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College majors and careers

a resource guide for effective life planning

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College Majors and Careers, Sixth Edition offers straightforward advice for high school and college students exploring their career options. Providing invaluable guidance on figuring out what to do with an English major or selecting a field of study, this practical guide covers more than 60 college majors linked to more than 350 different career paths. Each college major article includes Occupations, High School Subjects, Majors, Leisure-Time Activities, Personal Skills, Resources, and Values and Personal Attributes. These sections help students identify their strengths and skills, as well as the activities, education, and training they can pursue to help them succeed in their field of study and their career. This edition includes new questions in the "Career-Related Questions and Answers" section, now reorganized into subcategories for easier browsing. All the major sections have been updated and revised, and a new "Fact Box" feature cites key statistical information, such as the number of grads per year or average starting salaries for jobs with a specific major. An invaluable new section helps parents, professionals, and students learn how to best use the book. - Publisher.

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Ferguson
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English
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294

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College majors and careers: a resource guide for effective life planning
2008, Ferguson
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Cover of: College majors and careers
College majors and careers: a resource guide for effective life planning
2003, Ferguson, Infobase Holdings, Inc.
in English - 5th ed.
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College majors and careers: a resource guide for effective life planning
2000, Ferguson Pub. Co., Infobase Holdings, Inc.
in English - 4th ed.
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September 1, 1999, Ferguson Publishing Company
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College majors and careers: a resource guide for effective life planning
1996, J.G. Ferguson Pub., Infobase Holdings, Inc.
in English - 3rd ed.
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College majors and careers: a resource guide for effective life planning
1993, Garrett Park Press, Infobase Holdings, Inc.
in English - Rev. ed.
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College majors and careers: a resource guide for effective life planning
1987, Garrett Park Press, Infobase Holdings, Inc.
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Table of Contents

Introduction
I. Clusters of majors
Connecting college majors to career clusters
II. Who will be helped by this book?
III. How this book is organized and how to use it
The 4-step career development process
IV. Choosing the major that best reflects you
Accounting
Aerospace engineering
Agriculture
Allied health assisting and technology
Allied health sciences
Anthropology
Architecture
Art
Astronomy
Banking and finance
Biology
Botany
Business administration and management
Chemical engineering
Chemistry
Civil engineering
Communications
Computer science
Construction
Criminal justice
Culinary arts
Economics
Education
Electrical/electronic engineering
Electrical/electronics technology
English
Food and beverage management/service
Foreign language
Forestry
Geography
Geology
Health administration, management, and related services
History
Home economics
Horticulture
Hotel/motel management
Industrial engineering
Industrial and precision production/technology
Law
Legal and protective services
Library and information science
Marketing and distribution
Mathematics
Mechanical engineering
Mechanics and related services
Medicine
Metallurgical and mining engineering
Military science
Nursing and related services
Performing arts
Philosophy
Physics
Physiology
Political science
Psychology
Recreation and leisure
Rehabilitation therapy and related services
Religion and theology
Secretarial (management and administrative) services
Social work
Sociology
Transportation
Zoology
V. College- and career-related questions and answers
College-related questions
1. How do I know if a program or institution is good?
2. What is a college major?
3. What is a liberal arts major?
4. What should I know before selecting a major?
5. How do I select a major?
6. What should I do if I want a college degree but don't know what to pick for my major?
7. Should I "test' out of a required course?
8. I must register for a full load of classes tomorrow but I don't know what to take. What should I do?
9. What should I do if I only want to pursue a short-term program of a year or less?
10. What are home-study (distance learning) courses?
11. What is virtual education?
12. What is co-op education?
13. What is an apprenticeship?
14. What is an internship?
15. What is mentoring?
16. What are "STEM" jobs?
17. What is an MBA?
18. Should I go for an MBA?
19. Should I get a PhD?
20. What is networking and can it help me?
Career-related questions
1. What does the word "career" mean?
2. What is career decision-making?
3. . What is good career decision-making?
4. What is career development?
5. Is career development different for an older adult than for a younger person?
6. What is a career resource or information center?
7. Are career development and placement services the same?
8. What are career development services?
9. What are job placement services?
10. What does a good career counselor do?
11. What is a self-assessment?
12. What are career tests?
13. Should the results of my career tests determine what I do in the future?
14. Should I accept career test results that point to a single field?
15. What does it mean when the results of my career testing show that I am interested in just about everything?
16. Am I required to take a battery of tests to effectively plan my career?
17. What is the difference between an aptitude test and an interest inventory?
18. Can occupational projections be trusted?
19. What is career success?
20. What are the 4 "MUSTS" that can improve your chance for life success?
Appendices
A. Self-assessment survey
B. Descriptions of selected occupations
C. Definitions of selected skill statements
D. Definitions of values and personal attributes
Index of occupations
About the author

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
331.7020973
Library of Congress
HF5382.5.U5 P445 2008, HF5382.5.U5 P445 2009, HF5382.5.U5P445 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
ix, 294 p.
Number of pages
294
Dimensions
24 x x centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL16911430M
Internet Archive
collegemajorscar00phif
ISBN 10
0816076642, 0816076650
ISBN 13
9780816076642, 9780816076659
LCCN
2008026061
OCLC/WorldCat
229023890
Library Thing
8030311
Goodreads
6598603
6899985

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