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What can I do with my major? Archives

 

Andrea Perez, a fourth year undergradate in viticulture and enology major, inspects caberent sauvignon grapes.

What Can I Do With My Viticulture and Enology Major?

  • by Rebecca Huval
  • June 14, 2019
  • What Can I Do With My Major?
Navodi Weerasinghe at her graduation.

From Managerial Economics to an Accounting Career

  • by Amanda Weerasinghe
  • May 28, 2019
  • What Can I Do With My Major?
UC Davis student Vostok Bernal snapped this photo of the mountains of Cajón del Maipo in Chile (Vostok Bernal)

Global Experiences Take Students to All 7 Continents

  • by Bonnie Shea and Elizabeth Forrest Lambert
  • May 17, 2019
  • What Can I Do With My Major?
Classics majors study ancient Greece and its culture, including artifacts such as this Poseidon Temple in Greece.

What Can I Do with a Classical Civilization Major?

  • by Colin Webster
  • April 26, 2019
  • What Can I Do With My Major?
The Future of Work Requires Cross-disciplinary Thinkers — and Majors. An office with a screen shows icons of work functions.

3 Interdisciplinary Majors for the Workplace of the Future

  • by Janelle Salanga
  • April 17, 2019
  • What Can I Do With My Major?
The azure waters of Lake Malawi, Malawi, where Matthew Dea swam during study abroad. (Matthew Dea)

Study Abroad Led a Biotech Major toward International Work

  • by Kriti Varghese
  • March 28, 2019
  • What Can I Do With My Major?
Impress at career fairs: Fahad Jan talks with company representives during the graduate career fair.

5 Ways to Impress Employers at Your First Career Fair

  • by Salvador Cruz
  • March 15, 2019
  • What Can I Do With My Major?
Six must-have skills career HR, a woman shakes hands at a job interview.

The 6 Must-Have Skills for a Career in HR

  • by Tyler McLaughlin
  • February 27, 2019
  • What Can I Do With My Major?
Electrical engineering major becomes Oscar- and Emmy-winning designer

Electrical Engineering Major Becomes Oscar-Winning Designer

  • by Ashley Han
  • February 21, 2019
  • What Can I Do With My Major?
A freshman finds joy in an undeclared major. UC Davis freshman Leah Kalish poses at Dolores Park.

A Freshman Finds Joy in an Undeclared Major

  • by Leah Kalish
  • February 12, 2019
  • What Can I Do With My Major?
Finding Joy in Your Choice of Major: The Dalai Lama, Douglas Abrams and Archbishop Desmond Tutu wrote The Book of Joy.

How to Find Joy in Your Choice of Major

  • by Rebecca Huval
  • February 08, 2019
  • What Can I Do With My Major?
Myriah Smith international relations major college of letters and science uc davis

International Relations Majors Seek Peace and Security through Global Learning

  • by Kriti Varghese
  • December 20, 2018
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human development majors career opportunities uc davis

Human Development Majors Study the Personal Journey

  • by Victoria W Sharpnack
  • November 27, 2018
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There are about 400 students majoring in clinical nutrition at UC Davis.

Clinical Nutrition Majors Are Just What the Doctor Ordered

  • by Robin DeRieux
  • November 20, 2018
  • What Can I Do With My Major?
How to write a college application

5 Tips for Writing Your College Application

  • by Josh Staab
  • November 14, 2018
  • What Can I Do With My Major?
Art studio majors show their hands after painting with acrylics.

6 Ways to Find a Fulfilling Career for Art Graduate Students

  • by Elizabeth Forrest Lambert
  • November 07, 2018
  • What Can I Do With My Major?
Stephanie Doria, a senior majoring in Evolution, Ecology & Biodiversity is photographed at a UC Davis career fair

4 Things to Know About Yourself When Choosing Your Major

  • by David Spight
  • October 24, 2018
  • What Can I Do With My Major?
Chancellor Gary May shakes hands as student cross the stage for commencement.

3 Steps to a Fulfilling Career after Graduation

  • by Marcie Kirk Holland
  • October 23, 2018
  • What Can I Do With My Major?
program is designed to empower students to recognize and solve basic and applied microbiological problems relevant to human heal

Microbiology Majors Solve Problems That Are Anything But Small

  • by David Slipher
  • October 23, 2018
  • What Can I Do With My Major?
UC Davis academic advisors hear many concerns come up with students who feel trapped in a major.

What to Do When You Feel Trapped in Your Major

  • by Nancy Davis
  • September 11, 2018
  • What Can I Do With My Major?
As a UC Davis student, Sam Price worked as an IT assistant while earning his degree in Electrical Engineering.

Campus Jobs Lead to Career Opportunities After Graduation

  • by Tyler McLaughlin
  • June 25, 2018
  • What Can I Do With My Major?
David Rizzo (left) with some graduating Global Disease Biology students from the class of 2017.

Global Disease Biology Major Inspires Collaboration, Allows Flexibility

  • by Sofie Bates
  • June 20, 2018
  • What Can I Do With My Major?
Participation is a unique focus of the Theatre and Dance major.

4 Ways Theatre and Communications Studies Expand Career Options

  • by Katherine Lee
  • June 14, 2018
  • What Can I Do With My Major?
The La Huaylla, Peru Implementation trip, summer of 2017.

5 Ways to Get a Global Perspective for Better Career Options

  • by Susan Ebeler
  • May 30, 2018
  • What Can I Do With My Major?
Man standing in front of Capitol

5 Great Government Jobs and How to Prepare for Them

  • by Tyler McLaughlin
  • April 19, 2018
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