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Program requirements: Artificial Intelligence and Design, BS (Boston)

Artificial Intelligence Requirements 

Code Title Hours 
Computer Science Overview  
Must be taken in alignment with your home college:  
CS 1200 First-Year Seminar 1 
or ARTF 1000 Art and Design at Northeastern 
or INPR 1000 First-Year Interdisciplinary Seminar 
CS 1210 Professional Development for Khoury Co-op 1 
or EEAM 2000 Professional Development for Co-op 
Fundamental Courses  
All students can take a self-assessment to attempt to place out of CS 2000 and CS 2001. Students who place out of CS 2000 and CS 2001 will instead substitute 4–5 semester hours of CS, CY, or DS coursework at the 3000 level or higher not otherwise required in the degree.  
CS 1800 Discrete Structures 4 
CS 2000 
and CS 2001 		Introduction to Program Design and Implementation 
and Lab for CS 2000 		5 
CS 2100 
and CS 2101 		Program Design and Implementation 1 
and Lab for CS 2100 		5 
DS 3500 Advanced Programming with Data 4 
CS 3200 Introduction to Databases 4 
Artificial Intelligence Foundations  
DS 3000 Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence 4 
DS 4300 Large-Scale Information Storage and Retrieval 4 
DS 4400 Machine Learning 4 
Khoury-Approved Electives   
With advisor approval, directed study, research, project study, and appropriate graduate-level courses may also be taken as upper-division electives.  
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:  4 
CS 2300 or higher, except CS 5010  
CY 2000 or higher, except CY 4930  
DS 2500 or higher, except DS 4900  
EECE 2160 Embedded Design: Enabling Robotics  
EECE 2322 Fundamentals of Digital Design and Computer Organization  
MKTG 4606 Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Research Practicum  

Design Requirements 

Code Title Hours 
Art + Design Fundamentals Required  
ARTF 1220 Elements of Visual Composition 2 
Art + Design Fundamentals Elective  
Complete 6 semester hours from the following: 6 
ARTF 1200 Representational Drawing  
ARTF 1210 Abstract Drawing  
ARTF 1230 Making with Form and Materials  
ARTF 1240 Making with Video, Sound, and Animation  
ARTF 1250 Designing Interactive Experiences  
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 4 semester hours of ARTG courses, as long as prerequisites have been met and course has not been used to fulfill other requirements of the program.  4 
Art + Design History Elective  
Complete 4 semester hours of ARTH courses. 4 
Art + Design Elective  
Complete 4 semester hours of ARTD, ARTE, ARTG, ARTH, ARTS, or GAME courses as long as prerequisites have been met. 4 
Degree Capstone Project  
ARTG 4550 Design Degree Project 4 

Design Option 

Code Title Hours 
Complete one of the following options (information design is recommended): 8 
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 1  
Interaction Design Option  
ARTG 2400 Interaction Design Principles (with optional ARTG 2401)  
ARTG 3400 Topics In Interaction Design Inquiry  

1  Instead of ARTG 3444, ARTG 5100 is recommended for students considering the PlusOne in Information Design and Data Visualization. 

Integrative Requirements 

Code Title Hours 
ARTG 5330 Visualization Technologies 1: Fundamentals 1 4 
or ARTG 5150 Information Visualization Principles and Practices 
DS 4200 Information Presentation and Visualization 4 

1  For students who choose Information Visualization Principles and Practices (ARTG 5150), concurrent registration in Information Design Critique Seminar (ARTG 5151) is recommended. It is suggested students consult with their academic advisor.  

Supporting Courses 

Code Title Hours 
Mathematics  
ECON 2350 Statistics for Economists 4 
MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering 4 
Computing and Social Issues  
Complete one of the following: 4 
AFCS 2600 Issues in Race, Science, and Technology  
CY 4170 The Law, Ethics, and Policy of Data and Digital Technologies  
CY 5240 Cyberlaw: Privacy, Ethics, and Digital Rights  
DS 1300 Knowledge in a Digital World  
or PHIL 1300 Knowledge in a Digital World 
HIST 2220 History of Technology  
INSH 2102 Bostonography: The City through Data, Texts, Maps, and Networks  
JRNL 3700 Data Storytelling  
PHIL 1145 Technology and Human Values  
SOCL 1280 The Twenty-First-Century Workplace  
SOCL 2485 Environment, Technology, and Society  
SOCL 4528 Technology and Society  

Writing Requirements 

Code Title Hours 
College Writing  
ENGW 1111 First-Year Writing 4 
Advanced Writing in the Disciplines  
ENGW 3302 Advanced Writing in the Technical Professions 4 
or ENGW 3314 Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design 
or ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines 

Required General Electives 

Code Title Hours 
Complete 20 semester hours of general electives 20 

NUpath Requirements Satisfied 

 Integrating Knowledge and Skills Through Experience is satisfied through co-op 

Program Requirement 

130 total semester hours required