A practical how-to guide for students and a powerful reminder of the value of a humanities education
In 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.
Tabella dei contenuti
Preface
Introduction: Major Decisions: The Case for the Humanities
PART I. INVISIBLE PARTNERS: THE HUMANITIES AND THE MODERN AND FUTURE ECONOMIES
Chapter 1. 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
Circa l’autore
Laurie Grobman is Professor of English and Women’s Studies at Penn State University, Berks. E. Michele Ramsey is Associate Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences and Women’s Studies at Penn State University, Berks.
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