Hi Amanda
Our students at all levels do quite well in getting jobs-- in government,
advertising, public relations, technical writing etc, etc. However, part of
the success is due to the co-op program. They come out of the program with
a combination of rhetorical theory, applied skills and job experience. Both
undergraduates and graduates (MA's) now have access to the co-op students
and it is that access that makes a great deal of difference to them.
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From: "Amanda Goldrick-Jones" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 6:10 PM
Subject: Request for Information re Communication & Jobs
> Hello all.
>
> Our Centre for Academic Writing at the University of Winnipeg is in the
> process of designing a new B.A. in rhetoric and communications, and would
> like to have as much information as possible about the market for our
future
> graduates. We won't be offering specialized programs such as journalism
or
> technical writing (though we will offer some "professional communication"-
> related courses), and we won't offer applied courses in electronic media
> such as TV or film. Instead, we're designing a rhetoric-based liberal
> education major, the kind of degree that places equal emphasis on theory,
> practice, and analysis. We're aiming for the well-rounded communicator,
the
> reflective practitioner--someone who "writes well" and knows enough about
> the situated art of rhetoric to be highly adaptable.
>
> Can any of you who have experience with majors in writing, rhetoric, or
> communications share your knowledge--anecdotal or statistical--about the
> kinds of jobs available to your graduates? We expect our graduates will
> make good journalists, if they choose to go in that direction. But what
> other sorts of jobs do your grads take?
>
> Many thanks.
>
>
>
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> Amanda Goldrick-Jones . . . . . . University of Winnipeg
> Centre for Academic Writing
> 515 Portage Avenue
> Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA, R3B 2E9
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