• 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.

NUpath requirements Creative Expression/Innovation (EI), Interpreting Culture (IC), Societies and Institutions (SI), Difference and Diversity (DD), and Ethical Reasoning (ER) are met through the major course requirements.

NUpath requirement Analyzing and Using Data (AD) may be met through electives in the major.

NUpath requirements Natural and Designed World (ND) and Formal and Quantitative Reasoning (FQ) must be met through general electives.

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

 Art and Design Core

Art and Design Fundamentals Required
ARTF 1220Elements of Visual Composition (with optional ARTF 1221)2
Art and Design Fundamentals Electives
Complete three of the following:6
ARTF 1200
Representational Drawing
ARTF 1210
Abstract Drawing
ARTF 1230
and ARTF 1231
Making with Form and Materials
and Making with Form and Materials Tools
ARTF 1240
and ARTF 1241
Making with Video, Sound, and Animation
and Making with Video, Sound, and Animation Tools
ARTF 1250
and ARTF 1251
Designing Interactive Experiences
and Designing Interactive Experiences Tools
Art and Design History Elective
Complete any one ARTH course as long as prerequisites have been met. 4

Design Requirements

Design Courses
ARTG 1270Design: Process + Practices2
ARTG 1290Typographic Systems2
ARTG 2242Information Design Principles4
ARTG 2262
and ARTG 2263		Prototyping with Code
and Lab for ARTG 2262		4
ARTG 2400Interaction Design Principles (with optional ARTG 2401)4
ARTG 3350Typography 24
ARTG 3400Topics In Interaction Design Inquiry4
Degree Capstone Project
ARTG 4550Design Degree Project4

Design Elective

Complete one of the following:4-5
ARTD 2360
and ARTD 2361
Introduction to Photography
and Photo Tools
ARTD 2380
and ARTD 2381
Video Basics
and Video Tools
ARTG 2252
Graphic Design Principles
ARTG 3250
Physical Computing
ARTG 3452
Topics In Graphic Design Inquiry
ARTG 3460
Identity and Brand Design
ARTG 4554
Typography 3
ARTG 5000
Topics in Design

Integrative Requirements

Note: ARTG 4550 counts in the design requirements above and is also an integrative course.
ARTG 4550Design Degree Project4
JRNL 5311Design for Storytelling4

Program Requirement

131 total semester hours required

Sample Four Years, Two Co-ops

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		4A+D Fundamentals Elective 22Elective4
ARTF 1220 (with optional ARTF 1221)2ARTG 2262
and ARTG 2263		4A+D Fundamentals Elective 32 
A+D Fundamentals Elective 12MATH elective4  
ARTH elective4   
ENGW 11114   
 17 17 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
JRNL 22014Co-op0Co-op0Elective4
JRNL 53114  Elective4
EEAM 20001   
ARTG 2400 (with optional ARTG 2401)4   
ARTG 33504   
 17 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
JRNL 23014Co-op0Co-op0Elective4
JRNL elective 14  Elective4
ARTG 34004   
Art and design elective4   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
JRNL 36104JRNL 3550 or 46504  
JRNL elective 24JRNL elective 34  
ARTG 22424Elective4  
ARTG 45504Elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 131

Sample Five Years, Three Co-ops

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
JRNL 1000 or ARTF 10001JRNL 1101
and JRNL 1102		5Elective4Vacation
JRNL 11504ARTG 1270
and ARTG 1271		4Elective4 
ENGW 11114Art + Design Fundamentals Elective 22  
ARTF 1220 (with optional ARTF 1221)2Art + Design Fundamentals Elective 32  
Art + Design Fundamentals Elective 12Math elective4  
ARTH elective4   
 17 17 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
JRNL 22014Co-op 0Co-op 0Vacation
EEAM 20001   
ARTG 1290
and ARTG 1291		4   
ARTG 2262
and ARTG 2263		4   
Elective4   
 17 0 0 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
JRNL 23014Co-op 0Co-op 0Elective4
JRNL elective 14  ENGW 33024
ARTG 2400 (with optional ARTG 2401)4   
ARTG 33504   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
JRNL 36104Co-op 0Co-op 0Vacation0
ARTG 34004   
JRNL elective 24   
Elective4   
 16 0 0 0
Year 5
FallHoursSpringHours  
JRNL 53114JRNL 3550 or 46504  
JRNL 3550 or 46504JRNL elective 34  
ARTG 22424Art and design elective4  
ARTG 45504Elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 131