A major in Media and Communication Studies (MCS) focuses on communication skills in the spoken and written form, and the exploration of why people communicate as they do in various formats and contexts.    The MCS major prepares students for careers in the communication and information industries as well as leadership positions in business, law, politics, education and non-profits. Depending upon their interests, MCS graduates may find employment opportunities as communication consultants, media and marketing specialists, trainers, and public relations specialists.   Students are also well prepared to enter a variety of graduate and professional school programs.

• Media and Communication Studies Department Website

Career Planning

• A Digital Dreamer
• All About Public Relations
• All Graphic Design
• Broadcast Media and Journalism Career Guide
• Careers in Advertising & PR
• Careers in Marketing
• Design: Talkboard
• Graphic Design & Printing Career Guide
• O’Dwyer’s Public Relations News
• Online Public Relations
• Photography and Film Career Guide
• Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network (SPAWN)
• What can I do with a major in Advertising
• What can I do with a major in Graphic Design
• What can I do with a major in Communication Studies
• What can I do with a major in Electronic Media and Broadcasting

Professional Associations

• American Advertising Agencies
• American Advertising Federation
• American Association of Advertising Agencies
• American Institute for Graphic Arts
• American Society of Journalists & Authors
• American Society of Newspaper Editors
• Association for Women in Communications
• Association of American Publishers
• Broadcast Education Association
• Corporation for Public Broadcasting 
• Digital Media Association
• International Association of Business Communicators
• International Communication Association
• Magazine Publishers of America
• Insights Association
• National Alliance of State Broadcasters Association
• National Association of Broadcast Employees & Technicians
• National Association of Broadcasters
• National Cable and Telecommunications Association
• National Communication Association
• National Newspaper Publishers Association
• Public Relations Society of America
• Publishers’ Marketplace
• Sales and Marketing Executives International
• Society for News Design
• Society for Technical  Communication
• Society of Broadcast Engineers

Miscellaneous

• AdAge
• Agency Compile - most comprehensive agency directory
• MovieMaker
• Screen Gems Studios
• Turner Broadcasting System, INC.