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Communication Division

Careers in Communication

What Can One Do With A Career In Advertising?

With a degree in Advertising, one can work in many capacities at major corporations, advertising agencies, motion picture studios, TV studios, radio stations, newspapers, magazines, Internet companies, non-profit organizations. Some of the specific jobs are, as follows:

  • Marketing management
  • Brand management
  • Promotions
  • Special event planning
  • Advertising account executive
  • Art direction
  • Graphic design
  • Creative
  • Traffic
  • Copywriting
  • Media Planner
  • Media buyer
  • Researcher
  • Consumer products/Licensing and Merchandising

What Can One Do With A Career In Intercultural Communication?

Graduates with an intercultural degree often seek degrees in law and mediation. Many go on to pursue resolutions in disputes between individuals, organizations, political associations, etc. An intercultural degree can also be very valuable in international relations, negotiations and international business.

What Can One Do With A Career In Interpersonal Communication?

The Interpersonal Communication sequence provides students with the knowledge and skill to be effective and ethical communicators in a variety of personal and professional settings, as well as preparing them for advanced study. Students with an academic focus in Interpersonal Communication are prepared for careers in a variety of fields, ranging from human resources to sales and development, from counseling and social work to conflict negotiation and arbitration, from college recruiting and admissions to political advocacy--in short, any kind of profession that requires the ability to work effectively with other people.

What Can One Do With A Career In Journalism?

  • Report, write, edit, photograph or design news, features, sports and specialized content for newspapers, magazines, newsletters or Web services. The major also lays some groundwork for professional graduate work in media related law, policy or business.
  • Work as an editor, writer or designer for a newspaper, magazine or newsletter.
  • Become a columnist, or a critic of movies, plays, books and other cultural products.
  • Write for, or design, internet related communication.
  • Become a freelance writer or editor; write nonfiction books or documentaries.
  • Work in the public relations field as a manager, writer or designer.
  • Go to Law School and become a lawyer.
  • Teach English or journalism at the high school level.
  • Go on to graduate school in journalism, communication, religion, or related fields.
  • Market and advertise a small business you start.
  • Become a missionary in a variety of settings and with a variety of responsibilities.
  • Write grant proposals, manuals, or other written communication in a variety of corporate settings.
  • Report, write, edit, photograph or design news, features, sports and specialized content for newspapers, magazines, newsletters or Web services. The major also lays some groundwork for professional graduate work in media related law, policy or business.

What Can One Do With A Career In Multimedia?

  • Website Design
  • Media Production
  • Publication (magazine/editorial) production
  • Multimedia Animation

What Can One Do With A Career In Organizational Communication?

Communication is central to effectiveness in organizations, whether businesses, multinational corporations, service agencies, churches, industries, schools, or other social institutions. An Organizational Communication degree can provide a student with not only the understanding of the complexities of communicating and organizing, but it also provides them with the tools to for diagnosing and changing communication in organizations.

What Can One Do With A Career In Public Relations?

The field of public relations continues to grow and expand into nearly all facets of the business world and service-based organizations.

Pepperdine PR graduates find themselves working in the fields of healthcare, education, entertainment, sports and leisure pursuits, fine arts, travel and hospitality, food service, real estate development, and finance.

Others use their public relations skills to support the work of non-profit organizations working with the homeless, youth, the elderly, the environment, and a host of church and para-church ministries.

Still others work in the public sector for municipalities, county and state governmental agencies, elected officials and issues-based public interest groups.

Pepperdine's PR alumni can be found in nearly every major public relations counseling firm, in key communications positions within the corporate world, and making a difference in hundreds of non-profit organizations around the world.

They point to Pepperdine's core curriculum in communication, the practical "hands-on" PR major coursework which stresses real-world application of theory and skills, and a wealth of internship opportunities and special projects as key factors in their smooth transition to the world of work.

What Can One Do With A Career In Rhetoric and Leadership?

Because it emphasizes the crucial skills that potential employers look for in college graduates, such as written and oral communication, leadership ability, and critical thinking, the Rhetoric and Leadership sequence prepares students for careers in a variety of fields in the public and private sectors, as well as for law school, business school, and graduate school. Students develop practical skills related to professional communication, argumentation, and advocacy, while also developing the theoretical foundations they need to be effective communicators and critical consumers of public discourse and media messages. Classes also focus on the ways that rhetorical processes shape such issues as race and ethnicity, gender, religion, and politics.

What Can One Do With A Career In Speech Communication?

The Speech major can open the door to a number of career possibilities (some of these may require additional education)

  • Public Address (Announcer or spokesperson)
  • Ministry
  • Law (Speech is an excellent pre-law major)
  • Consulting (Management, legal, etc)
  • Education
  • Government (speechwriter, lobbyist, campaign director, fundraiser, etc)
  • Industrial/Labor Relations
  • Negotiating/Dispute Resolution

What Can One Do With A Career In Telecommunications?

Telecommunications at Seaver College refers primarily to electronic media, especially television, video production and radio.

What can I do with a major in telecommunications broadcast news?

Serve as a video photographer, editor, reporter, anchor, writer, producer or assignment editor of radio or television news, sports or other video non-fiction content including video news releases. The major emphasizes news writing for electronic media. The major also lays some groundwork for professional graduate work in media law, policy or business.

What can I do with a major in telecommunications production?

Serve as a photographer, editor, writer or producer of studio television or field video content. The major also lays some groundwork for professional graduate work in film, media law, policy or business.

All the media majors also prepare students for broader tasks of telling stories in a compelling fashion with words, pictures and often sound, writing succinctly with clarity, understanding the unique qualities of mediated communication, evaluating research and ethically communicating.