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.
Design Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Required Courses | ||
ARCH 1110 | Fundamental Architectural Representation | 4 |
ARTF 1220 | Elements of Visual Composition | 2 |
ARTF 1250 and ARTF 1251 | Designing Interactive Experiences and Designing Interactive Experiences Tools | 2 |
ARTG 1001 and ARTG 1002 | Design Perspectives: An Introduction to Design in the World and Seminar for Design Perspectives | 4 |
or ARCH 1450 | Understanding Design | |
ARTG 1270 and ARTG 1271 | Design: Process + Practices and Studio for Design: Process + Practices | 4 |
Concentrations
Complete one of the following concentrations:
Concentration in Built Environment
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Required Courses | ||
ARCH 1120 | Fundamental Architectural Design | 6 |
ARCH 1310 | Buildings and Cities, A Global History | 4 |
ARCH 2260 | Introduction to Building Systems | 4 |
Electives | ||
Complete four of the following: | 16-22 | |
Designing the American City: Civic Aspirations and Urban Form | ||
Site, Space, Program | ||
Urban Housing | ||
Modern Architecture and Recitation for ARCH 2340 | ||
Architecture, Infrastructure, and the City | ||
Environmental Systems | ||
Urban and Architectural History Abroad | ||
Option Studio | ||
Design Tactics and Operations | ||
Sustainable Urban Site Design | ||
Designed Urban Ecologies | ||
Cities, Landscape, and Modern Culture | ||
Cities, Landscape, and Contemporary Culture | ||
Plants, People, and Landscape Change |
Concentration in Integrated Design
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Art+Design Fundamentals | ||
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
Representational Drawing | ||
Abstract Drawing | ||
Making with Form and Materials and Making with Form and Materials Tools | ||
Making with Video, Sound, and Animation and Making with Video, Sound, and Animation Tools | ||
Required Course | ||
ARTG 1290 and ARTG 1291 | Typographic Systems and Studio for Typographic Systems | 4 |
Design Electives | ||
Complete 12 semester hours from the following: | 12 | |
Prototyping with Code and Lab for ARTG 2262 | ||
Topics in Design 1 | ||
Design for Dignity | ||
Art+Design History Elective | ||
Complete 4 semester hours of ARTH courses. | 4 | |
Design Options | ||
As part of the design concentration, complete one of the following sets: | 8-9 | |
Creative Fabrication | ||
Creative Fabrication Design Principles | ||
Topics in Creative Fabrication Inquiry | ||
Experience Design | ||
Experience Design Principles | ||
Topics In Experience Design Inquiry | ||
Graphic Design | ||
Graphic Design Principles | ||
Topics In Graphic Design Inquiry | ||
Information Design | ||
Information Design Principles | ||
Topics in Information Design Inquiry | ||
Interaction Design | ||
Interaction Design Principles and Interaction Design Principles Tools | ||
Topics In Interaction Design Inquiry |
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Topics in Design (ARTG 5000) may be completed multiple times as part of satisfying the design electives section.
Public Health Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Public Health Core | ||
PHTH 1260 | The American Healthcare System | 4 |
or PHTH 1261 | Comparative Healthcare Systems | |
PHTH 2210 | Foundations of Biostatistics | 4 |
PHTH 2300 | Communication Skills for the Health Professions | 4 |
or PHTH 2301 | Communication Skills for the Health Professions—Global | |
PHTH 2350 | Community and Public Health | 4 |
or PHTH 2351 | Community and Public Health - Global | |
PHTH 2515 | Healthcare Policy and Administration | 4 |
PHTH 4120 | Global Perspectives on Discrimination and Health | 4 |
PHTH 4202 | Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health | 4 |
PHTH 4540 | Health Education and Program Planning | 4 |
Science Core Requirement | ||
PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 |
Biology | ||
Complete one of the following options: | 8-10 | |
Option 1 | ||
Microbes and Society | ||
or BIOL 1143 | Biology and Society | |
The Human Organism | ||
Option 2 | ||
General Biology 1 and Lab for BIOL 1111 | ||
General Biology 2 and Lab for BIOL 1113 | ||
Public Health Social Science Requirements | ||
Introductory Course | ||
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
Peoples and Cultures | ||
Principles of Macroeconomics and Recitation for ECON 1115 | ||
Principles of Microeconomics and Recitation for ECON 1116 | ||
Introduction to Health and Humanities | ||
Social Change and Human Services | ||
Globalization and International Affairs | ||
Introduction to Philosophy | ||
International Relations | ||
Introduction to Sociology | ||
Upper-Level Course | ||
Complete 3-4 semester hours from the following: | 3-4 | |
Society and Behavior | ||
Medical Anthropology | ||
Psychology of Crime | ||
The (in)Visibility of (dis)Ability in Society | ||
Health Advocacy | ||
Social Psychology | ||
Developmental Psychology | ||
Learning and Motivation | ||
Violence and Society | ||
Sociology of Health and Illness | ||
Race, Class, and Gender | ||
Globalization and Global Health | ||
Epidemiology of Pandemic Diseases and Health Disparities in the African Diaspora | ||
International Food Policy | ||
Cities in a Global Context | ||
Cities in a Global Context (Abroad) | ||
International Conflict and Negotiation | ||
Politics of Developing Nations | ||
Environmental Health and Climate Change | ||
Environmental Economics | ||
Climate and Development | ||
Climate and Development | ||
Climate Change and Global Urbanization | ||
Law, Policy, and Human Rights | ||
Law and Economics | ||
Global Justice | ||
Ethics and Public Policy | ||
Public Policy and Administration | ||
Healthcare Administration and Management | ||
Health Economics and Healthcare Policy | ||
Healthcare Management, Innovation, and Design | ||
Organizational Behavior | ||
Healthcare Management | ||
Evaluating Healthcare Quality | ||
Economic Perspectives on Health Policy |
Supporting Course Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Introduction to College | ||
Complete 1 semester hour from the following: | 1 | |
Architecture at Northeastern | ||
Art and Design at Northeastern | ||
College: An Introduction | ||
Co-Op Preparation | ||
Complete 1 semester hour from the following: | 1 | |
Professional Development for Co-op | ||
Professional Development for Bouvé Co-op | ||
Writing Courses | ||
ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | ||
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
Advanced Writing in the Health Professions | ||
Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design |
Capstone and Integrative Course
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
Design Degree Project | ||
Architectural Studies Capstone | ||
Mapping and Building Health | ||
Junior/Senior Honors Project 1 and Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 1 |
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Junior/Senior Honors Project 1 (HSCI 4970) will count as a 4-semester-hour general elective.
Design Grade Requirement
No more than two grades below a C in ARTG and ARCH courses may be used to fulfill degree requirements.
Optional Co-op
Students can choose to complete one or two six-month co-op experiences, or none at all, during their course of study. Students must consult with their advisor regarding the prerequisite course for co-op.
Public Health Grade Requirement
A grade of C or higher is required for the public health core, science requirement, public health social science requirement, and the HSCI capstone course. Students who take College: An Introduction (HSCI 1000) andProfessional Development for Bouvé Co-op (HSCI 2000) must achieve a C or higher.
NUpath Requirements Satisfied
- Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
- Analyzing and Using Data
- Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning
- Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone
- Engaging Differences and Diversity
- Engaging with the Natural and Designed World
- Exploring Creative Expression and Innovation
- Interpreting Culture
- Understanding Societies and Institutions
- Writing in the First Year
- Writing-Intensive in the Major
Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience is satisfied through co-op.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Sample Plans of Study
The following plans of study are samples. Since program length, co-op cycles, and concentrations may vary, students should consult with their academic advisor to create an individualized plan of study.
Four Years, One Co-op in Fall, Built Environment Concentration
Year 1 | |||||
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Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours |
ARCH 1000, HSCI 1000, or ARTF 1000 | 1 | ARCH 1110 | 4 | PHTH 2300 | 4 |
PHTH 1260 | 4 | ARTF 1220 | 2 | General elective | 4 |
PSYC 1101 | 4 | ARTF 1250 and ARTF 1251 | 2 | ||
ARCH 1450 | 4 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||
BIOL option course 1 | 4-5 | BIOL option course 2 | 4-5 | ||
EEAM 2000 (for CAMD students) | 1 | ||||
17-18 | 17-18 | 8 | |||
Year 2 | |||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours |
PHTH 2210 | 4 | HSCI 2000 (for Bouve students) | 1 | ARCH 1310 | 4 |
ARCH 1120 | 6 | PHTH 2515 | 4 | General elective | 4 |
ARCH 2260 | 4 | ARTG 1270 and ARTG 1271 | 4 | ||
PHTH 2350 | 4 | Concentration elective 1 | 4-6 | ||
Concentration elective 2 | 4-6 | ||||
18 | 17-21 | 8 | |||
Year 3 | |||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
COOP 3945 | 0 | ENGW 3306 (or ENGW 3314) | 4 | ||
Social science introductory course | 4 | ||||
Concentration elective 3 | 4-6 | ||||
Concentration elective 4 | 4-6 | ||||
0 | 16-20 | ||||
Year 4 | |||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
PHTH 4120 | 4 | PHTH 4540 | 4 | ||
PHTH 4202 | 4 | Capstone course | 4 | ||
Social science upper-level course | 3-4 | General elective | 4 | ||
General elective | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||
15-16 | 16 | ||||
Total Hours: 132-143 |
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer First Half, Design Concentration
Year 1 | |||||||
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Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | ||
ARCH 1000, HSCI 1000, or ARTF 1000 | 1 | ARCH 1110 | 4 | PHTH 2300 | 4 | ||
PHTH 1260 | 4 | ARTF 1220 | 2 | ARTG 1270 and ARTG 1271 | 4 | ||
PSYC 1101 | 4 | ARTF 1250 and ARTF 1251 | 2 | ||||
ARTG 1001 and ARTG 1002 | 4 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||
BIOL option course 1 | 4-5 | BIOL option course 2 | 4-5 | ||||
EEAM 2000 (for CAMD students) | 1 | ||||||
17-18 | 17-18 | 8 | |||||
Year 2 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
PHTH 2210 | 4 | COOP 3945 | 0 | COOP 3945 | 0 | General elective | 4 |
PHTH 2350 | 4 | ARTH elective | 4 | ARTF elective 1 | 2 | ||
ARTG 1290 and ARTG 1291 | 4 | ARTF elective 2 | 2 | ||||
Design option 1 | 4 | ||||||
HSCI 2000 (for Bouve students) | 1 | ||||||
17 | 4 | 0 | 8 | ||||
Year 3 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
ENGW 3306 or 3314 | 4 | COOP 3945 | 0 | COOP 3945 | 0 | PHTH 2515 | 4 |
Social sciences introductory course | 4 | General elective | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||
Design elective 1 | 4 | ||||||
Design elective 2 | 4 | ||||||
16 | 4 | 0 | 8 | ||||
Year 4 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
PHTH 4120 | 4 | PHTH 4540 | 4 | ||||
PHTH 4202 | 4 | Capstone course | 4 | ||||
Social science upper-level course | 3-4 | Design option 2 | 4 | ||||
Design elective 3 | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||||
15-16 | 16 | ||||||
Total Hours: 130-133 |