Ride on the Wave of Job Optimism in Mass Communications Today!

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Singapore, 13 March 2003
Informatics Global Higher Education

Ride on the Wave of Job Optimism in Mass Communications Today!
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|                           |According to Clemson University United States|
|                           |research,  employment  of media, advertising,|
|                           |and  public  relations personnel are expected|
|                           |to  increase  faster than the average for all|
|                           |occupations through the year 2006.           |
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|employment     requirements     for|                                     |
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|broadly      known      as     mass|                                     |
|communications,   are  expected  to|                                     |
|increase  across  a  broad range of|                                     |
|industries  through 2005, with much|                                     |
|of  the  increase  in  the business|                                     |
|services industry. Up to 21 percent|                                     |
|of graduates in Mass Communications|                                     |
|is  expected  to find employment in|                                     |
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|relations  while a close 20 percent|                                     |
|will     find     employment     in|                                     |
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|years, this outlook is not expected|                                     |
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|seekers.    Graduates    in   these|                                     |
|occupations   work  for  consulting|                                     |
|firms,  corporations, associations,|                                     |
|government,  social agencies or are|                                     |
|self-employed.                     |                                     |
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"I've  always  had  much interest in the public relations, broadcasting and
the  advertising  field  and  with  the  industry  research  on the immense
potential  on  the  job  optimism  in  the  Mass Communications industry in
general,  I  have  greater  confidence  in  gaining good employment upon my
graduation,   "Josephine   Silva,   a  current  Advanced  Diploma  in  Mass
Communications  student,  Philippines.  "Taking  on  Thames  study  in Mass
Communications has indeed prepared me with a solid career foundation, which
I  believe will aid in contributing to my future organization as an asset,"
added Josephine.

Grounding students with a solid communications foundation that will prepare
them  for  industry-demand careers, the Mass Communications Diploma, Higher
Diploma   and   Advanced   Diploma   programme  offered  by  Thames  equips
college-going  students  with  up-to-date knowledge in both theoretical and
practical  knowledge  and  a mastery of a range of media industry skills in
preferred  areas  of  communications, journalism, and public relations with
knowledge  in  'communication,  media and society', 'media law and ethics',
'feature  writing',  'public  relations' to 'management fundamentals'. Upon
successful  completion,  students can enter into the final year of Bachelor
of  Mass Communications degree programme with the prestigious University of
Southern Queensland, Australia.

"The mass communications field would always be in constant demand for
communications specialists, not only well-versed in professional field but
also the ability to present soft skills like writing, speech and
presentation, " said Richard Lim,  Personnel Consultant Pte Ltd, Human
Resource Agency, Singapore.

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Established since 1967, the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) is one
of Australia's top leading university with over 20,000 students all over
the world.

Today,  Mass  Communication  graduates  are increasingly in demand in areas
such    as    newspapers,    magazines,   publishing,   public   relations,
corporate/marketing   communications,   copywriting,   advertising,   event
management,  radio  and  television  broadcasting. With positive employment
outlook  for  Thames Mass Communications graduates, ride on the wave of job
optimism in mass communications today!

For more information, please contact:
Yeong Lai Lai
Global Business Unit, Higher Education
Senior Executive, Marketing and Communications
Email: address@hidden


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