What are the different areas of Communication Studies?
Communication Studies classes are organized into six general areas: • Organizational Communication – for students who want to work, and who will seek to lead, in business or not-for-profit organizations. • Communication Industries and Technologies – for students who seek careers in such fields as advertising and public relations, management of entertainment and information industries, and public policy. • Rhetoric, Media and Popular Culture – for students who are interested in positions of leadership in civic life – in cultural and educational institutions, community-based organizations and social reform movements. • Relational Communication – for students who are interested in the psychological foundations of human communication, as well as students interested in the helping professions (e.g., therapy, community services, and counseling). • Media and Politics – for students who are interested in political organizing and consulting, opinion polling, policy analysis and research work in
