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.
English Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundational Courses | ||
| ENGL 1160 | Introduction to Rhetoric | 4 |
| or ENGL 1410 | Introduction to Research on Writing | |
| ENGL 1400 | Introduction to Literary Studies | 4 |
| ENGL 1700 | Global Literatures 1 | 4 |
| or ENGL 1701 | Global Literatures 2 | |
English Electives
Two of the courses chosen from the lists below must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Diversity | ||
| Complete one of the following (you may reuse this course to fulfill an additional English requirement below): | 4 | |
| Early African-American Literature | ||
| Postcolonial Literature | ||
| American Women Writers | ||
| Asian-American Literature | ||
| Writing in Global Contexts | ||
| Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity | ||
| Literary Periods | ||
| Pre-1850 | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Introduction to Shakespeare | ||
| Early African-American Literature | ||
| Early Literatures | ||
| 17th- and 18th-Century Literatures | ||
| Topics in 17th- and 18th-Century British Literatures | ||
| Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity | ||
or JWSS 3678 | Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity | |
| Post-1850 | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| The Graphic Novel | ||
| Postcolonial Literature | ||
| Postcolonial Women Writers | ||
| American Women Writers | ||
| Asian-American Literature | ||
| Irish Literary Culture | ||
| 20th- and 21st-Century Literatures | ||
| Theories and Methods | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Introduction to Rhetoric | ||
| Introduction to Research on Writing | ||
| Reading and Writing in the Digital Age | ||
| Science Fiction | ||
| What Is Nature? | ||
| Rhetoric of Law | ||
| The Practice and Theory of Teaching Writing | ||
| Opening the Archive | ||
| Film and Text | ||
| Narrative Medicine | ||
| Introduction to Linguistics | ||
| Linguistic Analysis | ||
| Syntax | ||
| Semantics | ||
| History of English | ||
| Language and Gender | ||
| Major Seminar | ||
| ENGL 3710 | Major Seminar | 4 |
| Writing | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Creative Writing | ||
| Style and Editing | ||
| Writing in Global Contexts | ||
| Writing to Heal | ||
| Writing Boston | ||
| Creative Nonfiction | ||
| Poetry Workshop | ||
| Fiction Workshop | ||
| Writing Seminar | ||
| English Electives | ||
| Complete any two ENGL courses that have not already been used to fulfill another requirement. | 8 | |
Communication Studies Requirements
| 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 Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 8 semester hours from the following: | ||
| COMM 1120 | Principles of Argumentation | 4 |
| or COMM 1511 | Communication and Storytelling | |
| or COMM 2725 | Popular Communication | |
| ENGL 3325 | Rhetoric of Law | 4 |
| or ENGL 3340 | Technologies of Text | |
| or ENGL 3381 | The Practice and Theory of Teaching Writing | |
Capstone Experience Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 4 semester hours from the following: | ||
| COMM 4530 | Communication and Quality of Life | 4 |
| or COMM 4625 | Online Communities | |
| or COMM 4901 | Seminar in Communications | |
| or ENGL 4710 | Capstone Seminar | |
Supporting Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to College | ||
| COMM 1000 | Communication Studies at Northeastern | 1 |
| or ENGL 1000 | English at Northeastern | |
| Experiential Learning | ||
| EEAM 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op | 1 |
| or EESH 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op | |
| 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 3309 | Advanced Writing in the Humanities | |
| or ENGW 3314 | Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design | |
| or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
Communication Studies Grade Requirements
No more than two grades below a “C” in Communication Studies courses may be used to satisfy degree requirements.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Sample Plan of Study
Four Years, Two Co-ops
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| ENGL 1000 or COMM 1000 | 1 | COMM Foundation Course | 4 | Elementary Language 2 | 4 | Intermediate Language | 4 |
| COMM 1101 | 4 | ENGL 1160 or 1410 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| COMM 1112 or 2301 | 4 | English Diversity Course | 4 | ||||
| ENGL 1400 | 4 | Elementary Language 1 | 4 | ||||
| ENGW 1111, 1102, or 1114 | 4 | EEAM 2000 or EESH 2000 (EEAM for CAMD; EESH for CSSH) | 1 | ||||
| 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| COMM 1120, 1511, or 2725 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Elective | 4 |
| COMM Cluster Course | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| English Pre-1850 Elective | 4 | ||||||
| English Theories and Methods Course | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer Session A | Hours | Summer Session B | Hours |
| COMM Writing Intensive 1 | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | COMM 3409, ENGW 3309, ENGW 3314, or ENGW 3315 | 4 |
| COMM Elective 1 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| English Post-1850 elective | 4 | ||||||
| English Writing Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| COMM Elective 2 | 4 | Capstone Experience Course | 4 | ||||
| ENGL 3325, 3340, or 3381 | 4 | COMM Elective 3 | 4 | ||||
| ENGL 3710 | 4 | English Elective | 4 | ||||
| English Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||