This program is designed for students who want to combine a knowledge of the art of theatre with the theories and practice-based design disciplines. It offers both classroom and experiential learning in areas of acting, directing, playwriting, and design practices. Design is the practice-based discipline raising important questions about—and providing significant answers to—how we live. Designers are needed when we don’t know what is needed. Designers propose alternative futures and create new choices using design principles and processes to create, compose, and construct meaning in diverse knowledge fields. Designers seek a broad understanding of principles and systems of perception, communication, and action.
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.
BA Language Requirements
All BA students are required to complete the BA language requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Theatre Requirements
A minimum grade of C is required for all theatre courses.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundational Stages | ||
| THTR 1101 | Introduction to Theatre | 4 |
| THTR 1120 | Acting 1 | 4 |
| THTR 1131 | Technical Theatre 1 | 4 |
| THTR 1270 | Introduction to Theatrical Design | 4 |
| THTR 2325 | From Script to Stage | 4 |
| Making Theatre | ||
| THTR 1100 | Production Experience 1 | 1 |
| THTR 2000 | Production Experience 2 | 1 |
| THTR 4702 | Capstone Rehearsal and Performance | 4 |
| Major Elective | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Race, Power, and Performance | ||
| Classics of Global Theatre | ||
| Rebels of Modern Drama | ||
| Classics of 20th-Century American Drama | ||
| Theatre and Society | ||
| Intermediate/Advanced Electives | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| Classics of Global Theatre | ||
| History of Musical Theatre | ||
| Rebels of Modern Drama | ||
| Classics of 20th-Century American Drama | ||
| Playwriting | ||
| Theatre and Society | ||
| Acting 2 | ||
| Acting for the Camera | ||
| Viewpoints | ||
| Classics of Global Theatre | ||
| Lighting Design | ||
| Costume Design | ||
| Scenic Design | ||
| Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Theatre | ||
| Voice and Speech for the Actor | ||
| Creative Storytelling for Social Engagement | ||
| Queer Theatre and Performance | ||
| Devised Theatre Project: Collaborative Performance | ||
| Designing Combat for the Stage | ||
| Acting 3 | ||
| Directing for the Stage | ||
| Musical Theatre Performance 2 | ||
| Advanced Acting for the Camera | ||
Interaction Design Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Art + Design at Northeastern | ||
| ARTF 1000 | Art and Design at Northeastern | 1 |
| Art + Design Fundamentals | ||
| ARTF 1122 | Color and Composition (with optional ARTF 1123) | 4 |
| ARTF 2223 | Experience and Interaction (with optional ARTF 2224) | 4 |
| Design | ||
| 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 |
| Design Project | ||
| ARTG 4550 | Design Degree Project 1 | 4 |
| Major Electives | ||
| Art + 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 | ||
| Art + Design Elective | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Introduction to Photography and Photo Tools | ||
| Video Basics (with optional ARTD 2381) | ||
| Observational Drawing | ||
| Conceptual Drawing | ||
| Form and Structure and Form and Structure Tools | ||
| Movement and Time (with optional ARTF 2221) | ||
| Graphic Design 1 | ||
| Physical Computing | ||
| Identity and Brand Design | ||
| Typography 3 | ||
Integrative Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Note: ARTG 4550 double counts with the specified requirements above. | ||
| ARTG 4550 | Design Degree Project 1 | 4 |
| THTR 4702 | Capstone Rehearsal and Performance | 4 |
Theatre and Interaction Design Combined Major Credit Requirement
Complete 94 semester hours in the major.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Sample Four Years, Two Co-ops
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| THTR 1000 or ARTF 1000 | 1 | THTR 1101 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| THTR 1120 | 4 | THTR 1131 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | ARTF 2223 (with optional ARTF 2224) | 4 | ||||
| ARTF 1122 (with optiional ARTF 1123) | 4 | ARTG 2250 (with optional ARTG 2251) | 4 | ||||
| ARTG 1250 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| EEAM 2000 | 1 | Co-op 1 | Co-op 1 | Elective | 4 | ||
| Art + design history elective 1 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| THTR 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| THTR 1270 | 4 | ||||||
| ARTG 2260 | 4 | ||||||
| THTR 2325 | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ARTG 2400 (with optional ARTG 2401) | 4 | Co-op 2 | Co-op 2 | Elective | 4 | ||
| ARTG 3350 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Art + design elective 1 | 4 | ||||||
| THTR elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Art + design history elective 2 | 4 | THTR 4702 | 4 | Vacation | Vacation | 0 | |
| THTR elective | 4 | THTR advanced technique | 4 | ||||
| ARTG 3700 | 4 | ARTG 3451 | 4 | ||||
| ARTG 4550 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| THTR 4100 | 1 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total Hours: 132 | |||||||