ARTG 2400 — Interaction Design Principles

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springBostonOnlineOnlineTraditional

Introduces foundational interaction design principles, processes, and tools for creating physical and screen-based interfaces. Uses design research methods, stakeholder identification, problem framing, information structuring, low- to high-fidelity prototyping techniques, iterative development, assessment strategies, and usability testing to construct design proposals for interactive artifacts. Analyzes design case studies and offers critical readings, instructor and guest lectures, class discussions, and individual and collaborative in-studio design work.

Prerequisites

all of:
- one of:
  - all of:
    - ARTG 1270 (min D-) (may be taken concurrently)
    - ARTG 1271 (min D-) (may be taken concurrently)
  - ARTM 119M ARTM 11SM
  - ARTG 1250 (min D-) (may be taken concurrently)
- one of:
  - all of:
    - ARTG 1290 (min D-) (may be taken concurrently)
    - ARTG 1291 (min D-) (may be taken concurrently)
  - ARTM 234M ARTM 23SM
  - ARTG 2250 (min D-) (may be taken concurrently)

Offering history

Term	Sections	Enrolled	Capacity	Full	Open seats/section
Fall 2023	4	60	64	94%	1.0
Spring 2024	4	50	60	83%	2.5
Summer A 2024	1	14	16	88%	2.0
Fall 2024	3	41	48	85%	2.3
Spring 2025	3	44	48	92%	1.3
Summer A 2025	1	16	16	100%	0.0
Fall 2025	3	36	48	75%	4.0
Spring 2026	3	29	48	60%	6.3

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 11% · T 20% · W 24% · Th 39% · F 16%

Common patterns: R (29% of sections), W (24% of sections), F (16% of sections), M (11% of sections), TR (10% of sections), T (9% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Sofie Hodara (47% of students) · reviews
Louis Susi (20% of students) · reviews
Richard Millard (18% of students) · reviews
Kimberly Maroon (9% of students) · reviews

Spring

Sofie Hodara (47% of students) · reviews
Louis Susi (24% of students) · reviews
Michael Arnold Mages (17% of students) · reviews
Kimberly Maroon (11% of students) · reviews

Summer A

Sofie Hodara (100% of students) · reviews

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Unlocks

ARTG 2401, ARTG 3400, ARTG 3444, ARTG 3452, ARTG 3464, ARTG 3467, ARTG 3700, ARTG 3810, ARTG 4120, ARTG 4480

Courses that list ARTG 2400 in their prerequisites.

Links

Official catalog (ARTG course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All ARTG courses · Plan it at numap.app