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Program checklist · BS

Communication Studies and Design, BS (Boston)

Northeastern University · Boston, MA

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Program
Award
BS
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
09.0101
Catalog edition
Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
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Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Communication Studies Requirements

0 items

    Common Requirements

    2 items
    1. COMM 1101
      4
    2. COMM 1112
      Public Speaking
      or: COMM 2301 Communication Research Methods
      4

    Foundation Course

    5 items
    1. Complete 4 semester hours from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. COMM 1210
      4
    3. COMM 1225
      4
    4. COMM 1231
      4
    5. COMM 1255
      4

    Cluster Course

    6 items
    1. Complete 4 semester hours from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      4
    2. COMM 1131
      4
    3. COMM 2303
      4
    4. COMM 2304
      4
    5. COMM 2501
      4
    6. COMM 2551
      4

    Writing-Intensive

    14 items
    1. Complete 8 semester hours from the following:
      Not resolved to a course
      8
    2. COMM 3200
      4
    3. COMM 3201
      4
    4. COMM 3230
      4
    5. COMM 3304
      4
    6. COMM 3320
      4
    7. COMM 3415
      4
    8. COMM 3500
      4
    9. COMM 3501
      4
    10. COMM 3530
      4
    11. COMM 3532
      4
    12. COMM 4535
      4
    13. COMM 4605
      4
    14. COMM 4631
      4

    Communication Studies Electives

    electives · 1 item
    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.

    2 items
    1. JRNL 2301
      1
    2. MSCR 1230
      4

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

    2 items
    1. PREL 1425
      4
    2. PREL 3625
      4

    Design Requirements

    0 items

      Art + Design Fundamentals Required

      1 item
      1. ARTF 1220
        2

      Art + Design Fundamentals Electives

      electives · 6 items
      1. Complete 6 semester hours of the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        6
      2. ARTF 1200
        2
      3. ARTF 1210
        2
      4. ARTF 1230
        2
      5. ARTF 1240
        2
      6. ARTF 1250
        2

      Design Required

      3 items
      1. ARTG 1001and ARTG 1002
        Design Perspectives: An Introduction to Design in the Worldand Seminar for Design Perspectives
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. ARTG 1270and ARTG 1271
        Design: Process + Practicesand Studio for Design: Process + Practices
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      3. ARTG 1290and ARTG 1291
        Typographic Systemsand Studio for Typographic Systems
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Design Elective

      electives · 1 item
      1. Complete 4 semester hours of ARTG courses, as long as prerequisites have been met and courses have not been used to fulfill other requirements of the program.
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Art + Design History Elective

      electives · 1 item
      1. Complete 4 semester hours of ARTH courses.
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      Art + Design Elective

      electives · 1 item
      1. Complete 4 semester hours of ARTD, ARTE, ARTF, ARTG, ARTH, ARTS, or GAME courses as long as prerequisites have been met.
        Not resolved to a course
        4

      If ARTG 5000 Topics in Design (or any other topics course in the subjects listed above) is completed more than once, the additional completions may be allowed toward the electives.

      electives · 0 items

        Design Option

        Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following options: · 1 item
        1. Complete one of the following options:
          Not resolved to a course
          8

        Creative Fabrication

        2 items
        1. ARTG 2810
          4
        2. ARTG 3810
          4

        Experience Design

        2 items
        1. ARTG 3462
          4
        2. ARTG 3464
          4

        Graphic Design

        2 items
        1. ARTG 2252
          4
        2. ARTG 3452
          4

        Information Design

        2 items
        1. ARTG 2242
          4
        2. ARTG 3444
          4

        Interaction Design

        2 items
        1. ARTG 2400and ARTG 2401
          Interaction Design Principlesand Interaction Design Principles Tools
          Not resolved to a course
        2. ARTG 3400
          4

        Integrative Requirement Courses

        0 items

          Complete 4 semester hours from the following:

          1 item
          1. COMM 2200
            4

          Capstone Experience Course

          0 items

            Complete 4 semester hours from the following:

            1 item
            1. ARTG 4550
              Design Degree Project
              or: COMM 4755 Production Capstone
              or: COMM 4901 Seminar in Communications
              4

            Supporting Courses

            0 items

              Introduction to College

              1 item
              1. ARTF 1000
                Art and Design at Northeastern
                or: COMM 1000 Communication Studies at Northeastern
                1

              Experiential Learning

              1 item
              1. EEAM 2000
                1

              Writing Requirements

              0 items

                First-Year Writing

                1 item
                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 item
                1. COMM 3409
                  Advocacy Writing
                  or: ENGW 3314 Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design
                  or: ENGW 3315 Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines
                  4
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