Media Arts 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.

NUpath attributes Creative Expression and Innovation (EI), Interpreting Culture (IC), and Societies and Institutions (SI) are met through the major course requirements.

In order to graduate, students must complete Natural and Designed World (ND), Formal and Quantitative Reasoning (FQ), Analyzing and Using Data (AD), Differences and Diversity (DD), and Ethical Reasoning (ER) in their electives.

Media Arts Courses

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | ARTF 1000 | Art and Design at Northeastern | 1 | | ARTD 1001 and ARTD 1002 | Media Art, Culture, and Social Justice and Seminar for ARTD 1001 | 4 | | Art and Design Fundamentals Required | | | | ARTF 1240 and ARTF 1241 | Making with Video, Sound, and Animation and Making with Video, Sound, and Animation Tools | 2 | | Art and Design Fundamentals Electives | | | | Complete 6 semester hours from the following: | | 6 | | ARTF 1200 | Representational Drawing | | | ARTF 1210 | Abstract Drawing | | | ARTF 1220 | Elements of Visual Composition (with optional ARTF 1221) | | | ARTF 1230 and ARTF 1231 | Making with Form and Materials and Making with Form and Materials Tools | | | ARTF 1250 and ARTF 1251 | Designing Interactive Experiences and Designing Interactive Experiences Tools | | | Art and Design History | | | | ARTH 1001 and ARTH 1002 | Visual Intelligence and Seminar in Visual Intelligence | 4 | | ARTH 2212 | Survey of the Still and Moving Image | 4 | | Degree Project | | | | ARTD 4530 | Media Arts Degree Project | 4 | | Media Art Basics Electives | | | | Complete 10 semester hours from the following: | | 10 | | ARTD 2360 and ARTD 2361 | Introduction to Photography and Photo Tools | | | ARTD 2370 and ARTD 2371 | Animation Basics and Animation Tools | | | ARTD 2380 and ARTD 2381 | Video Basics and Video Tools | | | Art and Design Electives | | | | Complete 8 semester hours of ARTD, ARTE, ARTG, ARTH, or ARTS courses not already required in this program, and for which prerequisites have been met. | | 8 | | If ARTD 3000 Topics in Media Arts (or any other topics course in the subjects listed above) is completed more than once, the additional completions may be allowed toward the electives. | | |

Communication Studies Courses

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 3445 | Public Relations Principles | | | 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 courses that have not been used to satisfy other requirements | | 12 |

Integrative Requirement

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Integrative Requirement | | | | COMM 3415 | Communication Criticism | 4 |

Communication Studies Grade Requirement

No more than two grades below a C in COMM courses may be used to fulfill degree requirements.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Spring/Summer First Half