Exploring Majors

To begin the exploration process, you will want to consider the whole you.

• Values (Making a difference, stability, creativity, flexibility, leading, etc.)
• Interests (What are you into?)
• Personality Type (Introvert or extrovert? Take action or take direction? Freeform or structure?)
• Skills (What skills come naturally? Which skills require more effort?)

The Center for Career Development can evaluate your interests and strengths, and perform a personality assessment that can help you with your career decision-making. Tools used by the Center for Career Development are listed below:

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI): MBTI helps students choose careers that are congruent with their natural preferences and personality. MBTI helps you understand yourself and how you interact within the workplace.

Strong Interest Inventory: The theory behind Strong is that people in different occupations have characteristic sets of interests. Strong matches you, based on your likes and dislikes, with people who share your interests to determine if you might enjoy the same kinds of careers.

StrengthsQuest: The StrengthsQuest helps you gain insight into your areas of greatest potential.

The following is a list of additional resources that can help you choose the major that's right for you:

• Degrees and Programs at UHCL – This is your one-stop shop for exploring and comparing degrees offered at UHCL.
  
  
• What Can I Do with a Major In… - A University of North Texas resource, this video will help you connect your major to possible careers. Learn about typical career areas and types of employers that hire people within each major, as well as strategies to make you a more marketable candidate. 
  
  
• What Can I Do With This Major? – A University of Tennessee resource, this site features 100 major profiles with information on common career paths, types of employers that hire in the field, and strategies to maximize opportunities. 

• Occupational Outlook Handbook - The Occupational Outlook Handbook is published by the United State Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statics. The resource contains information about the nature of work, working conditions, training and education earnings, and job outlook for various types of occupations in the United States.
  
  
• Job/Career Research Guide – UHCL's Alfred R. Neumann Library houses electronic jobs and career resources.
  
  
• Learn How to Find Info on Specific Companies – Use these tutorials and sample searches to find information on companies of interest.