Psychology and Design, BS (Boston)

Source: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/science/psychology/psychology-design-bs/ Parent: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/arts-media-design/art-design/

Psychology Requirements

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Psychology Foundations | | | | PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 | | Statistics | | | | 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): | | 4-5 | | PSYC 2320 | Statistics in Psychological Research | | | Psychology Area Courses | | | | PSYC 3402 | Social Psychology | 4 | | PSYC 3466 | Cognition | 4 | | Area A | | | | Complete one of the following: | | 4 | | PSYC 3400 | Personality | | | PSYC 3404 | Developmental Psychology | | | PSYC 3406 | Clinical Psychology and Mental Health | | | Area B | | | | Complete one of the following: | | 4 | | PSYC 3450 | Learning and Motivation | | | PSYC 3458 | Biological Psychology | | | PSYC 3464 | Psychology of Language | | | Psychology Laboratory | | | | Complete one of the following: | | 4-8 | | One PSYC laboratory course numbered 4600–4649 | | | | PSYC 4970 and PSYC 4971 | Junior/Senior Honors Project 1 and Junior/Senior Honors Project 2 | | | PSYC 4991 | Directed Study Research | | | Psychology Seminar (Capstone) | | | | Complete one PSYC seminar course numbered 4650–4699. | | 4 | | Psychology Elective | | | | Complete one PSYC course, numbered 2350–2399 or 3000+, and not counted elsewhere. | | 4 |

Design Requirements

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Art + Design Fundamentals | | | | ARTF 1220 | Elements of Visual Composition (with optional ARTF 1221) | 2 | | Art + Design Fundamentals Electives | | | | Complete 6 semester hours of the following: | | 6 | | ARTF 1200 | Representational Drawing | | | ARTF 1210 | Abstract Drawing | | | ARTF 1230 and ARTF 1231 | Making with Form and Materials and Making with Form and Materials Tools | | | ARTF 1240 and ARTF 1241 | Making with Video, Sound, and Animation and Making with Video, Sound, and Animation Tools | | | ARTF 1250 and ARTF 1251 | Designing Interactive Experiences and Designing Interactive Experiences Tools | | | Design Required | | | | ARTG 1001 and ARTG 1002 | Design Perspectives: An Introduction to Design in the World and Seminar for Design Perspectives | 4 | | ARTG 1270 and ARTG 1271 | Design: Process + Practices and Studio for Design: Process + Practices | 4 | | ARTG 1290 and ARTG 1291 | Typographic Systems and Studio for Typographic Systems | 4 | | Art + Design History Elective | | | | Complete 4 semester hours of ARTH courses. | | 4 | | Art + Design Elective | | | | Complete 4 semester hours of ARTD, ARTE, ARTF, ARTG, ARTH, ARTS, or GAME courses as long as prerequisites have been met. | | 4 | | If ARTG 5000 Topics in Design is completed more than once, the additional completions may be allowed toward the electives. | | | | Degree Project | | | | ARTG 4550 | Design Degree Project | 4 |

Design Option

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Complete one of the following options: | | 8-9 | | Creative Fabrication | | | | ARTG 2810 | Creative Fabrication Design Principles | | | ARTG 3810 | Topics in Creative Fabrication Inquiry | | | Experience Design Option | | | | ARTG 3462 | Experience Design Principles | | | ARTG 3464 | Topics In Experience Design Inquiry | | | Graphic Design Option | | | | ARTG 2252 | Graphic Design Principles | | | ARTG 3452 | Topics In Graphic Design Inquiry | | | Information Design Option | | | | ARTG 2242 | Information Design Principles | | | ARTG 3444 | Topics in Information Design Inquiry | | | Interaction Design Option | | | | ARTG 2400 and ARTG 2401 | Interaction Design Principles and Interaction Design Principles Tools | | | ARTG 3400 | Topics In Interaction Design Inquiry | |

Integrative Requirements

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | ARTG 5310 | Visual Cognition | 4 | | PSYC 3452 | Sensation and Perception | 4 |

Mathematics Requirement

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Complete one of the following courses: | | 4 | | CS 1800 | Discrete Structures | | | MATH 1213 | Interactive Mathematics | | | MATH 1215 | Mathematical Thinking | | | MATH 1231 | Calculus for Business and Economics | | | MATH 1241 | Calculus 1 | | | MATH 1242 | Calculus 2 | | | MATH 1251 | Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1 | | | MATH 1252 | Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 2 | | | MATH 1340 | Intensive Calculus for Engineers | | | MATH 1341 | Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | | | MATH 1342 | Calculus 2 for Science and Engineering | |

Psychology and Design Major Credit Requirement

Complete 88 semester hours in the major.

Program Requirement

130 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer First Half