Public Health and Communication Studies, BA (Oakland)

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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.

Public Health Core

One of:
- PHTH 1260 — The U.S. Healthcare System
- PHTH 1261 — Comparative Healthcare Systems
PHTH 2210 — Foundations of Biostatistics
One of:
- PHTH 2350 — Community and Public Health
- PHTH 2351 — Community and Public Health - Global
PHTH 2515 — Healthcare Policy and Administration
PHTH 4120 — Global Perspectives on Discrimination and Health
PHTH 4202 — Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health
PHTH 4540 — Health Education and Program Planning

Biology

From the catalog
Complete one of the following options:

One of:
- Option 1 — all of:
  - One of:
    - BIOL 1141 — Microbes and Society
    - BIOL 1143 — Biology and Society
  - BIOL 1147 — The Human Organism
- Option 2 — all of:
  - All of:
    - BIOL 1111 — General Biology 1
    - BIOL 1112 — Lab for BIOL 1111
  - All of:
    - BIOL 1113 — General Biology 2
    - BIOL 1114 — Lab for BIOL 1113

Psychology

PSYC 1101 — Foundations of Psychology

Introductory Course

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- ANTH 1101 — Peoples and Cultures
- ECON 1115 — Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 1116 — Principles of Microeconomics
- ENGL 1300 — Introduction to Health and Humanities
- HUSV 1101 — Social Change and Human Services
- INTL 1101 — Globalization and International Affairs
- PHIL 1101 — Introduction to Philosophy
- POLS 1160 — International Relations
- SOCL 1101 — Introduction to Sociology

Upper-Level Course

From the catalog
Complete one of the following (categories provided for reference):

One of:
- Society and Behavior — all of:
  - ANTH 3441 — Medical Anthropology
  - CRIM 3040 — Psychology of Crime
  - HLTH 5280 — The (in)Visibility of (dis)Ability in Society
  - PHTH 5222 — Health Advocacy
  - PSYC 3402 — Social Psychology
  - PSYC 3404 — Developmental Psychology
  - PSYC 3450 — Learning and Motivation
  - SOCL 3241 — Violence and Society
  - SOCL 3441 — Sociology of Health and Illness
  - SOCL 4520 — Race, Class, and Gender
- Globalization and Global Health — all of:
  - AFCS 3424 — Epidemiology of Pandemic Diseases and Health Disparities in the African Diaspora
  - ECON 3404 — International Food Policy
  - One of:
    - INTL 3200 — Cities in a Global Context
    - INTL 3201 — Cities in a Global Context (Abroad)
  - INTL 3400 — International Conflict and Negotiation
  - POLS 3487 — Politics of Developing Nations
- Environmental Health and Climate Change — all of:
  - ECON 3423 — Environmental Economics
  - One of:
    - INTL 5100 — Climate and Development
    - PPUA 5100 — Climate and Development
  - PPUA 5238 — Climate Change and Global Urbanization
- Law, Policy, and Human Rights — all of:
  - ECON 3424 — Law and Economics
  - PHIL 5001 — Global Justice
  - PHIL 5002 — Ethics and Public Policy
  - POLS 3307 — Public Policy and Administration
- Healthcare Administration and Management — all of:
  - ECON 3413 — Health Economics and Healthcare Policy
  - MGMT 3340 — Healthcare Management, Innovation, and Design
  - ORGB 3201 — Organizational Behavior
  - PHTH 4511 — Healthcare Management
  - PHTH 5232 — Evaluating Healthcare Quality
  - PHTH 5234 — Economic Perspectives on Health Policy

Common Requirements

COMM 1101 — Introduction to Communication Studies
One of:
- COMM 1112 — Public Speaking
- COMM 2301 — Communication Research Methods

Foundation Course

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

From the catalog
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

From the catalog
Complete 8 semester hours from the following:

Choose 8 semester hours from:
- COMM 3200 — Mobile 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

From the catalog
Complete 12 semester hours from the following:
COMM courses between COMM 1100-4999 that 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 Requirements

From the catalog
Complete 8 semester hours from the following:

Choose 8 semester hours from:
- COMM 3201 — Health Communication
- One of:
  - PHTH 2300 — Communication Skills for the Health Professions
  - PHTH 2301 — Communication Skills for the Health Professions—Global

Capstone Experience Course

From the catalog
Complete 3-4 semester hours from the following:

Choose 4 semester hours from:
- COMM 4102 — Health Communication Campaigns
- COMM 4608 — Strategic Communication Capstone
- HINF 5301 — Evaluating Health Technologies
- HSCI 4720 — Health Science Capstone—Service
- HSCI 4730 — Health Science Capstone—Research
- HSCI 4740 — Health Science Capstone Seminar
- All of:
  - HSCI 4970 — Junior/Senior Honors Project 1
  - HSCI 4971 — Junior/Senior Honors Project 2
- PHTH 4515 — Critical Issues in Health and Public Health Policy
- PHTH 4602 — Private Guns, Public Health
- PHTH 4616 — Addressing Rural Health Inequities
- PHTH 4717 — Advancing Health Justice Through the Law
- PHTH 4818 — Let’s Talk About Sex: Exploring Key Topics and Current Issues in Sexual and Reproductive Health
- PHTH 5214 — Environmental Health
- PHTH 5230 — Global Health
- PHTH 5236 — Food, Nutrition, and Health
- PHTH 5560 — Public and Community Health Program Evaluation
- PHTH 5603 — Qualitative Methods

Introduction to College

One of:
- COMM 1000 — Communication Studies at Northeastern
- HSCI 1000 — College: An Introduction

Experiential Education

One of:
- EEAM 2000 — Professional Development for Co-op
- HSCI 2000 — Professional Development for Bouvé Co-op

Writing Courses

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 3306 — Advanced Writing in the Health Professions
- ENGW 3314 — Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design
- ENGW 3315 — Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines

Substitutions

Stated by the catalog on this program's requirements:

Must complete Capstone Project Design and Planning (HSCI 4700), 0 semester hours, as a prerequisite.
Junior/Senior Honors Project 1 (HSCI 4970) will count as a 4-semester-hour general elective.

Possible equivalents for this program beyond the above — 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)
INTL 5100 ↔ PPUA 5100 (tier B)

What the tiers mean

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