Careers & Transfers
As a communications professional with a diploma in hand, a myriad of job opportunities await you. Positions/titles include:
- freelance writer
- radio/TV news reporter
- radio/TV news anchor
- broadcast radio producer
- radio announcer
- TV news anchor
- camera operator
- radio commercial producer
- TV editor
- promoter
- public relations practitioner
- broadcast/advertising salesperson
- advertising layout
- desktop publisher
- graphic designer
- newspaper/magazine reporter
- newspaper editor
- news photographer
- web editor
- online journalist
- videographer
- producer/scriptwriter.
Transfer opportunities include:
University Of Calgary (Calgary, Alta.) - Graduates of the Communications Arts two-year Diploma may receive up to five full course equivalents (one year) credit toward the completion of a 20-credit Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from the University of Calgary.
Athabasca University (Athabasca, Alta.) - Graduates of Communication Arts can earn a Bachelor of Professional Arts in Communications from Athabasca University by receiving credit for their two years at Lethbridge College and completing an additional 60 credits of a 120-credit program through Athabasca University.
University of Lethbridge (Lethbridge, Alta.) - Lethbridge College graduates may also apply their Communication Arts Diploma to two courses or six unspecified credits in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Lethbridge.
Royal Roads University (Victoria, B.C.) - Graduates of Lethbridge College’s Communication Arts Diploma are eligible to receive block transfer into the third year of the Bachelor of Arts in Professional Communication at Royal Roads University, provided all entrance criteria for admission to Royal Roads University are met and space remains available in the program. Visit www.royalroads.ca for more information.
Griffith University (Queensland, Australia) • Graduates of Lethbridge College’s Communication Arts program are eligible to transfer credit towards the completion of a Bachelor Degree at Griffith University, located in Australia. Graduates with a Broadcast or Print Journalism major can complete the Griffith’s Bachelor of Communication or Bachelor of Journalism. Similarly, graduates with an Advertising/Public Relations major can complete the Griffith’s Bachelor of Communication. For further information, contact the Griffith International Office in Australia at +61 7 3735 6425 or international @griffith.edu.au. Interested students can also contact AustraLearn, a Canadian application centre for Griffith University, at 1-800-980-0033 or Canada@AustraLearn.org.
