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
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Discover Communications and Writing Majors and Minors
Pursue your interests with a customizable 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 Fiction Workshop
- Broadcast and Digital Newswriting
- Cognitive Neuroscience of Speech and Language
- Conceptual and Creative Thinking in Media Planning
- Critical Perspective on News
- Foundations of Inquiry in Human Communication
- Integrated Advertising Campaigns
- TV and Digital News Producing and Presenting
Featured Employers
Our graduates land jobs with top employers.
- Amazon
- Condé Nast
- Creative Artists Agency
- Deloitte
- ESPN
- MLB Network
- New York Yankees
- Paramount
- RCA Records
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- SiriusXM
- The Wall Street Journal
- The Walt Disney Company
- Warner Bros. Discovery
I realized there was so much available to me at Syracuse University—so many things I wanted to participate in—I decided to be flexible and open to opportunity.
Amanda Quick ’14, G’16
Senior Manager, American Express
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S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and School of Information Sciences
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Clubs and Organizations
Learning happens inside and outside the classroom. Make connections to build your resume and your network.
- CitrusTV
- Equal Time Magazine
- Intertext
- National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association
- Orange Aerial Productions
- The Renegade Magazine
- TEDx Syracuse University
- WeMedia Lab
- Women in Communications
- Writing and Rhetoric Student Organization
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