Psychology and Theatre, BS (Boston)

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Required Courses

PSYC 1101 — Foundations of Psychology
PSYC 3400 — Personality
PSYC 3404 — Developmental Psychology
PSYC 3450 — Learning and Motivation
PSYC 3452 — Sensation and Perception
PSYC 3464 — Psychology of Language

Statistics

From the catalog
Complete the following course. Students who receive transfer credit for the Advanced Placement Statistics exam may complete the 1-semester-hour PSYC 2315 course (requires department permission).

PSYC 2320 — Statistics in Psychological Research

Psychology Lab Course

From the catalog
Complete one of the following. This requirement may not be fulfilled via transfer credit.

One of:
- PSYC 4600 — Laboratory in Research Design
- PSYC 4604 — Laboratory in Learning and Motivation
- 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 4628 — Laboratory in Developmental Psychology
- PSYC 4632 — Laboratory in Psychophysiology

Psychology Seminar

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- 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
- PSYC 4682 — Seminar in Learning and Motivation

Psychology Electives

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Complete two additional 4-semester-hour PSYC courses not used to fulfill requirements above from the following:
PSYC 1000–PSYC 5999

Choose 8 semester hours from:
- Any PSYC course numbered 1000–5999

Foundational Courses

INAM 2000 — Ethics in Creativity
THTR 1101 — Introduction to Theatre
THTR 1120 — Acting 1
THTR 1131 — Introduction to Technical Theatre
THTR 1270 — Introduction to Theatrical Design
THTR 3325 — Dramaturgical Inquiry

Making Theatre

THTR 1100 — Production Experience 1
THTR 2000 — Production Experience 2

Texts, Community, & Social Context

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- All of:
  - INAM 1300 — The Politics of Narrative in Theatre
  - INAM 1301 — The Politics of Narrative in Theatre Seminar
- THTR 1215 — Activism and Performance
- THTR 1220 — Race, Power, and Performance
- THTR 2200 — The American Black Theatre Experience
- THTR 2340 — Theatre and Society
- THTR 2500 — Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Theatre
- THTR 2983 — Topics in Theatre History and Culture
- THTR 3100 — Creative Storytelling for Social Engagement
- THTR 3200 — Queer Theatre and Performance

Electives

From the catalog
Complete two of the following:

Choose 8 semester hours from:
- THTR 2200 — The American Black Theatre Experience
- THTR 2310 — History of Musical Theatre
- THTR 2330 — Playwriting
- THTR 2340 — Theatre and Society
- THTR 2342 — Acting 2
- THTR 2345 — Acting for the Camera
- THTR 2346 — Viewpoints
- THTR 2370 — Lighting Design
- THTR 2380 — Costume Design
- THTR 2385 — Fashion Construction and Pattern Making
- THTR 2400 — Scenic Design
- THTR 2600 — Voice and Speech Training
- THTR 2983 — Topics in Theatre History and Culture
- THTR 2993 — Topics in Dance
- THTR 3100 — Creative Storytelling for Social Engagement
- THTR 3200 — Queer Theatre and Performance
- THTR 3400 — Stage Combat
- THTR 3550 — Directing for the Stage
- THTR 3670 — Mixed-Media Performance Lab
- THTR 3973 — Topics in Performance Studies
- THTR 4345 — Advanced Acting for the Camera
- THTR 5450 — Acting 3
- THTR 5700 — Design for Immersive Performance

Integrative Requirements

INAM 3200 — Creative Cognition
THTR 4702 — Capstone: Creative Practice Research Project

Supporting Courses

One of:
- INSC 1000 — Science at Northeastern
- THTR 1000 — Theatre at Northeastern

Mathematics

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- MATH 1213 — Interactive Mathematics
- MATH 1215 — Mathematical Thinking
- MATH 1241 — Calculus 1

Writing Requirements

From the catalog
Complete NUpath Integrating Knowledge Through Experience co-op experience.
Complete open electives to fulfill the total program hours.

One of:
- ENGW 1111 — First-Year Writing
- ENGW 1102 — First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
One of:
- ENGW 3307 — Advanced Writing in the Sciences
- ENGW 3315 — Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

GPA requirements

Minimum 2.000 GPA is required in PSYC courses

Substitutions

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

ENGW 1102 ↔ ENGW 1111 (tier C)
ENGW 3307 ↔ ENGW 3315 (tier C)

What the tiers mean

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