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Journalism, BA

2021-2022 Edition

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        • Journalism, BA
        • Journalism and English, BA
        • Journalism and Political Science, BA
        • Media and Screen Studies and Journalism, BA
        • Computer Science and Journalism, BS
        • Criminal Justice and Journalism, BS
        • Data Science and Journalism, BS
        • Journalism and Interaction Design, BS
        • Journalism Practice, Minor
        • Journalism Studies, Minor
        • Photojournalism, Minor
        • Public Relations, Minor
        • Sports, Media, Communication, Minor
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If you’re a news junkie; love to write; want to tell people what’s going on in your hometown, around the world, or in an organization, a journalism major at Northeastern University is designed to give you the skills and experience you need to tell your story.

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 Creative Expression/Innovation (EI), Interpreting Culture (IC), Societies and Institutions (SI), Difference and Diversity (DD), and Ethical Reasoning (ER) are met through the major course requirements.  

NUpath requirement Analyzing and Using Data (AD) may be met through electives in the major.

NUpath requirements Natural and Designed World (ND) and Formal and Quantitative Reasoning (FQ) must be met through general electives.

Journalism Major Requirements

Students transferring from outside institutions must complete a minimum of five 4-credit journalism courses at Northeastern, and these must include:

Course List
Code Title Hours
JRNL 2201
Journalism 2: Intermediate Reporting
JRNL 2301
Visual Storytelling in Journalism
JRNL 4650
Ethics and Issues in Journalism
Course List
Code Title Hours
Introduction to College
JRNL 1000Journalism at Northeastern1
Journalism Courses
A grade of C or higher is required:
JRNL 1101
and JRNL 1102
Journalism 1: Fundamentals of Reporting
and Journalist’s Toolbox
5
JRNL 2201Journalism 2: Intermediate Reporting4
JRNL 2301Visual Storytelling in Journalism4
JRNL 3610Digital Storytelling and Social Media4
Required Journalism
JRNL 1150Understanding Today’s News4
JRNL 2350The History of Journalism: How the News Became the News4
JRNL 3550The First Amendment and the Media4
JRNL 4650Ethics and Issues in Journalism4
Journalism Electives
Complete three journalism electives.12
Journalism-Related Requirement
HIST 1130Introduction to the History of the United States4

Journalism Major Credit Requirement

Complete 49 semester hours in the major.

Upper-Division Electives

Complete three general electives numbered 3000 or above that do not double-count with the major or NUpath.

Program Requirement

129 total semester hours required

Sample Four Years, Two Co-ops Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
JRNL 10001JRNL 1101
and JRNL 1102
5Elective4Elective4
JRNL 11504Foreign language 4Elective4Elective4
ENGW 11114Elective4  
HIST 11304Elective4  
Elective4   
 17 17 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
JRNL 22014JRNL 23504Elective4Co-op0
Journalism elective 14Journalism elective 24Elective4 
Foreign language 4EEAM 20001  
Elective4Foreign language 4  
 Elective4  
 16 17 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0JRNL 23014Elective4Co-op0
 JRNL 35504Elective4 
 Elective4  
 Elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0JRNL 36104  
 JRNL 46504  
 Journalism elective 34  
 Elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 131

Sample Four Years, Two Co-ops Spring/Summer 1

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
JRNL 10001JRNL 1101
and JRNL 1102
5Elective4Elective4
JRNL 11504Foreign language 4Elective4Elective4
ENGW 11114Elective4  
HIST 11304Elective4  
Elective4   
 17 17 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
JRNL 22014Co-op0Co-op0Elective4
Journalism elective 14  Elective4
EEAM 20001   
Foreign language4   
Elective4   
 17 0 0 8
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
JRNL 23014Co-op0Co-op0Elective4
JRNL 23504  Elective4
Journalism elective 24   
Foreign language 4   
 16 0 0 8
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
JRNL 35504JRNL 46504  
JRNL 36104Journalism elective 34  
Elective4Elective4  
Elective4Elective4  
 16 16  
Total Hours: 131
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