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College Majors You May Not Have Considered

<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7876" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;collegecareerlife&period;net&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;03&sol;Engineer&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Engineer" width&equals;"480" height&equals;"320" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">At a large university&comma; choosing a major can be overwhelming due to the number of majors available&period;  If you attend a school with a wide selection of majors&comma; research every major in your course catalog&period;  Some often overlooked majors that offer great career opportunities &colon;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Management Information Systems<&sol;strong> &&num;8211&semi;  Management information systems involves the design and management of database systems used for retrieval of internal business data&period;  As a management information systems major&comma; you&&num;8217&semi;ll learn about data storage and security&comma; accounting information systems&comma; personnel information systems and business systems networking&period;  Related careers include database administrator&comma; information systems manager&comma;  computer systems analyst&comma; and computer programmer&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Petroleum Engineering<&sol;strong> &&num;8211&semi; Petroleum engineers design equipment and processes for the extraction of oil or natural gas&period;  They develop methods to maximize oil and gas recovery while minimizing costs&period; See the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;spe&period;org&sol;spe-app&sol;spe&sol;career&sol;career&lowbar;res&sol;index&period;htm">Career Resources <&sol;a>page at the Society of Petroleum Engineers website&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Forensic Science<&sol;strong> &&num;8211&semi; Forensic scientists and technicians collect&comma; classify and analyze evidence from crime scenes&period;  They test weapons&comma; fibers&comma; tissues and other materials related to criminal investigations&period;  For more information visit the Choosing a Career page on the American Academy of Forensic Sciences website&period;  Also see Michelle Fabio&&num;8217&semi;s guest post on Crime Scene Investigators&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;"><strong>Actuarial Science<&sol;strong> &&num;8211&semi;  Most actuaries work for insurance carriers&comma; corporations or the government&period;  They determine benefits needed to fund retirement plans and determine appropriate insurance premiums by analyzing statistical data related to death&comma; disability&comma; illness&comma; and retirement&period;  In order to become qualified to work as an actuary&comma; one must pass a series of rigorous exams&period;  For more information&comma; see the website for the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;soa&period;org&sol;">Society of Actuaries<&sol;a> or <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;beanactuary&period;org&sol;">Be An Actuary&period;org<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">Biomedical Engineering<&sol;span> &&num;8211&semi; <&sol;strong><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000000&semi;">Biomedical engineers design and develop medical products such as artificial organs&comma; prostheses&comma; and instrumentation&period; They also maintain&comma; install&comma; and  evaluate the safety of medical equipment&period;  Other job tasks include designing computer hardware or software for medical uses&comma; analyzing medical procedures&comma; and consulting with hospitals on the use of medical equipment&period; For more information visit the Biomedical Engineering Society website&period;<strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Digiprove&lowbar;Start--><span style&equals;"vertical-align&colon; middle&semi; display&colon; inline-table&semi; padding&colon; 3px&semi; line-height&colon; normal&semi; border&colon; 0px&semi;" title&equals;"certified 11 June 2010 21&colon;31&colon;06 UTC by Digiprove certificate P19801"><span style&equals;"font-family&colon; Tahoma&comma; MS Sans Serif&semi; font-size&colon; 9px&semi; color&colon; &num;636363&semi; border&colon; 0px&semi; float&colon; none&semi; display&colon; inline&semi; text-decoration&colon; none&semi; letter-spacing&colon; normal&semi;">  Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2010<&sol;span><&excl;--025737F72A812F47B25CF7C159BFF3F7155BF4E4EF18DCF775DDEB2789F36C65--><&sol;span><&excl;--Digiprove&lowbar;End--><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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