Communication Studies, BA (New York)

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BA Language Requirements

12 semester hours.

From the catalog
All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.

Common Requirements

COMM 1000 — Communication Studies at Northeastern
COMM 1101 — Introduction to Communication Studies
COMM 1112 — Public Speaking
COMM 2301 — Communication Research Methods

Foundation Course

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- COMM 1210 — Persuasion and Rhetoric
- COMM 1225 — Communication Theory
- COMM 1231 — Principles of Organizational Communication
- COMM 1255 — Communication in a Digital Age

Cluster Course

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- COMM 1131 — Sex, Relationships, and Communication
- COMM 2303 — Global and Intercultural Communication
- COMM 2304 — Communication and Gender
- COMM 2501 — Communication Law

Writing-Intensive Courses

From the catalog
Complete two of the following:

Choose 8 semester hours from:
- COMM 3201 — Health Communication
- COMM 3230 — Interpersonal Communication
- COMM 3304 — Communication and Inclusion
- COMM 3320 — Political Communication
- COMM 3415 — Communication Criticism
- COMM 3501 — Free Speech: Law and Practice
- COMM 3530 — Communication and Sexualities

Communication Studies Electives

From the catalog
Complete 20 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 20 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

Capstone Experience Course

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- COMM 4102 — Health Communication Campaigns
- COMM 4530 — Communication and Quality of Life
- COMM 4608 — Strategic Communication Capstone
- COMM 4625 — Online Communities
- COMM 4755 — Production Capstone
- COMM 4901 — Seminar in Communications

Introduction to College

COMM 1000 — Communication Studies at Northeastern

Writing Requirements

From the catalog
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 3314 — Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design

Optional Co-op

From the catalog
Successful completion of EXED 2000 is required for participation in co-op.

EXED 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op
One of:
- 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

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)

What the tiers mean

Parsed from the catalog by NU Map; the structured machine copy is in this college's JSON for the 2027 catalog, under communication-studies-ba-new-york, and the official page is the authority.