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Game Design, BFA (Boston)

Northeastern University · Boston, MA

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
BFA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
50.0411
Credits (computed from items)
94
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
167358
CourseShelf checklist
CK_167358_a8d7f4c5
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Required Courses

0 items

    Art and Design at Northeastern

    1 item
    1. ARTF 1000
      1

    Game Studies

    2 items
    1. GAME 1110
      4
    2. GAME 2650
      4

    Game Design

    3 items
    1. GAME 2500
      4
    2. GAME 2950
      4
    3. GAME 3700
      4

    Game Development

    5 items
    1. ARTG 2262and ARTG 2263
      Prototyping with Codeand Lab for ARTG 2262
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. GAME 2010
      4
    3. GAME 3300
      4
    4. GAME 3400
      4
    5. GAME 3800
      4

    Game Aesthetics

    4 items
    1. ARTD 2370and ARTD 2371
      Animation Basicsand Animation Tools
      Not resolved to a course
      5
    2. ARTF 1220
      2
    3. ARTF 1240
      2
    4. Complete 4 semester hours of ARTF coursework not applied to other requirements of this program
      Not resolved to a course
      4

    Capstone

    0 items

      A grade of C or higher is required:

      1 item
      1. GAME 4700
        4

      Electives

      electives · 0 items

        Game Design and Development

        6 items
        1. Complete 12 semester hours of the following as long as prerequisites have been met:
          Not resolved to a course
          12
        2. GAME 1850
          4
        3. GAME 2991
          1-4
        4. GAME 4000
          1-4
        5. GAME 4460
          4
        6. GAME 4600
          4

        Game Aesthetics and Critical Play

        5 items
        1. Complete 12 semester hours from the following as long as prerequisites have been met:
          Not resolved to a course
          12
        2. GAME 2355
          4
        3. GAME 2750
          4
        4. GAME 2755
          4
        5. GAME 4155
          4

        Art + Design

        11 items
        1. Complete 8 semester hours from the following as long as prerequisites have been met:
          Not resolved to a course
          8
        2. ARTD 1001and ARTD 1002
          Media Art, Culture, and Social Justiceand Seminar for ARTD 1001
          Not resolved to a course
        3. ARTD 2000
          4
        4. ARTD 3000
          1-4
        5. ARTD 3470
          4
        6. ARTD 3472
          4
        7. ARTD 3473
          4
        8. ARTG 3250
          4
        9. EXRE 5010and EXRE 5011
          Immersive Media: Extended Realities (XR) History, Theory, and Impactand Seminar for EXRE 5010
          Not resolved to a course
        10. EXRE 5020
          4
        11. EXRE 5030
          4

        Art History

        1 item
        1. Complete 4 semester hours of ARTH courses.
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        Source. Northeastern University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/arts-media-design/art-design/game-design-bfa/. Captured page pages/0928.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.