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.
NUpath requirements Interpreting Culture (IC) and Societies and Institutions (SI) are met through the major course requirements.
NUpath requirements Creative Expression/Innovation (EI), Differences and Diversity (DD), and Ethical Reasoning (ER) may be met through electives in the major.
NUpath requirements Natural and Designed World (ND), Formal and Quantitative Reasoning (FQ), and Analyzing and Using Data (AD) must be met through general electives.
New York State Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements
All undergraduate students enrolled in programs at the New York campus are required to fulfill New York State Liberal Arts and Sciences requirements.
Media and Screen Studies Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Common Requirements | ||
| MSCR 1220 | Media, Culture, and Society | 4 |
| MSCR 2220 | Understanding Media | 4 |
| Cluster Courses | ||
| Critical Analysis | ||
| Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
| Media History | ||
| Television: Text and Context | ||
| Film Analysis | ||
| Media Production | ||
| Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
| Introduction to Film Production | ||
| Introduction to Screenwriting | ||
| Media Cultures | ||
| Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | 4 | |
| Global Media | ||
| Race and Social Justice in American Film | ||
| Gender and Film | ||
| Media and Identity | ||
| Writing-Intensive Seminars | ||
| Complete 8 semester hours from the following: | 8 | |
| Cloud, Closet, (Drop)Box | ||
| Documentary Film Ethics | ||
| Digital Media Culture | ||
| Media Audiences | ||
| Film Theory | ||
| Queer Media | ||
| Media and Screen Studies Electives | ||
| Complete 20 semester hours from the following: | 20 | |
| Introduction to Photography | ||
| Video: Sound and Image | ||
| Experimental Video | ||
MSCR courses between MSCR 1200-4999 that have not been used to satisfy other degree requirements | ||
| Capstone Experience Course | ||
| MSCR 4623 | Media and Screen Studies Capstone | 4 |
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to College | ||
| MSCR 1000 | Media and Screen Studies at Northeastern | 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 Across the Disciplines | ||
| ENGW 3314 | Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design | 4 |
| or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
Media and Screen Studies Grade Requirement
No more than two grades below a C in media and screen studies courses may be used to satisfy degree requirements.
Optional Co-op
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Successful completion of EXED 2000 is required for participation in co-op. | ||
| EXED 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op | 1 |
| COOP 3945 | Co-op Work Experience | 0 |
| or COOP 3946 | Co-op Work Experience--Half Time | |
| or COOP 3947 | Co-op Work Experience Abroad--Half Time | |
| or COOP 3948 | Co-op Work Experience Abroad | |
Major Credit Requirement
Complete 52 semester hours in the major.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required