• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

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.

Introduction to College

JRNL 1000Journalism at Northeastern1
or ARTF 1000 Art and Design at Northeastern

Journalism Major Requirements

Journalism Introductory Course
JRNL 1150Understanding Today’s News4
Journalism Foundations
Must receive a C or better in the following:
JRNL 1101
and JRNL 1102
Journalism 1: Fundamentals of Reporting and Writing
and Journalist’s Toolbox
5
JRNL 2201Journalism 2: Intermediate Reporting4
JRNL 2301Visual Storytelling in Journalism4
JRNL 3610Digital Storytelling and Social Media4
Law and Ethics
JRNL 3550The First Amendment and the Media4
or JRNL 4650 Ethics and Diversity in the News Media
Journalism Electives
Complete three JRNL courses.12

Design Requirements

Art + Design Fundamentals Required
ARTF 1220Elements of Visual Composition (with optional ARTF 1221)2
Art + Design Fundamentals Electives
Complete three 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
Design Elective
Complete any one ARTG design course not already required as long as prerequisites have been met. ARTG 2262 and ARTG 2263 are recommended. 14
Art + Design History Elective
Complete any one ARTH course. ARTH 1001 Visual Intelligence and ARTH 1002 Seminar in Visual Intelligence are recommended.4
Art + Design Elective
Complete any one ARTD, ARTE, ARTF (4 SH), ARTG, ARTH, ARTS, EXRE, or GAME course for which prerequisites have been met and course has not been used to fulfill other requirements of the program. 4
If ARTG 5000 Topics in Design (or any other topics course in the subjects listed above) 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 Options

Complete one of the following options:8
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

Note: ARTG 4550 double counts with the specified requirements above.
ARTG 4550Design Degree Project4
JRNL 5311Design for Storytelling4

Program Requirement

129 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
JRNL 1000 or ARTF 10001JRNL 1101
and JRNL 1102
5ARTG 1290
and ARTG 1291
4Elective4
JRNL 11504ARTG 1270
and ARTG 1271
4ARTF elective2Elective4
ARTG 1001
and ARTG 1002
4MATH elective4ARTF elective2 
ARTF 1220 (with optional ARTF 1221)2Elective4  
ARTF elective2   
ENGW 11114   
 17 17 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
JRNL 22014Co-op0Co-op0Elective4
JRNL 53114  Elective4
Design option level 14   
ARTH elective4   
EEAM 20001   
 17 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
JRNL 23014Co-op0Co-op0Elective4
JRNL elective 14  Elective4
Design option level 24   
Art+design elective4   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
JRNL 36104JRNL 3550 or 46504  
JRNL elective 24JRNL elective 34  
Design elective4ARTG 45504  
Elective4Elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 131

Sample Plan of Study: Five Years, Three Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
JRNL 1000 or ARTF 10001JRNL 1101
and JRNL 1102
5ARTG 1290
and ARTG 1291
4Vacation
JRNL 11504ARTG 1270
and ARTG 1271
4ARTF elective 2 
ARTF 1220 (with optional ARTF 1221)2MATH elective4ARTF elective 2 
ARTF elective e2Elective4  
ARTG 1001
and ARTG 1002
4   
ENGW 11114   
 17 17 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
JRNL 22014Co-op 0Co-op 0Vacation
Design option level 14   
ARTH elective4   
Elective4   
EEAM 20001   
 17 0 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
JRNL 23014Co-op 0Co-op 0Elective4
JRNL elective 14  ENGW 33024
Design option level 24   
Art+Design elective4   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
JRNL 36104Co-op 0Co-op 0Vacation
JRNL elective 24   
Elective4   
Elective4   
 16 0 0 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
JRNL 53114JRNL 3550 or 46504  
JRNL 3550 or 46504JRNL elective 34  
Design elective4ARTG 45504  
Elective4Elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 131