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GETTING YOUR DEGREE: WHY COMMUNICATIONS?
by:
Abbie Maseychik
Chris Morgan
Donvoneise Jackson
Mallory Lengel
&
Sean Murtagh
WHAT ARE MY CMAT OPTIONS? 4 Tracks
Journalism & Public RelationsHuman CommunicationMedia StudiesMedia Production
WHY MAJOR IN CMAT? Internship opportunities Variety of job positions Virtually limitless number of employers Skills gained are critical assets in other
areas Gain insight into human communication
HUMAN COMMUNICATIONHuman Communication-The production and
reception of information among human beings.
Human Communication involves understanding messages for the purpose of improving communicative interactions
SOME SPECIFIC JOB TITLES AND SALARIES Human Resources Administrator-
Responsible for supporting a business within every area of human resources, including recruitment and employee relations
Average Salaries vary between 36,000-51,000
WORKING YOUR WAY UP? Sales Support Director- Establishes sales
support process and support activities. Responsibilities- Resource allocation, as
well as coaching and guiding direct reports.
Average salaries vary from 87,000-127,000
WHAT TYPE OF JOBS SHOULD A HUMAN COMMUNICATION MAJOR EXPECT?
Many Human Communication majors go on to manager positions, sales, human resources, and jobs that require training and development
MEDIA PRODUCTION…
WHAT IS IT ? Media Production is designed to organize students who want to focus on careers in
media environment, either directly as producers, writers, directors, and editors,
or indirectly as advertisers, marketers, and public relations professionals
http://www.bryant.edu/wps/wcm/connect/Bryant/Academics/Areas%20of%20Study/C-F/Electronic%20Media%20Production
CAREERS IN MEDIA PRODUCTIONBrand Manager Communication Specialist Creative Director Media Director Web Analytics Manager
BRAND MANAGER Brand managers plan for
a particular brand or product
Average salary is $76,100. More than half of Brand Managers earn between $65,597 and
$87,169
MEDIA DIRECTOR
Media Directors oversee the media
department .They are responsible for managing
the client's media . Average salary is from $62,250 - 91,250. Media
Directors with at least five years of experience
WHAT CAN ONE ACTUALLY DO WITH JOURNALISM? Editor Newscaster News Analyst Reporter Writer
http://www.worldwidelearn.com/online-education-guide/social-science/journalism-major.htm
EDITOR Editors are responsible for the overall
quality and content of work provided by writers and reporters.
manages publishing projects of all sizes ensures publication has a logical, easy-to-follow structure corrects grammar, spelling and punctuation makes sure facts are correct and consistent helps stylize language provides advice on formatting and design.
Editors can earn salaries of anywhere from $35,375 to $53,970
http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Editor/Salary
http://www.editorsforum.org/what_do_sub_pages/definitions.php
JOURNALISM..WHAT IS IT? A college degree in journalism provides
a student with the skills and the insight to research and deliver current information to audiences in a variety of media.
Journalists learn to use traditional storytelling techniques to relate news and information through print, radio, television, film, and online media.
http://www.worldwidelearn.com/online-education-guide/social-science/journalism-major.htm
NEWS ANALYST News analysts—also called newscasters or news
anchors—examine, interpret, and broadcast news received from various sources. News anchors present news stories and introduce videotaped news or live transmissions from on-the-scene reporters.
They also help editors shape the content of a news program or a newspaper by weighing audience interest in a particular story with the media's responsibility to inform the public about the ramifications of current events.
Salaries for News Analysts, Reporters and Correspondents range from $40,404 to $73,519.
http://www.studentscholarships.org/salary/519/news_analysts_reporters_and_correspondents.php
http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=News_Analyst,_Reporter_or_Correspondent/Salary
THE CAREER CHOICES FOR COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONALS ARE INCREDIBLY DIVERSE,
INCLUDING BANKING, AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURING, GOVERNMENT, HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL PROGRAMS. EVERY BUSINESS, SECTOR AND INDUSTRY NEEDS EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION TO
SUCCEED. OVER $1 BILLION IS SPENT ANNUALLY ON EMPLOYEE AND MEMBERSHIP COMMUNICATIONS,
AND EVEN MORE GOES TOWARD EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Public relations specialists handleorganizational functions such as: media community consumer governmental relations political campaigns interest-group representation conflict mediation or employee investor relations
Public relations specialists held about 122,000 jobs in 1998. The advertising and public relations
services industry employed 462,300 wage and salary workers in 2008.