This combined major educates students in psychology and theatre and the interface between the two disciplines. The scope and sequence of psychology courses provide students with a foundation in the interdisciplinary science of psychology, including such topics as cognition, psycholinguistics, perception, and the biological basis of behavior. The theatre curriculum provides deep knowledge of theatre that spans design, performance, and the production of innovative forms of theatre, including interactive media, computer graphics, human-computer interaction, and more.
Students completing this program of study should be able to understand how the two fields jointly contribute to explaining human behavior in the domain of theatre.
- 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.
NUpath requirements Differences and Diversity (DD) and Ethical Reasoning (ER) can be met through elective courses in PSYC or THTR. Students are responsible for satisfying any of these requirements not met within the major.
Psychology Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 3400 | Personality | 4 |
| PSYC 3404 | Developmental Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 3450 | Learning and Motivation | 4 |
| PSYC 3452 | Sensation and Perception | 4 |
| PSYC 3464 | Psychology of Language | 4 |
| Statistics | ||
| Complete the following course. Students who receive transfer credit for the Advanced Placement Statistics exam may complete the 1 SH PSYC 2315 course (requires department permission). | 4-5 | |
| Statistics in Psychological Research | ||
| Psychology Lab Course | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Laboratory in Research Design | ||
| Laboratory in Learning and Motivation | ||
| Laboratory in Biological Psychology | ||
| Laboratory in Psycholinguistics | ||
| Laboratory in Cognition | ||
| Laboratory in Social Psychology | ||
| Laboratory in Personality | ||
| Laboratory in Sensation and Perception | ||
| Laboratory in Affective Science | ||
| Laboratory in Life-Span Emotional Development | ||
| Laboratory in Developmental Psychology | ||
| Laboratory in Psychophysiology | ||
| Psychology Seminar | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Seminar in Biological Psychology | ||
| Seminar in Psycholinguistics | ||
| Seminar in Cognition | ||
| Seminar in Personality | ||
| Seminar in Social Psychology | ||
| Seminar in Clinical Psychology | ||
| Seminar in Sensation and Perception | ||
| Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| Seminar in Developmental Psychology | ||
| Psychology Electives | ||
| Complete two additional 4-semester-hour PSYC courses not used to fulfill requirements above from the following: | 8 | |
PSYC 1000–PSYC 5999 | ||
Theatre Requirements
A minimum grade of C is required in all THTR & INAM courses.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundational Courses | ||
| INAM 2000 | Ethics in Creativity | 4 |
| THTR 1101 | Introduction to Theatre | 4 |
| THTR 1120 | Acting 1 | 4 |
| THTR 1131 | Introduction to Technical Theatre | 4 |
| THTR 1270 | Introduction to Theatrical Design | 4 |
| THTR 3325 | Dramaturgical Inquiry | 4 |
| Making Theatre | ||
| THTR 1100 | Production Experience 1 | 1 |
| THTR 2000 | Production Experience 2 | 1 |
| Texts, Community, & Social Context | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| The Politics of Narrative in Theatre and The Politics of Narrative in Theatre Seminar | ||
| Activism and Performance | ||
| Race, Power, and Performance | ||
| Documentary Theatre Project | ||
| The American Black Theatre Experience | ||
| Theatre and Society | ||
| Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Theatre | ||
| Topics in Theatre History and Culture | ||
| Creative Storytelling for Social Engagement | ||
| Queer Theatre and Performance | ||
| Performing Theory | ||
| Electives | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| The American Black Theatre Experience | ||
| History of Musical Theatre | ||
| Playwriting | ||
| Boston Theatre Experience | ||
| Theatre and Society | ||
| Acting 2 | ||
| Acting for the Camera | ||
| Viewpoints | ||
| Lighting Design | ||
| Costume Design | ||
| Fashion Construction and Pattern Making | ||
| Scenic Design | ||
| Voice and Speech Training | ||
| Topics in Theatre History and Culture | ||
| Topics in Dance | ||
| Creative Storytelling for Social Engagement | ||
| Queer Theatre and Performance | ||
| Stage Combat | ||
| Directing for the Stage | ||
| Performing Theory | ||
| Mixed-Media Performance Lab | ||
| Topics in Performance Studies | ||
| Advanced Acting for the Camera | ||
| Devised Theatre Project | ||
| Acting 3 | ||
| Design for Immersive Performance | ||
Integrative Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| INAM 3200 | Creative Cognition | 4 |
| THTR 4702 | Capstone: Creative Practice Research Project | 4 |
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PSYC 1000 | Psychology at Northeastern | 1 |
| or THTR 1000 | Theatre at Northeastern | |
| Mathematics | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Interactive Mathematics | ||
| Mathematical Thinking | ||
| Calculus 1 | ||
| Complete one course from approved NUpath DD options. 1 | 4 | |
| Complete one course from approved NUpath ER options. 2 | 4 | |
| Complete first-year writing course. | 4 | |
| Complete NUpath Integrating Knowledge Through Experience co-op experience. | ||
| Complete open electives to fulfill the total program hours. | ||
- 1
Some PYSC and THTR electives fill NUpath DD requirements.
- 2
Some PSYC and THTR electives fill NUpath ER requirements.
Program Requirements
131 total semester hours required
Sample Plan of Study: 4 Years, 2 Co-ops
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | MATH 1213 | 4 | PSYC 3400 | 4 | Open elective | 4 |
| PSYC 1000 or THTR 1000 | 1 | PSYC 3466 | 4 | Nupath DD | 4 | Open elective | 4 |
| PSYC 1101 | 4 | THTR 1270 | 4 | ||||
| THTR 1101 | 4 | THTR 1131 | 4 | ||||
| THTR 1100 | 1 | ||||||
| THTR 1120 | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| PSYC 2320 | 4 | EESC 2000 or EEAM 2000 | 1 | PSYC elective | 4 | Co-op | |
| PSYC 3450 | 4 | PSYC 3404 | 4 | Open elective | 4 | ||
| THTR 2000 | 1 | PSYC 3464 | 4 | ||||
| THTR 3325 | 4 | THTR Elective | 4 | ||||
| THTR Texts, Community, & Social Context Course | 4 | Nupath ER | 4 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | INAM 2000 | 4 | PSYC lab | 4 | Co-op | ||
| INAM 3200 | 4 | PSYC elective | 4 | ||||
| PSYC 3452 | 4 | ||||||
| THTR Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | THTR 4702 | 4 | |||||
| PSYC seminar | 4 | ||||||
| Open Elective | 4 | ||||||
| Open elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 132 | |||||||