SIX MAJORS.
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SIX PATHS TO EXCELLENCE. Journalism
Strategic Communications
Today’s journalists are multimedia experts.
Develop the tools essential for public
Learn modern-day techniques needed to
relations and advertising careers, and
report, design and edit news and sports
learn to craft messages and campaigns
in real time for digital, print and broadcast
across multiple media platforms.
media audiences.
Cinema & Television Arts
Communication Design
Unleash your creativity as you emphasize
Shape the visual world. Develop concepts
storytelling, producing, directing and new
and design for all aspects of visual
media techniques. A B.F.A. option requires
communication, graphic design and
an Elon in LA experience and thesis
interface for digital media.
project.
Media Analytics
Sport Management
Be a pioneer in the nation’s first media
The sports industry is a multi-billion dollar
analytics major. Analyze and visualize
enterprise that has significant influence in
data and the effects of media messaging
today’s society. Develop the complex skills
by legacy media, websites, mobile and
needed to manage sport organizations,
social media.
events, facilities and promotions.
About Elon
THE NEXT STEP:
A GRADUATE DEGREE IN JUST ONE YEAR
MASTER OF ARTS INTERACTIVE MEDIA (4+1)
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT
This 10-month program will teach you to think
The School of Communications partners with the Martha
strategically across multimedia platforms; plan
and Spencer Love School of Business to offer a master’s
and create interactive media content; and manage
degree in management with a corporate communications
information for interactive news, entertainment and
concentration. The program is designed for recent graduates.
persuasive communication. elon.edu/imedia
elon.edu/mscm
Core Values: Elon University has built a national reputation as the premier student-centered environment for engaged learning. Elon is a leader in global engagement and experiential education, with an emphasis on strong personal relationships between students and their faculty and staff mentors. Elon’s more than 7,000 students prepare to become the resilient, ambitious and ethical leaders the world needs, putting their knowledge into action on campus, in the community and around the globe. Elon is known for academic excellence across the curriculum, and for experiential learning programs in study abroad, undergraduate research, internships, leadership and service learning. Elon is ranked as a top-100 National University in the annual U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” guide. Elon is #84 among the nation’s most prestigious comprehensive universities, with a #2 ranking for excellence in undergraduate teaching and #11 most innovative national university. Elon is the only university recognized for excellence in all eight academic programs that “Focus on Student Success,” ranking #1 in study abroad and learning communities and #2 in first-year experiences and service learning.
336-278-3566 | admissions@elon.edu |
Academic Programs: Elon’s rigorous curriculum is grounded in the arts and sciences and complemented by nationally accredited professional and graduate programs. More than 440 full-time faculty members teach in 60-plus undergraduate majors, along with master’s programs in accounting, business administration, management, education, higher education, interactive media and physician assistant studies; and doctoral programs in physical therapy and law. Elon’s four-year graduation rate of 79 percent ranks in the top 8 percent of U.S. private universities. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12-1 and the average class size is 20. Schedule A Visit: Visit Elon, tour the campus and attend a class or talk with a professor. Schedule a campus experience at elon.edu/visitelon. Office hours are Monday to Friday from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Contact the Office of Admissions if you have questions.
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JOURNALISM
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S T R AT E G I C CO M M U N I C AT I O N S
CO M M U N I C AT I O N D E S I G N
A Nationally Accredited Communications Program
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M E D I A A N A LY T I C S
CINEMA & TELEVISION ARTS |
S P O R T M A N AG E M E N T
Stretch Your Creative Mind elon.edu/communications
SIX MAJORS.
Nonprofit Org US Postage PAID Elon, NC Permit No.
Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
SIX PATHS TO EXCELLENCE. Journalism
Strategic Communications
Today’s journalists are multimedia experts.
Develop the tools essential for public
Learn modern-day techniques needed to
relations and advertising careers, and
report, design and edit news and sports
learn to craft messages and campaigns
in real time for digital, print and broadcast
across multiple media platforms.
media audiences.
Cinema & Television Arts
Communication Design
Unleash your creativity as you emphasize
Shape the visual world. Develop concepts
storytelling, producing, directing and new
and design for all aspects of visual
media techniques. A B.F.A. option requires
communication, graphic design and
an Elon in LA experience and thesis
interface for digital media.
project.
Media Analytics
Sport Management
Be a pioneer in the nation’s first media
The sports industry is a multi-billion dollar
analytics major. Analyze and visualize
enterprise that has significant influence in
data and the effects of media messaging
today’s society. Develop the complex skills
by legacy media, websites, mobile and
needed to manage sport organizations,
social media.
events, facilities and promotions.
About Elon
THE NEXT STEP:
A GRADUATE DEGREE IN JUST ONE YEAR
MASTER OF ARTS INTERACTIVE MEDIA (4+1)
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT
This 10-month program will teach you to think
The School of Communications partners with the Martha
strategically across multimedia platforms; plan
and Spencer Love School of Business to offer a master’s
and create interactive media content; and manage
degree in management with a corporate communications
information for interactive news, entertainment and
concentration. The program is designed for recent graduates.
persuasive communication. elon.edu/imedia
elon.edu/mscm
Core Values: Elon University has built a national reputation as the premier student-centered environment for engaged learning. Elon is a leader in global engagement and experiential education, with an emphasis on strong personal relationships between students and their faculty and staff mentors. Elon’s more than 7,000 students prepare to become the resilient, ambitious and ethical leaders the world needs, putting their knowledge into action on campus, in the community and around the globe. Elon is known for academic excellence across the curriculum, and for experiential learning programs in study abroad, undergraduate research, internships, leadership and service learning. Elon is ranked as a top-100 National University in the annual U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” guide. Elon is #84 among the nation’s most prestigious comprehensive universities, with a #2 ranking for excellence in undergraduate teaching and #11 most innovative national university. Elon is the only university recognized for excellence in all eight academic programs that “Focus on Student Success,” ranking #1 in study abroad and learning communities and #2 in first-year experiences and service learning.
336-278-3566 | admissions@elon.edu |
Academic Programs: Elon’s rigorous curriculum is grounded in the arts and sciences and complemented by nationally accredited professional and graduate programs. More than 440 full-time faculty members teach in 60-plus undergraduate majors, along with master’s programs in accounting, business administration, management, education, higher education, interactive media and physician assistant studies; and doctoral programs in physical therapy and law. Elon’s four-year graduation rate of 79 percent ranks in the top 8 percent of U.S. private universities. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12-1 and the average class size is 20. Schedule A Visit: Visit Elon, tour the campus and attend a class or talk with a professor. Schedule a campus experience at elon.edu/visitelon. Office hours are Monday to Friday from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Contact the Office of Admissions if you have questions.
Elon University Admissions |
ElonAdmissions |
elonuniversity
JOURNALISM
|
S T R AT E G I C CO M M U N I C AT I O N S
CO M M U N I C AT I O N D E S I G N
A Nationally Accredited Communications Program
|
|
M E D I A A N A LY T I C S
CINEMA & TELEVISION ARTS |
S P O R T M A N AG E M E N T
Stretch Your Creative Mind elon.edu/communications
SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS
FUTUREFOCUSED GRADUATES
FELLOWS & SCHOLARS: Tomorrow’s Media Leaders
Whatever your professional aspirations, the School of Communications is the first step on your journey to success. Elon alumni are recipients of multiple Emmys and Pulitzer Prizes, an Oscar and a Sundance Film Festival award.
Communications Fellows
Elon in Los Angeles Soak up the ins and outs of the media industry in the nation’s entertainment capital. The Elon in LA program, created and staffed by the School of Communications, offers both spring and summer terms. The spring semester program is the perfect fit for career exploration; students enroll in three classes while working in a professional internship. In the nine-week summer program, students take one course and work in a professional internship.
Sundance Experience Elon students spend 10 days at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, where they view films, interview filmmakers and volunteer at screenings. In the pre-departure class, students learn to network with industry insiders.
It All Starts
“60 Minutes” Master Class
An award-winning journalism career. A major public relations campaign. Industrychanging communications research. An independent film that becomes a Sundance sensation. Elon alumni have done it all, and this is where it starts. As a student in Elon’s School of Communications, you’ll encounter a challenging curriculum and immerse yourself in professional settings. And you’ll do it all under the mentorship of teacher-scholars with years of experience in news, interactive media, television, public relations, advertising, web design, screenwriting, film production, media analytics, photojournalism and sport management.
Elon has historically collaborated with “60 Minutes” to offer a master class with a twist. Students spend fall break in New York learning long-form journalism and storytelling techniques. During their media tour, students meet with correspondents and producers at ABC, CBS, NBC and MSNBC. Back on campus, they produce their own show called “30 Minutes.”
Imagining the Internet The next digital revolution is likely to be an embedded, wearable and scannable network — the Internet of Things. The school’s Imagining the Internet Center has teamed with the Pew Research Center to survey thousands of experts, exploring how they expect the Internet of Things to evolve in coming years. This partnership has led to six books and international news coverage. Elon sends student/ faculty teams to cover Internet Governance Forums from Greece to Kenya and Internet Hall of Fame events in Switzerland, Germany and Hong Kong. imaginingtheinternet.org
Great Ideas and Research
Elon in LA Program
Elon publishes the nation’s only undergraduate research journal in communications. Student authors provide online video introductions of their research on topics such as media framing, mobile technologies, guerrilla advertising, Twitter analyses and film production design. elon.edu/elonjournal.
Award-Winning Student Work Students work in a multi-platform newsroom, program Elon’s FM radio station WSOE and produce entertainment content that airs on Elon Student Television. › The Pendulum, the newspaper of Elon News Network, won a Newspaper Pacemaker from the Associated Collegiate Press, the highest honor ACP gives its members and the foremost award in college journalism. › In 2018, Elon students and their teams earned five BEA Festival of Media Arts honors, including national first-place awards in the TV newscast and TV news magazine competitions. A student was named a runner-up in PRWeek’s Outstanding Student of the Year competition, marking the fifth time in four years Elon has had a top five national finalist.
This special program involves a media tour to Atlanta, a Global Study grant, a Winter Term course in Florida studying media and communications, and a capstone project. Thirty Fellows are selected each year based on high school academic performance, involvement in communicationsrelated activities, interviews and essays. In addition to program benefits, all Fellows receive $5,500 annual scholarship plus a one-time $1,000 global study grant to be used for a universityapproved study abroad or Study USA experience. elon.edu/fellows
Elon Sports Vision Scholars This a selective merit-based program in which students gain immersive and hands-on experience with Elon’s NCAA Division I Athletic Department in live broadcasting, content creation, sports business and marketing, in-venue productions and studio shows. Elon Sports Vision Scholars have access to industry executives and professionals in organizations including ESPN, NBC Sports, NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA, SEC Network, ACC Network as well as NCAA Division I schools and professional sports organizations. Scholars receive a $4,500 annual scholarship. elon.edu/esv Fellows and Scholars programs require a separate application, which must be submitted by January 15 and becomes available following submission of the first-year application. Students may apply to a maximum of two Fellows and two Scholars programs but if selected, may participate in only one program.
WORKING WORLDWIDE Elon alumni work worldwide for employers such as: Amazon American Cancer Society Atlantic Records Bloomberg News CNN Comedy Central Dreamworks Pictures ESPN Fenway Sports Management FleishmanHillard 44 Films Golin Ketchum Marvel Entertainment MGM Studios NASCAR National Geographic NBC Dateline International “NBC Nightly News” NBC Sports NFL Films Nike Oppenheimer Funds Saatchi & Saatchi Sony Music Entertainment The Baltimore Sun The Faith and Politics Institute The Huffington Post The New York Times The Smithsonian Institute The Wall Street Journal The Washington Post
QUALITY Data-driven storytelling. Courses prepare students to be ethical communicators and guardians of the public trust. Classes include Reporting for the Public Good, Broadcasting in the Public Interest, and Public Relations and Civic Responsibility.
World news at your fingertips. To provide depth and insight into current events, the School of Communications provides free digital access to The New York Times for all students, faculty and staff. Catapult your career. Work one-on-one with the School of Communications internship director to find an internship suited for your professional goals. Students intern across the U.S. and internationally. The school also has a career services office just for communications students.
HIGH-TECH, HIGH-TOUCH Students have access to a fleet of more than 150 video cameras available for free checkout and a suite of edit bays to complete projects. The school’s high-definition television studios and control rooms are professional quality. The high-tech environment includes six Mac labs and one PC lab. The high-touch factor comes from easy availability of both technology and faculty guidance.
PARTNERING WITH THE PROS
The School of Communications partners with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Students work with journalists to create media campaigns about under-reported global issues and to develop international reporting projects. Pulitzer Center staff and journalists visit campus twice a year to mentor students. Elon students selected for the international reporting fellowship receive up to $2,000 to cover travel expenses for a reporting project. Students in Elon’s Strategic Campaigns Capstone course work with actual clients to create a campaign specific to an organization’s needs. Students prepare through writing, research and creative courses. The student-run strategic communications agency, Live Oak Communications, also provides valuable experience as students work with clients from across the region. Elon was one of five universities selected to participate in the Coca-Cola and Regal Films Competition, which provides student filmmakers with the resources to produce a 30-second film to broadcast nationwide. Elon students were selected as 2016, 2017 and 2018 finalists and received $15,000 to produce their entries. Sport management students complete a required 400-hour internship with high-profile sport organizations, athletic programs and public facilities. Students have completed internships with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Madison Square Garden, Make-A-Wish Foundation and the New York Mets.
Turner Broadcasting 20th Century Fox Films Univision Network USA Today Vevo Viacom, Inc. Warner Bros. Studios
SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS
FUTUREFOCUSED GRADUATES
FELLOWS & SCHOLARS: Tomorrow’s Media Leaders
Whatever your professional aspirations, the School of Communications is the first step on your journey to success. Elon alumni are recipients of multiple Emmys and Pulitzer Prizes, an Oscar and a Sundance Film Festival award.
Communications Fellows
Elon in Los Angeles Soak up the ins and outs of the media industry in the nation’s entertainment capital. The Elon in LA program, created and staffed by the School of Communications, offers both spring and summer terms. The spring semester program is the perfect fit for career exploration; students enroll in three classes while working in a professional internship. In the nine-week summer program, students take one course and work in a professional internship.
Sundance Experience Elon students spend 10 days at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, where they view films, interview filmmakers and volunteer at screenings. In the pre-departure class, students learn to network with industry insiders.
It All Starts
“60 Minutes” Master Class
An award-winning journalism career. A major public relations campaign. Industrychanging communications research. An independent film that becomes a Sundance sensation. Elon alumni have done it all, and this is where it starts. As a student in Elon’s School of Communications, you’ll encounter a challenging curriculum and immerse yourself in professional settings. And you’ll do it all under the mentorship of teacher-scholars with years of experience in news, interactive media, television, public relations, advertising, web design, screenwriting, film production, media analytics, photojournalism and sport management.
Elon has historically collaborated with “60 Minutes” to offer a master class with a twist. Students spend fall break in New York learning long-form journalism and storytelling techniques. During their media tour, students meet with correspondents and producers at ABC, CBS, NBC and MSNBC. Back on campus, they produce their own show called “30 Minutes.”
Imagining the Internet The next digital revolution is likely to be an embedded, wearable and scannable network — the Internet of Things. The school’s Imagining the Internet Center has teamed with the Pew Research Center to survey thousands of experts, exploring how they expect the Internet of Things to evolve in coming years. This partnership has led to six books and international news coverage. Elon sends student/ faculty teams to cover Internet Governance Forums from Greece to Kenya and Internet Hall of Fame events in Switzerland, Germany and Hong Kong. imaginingtheinternet.org
Great Ideas and Research
Elon in LA Program
Elon publishes the nation’s only undergraduate research journal in communications. Student authors provide online video introductions of their research on topics such as media framing, mobile technologies, guerrilla advertising, Twitter analyses and film production design. elon.edu/elonjournal.
Award-Winning Student Work Students work in a multi-platform newsroom, program Elon’s FM radio station WSOE and produce entertainment content that airs on Elon Student Television. › The Pendulum, the newspaper of Elon News Network, won a Newspaper Pacemaker from the Associated Collegiate Press, the highest honor ACP gives its members and the foremost award in college journalism. › In 2018, Elon students and their teams earned five BEA Festival of Media Arts honors, including national first-place awards in the TV newscast and TV news magazine competitions. A student was named a runner-up in PRWeek’s Outstanding Student of the Year competition, marking the fifth time in four years Elon has had a top five national finalist.
This special program involves a media tour to Atlanta, a Global Study grant, a Winter Term course in Florida studying media and communications, and a capstone project. Thirty Fellows are selected each year based on high school academic performance, involvement in communicationsrelated activities, interviews and essays. In addition to program benefits, all Fellows receive $5,500 annual scholarship plus a one-time $1,000 global study grant to be used for a universityapproved study abroad or Study USA experience. elon.edu/fellows
Elon Sports Vision Scholars This a selective merit-based program in which students gain immersive and hands-on experience with Elon’s NCAA Division I Athletic Department in live broadcasting, content creation, sports business and marketing, in-venue productions and studio shows. Elon Sports Vision Scholars have access to industry executives and professionals in organizations including ESPN, NBC Sports, NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA, SEC Network, ACC Network as well as NCAA Division I schools and professional sports organizations. Scholars receive a $4,500 annual scholarship. elon.edu/esv Fellows and Scholars programs require a separate application, which must be submitted by January 15 and becomes available following submission of the first-year application. Students may apply to a maximum of two Fellows and two Scholars programs but if selected, may participate in only one program.
WORKING WORLDWIDE Elon alumni work worldwide for employers such as: Amazon American Cancer Society Atlantic Records Bloomberg News CNN Comedy Central Dreamworks Pictures ESPN Fenway Sports Management FleishmanHillard 44 Films Golin Ketchum Marvel Entertainment MGM Studios NASCAR National Geographic NBC Dateline International “NBC Nightly News” NBC Sports NFL Films Nike Oppenheimer Funds Saatchi & Saatchi Sony Music Entertainment The Baltimore Sun The Faith and Politics Institute The Huffington Post The New York Times The Smithsonian Institute The Wall Street Journal The Washington Post
QUALITY Data-driven storytelling. Courses prepare students to be ethical communicators and guardians of the public trust. Classes include Reporting for the Public Good, Broadcasting in the Public Interest, and Public Relations and Civic Responsibility.
World news at your fingertips. To provide depth and insight into current events, the School of Communications provides free digital access to The New York Times for all students, faculty and staff. Catapult your career. Work one-on-one with the School of Communications internship director to find an internship suited for your professional goals. Students intern across the U.S. and internationally. The school also has a career services office just for communications students.
HIGH-TECH, HIGH-TOUCH Students have access to a fleet of more than 150 video cameras available for free checkout and a suite of edit bays to complete projects. The school’s high-definition television studios and control rooms are professional quality. The high-tech environment includes six Mac labs and one PC lab. The high-touch factor comes from easy availability of both technology and faculty guidance.
PARTNERING WITH THE PROS
The School of Communications partners with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Students work with journalists to create media campaigns about under-reported global issues and to develop international reporting projects. Pulitzer Center staff and journalists visit campus twice a year to mentor students. Elon students selected for the international reporting fellowship receive up to $2,000 to cover travel expenses for a reporting project. Students in Elon’s Strategic Campaigns Capstone course work with actual clients to create a campaign specific to an organization’s needs. Students prepare through writing, research and creative courses. The student-run strategic communications agency, Live Oak Communications, also provides valuable experience as students work with clients from across the region. Elon was one of five universities selected to participate in the Coca-Cola and Regal Films Competition, which provides student filmmakers with the resources to produce a 30-second film to broadcast nationwide. Elon students were selected as 2016, 2017 and 2018 finalists and received $15,000 to produce their entries. Sport management students complete a required 400-hour internship with high-profile sport organizations, athletic programs and public facilities. Students have completed internships with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Madison Square Garden, Make-A-Wish Foundation and the New York Mets.
Turner Broadcasting 20th Century Fox Films Univision Network USA Today Vevo Viacom, Inc. Warner Bros. Studios
SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS
FUTUREFOCUSED GRADUATES
FELLOWS & SCHOLARS: Tomorrow’s Media Leaders
Whatever your professional aspirations, the School of Communications is the first step on your journey to success. Elon alumni are recipients of multiple Emmys and Pulitzer Prizes, an Oscar and a Sundance Film Festival award.
Communications Fellows
Elon in Los Angeles Soak up the ins and outs of the media industry in the nation’s entertainment capital. The Elon in LA program, created and staffed by the School of Communications, offers both spring and summer terms. The spring semester program is the perfect fit for career exploration; students enroll in three classes while working in a professional internship. In the nine-week summer program, students take one course and work in a professional internship.
Sundance Experience Elon students spend 10 days at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, where they view films, interview filmmakers and volunteer at screenings. In the pre-departure class, students learn to network with industry insiders.
It All Starts
“60 Minutes” Master Class
An award-winning journalism career. A major public relations campaign. Industrychanging communications research. An independent film that becomes a Sundance sensation. Elon alumni have done it all, and this is where it starts. As a student in Elon’s School of Communications, you’ll encounter a challenging curriculum and immerse yourself in professional settings. And you’ll do it all under the mentorship of teacher-scholars with years of experience in news, interactive media, television, public relations, advertising, web design, screenwriting, film production, media analytics, photojournalism and sport management.
Elon has historically collaborated with “60 Minutes” to offer a master class with a twist. Students spend fall break in New York learning long-form journalism and storytelling techniques. During their media tour, students meet with correspondents and producers at ABC, CBS, NBC and MSNBC. Back on campus, they produce their own show called “30 Minutes.”
Imagining the Internet The next digital revolution is likely to be an embedded, wearable and scannable network — the Internet of Things. The school’s Imagining the Internet Center has teamed with the Pew Research Center to survey thousands of experts, exploring how they expect the Internet of Things to evolve in coming years. This partnership has led to six books and international news coverage. Elon sends student/ faculty teams to cover Internet Governance Forums from Greece to Kenya and Internet Hall of Fame events in Switzerland, Germany and Hong Kong. imaginingtheinternet.org
Great Ideas and Research
Elon in LA Program
Elon publishes the nation’s only undergraduate research journal in communications. Student authors provide online video introductions of their research on topics such as media framing, mobile technologies, guerrilla advertising, Twitter analyses and film production design. elon.edu/elonjournal.
Award-Winning Student Work Students work in a multi-platform newsroom, program Elon’s FM radio station WSOE and produce entertainment content that airs on Elon Student Television. › The Pendulum, the newspaper of Elon News Network, won a Newspaper Pacemaker from the Associated Collegiate Press, the highest honor ACP gives its members and the foremost award in college journalism. › In 2018, Elon students and their teams earned five BEA Festival of Media Arts honors, including national first-place awards in the TV newscast and TV news magazine competitions. A student was named a runner-up in PRWeek’s Outstanding Student of the Year competition, marking the fifth time in four years Elon has had a top five national finalist.
This special program involves a media tour to Atlanta, a Global Study grant, a Winter Term course in Florida studying media and communications, and a capstone project. Thirty Fellows are selected each year based on high school academic performance, involvement in communicationsrelated activities, interviews and essays. In addition to program benefits, all Fellows receive $5,500 annual scholarship plus a one-time $1,000 global study grant to be used for a universityapproved study abroad or Study USA experience. elon.edu/fellows
Elon Sports Vision Scholars This a selective merit-based program in which students gain immersive and hands-on experience with Elon’s NCAA Division I Athletic Department in live broadcasting, content creation, sports business and marketing, in-venue productions and studio shows. Elon Sports Vision Scholars have access to industry executives and professionals in organizations including ESPN, NBC Sports, NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA, SEC Network, ACC Network as well as NCAA Division I schools and professional sports organizations. Scholars receive a $4,500 annual scholarship. elon.edu/esv Fellows and Scholars programs require a separate application, which must be submitted by January 15 and becomes available following submission of the first-year application. Students may apply to a maximum of two Fellows and two Scholars programs but if selected, may participate in only one program.
WORKING WORLDWIDE Elon alumni work worldwide for employers such as: Amazon American Cancer Society Atlantic Records Bloomberg News CNN Comedy Central Dreamworks Pictures ESPN Fenway Sports Management FleishmanHillard 44 Films Golin Ketchum Marvel Entertainment MGM Studios NASCAR National Geographic NBC Dateline International “NBC Nightly News” NBC Sports NFL Films Nike Oppenheimer Funds Saatchi & Saatchi Sony Music Entertainment The Baltimore Sun The Faith and Politics Institute The Huffington Post The New York Times The Smithsonian Institute The Wall Street Journal The Washington Post
QUALITY Data-driven storytelling. Courses prepare students to be ethical communicators and guardians of the public trust. Classes include Reporting for the Public Good, Broadcasting in the Public Interest, and Public Relations and Civic Responsibility.
World news at your fingertips. To provide depth and insight into current events, the School of Communications provides free digital access to The New York Times for all students, faculty and staff. Catapult your career. Work one-on-one with the School of Communications internship director to find an internship suited for your professional goals. Students intern across the U.S. and internationally. The school also has a career services office just for communications students.
HIGH-TECH, HIGH-TOUCH Students have access to a fleet of more than 150 video cameras available for free checkout and a suite of edit bays to complete projects. The school’s high-definition television studios and control rooms are professional quality. The high-tech environment includes six Mac labs and one PC lab. The high-touch factor comes from easy availability of both technology and faculty guidance.
PARTNERING WITH THE PROS
The School of Communications partners with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Students work with journalists to create media campaigns about under-reported global issues and to develop international reporting projects. Pulitzer Center staff and journalists visit campus twice a year to mentor students. Elon students selected for the international reporting fellowship receive up to $2,000 to cover travel expenses for a reporting project. Students in Elon’s Strategic Campaigns Capstone course work with actual clients to create a campaign specific to an organization’s needs. Students prepare through writing, research and creative courses. The student-run strategic communications agency, Live Oak Communications, also provides valuable experience as students work with clients from across the region. Elon was one of five universities selected to participate in the Coca-Cola and Regal Films Competition, which provides student filmmakers with the resources to produce a 30-second film to broadcast nationwide. Elon students were selected as 2016, 2017 and 2018 finalists and received $15,000 to produce their entries. Sport management students complete a required 400-hour internship with high-profile sport organizations, athletic programs and public facilities. Students have completed internships with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Madison Square Garden, Make-A-Wish Foundation and the New York Mets.
Turner Broadcasting 20th Century Fox Films Univision Network USA Today Vevo Viacom, Inc. Warner Bros. Studios
SIX MAJORS.
Nonprofit Org US Postage PAID Elon, NC Permit No.
Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
SIX PATHS TO EXCELLENCE. Journalism
Strategic Communications
Today’s journalists are multimedia experts.
Develop the tools essential for public
Learn modern-day techniques needed to
relations and advertising careers, and
report, design and edit news and sports
learn to craft messages and campaigns
in real time for digital, print and broadcast
across multiple media platforms.
media audiences.
Cinema & Television Arts
Communication Design
Unleash your creativity as you emphasize
Shape the visual world. Develop concepts
storytelling, producing, directing and new
and design for all aspects of visual
media techniques. A B.F.A. option requires
communication, graphic design and
an Elon in LA experience and thesis
interface for digital media.
project.
Media Analytics
Sport Management
Be a pioneer in the nation’s first media
The sports industry is a multi-billion dollar
analytics major. Analyze and visualize
enterprise that has significant influence in
data and the effects of media messaging
today’s society. Develop the complex skills
by legacy media, websites, mobile and
needed to manage sport organizations,
social media.
events, facilities and promotions.
About Elon
THE NEXT STEP:
A GRADUATE DEGREE IN JUST ONE YEAR
MASTER OF ARTS INTERACTIVE MEDIA (4+1)
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT
This 10-month program will teach you to think
The School of Communications partners with the Martha
strategically across multimedia platforms; plan
and Spencer Love School of Business to offer a master’s
and create interactive media content; and manage
degree in management with a corporate communications
information for interactive news, entertainment and
concentration. The program is designed for recent graduates.
persuasive communication. elon.edu/imedia
elon.edu/mscm
Core Values: Elon University has built a national reputation as the premier student-centered environment for engaged learning. Elon is a leader in global engagement and experiential education, with an emphasis on strong personal relationships between students and their faculty and staff mentors. Elon’s more than 7,000 students prepare to become the resilient, ambitious and ethical leaders the world needs, putting their knowledge into action on campus, in the community and around the globe. Elon is known for academic excellence across the curriculum, and for experiential learning programs in study abroad, undergraduate research, internships, leadership and service learning. Elon is ranked as a top-100 National University in the annual U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges” guide. Elon is #84 among the nation’s most prestigious comprehensive universities, with a #2 ranking for excellence in undergraduate teaching and #11 most innovative national university. Elon is the only university recognized for excellence in all eight academic programs that “Focus on Student Success,” ranking #1 in study abroad and learning communities and #2 in first-year experiences and service learning.
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Academic Programs: Elon’s rigorous curriculum is grounded in the arts and sciences and complemented by nationally accredited professional and graduate programs. More than 440 full-time faculty members teach in 60-plus undergraduate majors, along with master’s programs in accounting, business administration, management, education, higher education, interactive media and physician assistant studies; and doctoral programs in physical therapy and law. Elon’s four-year graduation rate of 79 percent ranks in the top 8 percent of U.S. private universities. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12-1 and the average class size is 20. Schedule A Visit: Visit Elon, tour the campus and attend a class or talk with a professor. Schedule a campus experience at elon.edu/visitelon. Office hours are Monday to Friday from 8 a.m.–5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. Contact the Office of Admissions if you have questions.
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