OUR CURRICULUM

Minors to complement
your chosen major

Students majoring in the School of Communications are strongly encouraged, but not required, to pursue an academic minor or a double major in another discipline. Students add to their intellectual foundation and increase their career options when they have depth in another area - be it political science, history, art, business administration, international studies or a host of other possibilities at Elon.

In turn, the School of Communications offers two academic minors for students who choose to major in Business, Education or an Arts and Sciences discipline. About 60 Elon students are pursuing a minor either in Communications or Cinema.


Minor in Communications

JCM 200 Communications in a Global Society
JCM 211 Professional Speaking and Rhetoric
JCM 218 Media Writing

Choice of additional JCM courses to total at least 24 credit hours, with at least 8 of those credit hours at the 300-400 level.


Minor in Cinema

JCM 306 Development and
Social Influence of Cinema

Choice of additional courses to total at least 20 credit hours, from the following:

JCM 344 Screenwriting
JCM 346 African Film
JCM 349 The South in Film
JCM 369 The Auteur Director
JCM 371 Special Topics (in cinema)

... or these JCM courses with prerequisites:

JCM 342 Film Theory and Analysis
JCM 345 Art of Film and Video Editing
JCM 358 Film Production
JCM 367 Film Aesthetics and Design
JCM 368 The Documentary

... or film courses offered in GST and other disciplines, with prior approval of the dean's office.