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    Discover Many Career Opportunities for Communicators

    What can you do with a Communication degree? Just about anything!

    While many FHSU graduates have gone on for graduate study, you can choose from a multitude of career directions that require you to be an effective communicator, listener and speaker. Some of the possibilities include:

    • advertising
    • teaching
    • government service
    • writing for newspapers, magazines or Web sites
    • corporate communications
    • military service
    • theater management
    • directing
    • public relations
    • human resources

    Still not sure which direction to pursue? For more information about possible careers, visit the Academic Advising and Career Exploration Center Web site or contact our department to speak with a faculty advisor. The world is waiting for you. Are you ready?

    FHSU Communication Studies graduates - out in the world


     Morgan Riekenberg (2007)
    Marketing Specialist
    Servi-Tech, Inc.
    Dodge City, KS
    As Marketing Specialist for Servi-Tech, Inc and our sister company, Servi-Tech Laboratories, I am responsible for marketing our Crop Consulting Services, Environmental Consulting Services as well as our three laboratories. I market the crop consulting services in five states and I focus the marketing for our laboratories to Kansas, Nebraska and Texas. Along with marketing, I maintain both of our web sites and publish a bi-monthly newsletter that is sent to all our clients and crop specialists. I have used many of the tactics I learned in my leadership courses from FHSU, and many of the skills I learned in the department of Communication Studies. More specifically, writing press releases, developing media kits, organizing press conferences, and developing and designing materials for print publication. While at FHSU, I participated in the KYLC camp, intramurals and TigerCOMM. The Leadership Courses helped a lot in relation to dealing with conflict and approaching problem solving situations.

    Jeff Brull (1999, 2007)
    Realtor
    Coldwell Banker Executive Realty
    Hays, KS
    Every day is an adventure of public relations when you work in sales, and even more so when you are an independent contractor trying to scratch out you place in a saturated market with limited opportunities. It's a people / relationship business that requires extreme trust from one's clients. Understanding the research behind the ways people communicate and how it affects behavior pays dividends everyday that I cannot even begin to describe. At FHSU, I was a member of the Fort Hays Singers. This experience gave me the confidence to reach beyond my circle of comfort to explore greater opportunities.