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.
Communication and Media Studies Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Common Requirements | ||
| COMM 1101 | Introduction to Communication Studies | 4 |
| COMM 2301 | Communication Research Methods | 4 |
| MSCR 1220 | Media, Culture, and Society | 4 |
| MSCR 2220 | Understanding Media | 4 |
| Foundation Courses | ||
| Communication Studies | ||
| Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
| Persuasion and Rhetoric | ||
| Communication Theory | ||
| Principles of Organizational Communication | ||
| Communication in a Digital Age | ||
| Media and Screen Studies | ||
| Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
| Media History | ||
| Television: Text and Context | ||
| Film Analysis | ||
| Diversity and Globalization Cluster | ||
| Communication Studies | ||
| Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
| Global and Intercultural Communication | ||
| Communication and Gender | ||
| Communication and Inclusion | ||
| Media and Screen Studies | ||
| Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
| Global Media | ||
| Race and Social Justice in American Film | ||
| Gender and Film | ||
| Media and Identity | ||
| Creative Expression Cluster | ||
| Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
| Public Speaking | ||
| Introduction to Film Production | ||
| Introduction to Screenwriting | ||
| Writing Intensive Courses | ||
| Communication Studies | ||
| Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
| Mobile Communication | ||
| Health Communication | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| 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 | ||
| Media and Screen Studies | ||
| Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
| Cloud, Closet, (Drop)Box | ||
| Documentary Film Ethics | ||
| Digital Media Culture | ||
| Media Audiences | ||
| Film Theory | ||
| Queer Media | ||
| Capstone Experience Course | ||
| Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
| Health Communication Campaigns | ||
| Communication and Quality of Life | ||
| Strategic Communication Capstone | ||
| Online Communities | ||
| Production Capstone | ||
| Seminar in Communications | ||
| Media and Screen Studies Capstone | ||
| Elective Courses | ||
| Communication Studies | ||
| 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 | ||
| Public Relations Principles | ||
| Public Relations Practice | ||
| Media and Screen Studies | ||
| Complete 12 semester hours from the following: | 12 | |
MSCR Courses between MSCR 1200 - 4999, which have not been used to satisfy other degree requirements. | ||
| Introduction to Photography and Photo Tools | ||
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to College | ||
| COMM 1000 | Communication Studies at Northeastern | 1 |
| or MSCR 1000 | Media and Screen 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 | |
Communication and Media Studies Major Credit Requirement
Complete 72 semester hours in the major.
Major Grade Requirement
No more than 2 grades below a “C” in COMM or MSCR courses may be used to satisfy degree requirements.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Sample Plan of Study
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring and Summer Session A
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| COMM 1000 or MSCR 1000 | 1 | COMM 2301 | 4 | Intermediate Language | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| COMM 1101 | 4 | MSCR 2220 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| MSCR 1220 | 4 | COMM Foundation | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111, 1102, or 1114 | 4 | Elementary Language 2 | 4 | ||||
| Elementary Language 1 | 4 | EEAM 2000 | 1 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| COMM Elective 1 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Elective | 4 |
| Creative Expression Cluster | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| MSCR Foundation | 4 | ||||||
| MSCR Elective 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| COMM Diversity & Globalization | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | COMM 3409 or ENGW 3314 | 4 |
| COMM Elective 2 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| MSCR Writing Intensive | 4 | ||||||
| MSCR Elective 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| COMM Elective 3 | 4 | Capstone Experience Course | 4 | ||||
| COMM Writing Intensive | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| MSCR Diversity & Globalization | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| MSCR Elective 3 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||