The career fields that comprise the media communications industry serve as a vehicle to convey messages intended to inform, educate, persuade, or entertain the public. These career fields include:
The development of new technologies has influenced the growth of these career fields by introducing new methods of shaping and disseminating information and thereby creating a number of new occupations and specialty areas. These constantly evolving fields remain competitive and demand that new professionals entering the fields are prepared academically and professionally through coursework and hands-on experience gained through internships or extracurricular activities.
