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Department of Communication

The Department of Communication aims to prepare its students for careers in a variety of journalism and mass communication fields. It is expected that upon completion of the department’s programs, students will be able to write, edit, and produce visuals and design for print and digital media

The department offers both undergraduate and graduate curricula that mix academics with professional experience to ensure that students are well schooled in writing and editing and in analyzing the issues, conventions, and practices of journalism and mass communication. The departmental requirements give communication majors both guidance and flexibility in their selection of courses. Majors can pursue one of following tracks: journalism, advertising and PR, broadcasting, and cultural studies.

Careers

These job titles are not an exhaustive list, but rather, represent the types of positions most of our graduates enter :

  • Account Associate/Manager
  • Advertising Manager
  • Associate Producer
  • Broadcaster
  • Columnist
  • Community Relations
  • Copy Editor
  • Creative Director
  • Editor
  • Event Coordinator
  • Film Editor
  • Foreign Correspondent
  • Investigative Reporter
  • Journalist
  • Marketing PR Specialist
  • Market Researcher
  • Media Buyer
  • Media Planner
  • Media Relations Coordinator
  • Media Researcher
  • Newscaster
  • Newsletter Editor/Creator
  • News Reporter
  • Press Secretary
  • Professor
  • Program Coordinator
  • Promotion Manager
  • Public Information Specialist
  • Publishing Assistant/Manager
  • Reporter
  • Sales Associate
  • Scriptwriter
  • Sports Announcer
  • Teacher
  • Video Journalist
  • Website Designer
  • Writer
    Employment areas are in :
  • Academia
  • Government
  • Private Corporations
  • Non-Profit Organizations
  • Publicly Traded Corporations

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