The combined major in business administration and design integrates fundamental design courses with the theory and practice of management through active learning, problem-driven research, corporate partnerships, and experiential assignments. The BS degree can be accomplished using the four-year co-op plan.
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.
Business Core Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Introduction to College | ||
BUSN 1102 | Personal Skill Development for Business | 1 |
or ARTF 1000 | Art and Design at Northeastern | |
Mathematics | ||
Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
Calculus for Business and Economics | ||
Calculus 1 | ||
Math Fundamentals for Games | ||
Macroeconomics and Microeconomics | ||
ECON 1115 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4 |
or ECON 1116 | Principles of Microeconomics |
Business Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Accounting | ||
ACCT 1201 | Financial Accounting and Reporting | 4 |
Business Statistics | ||
MGSC 2301 | Business Statistics | 4 |
International Business/Social Responsibility | ||
INTB 1203 | International Business and Global Social Responsibility | 4 |
Marketing | ||
MKTG 2201 | Introduction to Marketing | 4 |
Finance | ||
FINA 2201 | Financial Management | 4 |
Organizational Behavior | ||
ORGB 3201 | Organizational Behavior | 4 |
Strategy in Action | ||
STRT 4501 | Strategy in Action | 4 |
Business Core Option | ||
Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
Managerial Accounting | ||
Innovation! | ||
Introduction to Information Systems and Digital Technologies | ||
Supply Chain and Operations Management | ||
Professional Development | ||
BUSN 1103 | Professional Development for Business Co-op | 1 |
or EEAM 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op |
Business Concentration
Complete one of the following business concentrations:
- Accounting
- Accounting and Advisory Services
- Brand Management
- Business Analytics
- Corporate Innovation
- Entrepreneurial Startups
- Family Business
- Finance
- Fintech
- Healthcare Management and Consulting
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Marketing Analytics
- Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Supply Chain Management
Second Business Concentration (Optional)
A second business concentration is optional and may be chosen from the following list:
- Accounting
- Accounting and Advisory Services
- Brand Management
- Business Analytics
- Corporate Innovation
- Entrepreneurial Startups
- Family Business
- Finance
- Fintech
- Healthcare Management and Consulting
- International Business
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Marketing Analytics
- Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Supply Chain Management
Design Requirements
Students interested in design PlusOne programs are recommended to consult with faculty coordinator and advisor during sophomore year to register for 5000-level courses in junior and senior years.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Art and Design Fundamentals | ||
Color and Composition (with optional ARTF 1123) | ||
Art and Design Fundamentals Elective | ||
Complete one of the following: | 5 | |
Form and Structure and Form and Structure Tools | ||
Movement and Time and Movement and Time Tools | ||
Experience and Interaction and Experience and Interaction Tools | ||
Design Required | ||
ARTG 1001 and ARTG 1002 | Design Perspectives: An Introduction to Design in the World and Seminar for Design Perspectives | 4 |
ARTG 1270 and ARTG 1271 | Design: Process + Practices and Studio for Design: Process + Practices | 4 |
ARTG 1290 and ARTG 1291 | Typographic Systems and Studio for Typographic Systems | 4 |
ARTG 2262 and ARTG 2263 | Prototyping with Code and Lab for ARTG 2262 (or ARTG Design Elective) 1 | 4 |
Art and Design History Elective | ||
Complete any one ARTH course. | 4 | |
Art and Design Elective | ||
Complete any one ARTD, ARTE, ARTF, ARTG, ARTH, ARTS, or GAME course for which prerequisites have been met. | 4 | |
If any topics course is completed more than once, the additional completions may be allowed toward the electives. | ||
Degree Capstone Project | ||
ARTG 4550 | Design Degree Project | 4 |
- 1
For students interested in the PlusOne in Information Design and Data Visualization, speak with an advisor about an alternative course option to Prototyping with Code (ARTG 2262) and Lab for ARTG 2262 (ARTG 2263).
Design Option
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete one of the following options: | 8 | |
Experience Design Option | ||
Experience Design Principles | ||
Experience Design 2 | ||
Graphic Design Option | ||
Graphic Design Principles | ||
Graphic Design 2 | ||
Information Design Option | ||
Information Design Principles | ||
Topics in Information Design Inquiry | ||
Interaction Design Option | ||
Interaction Design Principles (with optional ARTG 2401) | ||
Interaction Design 2: Mobile |
- 2
For students interested in the PlusOne in Information Design and Data Visualization, speak with an advisor about an alternative course option to Topics in Information Design Inquiry (ARTG 3444).
Integrative Course
Code | Title | Hours |
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Note: Integrative course is required above. | ||
Design Degree Project |
Business GPA Requirement
A minimum 2.000 GPA in business courses is required.
Business Cooperative Education
Complete one cooperative education experience.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
Year 1 | |||||||
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Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
ACCT 1201 | 4 | ARTG 1270 and ARTG 1271 | 4 | ARTG 1290 and ARTG 1291 | 4 | Art and design fundamentals elective | 4 |
ARTF 1122 (with optional ARTF 1123) | 4 | ECON 1115 or 1116 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
ARTG 1001 and ARTG 1002 | 4 | MGSC 2301 | 4 | ||||
BUSN 1102 or ARTF 1000 | 1 | MATH elective | 4 | ||||
ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||||
17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
Year 2 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
ARTG 2262 and ARTG 2263 | 4 | BUSN 1103 or EEAM 2000 | 1 | FINA 2201 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
INTB 1203 | 4 | Art and design history elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
MKTG 2201 | 4 | Business concentration introductory course | 4 | ||||
Design option level 1 | 4 | Business core option | 4 | ||||
Design option level 2 | 4 | ||||||
16 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Year 3 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
Co-op | 0 | ENGW 3314 or 3315 | 4 | Business concentration elective 2 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
ORGB 3201 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
Art and design elective | 4 | ||||||
Business concentration elective 1 | 4 | ||||||
0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Year 4 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
Co-op | 0 | ARTG 4550 | 4 | ||||
STRT 4501 | 4 | ||||||
Business concentration | 4 | ||||||
Elective | 4 | ||||||
0 | 16 | ||||||
Total Hours: 130 |