Wednesday, August 8, 2007

What Should I Major In?

Planning a publishing career can start with choosing a college major. My knee-jerk reaction when asked what a person should major in is "English, communications, or journalism." And a lot of sources will back me up on that. But I know just as many people in the field who majored in something else seemingly unrelated.

The Association of American Publishers hosts a publishing careers site called BookJobs.com. This site has job listings, informative articles, and much more that I will delve into further in future posts. But what caught my eye today was their section on matching your major to a specific publishing area (such as sales, editorial, or marketing). Here is their list of majors and the areas of publishing that you might get into from each of them:

School of Arts & Science

History
  • Editorial
  • Publicity
  • Managing Editorial
  • Sub Rights

Communications

  • Editorial
  • Managing Editorial
  • Publicity
  • Marketing
  • Sales
  • Production
  • Contracts
  • Sub Rights

Computer Science

  • IT
  • Internet Development

Education

  • Editorial (children’s)

English Literature

  • Editorial
  • Managing Editorial
  • Publicity
  • Marketing

History

  • Editorial (adult)
  • Managing Editorial
  • Legal/Contracts
  • Sub Rights

Journalism

  • Editorial
  • Managing Editorial
  • Publicity
  • Marketing
  • Sales
  • Production
  • Legal/Contracts
  • Sub Rights

Library Science

  • Editorial
  • Marketing (education and library marketing)

Media Entertainment

  • Marketing
  • Publicity
  • Sales

Philosophy

  • Editorial (adult)
  • Managing Editorial (adult)

Political Science/Studies

  • Editorial (adult)
  • Legal/Contracts

Publishing

  • All Areas

Religion/Theology

  • Editorial (adult)
  • Managing Editorial (adult)

Romance Languages

  • Editorial
  • Managing Editorial
  • Sub Rights

Sciences

  • Editorial (adult)

Social Sciences

  • All Areas (excluding finance)

School of Business


Accounting & Finance

  • Finance
  • Sales

Business & Business Related

  • Finance
  • Sales
  • Marketing
  • Managing Editorial
  • Legal/Contracts
  • Production

Economics

  • Finance

PR/Marketing/Advertising

  • Publicity
  • Marketing
  • Advertising
  • Promotions

School of Fine Arts/Visual Arts

Art & Design

  • Art & Design
  • Advertising
  • Promotions
  • Production

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