- Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality.
- Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities. Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
BA Language Requirements
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.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
NUpath requirements Natural and Designed World (ND), Creative Expression/Innovation (EI), Formal and Quantitative Reasoning (FQ), Analyzing and Using Data (AD), and Differences and Diversity (DD) may be met through electives in the major.
Communication Studies Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Studies Common Requirements | ||
| COMM 1101 | Introduction to Communication Studies | 4 |
| COMM 1112 | Public Speaking | 4 |
| or COMM 2301 | Communication Research Methods | |
| Foundation Courses | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Persuasion and Rhetoric | ||
| Communication Theory | ||
| Principles of Organizational Communication | ||
| Communication in a Digital Age | ||
| Cluster Course | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Sex, Relationships, and Communication | ||
| Global and Intercultural Communication | ||
| Communication and Gender | ||
| Communication Law | ||
| Free Speech in Cyberspace | ||
| Writing-Intensive | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| Mobile Communication | ||
| Health Communication | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Communication and Inclusion | ||
| Political Communication | ||
| Communication Criticism | ||
| Public Relations Principles | ||
| Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media | ||
| Free Speech: Law and Practice | ||
| Communication and Sexualities | ||
| Theories of Conflict and Negotiation | ||
| Nonverbal Social Interaction | ||
| Youth and Communication Technology | ||
| Crisis Communication and Image Management | ||
| Communication Electives | ||
| Complete three COMM courses. | 12 | |
Graphic and Information Design Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Art and Design at Northeastern | ||
| ARTF 1000 | Art and Design at Northeastern | 1 |
| Art and Design Fundamentals Required | ||
| ARTF 1220 | Elements of Visual Composition (with optional ARTF 1221) | 2 |
| Art and Design Fundamentals Electives | ||
| Complete three of the following: | 6 | |
| Representational Drawing | ||
| Abstract Drawing | ||
| Making with Form and Materials and Making with Form and Materials Tools | ||
| Making with Video, Sound, and Animation and Making with Video, Sound, and Animation Tools | ||
| Designing Interactive Experiences and Designing Interactive Experiences Tools | ||
| Art and Design History | ||
| Complete any one ARTH course as long as prerequisites have been met. | 4 | |
| Design | ||
| ARTG 1001 and ARTD 1002 | Design Perspectives: An Introduction to Design in the World and Seminar for ARTD 1001 | 4 |
| ARTG 1270 and 1270 | Design: Process + Practices and Design: Process + Practices | 4 |
| ARTG 1290 and ARTG 1291 | Typographic Systems and Studio for Typographic Systems | 4 |
| ARTG 2252 | Graphic Design Principles | 4 |
| ARTG 3444 | Topics in Information Design Inquiry | 4 |
| Degree Project | ||
| ARTG 4550 | Design Degree Project | 4 |
| Art and Design Electives | ||
| Complete one course with the corresponding tools course, if indicated, from the following: | 4-5 | |
| Introduction to Photography and Photo Tools | ||
| Video Basics and Video Tools | ||
| Prototyping with Code and Lab for ARTG 2262 | ||
| Interaction Design Principles and Interaction Design Principles Tools | ||
| Typography 2 | ||
| Topics In Graphic Design Inquiry | ||
| Identity and Brand Design | ||
| Typography 3 | ||
Integrative Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Integrative Courses | ||
| COMM 2200 | Visual Communication | 4 |
| The following course is already required in major: | ||
| Design Degree Project | ||
Communication Studies Grade Requirement
No more than two grades below a C in communication studies courses may be used to fulfill degree requirements.
Communication Studies and Graphic and Information Design Major Credit Requirement
84 semester hours required in the major
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Sample Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ARTF 1000 or COMM 1000 | 1 | ARTG 1270 and ARTG 1271 | 4 | ARTG 1290 and ARTG 1291 | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| ARTF 1220 (with optional ARTF 1221) | 2 | COMM 1112 or 2301 | 4 | Communication studies cluster course | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| Art and Design Fundamentals Elective 1 | 2 | Communication studies foundation course | 4 | ||||
| ARTG 1001 and ARTG 1002 | 4 | Art History Elective | 4 | ||||
| COMM 1101 | 4 | ||||||
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ARTG 2252 | 4 | EEAM 2000 | 1 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| Art and Design Fundamentals Elective 2 | 2 | Communication studies elective 1 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| Art and Design Fundamentals Elective 3 | 2 | Communication studies elective 2 | 4 | ||||
| Communication studies writing-intensive 1 | 4 | Design option 2 | 4 | ||||
| Design option 1 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | 0 | ENGW 3314 or 3315 | 4 | Communication studies elective 3 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
| Communication writing-intensive 2 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Design elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | 0 | ARTG 4550 | 4 | ||||
| COMM 2200 | 4 | ||||||
| Art and Design elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||