This combined major educates students in journalism and theatre and the interface between the two disciplines. The School of Journalism and Media Innovation places the ability to gather, investigate, analyze, and present information at the core of their curriculum. The Department of Theatre’s curriculum provides deep knowledge of theatre that spans design, performance, and the production of innovative forms of theatre, including interactive media, computer graphics, human-computer interaction, and more.
Students completing this program of study should be able to understand how the two fields jointly contribute to compelling storytelling and how to create innovative modes of performance based on current events.
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 language requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Theatre Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundational Stages | ||
| THTR 1101 | Introduction to Theatre | 4 |
| THTR 1120 | Acting 1 | 4 |
| THTR 1131 | Introduction to Technical Theatre | 4 |
| THTR 1270 | Introduction to Theatrical Design | 4 |
| THTR 2325 | Dramaturgical Inquiry | 4 |
| Theatre Texts and Contexts | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| Race, Power, and Performance | ||
| Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Theatre | ||
| Queer Theatre and Performance | ||
| Making Theatre | ||
| THTR 1100 | Production Experience 1 | 1 |
| THTR 2000 | Production Experience 2 | 1 |
| Intermediate or Advanced Technique | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Playwriting (Complete one of the following:) | ||
| Boston Theatre Experience | ||
| Theatre and Society | ||
| Acting 2 | ||
| Acting for the Camera | ||
| Viewpoints | ||
| Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Theatre | ||
| Voice and Speech Training | ||
| Queer Theatre and Performance | ||
| Devised Theatre Project: Collaborative Performance | ||
| Stage Combat | ||
| Acting 3 | ||
| Directing for the Stage | ||
| Advanced Acting for the Camera | ||
Journalism Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundational Courses | ||
| JRNL 1101 and JRNL 1102 | Journalism 1: Fundamentals of Reporting and Journalist’s Toolbox | 5 |
| JRNL 1150 | Understanding Today’s News | 4 |
| JRNL 2201 | Journalism 2: Intermediate Reporting | 4 |
| Visual Storytelling | ||
| Complete two of the following: | 8 | |
| Visual Storytelling in Journalism | ||
| Podcast and Radio Journalism | ||
| Data Storytelling | ||
| News Documentary Production | ||
| Photojournalism | ||
| Video News Reporting and Producing | ||
| The Newsroom | ||
| Law and Ethics | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| The First Amendment and the Media | ||
| Ethics and Issues in Journalism | ||
| Electives | ||
| Complete four electives in JRNL; two must be at the 3000-level or above. | 16 | |
Integrative Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| THTR 3100 | Creative Storytelling for Social Engagement | 4 |
| THTR 4702 | Capstone: Creative Practice Research Project | 4 |
Supplemental Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| THTR 1000 | Theatre at Northeastern | 1 |
| or JRNL 1000 | Journalism at Northeastern | |
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | 4 | |
| Complete one of the following: | ||
| Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | ||
| Advanced Writing in the Sciences | ||
| Advanced Writing in the Social Sciences | ||
| Advanced Writing in the Arts, Media, and Design | ||
| Visual Storytelling in Journalism 1 | ||
| If considering co-op, complete the following: | 0-1 | |
| Professional Development for Co-op | ||
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Visual Storytelling in Journalism (JRNL 2301) may count as both a journalism elective and as the Advanced Writing in the Disciplines option.
Major Credit Requirement
83 semester hours required in the major
Program Requirement
131 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 |
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | JRNL 1101 and JRNL 1102 | 5 | Foreign language or elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| JRNL 1150 | 4 | THTR 1131 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| THTR 1000 or JRNL 1000 | 1 | JRNL elective | 4 | ||||
| THTR 1100 | 1 | Foreign language or elective | 4 | ||||
| THTR 1101 | 4 | ||||||
| THTR 1120 | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| EEAM 2000 | 1 | Co-op 1 | Co-op 1 | Elective | 4 | ||
| JRNL 2201 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| THTR 2000 | 1 | ||||||
| THTR 2325 | 4 | ||||||
| THTR text and context | 4 | ||||||
| Foreign language or elective | 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| THTR 1270 | 4 | Co-op 2 | Co-op 2 | Elective | 4 | ||
| JRNL visual elective or JRNL elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| JRNL visual elective or JRNL elective | 4 | ||||||
| THTR elective or text and context | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| JRNL 3550 or 4650 | 4 | THTR 4702 | 4 | ||||
| JRNL visual elective or JRNL elective | 4 | JRNL visual elective or JRNL elective | 4 | ||||
| THTR elective or text and context | 4 | JRNL visual elective or JRNL elective | 4 | ||||
| AWD | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 133 | |||||||