Major Decisions : : College, Career, and the Case for the Humanities / / Laurie Grobman, E. Michele Ramsey.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English
• VerfasserIn: Grobman, Laurie,; Ramsey, E. Michele,
• Place / Publishing House: Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction. Major Decisions: The Case for the Humanities -- Part I. Invisible Partners: The Humanities and the Modern and Future Economies -- Chapter 1. The 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