Journalism and Design, BS (Boston)

Undergraduatemajor2027 catalogArts Media DesignBoston129 semester hours totalunverified parse — check the source

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Introduction to College

One of:
- JRNL 1000 — Journalism at Northeastern
- ARTF 1000 — Art and Design at Northeastern

Journalism Introductory Course

JRNL 1150 — Understanding Today’s News

Journalism Foundations

From the catalog
Must receive a C or better in the following:

All of:
- JRNL 1101 — Journalism 1: Fundamentals of Reporting and Writing
- JRNL 1102 — Journalist’s Toolbox
JRNL 2201 — Journalism 2: Intermediate Reporting
JRNL 2301 — Visual Storytelling in Journalism
JRNL 3610 — Digital Storytelling and Social Media

Law and Ethics

One of:
- JRNL 3550 — The First Amendment and the Media
- JRNL 4650 — Ethics and Diversity in the News Media

Journalism Electives

12 semester hours.

From the catalog
Complete three JRNL courses.

Art + Design Fundamentals Required

ARTF 1220 — Elements of Visual Composition

Art + Design Fundamentals Electives

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 not already required as long as prerequisites have been met. 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 course has not been 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 Capstone Project

ARTG 4550 — Design Degree Project

Design Options

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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

Integrative Requirements

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Note: ARTG 4550 double counts with the specified requirements above.

ARTG 4550 — Design Degree Project
JRNL 5311 — Design for Storytelling

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).

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