<p>hi. i want to be a communications major, but columbia does not have it. my future dream job is to be a television reporter. is there any way to become this while still attending columbia in the event that i am accepted?</p>
<p>suejinxp: I'm not sure how you'd major in something where no classes are offered. Your best bet is probably to take a related major for undergrad(maybe English?), and take some classes(I believe you're allowed up to 4 graduate classes) in the business school in marketing, or something closer to what you want to do. That said, I do not attend nor work for Columbia, so I may be missing a very similar major.</p>
<p>My best advice to you is to go to an information session and ask the person giving the information session. They're pretty knowledgeable about what's possible in terms of majors.</p>
<p>Check to see if your major is offered under a different name, or field.</p>
<p>NYU as an example has a program that is called Media Culture and Communications , which used to be called Communications Studies, BS - same program just a different name and maybe added focus.</p>
<p>Just an example.</p>
<p>You can major in anything and be a tv reporter. Work on the college newspaper, for the campus tv station, apply for internships.</p>
<p>Communications is more of a marketing/pr degree. Columbia has few undergrad majors that are preprofessional. It does have a great journalism school, but I suspect those classes are not open to undergrads.</p>
<p>I suspect Columbia might have Journalism majors...but as stated above, it doesn't matter if you are involved in the school paper, radio station, etc.</p>
<p>On the other hand, if you are really sure, than apply to Syracuse University or Northwestern University which are among the tops for what you are looking for.</p>
<p>The University of Southern California has that major if you're interested.</p>
<p>Communications is a football player's major. You can major in anything and be a tv reporter. It's all about getting internships and breaking your way into the business.</p>
<p>It's not as if you need to know anything other than to read the TPTer to be a tv reporter.</p>
<p>If that's the major you want, just go for it.</p>