"Communications majors learn how to assess the needs and preferences of readers, viewers, and listeners. They have the creativity to devise innovative strategies for conveying their messages. Communications majors learn to write effectively in many different modes, including creative, persuasive, descriptive, and journalistic styles. They also exercise the ability to integrate pictures, video, and audio into the communications they create.
Students who major in communications learn to plan, organize, and execute projects, programs, and events. They must be attentive to detail but at the same time understand the big picture. Since communication projects are often subject to criticism and failure, communications majors learn to tolerate critical appraisals of their work and to cope with less-than-successful ventures.
Your final decision about a career following a major as diverse as communications will be influenced by your individual interests, skills, and values, but here are some promising options for your consideration" (Profita, thebalancecareers.com).
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April 15, 2019
