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General Elective Ideas

Writer: Jayne Rohlfing
Jayne Rohlfing
3 days ago
4 min read

🔴 “General elective” is really just a term to describe any class that isn’t counting towards a major/minor or core curriculum requirement but might be needed to reach the 120 credits required to graduate. General electives will not be listed in Stellic. You have to find them on your own. This email is to give you ideas for ways to find and use general electives.

 

🟠 One way to look for general electives is to view the core curriculum and choose a course you might have been interested in but didn’t take for your core requirement. This will now count as a general elective.

 

🟡 Another way is to look over the catalog for minors that interest you. You don’t have to declare the minor but there might be courses you can take that interest you.

 

If you are thinking of declaring a minor, here are popular minors for Media majors (click the catalog link to see the courses required in each minor):

 

 

But again, you can choose any minor!

 

🟢 You can also take a look at the Media catalog and see if there are any Media courses you haven’t already taken. You would then look them up in the course look up area to see if they’re available this semester. Internships (MDIA 391), practicums (MDIA 379), and independent study (MDIA 390) are also popular ways to use general electives.

 

🟣 Here are some popular classes student have used as general electives:

  • ACC 200: Intro to Financial Accounting

  • ADPR 122: Sports Media and Strategic Communication

  • ADPR 170: AI in Creative Storytelling

  • ADPR 250: Intro to Advertising

  • ADPR 261: Intro to Public Relations

  • ADPR 348 Social Media Management and Practice

  • AFA 217: Painting: Watercolor

  • ART 110: Creating Sustainable Art

  • AFAM 100: Intro to African American Studies

  • AFAM 150: Understanding Race, Antiracism, and Intersectionality 

  • AQUA 190: Intro to Aquatics

  • AQUA 212: Aquatic Recreation Activities

  • CC 101: Word Origins and Vocabulary Development

  • CC 201: Cultural Life of Ancient Greece

  • CC 205: Mythologies of the World

  • CCIM 125: Fundamentals of Sports Content Creation

  • CJC 102: Intro to Criminology

  • COMM 240: Intro to Interpersonal Communication

  • COMM 251: Business and Professional Communication

  • COMM 340: Leadership and Small Group Communication

  • COMM 345: Work-Life Communication

  • COMM 355: Communication and Sports

  • CPSY 200: Fundamentals of Counseling

  • CPSY 340: Positive Psychology

  • CS 215: Intro to Game Design

  • CT 100: Future Technology Innovations

  • CT 112: Computer Application for Design Solutions (Learn about Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)

  • CT 115: Social Media Video Algorithms and Video Content Elements

  • CT 120: Plan Your Dream Life 

  • EDPS 211: Development of Creative Thinking

  • EMDD 102, 104, 106 (Design Tools 1, 2, 3 – 1 credit hour each, See below for applications learned. Each course is 5 weeks long and you don’t need to take all 3 if you don’t want.)

  • EMDD 103: Intro to Media Design

  • EMDD 201: Web Design

  • EMDD 210: Intro to Social Media

  • EMDD 212: Intro Photographic Storytelling

  • EMDD 213: Digital Video Design

  • EMDD 214: Digital Sound Design

  • EMHS 353: Arson Investigation

  • ENG 285: Intro to Creative Writing

  • ENG 310: Screenwriting (ENG 285 is a prereq)

  • ENG 410: Advanced Screenwriting (ENG 285 and 310 is a prereq. This class can be taken up to two times.)

  • FASH 100: Intro to the Fashion Industry

  • FOR 101: Intro to Forensic Science

  • GCM 184: Computer Applications

  • HIST 205: Introduction to Sport in American Life

  • HIST 235: Historical Topics in Film

  • HOSP 101: Basic Cooking

  • HSC 371: Death and Dying

  • HSC 372: Women and Health

  • HSC 381: Stress Management

  • JAPA 250: Japanese Anime

  • KINE 124: KINE 123: Move Well, Live Well

  • MGT 250: Lessons in Leadership

  • MKG 300: Principles of Marketing

  • MKG 370: Introduction to Digital Marketing Strategy

  • MMP 100: Survey of the Music Industry

  • NUTR 200: Mindful Eating

  • NUTR 275: Personal Nutrition

  • PHIL 304: Philosophy of Sport

  • PSCR 301: Intro to Peace Studies

  • PSCR 380: Conflict Prevention and Resolution

  • PSCR 390: Meditation, Mindful and Health

  • SEPS 360: Exercise Psychology

  • SEPS 409: Psychological and Social Issues in Sport

  • SPCE 290: Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • SPTA 190: Intro Sport Administration

 

🔵 1-2 credit hour ideas:

  • AQUA 214: Beginning Swimming – 1 credit

  • AQUA 215: Intermediate Swimming – 1 credit

  • AQUA 220: Open Water Scuba – 2 credits

  • EDHI 200: Intro to Housing and Residence Life – 1 credit

  • EMDD 102: Design Tools 1 – Fundamentals of InDesign + Figma, 1 credit, 5 weeks

  • EMDD 104: Design Tools 2 – Fundamentals of Illustrator + Photoshop, 1 credit, 5 weeks

  • EMDD 106: Design Tools 3 – Fundamentals of Animate, Premiere + After Effects, 1 credit, 5 weeks

  • KEPA 119: Yoga – 1 credit

  • MDIA 179: Intro to Student Media – 1 credit (3 cr per semester / 6 cr max) Needs permission from the faculty member over student group

  • MDIA 379: Student Media Practicum – 1 credit (6 cr per semester / 12 cr max) Needs permission from the faculty member over student group, for instance NLI works with Terry Heifetz

  • MDIA 390: Independent Study – 1 credit (3 cr per semester / 6 cr max) Needs permission from faulty member

  • MDIA 391: Internship – 1 credit (6 cr max) Needs permission from Sonny Wingler after you have secured an internship

  • MIL 101: Introduction to Military Science – 1 credit

  • MIL 102: Introduction to Leadership – 1 credit

  • PLAN 100: Intro to Urban Planning and Development – 2 credits

 
 
 

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