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Careers & Alumni
The Department of Communication is concerned both with improving students' abilities to communicate in a variety of ways, as well as with expanding knowledge of how people communicate and understanding the role communication plays in shaping lives.
Because we emphasize community-building, experiential learning and internships, our graduates are exceptionally well prepared for their career journey.
Related Career Fields
The following list is not meant to be all inclusive; many other job alternatives and titles may exist. Some require further education.
- Public Relations Director
- Press Agent
- Marketing Director
- Corporate Communications Mngr.
- Journalist/Correspondent
- Social Media Coordinator
- Community Relations Manager
- Program Dev./Fundraising
- Recreation Leader
- Dispatcher
- Publicist
- Community Organizer
- Community Programs Director
- Research Specialist
- Market Researcher
- Sales Manager
- Advertising Executive
- Campaign Organizer/Manager
- Youth Program Leader
- Event Planner/Manager
- Customer Service Rep.
- Editor
- Social Services Case Manager
- Social Worker/Social Services
- Mediator/Negotiator
- Human Resources Specialist
- Radio Announcer
- Program Director
- Production Manager
- Grant Writer
Marketable Skills
- Written, Oral and Nonverbal Communications
- Informative and Persuasive Speaking and Comm.
- Interpersonal Comm. & Inter-cultural Comm.
- Mediating/negotiating
- Working as part of a team & Independently
- Planning & Working against deadlines
- Project Development and Management
- Visualization and conceptualization skills
- Communicating ideas through creative mediums
- Generating and Adapting Ideas
- Excellent Self-expression
- Evaluating Ideas and Structures
- Gathering and Synthesizing Information and Data
- Defining, organizing and solving problems
Alumni Updates
Craig Sides
CommunicationSpeech Communication, 1980
Craig was invited to be a guest on the "Bold Leadership Stories Show," Among all the guests, he, by far, has had the most views! Putting HSU on the map as the owner of Temecula Valley Solar. He thanked Humboldt State on his Facebook page.
Kristin Coker
Communication, 1989
Kristin is a proud alum of the Speech Communication Department! After graduation, she worked as an Admissions Counselor for Heald Business College. She traveled to San Francisco East Bay high schools and spoke of the importance of staying in school and striving for a higher education. Kristin also worked for a nonprofit organization called Contra Costa ARC, where she was an HR recruiter. The agency was developed to employ and educate adults with developmental disabilities.
Kristin says her degree was the best choice for me, as it opened many doors to many job market opportunities.
Michael Barnes
Communication, 2017
Michael Barnes ('17, Communication) claims it's been a whirlwind since he graduated from Humboldt! Since his formative years as an undergrad studying under the great minds of Joshua Frye, Maxwell Schnurer, Armeda Reitzel, Scott Payton, and Leslie Rossman (now at the University of Denver), he continued to earn a master's degree in Communication from San Diego State University. He is now working toward a Ph.D. in Communication at Ohio University, where he is studying Interpersonal and Organizational Communication from various methodological perspectives. He cannot thank the faculty at Humboldt enough for believing in him and pushing him to go beyond!