A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- BA
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 23.1301
- Credits (computed from items)
- 87
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 482705
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_482705_8f5729e6
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Africana Studies Requirements
0 items
Foundational Course
1 item
- 4
Introductory Course
4 items
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Humanities
9 items
- Complete two of the following:Not resolved to a course8
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Social Sciences
8 items
- Complete two of the following:Not resolved to a course8
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Electives
electives · 2 items
- Complete one AFAM, AFRS, or AFCS course at the 2000 level or above.Not resolved to a course4
- Complete one AFAM, AFRS, or AFCS course at the 3000 level or above.Not resolved to a course4
Senior Capstone
1 item
- 4
Journalism Requirements
0 items
Foundation Courses
0 items
C or better in JRNL 1101, JRNL 1102, and JRNL 2201 is required.
3 items
- JRNL 1101and JRNL 1102Journalism 1: Fundamentals of Reporting and Writingand Journalist’s ToolboxNot resolved to a course5
- JRNL 1150Understanding Today’s NewsNot resolved to a course4
- JRNL 2201Journalism 2: Intermediate ReportingNot resolved to a course4
Visual Storytelling Requirement
9 items
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- JRNL 2301Visual Storytelling in JournalismNot resolved to a course
- JRNL 3370Podcast and Radio JournalismNot resolved to a course
- JRNL 3700Data StorytellingNot resolved to a course
- JRNL 5309News Documentary ProductionNot resolved to a course
- JRNL 5310PhotojournalismNot resolved to a course
- JRNL 5311Design for StorytellingNot resolved to a course
- JRNL 5314Video News Reporting and ProducingNot resolved to a course
- JRNL 5320Practicing Photojournalism: Community and the CameraNot resolved to a course
Law and Ethics
1 item
- JRNL 3550The First Amendment and the MediaNot resolved to a courseor: JRNL 4650 Ethics and Diversity in the News Media
Journalism Electives
electives · 1 item
- Complete four JRNL electives. Two must be 3000 level or above.Not resolved to a course16
Introductory
1 item
- JRNL 1000Journalism at NortheasternNot resolved to a course1
Co-op
1 item
- or: EEAM 2000 Professional Development for Co-op1
Writing Requirement
2 items
- 4
- or: ENGW 3314 Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Designor: ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplinesor: JRNL 2301 Visual Storytelling in Journalism4
Integrative Requirements
4 items
- 4
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- JRNL 1949Covering Race in Pop Culture and the MediaNot resolved to a course
- JRNL 5250Gender in the NewsroomNot resolved to a course
The following course is already required in the major:
major core · 1 item
- 4
Source. Northeastern University Professional Programs, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/social-sciences-humanities/cultures-societies-global-studies/africana-studies-journalism-ba/. Captured page pages/0104.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.