Selecting Academic Majors by Career Interest Areas Exploring majors can be easy as 1, 2, 3. The selection of a college major can seem like a daunting task due to the variety of subjects to choose from. To make this process more manageable, we have listed all ECU majors under broad career interest areas. As you review the majors listed in the following pages, it should be noted that each academic major could be easily classified under a variety of career interest areas. The following was grouped together to help you explore these options more easily.
Identifying the major that is right for you can be done in an easy three-step process:
CREATIVE ARTS: Majors in this area are for those who have talent, creativity, and innovative abilities in areas such as art, music, writing, performing, etc. Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Art History and Appreciation . . . . . . . 19 Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Dance Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Interior Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Step 1: Make a check next to each majors category (e.g., Creative Arts,
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Enterprising) that best describes you or activities that you would
Music Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
like to do. Start with the Creative Arts category at right and work
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your way through page 8.
Music Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Musical Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Step 2: Under each majors category, circle each major (e.g., Communication, Finance) that you would like to know more about. Then go to the page numbers listed next to those majors you choose to read more about those programs.
Step 3: See your academic advisor for in-depth discussion and educational planning.
Theatre Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 ENTERPRISING: Majors in this area are for those who are interested in working in a business or corporate environment and who typically want to work with people to achieve corporate or financial goals. Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Construction Management . . . . . . . . 25 Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Health Information Management . . . . . 14 Health Services Management . . . . . . . 14 Hospitality Management . . . . . . . . . 24 Industrial Distribution and Logistics . . . 26 Industrial Engineering Technology . . . . 26
Note: I f you are interested in pursuing a career in health or law that will require education beyond the undergraduate level, please see page 9 of this booklet.
Information Technologies . . . . . . . . . 16 Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Management Information Systems . . . . 15 Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Merchandising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Recreation and Park Management . . . . . 23 Urban and Regional Planning . . . . . . . 14
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