HD 173 - Career Exploration

1-5 CR

Presents concepts and skills relating to determining an educational pathway and career. Topics include self-assessment of interests, values, skills, and personality; relating careers to educational and training options; researching jobs and careers; and decision-making and goal setting. This course aims to help students explore what it might take to experience personal satisfaction and fulfillment within and outside of their careers.

Course Outcomes

To analyze your (a) personality, (b) interests, (c) skills/abilities, and (d) values and how they relate to choosing an educational pathway and /or career.
Become familiar with various educational pathways and how those relate to potential careers.

To become familiar with the primary sources of occupational information and learn how to apply that knowledge in your career and life decision-making.
Examine how one balances their academic and personal lives and articulate a plan for adapting to changes with flexibility and self-care.
Develop a plan of action that includes short- and long-term goals regarding education, life, and career planning.
Analyze the job market projection in your area(s) of interest and how it fits your plans.
Explore how one’s intersecting identities (e.g., culture, race, ethnicity, sex, gender, ability, etc.) influence choosing an educational pathway and career.

Gain awareness of potential workplace bias related to gender, race, class, ability, etc.

GenEd Outcomes: Connections

Self-Assessment/Life Goals

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