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Whether you’ve been working for a few years or are just finishing an undergraduate degree, the 10-month Interactive Media program will power your career to the next level. You’ll study design, theory and create interactive projects as you develop multimedia skills valued by a wide-range of employers. Brook Corwin '10 explains the importance of his degree
Interactive Media students spend January in countries such as Cuba, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, Iceland and Portugal. Students work in teams capturing interviews, photographs, audio and video to help nonprofits build community recognition, increase volunteer efforts and boost fundraising by creating websites or interactive DVDs. Learn more
Each week, students have the chance to participate in workshops that build on classroom lessons, offer informal project critiques and introduce students to experts in the field. Want to learn something new? Great! Sessions can be tailored to student interests. Allie Boardman '11 discusses the graduate projects that helped her land a great job
Students developed mock-ups of iPhone interfaces. They gathered information, created sketches and worked through multiple variations of their ideas. The final mock-ups were presented in class and discussed in multiple critiques. Bradley Mu: iPhone Mock-up
Interactive Media alumni work in a variety of fields all across the country. Ninety-two percent of the most recent graduating class was employed within four months of graduation. Alumni land jobs in New York, LA, Boston, San Francisco, Charleston and Charlotte. Learn more
The program provides frequent exposure to industry trends and professional practices. Companies including Nike, Pace Communications, Free Range Studios, New Media Strategies and Happy Cog send representatives to visit and network with iMedia students.
Ready for more? Visit Elon to learn more about the program and tour the start-of-the-art facilities. Schedule an individual visit or join us for an Open House. The Campus Visit page has all the details
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The School of Communications and the Interactive Media program are nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC).
Elon’s 10-month, full-time program prepares graduates to think strategically across media platforms; plan and create interactive media content consisting of text, images, sounds, video and graphics; and manage information for interactive news, entertainment and persuasive communications.
Students learn from award-winning professors, build their own interactive media projects in state-of-the-art facilities, and help chart the future of media communication. All in less than a year. All at Elon.
The Communications department chair was one of 17 academics nationwide to take part in the program.
Surrounded by family, friends and Elon faculty and staff, 26 students in the Interactive Media Class of 2013 celebrated the completion of the program during a ceremony May 23.
The school hosted its annual awards ceremony on April 25 to recognize high achievement from faculty and students in the last year.
