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Program checklist · BS

Architectural Studies and Design, BS (Boston)

Northeastern University · Boston, MA

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Program
Award
BS
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
50.0102
Credits (computed from items)
84
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
167358
CourseShelf checklist
CK_167358_7619b38c
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Architectural Studies Courses

0 items

    Required Courses

    6 items
    1. ARCH 1110
      4
    2. ARCH 1120
      6
    3. ARCH 1310and ARCH 1311
      Buildings and Cities, A Global Historyand Recitation for ARCH 1310
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    4. ARCH 2130
      6
    5. ARCH 2260
      4
    6. ARCH 3450
      4

    Architecture History Elective

    electives · 1 item
    1. Students must complete at least one ARCH 2300-level history course.
      Not resolved to a course
      4

    Electives

    electives · 4 items
    1. Complete two of the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      8
    2. ARCH 1450
      4
    3. ARCH 2140
      6
    4. ARCH 2370
      4

    Any second ARCH 2300-level history course

    5 items
    1. ARCH 3351
      1-4
    2. ARCH 3352
      4
    3. ARCH 3370
      4
    4. ARCH 4850
      4
    5. ARCH 5310
      4

    Design Requirements

    0 items

      Art + Design Fundamentals

      1 item
      1. ARTF 1220
        Elements of Visual Composition
        As published: “Elements of Visual Composition (with optional ARTF 1221)”
        2

      Art + Design Fundamentals Elective

      electives · 6 items
      1. Complete 6 semester hours of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        6
      2. ARTF 1200
        2
      3. ARTF 1210
        2
      4. ARTF 1230and ARTF 1231
        Making with Form and Materialsand Making with Form and Materials Tools
        Not resolved to a course
      5. ARTF 1240and ARTF 1241
        Making with Video, Sound, and Animationand Making with Video, Sound, and Animation Tools
        Not resolved to a course
      6. ARTF 1250and ARTF 1251
        Designing Interactive Experiencesand Designing Interactive Experiences Tools
        Not resolved to a course

      Design Required

      3 items
      1. ARTG 1001and ARTG 1002
        Design Perspectives: An Introduction to Design in the Worldand Seminar for Design Perspectives
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. ARTG 1270and ARTG 1271
        Design: Process + Practicesand Studio for Design: Process + Practices
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. ARTG 1290and ARTG 1291
        Typographic Systemsand Studio for Typographic Systems
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Design Elective

      electives · 1 item
      1. 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. 1
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Art + Design History Elective

      electives · 1 item
      1. Complete 4 semester hours of ARTH courses. ARTH 1001 Visual Intelligence and ARTH 1002 Seminar in Visual Intelligence is recommended to fulfill this requirement.
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Art + Design Elective

      electives · 1 item
      1. Complete 4 semester hours of ARTD, ARTE, ARTG, ARTH, ARTS, or GAME courses as long as prerequisites have been met.
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      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

        Degree Capstone Project

        1 item
        1. ARTG 4550
          4

        Design Option

        1 item
        1. Complete one of the following options:
          Not resolved to a course
          8

        Creative Fabrication

        2 items
        1. ARTG 2810
          4
        2. ARTG 3810
          4

        Experience Design Option

        2 items
        1. ARTG 3462
          4
        2. ARTG 3464
          4

        Graphic Design Option

        2 items
        1. ARTG 2252
          4
        2. ARTG 3452
          4

        Information Design Option

        2 items
        1. ARTG 2242
          4
        2. ARTG 3444
          4

        Interaction Design Option

        2 items
        1. ARTG 2400
          Interaction Design Principles
          As published: “Interaction Design Principles (with optional ARTG 2401)”
          4
        2. ARTG 3400
          4

        Integrative Requirement

        0 items

          The following course is already required in the major:

          major core · 1 item
          1. ARTG 4550
            4
          Source. Northeastern University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/arts-media-design/architecture/architectural-studies-design-bs/. Captured page pages/0196.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.