Major Decisions

College, Career, and the Case for the Humanities

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

A practical how-to guide for students and a powerful reminder of the value of a humanities educationIn recent decades, the humanities have struggled to justify themselves in the American university. The costs of attending a four-year college have exploded, resulting in intense pressure on students to major in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), business, and other pre-professional or "practical" majors that supposedly transmit more marketable skills than can be acquired from the humanities.But, as Laurie Grobman and E. Michele Ramsey argue, this vision of humanities majors idly pondering the meaning of life for four years is inaccurate. Major Decisions demonstrates how choosing a major in the humanities is a worthwhile investment in a global economy that is shifting in the direction of college graduates who think broadly, critically, and ethically. Indeed, the core skills and knowledge imparted by an education in the humanities-including facility with written and verbal communication, collaboration, problem-solving, technological literacy, ethics, leadership, and an understanding of the human impacts of globalization-are immensely useful to employers across a variety of sectors.Major Decisions serves as a deeply informative guide to students and parents-and provides a powerful reminder to employers and university administrators of the true value of an education in the humanities.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-03-13
Mått:152 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt:428 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN:9780812251982

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Mer om författaren

Laurie Grobman is Professor of English and Women's Studies at Penn State University, Berks. E. Michele Ramsey is Associate Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences and Women's Studies at Penn State University, Berks.

Recensioner i media

"What's the best way of boosting your creativity, collaboration, verbal communication skills and more? Major Decisions argues brilliantly that a humanities education is a winning passport to a modern career." (George Anders, author of You Can Do Anything) "Major Decisions is both a treatise on the importance of the humanities to society at large as well as a practical, informative explanation of how students can integrate their humanities education into career paths for the benefit of our ever-changing world. I highly recommend it." (Julia Miller Vick, coauthor of The Academic Job Search Handbook)

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceIntroduction: Major Decisions: The Case for the HumanitiesPART I. INVISIBLE PARTNERS: THE HUMANITIES AND THE MODERN AND FUTURE ECONOMIESChapter 1. Humanities and the Modern and Future EconomiesChapter 2. Cheers, Jeers, and Fears: Understanding Choices Among College MajorsChapter 3. Making the Invisible Visible: Careers and the HumanitiesPART II. UNDERSTANDING THE HUMANITIESChapter 4. Beyond Jobs and Careers: The Enduring Value of the HumanitiesChapter 5. Humanities Research: Investigating What Makes Us HumanChapter 6. Come into Our Classrooms: What to Expect in Humanities ClassesPART III. LEARNING CORE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE IN THE HUMANITIESChapter 7. Critical ThinkingChapter 8. Written CommunicationChapter 9. Verbal CommunicationChapter 10. CollaborationChapter 11. Problem-SolvingChapter 12. Creativity and InnovationChapter 13. Technological Competence and Technological LiteracyChapter 14. EthicsChapter 15. Diversity, Inclusivity, and EqualityChapter 16. Globalization, Global Understanding, and a Global PerspectiveChapter 17. LeadershipPART IV. CREATING AND COMMUNICATING YOUR HUMANITIES STORYChapter 18. For Prospective and Current College Students: Creating and Communicating Your Humanities StoryConclusion. Higher Education, Democracy, and the HumanitiesNotesIndexAcknowledgments