Liberal Arts Majors

Most college students choose majors in the Liberal Arts area -- like English, foreign languages and literatures, history, philosophy, or visual and performing arts. Graduates with these majors are able to offer employers valuable skills and attitudes:

• Appreciation of different lifestyles and points of view
  
• Balanced knowledge of the sciences, social sciences, and humanities
  
• Analytical, problem-solving skills
  
• Enthusiasm for learning and independent thinking
  
• Flexibility and adaptability
  
• Ability to speak and write effectively
  
• Ability to interact with people at different levels
  
  

However, liberal arts students usually must make a special effort to learn some of the skills that professional and technical graduates (engineering, business, computer science) often have. They should consider taking supplemental courses, getting work experience (internships, volunteer work, part-time and summer jobs), and doing extracurricular experiences that strengthen their knowledge and skills in such areas as:

• Leadership, business administration
  
• Accounting, and marketing
  
• Computer and information systems proficiency
  
• Statistics