The combined major between business administration and communication studies provides students with a robust overview of business and communication studies. This combined major seeks to prepare students for career opportunities in growing industry markets such as public relations, marketing communications, and digital media.
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.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Business Core Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to College | ||
| BUSN 1102 | Personal Skill Development for Business | 1 |
| or COMM 1000 | Communication Studies at Northeastern | |
| Accounting | ||
| ACCT 1201 | Financial Accounting and Reporting | 4 |
| Business Statistics | ||
| MGSC 2301 | Business Statistics | 4 |
| Business Core Option 1 | ||
| INTB 1203 | International Business and Global Social Responsibility | 4 |
| or ORGB 3201 | Organizational Behavior | |
| Marketing | ||
| MKTG 2201 | Introduction to Marketing | 4 |
| Finance | ||
| FINA 2201 | Financial Management | 4 |
| Business Core Option 2 | ||
| ACCT 2301 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| or ENTR 2301 | Innovation! | |
| or MISM 2301 | Management Information Systems | |
| or SCHM 2301 | Supply Chain and Operations Management | |
Business Concentration Required
A concentration is required and may be chosen from the following list:
- Accounting
- Brand Management
- Business Analytics
- Corporate Innovation and Venture
- Entrepreneurial Startups
- Family Business
- Finance
- Fintech
- Healthcare Management and Consulting
- International Business (available only as a second concentration)
- Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Marketing Analytics
- Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Supply Chain Management
Supporting Business Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Calculus for Business and Economics | ||
| Calculus 1 | ||
| Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1 | ||
| Intensive Calculus for Engineers | ||
| Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering | ||
| Macroeconomics and Microeconomics | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
Communication Studies Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Studies Common Requirements | ||
| COMM 1101 | Introduction to Communication Studies | 4 |
| COMM 1112 | Public Speaking | 4 |
| or COMM 1113 | Business and Professional Speaking | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 additional electives. Choose from any communication studies courses not used to satisfy requirements above or related electives outside of communication studies. | 12 | |
| Movement and Time | ||
| Introduction to Photography | ||
| Video Basics | ||
| Photography: Concept + Process | ||
| Video: Sound and Image | ||
| Journalism 1: Fundamentals of Reporting | ||
| Public Relations Principles | ||
| Public Relations Practice | ||
| Digital Storytelling and Social Media | ||
| Design for Storytelling | ||
| Video News Reporting and Producing | ||
| The Newsroom | ||
| Introduction to Film Production | ||
| Advertising and Promotional Culture | ||
Integrative Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Integrative Course | ||
| MKTG 4504 | Advertising and Brand Promotion | 4 |
| Capstone | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Strategy in Action | ||
| Strategic Communication Capstone | ||
| Consultation Skills | ||
Business GPA Requirement
Minimum 2.000 GPA in business courses required
Business Cooperative Education Requirement
Complete one six-month co-op experience.
Communication Studies Major Grade Requirement
No more than two grades below a C in communication studies courses may be used to satisfy degree requirements.
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 |
| BUSN 1102 or COMM 1000 | 1 | COMM 1112, 1113, or 2301 | 4 | Communication studies elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| ACCT 1201 | 4 | MGSC 2301 | 4 | NUpath course | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | Communication studies foundation course | 4 | ||||
| COMM 1101 | 4 | MKTG 2201 | 4 | ||||
| MATH 1231 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| FINA 2201 | 4 | COOP 3945 | 0 | COOP 3945 | 0 | Elective | 4 |
| BUSN 1103 or EEAM 2000 | 1 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Business core option | 4 | ||||||
| Communication studies cluster course | 4 | ||||||
| ECON 1115 or 1116 | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Business core option 1 | 4 | COOP 3945 | 0 | COOP 3945 | 0 | Communication studies elective | 4 |
| MKTG 4504 | 4 | NUpath course | 4 | ||||
| Communication studies writing-intensive 1 | 4 | ||||||
| Concentration course | 4 | ||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Concentration course | 4 | Concentration course | 4 | ||||
| Communication studies writing-intensive 2 | 4 | COMM 4608, STRT 4501, or COMM 4533 | 4 | ||||
| Communication studies elective | 4 | COMM 3409, ENGW 3304, ENGW 3314, or ENGW 3315 | 4 | ||||
| Concentration course | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 130 | |||||||