Journalism Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Courses | ||
| C or better required in JRNL 1101, JRNL 1102, and JRNL 2201: | ||
| JRNL 1101 and JRNL 1102 | Journalism 1: Fundamentals of Reporting and Writing and Journalist’s Toolbox | 5 |
| JRNL 1150 | Understanding Today’s News | 4 |
| JRNL 2201 | Journalism 2: Intermediate Reporting | 4 |
| Visual Storytelling | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Visual Storytelling in Journalism | ||
| Podcast and Radio Journalism | ||
| News Documentary Production | ||
| Photojournalism | ||
| Video News Reporting and Producing | ||
| Practicing Photojournalism: Community and the Camera | ||
| Law and Ethics | ||
| JRNL 3550 | The First Amendment and the Media | 4 |
| or JRNL 4650 | Ethics and Diversity in the News Media | |
| Journalism Electives | ||
| Complete four JRNL courses (two must be 3000-level or above). | 16 | |
Sociology Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| SOCL 1101 | Introduction to Sociology | 4 |
| SOCL 2320 | Statistical Analysis in Sociology | 4 |
| or INSH 3102 | Introduction to Statistics in the Social Sciences | |
| SOCL 2321 | Research Methods in Sociology | 4 |
| or INSH 3101 | Research Methods in the Social Sciences | |
| SOCL 3300 | Social Theory | 4 |
| Sociology Elective A | ||
| Complete two courses from the following range not used to satisfy other requirements: | ||
| SOCL 1100 to SOCL 2999 | 8 | |
| Sociology Elective B | ||
| Complete two courses from the following range not used to satisfy other requirements: | ||
| SOCL 3000 to SOCL 5999 | 8 | |
| Capstone Requirement | ||
| SOCL 4600 | Senior Seminar | 4 |
| or ANTH 4100 | Making Anthropology and Sociology Public | |
Introductory
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory | ||
| SOCL 1000 | Sociology at Northeastern | 1 |
| or JRNL 1000 | Journalism at Northeastern | |
Co-op Preparatory Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Co-op Preparatory Course | ||
| EESH 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op | 1 |
| or EEAM 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op | |
Integrative Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one course from JRNL and one course from SOCL: | 8 | |
| Data Storytelling | ||
or JRNL 5250 | Gender in the Newsroom | |
or JRNL 1949 | Covering Race in Pop Culture and the Media | |
| Sociology of Health and Illness | ||
| Race, Class, and Gender | ||
| Environmental Justice | ||
Writing Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| ENGW 3308 | Advanced Writing in the Social Sciences | 4 |
| or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
| or JRNL 2301 | Visual Storytelling in Journalism | |
Journalism and Sociology Major Credit Requirement
Complete 81 semester hours in the major.
Program Requirement
129 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 |
| SOCL 1000 or JRNL 1000 | 1 | SOCL 2321 or INSH 3101 | 4 | SOCL elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| SOCL 1101 | 4 | JRNL 1101 and JRNL 1102 | 5 | Language | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| JRNL 1150 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | Language | 4 | ||||
| SOCL 2320 or INSH 3102 | 4 | EEAM 2000 (For CAMD students) | 1 | ||||
| 17 | 18 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| EESH 2000 (For CSSH students) | 1 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Elective | 4 |
| JRNL 2201 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| JRNL elective | 4 | ||||||
| SOCL elective | 4 | ||||||
| Language | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| SOCL 3300 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Elective | 4 |
| SOCL elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| JRNL visual storytelling requirement | 4 | ||||||
| JRNL 3550 or 4650 | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| SOCL elective | 4 | SOCL 4600 or ANTH 4100 | 4 | ||||
| SOCL Elective | 4 | JRNL elective | 4 | ||||
| JRNL elective | 4 | JRNL elective | 4 | ||||
| Integrative course | 4 | Integrative course | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 132 | |||||||