Major - Career Connection ... Is There One?
Remember, selecting a major does not mean you are choosing what you have to do for the rest of your life. Don't confuse a major with a career, or an education with training. Burtchaell (2002) defines education as "the opportunity, through studying a variety of subjects, to gain the information and the dexterity to use your wits and your expression. Education prepares you to be someone more than to do something. Education is what prepares you to hear more when you listen, to reach deeper when you think, to say more when you speak. Education is quite different from training, which prepares you in advance to do the tasks that are well known in a given job. Education prepares you in advance to see beneath and beyond what is well known."
Although the major - career relationship does sometimes go hand-in-hand as in the case of vocational/technical degrees, for most majors and careers, there is no direct relationship. Choosing a major is about exploring the wealth of options that are available to you and discovering what it is you would love to study.
Below are some helpful links to general career information sites on the internet that may assist you making a decision. As you go through these sites, remember that liberal Arts majors are sought after! A liberal arts education allows you to developed content knowledge (specific to a major) as well as transferable skills … abilities, skills, and personal attributes ... qualities that are transposable to a wide range of careers.
- Career Alternatives for Art Historians. Source: Charles M. Rosenberg, University of Notre Dame
- Careers in the Arts. Source: Boston College, Career Center
- Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Careers in Biology, Conservation and Oceanography. Source: Smithsonian Institute
- Careers in Biological/Life Sciences. Source: Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
- Career Information for Chemistry Majors. Source: The American Chemical Society
- Career Information for Economicsand Applied Math Majors Source: John Kane, State University of New York - Oswego
- Careers for English majors. Source: University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, English Department
- Ethnic Studies Job Titles. Source: University of California - Riverside, Career Services
- Careers for English Majors. Source: Winthrop University, Department of English
- Careers in Foreign Languages. Source: Samford University, Department of World Languages & Culture
- Career Options for Foreign Language Majors. Source: maintained by Scott Fish, Augustana College
- Careers in Geography. Source: Association of American Geographers
- Careers for History Majors Source: Stanford University, Department of History
- Careers for History Majors. Source: American Historical Association
- Careers for Humanities Majors. Source: University of California - Irvine, Humanities Office of Undergraduate Study
- Careers in Applied Mathematics. Source: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
- Career Profiles - Mathematics Majors. Source: The Mathematical Association of America.
- Careers for Microbiology Students. Source: American Society for Microbiology
- Resources for Philosophy Majors. Source: University of California - Santa Barbara, Counseling and Career Services
- Careers and Employment for Physics Majors. Source: the American Physical Association
- Careers in Political Science. Source: The American Political Science Association
- Graduate School and Careers in Psychology. Source: John Suler, Rider University
- Careers in Psychology. Source: Margaret Lloyd, Psyc Website
- Careers in Sociology. Source: American Sociological Association
- Sociology as a Career.
- Career Options for Natural Science Majors. Source: University of Texas - Austin, Career Services, College of Natural Sciences
- Careers by Major. Source: University of California - Santa Barbara, Counseling and Career Services
- Major Web Links. Source: Northern Illinois University, Career Services
- Majors and Careers: Ever wonder which careers relate to your major? Source: Skidmore College, Career Services
- Major Resource Kit. Source: University of Delaware, MBNA Career Services Center
- What Can I Do with a Major in Source: Ashland University, Career Development Center
- What Can I Do with a Major in? Source: The University of Texas - Austin, Career Exploration Center
- What Can I Do With a Major In..? Source: University of North Carolina- Wilmington, Career Services Office
- Career InfoNet
- Career Guide for Industries. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Employment Projections. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Occupational Employment and Wages (2003 Statistics). Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Occupational Outlook Quarterly. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Occupational
Information Network (O*Net OnLine).
Source: U.S. Department
of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
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