Media and Screen Studies and Theatre, BA (Boston)

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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

MSCR 1220 — Media, Culture, and Society
MSCR 2220 — Understanding Media

Cluster Courses

From the catalog
Critical Analysis
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:

Choose 4 semester hours from:
- MSCR 1420 — Media History
- MSCR 2300 — Television: Text and Context
- MSCR 2895 — Film Analysis
From the catalog
Media Production
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:
Choose 4 semester hours from:
- MSCR 1230 — Introduction to Film Production
- MSCR 2391 — Introduction to Screenwriting
From the catalog
Media Cultures
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:
Choose 4 semester hours from:
- MSCR 2325 — Global Media
- MSCR 2335 — Race and Social Justice in American Film
- MSCR 3392 — Gender and Film
- MSCR 3437 — Media and Identity

Writing Intensive Seminar

From the catalog
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:

Choose 4 semester hours from:
- MSCR 2600 — Cloud, Closet, (Drop)Box
- MSCR 3330 — Documentary Film Ethics
- MSCR 3420 — Digital Media Culture
- MSCR 3422 — Media Audiences
- MSCR 3600 — Film Theory
- MSCR 3700 — Queer Media

Media and Screen Studies Electives

From the catalog
Complete 12 semester hours from the following:
MSCR courses between MSCR 1200 - 4999, which have not been used to satisfy other degree requirements.

Choose 12 semester hours from:
- All of:
  - ARTD 2360 — Introduction to Photography
  - ARTD 2361 — Photo Tools
- ARTD 3480 — Video: Sound and Image
- ARTD 3485 — Experimental Video
- COMM 3307 — Production Practicum Abroad

Foundational Courses

THTR 1101 — Introduction to Theatre
THTR 1120 — Acting 1
THTR 1131 — Introduction to Technical Theatre
THTR 1270 — Introduction to Theatrical Design
THTR 3325 — Dramaturgical Inquiry

Making Theatre

THTR 1100 — Production Experience 1
THTR 2000 — Production Experience 2

Texts, Community, & Social Context

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- All of:
  - INAM 1300 — The Politics of Narrative in Theatre
  - INAM 1301 — The Politics of Narrative in Theatre Seminar
- THTR 1215 — Activism and Performance
- THTR 1220 — Race, Power, and Performance
- THTR 1400 — Documentary Theatre Project
- THTR 2200 — The American Black Theatre Experience
- THTR 2340 — Theatre and Society
- THTR 2500 — Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Theatre
- THTR 2983 — Topics in Theatre History and Culture
- THTR 3100 — Creative Storytelling for Social Engagement
- THTR 3200 — Queer Theatre and Performance
- THTR 3650 — Performing Theory

Electives

From the catalog
Complete two of the following:

Choose 8 semester hours from:
- THTR 2200 — The American Black Theatre Experience
- THTR 2310 — History of Musical Theatre
- THTR 2330 — Playwriting
- THTR 2335 — Boston Theatre Experience
- THTR 2340 — Theatre and Society
- THTR 2342 — Acting 2
- THTR 2345 — Acting for the Camera
- THTR 2346 — Viewpoints
- THTR 2370 — Lighting Design
- THTR 2380 — Costume Design
- THTR 2385 — Fashion Construction and Pattern Making
- THTR 2400 — Scenic Design
- THTR 2500 — Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Theatre
- THTR 2600 — Voice and Speech Training
- THTR 2983 — Topics in Theatre History and Culture
- THTR 2993 — Topics in Dance
- THTR 3100 — Creative Storytelling for Social Engagement
- THTR 3200 — Queer Theatre and Performance
- THTR 3400 — Stage Combat
- THTR 3550 — Directing for the Stage
- THTR 3650 — Performing Theory
- THTR 3670 — Mixed-Media Performance Lab
- THTR 3973 — Topics in Performance Studies
- THTR 4345 — Advanced Acting for the Camera
- THTR 5300 — Devised Theatre Project
- THTR 5450 — Acting 3
- THTR 5700 — Design for Immersive Performance

Integrative Requirement Courses

From the catalog
Complete 8 semester hours from the following:

INAM 2000 — Ethics in Creativity
One of:
- MSCR 2336 — American Film and Culture
- MSCR 2330 — Film Genres

Capstone Experience Course

From the catalog
Complete 4 semester hours from the following:

One of:
- MSCR 4623 — Media and Screen Studies Capstone
- THTR 4702 — Capstone: Creative Practice Research Project

Introduction to College

One of:
- MSCR 1000 — Media and Screen Studies at Northeastern
- THTR 1000 — Theatre at Northeastern

Experiential Learning

EEAM 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op

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
THTR 3325 — Dramaturgical Inquiry

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

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