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.
BA Language Requirements
All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Media Arts Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARTD 1001 and ARTD 1002 | Media Art, Culture, and Social Justice and Seminar for ARTD 1001 | 4 |
| Art and Design Fundamentals Required | ||
| ARTF 1240 | Making with Video, Sound, and Animation | 2 |
| Art and Design Fundamentals Electives | ||
| Complete 6 semester hours from the following: | 6 | |
| Representational Drawing | ||
| Abstract Drawing | ||
| Elements of Visual Composition | ||
| Making with Form and Materials | ||
| Designing Interactive Experiences | ||
| Art and Design History | ||
| ARTH 1001 and ARTH 1002 | Visual Intelligence and Seminar in Visual Intelligence | 4 |
| ARTH 2212 | Survey of the Still and Moving Image | 4 |
| Media Art Basics Electives | ||
| Complete 10 semester hours from the following: | 10 | |
| Introduction to Photography and Photo Tools | ||
| Animation Basics and Animation Tools | ||
| Video Basics and Video Tools | ||
| Art and Design Electives | ||
| Complete 8 semester hours of ARTD, ARTE, ARTG, ARTH, or ARTS courses not already required in this program, and for which prerequisites have been met. | 8 | |
| If ARTD 3000 Topics in Media Arts (or any other topics course in the subjects listed above) is completed more than once, the additional completions may be allowed toward the electives. | ||
Communication Studies Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Common Requirements | ||
| COMM 1101 | Introduction to Communication Studies | 4 |
| COMM 1112 | Public Speaking | 4 |
| or COMM 2301 | Communication Research Methods | |
| Foundation Course | ||
| Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
| Persuasion and Rhetoric | ||
| Communication Theory | ||
| Principles of Organizational Communication | ||
| Communication in a Digital Age | ||
| Cluster Course | ||
| Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
| Sex, Relationships, and Communication | ||
| Global and Intercultural Communication | ||
| Communication and Gender | ||
| Communication Law | ||
| Free Speech in Cyberspace | ||
| Writing Intensive Courses | ||
| Complete 8 semester hours from the following: | 8 | |
| Mobile Communication | ||
| Health Communication | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Communication and Inclusion | ||
| Political Communication | ||
| Communication Criticism | ||
| Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media | ||
| Free Speech: Law and Practice | ||
| Communication and Sexualities | ||
| Theories of Conflict and Negotiation | ||
| Nonverbal Social Interaction | ||
| Youth and Communication Technology | ||
| Crisis Communication and Image Management | ||
| Communication Studies Electives | ||
| Complete 12 semester hours from the following: | 12 | |
COMM courses between COMM 1100 - 4999, which have not been used to satisfy other degree requirements. | ||
| Visual Storytelling in Journalism | ||
| Introduction to Film Production | ||
MSCR courses in the ranges MSCR 2100 - 2199, MSCR 3100 - 3199, and MSCR 4100 - 4199. | ||
| Public Relations Principles | ||
| Public Relations Practice | ||
Integrative Requirement Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Integrative Course | ||
| COMM 2200 | Visual Communication | 4 |
Capstone Experience Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | ||
| ARTD 4530 | Media Arts Degree Project | 4 |
| or COMM 4755 | Production Capstone | |
| or COMM 4901 | Seminar in Communications | |
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to College | ||
| ARTF 1000 | Art and Design at Northeastern | 1 |
| or COMM 1000 | Communication Studies at Northeastern | |
| Experiential Learning | ||
| EEAM 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op | 1 |
| Writing Requirements | ||
| First-Year Writing | ||
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| or ENGW 1102 | First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers | |
| or ENGW 1114 | First-Year Writing with Service-Learning | |
| Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | ||
| COMM 3409 | Advocacy Writing | 4 |
| or ENGW 3314 | Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design | |
| or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
Communication Studies Grade Requirement
No more than two grades below a “C” in Communication Studies(COMM) courses may be used to satisfy degree requirements.
Media Arts and Communication Studies Major Credit Requirement
Complete 82 semester hours in the major.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Sample Plan of Study
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer Session A
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| ARTF 1000 or COMM 1000 | 1 | ARTH 1001 and ARTH 1002 | 4 | Intermediate Language | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| ARTD 1001 and ARTD 1002 | 4 | ARTF 1240 | 2 | ARTF Elective 2 | 2 | Elective | 4 |
| COMM 1101 | 4 | ARTF Elective 1 | 2 | ARTF Elective 3 | 2 | ||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | COMM 1112 or 2301 | 4 | ||||
| Elementary Language 1 | 4 | Elementary Language 2 | 4 | ||||
| EEAM 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| ARTH 2212 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Elective | 4 |
| ARTD Basics Elective 1 | 5 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| COMM Foundation | 4 | ||||||
| COMM Cluster | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| ARTD Basics Elective 2 | 5 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | COMM 3409, ENGW 3314, or ENGW 3315 | 4 |
| A+D Elective 1 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| COMM 2200 | 4 | ||||||
| COMM Elective 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| A+D Elective 2 | 4 | ARTD 4530, COMM 4755, or COMM 4901 | 4 | ||||
| COMM Elective 2 | 4 | COMM Writing Intensive 2 | 4 | ||||
| COMM Elective 3 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| COMM Writing Intensive 1 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 132 | |||||||