PROFESSIONAL MINORS
Stevenson has always looked for ways to provide its students with a competitive
edge in their career paths, and now, the university has introduced five professional
minors specifically created to do so. These new minors—Applied Management,
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development, Human Resources, Real
Estate, and Software Design and Coding—were conceived to expand students’
career options and offer an opportunity to shape their education to meet their
specific career goals.
PROFESSIONAL VS.
TRADITIONAL MINORS courses will be supplemented by programming
Both discipline and professional minors give students stand out in a competitive job market,”
students the opportunity to learn outside of
STEVENSON HELPS
ITS STUDENTS
STAND OUT IN A
COMPETITIVE
JOB MARKET
their field and tailor their education to their
own specific interests, but they differ in their
primary focus. Where traditional, discipline-
specific minors such as English, economics, or
music give a student a more in-depth education
in an aca demic field relevant to their major or
their personal interests, the new professional
minors focus on introducing students to in-de-
mand professions and industries when coupled
with their major, provide them with additional
career options after graduation.
Each professional minor consists of four
courses
designed
to
teach
foundational
knowledge related to a discipline or industry. The
hosted by the Office of Career Services.
“This new, career-centered credential is
another example of how Stevenson helps its
says Bridget Brennan, Ph.D., Assistant Vice
President of Academic Affairs. “Adding a solid
knowledge base and workforce experience in
one of these industries to the skills and career
preparation they gain in their major will give
students the versatile skills employers want and
open up new career paths for them.”
The
professional
minors
will
officially
launch in fall 2018 but the program is being
embraced by faculty in different programs
across campus. Students have already begun
declaring professional minors, and Student
Success Coaches, Academic Advisors, and
Career Services staff are positioned to help
students decide whether they might benefit
from declaring a professional minor.
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