Architectural Studies and Design, BS (Boston)

Source: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/arts-media-design/architecture/architectural-studies-design-bs/ Parent: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/arts-media-design/architecture/

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

NUpath attributes Engaging with the Natural and Designed World (ND), Exploring Creative Expression and Innovation (EI), Interpreting Culture (IC), Analyzing and Using Data (AD), and Engaging Differences and Diversity (DD) are met through the major course requirements. 

In order to graduate, students must complete Formal and Quantitative Reasoning (FQ) and Ethical Reasoning (ER) in their electives.

*Note: Students who wish to be eligible for the two-year Master of Architecture degree should take the following courses: Architectonic Systems (ARCH 2240), Architecture, Infrastructure, and the City (ARCH 3170), Structural Systems (ARCH 5230), along with calculus and physics.

Architectural Studies Courses

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Required Courses | | | | ARCH 1110 | Fundamental Architectural Representation | 4 | | ARCH 1120 | Fundamental Architectural Design | 6 | | ARCH 1310 and ARCH 1311 | Buildings and Cities, A Global History and Recitation for ARCH 1310 | 4 | | ARCH 2130 | Site, Space, Program | 6 | | ARCH 2260 | Introduction to Building Systems | 4 | | ARCH 3450 | Advanced Architectural Communication | 4 | | Architecture History Elective | | | | Students must complete at least one ARCH 2300-level history course. | | 4 | | Electives | | | | Complete two of the following: | | 8 | | ARCH 1450 | Understanding Design | | | ARCH 2140 | Urban Housing | | | ARCH 2370 | Topics in Architectural History | | | Any second ARCH 2300-level history course | | | | ARCH 3351 | Architecture Topics Abroad: Theory | | | ARCH 3352 | Architecture Topics Abroad: Drawing | | | ARCH 3370 | Advanced Topics in Architectural History | | | ARCH 4850 | Urban and Architectural History Abroad | | | ARCH 5310 | Design Tactics and Operations | |

Design Requirements

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Art + Design Fundamentals | | | | ARTF 1220 | Elements of Visual Composition (with optional ARTF 1221) | 2 | | Art + Design Fundamentals Elective | | | | Complete three 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 | | Design Elective | | | | Complete any one ARTG course as long as prerequisites have been met and course has not been used to fulfill other requirements of the program. 1 | | 4 | | Art + Design History Elective | | | | Complete any one ARTH course. ARTH 1001 Visual Intelligence and ARTH 1002 Seminar in Visual Intelligence is recommended to fulfill this requirement. | | 4 | | Art + Design Elective | | | | Complete any one ARTD, ARTE, ARTG, ARTH, ARTS, or GAME course as long as prerequisites have been met. | | 4 | | 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 | 4 |

1 : Successful completion of both Prototyping with Code (ARTG 2262)  and Lab for Lab for ARTG 2262 (ARTG 2263) may satisfy this requirement.

Design Option

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Complete one of the following options: | | 8 | | 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 | Interaction Design Principles (with optional ARTG 2401) | | | ARTG 3400 | Topics In Interaction Design Inquiry | |

Integrative Requirement

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | The following course is already required in the major: | | | | ARTG 4550 | Design Degree Project | 4 |

Major Credit Requirement

Complete 88 semester hours for the major.

Program Requirement

132 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall