English and Communication Studies, BA (Boston)

English Requirements

Foundational Courses

1. ENGL 1160

   Introduction to Rhetoric

   or: ENGL 1410 Introduction to Research on Writing
   4
2. ENGL 1400

   Introduction to Literary Studies
   4
3. ENGL 1700

   Global Literatures 1

   or: ENGL 1701 Global Literatures 2
   4

English Electives

Diversity

1. Complete one of the following (you may reuse this course to fulfill an additional English requirement below):

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. ENGL 2296

   Early African-American Literature
   4
3. ENGL 2450

   Postcolonial Literature
   4
4. ENGL 2455

   American Women Writers
   4
5. ENGL 2470

   Asian-American Literature
   4
6. ENGL 2760

   Writing in Global Contexts
   4
7. ENGL 3678

   Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity
   4

Literary Periods

Pre-1850

1. Complete one of the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. ENGL 1600

   Introduction to Shakespeare
   4
3. ENGL 2296

   Early African-American Literature
   4
4. ENGL 3101

   Early Literatures
   4
5. ENGL 3120

   17th- and 18th-Century Literatures
   4
6. ENGL 3160

   Topics in 17th- and 18th-Century British Literatures
   4
7. ENGL 3678

   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
   4

Post-1850

1. Complete one of the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. ENGL 2301

   The Graphic Novel
   4
3. ENGL 2450

   Postcolonial Literature
   4
4. ENGL 2451

   Postcolonial Women Writers
   4
5. ENGL 2455

   American Women Writers
   4
6. ENGL 2470

   Asian-American Literature
   4
7. ENGL 2600

   Irish Literary Culture
   4
8. ENGL 3161

   20th- and 21st-Century Literatures
   4

Theories and Methods

1. Complete one of the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. ENGL 1160

   Introduction to Rhetoric
   4
3. ENGL 1410

   Introduction to Research on Writing
   4
4. ENGL 1450

   Reading and Writing in the Digital Age
   4
5. ENGL 2520

   Science Fiction
   4
6. ENGL 2620

   What Is Nature?
   4
7. ENGL 3325

   Rhetoric of Law
   4
8. ENGL 3381

   The Practice and Theory of Teaching Writing
   4
9. ENGL 3400

   Opening the Archive
   4
10. ENGL 3487

    Film and Text
    4
11. ENGL 3700

    Narrative Medicine
    4
12. LING 1150

    Introduction to Linguistics

    Not resolved to a course
13. LING 2350

    Linguistic Analysis

    Not resolved to a course
14. LING 3450

    Syntax

    Not resolved to a course
15. LING 3452

    Semantics

    Not resolved to a course
16. LING 3454

    History of English

    Not resolved to a course
17. LING 3456

    Language and Gender

    Not resolved to a course

Major Seminar

1. ENGL 3710

   Major Seminar
   4

Writing

1. Complete one of the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. ENGL 2700

   Creative Writing
   4
3. ENGL 2710

   Style and Editing
   4
4. ENGL 2760

   Writing in Global Contexts
   4
5. ENGL 2770

   Writing to Heal
   4
6. ENGL 3375

   Writing Boston
   4
7. ENGL 3376

   Creative Nonfiction
   4
8. ENGL 3377

   Poetry Workshop
   4
9. ENGL 3378

   Fiction Workshop
   4
10. ENGL 3380

    Writing Seminar
    4

English Electives

1. Complete any two ENGL courses that have not already been used to fulfill another requirement.

   Not resolved to a course
   8

Communication Studies Requirements

Common Requirements

1. COMM 1101

   Introduction to Communication Studies
   4
2. COMM 1112

   Public Speaking

   or: COMM 2301 Communication Research Methods
   4

Foundation Course

1. Complete 4 semester hours from the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. COMM 1210

   Persuasion and Rhetoric
   4
3. COMM 1225

   Communication Theory
   4
4. COMM 1231

   Principles of Organizational Communication
   4
5. COMM 1255

   Communication in a Digital Age
   4

Cluster Course

1. Complete 4 semester hours from the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. COMM 1131

   Sex, Relationships, and Communication
   4
3. COMM 2303

   Global and Intercultural Communication
   4
4. COMM 2304

   Communication and Gender
   4
5. COMM 2501

   Communication Law
   4
6. COMM 2551

   Free Speech in Cyberspace
   4

Writing Intensive Courses

1. Complete 8 semester hours from the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   8
2. COMM 3200

   Mobile Communication
   4
3. COMM 3201

   Health Communication
   4
4. COMM 3230

   Interpersonal Communication
   4
5. COMM 3304

   Communication and Inclusion
   4
6. COMM 3320

   Political Communication
   4
7. COMM 3415

   Communication Criticism
   4
8. COMM 3500

   Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media
   4
9. COMM 3501

   Free Speech: Law and Practice
   4
10. COMM 3530

    Communication and Sexualities
    4
11. COMM 3532

    Theories of Conflict and Negotiation
    4
12. COMM 4535

    Nonverbal Social Interaction
    4
13. COMM 4605

    Youth and Communication Technology
    4
14. COMM 4631

    Crisis Communication and Image Management
    4

Communication Studies Electives

1. Complete 12 semester hours from the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   12

COMM courses between COMM 1100 - 4999, which have not been used to satisfy other degree requirements.

1. JRNL 2301

   Visual Storytelling in Journalism

   Not resolved to a course
2. MSCR 1230

   Introduction to Film Production
   4

MSCR courses in the ranges MSCR 2100 - 2199, MSCR 3100 - 3199, and MSCR 4100 - 4199.

1. PREL 1425

   Public Relations Principles

   Not resolved to a course
2. PREL 3625

   Public Relations Practice

   Not resolved to a course

Integrative Courses

Complete 8 semester hours from the following:

1. COMM 1120

   Principles of Argumentation

   or: COMM 1511 Communication and Storytelling

   or: COMM 2725 Popular Communication
   4
2. ENGL 3325

   Rhetoric of Law

   or: ENGL 3340 Technologies of Text

   or: ENGL 3381 The Practice and Theory of Teaching Writing
   4

Capstone Experience Course

Complete 4 semester hours from the following:

1. COMM 4530

   Communication and Quality of Life

   or: COMM 4625 Online Communities

   or: COMM 4901 Seminar in Communications

   or: ENGL 4710 Capstone Seminar
   4

Supporting Courses

Introduction to College

1. COMM 1000

   Communication Studies at Northeastern

   or: ENGL 1000 English at Northeastern
   1

Experiential Learning

1. EEAM 2000

   Professional Development for Co-op

   or: EESH 2000 Professional Development for Co-op
   1

Writing Requirements

First-Year Writing

1. ENGW 1111

   First-Year Writing

   or: ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers

   or: ENGW 1114 First-Year Writing with Service-Learning
   4

Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

1. COMM 3409

   Advocacy Writing

   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
   4