Undergraduate Careers
From: Richard West & Lynn Turner. (2004). Introducing Communication Theory: Analysis and Application (2nd ed.). Boston:McGraw-Hill.
| Field | Careers | Related Courses |
| Advertising | Copy writer, media planner, advertising specialist, media sales representative | Persuasion, advertising & society, mass media, media production, small group communication, communication theory, ethics, listening |
| Communication Education | High School speech teacher, debate coach, college or university professor, language arts coordinator, communication curriculum specialist | Oral interpretation, public speaking, interpersonal communication, research methods in communication, cross-cultural communication, communication theory, ethics, listening |
| Electronic & New Media | Broadcasting station manager, director of broadcasting, film editor, news director, technical director, actor, news anchor, announcer researcher | Public speaking, interpersonal communication, mass communication, media research, media theory, media criticism, studio and field production, media ethics, visual communication, listening, organizational communication |
| Journalism | Reporter, editor, copy writer, script writer, news service researcher, technical writer | Public speaking, media theory, media research, print journalism, media ethics, visual communication, listening |
| Public Relations | Publicity manager, press agent, corporate public affairs specialist, fund raiser, media analyst, researcher | Business and professional communication, public speaking, interpersonal communication, media theory, media research, ethics, listening |
| Business | Sales representative, manager, negotiator, customer service representative, communication trainer, human resources manager | Public speaking, business and professional communication, interpersonal communication, organizational communication, managerial communication, small group communication, interviewing, ethics, listening |
| Health Care | Health educator, medical grants writer, hospital director of communication, hospice manager, health-care counselor, medical training supervisor | Health communication, interpersonal communication, ethics, public relations, conflict and communication, family communication, communication theory, research methods, listening |
| International Relations | Corporate representative, translator, student tour coordinator, diplomat, foreign relations officer, foreign correspondent | Intercultural communication, international communication, nonverbal communication, communication theory, research methods, ethics, conflict and communication, political communication, persuasion, listening |
| Law | Public defender, corporate attorney, public interest attorney, legal secretary, paralegal, legal reporter, law professor, arbitrator | Public speaking, interpersonal communication, media law, legal communication, argumentation and debate, persuasion, listening, small group communication, conflict and communication, ethics, communication theory |
| Social & Human Services | Public administrator, social worker, recreational supervisor, human rights officer, counselor, religious leader | Public speaking, interpersonal communication, family communication, listening, small group communication, ethics, communication theory, conflict and communication |
