Wednesday, October 1, 2008

A review of sorts

It is the second largest major on the St. Edward's University campus. With four focuses: Organization, Media/PR/Advertising, Rhetorical Studies and Culture, communication majors are easy to come by. The practicality is evident. But with the university popping out Comm Majors like Orville Redenbacher, are there going to be enough jobs out there for all of them?
Communications is a versatile major that leaves endless opportunity for exploration. Speaking as a communication major at St. Edward's, I share my own advantages and disadvantages to the choice of study.
The advantage of pursuing the major, like I mentioned, is that Communication doesn't tie a student down to one particular way of thought. Unlike business or psychology or biology, etc, Communication is versatile enough to prepare you for law school or put you on the nightly news.
However, because of its versatility, the major can create confusion for those wanted to pursue it. Where do they go after college? What focus do they have? And in regard to the particular focus of Media/PR/Advertising, there is a steady decline in these areas of work. What's a student to do?
Communication prepares a student for exploration and invites intrigue, but at the same time creates an excessiveness of possibility.

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