Foundational Coursework

ARCH 1000Architecture at Northeastern1
or BUSN 1102 Personal Skill Development for Business
EEAM 2000Professional Development for Co-op1
or BUSN 1103 Professional Development for Business Co-op

Architectural Studies Courses

Required Courses
ARCH 1110Fundamental Architectural Representation4
ARCH 1120Fundamental Architectural Design6
ARCH 1310
and ARCH 1311
Buildings and Cities, A Global History
and Recitation for ARCH 1310
4
ARCH 2130Site, Space, Program6
ARCH 2140Urban Housing6
ARCH 5530Innovative Models in Real Estate Development and Design4
LARC 2330Cities, Landscape, and Modern Culture4
Electives8-12
Note: Students who plan to apply for admission to the two-year Master of Architecture degree program should choose the following electives, in addition to completing calculus and physics: ARCH 2240, ARCH 3170, and ARCH 5230.
Understanding Design
Designing the American City: Civic Aspirations and Urban Form
Architectonic Systems
Introduction to Building Systems
Modern Architecture
Architecture, Infrastructure, and the City
Structural Systems
and Recitation for ARCH 5230
Innovative Models in Real Estate Development and Design
Sustainable Urban Site Design
Introduction to Sustainable Site Planning and Design
Cities, Landscape, and Contemporary Culture
Plants, People, and Landscape Change
Planting Design

Business Administration Courses

Required Courses
ACCT 1201Financial Accounting and Reporting4
ECON 1116Principles of Microeconomics4
or ECON 1115 Principles of Macroeconomics
MATH 1231Calculus for Business and Economics (MATH1231 is highly recommended for students in this combined major)4
or MATH 1241 Calculus 1
or MATH 1245 Calculus with Applications
or MATH 1251 Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1
or MATH 1340 Intensive Calculus for Engineers
or MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
Complete one of the following (MGSC 2301 is highly recommended for this combined major):4
Statistics and Software
Probability and Statistics
Business Statistics
Electives
Complete 16 semester hours from the following:16
Profit Analysis for Managers and Advisors
Financial Management
Innovation!
International Business and Global Social Responsibility
Introduction to Information Systems and Digital Technologies
Introduction to Marketing
Organizational Behavior
Behavioral Aspects of Digital Transformation
Supply Chain and Operations Management

Concentrations

Complete one of the following business concentrations:

Capstone Requirement

ARCH 4960Architectural Studies Capstone4
or STRT 4501 Strategy in Action

Integrative Coursework

ARCH 5314Planning and the Built Environment4

Experiential Requirements

COOP 3945Co-op Work Experience0
or BUSN 4945 In-the-Field Experiential Professional Practicum
or COOP 3946 Co-op Work Experience--Half Time
or COOP 3947 Co-op Work Experience Abroad--Half Time
or COOP 3948 Co-op Work Experience Abroad
or EEBA 2945 Internship Experience
or EEBA 2948 Internship Experience Abroad

Combined Major GPA Requirement

Minimum 2.500 GPA required

Business GPA Requirement

Minimum 2.000 GPA required in all business courses

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer Second Half/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1Hours 
ARCH 1000 or BUSN 11021ARCH 21306ARCH 1310
and ARCH 1311
4 
ARCH 11104ECON 1115 or 11164MATH 12314 
ARCH 11206MGSC 23014  
ACCT 12014Business elective 14  
ENGW 11114   
 19 18 8 
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ARCH 21406Architectural studies elective 14-6Business concentration 34COOP 39450
LARC 23304ARCH 55304Business elective 44 
Business concentration 14Business concentration 24  
Business elective 24Business elective 34  
 EEAM 2000 or BUSN 11031  
 18 17-19 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
COOP 39450ENGW 3314 or 33044General elective 24COOP 39450
 Architectural studies elective 24-6General elective 34 
 Business concentration 44  
 General elective 14  
 0 16-18 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
COOP 39450ARCH 4960 or STRT 45014  
 ARCH 53144  
 General elective 44  
 Architectural studies elective 34  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 128-132