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CAREERS FOR COMMUNICATIONS MAJORS

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    GRADUATE STUDIES FOR COMMUNICATIONS MAJORS

    SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

    Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications is accepting applications for a generous master's level fellowship and internship program in newspaper journalism for members of underrepresented groups.  It provides two awards annually, each worth more than $65,000.   For more information or to apply, visit http://newhousemasters.syr.edu.

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    COMMUNICATIONS CAREER WEBSITES

    There are too many sources of information on the web to list them all. Here are a select few:

    The National Communication Connection

    http://www.natcom.org/Instruction/Pathways/5thEd.htm

    This website offers an in depth look at communications; from what it is to various fields of communication studies. Very informative for general and specific information.

    Bureau of Labor Statistics - Public Relations

    http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos086.htm

    A good strong look at the Public Relations side of communications. Very in depth look at what the job entails and what to expect going into this field.

    National Communication Association

    http://www.natcom.org/Instruction/pathways/5thed.htm

    This is a great website to check out if you are interested in a communications major. This site contains information that will help you find an occupation in the communications field and it also offers a well-organized table of contents that will help you go to directly what you are looking for.

    CollegeBoard

    Collegeboard.com

    This is a good resource if you a starting to look into communications as your major. This site offers general information as well as what you can do with a major in communications.

    Association of Fund-Raising Professionals

    www.nsfre.org

    For more than 40 years, AFP has been the standard-bearer for professionalism in fund-raising. They offer information about working to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education and certification programs.

    The American Communication Association

    http://www.americancomm.org/acastudiescenter.html

    This is a valuable site when looking for information on communication. It offers links to other sources of information that will help you with your communications information research.

    New York Media Experience

    The New York Media Experience Program (NYMEP) offers a full-time semester of undergraduate study and internship in the greatest city in the world. Students live and work in New York for either a Fall or Spring semester and are placed with leading television networks, top public relations firms, national magazines, famous sports and more.

    Families USA: Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice:
    E-mail:
    Website: familiesusa.org

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    PLEASE NOTICE

    Career Services has four computers exclusively for student career exploration activities, including several career inventories online not available from other computer terminals.

    Following are some job titles that are accessible to Communications Majors:

    Job titles with an asterisk (*) have web sites to the left.Account Executive
    Account Supervisor
    Account Writer
    Actor
    Anchor Person
    Announcer
    Audiologist
    Broadcast Engineer
    Business Manager
    Circulation Assistant
    Columnist
    Communications Coordinator
    Community Relations Professional
    Continuity Writer
    Copy Editor
    Corporate Recruiter
    Critic
    Cruise Director
    Director
    External publications Editor
    Floor manager
    Fundraiser
    Internal Publications Editor
    Job Counselor
    Lobbyist
    Managing Editor Audio Engineer
    Media Coordinator
    Media Resource Director
    Music Director
    Music Librarian
    Newscaster
    News Director
    News Production Assistant
    News Reporter
    Paralegal
    Production Assistant
    Production manager
    Program Manager
    Public Information officer
    Public Relations Assistant *
    Public Relations Researcher *
    Public Service Director
    Recording Mixer
    Reporter
    Rewriter
    Sales manager
    Sales Representative
    Sales Service Coordinator
    Scriptwriter
    Set & Props manager
    Sound Engineer
    Speech Researcher
    Speech Writer
    Staff Announcer
    Station Manager
    Stringer
    Technical Communicator
    Technical Director
    Tour Guide
    Traffic Assistant
    Voice Over Person
    Writer-Producer