English and Communication Studies, BA (Boston)

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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.

English Requirements

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Foundational Courses | | | | ENGL 1400 | Introduction to Literary Studies | 4 | | ENGL 1160 | Introduction to Rhetoric | 4 | | or ENGL 1410 | Introduction to Research on Writing | | | ENGL 1700 | Global Literatures 1 | 4 | | or ENGL 1701 | Global Literatures 2 | |

English Electives

Two of the courses chosen from the lists below must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Diversity | | | | Complete one course from the following. You may reuse this course to fulfill an additional English requirement below: | | 4 | | ENGL 2296 | Early African-American Literature | | | ENGL 2450 | Postcolonial Literature | | | ENGL 2455 | American Women Writers | | | ENGL 2470 | Asian-American Literature | | | ENGL 2760 | Writing in Global Contexts | | | ENGL 3678 | Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity | | | Literary Periods | | | | Pre-1850 | | | | Complete one course from the following: | | 4 | | ENGL 1502 | American Literature to 1865 | | | ENGL 1600 | Introduction to Shakespeare | | | ENGL 2296 | Early African-American Literature | | | ENGL 2330 | The American Renaissance | | | ENGL 3101 | Early Literatures | | | ENGL 3120 | 17th- and 18th-Century Literatures | | | ENGL 3160 | Topics in 17th- and 18th-Century British Literatures | | | ENGL 3619 | Emerson and Thoreau | | | ENGL 3678 | Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity | | | or JWSS 3678 | Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity | | | ENGL 4010 | Topics in Shakespeare | | | Post-1850 | | | | Complete one of the following courses: | | 4 | | ENGL 2301 | The Graphic Novel | | | ENGL 2420 | Contemporary Poetry | | | ENGL 2430 | Contemporary Fiction | | | ENGL 2440 | The Modern Bestseller | | | ENGL 2450 | Postcolonial Literature | | | ENGL 2451 | Postcolonial Women Writers | | | ENGL 2455 | American Women Writers | | | ENGL 2470 | Asian-American Literature | | | ENGL 2600 | Irish Literary Culture (Abroad) | | | ENGL 3161 | 20th- and 21st-Century Literatures | | | Theories and Methods | | | | Complete one of the following: | | 4 | | ENGL 1140 | Grammar: The Architecture of English | | | ENGL 1160 | Introduction to Rhetoric | | | ENGL 1410 | Introduction to Research on Writing | | | ENGL 1450 | Reading and Writing in the Digital Age | | | ENGL 2520 | Science Fiction | | | ENGL 2620 | What Is Nature? | | | ENGL 3070 | Literary Genres | | | ENGL 3325 | Rhetoric of Law | | | ENGL 3381 | The Practice and Theory of Teaching Writing | | | ENGL 3400 | Opening the Archive | | | ENGL 3487 | Film and Text (Abroad) | | | ENGL 3700 | Narrative Medicine | | | LING 1150 | Introduction to Linguistics | | | LING 2350 | Linguistic Analysis | | | LING 3450 | Syntax | | | LING 3452 | Semantics | | | LING 3454 | History of English | | | LING 3456 | Language and Gender | | | Major Seminar | | | | ENGL 3710 | Major Seminar | 4 | | Writing | | | | Complete one of the following: | | 4 | | ENGL 2700 | Creative Writing | | | ENGL 2710 | Style and Editing | | | ENGL 2730 | Digital Writing | | | ENGL 2760 | Writing in Global Contexts | | | ENGL 2770 | Writing to Heal | | | ENGL 2850 | Writing for Social Media: Theory and Practice | | | ENGL 3375 | Writing Boston | | | ENGL 3376 | Creative Nonfiction | | | ENGL 3377 | Poetry Workshop | | | ENGL 3378 | Fiction Workshop | | | ENGL 3380 | Writing Seminar | | | English Electives | | | | Complete any two ENGL courses that have not already been used to fulfill another requirement. | | 8 |

Capstone

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | English Capstone Requirement | | | | ENGL 4710 | Capstone Seminar | 4 |

Communication Studies Requirements

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Communication Studies Common Requirements | | | | 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 | | COMM 1210 | Persuasion and Rhetoric | | | COMM 1225 | Communication Theory | | | COMM 1231 | Principles of Organizational Communication | | | COMM 1255 | Communication in a Digital Age | | | Cluster Course | | | | Complete one of the following: | | 4 | | COMM 1131 | Sex, Relationships, and Communication | | | COMM 2303 | Global and Intercultural Communication | | | COMM 2304 | Communication and Gender | | | COMM 2501 | Communication Law | | | COMM 2551 | Free Speech in Cyberspace | | | Writing-Intensive Courses | | | | Complete two of the following: | | 8 | | COMM 3200 | Mobile Communication | | | COMM 3201 | Health Communication | | | COMM 3230 | Interpersonal Communication | | | COMM 3304 | Communication and Inclusion | | | COMM 3320 | Political Communication | | | COMM 3415 | Communication Criticism | | | COMM 3500 | Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media | | | COMM 3501 | Free Speech: Law and Practice | | | COMM 3530 | Communication and Sexualities | | | COMM 3532 | Theories of Conflict and Negotiation | | | COMM 4535 | Nonverbal Social Interaction | | | COMM 4605 | Youth and Communication Technology | | | COMM 4631 | Crisis Communication and Image Management | | | Communication Studies Electives | | | | Complete three COMM courses that have not been used to satisfy other requirements . | | 12 |

Integrative Requirement

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Integrative English Course | | | | Complete one of the following: | | 4 | | ENGL 3325 | Rhetoric of Law | | | ENGL 3340 | Technologies of Text | | | ENGL 3381 | The Practice and Theory of Teaching Writing | | | Integrative Communication Studies Course | | | | COMM 3415 | Communication Criticism | 4 |

Communication Studies Grade Requirements

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 Plan of Study

Four Years, Two Co-ops