What it means to be a Communication and Media Studies student is to be a well versed individual who looks into the science of the effects of media as well as the effects of the media that we encounter everyday. You participate, conduct and encourage experiments and studies related to media. While I was a Communication and Media Studies student I learned both the terminology and the findings of past studies and how they correlate. I also learned both the short and long term effects of exposure to media and how it can have both positive and negative effects on the viewers. Media can influence you by making you more aware of what media like commercials and advertising are targeting to do and how some media is meant to persuade you and change your thoughts and emotions about certain topics. This learning personally impacted me because it brought awareness to just how effective media exposure can be especially in relation to Social Cognitive Theory; the learning through observation. Professionally I believed that it has prepared me for dealing for a companies marketing team and content as well as branding. Breaking down those two fields and making sure that you touch upon the several key aspects which include, who your target audience is and how your messages can effect them. The area of discipline that I specialized in was Media studies which entailed the research and understanding the effects of media on viewers. Looking and breaking down media and finding the scientific research and theories involved in the media. A lot of the experiments we looked at and analyzed was social scientific so seeing how the population and different demographics. after graduation I would like to go into Communication and Community Outreach as well as Public relations and Event Coordinating. Along the way of my constant education of the studies of Communication and Media Studies I also had the pleasure of participating in multiple internships and jobs that will help me in the career field after graduation. I studied abroad in Ireland and had an internship with a Marketing and event company called Green Shoes Events, there I helped with weddings, wedding fairs and corporate events. In all aspects of event planning all the way from floor plans and menus to invitations and event marketing. The next internship experience I have had is with Northwestern Mutual as the Operations intern. In this position I worked along side the executive board which included the COO, the Executive assistant, head of Recruiting, and financial advisor development.
