Design and Mathematics, BS (Boston)

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Art + Design or Mathematics at Northeastern

One of:
- ARTF 1000 — Art and Design at Northeastern
- INSC 1000 — Science at Northeastern

Art + Design Fundamentals Required

ARTF 1220 — Elements of Visual Composition

Art + Design Fundamentals Elective

From the catalog
Complete 6 semester hours of the following:

Choose 6 semester hours from:
- ARTF 1200 — Representational Drawing
- ARTF 1210 — Abstract Drawing
- ARTF 1230 — Making with Form and Materials
- ARTF 1240 — Making with Video, Sound, and Animation
- ARTF 1250 — Designing Interactive Experiences

Design Required

All of:
- ARTG 1001 — Design Perspectives: An Introduction to Design in the World
- ARTG 1002 — Seminar for Design Perspectives
All of:
- ARTG 1270 — Design: Process + Practices
- ARTG 1271 — Studio for Design: Process + Practices
All of:
- ARTG 1290 — Typographic Systems
- ARTG 1291 — Studio for Typographic Systems

Design Elective

4 semester hours.

From the catalog
Complete 4 semester hours of ARTG courses as long as prerequisites have been met and it has not used to fulfill other requirements of the program. ARTG 2262 and ARTG 2263 are recommended.

Art + Design History Elective

4 semester hours.

From the catalog
Complete 4 semester hours of ARTH courses. ARTH 1001 Visual Intelligence and ARTH 1002 Seminar in Visual Intelligence are recommended.

Art + Design Elective

4 semester hours.

From the catalog
Complete 4 semester hours of ARTD, ARTE, ARTF, ARTG, ARTH, ARTS, EXRE, or GAME course for which prerequisites have been met and it has not used to fulfill other requirements of the program.
If ARTG 5000 Topics in Design (or any other topics course in the subjects listed above) is completed more than once, the additional completions may be allowed toward the electives.

Degree Project

ARTG 4550 — Design Degree Project

Design Option

From the catalog
Complete one of the following options:

Choose 8 semester hours from:
- Creative Fabrication
  - ARTG 2810 — Creative Fabrication Design Principles
  - ARTG 3810 — Topics in Creative Fabrication Inquiry
- Experience Design
  - ARTG 3462 — Experience Design Principles
  - ARTG 3464 — Topics In Experience Design Inquiry
- Graphic Design
  - ARTG 2252 — Graphic Design Principles
  - ARTG 3452 — Topics In Graphic Design Inquiry
- Information Design
  - ARTG 2242 — Information Design Principles
  - ARTG 3444 — Topics in Information Design Inquiry
- Interaction Design
  - ARTG 2400 — Interaction Design Principles
  - ARTG 3400 — Topics In Interaction Design Inquiry

Experiential Learning Introduction

One of:
- EESC 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op
- EEAM 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op

Required Mathematics

MATH 1341 — Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
MATH 1342 — Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering
MATH 1365 — Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning
MATH 2321 — Calculus 3 for Science and Engineering
MATH 2331 — Linear Algebra
MATH 2341 — Differential Equations and Linear Algebra for Engineering
MATH 3081 — Probability and Statistics

Mathematics Electives

From the catalog
Complete two courses in the following range:
MATH 3001 to MATH 4999

Choose 8 semester hours from:
- Any MATH course numbered 3001–4999

Integrative Requirement

From the catalog
The following course is already required in the major:

One of:
- ARTG 4550 — Design Degree Project

Writing Requirements

One of:
- ENGW 1111 — First-Year Writing
- ENGW 1102 — First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
One of:
- ENGW 3315 — Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
- ENGW 3307 — Advanced Writing in the Sciences
- ENGW 3314 — Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design

Substitutions

Stated by the catalog on this program's requirements:

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).

Possible equivalents for this program beyond the above — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:

EEAM 2000 ↔ EESC 2000 (tier B)
ENGW 1102 ↔ ENGW 1111 (tier C)
ENGW 3307 ↔ ENGW 3315 (tier C)
ENGW 3307 ↔ ENGW 3314 (tier C)

What the tiers mean

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