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
- Catalog edition
- Catalog 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- Game Design and Music with Concentration in Music Technology, BS (Boston) Journalism and Design, BS (Boston) Psychology and Design, BS (Boston) Mechanical Engineering and Design, BSME (Boston) Animation, Minor Art, Minor Art History and Visual Studies, Minor Creative Computing, Minor Creative Fabrication, Minor Data Visualization, Minor Design, Minor Experience Design, Minor Fashion and Wearable Technologies, Minor Game Art, Minor Game Design, Minor Graphic and Information Design, Minor Immersive Media, Minor Interaction Design, Minor Photography, Minor Video Arts, Minor Video News Storytelling, Minor Communication Studies Music School of Journalism Theatre Interdisciplinary Programs Accelerated Bachelor/Graduate Degree Programs D'Amore-McKim School of Business Khoury College of Computer Sciences College of Engineering Bouvé College of Health Sciences College of Science College of Social Sciences and Humanities Mills College at Northeastern College of Professional Studies Undergraduate Graduate Course Descriptions Catalog Archives Student Handbook Print Options // Overview Program Requirements The combined major in design and theatre integrates a knowledge of the art of theatre with the practice of understanding humans, their surrounding contexts and systems, and designing alternative futures. Students participate in both classroom and experiential learning in areas of acting, directing, playwriting, with a specific emphasis on theatrical design practices. Students choose a design option in experience design, graphic design, information design, or interaction design to inform their understanding of performance and theatrical experience. Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements. Universitywide Requirements All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements . NUpath Requirements All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements .
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 167358
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_167358_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
Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following options: · 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
- or: ARTF 1000 Art and Design at Northeastern1
- 4
- 4
- 4
- As published: “Dramaturgical Inquiry”4
Making Theatre
2 items
- As published: “Production Experience 1”1
- 1
Texts, Community, and Social Context
Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following: · 11 items
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Electives
Choose 2 of the following · Complete two of the following: · electives · 27 items
- Complete two of the following:Not resolved to a course8
- 4
- 4
- 2
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 3
Integrative Requirements
0 items
Note: ARTG 4550 double counts with the specified requirements above.
4 items
- 4
- 4
- As published: “Introduction to Theatrical Design”4
- 4
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