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 Engineer
- Copywriter
- Editor
- Journalist
- Public Relations Specialist
- Reporter
- Screenwriter
- Speech Writer
- Sportscaster
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.
- CBS
- Condé Nast
- Creative Artists Agency
- Deloitte
- ESPN
- MLB Network
- NBCUniversal
- Paramount
- RCA Records
- Saatchi & Saatchi
- SiriusXM
- The Wall Street Journal
- The Walt Disney Company
- Warner Bros. Discovery
My goal has been to fuse anthropology with journalism and find a way to utilize both those degrees in my career. Through the diversity of classes I’ve taken, I have more ideas and have improved my techniques.
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