Can you imagine designing websites for CBS prime time shows such as CSI and Survivor or holding the title of ?Game Guru? at AOL??
Would you like to evaluate global threats such as terrorism, cyber-crime, or human trafficking for agencies such as the CIA or FBI?
If you are fascinated by liberal arts subjects (e.g. graphic arts, geography, history, foreign languages) but concerned about finding a job, score major marketability through liberal arts with an edge.
Some interdisciplinary college majors prepare you for new and emerging occupations, important to employers because qualified applicants are in short supply.
The Department of Labor has identified industry sectors with new and emerging occupations. Some of these are in industry sectors related to the liberal arts: geospatial, IT, homeland security and education. This blog lists examples of universities with innovative majors targeted to growing career fields.
Occupations, Majors and Universities
Geospatial
Emerging occupations: geospatial information scientists and technologists; geographic systems technicians; remote sensing scientists, technologists, and technicians
According to Government Technology Magazine, geographic information systems (GIS) are used in 80% of governmental activities, such as city planning, transportation, disaster recovery, and disease prevention.
Sample degrees:
University of Texas-Arlington
Northern Arizona University-Flagstaff
- ?B.S. in Applied Geospatial Science
Western Illinois University-Macomb
- ?B.S. in Geography (Concentrations: Computer Cartography, Remote Sensing, and Geographic Information Systems)
Information Technology
Emerging occupations: web developers, web administrators, video game designers
You have probably used computer games for entertainment, but a growing number of ?serious? games have been developed. They are used in corporate training and recruiting, military simulations, university admissions, health care (exergames), city planning, engineering, and politics.
Savannah College of Art and Design boasts that its graduates have ?triple-threat credentials as artists, designers, and programmers.? The Princeton Review has ranked the University of Southern California as #1 in the U.S. for ?game design. The University of Utah?s 2011 graduates all worked on games that shipped, a major achievement sought by employers.
Sample degrees:
University of Southern California-Los Angeles
- ?Bachelor of Arts in Interactive Entertainment
- Bachelor of Arts in Animation and Digital Arts
DigiPen Institute of Technology-Redmond, WA
Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta, GA; Hong Kong; Savannah, GA
- B.A. in Digital Media (Concentration in Game Development)
- BFA in Interactive Design/Game Development
University of Utah-Salt Lake City
- ?Entertainment Arts and Engineering
MIT has a highly ranked program which may be targeted to a student?s interests. However, it does not offer a degree in game design.
Homeland Security
Emerging occupations: intelligence analysts, business continuity planners, security managers
According to U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, America is at risk of a ?Cyber Pearl Harbor.? The Department of Homeland Security plans to fill approximately 1,000 cybersecurity jobs by 2013.
Sample degrees:
Colorado Technical University, Online/Denver
- B.S. in Criminal Justice ? Homeland Security and Emergency Management
- B.S. in Criminal Justice-Forensic Investigation
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA
- Bachelor of Science in Intelligence
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
- B.A. in Homeland Security Studies
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- B.A. in Peace, War, and Defense
According to UNC-Chapel Hill, ?Students interested in federal work in the defense and intelligence fields are strongly encouraged to pursue advanced study in a ?strategic language? such as Chinese, Arabic, Urdu, Farsi, or Russian.?
Education
Emerging occupations: distance learning coordinators, instructional designers and technologists
Sample degrees:
Bachelor?s degree programs in instructional design are uncommon compared to those offering a master?s degree.
Western Illinois University-Macomb
- ?Bachelor of Science degree in Instructional Design and Technology
University of Southern Mississippi-Hattiesburg
- ?B.S. Instructional Technology & Design
If these majors are not available at your college, review the curriculum that is closest to your career objective and select courses to develop skills. Additional institutions offer advanced degrees in these subjects.
In future blogs I will share more undergraduate and graduate degree programs to help you prepare for emerging occupations. What careers interest you the most?
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