<p>I am currently a freshmen business major at a pretty good school.</p>
<p>I am considering switching to communications. Looking at the business courses, some seem interesting, but lots of them don't sound too fascinating / I won't be too interested in them. Also, majoring in business seems to set me up for a professional job decently, but kind of narrows me in what I do. </p>
<p>I looked at other majors, and communications actually sounded really interesting. Lots of the classes at my school are like public speaking / debate / and learning about communications / theory on how people talk back in Athens, etc.. etc..</p>
<p>Actually sounded really interesting..</p>
<p>Now, do people who major in communications- do they actually become better communicators after graduation? Is it like a "improve your social skills" major basically? I'm pretty confused haha, but lots of the classes actually sound interesting.</p>
<p>Im considering changing to a comm major and minor in business. cus business is still interesting to me.</p>
<p>What do you think of my situation? What do you think of the major communications?</p>
<p>You need to do some more research on the communications major at your school.
At my son’s school, communication majors concentrate in one particular area of communications. For example. they take a set of core requirements for the major, but then complete another set of requirements for their concentration within the communication major. His school offers concentrations in:</p>
<p>In addition to the general ed. requirements, the communication major core requirements, and the area of concentration requirements, they also have to minor in something (could be anything).</p>
<p>I became a communications major for personal development reasons, and definately did develop in that area. I didn’t use my degree for any of the typical journalism type jobs - I went into business myself. Some of my former school mates are doing reporter type jobs, and some never got jobs in that field - some are selling cars or managing retail stores. </p>
<p>You probably don’t have declare a major until sophmore year, so why not take courses in both and see what interests you. But keep in mind that business is a very, very broad field - there are very different types of careers available.</p>
<p>Initially I was a business major but then switched to communications and loved it. I worked in corporate communications and for an advertising agency for five years after graduation then started my own company. We do a variety of projects from marketing, to writing, to graphic design. However doing a business minor will also serve you well. At our company we are constantly working with businesses and organizations to enhance their awareness and grow their customer base. A knowledge of fundamental business principles is important.</p>
<p>Are you at an LAC or a University? Typically, the LAC communications programs are more theory based and University programs are more experiential.</p>
<p>Communications is great. I’m a journalism major (which is sort of in the same ballpark, we share alot of class with comm. majors) and it has definitely helped my communication skills, presentation skills, writing skills and, in a weird way, my social skills as well, if you are concerned about that.</p>
<p>There’s a couple things to consider here. First of all, its not out of the question to study a business major with a communications minor and still take those interesting classes. This is actually a desired combination by many companies looking for spokespeople and the like (I’m sure BP could use a few). </p>
<p>Second, don’t think of business as narrowing you too much. It’s better to have an idea of a solid job that you want to have upon graduating rather than running around floating from restaurant job to restaurant job (don’t laugh, it’s probably what I’m going to be doing).</p>
<p>I disagree with the report. Most marketing managers who are making 6 figures and above and who make strategic decisions have MBA degrees according to my D who is a product/brand manager of a very well known consumer product within a large multi-national multi-division company.</p>
<p>I agree however, that a business major gives you more flexibility in employment. I know several communications majors and they have not been successful in finding employment, particularly in their field.</p>
<p>i researched and there are no sub groups to communications, like journalism, advertising, ec… its all just one major.</p>
<p>i should just find out if communication majors are like the football players or something haha… </p>
<p>at the moment a business major with a comm minor or a comm major with a business minor both sound really good to me. thanks for all the input, and any more input is nice. :)</p>
<p>A lot of people at the school where I work do some combination of business and communication as majors/minors.</p>
<p>You should talk to a communication professor (this would be part of the department chair’s responsibilities and that person would likely be very welcoming) to find out what the program at your college entails. It can range from a highly theoretical and statistical approach to a skills-focused technology one to one that allows students to essentially create a set of courses to meet their own needs.</p>
<p>Communication is no more an “improve your social skills” major than Psychology is a “become better adjusted” major … but in either case you might find that the academic study of the topic does have personal benefits.</p>