College majors and careers
Subtitle: a resource guide for effective life planning
By: Paul Phifer.
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Ferguson
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780816076642; 9780816076659
Subjects: Vocational guidance -- United States; Vocational interests -- United States; College majors -- United States; Professions -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: I. Clusters of majors; title: Connecting college majors to career clusters; title: II. Who will be helped by this book?; title: III. How this book is organized and how to use it; title: The 4-step career development process; title: IV. Choosing the major that best reflects you; title: Accounting; title: Aerospace engineering; title: Agriculture; title: Allied health assisting and technology; title: Allied health sciences; title: Anthropology; title: Architecture; title: Art; title: Astronomy; title: Banking and finance; title: Biology; title: Botany; title: Business administration and management; title: Chemical engineering; title: Chemistry; title: Civil engineering; title: Communications; title: Computer science; title: Construction; title: Criminal justice; title: Culinary arts; title: Economics; title: Education; title: Electrical/electronic engineering; title: Electrical/electronics technology; title: English; title: Food and beverage management/service; title: Foreign language; title: Forestry; title: Geography; title: Geology; title: Health administration, management, and related services; title: History; title: Home economics; title: Horticulture; title: Hotel/motel management; title: Industrial engineering; title: Industrial and precision production/technology; title: Law; title: Legal and protective services; title: Library and information science; title: Marketing and distribution; title: Mathematics; title: Mechanical engineering; title: Mechanics and related services; title: Medicine; title: Metallurgical and mining engineering; title: Military science; title: Nursing and related services; title: Performing arts; title: Philosophy; title: Physics; title: Physiology; title: Political science; title: Psychology; title: Recreation and leisure; title: Rehabilitation therapy and related services; title: Religion and theology; title: Secretarial (management and administrative) services; title: Social work; title: Sociology; title: Transportation; title: Zoology; title: V. College- and career-related questions and answers; title: College-related questions; title: 1. How do I know if a program or institution is good?; title: 2. What is a college major?; title: 3. What is a liberal arts major?; title: 4. What should I know before selecting a major?; title: 5. How do I select a major?; title: 6. What should I do if I want a college degree but don't know what to pick for my major?; title: 7. Should I "test' out of a required course?; title: 8. I must register for a full load of classes tomorrow but I don't know what to take. What should I do?; title: 9. What should I do if I only want to pursue a short-term program of a year or less?; title: 10. What are home-study (distance learning) courses?; title: 11. What is virtual education?; title: 12. What is co-op education?; title: 13. What is an apprenticeship?; title: 14. What is an internship?; title: 15. What is mentoring?; title: 16. What are "STEM" jobs?; title: 17. What is an MBA?; title: 18. Should I go for an MBA?; title: 19. Should I get a PhD?; title: 20. What is networking and can it help me?; title: Career-related questions; title: 1. What does the word "career" mean?; title: 2. What is career decision-making?; title: 3. . What is good career decision-making?; title: 4. What is career development?; title: 5. Is career development different for an older adult than for a younger person?; title: 6. What is a career resource or information center?; title: 7. Are career development and placement services the same?; title: 8. What are career development services?; title: 9. What are job placement services?; title: 10. What does a good career counselor do?; title: 11. What is a self-assessment?; title: 12. What are career tests?; title: 13. Should the results of my career tests determine what I do in the future?; title: 14. Should I accept career test results that point to a single field?; title: 15. What does it mean when the results of my career testing show that I am interested in just about everything?; title: 16. Am I required to take a battery of tests to effectively plan my career?; title: 17. What is the difference between an aptitude test and an interest inventory?; title: 18. Can occupational projections be trusted?; title: 19. What is career success?; title: 20. What are the 4 "MUSTS" that can improve your chance for life success?; title: Appendices; title: A. Self-assessment survey; title: B. Descriptions of selected occupations; title: C. Definitions of selected skill statements; title: D. Definitions of values and personal attributes; title: Index of occupations; title: About the author