Business Administration and Communication Studies, BS (Boston)

Business Core Requirements

Accounting

1. ACCT 1201

   Financial Accounting and Reporting
   4

Business Statistics

Choose one of the following. MGSC 2301 is the recommended statistics course for this combined major:

1. MGSC 2301

   Business Statistics

   or: MATH 2280 Statistics and Software

   or: MATH 3081 Probability and Statistics
   4

Business Core Elective 1

1. INTB 1203

   International Business and Global Social Responsibility

   or: ORGB 3201 Organizational Behavior

   or: ORGB 3203 Behavioral Aspects of Digital Transformation
   4

Marketing

1. MKTG 2201

   Introduction to Marketing
   4

Finance

1. FINA 2201

   Financial Management
   4

Business Core Elective 2

1. ACCT 2301

   Profit Analysis for Managers and Advisors

   or: INNO 2301 Innovation!

   or: MISM 2301 Introduction to Information Systems and Digital Technologies

   or: SCHM 2301 Supply Chain and Operations Management
   4

Supporting Business Courses

Mathematics

1. Complete one of the following. MATH 1231 is strongly recommended for this major:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. MATH 1231

   Calculus for Business and Economics
   4
3. MATH 1241

   Calculus

   As published: “Calculus 1”
   1
4. MATH 1245

   Calculus with Applications
   4
5. MATH 1340

   Intensive Calculus for Engineers
6. MATH 1341

   (FQ)

   As published: “Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering”
   4

Macroeconomics and Microeconomics

1. Complete one of the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. ECON 1115

   Principles of Macroeconomics
   4
3. ECON 1116

   Principles of Microeconomics
   4

Communication Studies Requirements

Common Requirements

1. COMM 1101

   Introduction to Communication Studies
   4

Foundation Course

1. COMM 1113

   Business and Professional Speaking

   or: COMM 2301 Communication Research Methods
   4
2. Complete 4 semester hours from the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
3. COMM 1210

   Persuasion and Rhetoric
   4
4. COMM 1225

   Communication Theory
   4
5. COMM 1231

   Principles of Organizational Communication
   4
6. 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
   1
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
   4
2. PREL 3625

   Public Relations Practice
   4

Integrative Requirement Course

1. Complete 4 semester hours from the following:

   Not resolved to a course
   4
2. COMM 3451

   Advertising Practices

   or: MKTG 4504 Advertising and Brand Promotion
   4

Capstone Experience Course

Complete 4 semester hours from the following:

1. COMM 4608

   Strategic Communication Capstone

   or: STRT 4501 Strategy in Action
   4

Supporting Courses

Introduction to College

1. BUSN 1102

   Personal Skill Development for Business

   or: COMM 1000 Communication Studies at Northeastern
   1

Experiential Education

Professional Development

1. BUSN 1103

   Professional Development for Business Co-op

   or: EEAM 2000 Professional Development for Co-op
   1

Experiential Learning

1. Complete at least one of the following experiences:

   Not resolved to a course
   0-8
2. BUSN 4945

   Experiential Professional Practicum. (4

   As published: “Experiential Professional Practicum”
   8
3. COOP 3945

   Co-op Work Experience
   0
4. COOP 3946

   Co-op Work Experience--Half Time
   0
5. COOP 3947

   Co-op Work Experience Abroad--Half Time
   0
6. COOP 3948

   Co-op Work Experience Abroad
   0
7. EEBA 2945

   Internship Experience
   0

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 3304 Advanced Writing in the Business Administration Professions

   or: ENGW 3314 Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design

   or: ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
   4