Media and Screen Studies, 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 Seminars

From the catalog
Complete 8 semester hours from the following:

Choose 8 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 20 semester hours from the following:
MSCR courses between MSCR 1200-4999 that have not been used to satisfy other degree requirements.

Choose 20 semester hours from:
- ARTD 2360 — Introduction to Photography
- ARTD 3480 — Video: Sound and Image
- ARTD 3485 — Experimental Video
- COMM 3307 — Production Practicum Abroad

Capstone Experience Course

MSCR 4623 — Media and Screen Studies Capstone

Introduction to College

MSCR 1000 — Media and Screen Studies 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
ENGW 3314 — Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design

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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