The School of Journalism and the Department of Art and Design offer an interdisciplinary combined major in journalism and interaction design. Broadly speaking, students in the combined major in journalism and interaction design at Northeastern integrate the study of journalism with the study of art and design.
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.
University-Wide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide 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
Code | Title | Hours |
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JRNL 1000 | Journalism at Northeastern | 1 |
or ARTF 1000 | Art and Design at Northeastern |
Journalism Major Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Journalism Introductory Course | ||
JRNL 1150 | Understanding Today’s News | 4 |
Journalism Foundations | ||
Must receive a C or better in the following: | ||
JRNL 1101 and JRNL 1102 | Journalism 1: Fundamentals of Reporting and Journalist’s Toolbox | 5 |
JRNL 2201 | Journalism 2: Intermediate Reporting | 4 |
JRNL 2301 | Visual Storytelling in Journalism | 4 |
JRNL 3610 | Digital Storytelling and Social Media | 4 |
Law and Ethics | ||
JRNL 3550 | The First Amendment and the Media | 4 |
or JRNL 4650 | Ethics and Issues in Journalism | |
Journalism Electives | ||
Take three JRNL courses | 12 |
Art and Design Core
Code | Title | Hours |
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Art and Design Fundamentals | ||
ARTF 1122 | Color and Composition (with optional ARTF 1123) | 4 |
ARTF 2223 | Experience and Interaction (with optional ARTF 2224) | 4 |
Art and Design History | ||
Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
Global Art and Design History: Renaissance to Modern | ||
Modern Art and Design History | ||
History of Graphic Design |
Design Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Design Courses | ||
ARTG 1250 | Design Process Context and Systems | 4 |
ARTG 2250 | Typography 1 (with optional ARTG 2251) | 4 |
ARTG 2260 | Programming Basics | 4 |
ARTG 2400 | Interaction Design 1: Responsive (with optional ARTG 2401) | 4 |
ARTG 3350 | Typography 2 | 4 |
ARTG 3451 | Information Design 1 | 4 |
ARTG 3700 | Interaction Design 2: Mobile | 4 |
Degree Project | ||
Complete one of the following: | 8 | |
Design Degree Project 1 | ||
Interaction Team Degree Project 1 |
Design Elective
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
Introduction to Photography (with optional ARTD 2361) | ||
Video Basics (with optional ARTD 2381) | ||
Observational Drawing | ||
Conceptual Drawing | ||
Form and Structure (with optional ARTF 1125) | ||
Movement and Time (with optional ARTF 2221) | ||
Graphic Design 1 | ||
Physical Computing | ||
Graphic Design 2 | ||
Identity and Brand Design | ||
ARTG 4552 | ||
ARTG 4553 | ||
Typography 3 |
Integrative Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
JRNL 5311 | Design for Storytelling | 4 |
Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
Design Degree Project 2 | ||
or ARTG 4701 | Interaction Team Degree Project 2 |
Program Requirement
131 total semester hours required
Sample Five Years, Three Co-ops
Year 1 | |||||||
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Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
JRNL 1000 or ARTF 1000 | 1 | JRNL 1101 and JRNL 1102 | 5 | Elective | 4 | Vacation | |
JRNL 1150 | 4 | ARTF 2223 (with optional ARTF 2224) | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
ENGW 1111 | 4 | ARTG 2250 (with optional ARTG 2251) | 4 | ||||
ARTG 1250 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
ARTF 1122 (with optiional ARTF 1123) | 4 | ||||||
17 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Year 2 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
JRNL 2201 | 4 | Co-op 1 | Co-op 1 | Vacation | |||
EEAM 2000 | 1 | ||||||
Art + design history elective 1 | 4 | ||||||
ARTG 2260 | 4 | ||||||
Elective | 4 | ||||||
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Year 3 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
JRNL 2301 | 4 | Co-op 2 | Co-op 2 | Elective | 4 | ||
Journalism elective 1 | 4 | ENGW 3302 | 4 | ||||
ARTG 2400 (with optional ARTG 2401) | 4 | ||||||
ARTG 3350 | 4 | ||||||
16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
Year 4 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
JRNL 3610 | 4 | Co-op 3 | Co-op 3 | Vacation | 0 | ||
Journalism elective 2 | 4 | ||||||
Art + design history elective 2 | 4 | ||||||
ARTG 3700 | 4 | ||||||
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Year 5 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
JRNL 5311 | 4 | Journalism elective 3 | 4 | ||||
JRNL 3550 or 4650 | 4 | ARTG 4551 or 4701 | 4 | ||||
ARTG 3451 | 4 | Art + design elective | 4 | ||||
ARTG 4550 or 4700 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
16 | 16 | ||||||
Total Hours: 131 |
Sample Five Years, Three Co-ops
Year 1 | |||||||
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Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
JRNL 1000 or ARTF 1000 | 1 | JRNL 1101 and JRNL 1102 | 5 | Vacation | Vacation | ||
JRNL 1150 | 4 | ARTF 2223 (with optional ARTF 2224) | 4 | ||||
ENGW 1111 | 4 | ARTG 2250 (with optional ARTG 2251) | 4 | ||||
ARTG 1250 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
ARTF 1122 (with optional ARTF 1123) | 4 | ||||||
17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Year 2 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
JRNL 2201 | 4 | JRNL 2301 | 4 | Vacation | Vacation | ||
EEAM 2000 | 1 | Journalism elective 1 | 4 | ||||
Art + design history elective 1 | 4 | ARTG 2400 (with optional ARTG 2401) | 4 | ||||
ARTG 2260 | 4 | ARTG 3350 | 4 | ||||
Elective | 4 | ||||||
17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Year 3 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | ||
JRNL 3610 | 4 | Co-op 1 | Co-op 1 | ||||
Journalism elective 2 | 4 | ||||||
Art + design elective | 4 | ||||||
ARTG 3700 | 4 | ||||||
16 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Year 4 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | ||
JRNL 3550 or 4650 | 4 | Co-op 2 | Co-op 2 | ||||
Art + design history elective 2 | 4 | ||||||
Elective | 4 | ||||||
ENGW 3302 | 4 | ||||||
16 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Year 5 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
JRNL 5311 | 4 | Journalism elective 3 | 4 | ||||
ARTG 3451 | 4 | ARTG 4551 or 4701 | 4 | ||||
ARTG 4550 or 4700 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
16 | 16 | ||||||
Total Hours: 131 |