Media Studies• Media Studies is

concerned with the impact of media on contemporary society.

-This is done through research, teaching, public events, and outreach.

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Marketable Skills of Media Studies Majors

• - Synthesizing information- Interpretation skills- Create entertaining and persuasive messages- Gather information and data- Presentation skills- Oral and written communication- Compare and contrast evidence- Evaluate information and sources- Critical thinking skills- Measure media effects- Attention to details- Understand institutional and cultural values- Explaining processes, plans and concepts- Ability to write clearly- Effective speaking- Present specific viewpoints

Positions Held by Media Study Graduates

∙Newsroom Coordinator

∙Film Editor, Producer

∙Filmmaker

∙Marketing Analyst

∙Communications Associate

∙Sports Writer

Human Communication

• Human Communication is the field dedicated to understand how people communicate:

- With themselves- Another person- Within groups- Within organizations- Across Cultures

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Journalism• Journalists learn to use traditional

storytelling techniques to relate news and information through:

- Print

- Radio

- Television

- Film

- Online media.

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• A college degree in journalism provides a student with the skills and the insight to research and deliver current information to audiences in a variety of media.

- Many large companies employ journalism majors in their crisis management divisions.

- Today's journalism majors should enjoy steady demand in the employment marketplace for years to come.

Journalism Career Paths

• Newscaster• News Analyst• Program Director• Reporter• Writer• Editor

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