This document outlines several communication-related fields of study and their average salaries. It discusses journalism, which involves writing to inform and report on current topics, with an average salary of $48,000. Public relations manages communication between organizations and the public and has an average salary of $52,000. Human communication is the study of how humans communicate and has the highest average salary of $100,000. Media studies deals with the content, history, and effects of media and has an average salary of $50,000. Media productions focuses on television broadcasting and shows and has an average salary of $64,000.

2. What is Communication?

3. Human Communication
• Interpersonal Communication •Intercultural Communication

4. Journalism
•Journalism: the study of writing
to inform; investigating and
reporting current topics
•Average salary: $48,000, but
higher end journalists make
much more.

5. Public Relations
(PR)
•Public Relations (PR): the study of
managing communication between
an association, company, etc. and
the public
•Average salary: $52,000

6. Human
Communication
•The study of how humans
communicate
•Average salary: $100,000

7. Media Studies
•A field of study that deals with
the content, history, and effects
of various media
•Average salary: $50,000

8. Media
Productions
•The study of television
broadcasting and television
shows
•Average salary: $64,000

11. Works Cited
• DeFleur, M.H., Kearney, P., Plax, T.G., & Defleur, M.L. (2005).
Fundamentals of human communication. New York, NY: McGraw-
Hill
• West, R., & Turner, L.H. (2010). Introducing communication
theory analysis and application. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
• Gottlieb, S. (2010). Salary and benefits free report. Retrieved
from http://www.payscale.com/mypayscale.aspx