Skill Sets and Career Options
Skills and Abilities
Communication:
- clear and compelling writing
- expressing ideas through various media
- listening and perspective-taking
- conveying ideas systematically
- questioning conventional ideas
Research:
- identifying research topics and plans
- gathering and examining multiple forms of evidence
- comfort with interdisciplinary methods
- comparing/contrasting ideas and concepts
- problem-solving
- critical thinking
- assessing alternative modes of analysis
- preparation for graduate training in the arts, humanities, social sciences and sciences, as well as professional training in such areas as law, medicine, business, and social work
Project Development:
- assessing needs and interests
- generating ideas
- identifying resources and partners
- working with community groups and stakeholders
- translating theory into action, and grasping the practical significance of academic experiences; evaluating results
Cultural Competency:
- appreciation for social and cultural differences, diverse perspectives, and competing ideas
- fluency in languages
- understanding of historical, economic and political forces
Career Options
Public Service:
- urban planning
- public policy and administration
- arts and humanities councils
- journalism
- nonprofit organizing
- fundraising
- legal advising
- public advocacy
- affirmative action monitoring and compliance
- social work
- community affairs liaison
- foreign affairs
- language interpretation
Business:
- market research
- cultural relations
- mass communications and culture industries
- media and public relations
- advertising copyrighting
- hospitality
- financial planning
- human resources training
- staff development
- export/import sales management
- corporate franchises and small business ownership
Education:
- K-12 education
- college and university faculty
- student service administration
- diversity, equity, and inclusion leadership
- library science
- museum curation
- public history and preservation