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-: I think a student should purse the major
in communication studies
because it's going to help explain the world
and make them a better person
in their personal, professional and private lives.
Communication is the number one skill
that employers look for.
We're the number two major
that they're looking for right now.
We're going to teach them to be critical thinkers,
better writers, public speakers
and learn how to advocate.
We're going to teach them to negotiate conflicts
in organizational life.
We're going to help them
to learn to relate to one another
to build stronger more meaningful relationships
and all of that's going to result in a better person
and a more marketable person
who's going to really have both the skills
and the knowledge that employers seek.
-: What could me more important
than becoming a competent
effective expert in communication?
It is pervasive in our lives,
our personal lives,
our professional lives,
our civic lives
and every single career
requires expertise in communication
so it's a major that students can pursue
when they don't know exactly what they want to do
but they want to make sure
that they're going to be successful
in whatever pursuit they choose to follow.
-: So what a communication major does
is give students a set of understandings,
a set of knowledge
that they can take and apply in a variety of careers.
So you have an important set of knowledge and skills
and then maximum flexibility
in what you're going to do with that.
To me, it is the central process.
That's the thing that's really the most important to us
in our lives and our relationships.
It makes us who we are.
-: Every job in the workforce requires communication
and all the courses that you'll take
in a communication studies degree
will prepare you to effectively communicate
with other individuals about different topics
and these are things that you will learn in any class.
-: I think it's a great major for people who
also might not know what you want to do
exactly after graduation
because it just allows you to develop
and acquire a skill set
that's extremely marketable
and super versatile in the job market.
-: So I would say whatever it is,
think about what that issue is for you
or what that thing is for you
that you're most passionate about
that you want to wake up everyday
and talk about and do
and connect people and see it grow
and whatever that is,
just go full speed ahead
and know that the skills
that you learned in the classroom
are going to be the things that set you aside
from other people that apply.
-: I believe that my communication studies degree
has helped me stand out from my peers
and colleagues through my confidence.
When people hear
the way that I'm able to communicate
with all walks of life throughout our company
and be truly engaged
and interested in what they have to say,
I think that that goes beyond any type of skill.
I think the possibilities
with a communication studies degree
is essentially endless.
-: One of my most common answers to
what can I do with a comm major is anything.
You have options available to you.
That's the best part about it.
You're not limited to what you can do.
-: It's really interesting to me as I go through my day
each and every day
and I look back
and many of those critical areas
that I find benefiting me today
were areas that I learned, studied and benefited from
as a communication major at UNL.
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