Department e-newsletter:
May 2009
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Department of Communication
Career Opportunities in the
Communication Field
The popularity of Brockport's communication program supports the conviction that job opportunities in communication are abundant. In business, these include writing and editing newsletters, speeches and media releases; organizing and producing radio and television presentations; speaking at press conferences; and interviewing and conducting group problem-solving sessions.
Students in the communication applications and communication studies programs may look forward to graduate studies or careers in sales, marketing, advertising, counseling, and personnel management, training and development. Recent SUNY Brockport graduates are successful members of advertising, sales and public relations organizations. Others have completed their doctoral studies in communication and are teaching at major universities.
Broadcasting and journalism graduates have found employment in print and broadcast media across the country. Including network and cable television, broadcast promotion, as disc jockeys, weather reporters, general newspaper reporters and as professional sports team publicists.
Career Paths in Communications
JOB TITLE EXAMPLES OF COMMUNICATION GRADUATES
(Some of these jobs may require education or experience beyond a bachelor's degree)
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EXAMPLES OF EMPLOYERS WHO HAVE HIRED COMMUNICATION GRADUATES
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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS RELATED TO COMMUNICATION
American Communications Association
Association for Business Communication
Association for Multimedia Communications
Public Relations Society of America
National Association of Broadcasters
American Society of Journalists and Writers
National Communication Association
National Newspaper Publishers Association
The Association for Women in Communications
Society for Technical Communication
Institute for Global Communications
