College Majors and Careers, 6th Edition
College Majors and Careers offers straightforward advice to anyone who is exploring career options. This book provides information that will help link academic choices to career paths. The sixth edition includes an explanation of the 4-Step Career Development Process used by many college and career counselors to guide students and clients in the self-assessment necessary to make fulfilling academic and career choices.
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College Majors and Careers offers straightforward advice to anyone who is exploring career options. This book provides information that will help link academic choices to career paths. The sixth edition includes an explanation of the 4-Step Career Development Process used by many college and career counselors to guide students and clients in the self-assessment necessary to make fulfilling academic and career choices.
Acknowledgments ixIntroduction 1I Clusters of Majors 3Connecting College Majors to Career Clusters 5II Who Will Be Helped by This Book? 9III How This Book Is Organized and How to Use It 11The 4-Step Career Development Process 15IV Choosing the Major That Best Reflects You 18Accounting 21Aerospace Engineering 24Agriculture 27Allied Health Assisting and Technology 30Allied Health Sciences 33Anthropology 36Architecture 39Art 42Astronomy 45Banking and Finance 48Biology 51Botany 54Business Administration and Management 57Chemical Engineering 60Chemistry 63Civil Engineering 66Communications 69Computer Science 72Construction 75Criminal Justice 78Culinary Arts 81Economics 84Education 87Electrical/Electronic Engineering 90Electrical/Electronic Technology 93English 96Food and Beverage Management/Service 99Foreign Language 102Forestry 105Geography 108Geology 111Health Administration, Management, and Related Services 114History 117Home Economics 120Horticulture 123Hotel/Motel Management 126Industrial Engineering 129Industrial and Precision Production/Technology 132Law 135Legal and Protective Services 138Library and Information Science 141Marketing and Distribution 144Mathematics 147Mechanical Engineering 150Mechanics and Related Services 153Medicine 156Metallurgical and Mining Engineering 159Military Science 162Nursing and Related Services 165Performing Arts 168Philosophy 171Physics 174Physiology 177Political Science 180Psychology 183Recreation and Leisure 186Rehabilitation Therapy and Related Services189Religion and Theology 192Secretarial (Management and Administrative) Services 195Social Work 198Sociology 201Transportation 204Zoology 207V College- and Career-Related Questions and Answers 211College-Related Questions 2111 How do I know if a program or institution is good? 2112 What is a college major? 2123 What is a liberal arts major? 2124 What should I know before selecting a major? 2125 How do I select a major? 2136 What should I do if I want a college degree but don't know what to pick for my major? 2147 Should I "test" out of a required course? 2158 I must register for a full load of classes tomorrow but I don't know what to take. What should I do? 2169 What should I do if I only want to pursue a short-term program of a year or less? 21610 What are home-study (distance learning) courses? 21611 What is virtual education? 21712 What is co-op education? 21713 What is an apparenticeship? 21814 What is an internship? 21915 What is mentoring? 21916 What are "STEM" jobs? 22017 What is an MBA? 22018 Should I go for an MBA? 22119 Should I get a Ph.D.? 22220 What is networking and can it help me? 223Career-Related Questions 2231 What does the word "career" mean? 2232 What is career decision-making? 2233 What is good career decision-making? 2244 What is career development? 2245 Is career development different for an older adult than for a younger person? 2246 What is a career resource or information center? 2247 Are career development and job placement services the same? 2258 What are career development services? 2259 What are job placement services? 22610 What does a good career counselor do? 22611 What is a self-assessment? 22712 What are career tests? 22713 Should the results of my career tests determine what I do in the future? 22714 Should I accept career test results that point to a single field? 22815 What does it mean when the results of my career testing show that I am interested in just about everything? 22816 Am I required to take a battery of tests to effectively plan my career? 22917 What is the difference between an aptitude test and an interest inventory? 22918 Can occupational projections be trusted? 23019 What is career success? 23120 What are the 4 "MUSTS" that can improve your chance for life success? 231AppendixesA Self-Assessment Survey 233B Descriptions of Selected Occupations 249C Definitions of Selected Skill Statements 279D Definitions of Values and Personal Attributes 281Index of Occupations 285About the Author 294
