What can I do with a major in...

What can I do with a major in Communications?

A communications degree is widely recognized as the backbone of a wide variety of fields. In addition to the traditional arenas of business application and media, the skills developed in a communication major are now viewed as vital in law, government, international relations, health and human and social services, education, speech and language disorders, arts and entertainment and information sciences.

Alvernia offers a major in communication that includes a broad spectrum of courses encompassing journalism, speech, film, and functional and creative writing for various media applications. Courses are structured to strengthen and develop practical experience in media-related fields through internships with local businesses, advertising agencies, and television and radio stations. English and communication courses may be selected to fulfill liberal arts core requirements.

Strategies

• Join the campus yearbook, newspaper, or literary journal staff
• Obtain internship at advertising agency, in sales, or other area of interest
• Compile portfolio of writings
• Enhance computer skills
• Strengthen communication skills
• Join debating team
• Volunteer for political campaign
• Volunteer as a fundraiser for an organization
• Participate in theatrical, dramatic productions
• Host or coordinate an event
• Work or volunteer as an announcer for local radio or television station
• Run for office on campus
• Enhance public speaking ability
• Work as a telemarketer

Career Titles

Account Executive Actor/Actress Administrator Advertising Executive Advertising Copywriter Advertising Manager Advertising Worker Announcer Arbitrator Auctioneer Audio/Visual Librarian Audio/Visual Specialist Audiologist Bank Officer Broadcast Advertising Broadcast Technician Camp Counselor Campaign Manager Claims Adjuster Student Services Columnist Commentator Communications Lawyer Community Action Director Consumer Advocate Consumer Affairs Specialist Contestant Coordinator Copywriter Corporate Com Director Counselor Credit Manager Customer Service Rep Development Officer Development Officer Director- Film, Theatre Disc Jockey Documentarian Editor Editorial Assistant Educational Consultant Educational Tester Elected Official Electronic Publications Events Planner Fashion Merchandiser Flight Attendant Foreign Correspondent Foreign Service Officer Fund Raiser

Government Advisor Government Relations Graphic Artist Greeting Card Writer Guidance Counselor Health Services Hospitality Manger Hotel Manager Human Resources Industrial Relations Instructional Programmer Insurance Broker Interviewer Journalist Lawyer Lecturer Legal Assistant Legislative Aide Lighting Technician Lobbyist Management Analyst Market Research Analyst Media Buyer Media Manage Research Media Manager Media Specialist Mediator Minister/Priest/Rabbi Motivational Speaker Museum Director Music Director Narrator Negotiator News Photographer News Writer/Editor Online Content Developer Paralegal Paralegal Assistant Personnel Specialist Photographer Photojournalist Planning Director Political Aide Political Scientist Presenter Print Production Probation Officer Producer- TV, Theatre

Production Assistant Promotions Manager Proofreader PSA Director Public Administrator Public Information Officer Public Relations Assistant Public Relations Officer Public Relations Specialist Publisher Radio/TV Announcer Reader Real Estate Agent Receptionist Recreation Coordinator Recreation Mgr Recruiter Reporter/Journalist Research Library Tech Restaurant Manager Retail Manager Sales Manager Sales Representative Script Writer Service Representative Social Services Admin Social Worker Special Events Coordinator Speech Pathologist Speech Writer Spokesperson for Edu Sports Promoter Sportscaster Teacher Technical Writer Telemarketer Telemarketing Television Director Television Regulator Traffic Manager Training Specialist Translator Travel Agent TV Engineer TV News Anchor Video Engineer Video Programmer Writer/Author Youth Worker

Professional Organizations

National Association of Broadcasters
1771 N St., NW
Washington, DC 20036

The Association for Women in Communication
P.O. Box 17460
Arlington, VA 22216

The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, Inc.
P.O. Box 300
Princeton, NJ 08543

Radio-Television News Directors Association
1717 K St., NW, Suite 615
Washington, DC 20006

Society for Technical Communication
901 N. Stuart St., Suite 304
Arlington, VA 22203

Web sites

American Advertising Federation
American Communications Association
Business Communication Online Resources
Communications Roundtable
Film and Video Resources Journalism Jobs
International Communication Association
International Film and Television Production Directory
Investigative Reporters & Editors
Public Relations Society of America
Society for Human Resource Management
Telecommunications Virtual Library
Training & Development Resource Center
TV Jobs: Broadcast Employment Services