Suggested Alternative UGA Majors for Students Interested in Journalism/Mass Communication

Advertising
Broadcast News
Magazines/Newspapers
Publication Management 
Public Relations
Telecommunication Arts 

If you are interested in a career in Advertising, Broadcasting/Telecommunications, Journalism or Public Relations, but are unable to gain admission to the Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication at UGA, or choose not to be enrolled in that College, there are many related majors available to you. This chart lists some alternatives which are suggested to you because they may allow you to utilize similar academic strengths, result in job qualifications for the general area of employment, or provide comparable areas of study, at least in a broad sense, thereby allowing you to pursue your interests. 

To use the chart, locate the Grady College major in which you are interested and check the list of alternatives in that block. The UGA school/college is in parentheses. For further information about any of the majors, see the UGA Bulletin, which lists major requirements and course descriptions. Note: Some majors have minimum grade point average admissions requirements. For more specific information regarding majors/careers/requirements, contact the departmental advisor whose name & number are listed in the Bulletin. Other good sources of major/career information at UGA are the CAPS Center in the University Health Services building and the Career Planning & Placement Center in Clark Howell Hall. 

Advertising 

1. Accounting (Business)

2. Agribusiness (Ag & Environmental Sciences)

3. Agricultural Communications (Ag & Environmental Sciences)

4. Art (Arts & Sciences)

5. Business Education* (Education)

6. Computer Science (Arts & Sciences)

7. Economics (Arts & Sciences/Business)

8. English (Arts & Sciences)

9. Finance (Business)

10. Foreign Languages (Arts & Sciences)

11. General Business (Business)

12. Graphic Design (Arts & Sciences)

13. Home Economics Journalism (Family & Consumer Sciences)

14. International Business (Business)

15. Management (Business)

16. Management Information Systems (Business)

17. Management Sciences/Information Technology (Business)

18. Marketing (Business)

19. Marketing Education* (Education)

20. Organization Management (Business)

21. Photographic Design (Arts & Sciences)

22. Psychology (Arts & Sciences)

23. Real Estate (Business)

24. Risk Management & Insurance (Business)

25. Sociology (Arts & Sciences)

26. Speech Communication (Arts & Sciences)

27. Statistics (Arts & Sciences)

Broadcast News

1. Business Education* (Education)

2. Computer Science (Arts & Sciences)

3. Criminal Justice (Arts & Sciences)

4. Economics (Arts & Sciences/Business)

5. English (Arts & Sciences)

6. Foreign Languages (Arts & Sciences)

7. General Business (Business)

8. Geography (Arts & Sciences)

9. History (Arts & Sciences)

10. Home Economics Journalism (Family & Consumer Sciences)

11. International Business (Business)

12. Legal Studies (Business) 

13. Management (Business)

14. Marketing (Business)

15. Marketing Education* (Education)

16. Political Science (Arts & Sciences)

17. Sociology (Arts & Sciences)

18. Speech Communication (Arts & Sciences)

Magazines/Newspapers

1. Agricultural Communications (Ag & Environmental Sciences) 

2. Art (Arts & Sciences)

3. Classical Culture (Arts & Sciences)

4. Comparative Literature (Arts & Sciences)

5. Computer Science (Arts & Sciences)

6. Criminal Justice (Arts & Sciences)

7. Drama (Arts & Sciences)

8. Economics (Arts & Sciences/Business)

9. English (Arts & Sciences)

10. Foreign Languages (Arts & Sciences)

11. General Business (Business)

12. Geography (Arts & Sciences)

13. Graphic Design (Arts & Sciences)

14. Health Promotion & Education (Education)

15. History (Arts & Sciences)

16. Home Economics Journalism (Family & Consumer Sciences)

17. International Business (Business)

18. Linguistics (Arts & Sciences)

19. Management (Business)

20. Music (Arts & Sciences)

21. Photographic Design (Arts & Sciences)

22. Philosophy (Arts & Sciences)

23. Political Science (Arts & Sciences)

24. Psychology (Arts & Sciences)

25. Religion (Arts & Sciences)

26. Science - Any Biological or Physical (Arts & Sciences)

27. Sociology (Arts & Sciences)

28. Speech Communication (Arts & Sciences)

29. Statistics (Arts & Sciences)

Publication Management

1. Accounting (Business)

2. Agribusiness (Ag & Environmental Sciences)

3. Agricultural Communications (Ag & Environmental Sciences)

4. Agricultural Economics (Ag & Environmental Sciences)

5. Business Administration/Industrial Geography (Business)

6. Business Education* (Education)

7. Computer Science (Arts & Sciences)

8. Economics (Arts & Sciences/Business)

9. English (Arts & Sciences)

10. Finance (Business)

11. General Business (Business)

12. Graphic Design (Arts & Sciences)

13. Home Economics Journalism (Family & Consumer Sciences)

14. International Business (Business)

15. Legal Studies (Business)

16. Management (Business)

17. Management Information Systems (Business)

18. Management Sciences/Information Technology (Business)

19. Marketing (Business)

20. Marketing Education* (Education)

21. Organization Management (Business)

22. Photographic Design (Arts & Sciences)

23. Real Estate (Business)

24. Risk Management & Insurance (Business)

25. Statistics (Arts & Sciences)

Public Relations

1. Accounting (Business)

2. Agribusiness (Ag & Environmental Sciences)

3. Agricultural Communications (Ag & Environmental Sciences)

4. Art (Arts & Sciences)

5. Business Administration/Industrial Geography (Business)

6. Business Education* (Education)

7. Computer Science (Arts & Sciences)

8. Criminal Justice (Arts & Sciences)

9. Economics (Arts & Sciences/Business)

10. English (Arts & Sciences)

11. Finance (Business)

12. Foreign Languages (Arts & Sciences)

13. General Business (Business)

14. Graphic Design (Arts & Sciences)

15. Health Promotion & Education (Education)

16. Home Economics Journalism (Family & Consumer Sciences)

17. Industrial Relations (Business)

18. International Business (Business)

19. Legal Studies (Business)

20. Management (Business)

21. Management Information Systems (Business)

22. Management Science/Information Technology (Business)

23. Marketing (Business)

24. Marketing Education* (Education)

25. Organization Management (Business)

26. Philosophy (Arts & Sciences)

27. Photographic Design (Arts & Sciences)

28. Political Science (Arts & Sciences)

29. Psychology (Arts & Sciences)

30. Real Estate (Business)

31. Religion (Arts & Sciences)

32. Risk Management & Insurance (Business)

33. Sociology (Arts & Sciences)

34. Speech Communication (Arts & Sciences)

35. Statistics (Arts & Sciences) 

Telecommunication Arts

1. Accounting (Business)

2. Agricultural Communication (Ag & Environmental Sciences)

3. Art (Arts & Sciences)

4. Business Education* (Education)

5. Classical Culture (Arts & Sciences)

6. Comparative Literature (Arts & Sciences)

7. Computer Science (Arts & Sciences)

8. Criminal Justice (Arts & Sciences)

9. Drama (Arts & Sciences)

10. Economics (Arts & Sciences/Business)

11. English (Arts & Sciences)

12. Finance (Business)

13. Foreign Languages (Arts & Sciences)

14. General Business (Business)

15. Geography (Arts & Sciences)

16. Graphic Design (Arts & Sciences)

17. Home Economics Journalism (Family & Consumer Sciences)

18. International Business (Business)

19. Legal Studies (Business)

20. Management (Business)

21. Management Information Systems (Business)

22. Management Science/Information Technology (Business)

23. Marketing (Business)

24. Marketing Education* (Education)

25. Music (Arts & Sciences)

26. Organizational Management (Business)

27. Photographic Design (Arts & Sciences)

28. Political Science (Arts & Sciences)

29. Psychology (Arts & Sciences)

30. Real Estate (Business)

31. Risk Management & Insurance (Business)

32. Sociology (Arts & Sciences)

33. Speech Communication (Arts & Sciences)

34. Statistics (Arts & Sciences)