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Program checklist · MS

Corporate and Organizational Communication, MS (Online)

Northeastern University · Boston, MA

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
MS
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
CIP
52.1404
Catalog edition
Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
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Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
167358
CourseShelf checklist
CK_167358_82ea1eee
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Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Required Courses

5 items
  1. CMN 6005
    Foundations of Professional Communication
    As published: “Foundations of Professional Communication 1”
    2
  2. CMN 6150
    3
  3. CMN 6230
    3
  4. CMN 6250
    3
  5. CMN 6300
    3

Restricted Electives

electives · 4 items
  1. Complete 4 semester hours from the following:
    Not resolved to a course
    4
  2. CMN 6400
    2
  3. PBR 6740
    Communications Technology Lab
    Not resolved to a course
  4. PBR 6745
    Managing and Communicating Corporate Social Responsibility Programs
    Not resolved to a course

Capstone

1 item
  1. CMN 6980
    4

Cross-Cultural Communication Concentration

concentration · 4 items
  1. CMN 6600
    2
  2. CMN 6610
    3
  3. CMN 6620
    2
  4. Complete 5 semester hours from one of the following focused tracks:
    Not resolved to a course
    5

Social Justice Track

0 items

    Complete two of the following:

    Choose 2 of the following · Complete two of the following: · 3 items
    1. HRM 6300
      Growing Global Teams
      Not resolved to a course
    2. ITC 6415
      IT Policy, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
      Not resolved to a course
    3. PBR 6700
      Introduction to Public Relations
      Not resolved to a course

    International Track

    0 items

      Complete two of the following:

      Choose 2 of the following · Complete two of the following: · 3 items
      1. GST 6100
        3
      2. GST 6101
        3
      3. LDR 6426
        Developing Sustainable Global Leadership
        Not resolved to a course

      Human Resource Management Concentration

      concentration · 4 items
      1. HRM 6100
        Human Resource Management 2
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. HRM 6150
        Strategic Workforce Planning
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. HRM 6200
        Human Resources Technology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. HRM 6250
        Workforce Analytics
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Organizational Leadership Concentration

      concentration · 10 items
      1. LDR 6105
        Developing 21st-Century Leadership Capability
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. LDR 6155
        Leadership Lab: Challenge for Leaders
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. Complete 6 semester hours from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        6
      4. LDR 6200
        The Language of Leadership
        Not resolved to a course
      5. LDR 6250
        Driving Organizational Success Through Leadership Development
        Not resolved to a course
      6. LDR 6300
        Ethical Leadership
        Not resolved to a course
      7. LDR 6406
        Leading Teams Strategically in a Global Environment
        Not resolved to a course
      8. LDR 6416
        Leading Strategic Development and Implementation
        Not resolved to a course
      9. LDR 6426
        Developing Sustainable Global Leadership
        Not resolved to a course
      10. LDR 6436
        Innovation and Organizational Transformation
        Not resolved to a course

      Project Management Concentration

      concentration · 4 items
      1. PJM 6100
        Foundations of Project Management 3
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. PJM 6120
        Project Scope, Schedule and Cost Planning
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. PJM 6200
        Project Risk Management
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. PJM 6300
        Project Quality Management
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Public and Media Relations Concentration

      concentration · 8 items
      1. PBR 6700
        Introduction to Public Relations
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. Complete 9 semester hours from the following:
        Not resolved to a course
        9
      3. PBR 6710
        Public Relations Research: Understanding External Audiences
        As published: “Public Relations Research”
        3
      4. PBR 6715
        Public Relations Strategy and Planning
        Not resolved to a course
      5. PBR 6720
        Public Relations Content
        Not resolved to a course
      6. PBR 6725
        Crisis Communication
        Not resolved to a course
      7. PBR 6730
        Promotional Campaigns
        Not resolved to a course
      8. PBR 6735
        Content Marketing: Becoming a Trusted Resource
        Not resolved to a course

      Social Media for Organizational Performance Concentration

      concentration · 0 items

        Complete 12–13 semester hours from the following:

        10 items
        1. CMN 6800
          Social Media Fundamentals
          As published: “Social Media Fundamentals 4”
          1
        2. Complete 12 semester hours from the following:
          Not resolved to a course
          12
        3. CMN 6810
          3
        4. CMN 6820
          3
        5. CMN 6830
          3
        6. DGM 6700
          3
        7. DGM 6705
          3
        8. DGM 6710
          3
        9. DGM 6725
          3
        10. DGM 6730
          3

        Electives Option

        electives · 0 items

          Complete any College of Professional Studies graduate-level courses or unused courses in the program (or a combination of both in lieu of a concentration) to meet program requirements.

          concentration · 0 items
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