- 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 Societies and Institutions (SI) and Ethical Reasoning (ER) are met through the major course requirements.
NUpath requirements Natural and Designed World (ND), Creative Expression/Innovation (EI), Interpreting Culture (IC), Formal and Quantitative Reasoning (FQ), Difference and Diversity (DD), and Analyzing and Using Data (AD) may be met through electives in the major.
Communication Studies Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Studies Common Requirements | ||
| COMM 1000 | Communication Studies at Northeastern | 1 |
| COMM 1101 | Introduction to Communication Studies | 4 |
| COMM 1112 | Public Speaking | 4 |
| or COMM 2301 | Communication Research Methods | |
| Foundation Course | ||
| 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 Courses | ||
| 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 Studies Electives | ||
| Complete three COMM courses. | 12 | |
Sociology Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Sociology Courses | ||
| SOCL 1101 | Introduction to Sociology | 4 |
| SOCL 2320 | Statistical Analysis in Sociology | 4 |
| or INSH 3102 | Introduction to Statistics in the Social Sciences | |
| SOCL 2321 | Research Methods in Sociology | 4 |
| or INSH 3101 | Research Methods in the Social Sciences | |
| SOCL 3300 | Social Theory | 4 |
| Introductory Electives | ||
| Complete two courses between SOCL 1000 and SOCL 1999 not used to satisfy another requirement. | 8 | |
| Intermediate-Level Elective | ||
| Complete two courses between SOCL 2000 and SOCL 2999 not used to satisfy another requirement. | 8 | |
| Advanced-Level Elective | ||
| Complete one course above SOCL 3000 not used to satisfy another requirement. | 4 | |
Capstone and Integrative Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Integrative Course | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Political Communication | ||
| Theories of Conflict and Negotiation | ||
| Class, Power, and Social Change | ||
| Capstone/Senior Seminar Option | ||
| Complete one of the following two options: | 8 | |
| Communications Capstone Option | ||
| Complete one COMM course from the following list and one SOCL course between SOCL 3000-4999 not used to satisfy another requirement. | ||
| Health Communication Campaigns | ||
| Communication and Quality of Life | ||
| Online Communities | ||
SOCL 3000 to SOCL 4999 | ||
| Sociology Senior Seminar Option | ||
| Complete SOCL 4600 and one COMM course from the following list: | ||
| Senior Seminar | ||
COMM 3000 to COMM 4999 | ||
Communication Studies Grade Requirement
No more than two grades below a C in communication studies courses may be used to fulfill degree requirements.
Sociology Major Grade Requirement
A GPA of 2.000 for major courses is required.
Communication Studies and Sociology Combined Major Credit Requirement
Complete 80 semester hours in the major.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Sample Plan of Study: Four Years, Two Co-ops
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| COMM 1000 | 1 | ENGW 1111 | 4 | Communication Studies cluster course | 4 | Introductory Sociology elective | 4 |
| COMM 1101 | 4 | SOCL 2320 or INSH 3102 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| COMM 1112 or 2301 | 4 | SOCL 2321 or INSH 3101 | 4 | ||||
| SOCL 1101 | 4 | Communication Studies foundation course | 4 | ||||
| SOCL 3300 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| EEAM 2000 | 1 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Communication Studies elective | 4 |
| Communication Studies elective | 4 | Communication Studies writing-intensive | 4 | ||||
| Introductory Sociology elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Advanced Writing in the Discipline | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Communication Studies elective | 4 |
| Communication Studies writing-intensive | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Intermediate Sociology elective | 4 | ||||||
| Intermediate sociology elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Advanced Sociology elective | 4 | Communication Studies or Sociology capstone | 4 | ||||
| Integrative course | 4 | Communication Studies or Sociology capstone elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||