What Can I Do With a Major in... Communication Studies

A major in communication studies can prepare students for a wide variety of careers in many different areas.  To prepare for this wide array of career options, students in this major will learn about everything from the practice of communication across many settings and with diverse populations, to the study of different types of media and their histories, to rhetoric and the art of persuasion.  Students are also encouraged to get involved in hands-on experiences in the field of communication during their undergraduate studies to prepare them for employment in the professional work world.

General Career Information

 
Sample Job Titles

Entry Level

  • Account Executive
  • Advertising Coordinator
  • Associate Producer
  • Co-Host
  • Event Planner
  • Video Editor

Education + Experience

  • Chief Correspondent
  • Director of Events
  • Executive Producer
  • News Caster/Anchor

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These job titles are not an exhaustive list, but rather, represent the types of positions most widely recruited for.

  • Account Executive
  • Account Manager
  • Advertising Coordinator
  • Agency Manager
  • Anchor/Reporter
  • Announcer
  • Art Director
  • Assignment Editor
  • Assignment Manager
  • Assistant News Director
  • Associate Producer
  • Associate Publisher
  • Author
  • Bilingual Media Relations Associate
  • Brand Communications Manager
  • Broadcast Journalist
  • Broadcaster
  • Campaign Worker
  • Campus Organizer
  • Career Planner
  • Chief Correspondent
  • Chief Editor
  • Circulation Director
  • Co-Host
  • Commercial Producer
  • Communications Coordinator/Operator/Manager
  • Community Services Coordinator
  • Copy Editor, Reporter
  • Copywriter
  • Director - News, Radio etc.
  • Director of Events
  • Disc Jockey
  • Event Planner
  • Executive Director
  • Executive Producer
  • Fund Raiser
  • General Assignment Reporter
  • Graphic Artist
  • Main Anchor
  • Market Researcher
  • Media Buyer
  • Merchandising Specialist
  • Morning Air Personality
  • Morning Anchor
  • Morning Producer
  • Morning Show Co-Host
  • Network College Representative
  • News Anchor
  • News Caster
  • News Director
  • News Feature Reporter
  • News Photographer
  • Print Production Manager
  • Producer
  • Professor
  • Public Affairs Coordinator
  • Public Information Director
  • Public Relations Representative
  • Radio Sports Producer
  • Radio/TV Production Manager
  • Remote Broadcast Technician
  • Reporter
  • Special Event Fund Raising Coordinator
  • Sports Reporter
  • State Government Worker
  • Tape Editor
  • Technical Operator
  • Video Editor/Producer
  • Weather Forecaster
  • Weather Producer/Anchor
  • Web Content Coordinator
  • Web Designer
  • Webmaster
 
Employment Areas
  • Academia
  • Government
  • Private Corporations
  • Non-Profit Organizations
  • Publicly Traded Corporations
 
Job and Internship Listings
Professional Organizations
 
Organizations That Have Hired UI Students and Alumni
  • 100.7 The Fox
  • 670 The Score Chicago Sports Radio
  • American Entertainment Productions
  • Apple Vacations
  • Blank Park Zoo
  • CBS
  • Clear Channel Communications
  • Iowa Events Center
  • MTV Internships
  • NBC
  • Systems Unlimited
  • Motorola

This is only a partial list - to view a complete list of organizations that recruit UI students and alumni, please visit: www.careers.uiowa.edu/students/uirecruit.html

 
Additional Resources
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Pomerantz Career Center Resources

UI Websites

UI Student Organizations

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