| Variant title |
College majors and careers |
| Cover title |
Ferguson college majors & careers |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments -- 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. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Abstract |
Offers straightforward advice to anyone who is exploring career options. More than 60 majors are covered and are linked to more than 350 career paths. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Phifer, Paul. College majors & careers. 6th ed. New York NY : Ferguson, c2009 |
| LCCN | 2008026061 |
| ISBN | 9780816076642 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0816076642 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780816076659 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0816076650 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
