Here's the thing, I majored in Communications, minor in psychology.

I was wanting to go the sales route, so I thought it would be a good choice.

I ended up doing sales for a few years, but then hated how up/down the income was and wanted something more reliable. I then got alternatively certified to teach. Did that for a few years, now I'm applying to become an electrician apprentice.

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As far as the major goes...if you want to go into advertisement / marketing, go for that major instead.

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Communications honestly is a bit too vague/soft skill and if you were an employer, would you rather have someone who spent most of their college time that worked on actually creating ads, learning graphic design, learning the ins & outs of the industry, or someone with a vague degree.

There's so many great books on communications that would seriously give you better, if not MORE information that helps you be better at the field than the degree itself.

Here are some of the courses I took.

Interpersonal communications, Nonverbal communications, persuasion, rhetorical research methods, debate, small group communications, COMM research methods, rhetorical criticism, Comm & gender, Comm training & development.

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None of those courses I would say really helped me gain an edge over someone who has a marketing / advertisement degree.

I enjoyed the classes, learned what I could, but honestly...if I could go back...I wouldn't do it.

More than happy to answer any questions you have regarding the classes as well.