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Book SynopsisTrade Review"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 *
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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 *
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction: Major Decisions: The Case for the Humanities
PART I. INVISIBLE PARTNERS: THE HUMANITIES AND THE MODERN AND FUTURE ECONOMIES
Chapter 1. Humanities and the Modern and Future Economies
Chapter 2. Cheers, Jeers, and Fears: Understanding Choices Among College Majors
Chapter 3. Making the Invisible Visible: Careers and the Humanities
PART II. UNDERSTANDING THE HUMANITIES
Chapter 4. Beyond Jobs and Careers: The Enduring Value of the Humanities
Chapter 5. Humanities Research: Investigating What Makes Us Human
Chapter 6. Come into Our Classrooms: What to Expect in Humanities Classes
PART III. LEARNING CORE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE IN THE HUMANITIES
Chapter 7. Critical Thinking
Chapter 8. Written Communication
Chapter 9. Verbal Communication
Chapter 10. Collaboration
Chapter 11. Problem-Solving
Chapter 12. Creativity and Innovation
Chapter 13. Technological Competence and Technological Literacy
Chapter 14. Ethics
Chapter 15. Diversity, Inclusivity, and Equality
Chapter 16. Globalization, Global Understanding, and a Global Perspective
Chapter 17. Leadership
PART IV. CREATING AND COMMUNICATING YOUR HUMANITIES STORY
Chapter 18. For Prospective and Current College Students: Creating and Communicating Your Humanities Story
Conclusion. Higher Education, Democracy, and the Humanities
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments
