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| college home | staff | academics | students | scholarships | departments | news | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mass Communication Career Information | |||||||||||||||||||
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There is a wide range of employment possibilities or graduates trained in the theory of communication in business, sales, public and personnel relations, and advertising. Through internships and curricular concentrations, students can prepare for careers in media news writing and editing, announcing, programming, community relations, directing and technical production. Job opportunities will increase as the communication industry expands, but graduates seeking entry-level positions will experience tight competition because of the growing number of young people attracted to the field. |
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Advertising agencies Corporate advertising departments Specialty advertising firms Publishers: Tradebooks, Paperbacks, Educational materials, Religious, University presses, Technical (scientific and medical), Mail-order, Book clubs Large circulation newspapers Local newspapers; trade newspapers Wire services Online publishers Major publishers: Consumer magazines; newsletters; specialized magazines; technical and industrial publications; professional publications; merchandising and trade publications; labor unions; educational journals; in- house publications; news magazines; professional associations; religious organizations Major networks Commercial broadcast stations Public television stations; cable television Private television production; public radio Government; business corporations National networks; state or regional networks Major, medium & small market stations Independent syndications Colleges and universities Technical publications; journals and magazines Research laboratories Hardware manufacturers; Software companies |
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Students with a degree in mass communication may continue on to graduate study in communication, business administration, film school, law school, etc. |
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| FURTHER INFORMATION | |||||||||||||||||||
Department of Communication University of Louisiana at Lafayette P. O. Box 43650 Lafayette, LA 70504-3650 Office located in Burke-Hawthorne Hall, Room 107 Phone: (337) 482-6103 Fax: (337) 482-6104 Email: joann@louisiana.edu Web Site: http://comm.louisiana.edu/ |
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Document last revised Friday, August 25, 2006 11:29 AM
© Copyright 2003 by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
College of Liberal Arts, P.O. Box 40397, Lafayette LA 70504
Martin Hall, Room 246 · 337/482-6219 · doburt@louisiana.edu
