BS Journalism and Design at Northeastern University

Programme overview

The combined major in journalism and design integrates the ability to gather, investigate, analyze, and present information in journalistic contexts with the practice of understanding humans, their surrounding contexts and systems, and designing alternative futures. Offered at: Boston.

Faculty: College of Arts, Media and Design | Department: Journalism | Duration: 129 semester hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Requires 129 semester hours. Required courses include JRNL 1000 Journalism at Northeastern; 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.

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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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