1. COMMUNICATIONS
ARTS:
INTERNSHIPS
By: Kyle Melan, Tristan McCall, Renard Lewis

2. Importance of Communication
• Focuses on the exchange of
messages to create a shared
meaning.
• Exploring
what, when, where, why, and
how humans interact
(Emanuel, 2007).
• Improve our understanding and
ability to communicate in a
wide variety of contexts.

3. Why study Communications?
• Help attain goals
• Establish relationships
• Develop your identity.
• Improve every day communication skills.
• Hone nonverbal messages given.

4. People Who Grow Interest For Pursuing
A Communications Degree
ANALYZE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SAY.
COMMUNICATING WITH PROFESSORS.
SPEND TIME TALKING BACK TO TELEVISION PROGRAMS.
ENJOY GOVERNMENT DEBATE, TELEVISION
COMMENTARY, OR THE EXAMINATION OF A SPORTING
EVENT.
FIND THEMSELVES LEADING GROUP PROJECTS IN CLASS.

5. What Communication Arts helps
you achieve?
 Better Research Skills
 Improved Planning
 Managing Skills
 Develop Public
Speaking Abilities
 Enhancing
Communication Skills

6. Communication Arts at Salisbury
University
INTRO TO HUMAN COMMUNICATIONS 101
INTRO TO MASS MEDIA 102
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES IN
COMMUNICATION OR
COMMUNICATION SEMINAR
INTERNSHIP IN COMMUNICATION OR
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

7. Degree
Checklist

8. Program Goals For A
Communication Major
 Provide a flexible learning
environment
 Provide opportunities and skills to
broaden knowledge in
communication arts.
 To foster scholarship’s and provide
basic skills to pursue higher or
professional degrees.

9. Professor’s in the
Communication Art Department
 Experienced faculty and staff to
support your child’s growth and
development.
 Department Office: Fulton Hall 261
 Darrell M. Newton: Chair, Associate
Professor of Communication Arts.
 Lori DeWitt: Assistant Professor of
Communication Arts.
http://www.salisbury.edu/commarts/faculty.html

10. Obtaining A Communication Arts
Degree
 Journalist
 Script Writer
 Television Producer
 Sports Announcer
 Advertising Executive
 Marketing Specialist
 Film Critic
 Reporter
 Disc Jockey
 Tour Guide
 Mediation Specialist

11. Internships
 Best way to gain hands on
experience.
 Looks great on a résumé.
 Figure out if career is something
you’re interested in
 Some internships can also be paid
 Can be with local organizations or
large corporations
 Gain college credits while interning

12. Student CMAT Clubs & Organizations at
Salisbury University
• School Newspaper The Flyer
• Student radio station, WXSU 96.3
• Any student is welcome to join any of
these

13. What can I do with a degree in
Communication Arts
Possible Job Titles and Salaries:
 Visual Information Specialist ($52,00 -$82,000)-
Coordinate project planning, budget, strategy and execution for
the Data Visualization Program. Ensure that knowledge and
information is shared to promote effectiveness in achieving
organizational goals of NOAA and foster communication and
collaboration with NOAA partners. Assist in managing contracts
with particular emphasis on data visualization, web-based
media projects and innovative technologies.
 Public Affairs Specialist ($34,00- $54,000)- Serve as a
Public Affairs Specialist in internal information; community
relations; or media relations; to assist the Chief, Public Affairs, in
implementing and administering the wing/group public
information program; write articles and prepare
correspondence; perform production and maintenance work;
and to perform a variety of administrative duties.

14. Final Thoughts
 Being students at Salisbury
University, with the many
opportunities that each major
has to offer, a Communication
Degree can really enhance and
shape our leaders of the
future.
 We ask everyone not to take
our communication skills for
granted, simply because it can
help shape our tomorrow.
Starting with you!

15. Citations
http://www.salisbury.edu/checklists/2012%20checklists/FULTON/CMATBA%202012
-2013.pdf
Alberts, Jess K., Thomas K. Nakayama, and Judith N. Martin. Human
Communication in Society. Boston, MA: Pearson Higher Education, 2010. Print.
Emanuel, R. (2007). Humanities: Communication’s core discipline. American
Communication Journal, 9(2). Retrieved March 11, 2009, from
www.acjournal.org/holdings/vol9/summer/articles/discipline.html
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110118095356/http://www.cabe.org.u
k/files/webimages/shape-the-future.jpg
http://www.makingthedifference.org/federalcareers/communications.shtml
http://www.salisbury.edu/commarts/jobs.html
http://www.salisbury.edu/careerservices/facstaff/Internships/default.html