Psychology Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology Foundations | ||
| PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 |
| Statistics | ||
| Complete the following course. Students who receive transfer credit for the Advanced Placement Statistics exam may complete the 1-semester-hour PSYC 2315 course (requires department permission): | 4-5 | |
| Statistics in Psychological Research | ||
| Psychology Area Courses | ||
| PSYC 3402 | Social Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 3466 | Cognition | 4 |
| Area A | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Personality | ||
| Developmental Psychology | ||
| Clinical Psychology and Mental Health | ||
| Area B | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Learning and Motivation | ||
| Biological Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Language | ||
| Psychology Laboratory | ||
| Complete one of the following. This requirement may not be fulfilled via transfer credit. | 4-8 | |
One PSYC laboratory course numbered 4600–4649 | ||
| Junior/Senior Honors Project 1 and Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 | ||
| Directed Study Research | ||
| Psychology Seminar (Capstone) | ||
| Complete one PSYC seminar course numbered 4650–4699. | 4 | |
| Psychology Elective | ||
| Complete one PSYC course, numbered 2350–2399 or 3000+, and not counted elsewhere. | 4 | |
Design Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Art + Design Fundamentals | ||
| ARTF 1220 | Elements of Visual Composition | 2 |
| Art + Design Fundamentals Electives | ||
| Complete 6 semester hours of the following: | 6 | |
| Representational Drawing | ||
| Abstract Drawing | ||
| Making with Form and Materials | ||
| Making with Video, Sound, and Animation | ||
| Designing Interactive Experiences | ||
| 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 |
| Art + Design History Elective | ||
| Complete 4 semester hours of ARTH courses. | 4 | |
| Art + Design Elective | ||
| Complete 4 semester hours of ARTD, ARTE, ARTF, ARTG, ARTH, ARTS, or GAME courses as long as prerequisites have been met. | 4 | |
| If ARTG 5000 Topics in Design is completed more than once, the additional completions may be allowed toward the electives. | ||
| Degree Project | ||
| ARTG 4550 | Design Degree Project | 4 |
Design Option
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following options: | 8-9 | |
| Creative Fabrication | ||
| Creative Fabrication Design Principles | ||
| Topics in Creative Fabrication Inquiry | ||
| Experience Design Option | ||
| Experience Design Principles | ||
| Topics In Experience Design Inquiry | ||
| Graphic Design Option | ||
| Graphic Design Principles | ||
| Topics In Graphic Design Inquiry | ||
| Information Design Option | ||
| Information Design Principles | ||
| Topics in Information Design Inquiry | ||
| Interaction Design Option | ||
| Interaction Design Principles and Interaction Design Principles Tools | ||
| Topics In Interaction Design Inquiry | ||
Integrative Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARTG 5310 | Visual Cognition | 4 |
| PSYC 3452 | Sensation and Perception | 4 |
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to College | ||
| INSC 1000 | Science at Northeastern | 1 |
| or ARTF 1000 | Art and Design at Northeastern | |
| Experiential Learning Introduction | ||
| EESC 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op | 1 |
| or EEAM 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op | |
Mathematics Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 4 | |
| Discrete Structures | ||
| Interactive Mathematics | ||
| Mathematical Thinking | ||
| Calculus for Business and Economics | ||
| Calculus 1 | ||
| Calculus 2 | ||
| Intensive Calculus for Engineers | ||
| Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | ||
| Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering | ||
Writing Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| or ENGW 1102 | First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers | |
| ENGW 3307 | Advanced Writing in the Sciences | 4 |
| or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
NUPath Requirements
The following NUPath requirements are met by the major:
- Analyzing and Using Data (AD)
- Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone (CE)
- Engaging with the Natural and Designed World (ND)
- Exploring Creative Expression and Innovation (EI)
- Understanding Societies and Institutions (SI)
- Writing Intensive (WI)
Other NUPath requirements may be fulfilled by electives in the program.
Psychology GPA Requirement
Minimum 2.000 GPA required in PSYC courses
Psychology and Design Major Credit Requirement
Complete 88 semester hours in the major.
Program Requirement
130 total semester hours required
Sample Plan of Study
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer Session A
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| ARTF 1000 or INSC 1000 | 1 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | Elective/NUpath | 4 | Elective/NUpath | 4 |
| ARTF 1220 | 2 | ARTG 1270 and ARTG 1271 | 4 | ARTF elective | 2 | Elective/NUpath | 4 |
| ARTF elective | 2 | ARTG 1290 and ARTG 1291 | 4 | ARTF elective | 2 | ||
| ARTG 1001 and ARTG 1002 | 4 | PSYC 2320 | 4 | ||||
| MATH 1215 | 4 | EEAM 2000 (For CAMD Students) | 1 | ||||
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| PSYC 3452 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Elective/NUpath | 4 |
| EESC 2000 (For COS Students) | 1 | Elective/NUpath | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 3466 | 4 | ||||||
| ARTG 2262 and ARTG 2263 | 4 | ||||||
| Design option course 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| ARTG 5310 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Psychology area A or area B or elective/NUpath | 4 |
| PSYC 3402 | 4 | Elective/NUpath | 4 | ||||
| Design option course 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Psychology area B or elective/NUpath | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Psychology laboratory | 4 | Psychology seminar | 4 | ||||
| Psychology area A or elective/NUpath | 4 | ARTG 4550 | 4 | ||||
| ARTH elective | 4 | Psychology elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective/NUpath | 4 | Elective/NUpath | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 131 | |||||||