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Department of Communication

Department of Communication. University of Louisville. What is Communication?.

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Department of Communication

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  1. Department of Communication University of Louisville

  2. What is Communication? The field of communication focuses on how people use messages to generate meanings within and across various contexts, cultures, channels, and media. The field promotes the effective and ethical practice of human communication.

  3. Fast Facts • Began at U of L 1984-85 • 500+ majors • 120 African-American Majors • 150 Graduates a Year • 18 Full-Time Faculty

  4. Curriculum

  5. AcademicPrograms • Undergraduate • Bachelor of Arts • Bachelor of Science • Online B.A. and B.S. • Minor in Communication • Graduate • Master of Arts

  6. Elective Sequences • Strategic Communication • News Reporting • Computer Mediated Communication • Social Activism • Media Studies • Interpersonal Studies

  7. Advertising Public Relations Courses PR Writing Copywriting Desktop Publishing Web Development Strategic Communication

  8. Print and Broadcast Reporting Writing Skills Critical Analysis of the Media Courses Newswriting Magazine and Feature Writing Television News Ethical Problems of Communication News Reporting

  9. Web Site Development Organizational Use of Computers Social Role of Computers Courses Computer Communication Computer Mediated Communication Computer Mediated Communication in Organizations Computer Mediated Communication

  10. Methods of Studying the Media Media Literacy Courses Effects of Mass Media Children and Television Mass Media Law African Americans in the Media Media Studies

  11. Interpersonal Studies • Human Relationships in Context • Family Communication • Group Communication • Organization Communication • Health Communication • Intercultural Communication

  12. Department Honors • Well-prepared Students • Senior Honors Project

  13. InternshipOpportunities • Television and Radio Stations • Newspapers and Magazines • Advertising and Public Relations • Sports Marketing • Internet • Human Resource Management • Events Planning • University Departments and Programs • Many more….

  14. Student Organizations • I-COMM • Lambda Pi Eta

  15. Career Paths

  16. advertising or marketing specialist copy writer account executive sales manager media planner media sales representative public opinion researcher media buyer creative director ADVERTISING

  17. COMMUNICATION EDUCATION • language arts coordinator • high school speech teacher • forensics/debate coach • college or university professor • speech communication department chairperson

  18. broadcasting station manager director of broadcasting film/tape librarian community relations director unit manager film editor news director news writer transmitter engineer technical director advertising sales coordinator traffic/ continuity specialist media buyer market researcher actor announcer disc jockey news anchor public relations manager comedy writer casting director producer business manager researcher account executive floor manager talk show host ELECTRONIC MEDIA

  19. reporter editor newscaster author copy writer script writer publisher news service researcher technical writer acquisitions editor media interviewer talk show host JOURNALISM

  20. publicity manager advertising manager marketing specialist press agent lobbyist corporate public affairs specialist account executive development officer fund raiser sales manager media analyst media planner creative director audience analyst news writer public opinion researcher membership recruiter PUBLIC RELATIONS

  21. health educator school health care administrator medical grants writer hospital director of communication clinic public relations director health communication analyst research analyst medical training supervisor communications manager for federal health agencies health personnel educator medical center publications editor hospice manager drug rehabilitationist health care counselor activities director marketing director health facility fund raiser HEALTH CAREERS

  22. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND NEGOTIATIONS • on-air international broadcasting talent • corporate representative • translator • student tour coordinator • diplomat • foreign relations officer • host/hostess for foreign dignitaries • foreign correspondent

  23. public defender corporate lawyer district attorney public interest lawyer private practice lawyer legal researcher mediation and negotiation specialist paralegal researcher legal secretary legal reporter legal educator Law

  24. SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICES • public administrator • social worker • recreational supervisor • human rights officer • community affairs liaison • park service public relations specialist • philanthropic representative • religious leader • mental counselor

  25. HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES • trainer for communication technologies • closed circuit television producer/director • systems analyst • technical copywriter • language specialist • speech synthesizer • cognition researcher • audio and visual computer display specialist • performance assessor

  26. public information officer speech writer legislative assistant campaign director research specialist program coordinator negotiator lobbyist press secretary elected official GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

  27. teacher school counselor educational researcher audiovisual specialist educational administrator school/university information specialist director of college news director of a collegiate information center educational tester development officer educational fund-raiser alumni officer college placement officer college admissions director college recruiter EDUCATION

  28. sales representative executive manager personnel manager public information officer industrial and labor relations representative negotiator director of corporate communication customer service representative newsletter editor communication trainer human resources manager mediator buyer BUSINESS

  29. Faculty

  30. Edit academic journals Host national and international conferences Serve on editorial boards of national journals Publish articles and books Community boards and committees Public service and policy campaigns Activities

  31. Teaching Awards • Red Apple Award • American Communication Association Theodore Clevenger Award • President’s Award for Outstanding Teaching • Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Education Award

  32. 502-852-6976 Call Keneka Cheatham http://comm.louisville.edu Contact

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