The communication studies department and the sociology department offer an interdisciplinary combined major in communication studies and sociology. The combined major integrates the study of communication skills and processes with the study of social behaviors.
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.
University-Wide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.
BA Language Requirements
All BA students are required to complete the BA language requirements.
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 | ||
| Great Speakers and Speeches | ||
| 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 |
| SOCL 2321 | Research Methods in Sociology | 4 |
| SOCL 3300 | Social Theory | 4 |
| Introductory Electives | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| Social Problems | ||
| Sociology of Poverty | ||
| Sociology of the Family | ||
| Gender in a Changing Society | ||
| Drugs and Society | ||
| Intermediate-Level Elective | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Current Issues in Cities and Suburbs | ||
| Sociology of Human Service Organizations | ||
| Class, Power, and Social Change | ||
| Globalization and the Evolution of Human Societies | ||
| Applied Sociology: Practice and Theory | ||
| Advanced-Level Elective | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Law and Society in a Digital World | ||
| Race, Class, and Gender | ||
| Computers and Society | ||
| Special Topics in Sociology | ||
| Directed Study | ||
Capstone and Integrative Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Integrative Course | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Political Communication | ||
| Theories of Conflict and Negotiation | ||
| Environment and Society | ||
| Capstone/Senior Seminar Option | ||
| Complete one of the following two options: | 8 | |
| Communications Capstone Option | ||
| Complete one COMM course and one SOCL course from the following list: | ||
| 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.
Experiential Liberal Arts
All undergraduate students in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Sample 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 | Communication Studies foundation course | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| COMM 1112 or 2301 | 4 | SOCL 2320 | 4 | ||||
| SOCL 1101 | 4 | SOCL 2321 | 4 | ||||
| SOCL 3300 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Communication Studies elective | 4 | CO-OP | CO-OP | 0 | Communication Studies elective | 4 | |
| Elective | 4 | Communication Studies writing-intensive | 4 | ||||
| Introductory Sociology elective | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| EEAM 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Communication Studies writing-intensive | 4 | CO-OP | CO-OP | Communication Studies elective | 4 | ||
| Intermediate Sociology elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Advanced Writing in the Discipline | 4 | ||||||
| Elective | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Communication Studies or Sociology capstone | 4 | ||||
| Elective | 4 | Communication Studies or Sociology capstone elective | 4 | ||||
| Integrative course | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Advanced Sociology elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||