What can you do with a major in Communication Studies, Film, and New Media?聽 There are lots and lots of possibilities, including:
ADVERTISING – copy writer, media planner, advertising specialist, media sales representative
BUSINESS聽– sales representative, manager, negotiator, customer service representative, communication trainer, human resources manager
COMMUNICATION EDUCATION – high school speech teacher, debate coach, college or university professor, language arts coordinator, communication curriculum specialist
CONTENT CREATOR – web creator, YouTuber, influencer, social media strategist
ELECTRONIC MEDIA聽 – broadcasting stations manager, director of broadcasting, film editor, news director, technical director, actor, news anchor, announcer, researcher
FILMMAKER – artist, director, producer, grip, production assistant, cinematographer, videographer, sports production, screenwriter
GAME DESIGNER – video game designer, video game developer, mobile apps
HEALTH CARE聽– health educator, medical grants writer, hospital director of communication, hospice manager, health-care counselor, medical training supervisor
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS聽– corporate representative, translator, student tour coordinator, diplomat, foreign relations officer, foreign correspondent
JOURNALISM – reporter, editor, copy writer, script writer, news service researcher, technical writer
LAW聽– public defender, corporate attorney, public interest attorney, legal secretary, paralegal, legal reporter, law professor, arbitrator
NEW MEDIA – content creator, AR/VR, droneography, designer, social media, technologist, media specialist
PUBLIC RELATIONS – publicity manager, press agent, corporate public affairs specialist, fundraiser, media analyst, researcher
SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICES – public administrator, social worker, recreational supervisor, human rights officer, counselor, religious leader
(Our thanks for parts of this list to: Richard West and Lynn H. Turner, Introducing Communication Theory, 3rd ed. (McGraw-Hill, 2007).)