British Communication and Media Minor

Prof. Dietrich Maune, Coordinator
Phone: (540) 568-3039
Email: maunedx@jmu.edu

The cross disciplinary British communication and media minor enables students to expand their knowledge of communication and media in Great Britain, and to enhance their appreciation of the impact culture has on communication and media. Students must participate in the JMU semester or summer in London program to complete this minor.

The minor requires at least 18 credit hours, chosen from courses offered both at JMU and in London. Students may double-count a maximum of six credit hours toward both a major and this minor.

Courses

Required Courses: 6 Credit Hours

SCOM 248. Intercultural Communication 3.00 ¹
SCOM 360L. British Media and Society 3.00 ²
or
SMAD 360L. British Media and Society 3.00 ²
or
WRTC 360L. British Media and Society 3.00 ²
or
HUM 251L. British Media and Society 3.00 ²

Footnotes

¹ Must be taken in Harrisonburg at JMU. Regularly offered in fall semesters.
² Must be taken in London.

Elective Courses: 12 Credit Hours

Select at Least four of the following courses:

SCOM 347L. Communication, Diversity and Popular Culture 3.00 ²
SMAD 301L. The Media Arts: Culture By Design 3.00 ²
or
SCOM 351. Visual Rhetoric 3.00
or
WRTC 351L. Visual Rhetoric 3.00 ²
or
ARTH 389
. Topics in Art History – The Media Arts: Culture by Design²
ENG 463L. Film Adaptations 3.00 ²
or
SMAD 463L. Film Adaptations 3.00 ²
or
SCOM 395 . Film Adaptations: British Literature and Film²
SCOM 472L. Media and Politics 3.00 ²
or
SMAD 472L. Media and Politics 3.00 ²
or
THEA 449. London Theatre 3.00 ²
or
ENG 412N. Special Topic Seminar 3.00 ²
or
HUM 200L. Great Works - London [C2L] 3.00 ²
WRTC 314. Writing in the Public Sphere 3.00 ²
or
SCOM 321L. Writing in The Public Sphere ²
IDLS 486. Internship & Field Experience 1.00 - 6.00 ²

Footnotes

² Must be taken in London.

Total: 18 Credit Hours

Additional Information

Appropriate independent studies, directed projects, and Semester in London Faculty Member in Residence courses may be counted as part of the minor with approval by the minor coordinator. Students studying in London during the summer will need to complete one additional course, approved by the minor coordinator, following the student’s return to JMU.