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Theatre and Interaction Design, BA

2021-2022 Edition

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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.

Course List
Code Title Hours
Foundational Stages
THTR 1101Introduction to Theatre4
THTR 1120Acting 14
THTR 1131Technical Theatre 14
THTR 1270Introduction to Theatrical Design4
THTR 2325From Script to Stage4
Making Theatre
THTR 1100Production Experience 11
THTR 2000Production Experience 21
THTR 4702Capstone Rehearsal and Performance4
Major Elective
Complete one of the following:4
THTR 1220
Race, Power, and Performance
THTR 2300
Classics of Global Theatre
THTR 2315
Rebels of Modern Drama
THTR 2320
Classics of 20th-Century American Drama
THTR 2340
Theatre and Society
Intermediate/Advanced Electives
Complete two of the following:8
THTR 2300
Classics of Global Theatre
THTR 2310
History of Musical Theatre
THTR 2315
Rebels of Modern Drama
THTR 2320
Classics of 20th-Century American Drama
THTR 2330
Playwriting
THTR 2340
Theatre and Society
THTR 2342
Acting 2
THTR 2345
Acting for the Camera
THTR 2346
Viewpoints
THTR 2300
Classics of Global Theatre
THTR 2370
Lighting Design
THTR 2380
Costume Design
THTR 2400
Scenic Design
THTR 2500
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Theatre
THTR 2600
Voice and Speech for the Actor
THTR 3100
Creative Storytelling for Social Engagement
THTR 3200
Queer Theatre and Performance
THTR 3300
Devised Theatre Project: Collaborative Performance
THTR 3400
Designing Combat for the Stage
THTR 3450
Acting 3
THTR 3550
Directing for the Stage
THTR 3570
Musical Theatre Performance 2
THTR 4345
Advanced Acting for the Camera

Interaction Design Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
Art + Design at Northeastern
ARTF 1000Art and Design at Northeastern1
Art + Design Fundamentals
ARTF 1122Color and Composition (with optional ARTF 1123)4
ARTF 2223Experience and Interaction (with optional ARTF 2224)4
Design
ARTG 1250Design Process Context and Systems4
ARTG 2250Typography 1 (with optional ARTG 2251)4
ARTG 2260Programming Basics4
ARTG 2400Interaction Design 1: Responsive (with optional ARTG 2401)4
ARTG 3350Typography 24
ARTG 3451Information Design 14
ARTG 3700Interaction Design 2: Mobile4
Design Project
ARTG 4550Design Degree Project 14
Major Electives
Art + Design History
Complete two of the following:8
ARTH 1111
Global Art and Design History: Renaissance to Modern
ARTH 2210
Modern Art and Design History
ARTH 2215
History of Graphic Design
Art + Design Elective
Complete one of the following:4
ARTD 2360
and ARTD 2361
Introduction to Photography
and Photo Tools
ARTD 2380
Video Basics (with optional ARTD 2381)
ARTF 1120
Observational Drawing
ARTF 1121
Conceptual Drawing
ARTF 1124
and ARTF 1125
Form and Structure
and Form and Structure Tools
ARTF 2220
Movement and Time (with optional ARTF 2221)
ARTG 2252
Graphic Design 1
ARTG 3250
Physical Computing
ARTG 3460
Identity and Brand Design
ARTG 4554
Typography 3

Integrative Requirement

Course List
Code Title Hours
Note: ARTG 4550 double counts with the specified requirements above.
ARTG 4550Design Degree Project 14
THTR 4702Capstone Rehearsal and Performance4

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
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
THTR 1000 or ARTF 10001THTR 11014Elective4Elective4
THTR 11204THTR 11314Elective4Elective4
ENGW 11114ARTF 2223 (with optional ARTF 2224)4  
ARTF 1122 (with optiional ARTF 1123)4ARTG 2250 (with optional ARTG 2251)4  
ARTG 12504   
 17 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
EEAM 20001Co-op 1Co-op 1Elective4
Art + design history elective 14  Elective4
THTR 20001   
THTR 12704   
ARTG 22604   
THTR 23254   
 18 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ARTG 2400 (with optional ARTG 2401)4Co-op 2Co-op 2Elective4
ARTG 33504  Elective4
Art + design elective 14   
THTR elective4   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Art + design history elective 24THTR 47024VacationVacation0
THTR elective4THTR advanced technique4  
ARTG 37004ARTG 34514  
ARTG 45504Elective4  
THTR 41001   
 17 16 0 0
Total Hours: 132
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