Advisement
Now What? How to Use Your Communication Degree
There are many career options available to you with a communication degree. Some examples:
- Public information officer
- Advertising specialist
- Media planner
- Marketing specialist
- Community Relations management
- Market research
- Copy writer
- Media interviewer
among many many more.
Useful resources to you on campus may be the Career and Academic Counseling Center or Career Services and Student Emplyment.
The following list of websites may help you begin:
Choosing a Major
Princeton Review:
http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/majors/majorSearch.asp
Search majors by alphabetical list, broad categories, careers, and internships. Also get tips on choosing your major.
http://www.wetfeet.com
Browse this extensive career library's profiles of careers, cities, companies, and
industries.
http://www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles
Search many major and career profiles.
http://www.jobweb.com/resources/profile.asp
Pick a major and discover possible occupations, or search different occupations and what
majors you could possible choose.
COMM degrees and info
Eastern Illinois University:http://www.eiu.edu/commstudies/
Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco/
Southeastern Louisiana University: http://www2.selu.edu/Academics/Faculty/ebush/communications.htm
University of North Carolina-Wilmington:
http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/communication.htm
Sonoma State University: http://www.sonoma.edu/sas/crc/majors/communication.shtml
Portland State University: http://www.comm.pdx.edu/Undergrad/careers.php
O.NET Online, Occupational Information: http://online.onetcenter.org
Weber State University: http://www.weber.edu/Communication/Resources/career.html
Career OneStop: http://www.careeronestop.org/
Internet System for Education and Employment Knowledge (Minnesota):
http://www.iseek.org/sv/20005.jsp
Quintessential Careers: http://www.quintcareers.com
Professional Association Links
Association for women in communication homepage http://www.womcom.org/
Society for Technical Communication http://www.stc.org/
Public Relations Society of America http://www.prsa.org/
National Communication Association - http://www.natcom.org
International Communication Association http://www.icahdq.org
Choosing a Major