Business Administration and Communication Studies, BS (Boston)

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Accounting

• ACCT 1201 — Financial Accounting and Reporting

Business Statistics

From the catalog

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

• One of:
  • MGSC 2301 — Business Statistics
  • MATH 2280 — Statistics and Software
  • MATH 3081 — Probability and Statistics

Business Core Elective 1

• One of:
  • INTB 1203 — International Business and Global Social Responsibility
  • ORGB 3201 — Organizational Behavior
  • ORGB 3203 — Behavioral Aspects of Digital Transformation

Marketing

• MKTG 2201 — Introduction to Marketing

Finance

• FINA 2201 — Financial Management

Business Core Elective 2

• One of:
  • ACCT 2301 — Profit Analysis for Managers and Advisors
  • INNO 2301 — Innovation!
  • MISM 2301 — Introduction to Information Systems and Digital Technologies
  • SCHM 2301 — Supply Chain and Operations Management

Mathematics

From the catalog

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

• One of:
  • MATH 1231 — Calculus for Business and Economics
  • MATH 1241 — Calculus 1
  • MATH 1245 — Calculus with Applications
  • MATH 1340 — Intensive Calculus for Engineers
  • MATH 1341 — Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering

Macroeconomics and Microeconomics

From the catalog

Complete one of the following:

• One of:
  • ECON 1115 — Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ECON 1116 — Principles of Microeconomics

Common Requirements

• COMM 1101 — Introduction to Communication Studies

Foundation Course

• One of:
  • COMM 1113 — Business and Professional Speaking
  • COMM 2301 — Communication Research Methods

• From the catalog

  Complete 4 semester hours from the following:

• Choose 4 semester hours from:
  • COMM 1210 — Persuasion and Rhetoric
  • COMM 1225 — Communication Theory
  • COMM 1231 — Principles of Organizational Communication
  • COMM 1255 — Communication in a Digital Age

Cluster Course

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Complete 4 semester hours from the following:

• Choose 4 semester hours from:
  • COMM 1131 — Sex, Relationships, and Communication
  • COMM 2303 — Global and Intercultural Communication
  • COMM 2304 — Communication and Gender
  • COMM 2501 — Communication Law
  • COMM 2551 — Free Speech in Cyberspace

Writing Intensive Courses

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Complete 8 semester hours from the following:

• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • COMM 3200 — Mobile Communication
  • COMM 3201 — Health Communication
  • COMM 3230 — Interpersonal Communication
  • COMM 3304 — Communication and Inclusion
  • COMM 3320 — Political Communication
  • COMM 3415 — Communication Criticism
  • COMM 3500 — Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media
  • COMM 3501 — Free Speech: Law and Practice
  • COMM 3530 — Communication and Sexualities
  • COMM 3532 — Theories of Conflict and Negotiation
  • COMM 4535 — Nonverbal Social Interaction
  • COMM 4605 — Youth and Communication Technology
  • COMM 4631 — Crisis Communication and Image Management

Communication Studies Electives

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Complete 12 semester hours from the following:

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

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

• Choose 12 semester hours from:
  • JRNL 2301 — Visual Storytelling in Journalism
  • MSCR 1230 — Introduction to Film Production
  • PREL 1425 — Public Relations Principles
  • PREL 3625 — Public Relations Practice

Integrative Requirement Course

From the catalog

Complete 4 semester hours from the following:

• One of:
  • COMM 3451 — Advertising Practices
  • MKTG 4504 — Advertising and Brand Promotion

Capstone Experience Course

From the catalog

Complete 4 semester hours from the following:

• One of:
  • COMM 4608 — Strategic Communication Capstone
  • STRT 4501 — Strategy in Action

Introduction to College

• One of:
  • One of:
    • BUSN 1102 — Personal Skill Development for Business
    • COMM 1000 — Communication Studies at Northeastern

Experiential Education

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Professional Development

Complete at least one of the following experiences:

• From the catalog

  Experiential Learning

• One of:
  • One of:
    • BUSN 1103 — Professional Development for Business Co-op
    • EEAM 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op
  • BUSN 4945 — Experiential Professional Practicum
  • COOP 3945 — Co-op Work Experience
  • COOP 3946 — Co-op Work Experience--Half Time
  • COOP 3947 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad--Half Time
  • COOP 3948 — Co-op Work Experience Abroad
  • EEBA 2945 — Internship Experience

Writing Requirements

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First-Year Writing

• One of:
  • ENGW 1111 — First-Year Writing
  • ENGW 1102 — First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers
  • ENGW 1114 — First-Year Writing with Service-Learning

• From the catalog

  Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

• One of:
  • COMM 3409 — Advocacy Writing
  • ENGW 3304 — Advanced Writing in the Business Administration Professions
  • ENGW 3314 — Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design
  • ENGW 3315 — Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Concentrations (choose 1)

Accounting

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Complete two of the following:

• ACCT 3401 — Financial Reporting and Analysis 1
• ACCT 4501 — Financial Reporting and Analysis 2
• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • ACCT 3403 — Advisory Services and Emerging Accounting Systems
  • ACCT 3416 — Strategic Cost Analysis for Decision Making
  • ACCT 4412 — Auditing and Other Assurance Services
  • ACCT 4414 — Income Tax Determination and Planning

Accounting and Advisory Services

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Complete one of the following:

• One of:
  • ACCT 3401 — Financial Reporting and Analysis 1
  • ACCT 3402 — Financial Reporting and Financial Statement Analysis
• ACCT 3403 — Advisory Services and Emerging Accounting Systems
• One of:
  • ACCT 3220 — Data Analytics for Advisory Services
  • FINA 4335 — Computational Methods and Their Applications in Finance
  • MISM 2510 — Fundamentals of Information Analytics
• One of:
  • ACCT 3416 — Strategic Cost Analysis for Decision Making
  • ACCT 4414 — Income Tax Determination and Planning

Brand Management

From the catalog

Complete three electives, with at least 8 credits from MKTG courses:

A maximum of one course may be applied to requirements of a second concentration.

• MKTG 3720 — Brand Management
• Choose 12 semester hours from:
  • INNO 2301 — Innovation!
  • MGMT 3530 — Project Management
  • MKTG 2720 — Enabling Technologies for Consumer Engagement
  • MKTG 2801 — Fashion Marketing and Branding
  • One of:
    • MKTG 3401 — Marketing Research
    • MKTG 3402 — Gaining Insights from Consumer Data
  • MKTG 4502 — Managing Customer Engagement in a Service World
  • MKTG 4504 — Advertising and Brand Promotion
  • MKTG 4506 — Consumer Behavior
  • One of:
    • MKTG 4510 — New Product Development
    • ENTR 3330 — Design Thinking for Startups
    • INNO 3335 — Product Innovation and Portfolio Management
  • MKTG 4720 — Understanding the Platform Economy

Business Analytics

From the catalog

Complete one of the following:

• MISM 2510 — Fundamentals of Information Analytics
• One of:
  • MISM 3403 — Data Management for Business
  • MISM 3405 — Data Wrangling for Business Analytics
• MISM 3501 — Information Visualization for Business
• One of:
  • MISM 3202 — Sports Analytics
  • MISM 3515 — Data Mining for Business
  • MISM 3525 — Modeling for Business Analytics
  • MISM 4501 — Strategic Information Products
  • MISM 4983 — Special Topics in Management Information Systems

Corporate Innovation

From the catalog

Complete two electives, one of which may come from the additional electives list:

Additional Electives

One course from an approved Dialogue may count toward the additional elective.

• INNO 2301 — Innovation!
• INNO 4504 — Integrated Studies in Corporate Innovation

• From the catalog

  Additional Electives

• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • INNO 2304 — Industry Disruption and Corporate Transformation
  • One of:
    • INNO 3335 — Product Innovation and Portfolio Management
    • MKTG 4510 — New Product Development
  • INNO 4225 — Growth, Acquisitions, and Alliances
  • ENTR 2303 — Marketing Strategies for Startups
  • ENTR 3217 — Global Family Business Leadership
  • ENTR 3304 — Entrepreneurship and Innovation Law
  • ENTR 3305 — Business Model Design and Innovation
  • ENTR 3330 — Design Thinking for Startups
  • ENTR 4983 — Special Topics in Entrepreneurship
  • INNO 2206 — Global Social Enterprise
  • INNO 2414 — The Social Impact of Business
  • INNO 3303 — Digital Platform Strategies and Data-Driven Business Models
  • INNO 3309 — Funding and Measuring Social Impact
  • INNO 4983 — Special Topics in Innovation
  • MGMT 3340 — Healthcare Management, Innovation, and Design
  • MGMT 3530 — Project Management
  • STRT 4301 — Strategic Analysis and Decision Making

Entrepreneurial Startup

From the catalog

Complete two electives, one of which may come from the Additional Electives list:

Additional Electives

One course from an approved Dialogue may count toward the additional elective.

• INNO 2301 — Innovation!
• ENTR 4501 — Integrated Studies in Entrepreneurial Startups

• From the catalog

  Additional Electives

• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • ENTR 2303 — Marketing Strategies for Startups
  • ENTR 3305 — Business Model Design and Innovation
  • ENTR 3330 — Design Thinking for Startups
  • ENTR 2215 — Understanding Family Enterprise
  • ENTR 2225 — Examining Family Business Dynamics Through Film
  • ENTR 3217 — Global Family Business Leadership
  • ENTR 3304 — Entrepreneurship and Innovation Law
  • ENTR 3401 — Consulting Operations and Growth in Small and Medium Enterprises
  • ENTR 3945 — New Venture Development: Startup Immersion
  • ENTR 4414 — Bridging Conflict, Creating Diversity
  • ENTR 4983 — Special Topics in Entrepreneurship
  • FINA 4610 — Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity
  • INNO 2206 — Global Social Enterprise
  • INNO 2304 — Industry Disruption and Corporate Transformation
  • INNO 2414 — The Social Impact of Business
  • INNO 3303 — Digital Platform Strategies and Data-Driven Business Models
  • INNO 3309 — Funding and Measuring Social Impact
  • INNO 3335 — Product Innovation and Portfolio Management
  • INNO 4225 — Growth, Acquisitions, and Alliances
  • INNO 4983 — Special Topics in Innovation

Finance

From the catalog

Complete three of the following:

The following courses may not be used toward a Finance concentration elective: FINA3740, FINA3750

• One of:
  • FINA 3301 — Corporate Finance
  • FINA 3303 — Investments
• Choose 12 semester hours from:
  • One of:
    • FINA 2720 — Sustainability in the Business Environment
    • INNO 3520 — Impact Investing and Social Finance
    • INNO 3309 — Funding and Measuring Social Impact
  • FINA 2730 — Fintech and Financial Innovation
  • FINA 3301 — Corporate Finance
  • FINA 3303 — Investments
  • FINA 3305 — Real Estate Principles
  • FINA 3401 — Responsible Investing
  • FINA 4219 — Portfolio Management
  • FINA 4220 — Behavioral Finance
  • FINA 4320 — International Financial Management
  • FINA 4335 — Computational Methods and Their Applications in Finance
  • FINA 4340 — Blockchain Applications in Finance
  • FINA 4350 — Applied Financial Econometrics and Data Modeling
  • FINA 4370 — Financial Modeling
  • FINA 4390 — Machine Learning in Finance
  • FINA 4410 — Valuation and Value Creation
  • FINA 4412 — Personal Financial Planning
  • FINA 4420 — Mergers and Acquisitions
  • FINA 4460 — Algorithmic and Robo-Trading
  • FINA 4512 — Financial Risk Management
  • FINA 4514 — Investment Banking
  • FINA 4516 — Real Estate Finance
  • FINA 4524 — Credit Analysis
  • FINA 4526 — Core Topics in Alternative Investments
  • FINA 4604 — Fixed-Income Securities
  • FINA 4610 — Entrepreneurial Finance and Private Equity
  • FINA 4983 — Special Topics in Finance

Fintech

From the catalog

Complete two of the following:

• One of:
  • FINA 3303 — Investments
  • FINA 3301 — Corporate Finance

• From the catalog

  Choose one option below:

• Choose 4 semester hours from:
  • All of:
    • CS 2000 — Introduction to Program Design and Implementation
    • CS 2001 — Lab for CS 2000
  • All of:
    • CS 2100 — Program Design and Implementation 1
    • CS 2101 — Lab for CS 2100
  • EECE 2560 — Fundamentals of Engineering Algorithms
  • FINA 4335 — Computational Methods and Their Applications in Finance
• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • CS 4520 — Mobile Application Development
  • FINA 2730 — Fintech and Financial Innovation
  • FINA 4340 — Blockchain Applications in Finance
  • FINA 4350 — Applied Financial Econometrics and Data Modeling
  • FINA 4390 — Machine Learning in Finance
  • FINA 4460 — Algorithmic and Robo-Trading

Healthcare Management and Consulting

From the catalog

Complete one of the following:

• MGMT 3340 — Healthcare Management, Innovation, and Design
• SCHM 3315 — Managing Healthcare Operations and Supply Chain
• One of:
  • BUSN 3110 — The Consulting Environment
  • ENTR 3220 — International Entrepreneurship and Innovation Consulting
  • MGMT 3302 — Negotiating in Business
  • MGMT 3315 — Managing Organizational Change and Disruption
  • MGMT 3530 — Project Management
  • MGMT 3420 — Managing Human Capital
  • MGMT 4410 — Workforce Analytics
  • MGMT 4550 — Management Consulting Practicum
  • MISM 3501 — Information Visualization for Business
  • MISM 3515 — Data Mining for Business
• One of:
  • ANTH 3441 — Medical Anthropology
  • COMM 3201 — Health Communication
  • ECON 3413 — Health Economics and Healthcare Policy
  • HUSV 2970 — Research Methods for Human Services
  • IE 3500 — Introduction to Healthcare Systems Engineering
  • PHTH 2515 — Healthcare Policy and Administration
  • PHTH 4515 — Critical Issues in Health and Public Health Policy
  • SOCL 3441 — Sociology of Health and Illness

International Business

From the catalog

Complete two of the following courses (one if both courses above selected).

Note: One course can also count toward a different business concentration.

Electives not listed may be approved via the undergraduate dean’s office.

• One of:
  • INTB 1203 — International Business and Global Social Responsibility
  • INTB 1209 — International Business and Global Social Responsibility

• From the catalog

  Complete one or both of the following:

• Choose 4 semester hours from:
  • INTB 2501 — Competing to Win in Emerging Markets
  • INTB 3310 — Cultural Aspects of International Business
• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • Managing Internationally
    • INTB 3320 — International Business Management and Environment
    • INTB 3330 — Digital Globalization
    • INTB 4983 — Special Topics in International Business
    • STRT 3301 — Multinational Corporations and Global Sustainability: Complexities, Strategies, and Societal Impact
  • International Functional Knowledge
    • ENTR 3306 — Global Entrepreneurship
    • FINA 4320 — International Financial Management
    • INNO 2206 — Global Social Enterprise
    • MKTG 4512 — International Marketing
    • SCHM 3301 — Global Supply Chain Strategy

Management

From the catalog

Note: Only one non-MGMT course may be used as an elective.

Complete three of the following:

• One of:
  • MGMT 4550 — Management Consulting Practicum
  • MGMT 3380 — Leadership
• Choose 12 semester hours from:
  • ENTR 2215 — Understanding Family Enterprise
  • INNO 2304 — Industry Disruption and Corporate Transformation
  • INNO 2414 — The Social Impact of Business
  • INNO 4225 — Growth, Acquisitions, and Alliances
  • INTB 3205 — Understanding and Managing Cultural Differences
  • MGMT 3302 — Negotiating in Business
  • MGMT 3305 — Power and Influence
  • MGMT 3315 — Managing Organizational Change and Disruption
  • MGMT 3340 — Healthcare Management, Innovation, and Design
  • MGMT 3350 — Managing a Diverse Workforce
  • MGMT 3380 — Leadership
  • MGMT 3420 — Managing Human Capital
  • MGMT 3435 — Social Networks and Organizations
  • MGMT 3530 — Project Management
  • MGMT 4310 — The Management Practices of Great Organizations
  • MGMT 4410 — Workforce Analytics
  • MGMT 4550 — Management Consulting Practicum
  • MGMT 4983 — Special Topics in Management
  • STRT 4301 — Strategic Analysis and Decision Making

Management Information Systems

From the catalog

Complete three of the following (no more than 5 semester hours of coursework outside of the MISM subject code may be applied to this requirement):

Note: MISM 3202 may not be used as an elective.

• MISM 3403 — Data Management for Business
• Choose 5 semester hours from:
  • All of:
    • CS 2000 — Introduction to Program Design and Implementation
    • CS 2001 — Lab for CS 2000
  • All of:
    • CS 2100 — Program Design and Implementation 1
    • CS 2101 — Lab for CS 2100
  • MGMT 3530 — Project Management
  • MISM 2420 — Foundations of Business Analysis
  • MISM 3205 — Redesigning Business Models with Automated and Autonomous Technologies
  • One of:
    • MISM 3405 — Data Wrangling for Business Analytics
    • MISM 2510 — Fundamentals of Information Analytics
    • MISM 3501 — Information Visualization for Business
    • MISM 3515 — Data Mining for Business
  • MISM 4501 — Strategic Information Products
  • MISM 4983 — Special Topics in Management Information Systems

Marketing

From the catalog

Complete three of the following:

Note: MKTG 2601 cannot be used towards a Marketing elective.

• One of:
  • MKTG 2602 — Quantitative Analysis of Consumer Data
  • MKTG 3401 — Marketing Research
• Choose 12 semester hours from:
  • ENTR 4414 — Bridging Conflict, Creating Diversity
  • MKTG 2301 — Marketing and Society
  • MKTG 2602 — Quantitative Analysis of Consumer Data
  • MKTG 2720 — Enabling Technologies for Consumer Engagement
  • MKTG 2801 — Fashion Marketing and Branding
  • MKTG 3301 — Marketing Management
  • MKTG 3401 — Marketing Research
  • MKTG 3402 — Gaining Insights from Consumer Data
  • MKTG 3501 — Marketing Analytics
  • MKTG 3720 — Brand Management
  • MKTG 3945 — Experiential B2B Marketing and Innovation: Industry Challenge in the Context of a Global Enterprise
  • MKTG 4120 — Undergraduate Research Practicum in Marketing
  • MKTG 4220 — Marketing in Asia
  • MKTG 4420 — Sales Management
  • MKTG 4502 — Managing Customer Engagement in a Service World
  • MKTG 4504 — Advertising and Brand Promotion
  • MKTG 4506 — Consumer Behavior
  • MKTG 4508 — Digital Marketing
  • MKTG 4510 — New Product Development
  • MKTG 4512 — International Marketing
  • MKTG 4604 — Creating Business Value with Data and AI Technologies
  • MKTG 4605 — Demand Generation and Growth Marketing
  • MKTG 4606 — Digital, Analytics, Technology, and Automation Research Practicum
  • MKTG 4720 — Understanding the Platform Economy
  • MKTG 4983 — Special Topics in Marketing

Marketing Analytics

From the catalog

Complete one of the following:

• MKTG 2602 — Quantitative Analysis of Consumer Data
• MKTG 3402 — Gaining Insights from Consumer Data
• MKTG 3501 — Marketing Analytics
• One of:
  • All of:
    • CS 2000 — Introduction to Program Design and Implementation
    • CS 2001 — Lab for CS 2000
  • All of:
    • CS 2100 — Program Design and Implementation 1
    • CS 2101 — Lab for CS 2100
  • MKTG 2601 — Programming with Consumer Data

Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

From the catalog

Complete two of the following, one of which may come from the additional elective list:

One course from an approved Dialogue may count toward the additional elective.

• INNO 2301 — Innovation!
• INNO 4506 — Integrated Studies in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

• From the catalog

  Additional Electives

• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • INNO 2206 — Global Social Enterprise
  • INNO 2414 — The Social Impact of Business
  • INNO 3309 — Funding and Measuring Social Impact
  • ENTR 2303 — Marketing Strategies for Startups
  • ENTR 3217 — Global Family Business Leadership
  • ENTR 3304 — Entrepreneurship and Innovation Law
  • ENTR 3305 — Business Model Design and Innovation
  • ENTR 3330 — Design Thinking for Startups
  • ENTR 4983 — Special Topics in Entrepreneurship
  • INNO 2304 — Industry Disruption and Corporate Transformation
  • INNO 3335 — Product Innovation and Portfolio Management
  • INNO 3520 — Impact Investing and Social Finance
  • INNO 4225 — Growth, Acquisitions, and Alliances
  • INNO 4983 — Special Topics in Innovation
  • MKTG 2301 — Marketing and Society

Supply Chain Management

From the catalog

Choose two from the list below:

Complete two of the following:

• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • SCHM 3301 — Global Supply Chain Strategy
  • SCHM 3305 — Sourcing, Procurement, and Negotiation
  • SCHM 3310 — Logistics and Transportation Management
• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • MGMT 3530 — Project Management
  • SCHM 3301 — Global Supply Chain Strategy
  • SCHM 3302 — Supply Chain Management for Engineers
  • SCHM 3303 — Supply Chain Risk Management
  • SCHM 3305 — Sourcing, Procurement, and Negotiation
  • SCHM 3308 — Supply Chain Analytics and Emerging Technologies
  • SCHM 3310 — Logistics and Transportation Management
  • SCHM 3315 — Managing Healthcare Operations and Supply Chain
  • SCHM 3330 — Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • SCHM 4983 — Special Topics in Supply Chain Management

Substitutions

Possible equivalents for this program — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:

• ENGW 1102 ↔ ENGW 1111 (tier C)
• ENGW 1102 ↔ ENGW 1114 (tier C)
• ENGW 1111 ↔ ENGW 1114 (tier C)
• MATH 1231 ↔ MATH 1241 (tier C)
• MATH 1241 ↔ MATH 1251 (tier C)
• MATH 1241 ↔ MATH 1341 (tier C)
• MATH 1241 ↔ MATH 1245 (tier C)
• MATH 1241 ↔ MATH 1340 (tier C)

What the tiers mean

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