Colloquium in Professional Communication Careers

A colloquium exploring post-undergraduate communication careers in journalism, featuring guest speakers from various sectors and covering job hunting and networking.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Pete Long4.1/5

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Expand knowledge about possible communications career paths, across a variety of industry sectors

  • Use practical and specific tools to help obtain a ‘first job’ after graduation

  • Network with communications industry experts

  • Reflect on possible future career paths and opportunities

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Declared in a Journalism undergraduate program

  • Declared in a Journalism undergraduate program
JOURN 601

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  • Declared in a Journalism undergraduate program

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Spring 2027
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PETE LONG is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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the class

Explores a wide variety of post-undergraduate communication career options available in Journalism. Topics related to job hunting, resume writing, and networking are also covered. Focuses on opportunities and challenges in a wide variety of communication fields, from advertising and public relations to radio, newspapers and TV broadcasting. Guest speakers or panelists will span different sectors (agencies, corporations, nonprofits, higher education, government, etc.).

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Topics

  • Post-undergraduate communication career options in journalism
  • Job hunting, resume writing, and networking
  • Opportunities and challenges in advertising, PR, radio, newspapers, and TV broadcasting
  • Guest speakers from agencies, corporations, nonprofits, higher education, and government

Skills

  • Job hunting, resume writing, and networking for obtaining a first job
  • Understanding opportunities and challenges in advertising, PR, radio, newspapers, and TV broadcasting
  • Reflecting on future career paths and opportunities

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JOURN 601 · Spring 2027

Colloquium in Professional Communication Careers

Recorded 2026-10-14
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