Communication Studies and Sociology, BA (Boston)

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
   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

Sociology Requirements

Required Sociology Courses

1. SOCL 1101

   4 Communication Studies

   As published: “Introduction to Sociology”
   4
2. SOCL 2320

   Statistical Analysis in Sociology

   or: INSH 3102 Introduction to Statistics in the Social Sciences
   4
3. SOCL 2321

   Research Methods in Sociology

   or: INSH 3101 Research Methods in the Social Sciences
   4
4. SOCL 3300

   Social Theory
   4

Introductory Electives

1. Complete two courses between SOCL 1000 and SOCL 1999 not used to satisfy another requirement.

   Not resolved to a course
   8

Intermediate-Level Elective

1. Complete two courses between SOCL 2000 and SOCL 2999 not used to satisfy another requirement.

   Not resolved to a course
   8

Advanced-Level Elective

1. Complete one course above SOCL 3000 not used to satisfy another requirement.

   Not resolved to a course
   4

Integrative Requirement Courses

Complete 8 semester hours from the following:

1. COMM 1125

   Science, Communication, and Society

   or: COMM 1412 Social Movement Communication

   or: COMM 2105 Social Networks

   or: COMM 2625 Communication, Technology, and Society
   4
2. SOCL 2270

   Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality

   or: SOCL 2365 Latinx Youthhood in the United States

   or: SOCL 3407 The Immigrant Experience: Ethnicity, Race, and Inequality in America

   or: SOCL 3450 Class, Power, and Social Change
   4

Capstone Experience Course

Complete 4 semester hours from the following:

1. COMM 4102

   Health Communication Campaigns

   or: ANTH 4100 Making Anthropology and Sociology Public

   or: COMM 4530 Communication and Quality of Life

   or: COMM 4608 Strategic Communication Capstone

   or: COMM 4625 Online Communities

   or: COMM 4901 Seminar in Communications

   or: SOCL 4600 Senior Seminar
   4

Supporting Courses

Introduction to College

1. COMM 1000

   Communication Studies at Northeastern

   or: SOCL 1000 Sociology 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 3308 Advanced Writing in the Social Sciences

   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