The School of Journalism and the Department of Art + 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 University 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.
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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| JRNL 1000 | Journalism at Northeastern | 1 |
| or ARTF 1000 | Art and Design at Northeastern | |
Journalism Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Complete three JRNL courses. | 12 | |
Art and Design Core
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Capstone Project | ||
| ARTG 4550 | Design Degree Project | 4 |
Design Elective
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| Introduction to Photography and Photo Tools | ||
| Video Basics (with optional ARTD 2381) | ||
| Observational Drawing | ||
| Conceptual Drawing | ||
| Form and Structure | ||
| Movement and Time | ||
| Graphic Design 1 | ||
| Physical Computing | ||
| Graphic Design 2 | ||
| Identity and Brand Design | ||
| Typography 3 | ||
Integrative Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Note: ARTG 4550 counts in the design requirements above and is also an integrative course. | ||
| ARTG 4550 | Design Degree Project | 4 |
| JRNL 5311 | Design for Storytelling | 4 |
Program Requirement
131 total semester hours required
Sample Four Years, Two Co-ops
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| JRNL 1000 or ARTF 1000 | 1 | JRNL 1101 and JRNL 1102 | 5 | ARTG 2250 (with optional ARTG 2251) | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| JRNL 1150 | 4 | ARTF 2223 (with optional ARTF 2224) | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| ARTF 1122 (with optional ARTF 1123) | 4 | ARTG 1250 | 4 | ||||
| ARTH elective 1 | 4 | ARTG 2260 | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | MATH elective | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 21 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| JRNL 2201 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Elective | 4 |
| JRNL 5311 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| EEAM 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| ARTG 2400 (with optional ARTG 2401) | 4 | ||||||
| ARTG 3350 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| JRNL 2301 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Elective | 4 |
| JRNL elective 1 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| ARTG 3700 | 4 | ||||||
| Art and design elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| JRNL 3610 | 4 | JRNL 3550 or 4650 | 4 | ||||
| JRNL elective 2 | 4 | JRNL elective 3 | 4 | ||||
| ARTG 3451 | 4 | ARTH elective 2 | 4 | ||||
| ARTG 4550 | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 12 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 131 | |||||||
Sample Five Years, Three Co-ops
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ARTG 1250 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | ARTH elective 1 | 4 | ||||
| ARTF 1143 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| ARTF 1122 (with optional ARTF 1123) | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| JRNL 2201 | 4 | Co-op | Co-op | Vacation | |||
| EEAM 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| ARTG 2250 | 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 | Co-op | Elective | 4 | ||
| JRNL 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 | Co-op | Vacation | 0 | ||
| JRNL elective 2 | 4 | ||||||
| ARTH elective 2 | 4 | ||||||
| ARTG 3700 | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year 5 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| JRNL 5311 | 4 | JRNL 3550 or 4650 | 4 | ||||
| JRNL 3550 or 4650 | 4 | JRNL elective 3 | 4 | ||||
| ARTG 3451 | 4 | Art and design elective | 4 | ||||
| ARTG 4550 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 131 | |||||||