- 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.
Performance and Extended Realities Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARTF 1000 | Art and Design at Northeastern | 1 |
| or MUSC 1000 | Music at Northeastern | |
| or THTR 1000 | Theatre at Northeastern | |
| EEAM 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op | 1 |
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| XR Core Courses | ||
| ARTD 2000 | Introduction to Immersive Media | 4 |
| ARTG 2262 and ARTG 2263 | Prototyping with Code and Lab for ARTG 2262 | 4 |
| or MUST 2431 | Computer Music Fundamentals | |
| INAM 1300 and INAM 1301 | The Politics of Narrative in Theatre and The Politics of Narrative in Theatre Seminar | 4 |
| or ARTD 2100 | Narrative Basics | |
| INAM 2000 | Ethics in Creativity | 4 |
| Basic Courses | ||
| Complete a minimum of 20 semester hours from the following, with no more than two courses in one subject code: | 20 | |
| Introduction to Computational Creative Practice | ||
| Video Basics and Video Tools | ||
| Experience and Interaction and Experience and Interaction Tools | ||
| Interactive Media and Society | ||
| Introduction to Songwriting | ||
| Advanced Songwriting | ||
| Introduction to Music Technology | ||
| Sound Design | ||
| Acting 1 | ||
| Improvisation | ||
| Movement: Embodied Approaches to Creativity | ||
| Viewpoints | ||
| Breadth Courses | ||
| Complete a minimum of 16 semester hours from the following: | 16 | |
| Experimental Video | ||
| Physical and Digital Fabrication | ||
| Performance Art | ||
| Designing Extended Realities (XR) | ||
| Music Perception and Cognition | ||
| Sounding Human | ||
| Musical Interactions in Extended Reality | ||
| Design for Immersive Performance | ||
| Depth Courses | ||
| EXRE 5020 | Developing Extended Realities (XR) | 4 |
| THTR 3670 | Mixed-Media Performance Lab | 4 |
| or THTR 6670 | Advanced Mixed Media Performance Lab | |
| Capstone Project | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Media Arts Degree Project | ||
| Capstone: Creative Practice Research Project | ||
| Major Elective Courses | ||
| Complete a minimum of 16 semester hours in a specific cluster or choose any courses for a minimum of 16 semester hours. Three of the courses must be at the 3000 level or higher. Courses used to fulfill other requirements of this program may not fulfill this requirement: | 16 | |
Music Cluster | ||
| Creative Cognition | ||
| Music in Everyday Life | ||
| Making a Musical: Analysis, Craft, and Creation | ||
| 40,000 Years of Music Technology | ||
| Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Music | ||
| Composing with Digital Technologies | ||
| Sound Design | ||
| Embedded Audio Programming | ||
| Special Topics in Music Technology | ||
| Composition for Electronic Instruments | ||
Theatre Cluster | ||
| Production Experience 1 | ||
| Improvisation | ||
| Fashion and Costume Design in Film and Television | ||
| Introduction to Theatrical Design | ||
| Production Experience 2 | ||
| The American Black Theatre Experience | ||
| Playwriting | ||
| Acting 2 | ||
| Acting for the Camera | ||
| Viewpoints | ||
| Lighting Design | ||
| Voice and Speech Training | ||
| Topics in Dance | ||
| Dramaturgical Inquiry | ||
| Stage Combat | ||
| Directing for the Stage | ||
| Topics in Performance Studies | ||
| Advanced Acting for the Camera | ||
| Acting 3 | ||
Design/Animation Cluster | ||
| Introduction to Computational Creative Practice | ||
| Animation Basics and Animation Tools | ||
| Video Basics and Video Tools | ||
| Topics in Media Arts | ||
| Virtual Environment Design | ||
| Character Design for Animation | ||
| Animation for Games | ||
| Art and Design Abroad: Studio | ||
| Art and Design Special Topics | ||
| Special Topics in Art and Design Studio | ||
| Experience and Interaction and Experience and Interaction Tools | ||
| Design Process Context and Systems | ||
| Physical Computing | ||
| Topics in Design | ||
| Prototyping for Experience Design | ||
| Visual Intelligence | ||
Game Design Cluster | ||
| Immersive Media: Extended Realities (XR) History, Theory, and Impact | ||
| Games and Society | ||
| Experimental Game Design | ||
| Narrative for Games | ||
| Foundations of Game Design | ||
| Game Studio | ||
| Level Design and Game Architecture | ||
| Rapid Idea Prototyping for Games | ||
| Game Concept Development | ||
| Topics in Game Design | ||
| Designing Imaginary Worlds | ||
Major Grade Requirement
A minimum grade of C is required in all required courses.
Program Requirement
130 total semester hours required.
Sample Plan of Study: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer 1
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ARTF 1000, MUSC 1000, or THTR 1000 | 1 | ARTG 2262 and ARTG 2263 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | INAM 2000 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| INAM 1300 and INAM 1301 | 4 | Basic course 3 | 4 | ||||
| Basic course 1 | 4 | Basic course 4 | 4 | ||||
| Basic course 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Basic course 5 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Elective | 4 |
| ARTD 2000 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| EEAM 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| Breadth course 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Major elective 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Breadth course 2 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Elective | 4 |
| Breadth course 3 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Major elective 2 | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Breadth course 4 | 4 | Depth course 2 | 4 | ||||
| Major elective 3 | 4 | Capstone project | 4 | ||||
| Major elective 4 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Depth course 1 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||