Communication

Are you interested in journalism, media studies, public relations or interpersonal/organizational communication? Would you like to put your skills to the test to improve the quality of life of others?

Pursue a dynamic career in communication and become a competitive professional in the national workforce. The School of Communication educates tomorrow's leaders today, through rigorous course study, professional training using cutting-edge technologies and through collaboration with business professionals and community leaders.

With an exceptional internship program and a plethora of real-world opportunities offered through student organizations including the National Broadcast Society and the Public Relations Student Society of America chapter, you will have the experience, training and the network to enter the field you choose.

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Graduates with this degree are successful in many fields and careers, including the following:

• Communications Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

Career Opportunities

ECU has developed resources to help you learn more about career opportunities and job market outlook. In addition, the websites below provide specific information on careers in the various majors from which students may choose:

NC Tower

This website provides graphs and tables of in-depth information on employment rates, wages and ongoing higher education enrollment of graduates from the North Carolina Community College System and from the University of North Carolina system schools. NC Tower includes data on former UNC students who are working in roughly 90% of all jobs in North Carolina. This database excludes information for graduates who are:

• Self-employed;
• Work for the federal government, including the military: or
• Work outside of North Carolina.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook

This website also provides in-depth information regarding pay, projected new jobs, required education, growth rate and on-the-job training information on various occupations.

Degree-specific internships

For information on internship information for specific majors, go to the home page of the department in which the major is located and, as available, find the link to the information on internships in that major.