Interdisciplinary Design and Media, PhD (Boston)
Source: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/arts-media-design/interdisciplinary-programs/interdisciplinary-design-media-phd/ Parent: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/phdprograms/
Milestones
Annual review \ Individual path (including advisors)\ Teaching requirement \ Qualifying examination\ Dissertation proposal \ Dissertation committee\ Dissertation defense
Required Coursework
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | INAM 7000 | Introduction to Research in Interdisciplinary Design and Media | 4 | | INAM 7001 | Research Methods in Interdisciplinary Design and Media | 4 | | INAM 7900 | Research Seminar | 4 | | INAM 7901 | Dissertation Writing Seminar | 4 | | Research Methods Elective | | | | Complete one research methods elective from this list or in consultation with your advisor: | | 4 | | ARCH 6340 | Graduate Topics in Architecture | | | ARTG 5110 | Information Design History | | | ARTG 5120 | Research Methods for Design | | | ARTG 5310 | Visual Cognition | | | ARTG 5320 | Statistics for Design | | | ARTG 5620 | Notational Systems for Experience | | | ARTG 6110 | Information Design Theory and Critical Thinking | | | GSND 5110 | Game Design and Analysis | | | GSND 5130 | Mixed Research Methods for Games | | | GSND 6320 | Psychology of Play | | | GSND 6340 | Biometrics of Design | | | GSND 6350 | Data-Driven Game Design | | | GSND 6984 | Research | | | INAM 6300 | Models for Applied Inquiry in Creative Practice | | | JRNL 5400 | Media and Advocacy in Theory and Practice | | | Dissertation | | | | INAM 9990 | Dissertation Term 1 | | | INAM 9991 | Dissertation Term 2 | |
Discipline-Specific Coursework
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Complete 28 semester hours of discipline-specific coursework in consultation with your domain-specific advisor and committee members. | | 28 |
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
A minimum of 48 semester hours of coursework beyond the undergraduate degree is required.\ A minimum 3.000 cumulative GPA and no grades lower than a B in core courses are required.
| Year 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| INAM 7000 | 4 | INAM 7900 | 4 |
| INAM 7001 | 4 | Research methods elective | 4 |
| Discipline-specific coursework | 4 | Discipline-specific coursework | 4 |
| 12 | 12 | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Discipline-specific coursework | 4 | Discipline-specific coursework | 4 |
| Discipline-specific coursework | 4 | Discipline-specific coursework | 4 |
| Discipline-specific coursework | 4 | INAM 7901 | 4 |
| 12 | 12 | ||
| Year 3 | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Qualifying exams | 0 | Teaching requirement, TA | 0 |
| Teaching requirement, TA | 0 | INAM 9991 | |
| INAM 9990 | |||
| 0 | 0 | ||
| Year 4 | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Teaching requirement, teacher of record | 0 | Teaching requirement, teacher of record | 0 |
| INAM 9996 | 0 | INAM 9996 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | ||
| Year 5 | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| INAM 9996 | 0 | INAM 9996 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | ||
| Total Hours: 48 |
Milestones
Annual review \ Individual path (including advisors)\ Teaching requirement \ Qualifying examination\ Dissertation proposal \ Dissertation committee\ Dissertation defense
Required Coursework
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | INAM 7000 | Introduction to Research in Interdisciplinary Design and Media | 4 | | INAM 7001 | Research Methods in Interdisciplinary Design and Media | 4 | | INAM 7900 | Research Seminar | 4 | | INAM 7901 | Dissertation Writing Seminar | 4 | | Research Methods Elective | | | | Complete one research methods elective from this list or in consultation with your advisor: | | 4 | | ARCH 6340 | Graduate Topics in Architecture | | | ARTG 5110 | Information Design History | | | ARTG 5120 | Research Methods for Design | | | ARTG 5310 | Visual Cognition | | | ARTG 5320 | Statistics for Design | | | ARTG 5620 | Notational Systems for Experience | | | ARTG 6110 | Information Design Theory and Critical Thinking | | | GSND 5110 | Game Design and Analysis | | | GSND 5130 | Mixed Research Methods for Games | | | GSND 6320 | Psychology of Play | | | GSND 6340 | Biometrics of Design | | | GSND 6350 | Data-Driven Game Design | | | GSND 6984 | Research | | | INAM 6300 | Models for Applied Inquiry in Creative Practice | | | JRNL 5400 | Media and Advocacy in Theory and Practice | | | Dissertation | | | | INAM 9990 | Dissertation Term 1 | | | INAM 9991 | Dissertation Term 2 | |
Discipline-Specific Coursework
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Complete 8 semester hours of discipline-specific coursework in consultation with your domain-specific advisor and committee members. | | 8 |
Program Credit/GPA Requirement
A minimum of 28 semester hours of coursework beyond the graduate degree is required.\ A minimum 3.000 cumulative GPA and no grades lower than a B in core courses are required.
| Year 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| INAM 7000 | 4 | INAM 7900 | 4 |
| INAM 7001 | 4 | Research methods elective | 4 |
| Discipline-specific coursework | 4 | Discipline-specific coursework | 4 |
| 12 | 12 | ||
| Year 2 | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Qualifying exams | 0 | Teaching requirement, TA | 0 |
| Teaching requirement, TA | 0 | INAM 7901 | 4 |
| INAM 9990 | 0 | INAM 9991 | 0 |
| 0 | 4 | ||
| Year 3 | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Teaching requirement, teacher of record | 0 | Teaching requirement, teacher of record | 0 |
| INAM 9996 | 0 | INAM 9996 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | ||
| Year 4 | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| INAM 9996 | 0 | INAM 9996 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | ||
| Total Hours: 28 |