What
can you do with a degree in Speech Communication?
Careers in Business and Industry:
Examples: sales,
business manager, middle-level executive manager speech writer, opinion
researcher, customer service representative, communication consultant, director
of communication, training and development specialist, special events planner
and coordinator, and pharmaceutical salesperson.
Careers in Media, Marketing, and
Advertising:
Examples: account
executive, marketing specialist, media buyer, media relations specialist, and
booking agent. public information officer, newsletter editor, communications
officer, sports information officer, public relations representative, marketing
director, administrative aide, director of corporate communication.
Careers in Government and
Education:
Examples: press
secretary, public affairs specialist, news bureau writer or editor, publication
copywriter, community affairs specialist, and university professor
Careers in Law
Examples: public
defender, corporate lawyer, district attorney, public interest lawyer, legal
researcher, mediation and negotiation specialist, paralegal researcher, legal
educator.
Careers in Ministry
Examples:
minister, religious educator.
Broadcast
Examples:
reporter, news editor, camera operator, announcer, programmer, technician,
advertising sales representative.
Journalism
Examples:
reporter, editor, photojournalist, advertising sales representative, business
manager, circulation manager.
Advertising
Examples:
account executive, account manager, media buyer, copywriter, designer, art
director.
Book Publishing
Examples: editor,
production staff, publicist, book sales and marketing representative.
Education
Students
combining a speech communication major with teacher education usually teach in
secondary schools. A master's degree is often adequate for community colleges or
small four-year colleges, while a Ph.D. is usually required for university
faculty positions. The Chronicle of Higher Education has predicted that acute
shortages of faculty are expected by the beginning of the next century.
Careers: high school teacher and/or forensic and debate coach, professor of
communication. |
