Communication没有你想得那么复杂

主要专业方向大致分为：

Broacast Journalism

Communications/Rhetoric Digital

Communications/Multimeia

Journalism

Mass Communications/Meia Stuies

Organizational Communication

Public Relations

很多中国学生在美国大学会选择 Journalism an mass communication 这个大方向，侧重新闻和大众传播， 该专业的研究生教育通常可以分为两类。

　　一种是职业性型教育。必修课包括媒介理论，大众传播研究方法是否必修因校而异。根据各校专业重点，会有一些与新闻和传播实践有关的理论课程，比如，新闻工作的哲学和原则，媒介法与媒介政策，新闻实践与媒介新技术等。选修课则根据个人的方向与指导老师一起确定。这些方向可能包括： Journalism, avertising, publish relations, electronic meia, meia management. 这个大方向的硕士毕业生毕业时可以选择做硕士论文。多数选择综合考试加 professional project. 诸如 Columbia University, Northwestern University, University of Missouri, Syracuse University, University of California at Berkley 和其他一些大学培养的多数都是这样的硕士研究生。毕业后一般去媒体或者实业界工作。

　　另外一种是研究型教育。必修课包括媒介理论，大众传播研究方法，以及其它一些与媒介有关的理论课，例如舆论、宣传与媒介，宪法第一修正案，媒介伦理等。这些课程职业方向的研究生也经常选修。选修课则根据个人的方向与指导老师以前确定。这些方向可能包括： Journalism, avertising, publish relations, electronic meia, meia management. 各校所设的研究方向有所不同。不同的研究方向，既可以学习与该方向有关的实践课程，了解实践领域的状况为研究积累知识，也可以进一步学习研究方法和有关理论。这部分硕士研究生毕业后可能继续在新闻与传播学领域或者其它领域念博士。毕业时他们一般做硕士论文。

就业与薪酬

　　传媒的就业前景广阔，涵盖行业包括出版，印刷，教育，政府，酒店，广告，公关，娱乐（电影，电视，电台，音乐），新闻，艺术，服装以及大型企业的市场推广部门等。涵盖的职能包括：市场咨询，活动与广告策划，平面设计与制作，公关宣传，企业形象包装，品牌推广，营销等等。

　　以下列出的是美国劳工部（ Unite States Department of Labor ）给出的与传媒专业相关的职业薪酬范围：

其它专业方向

1. APPLIED COMMUNICATION - Inclues Health Communication, Political Communication, an Public Relations.

应用传播学：包括健康传播学，政治传播学， 公共关系学

University of Pennsylvania - Annenberg School for Communication

University of Texas, Austin - Speech Communication Department

Iniana University - Speech Communication Department

University of Marylan, College Park

Purue University

Michigan State University - Communication Department

Stanfor University

Northwestern University - Department of Communication Stuies

University of Arizona

University of Southern California - Annenberg School for Communication

University of Oklahoma

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - Speech Communication Department

University of Kentucky

Arizona State University

Michigan State University - Mass Meia #. Program

Ohio University - Interpersonal Communication Department

Pennsylvania State University

University of South Floria

University of Georgia - Speech Communication Department

University of California, Santa Barbara

2. COMMUNICATION EDUCATION 

传播教育

West Virginia University

University of Washington

Iniana University - Speech Communication Department

Pennsylvania State University

University of Nebraska, Lincoln

University of Oklahoma

Kent State University

Southern Illinois University, Carbonale

Northwestern University - Department of Raio-TV-Film

University of Missouri, Columbia

Wayne State University

University of New Mexico

New York University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

3. COMMUNICATION THEORY & RESEARCH - Inclues Nonverbal Communication, Family Communication, Persuasion, Interpersonal Communication, an Small Group Communication

传播学理论与研究

U niversity of Texas, Austin - Speech Communication Department

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - Speech Communication Department

Michigan State University - Communication Department

University of Wisconsin, Maison

University of Arizona

University of Iowa

Purue University

Northwestern University - Department of Communication Stuies

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of Pennsylvania - Annenberg School for Communication

4. CRITICAL-CULTURAL/MEDIA STUDIES 媒介研究与文化批评

University of Pennsylvania - Annenberg School for Communication

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - Institute of Communications

University of Texas, Austin - Department of Raio-TV-Film

University of Iowa

University of Wisconsin, Maison

Northwestern University - Department of Raio-TV-Film

University of Southern California - Annenberg School for Communication

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

University of Utah

University of California, San Diego

5. INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION 跨文化传播

Arizona State University

University of Hawaii, Manoa

Howar University

University of New Mexico

University of Texas, Austin - Speech Communication Department

University of Oklahoma

University of Washington

University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, San Diego

University of Southern California - Annenberg School for Communication

6. ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION 组织传播

Purue University

University of Texas, Austin - Speech Communication Department

University of Colorao, Bouler

Michigan State University - Communication Department

University of Southern California - Annenberg School for Communication

University of Utah

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne - Speech Communication Department

University of Kansas

Arizona State University

Rutgers University

7. RHETORIC - Inclues Rhetorical Theory, Rhetorical Criticism, an History of Rhetoric 修辞学

University of Iowa

Northwestern University - Department of Communication Stuies

University of Texas, Austin - Speech Communication Department

Pennsylvania State University

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign - Speech Communication Department

Iniana University - Speech Communication Department

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis - Speech Communication Department

University of Wisconsin, Maison

University of California, Berkeley - Rhetoric Department

University of Southern California - Annenberg School for Communication