemsNot resolved to a course4
Design Elective
electives · 1 item
- Complete 4 semester hours of ARTG courses, as long as prerequisites have been met and courses have not been used to fulfill other requirements of the program. ARTG 2262 and ARTG 2263 are recommended. 1Not resolved to a course4
Art + Design History Elective
electives · 1 item
- Complete 4 semester hours of ARTH courses. ARTH 1001 Visual Intelligence and ARTH 1002 Seminar in Visual Intelligence recommended.Not resolved to a course4
Art + Design Elective
electives · 1 item
- Complete 4 semester hours of ARTD, ARTE, ARTF, ARTG, ARTH, ARTS, or GAME courses as long as prerequisites have been met.Not resolved to a course4
If ARTG 5000 Topics in Design (or any other topics course in the subjects listed above) is completed more than once, the additional completions may be allowed toward the electives.
electives · 0 items
Design Project
1 item
- 4
Design Option
1 item
- Complete one of the following options:Not resolved to a course8-9
Creative Fabrication
2 items
- 4
- 4
Experience Design
2 items
- 4
- 4
Graphic Design
2 items
- 4
- 4
Information Design
2 items
- 4
- 4
Interaction Design
2 items
- ARTG 2400and ARTG 2401Interaction Design Principlesand Interaction Design Principles ToolsNot resolved to a course
- 4
Theatre Requirements
0 items
Foundational Courses
5 items
- THTR 1000Theatre at NortheasternNot resolved to a courseor: ARTF 1000 Art and Design at Northeastern1
- THTR 1101Introduction to TheatreNot resolved to a course4
- THTR 1120Acting 1Not resolved to a course4
- THTR 1131Introduction to Technical TheatreNot resolved to a course4
- THTR 3325Dramaturgical InquiryNot resolved to a course4
Making Theatre
2 items
- THTR 1100Production Experience 1Not resolved to a course1
- THTR 2000Production Experience 2Not resolved to a course1
Texts, Community, and Social Context
11 items
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- INAM 1300The Politics of Narrative in TheatreNot resolved to a course
- THTR 1215Activism and PerformanceNot resolved to a course
- THTR 1220Race, Power, and PerformanceNot resolved to a course
- THTR 2200The American Black Theatre ExperienceNot resolved to a course
- THTR 2340Theatre and SocietyNot resolved to a course
- THTR 2500Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in TheatreNot resolved to a course
- THTR 2983Topics in Theatre History and CultureNot resolved to a course
- THTR 3100Creative Storytelling for Social EngagementNot resolved to a course
- THTR 3200Queer Theatre and PerformanceNot resolved to a course
- THTR 3650Performing TheoryNot resolved to a course
Electives
electives · 27 items
- Complete two of the following:Not resolved to a course8
- THTR 2200The American Black Theatre ExperienceNot resolved to a course
- THTR 2310History of Musical TheatreNot resolved to a course
- THTR 2330PlaywritingNot resolved to a course
- THTR 2335Boston Theatre ExperienceNot resolved to a course
- THTR 2340Theatre and SocietyNot resolved to a course
- THTR 2342Acting 2Not resolved to a course
- THTR 2345Acting for the CameraNot resolved to a course
- THTR 2346ViewpointsNot resolved to a course
- THTR 2370Lighting DesignNot resolved to a course
- THTR 2380Costume DesignNot resolved to a course
- THTR 2400Scenic DesignNot resolved to a course
- THTR 2500Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in TheatreNot resolved to a course
- THTR 2600Voice and Speech TrainingNot resolved to a course
- THTR 2983Topics in Theatre History and CultureNot resolved to a course
- THTR 2993Topics in DanceNot resolved to a course
- THTR 3100Creative Storytelling for Social EngagementNot resolved to a course
- THTR 3200Queer Theatre and PerformanceNot resolved to a course
- THTR 3400Stage CombatNot resolved to a course
- THTR 3550Directing for the StageNot resolved to a course
- THTR 3650Performing TheoryNot resolved to a course
- THTR 3670Mixed-Media Performance LabNot resolved to a course
- THTR 3973Topics in Performance StudiesNot resolved to a course
- THTR 4345Advanced Acting for the CameraNot resolved to a course
- THTR 5300Devised Theatre ProjectNot resolved to a course
- THTR 5450Acting 3Not resolved to a course
- THTR 5700Design for Immersive PerformanceNot resolved to a course
Integrative Requirements
0 items
Note: ARTG 4550 double counts with the specified requirements above.
4 items
- 4
- INAM 2000Ethics in CreativityNot resolved to a course4
- THTR 1270Introduction to Theatrical DesignNot resolved to a course4
- THTR 4702Capstone: Creative Practice Research ProjectNot resolved to a course4
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