College Majors & Careers: A Resource Guide for Effective Life Planning, 6th Edition (College Majors and Careers)

Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 10
Introduction......Page 12
Section 1: Cluster of Majors......Page 14
Connecting College Majors to Career Clusters......Page 16
Section 2: Who Will Be Helped by This Book?......Page 20
Section 3: How This Book Is Organized and How to Use It......Page 22
The 4-Step Career Development Process......Page 26
Section 4: Choosing the Major That Best Reflects You......Page 29
Accounting......Page 32
Aerospace Engineering......Page 35
Agriculture......Page 38
Allied Health Assisting and Technology......Page 41
Allied Health Sciences......Page 44
Anthropology......Page 47
Architecture......Page 50
Art......Page 53
Astronomy......Page 56
Banking and Finance......Page 59
Biology......Page 62
Botany......Page 65
Business Administration and Management......Page 68
Chemical Engineering......Page 71
Chemistry......Page 74
Civil Engineering......Page 77
Communication......Page 80
Computer Science......Page 83
Construction......Page 86
Criminal Justice......Page 89
Culinary Arts......Page 92
Economics......Page 95
Education......Page 98
Electrical/Electronic Engineering......Page 101
Electrical/Electronic Technology......Page 104
English......Page 107
Food and Beverage Management/Service......Page 110
Foreign Language......Page 113
Forestry......Page 116
Geopgraphy......Page 119
Geology......Page 122
Health Administration, Management, and Related Services......Page 125
History......Page 128
Home Electronics......Page 131
Horticulture......Page 134
Hotel/Motel Management......Page 137
Industrial Engineering......Page 140
Industrial and Precision Production/Technology......Page 143
Law......Page 146
Legal and Protective Services......Page 149
Library and Information Science......Page 152
Marketing and Distibution......Page 155
Mathematics......Page 158
Mechanical Engineering......Page 161
Mechanics and Related Services......Page 164
Medicine......Page 167
Metallurgical and Mining Engineering......Page 170
Military Science......Page 173
Nursing and Related Services......Page 176
Performing Arts......Page 179
Philosophy......Page 182
Physics......Page 185
Physiology......Page 188
Political Science......Page 191
Psychology......Page 194
Recreation and Leisure......Page 197
Rehabilitation Therapy and Related Services......Page 200
Religion and Theology......Page 203
Secretarial (Management and Adminstrative Services......Page 206
Social Work......Page 209
Sociology......Page 212
Transportation......Page 215
Zoology......Page 218
Section 5: College- and Career- Related Questions and Answers......Page 222
Appendix A: Self-Assessment Survey......Page 244
Appendix B: Descriptions of Selected Occupations......Page 260
Appendix C: Definitions of Selected Skill Statements......Page 290
Appendix D: Definitions of Values and Personal Attributes......Page 292
Index of Occupations......Page 296
About the Author......Page 305