{"product_id":"major-decisions-college-career-and-the-case-for-the-humanities-paperback-softback-9780812251982","title":"Major Decisions; College, Career, and the Case for the Humanities (Paperback \/ softback) 9780812251982","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMajor Decisions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCollege, Career, and the Case for the Humanities\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLaurie Grobman (Author), E. Michele Ramsey (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780812251982\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 13 March 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.43 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"What's the best way of boosting your creativity, collaboration, verbal communication skills and more? \u003ci\u003eMajor Decisions\u003c\/i\u003e argues brilliantly that a humanities education is a winning passport to a modern career.\" (George Anders, author of \u003ci\u003eYou Can Do Anything\u003c\/i\u003e) \"\u003ci\u003eMajor Decisions\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Academic Job Search Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA practical how-to guide for students and a powerful reminder of the value of a humanities education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 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.\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eMajor Decisions\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMajor Decisions\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Major Decisions: The Case for the Humanities\u003cbr\u003e PART I. INVISIBLE PARTNERS: THE HUMANITIES AND THE MODERN AND FUTURE ECONOMIES\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Humanities and the Modern and Future Economies\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Cheers, Jeers, and Fears: Understanding Choices Among College Majors\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Making the Invisible Visible: Careers and the Humanities\u003cbr\u003e PART II. UNDERSTANDING THE HUMANITIES\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Beyond Jobs and Careers: The Enduring Value of the Humanities\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Humanities Research: Investigating What Makes Us Human\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. Come into Our Classrooms: What to Expect in Humanities Classes\u003cbr\u003e PART III. LEARNING CORE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE IN THE HUMANITIES\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Critical Thinking\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. Written Communication\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. Verbal Communication\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10. Collaboration\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11. Problem-Solving\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12. Creativity and Innovation\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13. Technological Competence and Technological Literacy\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14. Ethics\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 15. Diversity, Inclusivity, and Equality\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 16. Globalization, Global Understanding, and a Global Perspective\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 17. Leadership\u003cbr\u003e PART IV. CREATING AND COMMUNICATING YOUR HUMANITIES STORY\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 18. For Prospective and Current College Students: Creating and Communicating Your Humanities Story\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion. Higher Education, Democracy, and the Humanities\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559228305688,"sku":"9780812251982","price":24.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/major-decisions-college-career-and-the-case-for-the-humanities-paperback-softback-9780812251982","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}