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Psychology and Theatre, BS

2022-2023 Edition

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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.

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

Course List
Code Title Hours
Required Courses
PSYC 1101Foundations of Psychology4
PSYC 2320Statistics in Psychological Research4
PSYC 3400Personality4
PSYC 3404Developmental Psychology4
PSYC 3450Learning and Motivation4
PSYC 3452Sensation and Perception4
PSYC 3464Psychology of Language4
Psychology Lab Course
Complete one of the following:4
PSYC 4600
Laboratory in Research Design
PSYC 4606
Laboratory in Biological Psychology
PSYC 4610
Laboratory in Psycholinguistics
PSYC 4612
Laboratory in Cognition
PSYC 4614
Laboratory in Social Psychology
PSYC 4616
Laboratory in Personality
PSYC 4622
Laboratory in Sensation and Perception
PSYC 4624
Laboratory in Affective Science
PSYC 4626
Laboratory in Life-Span Emotional Development
PSYC 4628
Laboratory in Developmental Psychology
PSYC 4632
Laboratory in Psychophysiology
Psychology Seminar
Complete one of the following:4
PSYC 4656
Seminar in Biological Psychology
PSYC 4658
Seminar in Psycholinguistics
PSYC 4660
Seminar in Cognition
PSYC 4662
Seminar in Personality
PSYC 4664
Seminar in Social Psychology
PSYC 4666
Seminar in Clinical Psychology
PSYC 4668
Seminar in Sensation and Perception
PSYC 4674
Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience
PSYC 4676
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 theatre courses.

Course List
Code Title Hours
Foundational Courses
THTR 1101Introduction to Theatre4
THTR 1120Acting 14
THTR 1131Introduction to Technical Theatre4
THTR 1270Introduction to Theatrical Design4
THTR 2325Dramaturgical Inquiry4
Making Theatre
THTR 1100Production Experience 11
THTR 2000Production Experience 21
Text and Context
Complete one of the following:4
THTR 1220
Race, Power, and Performance
THTR 2200
The American Black Theatre Experience
THTR 2500
Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Theatre
THTR 2983
Topics in Theatre History and Culture
THTR 3200
Queer Theatre and Performance
Community Engaged Theatre
Complete one of the following:4
THTR 1215
Activism and Performance
THTR 1400
Documentary Theatre Project
THTR 2340
Theatre and Society
THTR 3100
Creative Storytelling for Social Engagement
Advanced Course
Complete one of the following:4
THTR 3300
Devised Theatre Project: Collaborative Performance
THTR 3450
Acting 3
THTR 3550
Directing for the Stage
Capstone
THTR 4702Capstone: Creative Practice Research Project4

Integrative Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
INAM 3200Creative Cognition4
THTR 4702Capstone: Creative Practice Research Project4
Note: THTR 4702 is already required above. Only one completion is necessary.

Supporting Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
PSYC 1000Psychology at Northeastern1
or THTR 1000 Theatre at Northeastern
Mathematics
Complete one of the following:4
MATH 1213
Interactive Mathematics
MATH 1215
Mathematical Thinking
MATH 1241
Calculus 1
Complete one course from approved DD options. 14
Complete one course from approved ER options. 24
Complete first-year writing course.4
Complete Integrating Knowledge Through Experience co-op experience.
Complete open electives to fulfill the total program hours.
1

Some PYSC and THTR electives fill DD requirements.

2

Some PSYC and THTR electives fill ER requirements.

Program Requirements

131 total semester hours required

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ENGW 11114MATH 12134PSYC 34004Open elective4
PSYC 1000 or THTR 10001PSYC 34664Nupath DD4Open elective 4
PSYC 11014THTR 12704  
THTR 11014THTR 11314  
THTR 11001   
THTR 11204   
 18 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
PSYC 23204EESC 2000 or EEAM 20001PSYC elective4Co-op
PSYC 34504PSYC 34044Open elective4 
THTR 20001PSYC 34644  
THTR 23254THTR community engaged course4  
THTR text and context course4Nupath ER4  
 17 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-opINAM 32004PSYC lab4Co-op
 PSYC 34524PSYC elective4 
 THTR advanced course4  
 Open elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-opTHTR 47024  
 PSYC seminar4  
 Open elective4  
 Open elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 132
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