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Interdisciplinary Design and Media, PhD (Boston)
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graduate
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https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/arts-media-design/interdisciplinary-pr...
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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