Why I Chose Communications as
my Major

One Woman’s Journey on the Road to Success!
By Tina M.Yarbrough
April 16, 2013
Mean Librarian
Awesome Librarian
Aspire!
My end goal is to get my Master’s Degree in
Library and Informational Sciences (MLIS)
Any major will do for a MLIS
Why Communications?
In-Demand Degrees to Start in 2013:
Degree #1: Accounting
Degree #2: Management
Degree #3: Computer Science
 Degree #4: Communications
Degree #5: Graphic Design
Many and Varied Career Paths
social
service
education
counseling/
ministry
advertising/
marketing
radio/tv
Human Communication
You cannot ‘not’ communicate
Every behavior, or lack of it, communicates
a message.
Communications Skills
Pay attention to details
Write clearly
Evaluate information and sources
Demonstrate creativity and artistic expression
Set and meet deadlines
Identify and manage different needs of groups
Negotiate and mediate conflicts
Lead and manage others
Complete independent projects
Work in teams
Present specific viewpoints
Identify and manage different needs of groups
Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills
Synthesize information
Critically evaluate a text
Communicate effectively
Understand communication processes
Speak with confidence
Design effective Power Point presentations
Think through and analyze arguments
Organize arguments and overcome objections
Set criteria, set a plan of action, implement a
solution
Compare and contrast evidence
Create hypothesis and evaluate research
Utilize strong interpersonal skills
Work within deadlines
Evaluate corporate communication and make
recommendations for improvement
Understand health communication principles
Research a problem, apply research to a situation
Write effective reports, critical essays, and research
papers
Explain processes, plans, and concepts
Practice leadership principles
Understand and apply theory
Read studies and apply the information
Gather and synthesize data
Report information in a clear manner
Edit text
Write press releases and promotional materials
Critically analyze information
Create entertaining and persuasive messages
Understand institutional and cultural values
Measure media effects
Demonstrate creativity and artistic expression
Develop market research
Father & Daughter
The Study of
Human
Communications
can do more than
prepare you for a
great career.
You will have the
ability to have
greater
communication
in your
Interpersonal
Relationships!
What’s Your Major?
Still undecided? Here are some great
websites to help you research
Communications~
 http://www.mindtools.com/page8.html
 http://commstudies.ucla.edu/major
 http://voices.yahoo.com/do-communication-degree-re-
more-in-2211159.html?cat=4
 http://www.worldwidelearn.com/online-educationguide/business/communications-major.htm