Media and Screen Studies and Journalism, BA (Boston)

This program is particularly strong for students who want to move beyond classroom study and actually create, report, produce, and analyze media. Students can work with professional media-production equipment, develop visual and multimedia stories, participate in Northeastern’s co-op model, and use CAMD facilities designed for video, audio, broadcasting, podcasting, and field production.

• Co-op Opportunities: Students can gain professional experience with organizations including Boston Globe, NBC Universal Television, National Geographic Learning, Viacom, Walt Disney World, BMF Media Group, The Martha Stewart Show, and The Chew Productions.

• CAMD Media Studios: Students have access to two TV studios and a control room, along with 27 workstations supporting Avid Media Composer, Adobe Creative Suite, and Final Cut Pro, providing a professional environment for video and media production.

• Broadcast Television Studio: Students can work on live broadcasts, prerecorded shows, and other video productions using professional broadcast and streaming facilities.

• CAMD Media Center: The equipment library supports documentary filmmaking, photojournalism, audio production, and multimedia storytelling, with professional cinema cameras, Canon/Nikon/Sony lenses, Sound Devices and Zoom recorders, microphones, LED lighting, DJI gimbals, sliders, and professional tripods.

• Green Screen Studio: Students can develop visual effects and combine filmed content with virtual backgrounds and environments, supporting creative video and screen-based projects.

• Podcast Studio: Students can produce audio stories using multitrack recording, sound effects, and tools designed for remote guest integration—particularly relevant to the program’s Podcast and Radio Journalism component.

• Recording Studios: CAMD provides professional audio environments for voiceovers, sound design, and multitrack recording, with professional microphones, audio interfaces, Pro Tools, Audacity, and Adobe Audition.

• Journalism Production: Courses such as JRNL 2301 Visual Storytelling in Journalism and JRNL 5314 Video News Reporting and Producing allow students to develop reporting and production skills across visual and video formats.

• Media and Screen Production: Students can choose production-focused study including MSCR 1230 Introduction to Film Production, MSCR 2391 Introduction to Screenwriting, ARTD 3480 Video: Sound and Image, and ARTD 3485 Experimental Video.

• Media Hub: CAMD provides a collaborative space where students, faculty, and staff can work together on classroom and creative projects.

• The Scope: This School of Journalism media initiative explores issues and factors surrounding urban inequalities, giving students exposure to media innovation and research-oriented storytelling.

Facilities: Northeastern CAMD’s official spaces and Media Studios provide the program’s major production and creative facilities.

Graduates can take their combined journalism and media expertise into film journalism, broadcasting, digital media, communications, public relations, media production, and content strategy. Northeastern specifically identifies career opportunities including account executive, broadcast journalist, creative director, information officer, market researcher, media planner, multimedia specialist, public relations specialist, social media manager, web content manager, writer, and media producer.

Typical job roles: Broadcast Journalist, Multimedia Specialist, Media Producer, Web Content Manager.

This career preparation is strengthened by Northeastern’s co-op model and career-focused ecosystem:

• Co-op and Employer Connections: Students can gain experience with organizations such as Boston Globe, NBC Universal Television, Viacom, National Geographic Learning, Walt Disney World, and BMF Media Group, building professional networks before graduation.

• Career Outcomes: Northeastern reports that 96% of graduates were employed or in graduate school within nine months, while 93% of employed graduates were working in fields related to their major.

• Co-op-to-Employment: 58% of graduates received job offers from previous co-op employers, highlighting the potential of Northeastern’s experiential model to translate professional placements into employment opportunities.

• Industry-Relevant Skills: The program develops creative problem-solving, critical thinking, project management, presentation, communication, and the ability to work under pressure—skills Northeastern specifically identifies for this combined major.

• Salary Information: Northeastern’s official sources reviewed for this program do not publish a program-specific starting salary figure for Media and Screen Studies and Journalism graduates, so a specific salary amount should not be presented as an official program outcome.

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

• Graduation & Further Opportunities: The combination of journalism, film/media analysis, production, and professional experience gives graduates flexibility to enter journalism and media industries or transition into communications, public relations, digital content, entertainment, and related fields.

Further Academic Progression: Graduates can continue into master's-level study in areas such as Journalism, Media and Communication, Media Innovation, Film and Screen Studies, Communication Studies, Public Relations, Digital Media, or related interdisciplinary fields. Northeastern’s CAMD, for example, offers an MA in Journalism that combines journalism with emerging technologies and professional experience.