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Our graduates go into a variety of fields, including:
- Advertising
- Public relations
- Marketing
- Broadcast and print journalism
- Television and film production
- Book publishing
- Magazine editing and publishing
- Sports broadcasting
- Public affairs
- Graduate work in law, journalism, business, and Communication and Media
For an idea of how our courses lead to careers please check out the Communication and Media degree "strength area" road map.
Advertising/PR/Marketing
[Market/Marketing Researcher, Copy Writer, Account Executive, Media Planner, Media Buyer, Publicity Manager, Community Relations Director, Public Relations Officer]
251: Understanding Media Industries
261: Views on the News: What Shapes our Media Content
281: Media Psychology
313: Behind the Digital Screen
316: Designing & Analyzing Social Media Feeds
317: Designing Persuasive Communication
326: American Magazines
348: Media & the Body
362: Digital Media Foundations
365: Visual Culture & Visual Literacy
371: Media, Culture & Society
380: Persuasion, Communication & Campaigns
413: Environmental Communication
417: Marketing for Social Change
421: Media Law & Policy
461: Visuality & New Media
465: Health Communication & Health Behavior Change
477: Media & Celebrity Culture
Journalism
Journalism
[Reporter, Editor, Blogger, Script Writer, News Service Researcher, Technical Writer, Proposal Coordinator]
251: Understanding Media Industries
261: Views on the News: What Shapes Our Media Content
325: Media & Globalization
326: American Magazines
328: Media & Democracy
329: Media & Political Behavior
350: Rise & Demise of Mass Culture
371: Media, Culture & Society
380: Persuasion, Communication & Campaigns
413: Environmental Communication
425: Media & Globalization
430: Media in U.S. History
431: Supreme Court News Coverage
432: Foreign News Coverage
435: News Media Ethics
439: Seminar in Journalist Performance
440: Global Iconic Events
455: Global Visual Cultures
462: Feeling Political? Affect, Emotion & Personality
463: Communication & Political Representation
465: Health Communication & Health Behavior Change
467: Debating Politics & Science; Science, News, Public Opinion & Policy
468: Political Misinformation & Misperception
470: Minority Self-Representation in the Media
New/Social Media
[Social Marketing Officer, Social Media Marketer, Social Media Researcher, Digital Media, Producer, Content Strategist, Digital Media Designer, Online Community Manager, Online Analytics Researcher, Search Marketing Officer]
251: Understanding Media Industries
271: Communication Revolutions
312: Television in the Digital Age
313: Behind the Digital Screen
334: Race, Gender, Sexuality & U.S. Culture in Video Games
362: Digital Media Foundations
365: Visual Culture & Visual Literacy
410: Internet & Political Communication
423: Computer Mediated Communication
424: Race, Gender & New Media
425: Internet, Society & the Law
445: Music & Mediated Identity
461: Visuality & New Media
462: Feeling Political? Affect, Emotion & Personality
464: Social Consequences of Mobile Communication
466: Global Digital Politics
468: Political Misinformation & Misperception
469: Play & Technology
477: Media & Celebrity Culture
Entertainment Industries
[Media Industry Executive, Producer, Business Manager, Talent Agent, Media Critic, Sports Media]
251: Understanding Media Industries
281: Media Psychology
312: Television in the Digital Age
313: Behind the Digital Screen
325: Media & Globalization
334: Race, Gender, Sexuality & U.S. Culture in Video Games
348: Media & the Body
350: Rise & Demise of Mass Culture
362: Digital Media Foundations
365: Visual Culture & Visual Literacy
371: Media, Culture & Society
375: Sports, Media & Culture
414: Fashion and Media
416: Fandom and Digital Culture
421: Media Law & Policy
430: Media in U.S. History
445: Music & Mediated Identity
446: Reality & Television
455: Global Visual Cultures
477: Media & Celebrity Culture
495: Future of Digital Media
Global Media
[Media Industry Executive, Media Business, International Account Management, Diplomat]
251: Understanding Media Industries
271: Communication Revolutions
325: Media & Globalization
371: Media, Culture & Society
375: Sports, Media & Culture
424: Race, Gender & New Media
432: Foreign News Coverage
440: Global Iconic Events
455: Global Visual Cultures
464: Social Consequences of Mobile Communication
466: Global Digital Politics
Media Psychology
[Health Campaign Coordinator, Healthcare Advocate, Grants Writer, Public Affairs Officer, Research Analyst, Social Work, Counseling, Communication Statistician, Graduate School]
261: Views on the News: What Shapes Our Media Content
281: Media Psychology
317: Designing Persuasive Communication
318: Media & Violence
329: Media & Political Behavior
348: Media and the Body
371: Media, Culture & Society
375: Sports, Media & Culture
380: Persuasion, Communication & Campaigns
413: Environmental Communication
417: Marketing for Social Change
424: Race, Gender & New Media
429: Sexual Identities & Media
462: Feeling Political? Affect, Emotion & Personality
464: Social Consequences of Mobile Communication
465: Health Communication & Health Behavior Change
482: Children & the Media
483: Media & Intergroup Conflict
Media Law and Public Policy
[Pre-law, Legal Researcher, Legal Reporter, Policy Analyst, Community Organizer, Activist, Government Relations Officer, Lobbyist]
251: Understanding Media Industries
261: Views on the News: What Shapes our Media Content
328: Media & Democracy
350: Rise & Demise of Mass Culture
413: Environmental Communication
421: Media Law and Policy
425: Internet, Society and the Law
428: Gender, Media and the Law
429: Sexual Identities & Media
431: Supreme Court New Coverage
435: News Media Ethics
462: Feeling Political? Affect, Emotion & Personality
466: Global Digital Politics
467: Debating Politics & Science; Science, News, Public Opinion & Policy
Identity and Culture
[Specialized work in advertising, media industries, entertainment industries, Diversity Consultant; Education; Community Organizer; Graduate School]
261: Views on the News: What Shapes our Media Content
281: Media Psychology
326: American Magazines
334: Race, Gender, Sexuality & U.S. Culture in Video Games
348: Media & the Body
350: Rise & Demise of Mass Culture
365: Visual Culture & Visual Literacy
371: Media, Culture & Society
375: Sports, Media & Culture
414: Fashion and Media
424: Race, Gender, and New Media
428: Gender, Media & the Law
429: Sexual Identities & Media
445: Music & Mediated Identity
457: Citizenship After Television
462: Feeling Political? Affect, Emotion & Personality
465: Health Communication & Health Behavior Change
470: Minority Self-Representation in the Media
477: Media & Celebrity Culture
483: Media & Intergroup Conflict
486: Afro-Asian Popular Culture
487: African Americans in Popular Culture
Politics and Government
[Marketing Researcher, Lobbyist, Corporate Public Affairs Specialist, Public Opinion Researcher, Political Communication Strategist, Public Information Officer, Legislative Assistant, Research Analyst, Campaign Director, Communication Statistician, Government Relations Officer, Press Secretary, Graduate School]
261: Views on the News: What Shapes Our Media Content
281: Media Psychology
328: Media & Democracy
329: Media & Political Behavior
350: Rise & Demise of Mass Culture
380: Persuasion, Communication & Campaigns
410: Internet & Political Communication
413: Environmental Communication
417: Marketing for Social Change
421: Media Law & Policy
425: Internet, Society & the Law
428: Gender, Media & the Law
430: Media in U.S. History
431: Supreme Court News
457: Citizenship After Television
462: Feeling Political? Affect, Emotion & Personality
463: Communication & Political Representation
466: Global Digital Policy
467: Debating Politics & Science: Science, News, Public Opinion & Policy
468: Political Misinformation & Misperception
