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Career Options

With a degree in communications or writing, you’ll open doors in fields ranging from journalism to advertising, policy to entertainment and much more.

  • Author
  • Broadcast Producer
  • Copywriter
  • Editor
  • Journalist
  • Public Relations Specialist
  • Content Creator
  • Screenwriter
  • Social Media Strategist
  • Sportscaster

Stats and Facts

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# 38

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Newhouse students collaboration at a D.C. Maymester event.

Discover Communications and Writing Majors and Minors

Pursue your interests with a customizable communications or writing program that sets you up for success.

Coursework Highlights

Find courses that give you the knowledge and skills to stand out from the pack.

  • Advanced Argumentative Writing
  • Broadcast and Digital Newswriting
  • Cognitive Neuroscience of Speech and Language
  • Foundations of Media, Content and Planning
  • Integrated Advertising Campaigns
  • Introduction to the Creator Economy
  • Name Image Likeness (NIL)
  • Real News, Fake News: Literacy for the Information Age
  • Strategic Communications Campaign
  • TV & Digital News Producing and Presenting

Featured Employers

Our graduates land jobs with top employers.

  • Atlantic Records
  • Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
  • ESPN
  • Major League Baseball
  • National Basketball Association
  • NBCUniversal
  • Republic Records
  • Saatchi & Saatchi
  • Tennis Channel
  • United Talent Agency (UTA)
Learn more about degree outcomes

Everyone I work with is the best in their field and we use the newest, most cutting-edge technology available. The world is watching, and I have contributed my part to bringing the games to the wider world.

Melissa (Klein) Tremel ’90 Broadcast Operations Stadium Manager, FIFA 2026 B.A. Advertising and History
Melissa Tremel standing in front of the Seattle Seahawks Stadium while working for the 2026 World Cup.

Clubs and Organizations

Learning happens inside and outside the classroom. Make connections to build your resume and your network.

  • Asian American Journalists Association
  • Baked Magazine
  • CitrusTV
  • Crisis Communications Club
  • The Daily Orange
  • Hill Communications
  • Investigative Reporters and Editors at SU
  • Live from Studio B!
  • WAER Sports
  • WeMedia Lab
  • WJPZ Radio
  • Women in Communications
Student working on a computer during a news production class.
Students working together at the Pulso Central Radio station.
Student broadcasting at the Z89 campus-run radio station.

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