Q&A: Our School
Q: How does your School of Communications rank in comparison with other programs?
A: Elon is highly ranked by U.S. News, the National Survey of Student Engagement and other measures. Communications schools are not separately ranked. Media professionals and visiting deans call us one of the premier undergraduate programs in America. But don't take their word. We encourage you to visit our campus, sit in on classes if you wish, and talk with students.
Q: Is your School accredited?
A. Yes. In October 2005, we hosted a site visit by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications who praised our school's faculty and program. After that visit, the Council recommended full accreditation for the School of Communications, finding us compliant on benchmarks of accreditation. The team praised the interdisciplinary aspects of our program, our facilities, our teaching and the learning environment we've created for our students.
Q: How important is accreditation in Communications?
A: Accreditation is optional in our discipline. In fact, only 19 private universities have ACEJMC accreditation to date because it has been pursued primarily by large state universities, and even some of those choose not to be accredited because they consider the 80 hours outside of Communications /65 hours in the Arts and Sciences rules too prescriptive. However, Elon is in philosophical agreement with accrediting standards, and we have voluntarily chosen to pursue accreditation.
Q: What kind of computers do you use in your labs?
A: The five computer labs and editing suites in the School of Communications use Macintosh computers only. Students are free to purchase any type of computer they would like, but if you are interested in purchasing a Macintosh, please visit the Elon University Apple Store. Apple offers exclusive deals and special low pricing through the Web site to faculty, staff and students with an Elon username and password.
Q: Do you have a graduate program?
A: Yes. We will be starting our intensive, one-year master's degree program in Interactive Media in the summer of 2009. For more information on our graduate program, please visit the Interactive Media home page.
Q: What kind of career can I have with a Communications degree?
A: About half of our graduates enter careers in journalism, broadcasting, corporate communications, cinema and other communications-related fields. The other half do not, choosing instead to go to law school or graduate school, go to work in business, join the Peace Corps, or enter some other endeavor that is not media-related. We find that a Communications degree is ideal for a wide range of interests, since everyone benefits from becoming a better writer, speaker, thinker and strategist.
A: Elon is highly ranked by U.S. News, the National Survey of Student Engagement and other measures. Communications schools are not separately ranked. Media professionals and visiting deans call us one of the premier undergraduate programs in America. But don't take their word. We encourage you to visit our campus, sit in on classes if you wish, and talk with students.
Q: Is your School accredited?
A. Yes. In October 2005, we hosted a site visit by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications who praised our school's faculty and program. After that visit, the Council recommended full accreditation for the School of Communications, finding us compliant on benchmarks of accreditation. The team praised the interdisciplinary aspects of our program, our facilities, our teaching and the learning environment we've created for our students.
Q: How important is accreditation in Communications?
A: Accreditation is optional in our discipline. In fact, only 19 private universities have ACEJMC accreditation to date because it has been pursued primarily by large state universities, and even some of those choose not to be accredited because they consider the 80 hours outside of Communications /65 hours in the Arts and Sciences rules too prescriptive. However, Elon is in philosophical agreement with accrediting standards, and we have voluntarily chosen to pursue accreditation.
Q: What kind of computers do you use in your labs?
A: The five computer labs and editing suites in the School of Communications use Macintosh computers only. Students are free to purchase any type of computer they would like, but if you are interested in purchasing a Macintosh, please visit the Elon University Apple Store. Apple offers exclusive deals and special low pricing through the Web site to faculty, staff and students with an Elon username and password.
Q: Do you have a graduate program?
A: Yes. We will be starting our intensive, one-year master's degree program in Interactive Media in the summer of 2009. For more information on our graduate program, please visit the Interactive Media home page.
Q: What kind of career can I have with a Communications degree?
A: About half of our graduates enter careers in journalism, broadcasting, corporate communications, cinema and other communications-related fields. The other half do not, choosing instead to go to law school or graduate school, go to work in business, join the Peace Corps, or enter some other endeavor that is not media-related. We find that a Communications degree is ideal for a wide range of interests, since everyone benefits from becoming a better writer, speaker, thinker and strategist.
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