BA Journalism and English at Northeastern University

Programme overview

The School of Journalism and the Department of English offer an interdisciplinary combined major in Journalism and English. Broadly speaking, students in the Combined Major in Journalism and English at Northeastern integrate the study of journalism with the study of language, literature and writing. Offered at: Boston.

Faculty: College of Arts, Media and Design | Department: Journalism | Duration: 128 semester hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Requires 128 semester hours. Required courses include JRNL 1150 Understanding Today’s News; JRNL 1101 and JRNL 1102 Journalism 1: Fundamentals of Reporting and Writing and Journalist’s Toolbox; JRNL 2201 Journalism 2: Intermediate Reporting; JRNL 2301 Visual Storytelling in Journalism; JRNL 3610 Digital Storytelling and Social Media; JRNL 3550 The First Amendment and the Media.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year applicants apply for Fall entry through Early Decision I, Early Decision II, Early Action or Regular Decision. Transfer applicants can apply for Fall or Spring entry.

First-year deadlines: Early Decision I and Early Action November 1; Early Decision II and Regular Decision January 1. Decision notifications: ED I by January 1, EA by February 15, ED II by March 1, RD by April 1.

Transfer deadlines: Fall April 1; Spring October 15 (extended).

First-year and transfer applicants apply through the Common Application or Coalition Application; the application fee is $75 (non-refundable). SAT/ACT is optional (test-optional).

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.northeastern.edu/

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