Journalism and English, BA

Students gain practical experience by combining journalism reporting and production with English writing, research, and critical analysis. Northeastern's experience-driven environment gives students opportunities to work with professional media equipment, develop multimedia stories, participate in co-ops, and use specialized production spaces and software to turn their ideas into professional-quality work.

• Co-op Opportunities: Students can gain professional experience with organizations including the Boston Globe, Reebok, New Balance, CBS Television, NBC Universal Television, Boston Bruins, Boston.com, and 360 Public Relations.

• JRNL 2301 Visual Storytelling in Journalism: Students develop visual approaches to journalism, strengthening their ability to communicate stories through images and other visual formats.

• JRNL 3610 Digital Storytelling and Social Media: Students develop skills for creating and communicating stories through contemporary digital and social-media platforms.

• JRNL 3630 Magazine Writing: The integrative curriculum allows students to connect journalism and English through magazine-focused writing and professional storytelling.

• JRNL 5460 POV: The Art and Craft of Opinion Journalism: Students can develop a distinctive voice and explore the craft of opinion journalism as part of the program's integrative requirement.

• CAMD Media Studios: Students have access to two TV studios, a control room, 27 workstations, and professional software including Avid Media Composer, Adobe Creative Suite, and Final Cut Pro.

• Media Center: The CAMD Media Center provides professional field-production equipment for documentary filmmaking, photojournalism, audio production, and multimedia storytelling, including Sony, Canon, and Nikon cameras, professional lenses, Sound Devices and Zoom recorders, microphones, LED lighting, DJI gimbals, and sliders.

• Recording Studio: Students can work with professional audio equipment and a Solid State Logic Matrix mixing console, alongside Mac workstations equipped with Pro Tools, Audacity, and Adobe Audition.

• Broadcast Television Studio: Students can produce live broadcasts, prerecorded shows, and other video productions using streaming and remote-production capabilities.

• Green Screen Studio: Students can create visual effects and integrate filmed content with virtual backgrounds and environments, adding another dimension to multimedia storytelling.

• Podcast Studio: The dedicated studio supports multitrack recording, sound effects, and remote guests, providing a practical environment for audio storytelling.

• Media Hub: The collaborative Media Hub gives students, faculty, and staff a space to work together on classroom and creative projects.

The Journalism and English BA prepares graduates for careers that value strong writing, reporting, research, communication, digital storytelling, and media-production abilities. Northeastern specifically identifies career opportunities including Reporter, Public Relations, Multimedia Specialist, Web Producer, Documentary Filmmaker, Business, and Lawyer, while the School of Journalism notes that its graduates also enter newspapers, magazines, radio and television, online publications, public relations, advertising, government, and teaching.

Typical job roles: Reporter, Public Relations Specialist, Multimedia Specialist, Web Producer.

These opportunities are strengthened by Northeastern's professional experience and career ecosystem:

• Industry Co-op Network: Students can gain experience with employers such as the Boston Globe, CBS Television, NBC Universal Television, Boston Bruins, Boston.com, Reebok, New Balance, and 360 Public Relations.

• Professional Experience: Northeastern's School of Journalism strongly encourages students to participate in cooperative education, with the possibility of graduating with two co-ops and substantial professional experience.

• Employment Outcomes: Northeastern reports that 96% of undergraduate graduates were employed full-time or enrolled in graduate school within nine months, while 93% of employed graduates were working in jobs related to their majors.

• Co-op-to-Employment: 58% of Northeastern graduates received a job offer from a previous co-op employer, highlighting the potential for co-op placements to develop into long-term employment.

• Salary Information: Northeastern's official sources reviewed do not publish a specific starting-salary figure for Journalism and English BA graduates, so a program-specific salary figure should not be presented as an official outcome.

• Long-Term Accreditation Value: Northeastern's NECHE accreditation provides institution-level recognition and demonstrates that the university maintains established standards for academic quality and institutional effectiveness.

• Career Flexibility: The combination of journalism and English provides transferable expertise in writing, reporting, research, critical thinking, visual storytelling, social media, interviewing, digital skills, shooting, editing, and production, supporting careers across media, communications, publishing, public relations, business, and related fields.

Further Academic Progression: Graduates can continue into master's-level study in areas such as Journalism, English, Literature, Creative Writing, Communication, Media Studies, Public Relations, Digital Media, or related fields. The strong combination of advanced writing, research, journalism, and literary study also provides a useful foundation for students considering professional pathways such as law or further academic research.