From Major to Career:
Dickinson College's On-Line Liberal Arts Career Center

Career Information and Web Connections for Dickinson Majors, Minors and Concentrations.

"What can I do with a major in....?"

It's the question everyone asks. And actually, it's the wrong question. It's better to ask "What do I want to do, and how can I show through my major, my skills and my experiences that I can do it?" Your knowledge, interests, and experiences can be creatively combined to develop your career plans. Your major is simply a starting point, not necessarily a career choice. A liberal arts degree provides you with many skills and opens up a wide variety of career opportunities for you.

With those thoughts in mind, the Career Center offers career-related pages for all the majors (and many of the minors and concentrations) at Dickinson which will help you learn what alumni with those majors are doing now, the skills you'll acquire, the variety of careers available to you, and web links for more career information. These pages are still being updated so please check back regularly for new information and links.

Please click on the majors which interest you the most. It's a good idea to check out related major pages: for instance, if you're an American Studies major, you might want to check the Sociology, Psychology, and Anthropology pages as well or if you're a Policy Studies major interested in environmental careers, check out the Environmental Science/Studies site. (See, we told you your major doesn't necessarily relate directly to your ultimate career.) Look around. Check out the majors which intrigue you- you may be surprised with "what you can do with a major in..."