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.

Business Core Requirements

Introduction to College
BUSN 1102Personal Skill Development for Business1
or ARTF 1000 Art and Design at Northeastern
Mathematics
Complete one of the following. MATH 1231 is strongly recommended for this combined major:4
Calculus 1
Calculus for Business and Economics
Calculus 1
Calculus with Applications
Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1
Math Fundamentals for Games
Intensive Calculus for Engineers
Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
ECON 1115Principles of Macroeconomics4
or ECON 1116 Principles of Microeconomics

Business Requirements

Accounting
ACCT 1201Financial Accounting and Reporting4
Business Statistics
Complete one of the following. MGSC 2301 is the recommended statistics course for this combined major:4
Statistics and Software
Probability and Statistics
Business Statistics
International Business/Social Responsibility
INTB 1203International Business and Global Social Responsibility4
Marketing
MKTG 2201Introduction to Marketing4
Finance
FINA 2201Financial Management4
Organizational Behavior
ORGB 3201Organizational Behavior4
or ORGB 3203 Behavioral Aspects of Digital Transformation
Strategy in Action
STRT 4501Strategy in Action4
Business Core Option
Complete one of the following:4
Profit Analysis for Managers and Advisors
Innovation!
Introduction to Information Systems and Digital Technologies
Supply Chain and Operations Management
Professional Development
BUSN 1103Professional Development for Business Co-op1
or EEAM 2000 Professional Development for Co-op

Business Concentration

One concentration is required. A second concentration is optional. 

Design Requirements

Art + Design Fundamentals Required
ARTF 1220Elements of Visual Composition (with optional ARTF 1221)2
Art + Design Fundamentals Electives
Complete 6 semester hours of the following:6
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
Designing Interactive Experiences
and Designing Interactive Experiences Tools
Design Required
ARTG 1001
and ARTG 1002
Design Perspectives: An Introduction to Design in the World
and Seminar for Design Perspectives
4
ARTG 1270
and ARTG 1271
Design: Process + Practices
and Studio for Design: Process + Practices
4
ARTG 1290
and ARTG 1291
Typographic Systems
and Studio for Typographic Systems
4
ARTG 2262
and ARTG 2263
Prototyping with Code
and Lab for ARTG 2262 (or ARTG Design Elective) 1
4
Art + Design History Elective
Complete 4 semester hours of ARTH courses. ARTH 1001 Visual Intelligence and ARTH 1002 Seminar in Visual Intelligence is recommended to fulfill this requirement.4
Art + Design Elective
Complete 4 semester hours of ARTD, ARTE, ARTF, ARTG, ARTH, ARTS, or GAME courses for which prerequisites have been met.4
If any topics course is completed more than once, the additional completions may be allowed toward the electives.
Degree Capstone Project
ARTG 4550Design Degree Project4
1

For students interested in the PlusOne in Information Design and Data Visualization, speak with an advisor about an alternative course option to Prototyping with Code (ARTG 2262) and Lab for ARTG 2262 (ARTG 2263).

Design Option

Complete one of the following options:8
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 2
Interaction Design
Interaction Design Principles (with optional ARTG 2401)
Topics In Interaction Design Inquiry
2

For students interested in the PlusOne in Information Design and Data Visualization, speak with an advisor about an alternative course option to Topics in Information Design Inquiry (ARTG 3444).

Integrative Course

Note: Integrative course is required above.
Design Degree Project

Business Experiential Learning

Complete at least one of the following experiences:0-8
In-the-Field Experiential Professional Practicum
Co-op Work Experience
Co-op Work Experience--Half Time
Co-op Work Experience Abroad--Half Time
Co-op Work Experience Abroad
Internship Experience
Internship Experience Abroad

Business GPA Requirement

A minimum 2.000 GPA in business courses is required.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study

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

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ACCT 12014ARTG 1270
and ARTG 1271
4ARTG 1290
and ARTG 1291
4ARTF elective 22
ARTF 1220 (with optional ARTF 1221)2ECON 1115 or 11164Elective4ARTF elective 32
ARTF elective 12MGSC 23014 Elective4
ARTG 1001
and ARTG 1002
4MATH elective4  
BUSN 1102 or ARTF 10001EEAM 2000 (For CAMD Students)1  
ENGW 11114   
 17 17 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ARTG 2262
and ARTG 2263
4BUSN 1103 (For DMSB Students)1FINA 22014Co-op0
INTB 12034ARTH elective4Elective4 
MKTG 22014Business concentration introductory course4  
Design option level 14Business core option4  
 Design option level 24  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0ENGW 3314 or 33154Business concentration elective 24Co-op0
 ORGB 3201 or 32034Elective4 
 A+D elective4  
 Business concentration elective 14  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0ARTG 45504  
 STRT 45014  
 Business concentration 4  
 Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 131