The behavioral neuroscience and design combined major engages students in an interdisciplinary study across the biology, psychology, and Art + Design departments to integrate fundamental design courses with a strong foundation in the physiological brain mechanisms that give rise to behavioral functions. The latest research in neuroscience and psychology enables designers to maximize the impact of their designs and, conversely, complex neuroscientific concepts can be made intelligible to a wider public through creative visual works. Students in this major have the opportunity to learn about the inner workings of the brain and how its various structures interact to enhance their approach to design methodologies. Students can then apply these principles to biomimetic medical devices as well as data and network visualization.
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.
Behavioral Neuroscience Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Behavioral Neuroscience Overview | ||
BNSC 1000 | Behavioral Neuroscience at Northeastern 1 | 1 |
EESC 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op 2 | 1 |
COS Foundations | ||
PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 |
BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1108 | Foundations of Biology and Lab for BIOL 1107 | 5 |
BIOL 2299 | Inquiries in Biological Sciences | 4 |
BIOL 2301 and BIOL 2302 | Genetics and Molecular Biology and Lab for BIOL 2301 | 5 |
CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162 and CHEM 1163 | General Chemistry for Science Majors and Lab for CHEM 1161 and Recitation for CHEM 1161 | 5 |
CHEM 2311 and CHEM 2312 | Organic Chemistry 1 and Lab for CHEM 2311 | 5 |
Mathematics Foundation | ||
MATH 1251 | Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1 | 4 |
or MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | |
Statistics Foundation | ||
Complete one of the following. Students who receive transfer credit for the Advanced Placement Statistics exam may complete the 1 SH PSYC 2315 course (requires department permission). | 4-5 | |
Biostatistics and Lab for ENVR 2500 | ||
Statistics in Psychological Research | ||
Behavioral Neuroscience Foundations | ||
PSYC 3200 | Clinical Neuroanatomy | 4 |
PSYC 3452 | Sensation and Perception | 4 |
PSYC 3458 | Biological Psychology | 4 |
Behavioral Neuroscience Core Courses | ||
Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience | ||
Neural Systems and Behavior | ||
Developmental Neurobiology | ||
Neurobiology of Cognitive Decline | ||
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory | ||
Cell and Molecular Neuroscience | ||
Multidisciplinary Approaches in Motor Control | ||
Neuropsychology of Fear | ||
Behavioral Endocrinology | ||
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity | ||
Psychopharmacology | ||
Neuropsychology | ||
Clinical Neuroscience | ||
Behavioral Genetics |
- 1
Students entering through CAMD may take Art and Design at Northeastern (ARTF 1000).
- 2
Students entering through CAMD may take Professional Development for Co-op (EEAM 2000).
Design Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Art + Design Fundamentals | ||
ARTF 1122 | Color and Composition (with optional ARTF 1123) | 4 |
Art and Design Fundamentals Elective | ||
Complete one of the following: | 5 | |
Form and Structure and Form and Structure Tools | ||
Movement and Time and Movement and Time Tools | ||
Experience and Interaction and Experience and Interaction 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 |
Art + Design History Elective | ||
Complete any one ARTH course. | 4 | |
Art + Design Elective | ||
Complete any one ARTD, ARTE, ARTF, ARTG, ARTH, ARTS, or GAME course as long as prerequisites have been met. | 4 | |
Degree Capstone Project | ||
ARTG 4550 | Design Degree Project | 4 |
Design Option
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete one of the following options: | 8 | |
Experience Design Option | ||
Experience Design Principles | ||
Experience Design 2 | ||
Graphic Design Option | ||
Graphic Design Principles | ||
Graphic Design 2 | ||
Information Design Option | ||
Information Design Principles | ||
Topics in Information Design Inquiry | ||
Interaction Design Option | ||
Interaction Design Principles (with optional ARTG 2401) | ||
Interaction Design 2: Mobile |
Integrative Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Integrative Courses | ||
ARTG 5310 | Visual Cognition | 4 |
BIOL 5587 | Comparative Neurobiology | 4 |
The following course is already required in major: | ||
Design Degree Project | ||
Upper-Division Elective | ||
Complete one course that is not already taken as long as prerequisites have been met: | 4 | |
Any ARTG course not already required or ARTG 5000 Topics in Design, as long as prerequisites have been met. | ||
BIOL 3403 or higher | ||
BNSC 4970 or higher | ||
PSYC 3404 or higher |
Writing Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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College Writing | ||
ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
or ENGW 1102 | First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers | |
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | ||
ENGW 3307 | Advanced Writing in the Sciences | 4 |
or ENGW 3314 | Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design | |
or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines |
Required General Electives
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete 16 semester hours of general electives. | 16 |
Major Credit Hour Requirement
104 semester hours in the major.
Program Requirements
133 total semester hours required
Sample Plans of Study
Four Years, Two Co-ops
Year 1 | |||||||
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Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
ARTG 1001 and ARTG 1002 | 4 | ARTF 1122 (with optional ARTF 1123) | 4 | ARTG 1270 and ARTG 1271 | 4 | ARTG 1290 and ARTG 1291 | 4 |
BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1108 | 5 | BIOL 2299 | 4 | PSYC 2320 | 4 | PSYC 3452 | 4 |
BNSC 1000 or ARTF 1000 | 1 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||
CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162 and CHEM 1163 | 5 | MATH 1251 | 4 | ||||
PSYC 1101 | 4 | ||||||
19 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
Year 2 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
BIOL 2301 and BIOL 2302 | 5 | Co-op | Co-op | Art + Design Fundamentals Elective | 4 | ||
CHEM 2311 and CHEM 2312 | 5 | General elective | 4 | ||||
EESC 2000 or EEAM 2000 | 1 | ||||||
PSYC 3458 | 4 | ||||||
Design Option course 1 | 4 | ||||||
19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
Year 3 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
ARTG 5310 | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | ENGW 3315 | 4 | ||
PSYC 3200 | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||||
Design option course 2 | 4 | ||||||
Elective | 4 | ||||||
16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
Year 4 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
BIOL 5587 | 4 | ARTG 4550 | 4 | ||||
Art + Design Elective | 4 | BNS core course | 4 | ||||
Art and Design History elective | 4 | Upper-division elective | 4 | ||||
BNS core course | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||||
16 | 16 | ||||||
Total Hours: 134 |
Five Years, Three Co-ops
Year 1 | |||||||
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Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
ARTG 1001 and ARTG 1002 | 4 | ARTF 1122 (with optional ARTF 1123) | 4 | Vacation | Vacation | ||
BIOL 1107 and BIOL 1108 | 5 | BIOL 2299 | 4 | ||||
BNSC 1000 or ARTF 1000 | 1 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||
CHEM 1161 and CHEM 1162 and CHEM 1163 | 5 | MATH 1251 | 4 | ||||
PSYC 1101 | 4 | ||||||
19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Year 2 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
ARTG 1270 and ARTG 1271 | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | PSYC 2320 | 4 | ||
ARTG 1290 and ARTG 1291 | 4 | General Elective | 4 | ||||
CHEM 2311 and CHEM 2312 | 5 | ||||||
EESC 2000 or EEAM 2000 | 1 | ||||||
PSYC 3452 | 4 | ||||||
18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
Year 3 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
BIOL 2301 and BIOL 2302 | 5 | Co-op | Co-op | Vacation | |||
PSYC 3200 | 4 | ||||||
PSYC 3458 | 4 | ||||||
Design Option course 1 | 4 | ||||||
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Year 4 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
Art and Design History elective | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | ENGW 3315 | 4 | ||
Art + Design Elective | 4 | General elective | 4 | ||||
BNS core course | 4 | ||||||
Elective | 4 | ||||||
16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
Year 5 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
ARTG 5310 | 4 | ARTG 4550 | 4 | ||||
BIOL 5587 | 4 | Art+Design Elective | 4 | ||||
Art+Design History Elective | 4 | BNS core course | 4 | ||||
Design Option level 2 | 4 | Upper-division elective | 4 | ||||
16 | 16 | ||||||
Total Hours: 134 |