{"id":1358,"date":"2023-08-24T15:54:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T19:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/careercenter\/?page_id=1358"},"modified":"2025-03-04T16:08:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T21:08:19","slug":"communication-digital-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/careercenter\/tools-resources\/what-can-i-do-with-this-major\/communication-digital-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Communication & Digital Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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What can you do with a major in…<\/div>

Communication & Digital Studies<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Communication & Digital Studies Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Major in communication and digital studies at the University of Mary Washington, and you\u2019ll become adept at sharing ideas across communication platforms. Whether you\u2019re exploring games and culture, video art, social media or graphic novels, you\u2019ll control your own digital identity as you learn to create powerful messaging to meet tomorrow\u2019s challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please consult the UMW Undergraduate Catalog<\/a> for specific and up-to-date major requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Graduate Data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate outcome data is collected by the UMW Career Center each year. The data is then broken down by major in order to determine how many graduates in each major are employed, attending graduate school, or pursuing a different path within 6 months of graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Knowledge Rate<\/strong>” describes the percent of graduates for which the institution has reasonable and verifiable information concerning the graduates’ post-graduation career activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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“Career Outcomes Rate<\/strong>” describes the number of graduates who have landed in any of the employment categories (full-time, part-time, internship) in addition to service, military, and continuing education divided by the total number of students for whom an outcome is known.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Communication & Digital Studies Alumni (2018-2022)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Total Graduates: 305<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Knowledge Rate: 93%<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Career Outcome Rate: 77%<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Post-Graduate Activity<\/th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Employed Full-time<\/td>54%<\/td><\/tr>
Employed Part-time<\/td>8%<\/td><\/tr>
Grad School<\/td>19%<\/td><\/tr>
Seeking Employment<\/td>8%<\/td><\/tr>
Waiting on Grad School<\/td>12%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Where do our alumni land?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Companies<\/h5>\n\n\n\n