My son is interested in television and radio productions, but confused about the college degree he should finish. Communication or Telecommunication?
2007-12-11 05:57:18 · 1 answers · asked by Endre 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Communication is the theoretical/academic field dealing with the study of human communication. It discusses group dynamics, oratory, media and culture, etc... It includes a lot of areas that were once separate areas of study such as journalism, film studies, speech, and tech writing.
Telecommunication is the technical field that addresses the mechanical aspects and is related more to engineering than to theory. It addresses much of the how such as how does fiber optic cable work.
If he's interested in Broadcast Engineering then the technical degree is the field. If he's interested in Broadcast Journalism then he wants journalism or communication. If he's interested in Broadcast management then the subfield in communication is media communication management.
2007-12-11 06:09:08 · answer #1 · answered by CoachT 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋