Dec 04, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2024-2025

Communications Minor


A Communications minor is offered to students majoring in other programs. The minor permits students to reach a level of competency in written, spoken, and visual communications to complement their primary area of preparation.

The 24 credits required for a Communications minor include:


Program Opportunities


Program facilities and the Media Center are located in the Steinman Center for Communications and Fine Arts. This Center contains modern equipment in audio and video studios, and graphics and multi-image laboratories. The student-operated media stations, WWEC 88.3 FM and ECTV Channel 40 are housed in the Center. The Program also operates a citizen journalism news website, www.wetown.org.

The curriculum is complemented by a number of programmatic organizations: WWEC-FM radio, Society for Collegiate Journalists (honorary society), the Jay Firm (student public relations agency), ECTV-40, and others. The Etownian, the student-run newspaper, provides excellent journalism experiences for majors. These organizations sponsor speakers, workshops, contests, and field trips to enhance campus life while making the student’s classroom experience more meaningful.

Internships 

Out-of-classroom, on-the-job field experiences are encouraged of all majors and minors. An experience linking the academic world and the work world can enable an advanced student to apply – in a practical way – understandings and abilities in a career-related position. Internships may be elected by majors and minors at the sophomore level and above and are available for zero to four credits with on- or off-campus sponsors. Internship experiences are repeatable to a maximum of four credits and may count only as general elective credit.  Additionally, the internship option requires an overall 2.70 grade point average and a 3.00 grade point average in the major. The Program’s “Guide to the Preparation of Internships” serves as an outline of procedures and requirements for an internship. Students are permitted to seek their own positions or to apply for one from the many opportunities already listed with regional communications organizations.

GPA Requirement

All students must have a 2.00 grade point average to declare the major or minor and enroll in any courses above the 100 level.