# English and Communication Studies, BA (Boston)
**Source**: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/social-sciences-humanities/english/english-communication-studies-ba/
**Parent**: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/arts-media-design/communication-studies/
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](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/university-academics/university-wide-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](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/university-academics/nupath/ba-requirements/). 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](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/university-academics/nupath/).
## English Requirements
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Foundational Courses | | |
| [ENGL 1400](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%201400 "ENGL 1400") | Introduction to Literary Studies | 4 |
| [ENGL 1160](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%201160 "ENGL 1160") | Introduction to Rhetoric | 4 |
| or [ENGL 1410](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%201410 "ENGL 1410") | Introduction to Research on Writing | |
| [ENGL 1700](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%201700 "ENGL 1700") | Global Literatures 1 | 4 |
| or [ENGL 1701](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%201701 "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](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202296 "ENGL 2296") | Early African-American Literature | |
| [ENGL 2450](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202450 "ENGL 2450") | Postcolonial Literature | |
| [ENGL 2455](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202455 "ENGL 2455") | American Women Writers | |
| [ENGL 2470](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202470 "ENGL 2470") | Asian-American Literature | |
| [ENGL 2760](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202760 "ENGL 2760") | Writing in Global Contexts | |
| [ENGL 3678](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%203678 "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](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%201502 "ENGL 1502") | American Literature to 1865 | |
| [ENGL 1600](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%201600 "ENGL 1600") | Introduction to Shakespeare | |
| [ENGL 2296](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202296 "ENGL 2296") | Early African-American Literature | |
| [ENGL 2330](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202330 "ENGL 2330") | The American Renaissance | |
| [ENGL 3101](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%203101 "ENGL 3101") | Early Literatures | |
| [ENGL 3120](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%203120 "ENGL 3120") | 17th- and 18th-Century Literatures | |
| [ENGL 3160](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%203160 "ENGL 3160") | Topics in 17th- and 18th-Century British Literatures | |
| [ENGL 3619](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%203619 "ENGL 3619") | Emerson and Thoreau | |
| [ENGL 3678](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%203678 "ENGL 3678") | Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity | |
| or [JWSS 3678](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=JWSS%203678 "JWSS 3678") | Bedrooms and Battlefields: Hebrew Bible and the Origins of Sex, Gender, and Ethnicity | |
| [ENGL 4010](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%204010 "ENGL 4010") | Topics in Shakespeare | |
| *Post-1850* | | |
| Complete one of the following courses: | | 4 |
| [ENGL 2301](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202301 "ENGL 2301") | The Graphic Novel | |
| [ENGL 2420](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202420 "ENGL 2420") | Contemporary Poetry | |
| [ENGL 2430](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202430 "ENGL 2430") | Contemporary Fiction | |
| [ENGL 2440](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202440 "ENGL 2440") | The Modern Bestseller | |
| [ENGL 2450](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202450 "ENGL 2450") | Postcolonial Literature | |
| [ENGL 2451](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202451 "ENGL 2451") | Postcolonial Women Writers | |
| [ENGL 2455](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202455 "ENGL 2455") | American Women Writers | |
| [ENGL 2470](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202470 "ENGL 2470") | Asian-American Literature | |
| [ENGL 2600](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202600 "ENGL 2600") | Irish Literary Culture (Abroad) | |
| [ENGL 3161](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%203161 "ENGL 3161") | 20th- and 21st-Century Literatures | |
| Theories and Methods | | |
| Complete one of the following: | | 4 |
| [ENGL 1140](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%201140 "ENGL 1140") | Grammar: The Architecture of English | |
| [ENGL 1160](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%201160 "ENGL 1160") | Introduction to Rhetoric | |
| [ENGL 1410](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%201410 "ENGL 1410") | Introduction to Research on Writing | |
| [ENGL 1450](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%201450 "ENGL 1450") | Reading and Writing in the Digital Age | |
| [ENGL 2520](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202520 "ENGL 2520") | Science Fiction | |
| [ENGL 2620](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202620 "ENGL 2620") | What Is Nature? | |
| [ENGL 3070](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%203070 "ENGL 3070") | Literary Genres | |
| [ENGL 3325](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%203325 "ENGL 3325") | Rhetoric of Law | |
| [ENGL 3381](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%203381 "ENGL 3381") | The Practice and Theory of Teaching Writing | |
| [ENGL 3400](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%203400 "ENGL 3400") | Opening the Archive | |
| [ENGL 3487](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%203487 "ENGL 3487") | Film and Text (Abroad) | |
| [ENGL 3700](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%203700 "ENGL 3700") | Narrative Medicine | |
| [LING 1150](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=LING%201150 "LING 1150") | Introduction to Linguistics | |
| [LING 2350](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=LING%202350 "LING 2350") | Linguistic Analysis | |
| [LING 3450](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=LING%203450 "LING 3450") | Syntax | |
| [LING 3452](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=LING%203452 "LING 3452") | Semantics | |
| [LING 3454](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=LING%203454 "LING 3454") | History of English | |
| [LING 3456](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=LING%203456 "LING 3456") | Language and Gender | |
| Major Seminar | | |
| [ENGL 3710](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%203710 "ENGL 3710") | Major Seminar | 4 |
| Writing | | |
| Complete one of the following: | | 4 |
| [ENGL 2700](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202700 "ENGL 2700") | Creative Writing | |
| [ENGL 2710](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202710 "ENGL 2710") | Style and Editing | |
| [ENGL 2730](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202730 "ENGL 2730") | Digital Writing | |
| [ENGL 2760](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202760 "ENGL 2760") | Writing in Global Contexts | |
| [ENGL 2770](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202770 "ENGL 2770") | Writing to Heal | |
| [ENGL 2850](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%202850 "ENGL 2850") | Writing for Social Media: Theory and Practice | |
| [ENGL 3375](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%203375 "ENGL 3375") | Writing Boston | |
| [ENGL 3376](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%203376 "ENGL 3376") | Creative Nonfiction | |
| [ENGL 3377](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%203377 "ENGL 3377") | Poetry Workshop | |
| [ENGL 3378](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%203378 "ENGL 3378") | Fiction Workshop | |
| [ENGL 3380](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%203380 "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](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%204710 "ENGL 4710") | Capstone Seminar | 4 |
## Communication Studies Requirements
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Communication Studies Common Requirements | | |
| [COMM 1101](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%201101 "COMM 1101") | Introduction to Communication Studies | 4 |
| [COMM 1112](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%201112 "COMM 1112") | Public Speaking | 4 |
| or [COMM 2301](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%202301 "COMM 2301") | Communication Research Methods | |
| Foundation Course | | |
| Complete one of the following: | | 4 |
| [COMM 1210](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%201210 "COMM 1210") | Persuasion and Rhetoric | |
| [COMM 1225](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%201225 "COMM 1225") | Communication Theory | |
| [COMM 1231](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%201231 "COMM 1231") | Principles of Organizational Communication | |
| [COMM 1255](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%201255 "COMM 1255") | Communication in a Digital Age | |
| Cluster Course | | |
| Complete one of the following: | | 4 |
| [COMM 1131](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%201131 "COMM 1131") | Sex, Relationships, and Communication | |
| [COMM 2303](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%202303 "COMM 2303") | Global and Intercultural Communication | |
| [COMM 2304](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%202304 "COMM 2304") | Communication and Gender | |
| [COMM 2501](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%202501 "COMM 2501") | Communication Law | |
| [COMM 2551](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%202551 "COMM 2551") | Free Speech in Cyberspace | |
| Writing-Intensive Courses | | |
| Complete two of the following: | | 8 |
| [COMM 3200](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%203200 "COMM 3200") | Mobile Communication | |
| [COMM 3201](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%203201 "COMM 3201") | Health Communication | |
| [COMM 3230](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%203230 "COMM 3230") | Interpersonal Communication | |
| [COMM 3304](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%203304 "COMM 3304") | Communication and Inclusion | |
| [COMM 3320](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%203320 "COMM 3320") | Political Communication | |
| [COMM 3415](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%203415 "COMM 3415") | Communication Criticism | |
| [COMM 3500](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%203500 "COMM 3500") | Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media | |
| [COMM 3501](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%203501 "COMM 3501") | Free Speech: Law and Practice | |
| [COMM 3530](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%203530 "COMM 3530") | Communication and Sexualities | |
| [COMM 3532](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%203532 "COMM 3532") | Theories of Conflict and Negotiation | |
| [COMM 4535](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%204535 "COMM 4535") | Nonverbal Social Interaction | |
| [COMM 4605](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%204605 "COMM 4605") | Youth and Communication Technology | |
| [COMM 4631](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%204631 "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](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%203325 "ENGL 3325") | Rhetoric of Law | |
| [ENGL 3340](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%203340 "ENGL 3340") | Technologies of Text | |
| [ENGL 3381](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%203381 "ENGL 3381") | The Practice and Theory of Teaching Writing | |
| Integrative Communication Studies Course | | |
| [COMM 3415](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%203415 "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
| Year 1 | | | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| [COMM 1101](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%201101 "COMM 1101") | 4 | [ENGL 1160](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%201160 "ENGL 1160") or [1410](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%201410 "ENGL 1410") | 4 | Communication Studies cluster course | 4 | Foreign Language | 4 |
| [COMM 1112](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%201112 "COMM 1112") or [2301](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%202301 "COMM 2301") | 4 | Communication Studies foundational course | 4 | Communication Studies elective | 4 | Communication Studies elective | 4 |
| [ENGL 1000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%201000 "ENGL 1000") or [COMM 1000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=COMM%201000 "COMM 1000") | 1 | English diversity course | 4 | | | | |
| [ENGL 1400](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%201400 "ENGL 1400") | 4 | English Pre-1850 elective | 4 | | | | |
| Elective | 4 | [EEAM 2000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=EEAM%202000 "EEAM 2000") (For CAMD students) | 1 | | | | |
| | 17 | | 17 | | 8 | | 8 |
| Year 2 | | | | | | | |
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| English Post-1850 elective | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Communication Studies writing-intensive | 4 |
| English Theories and Methods course | 4 | | | | | Communication Studies elective | 4 |
| Foreign Language | 4 | | | | | | |
| Elective | 4 | | | | | | |
| [EESH 2000](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=EESH%202000 "EESH 2000") (For CSSH students) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | 17 | | 0 | | 0 | | 8 |
| Year 3 | | | | | | | |
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Communication Studies writing-intensive | 4 | Co-op | 0 | Co-op | 0 | Elective | 4 |
| English Writing elective | 4 | | | | | Elective | 4 |
| [ENGL 3710](https://catalog.northeastern.edu/search/?P=ENGL%203710 "ENGL 3710") | 4 | | | | | | |
| Foreign Language | 4 | | | | | | |
| | 16 | | 0 | | 0 | | 8 |
| Year 4 | | | | | | | |
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | | | | |
| English elective | 4 | English capstone | 4 | | | | |
| English elective | 4 | Integrative COMM Course | 4 | | | | |
| Integrative ENGL course | 4 | Elective | 4 | | | | |
| Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | | | | |
| | 16 | | 16 | | | | |
| Total Hours: 131 | | | | | | | |